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I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4672 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2023 Mr. Aderholt (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Banks , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Burlison , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Carl , Mr. Strong , Mrs. Lesko , Mr. Palmer , Mr. Harris , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , Mr. Cloud , Mr. Babin , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , and Mr. Arrington ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 40, United States Code, to prohibit the Administrator of General Services from constructing or acquiring public buildings or entering into leases based on the legality or availability of abortion, and for other purposes.

1. Public building prohibitions based on legality or availability of abortion (a) Acquisition of buildings and sites Section 3304 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) No consideration of legality or availability of abortion In acquiring a building or site under this section, the Administrator shall not consider the legality or availability of abortion. . (b) Construction and alteration of buildings Section 3305 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following: (4) No consideration of legality or availability of abortion In acquiring a site to construct a public building under paragraph (1), including through exchange, the Administrator shall not consider the legality or availability of abortion. ; and (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking section 3304(b)–(d) of this title and inserting subsections (b) through (e) of section 3304 . (c) Lease of buildings Section 1302 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The leasing of buildings and property of the Federal Government shall not be based on the consideration of the legality or availability of abortion. . (d) Lease agreements Section 585 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) No consideration of legality or availability of abortion In entering into a lease agreement under this section, the Administrator shall not consider the legality or availability of abortion. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4673 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2023 Mr. Banks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from products of the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ending Normal Trade Relations with China Act of 2023 . 2. Withdrawal of normal trade relations treatment from the People’s Republic of China Notwithstanding title I of Public Law 106–286 (114 Stat. 880) or any other provision of law, effective on the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act— (1) normal trade relations treatment shall not apply pursuant to section 101 of that Act to the products of the People’s Republic of China; (2) normal trade relations treatment may not thereafter be extended to the products of the People's Republic of China under the provisions of chapter 1 of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq. ); (3) the rates of duty set forth in column 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States shall apply to all products of the People’s Republic of China; and (4) the President may proclaim increases in the rates of duty applicable to products of the People’s Republic of China to rates that are higher than the rates described in paragraph (3).
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4680 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2023 Mr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the period for certain teaching hospitals to establish full-time equivalent residency caps for new residency training programs impacted by the COVID–19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Train More Doctors Act of 2023 . 2. Two-year extension of graduate medical education FTE resident cap building period for certain teaching hospitals impacted by the Covid–19 public health emergency Section 1886(h)(4)(H)(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)(H)(i) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subclause: (VI) (aa) In applying this clause in the case of a hospital that first began training residents in a new approved medical residency training program or programs on or after July 1, 2018, and before July 1, 2021, in determining the limitation on the number of total full time equivalent residents under subparagraphs (F) and (G) and under clauses (v) and (vi)(I) of subsection (d)(5)(B) with respect to such new approved medical residency training program or programs of such hospital, the Secretary shall extend by two years the cap building period (as defined in item (bb)) applicable to such new approved medical residency training program or programs of such hospital to take into account the impact of the COVID–19 public health emergency on such program or programs. (bb) For purposes of item (aa), the term cap building period means the 5-year period used to calculate the total adjustment of the limitation under subparagraph (F) for a hospital for a new approved medical residency training program under the relevant provisions of paragraphs (d) and (e) of section 413.79 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, and such other relevant provisions of such regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this subclause). .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4686 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2023 Mrs. Luna (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis , Mr. Buchanan , Ms. Salazar , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Mills , Mr. Dunn of Florida , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Donalds , Mr. Bean of Florida , and Mr. Posey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To establish a grace period for nonpayment of premiums for flood insurance coverage under the national flood insurance program until the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency implements the option for monthly payment of such premiums, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flood Insurance Affordability Act . 2. Grace period for flood insurance coverage (a) Authority To suspend premium payments During the period that begins on the date of the enactment of this Act and ends 30 days after the date on which the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency first makes available to policyholders of flood insurance coverage under the national flood insurance program a monthly premium payment option for such coverage in compliance with section 1308(g) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4015(g) ), any new and existing policyholders to which such section 1308(g) applies shall remain covered under such a flood insurance policy notwithstanding the nonpayment of premiums to cover such period. (b) Recoupment of unpaid premium amounts The Administrator shall provide that after the expiration of the period referred to in subsection (a), there shall be assessed on each policyholder who elects to pay such premiums on a monthly basis pursuant to such section 1308(g) an extra monthly fee in an amount calculated by the Administrator to recover, on a cumulative basis, the amount of premiums unpaid pursuant to subsection (a). (c) Other grace periods The grace period under subsection (a) for nonpayment of premiums shall be in addition to any other grace period provided for under a policy for flood insurance coverage under the national flood insurance program. 3. Prohibition on fees associated with monthly payments Section 1308(g) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4015(g) ) is amended by striking annually or monthly. and inserting annually or monthly and may not apply any fee or additional charge with respect to a policyholder who chooses to make monthly payments compared to a policyholder who chooses to make payments annually.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4687 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2023 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To require the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia and the Director of the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia to reside in the District of Columbia.

1. District of Columbia residency requirement for Director of Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency and Director of Pretrial Services Agency (a) Director of CSOSA The second sentence of section 11233(b)(1) of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (sec. 24–133(b)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking shall be compensated and inserting shall be a resident of the District of Columbia, shall be compensated . (b) Director of Pretrial Services Agency Section 23–1304(b), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking Columbia. and inserting Columbia and who shall be a resident of the District of Columbia. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to each individual who is first appointed to serve as the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia or the Director of the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia (as the case may be) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
IB 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4688 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To direct the Administrator of General Services to sell the property known as the Webster School.

1. Sale of Webster School (a) Sale Not later than December 31, 2025, the Administrator of General Services shall sell the property described in subsection (b) at fair market value and at highest and best use. (b) Property described The property described in this subsection is property located in the District of Columbia generally consisting of Lot 822 of Square 375 at 940 H Street Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, including the building known as the Webster School, subject to survey and as determined by the Administrator of General Services. (c) Treatment of net proceeds; future appropriation Any net proceeds received from the sale under this section shall be paid into an account in the Federal Buildings Fund established under section 592 of title 40, United States Code. Upon deposit, the net proceeds from the sale may be expended only subject to a specific future appropriation.

Passed the House of Representatives December 4, 2023. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4688 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2023 Ms. Norton (for herself and Mr. Perry ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Administrator of General Services to sell the property known as the Webster School.

1. Sale of Webster School (a) Sale Not later than December 31, 2025, the Administrator of General Services shall sell the property described in subsection (b) at fair market value and at highest and best use. (b) Property described The property described in this subsection is property located in the District of Columbia generally consisting of Lot 822 of Square 375 at 940 H Street Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, including the building known as the Webster School, subject to survey and as determined by the Administrator of General Services. (c) Treatment of net proceeds; future appropriation Any net proceeds received from the sale under this section shall be paid into an account in the Federal Buildings Fund established under section 592 of title 40, United States Code. Upon deposit, the net proceeds from the sale may be expended only subject to a specific future appropriation.
IIB 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4688 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 5, 2023 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works AN ACT To direct the Administrator of General Services to sell the property known as the Webster School.

1. Sale of Webster School (a) Sale Not later than December 31, 2025, the Administrator of General Services shall sell the property described in subsection (b) at fair market value and at highest and best use. (b) Property described The property described in this subsection is property located in the District of Columbia generally consisting of Lot 822 of Square 375 at 940 H Street Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, including the building known as the Webster School, subject to survey and as determined by the Administrator of General Services. (c) Treatment of net proceeds; future appropriation Any net proceeds received from the sale under this section shall be paid into an account in the Federal Buildings Fund established under section 592 of title 40, United States Code. Upon deposit, the net proceeds from the sale may be expended only subject to a specific future appropriation.

Passed the House of Representatives December 4, 2023. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
IB Union Calendar No. 221 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4688 [Report No. 118–276] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2023 Ms. Norton (for herself and Mr. Perry ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure November 21, 2023 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To direct the Administrator of General Services to sell the property known as the Webster School.

1. Sale of Webster School (a) Sale Not later than December 31, 2025, the Administrator of General Services shall sell the property described in subsection (b) at fair market value and at highest and best use. (b) Property described The property described in this subsection is property located in the District of Columbia generally consisting of Lot 822 of Square 375 at 940 H Street Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, including the building known as the Webster School, subject to survey and as determined by the Administrator of General Services. (c) Treatment of net proceeds; future appropriation Any net proceeds received from the sale under this section shall be paid into an account in the Federal Buildings Fund established under section 592 of title 40, United States Code. Upon deposit, the net proceeds from the sale may be expended only subject to a specific future appropriation.

November 21, 2023 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
II Calendar No. 405 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4688 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 5, 2023 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works May 22, 2024 Reported by Mr. Carper , with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic AN ACT To direct the Administrator of General Services to sell the property known as the Webster School.

1. Sale of Webster School (a) Sale Not later than December 31, 2025, the Administrator of General Services shall sell the property described in subsection (b) at fair market value and at highest and best use. (b) Property described The property described in this subsection is property located in the District of Columbia generally consisting of Lot 822 of Square 375 at 940 H Street Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, including the building known as the Webster School, subject to survey and as determined by the Administrator of General Services. (c) Treatment of net proceeds; future appropriation Any net proceeds received from the sale under this section shall be paid into an account in the Federal Buildings Fund established under section 592 of title 40, United States Code. Upon deposit, the net proceeds from the sale may be expended only subject to a specific future appropriation.

1. Sale of Webster School (a) Sale Not later than December 31, 2025, the Administrator of General Services (referred to in this section as the Administrator ) shall— (1) dispose of the property described in subsection (b) pursuant to subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code; or (2) if a disposal pursuant to paragraph (1) is not feasible, in the determination of the Administrator, sell the property described in that subsection at fair market value and for the highest and best use. (b) Property described The property referred to in subsection (a) is the property generally consisting of Lot 822 of Square 375 at 940 H Street Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, including the building known as the Webster School, subject to a survey, as determined appropriate by the Administrator. (c) Treatment of net proceeds; future appropriation (1) In general Any net proceeds received from the disposal or sale under this section shall be deposited into an account in the Federal Buildings Fund established by section 592(a) of title 40, United States Code (referred to in this subsection as the Fund ). (2) Future appropriation On deposit of net proceeds into the Fund under paragraph (1), those net proceeds may only be expended pursuant to a specific future appropriation.

May 22, 2024 Reported with an amendment
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4692 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2023 Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the use of patents, trade secrets, or other intellectual property to inhibit competition.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act . 2. Preventing the use of patents, trade secrets, or other intellectual property on risk evaluation and mitigation strategies to inhibit competition Section 505–1 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355–1 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (n) Additional requirements (1) Patents claiming REMS If an application under subsection (b)(2) or (j) of section 505 includes a certification under subsection (b)(2)(A) or (j)(2)(A)(vii) of section 505 with respect to a patent that claims an aspect of the elements to assure safe use of a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy requirements under subsection (f) for the applicable listed drug, such certification shall have no effect on the effective date of the approval of the application, notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 505(c)(3) and clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 505(j)(5)(B). (2) Damages In the event that the sponsor of another application under section 505 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act infringes a patent, trade secret, or any other intellectual property held by the sponsor or holder to comply with risk evaluation and mitigation strategy requirements under this section, the sponsor or holder of the approved application shall not seek, or claim entitlement to, any remedy other than damages arising from the infringement. (3) Clarifications Nothing in this section shall be construed as— (A) prohibiting the sponsor or holder of an approved application from allowing the sponsor of another application under section 505 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act to use the patent, trade secret, or any other intellectual property other than as described in this subsection; (B) preventing a sponsor of an application under section 505 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act from using a different, comparable aspect of the elements to assure safe use as authorized under this section; (C) in any way negating the applicability of a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy with elements to assure safe use, as otherwise required under this section; or (D) limiting the application of any provision of the antitrust laws (as defined in subsection (a) of the first section of the Clayton Act ( 15 U.S.C. 12(a) ). .
IB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4693 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To provide that the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 does not apply to certain reports required to be submitted by the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act . 2. Salary disclosure; exception to report elimination Section 9 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 ( 16 U.S.C. 831h ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking a financial statement and all that follows through $1,500 a year and inserting a report of the total number of employees at the management level or above, to include all executives and board members, that shall include the names, salaries, and duties of such employees, that are receiving compensation at or greater than the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule ; (2) by striking all that precedes The Board shall and inserting the following: 9. Financial reporting (a) Report on compensation (1) In general ; and (3) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (2) Exemption The information concerning salaries of employees of the Corporation contained in, or filed with, the report described in paragraph (1) is exempt from— (A) disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code; and (B) the requirements of the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act ( Public Law 117–263 ). .

Passed the House of Representatives March 11, 2024. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4693 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2023 Mr. Cohen (for himself and Mr. Burchett ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide that the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 does not apply to certain reports required to be submitted by the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act . 2. Exception to report elimination; salary disclosure (a) Application of law Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 ( 31 U.S.C. 1113 note) shall not apply to any report required to be submitted under section 9(a) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 ( 16 U.S.C. 831h(a) ). (b) Salary disclosure amount Section 9(a) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 ( 16 U.S.C. 831h(a) ) is amended by striking $1,500 a year and inserting the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS–13 of the General Schedule .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4693 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs September 19, 2024 Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works AN ACT To provide that the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 does not apply to certain reports required to be submitted by the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act . 2. Salary disclosure; exception to report elimination Section 9 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 ( 16 U.S.C. 831h ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking a financial statement and all that follows through $1,500 a year and inserting a report of the total number of employees at the management level or above, to include all executives and board members, that shall include the names, salaries, and duties of such employees, that are receiving compensation at or greater than the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule ; (2) by striking all that precedes The Board shall and inserting the following: 9. Financial reporting (a) Report on compensation (1) In general ; and (3) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (2) Exemption The information concerning salaries of employees of the Corporation contained in, or filed with, the report described in paragraph (1) is exempt from— (A) disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code; and (B) the requirements of the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act ( Public Law 117–263 ). .

Passed the House of Representatives March 11, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4693 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To provide that the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 does not apply to certain reports required to be submitted by the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act . 2. Salary disclosure; exception to report elimination Section 9 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 ( 16 U.S.C. 831h ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking a financial statement and all that follows through $1,500 a year and inserting a report of the total number of employees at the management level or above, to include all executives and board members, that shall include the names, salaries, and duties of such employees, that are receiving compensation at or greater than the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule ; (2) by striking all that precedes The Board shall and inserting the following: 9. Financial reporting (a) Report on compensation (1) In general ; and (3) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (2) Exemption The information concerning salaries of employees of the Corporation contained in, or filed with, the report described in paragraph (1) is exempt from— (A) disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code; and (B) the requirements of the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act ( Public Law 117–263 ). .

Passed the House of Representatives March 11, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
IB Union Calendar No. 207 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4693 [Report No. 118–257] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2023 Mr. Cohen (for himself and Mr. Burchett ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure October 26, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 18, 2023 A BILL To provide that the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 does not apply to certain reports required to be submitted by the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act . 2. Salary disclosure; exception to report elimination Section 9 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 ( 16 U.S.C. 831h ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking a financial statement and all that follows through $1,500 a year and inserting a report of the total number of employees at the management level or above, to include all executives and board members, that shall include the names, salaries, and duties of such employees, that are receiving compensation at or greater than the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule ; (2) by striking all that precedes The Board shall and inserting the following: 9. Financial reporting (a) Report on compensation (1) In general ; and (3) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (2) Exemption The information concerning salaries of employees of the Corporation contained in, or filed with, the report described in paragraph (1) is exempt from— (A) disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code; and (B) the requirements of the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act ( Public Law 117–263 ). .

October 26, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4698 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2023 Mr. Bera (for himself and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To provide for a study on food animal microbiomes, and for other purposes.

1. Study on food animal microbiomes (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies to conduct a study on a Federal research agenda to advance the understanding of food animal microbiomes. The study shall— (1) evaluate the gaps in the current and past research at Federal agencies on food animal microbiomes that include cattle, small ruminants, poultry, and aquaculture species; (2) assess the needs of government, research, and private industry to have a fuller understanding of the functional components of the microbiome; and (3) estimate the impact on animal health, food safety, and agricultural production of a fuller understanding of the animal microbiome. (b) Report The agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall require the National Academies to submit to Congress, not later than 18 months after the date on which the agreement is entered into, a report containing the findings of the study and the recommendations to advance the Federal research agenda on food animal microbiomes. (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 to remain available until expended.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4700 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2023 Mr. Case (for himself, Mr. Sablan , and Mr. Moylan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require fair shipping prices for non-contiguous areas of the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Shipping for Non-Contiguous Areas Act of 2023 . 2. Prohibition on higher shipping fees No private shipping service may exceed the shipping charge for the same product to and from a location in the contiguous United States as charged to a consumer product or producer good to the non-contiguous area of the United States. 3. Prohibition on excluding non-contiguous areas No private shipping service may exclude— (1) a non-contiguous area of the United States from its shipping polices; or (2) a non-contiguous area of the United States from shipping to its location. 4. Exemptions (a) USPS exempted The United States Postal Service shall be exempt from the requirements of this Act. (b) Other exemptions Any consumer product or producer good valued at more than $10,000 shall be exempt from the requirements of this Act. 5. Definitions In this Act: (1) Non-contiguous area The term non-contiguous area means any part of the United States not physically connected to the contiguous United States, including Alaska and Hawaii and any territory or possession of the United States. (2) Contiguous United States The term contiguous United States shall refer to the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia. (3) Private shipping services The term private shipping services means shipping services carried out by private companies whose primary business model is the transporting of products for retailers. (4) Consumer products The term consumer products means the finished commodities for end-user use that will go directly to the consumer. (5) Producer goods The term producer goods means raw materials used to produce other products.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4701 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2023 Mr. D'Esposito (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas , and Mr. Gimenez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To codify the temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances by adding fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Americans from Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2023 . 2. Placement of fentanyl-related substances in schedule I Schedule I of section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 812(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) (1) Fentanyl-related substances, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers. (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term fentanyl-related substance means any substance that— (A) is not listed in another schedule; (B) has not been approved under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355 ) or granted an exemption for investigational use under subsection (i) of such section 505; and (C) is structurally related to fentanyl by— (i) replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle; (ii) substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups; (iii) substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups; (iv) replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle; or (v) replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4704 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2023 Ms. Eshoo (for herself and Mr. Crenshaw ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response shall conduct risk assessments and implement strategic initiatives or activities to address threats to public health and national security due to technical advancements in artificial intelligence or other emerging technology fields.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment Act . 2. Regular assessment of emerging risks Section 2811 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–10 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Assessment of emerging risks In carrying out subsection (b)(4)(I), the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response shall conduct risk assessments and implement strategic initiatives or activities to address whether technical advancements in artificial intelligence, such as open-source artificial intelligence models and large language models, can be used intentionally or unintentionally to develop novel pathogens, viruses, bioweapons, or chemical weapons. Such initiatives and activities may include— (1) regularly monitoring and researching potential global biological catastrophic risks in which biological agents could lead to sudden, extraordinary loss of life and sustained damage to national governments, international relationships, economies, societal stability, or global security; and (2) including in the National Health Security Strategy under section 2802 a summary of the risk assessment conducted under this subsection. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4707 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2023 Mr. Gaetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit expending Federal funds for the Special Counsel’s Office of John L. Smith.

1. Prohibition on expending funds for Special Counsel No funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by Federal law, shall be expended for the Special Counsel’s Office of John L. Smith.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4708 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2023 Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cuellar , Mr. Ciscomani , Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas , Mrs. Bice , Mr. Pappas , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Lawler , Mr. Duarte , Ms. Malliotakis , Mr. Soto , Ms. De La Cruz , Mr. Thanedar , Ms. Salazar , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Moylan , and Mr. Bacon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To streamline the issuance of nonimmigrant temporary work visas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the H–2 Improvements to Relieve Employers Act or the HIRE Act . 2. Streamline process for H–2A and H–2B for employers (a) H–2A Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1188 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) Duration (1) Certification A certification issued under this section shall be in effect for a period of 3 years. (2) Petition A petition filed under this section shall be valid for a period of 3 years. . (b) H–2B Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (12) (A) A petition filed on behalf of an alien to temporarily perform labor or services in the United States under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) shall be valid for a period of 3 years. (B) A certification issued for the temporary employment of aliens performing labor or services under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) shall be in effect for a period of 3 years. . 3. Streamline process for H–2A/H–2B returning workers (a) H–2A Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1188 ), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (k) Waiver of interview An in-person interview may be waived with respect to an alien who is seeking to renew status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) not more than 4 years after the expiration of such status. . (b) H–2B Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (13) An in-person interview may be waived with respect to an alien who is seeking to renew status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) not more than 4 years after the expiration of such status. . 4. Enhance Job Transparency The Secretary of Labor, at the request of an employer, shall publish, on the website of the Department of Labor, information on the amount of seasons during which such employer expects to have seasonal employment available, not to exceed 3 seasons.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4710 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2023 Mr. Green of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Norman , and Mr. D'Esposito ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to accelerate the collection and publication of data on suicide and drug overdoses.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Publish Overdose and Suicide Tracking For American Safety Today Act of 2023 or the POST FAST Act of 2023 . 2. Accelerated collection and publication of data on suicide and drug overdoses The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall— (1) take such actions as may be necessary to accelerate the collection by the Centers of data on suicide and drug overdoses in the United States; and (2) not later than 60 days after the end of each month, publish such data for such month.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4711 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2023 Mr. Grothman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To limit the authority of the Secretary of Education to propose or issue regulations and executive actions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Taxpayers from Student Loan Bailouts Act . 2. Limitation on authority of Secretary of Education to propose or issue regulations and executive actions Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 492 ( 20 U.S.C. 1098a ) the following: 492A. Limitation on authority of the Secretary to propose or issue regulations and executive actions (a) Draft regulations Beginning after the date of enactment of this section, a draft regulation implementing this title (as described in section 492(b)(1)) that is determined by the Secretary to be economically significant shall be subject to the following requirements (regardless of whether negotiated rulemaking occurs): (1) The Secretary shall determine whether the draft regulation, if implemented, would result in an increase in a subsidy cost. (2) If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that the draft regulation would result in an increase in a subsidy cost, then the Secretary may take no further action with respect to such regulation. (b) Proposed or final regulations and executive actions Beginning after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary may not issue a proposed rule, final regulation, or executive action implementing this title if the Secretary determines that the rule, regulation, or executive action— (1) is economically significant; and (2) would result in an increase in a subsidy cost. (c) Relationship to other requirements The analyses required under subsections (a) and (b) shall be in addition to any other cost analysis required under law for a regulation implementing this title, including any cost analysis that may be required pursuant to Executive Order 12866 (58 Fed. Reg. 51735; relating to regulatory planning and review), Executive Order 13563 (76 Fed. Reg. 3821; relating to improving regulation and regulatory review), or any related or successor orders. (d) Definition In this section, the term economically significant , when used with respect to a draft, proposed, or final regulation or executive action, means that the regulation or executive action is likely, as determined by the Secretary— (1) to have an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or more; or (2) adversely to affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or State, local, or tribal governments or communities. .
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4719 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2023 Mr. Panetta (for himself and Mr. Obernolte ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make powered-lift aircraft eligible for certain exemptions from taxes on air transportation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advanced Air Mobility Tax Exemption Parity Act of 2023 . 2. Powered-lift aircraft made eligible for certain exemptions from taxes on air transportation (a) Exemption for mining and timber uses Section 4261(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting or powered-lift aircraft after helicopter , (2) in paragraph (2), by striking or by fixed-wing aircraft and inserting , powered-lift aircraft, or fixed-wing aircraft, , and (3) in the matter following paragraph (2)— (A) by striking helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft and inserting helicopter, powered-lift aircraft, or fixed-wing aircraft , and (B) by striking helicopter transportation and inserting helicopter or powered-lift aircraft transportation . (b) Exemption for air ambulances Section 4261(g)(1) of such Code is amended by inserting or powered-lift aircraft after helicopter . (c) Powered-Lift aircraft defined Section 4261 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (l) Powered-Lift aircraft For purposes of this section, the term powered-lift aircraft means a heavier-than-air aircraft which— (1) is capable of vertical takeoff, vertical landing, and low speed flight, (2) depends principally on engine-driven lift devices or engine thrust for lift during flight maneuvers described in paragraph (1), and (3) depends principally on one or more non-rotating airfoils for lift during horizontal flight. . (d) Regulatory exemptions In the case of any exemption from the taxes imposed under section 4261 or 4271 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which is provided under any regulation or other guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) with respect to transportation by helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft— (1) such exemption shall also apply to powered-lift aircraft (as defined in section 4261(l) of such Code (as added by this section), and (2) such Secretary (or delegate) shall modify such regulation or other guidance consistent with the purposes of paragraph (1). (e) Effective date (1) In general The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Regulatory exemptions Subsection (d) shall take effect as if such subsection were an amendment to which paragraph (1) applies.
I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4721 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2023 Mr. Smucker (for himself, Mr. Cuellar , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Buchanan , Mr. Smith of Nebraska , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. LaHood , Mr. Wenstrup , Mr. Arrington , Mr. Ferguson , Mr. Estes , Mr. Hern , Mrs. Miller of West Virginia , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Kustoff , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Steube , Ms. Tenney , Mrs. Fischbach , Mr. Moore of Utah , Mrs. Steel , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. Feenstra , Ms. Malliotakis , Mr. Carey , Mr. Wittman , Mrs. Cammack , Mr. Meuser , Mr. Balderson , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Burchett , Mr. Barr , Mr. Reschenthaler , Mr. Bergman , Mr. Perry , Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania , Ms. Mace , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Mooney , Mr. Moolenaar , Mrs. Harshbarger , Mr. Cole , Mr. LaTurner , Mr. Ezell , Mr. Fitzgerald , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Timmons , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Curtis , Mr. Ellzey , Mr. Stauber , Mr. Banks , Ms. Stefanik , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Mr. Bucshon , Mr. Amodei , Mrs. Kim of California , Mrs. Hinson , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mrs. Wagner , Mr. Pence , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Jackson of Texas , Mr. Luetkemeyer , Mr. Bean of Florida , Mr. Moran , Mr. Williams of Texas , Mr. Yakym , Mr. Alford , Mr. Garbarino , Mr. Dunn of Florida , Mr. Edwards , Mr. Miller of Ohio , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Kean of New Jersey , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Guest , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Mann , Mr. Rutherford , Mrs. Bice , Mr. Graves of Missouri , Mr. Green of Tennessee , Mr. Finstad , Mr. Walberg , Mr. James , Mr. Kelly of Mississippi , Mr. Langworthy , Mr. Crawford , and Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Main Street Tax Certainty Act . 2. Deduction for qualified business income made permanent Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (i).