[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 37 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H770-H772]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. HERN (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Curtis, Mrs. 
             McClain, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mrs. Harshbarger, 
             Mr. Burchett, Mrs. Cammack, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. 
             LaMalfa, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Reschenthaler, 
             Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. 
             Mooney, Mr. Edwards, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Mike Garcia of 
             California, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Babin, Mr. Bean of 
             Florida, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. 
             Baird, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Scott Franklin 
             of Florida, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Fry, Mr. 
             Arrington, Mr. Hill, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Van Drew, and 
             Mr. Moore of Alabama):
       H.R. 7476. A bill to counter the malign influence and theft 
     perpetuated by the People's Republic of China and the Chinese 
     Communist Party; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and 
     Means, Rules, the Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, 
     Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), 
     Agriculture, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural 
     Resources, Education and the Workforce, Armed Services, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
           By Mr. VAN ORDEN (for himself, Mr. Davis of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Peters, and Ms. Stefanik):
       H.R. 7477. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     complete a data matching agreement with the Secretary of 
     Education in order to ensure individuals who are current or 
     former active-duty military service members or civilian 
     employees and are otherwise eligible for assistance under the 
     public service loan forgiveness program have their periods of 
     employment automatically certified and counted towards the 
     public service loan forgiveness program; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, 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.
           By Mr. YAKYM:
       H.R. 7478. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require institutions of higher education, as a condition 
     of participation in programs under title IV of such Act, to 
     include a prohibition of antisemitic conduct in all documents 
     relating to student or employee conduct; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ROUZER (for himself, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. 
             Pfluger):
       H.R. 7479. A bill to authorize certain States to take 
     certain actions on certain Federal land to secure an 
     international border of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
           By Ms. De La CRUZ (for herself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Lawler, Ms. Wild, Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             Molinaro, Mr. D'Esposito, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
             Moylan, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Cuellar, and 
             Mr. Crenshaw):
       H.R. 7480. A bill to amend section 102(a)(20) of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the 
     exclusion of service-connected disability compensation when 
     determining whether a person is a person of low and moderate 
     income, a person of low income, or a person of moderate 
     income, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. BARRAGAN (for herself, Ms. Lee of California, 
             Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Morelle, Ms. 
             Bonamici, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. 
             Sablan, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson Lee, and Mr. Carson):
       H.R. 7481. A bill to authorize the Director of the Centers 
     for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out a Social 
     Determinants of Health Program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. BEATTY (for herself and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 7482. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize the WISEWOMAN program; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mrs. BEATTY (for herself, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Plaskett, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Tokuda, Mrs. Watson 
             Coleman, and Ms. Williams of Georgia):
       H.R. 7483. A bill to amend the Financial Institutions 
     Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to establish a 
     Financial Agent Mentor-Protege Program within the Department 
     of the Treasury, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. BURCHETT:
       H.R. 7484. A bill to require Members of Congress who are 
     foreign nationals to file a statement of their status as a 
     foreign national, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
           By Mr. BURCHETT:
       H.R. 7485. A bill to amend section 13105(l) of title 5, 
     United States Code, to require the reporting of periodic 
     transaction reports not later than 24 hours after receiving 
     notification of the requirement to report a transaction but 
     in no case later than 72 hours after such transaction; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to 
     the Committees on House Administration, and 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.

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           By Ms. CARAVEO:
       H.R. 7486. A bill to authorize additional funds for the 
     Shelter and Services Program of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
           By Ms. CARAVEO (for herself and Mr. Finstad):
       H.R. 7487. A bill to statutorily establish Operation 
     Stonegarden, through which eligible law enforcement agencies 
     shall be awarded grants for border security enhancement; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Homeland Security, and Oversight and 
     Accountability, 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.
           By Mr. CARBAJAL (for himself and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 7488. A bill to increase the total maximum Federal 
     Pell Grant, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. CHU (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Brown, 
             Mr. Panetta, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Soto, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Pingree, Mr. DeSaulnier, 
             Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Garcia of 
             Illinois, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Bacon, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. McClellan, 
             Ms. Craig, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. 
             Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Trone, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. 
             Strickland, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Thanedar, and Ms. Lee 
             of California):
       H.R. 7489. A bill to increase the recruitment and retention 
     of school-based mental health services providers by low-
     income local educational agencies; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Miller of 
             Illinois, and Mr. Gosar):
       H.R. 7490. A bill to require the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management to establish a pilot program to identify 
     and refer veterans for potential employment with Federal land 
     management agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.
           By Mr. DELUZIO (for himself and Ms. Lee of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 7491. A bill to establish a task force on waterway 
     freight diversification and economic development in the Ohio, 
     Allegheny, and Monongahela River corridors, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 
     Services, 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.
           By Mr. DeSAULNIER:
       H.R. 7492. A bill to direct the Chairman of the Federal 
     Trade Commission to establish a task force for the purpose of 
     studying the effects of automated accounts on social media, 
     public discourse, and elections; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself, Mr. Case, Mr. 
             Moskowitz, and Mr. Costa):
       H.R. 7493. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations to the Department of State and the Department 
     of Homeland Security to provide assistance to Israel, 
     Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific region, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Budget, 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.
           By Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself, Ms. Hageman, 
             Mr. Burchett, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Ogles, Mrs. 
             Miller of Illinois, Mr. Estes, Mr. Norman, Mr. Banks, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Bost, 
             Mr. Edwards, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Self, Mr. 
             Curtis, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Newhouse, 
             Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. 
             Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Zinke, Ms. Boebert, and Mr. 
             Stauber):
       H.R. 7494. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to prohibit exchanges from effecting transactions in 
     securities issued by natural asset companies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. GROTHMAN (for himself, Ms. Pettersen, and Mr. 
             Owens):
       H.R. 7495. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to create a demonstration project for competency-based 
     education and clarify eligible competency-based education 
     programs; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. 
             Costa):
       H.R. 7496. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     improve responses to emergencies, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KILMER (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 7497. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reduce the number of members of the Federal 
     Election Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method of 
     selection and terms of service of members of the Commission, 
     to distribute the powers of the Commission between the Chair 
     and the remaining members, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Brownley, 
             Ms. Chu, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Khanna, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 7498. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to create a 
     national zero-emission vehicle standard, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LIEU (for himself and Mrs. Foushee):
       H.R. 7499. A bill to amend chapters 95 and 96 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public 
     financing for Presidential election campaigns, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
           By Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself and Mrs. Peltola):
       H.R. 7500. A bill to amend the Defense Production Act of 
     1950 to allow an Indian Tribe to request CFIUS review of 
     certain transactions between the Indian Tribe and foreign 
     persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
           By Mr. NORMAN (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, 
             Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Gimenez, Mrs. Spartz, and Mr. 
             Mooney):
       H.R. 7501. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to 
     Chad Robichaux, Sarah Verardo, Tim Kennedy, Kevin Rourke, 
     Sean Gabler, Dave Johnson, and Dennis Price, in recognition 
     of their exceptional efforts and selfless dedication during 
     the Afghanistan evacuation in 2021, which led to the safe 
     evacuation of over 17,000 people from Taliban-controlled 
     Afghanistan; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
           By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself and Mr. Molinaro):
       H.R. 7502. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to 
     provide for data collection and dissemination of information 
     regarding programs under the national apprenticeship system, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick):
       H.R. 7503. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide health equity for people with disabilities; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. PEREZ (for herself, Mr. Ciscomani, and Mr. 
             Vasquez):
       H.R. 7504. A bill to expand and modify the grant program of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide innovative 
     transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ROSENDALE (for himself, Mr. Harris, Ms. Boebert, 
             Mr. McCaul, Mr. Collins, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. 
             Gaetz):
       H.R. 7505. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act with respect to the issuance of nonimmigrant status under 
     section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. SEWELL (for herself and Mr. Moylan):
       H.R. 7506. A bill to improve financial literacy training 
     for members of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. SMITH of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Flood, and 
             Mr. Bacon):
       H.R. 7507. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 203 East 6th Street in 
     Lexington, Nebraska, as the ``Bill Barrett Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself, Mr. Connolly, Ms. 
             McClellan, Ms. Wexton, and Mr. Scott of Virginia):
       H.R. 7508. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1285 Emancipation Highway in 
     Fredericksburg, Virginia, as the ``Gladys P. Todd Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
           By Mr. TIFFANY (for himself, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. 
             Ogles, and Mr. Van Orden):
       H.R. 7509. A bill to limit resettlement in certain States 
     or localities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 7510. A bill to establish an interagency Working Group 
     to study financial safety and inclusion for survivors, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.

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           By Mr. AGUILAR:
       H. Res. 1034. A resolution electing Members to certain 
     standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Ms. Manning, Mrs. Foushee, 
             Mr. Jackson of North Carolina, Mr. Nickel, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Tlaib, 
             Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
             Goldman of New York, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Carson, Ms. 
             Brown, Mr. Espaillat, and Mr. Ivey):
       H. Res. 1035. A resolution recognizing the significance of 
     the Greensboro Four sit-in during Black History Month; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
           By Mr. CARSON (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Barragan, 
             Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Caraveo, Mr. Davis of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Gallego, Mrs. 
             Gonzalez-Colon, Mr. Hudson, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. 
             Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Kean of New Jersey, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Porter, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. 
             Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, and Mr. Trone):
       H. Res. 1036. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of February 29, 2024, as ``Rare Disease Day''; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mrs. CHAVEZ-DeREMER (for herself, Mrs. Steel, and 
             Mr. Ciscomani):
       H. Res. 1037. A resolution providing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) is 
     necessary for women who cannot conceive naturally, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. CRAIG (for herself, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Phillips, 
             Ms. McCollum, Mr. Emmer, Mrs. Fischbach, and Mr. 
             Stauber):
       H. Res. 1038. A resolution recognizing and honoring 
     Burnsville, Minnesota, law enforcement and first responders 
     for their heroic actions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself and Mr. Bacon):
       H. Res. 1039. A resolution recognizing the significance of 
     Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and the need for robust funding 
     of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and 
     Stroke at the National Institutes of Health; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Amo, 
             Ms. Barragan, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Brown, Ms. Brownley, 
             Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Case, Mr. Costa, Ms. Crockett, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. 
             Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. 
             DeSaulnier, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Escobar, 
             Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Garamendi, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Goldman of New 
             York, Mr. Ivey, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. 
             Landsman, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Morelle, Mr. 
             Moulton, Mr. Mullin, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Omar, Mr. Peters, Mr. Phillips, Ms. Porter, Ms. 
             Pressley, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, 
             Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Trone, Mr. 
             Vargas, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. 
             Watson Coleman, Ms. Williams of Georgia, and Ms. 
             Wilson of Florida):
       H. Res. 1040. A resolution recognizing and celebrating the 
     significance of Black History Month; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. 
             Bost, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Fleischmann, 
             Mr. Guest, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Self, Mr. Ellzey, 
             Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Tiffany, Mrs. 
             Harshbarger, Mr. Bergman, Ms. Mace, Mr. Ciscomani, 
             Mr. Lawler, Mr. D'Esposito, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
             Nehls, and Mr. Langworthy):
       H. Res. 1041. A resolution condemning the order issued by 
     the International Court of Justice on January 26, 2024, 
     imposing provisional measures against Israel; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania (for herself, Ms. Sewell, 
             Mr. Deluzio, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Carter of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
             and Ms. Wild):
       H. Res. 1042. A resolution recognizing the historical 
     contributions and value of the Freedom House Ambulance 
     Service; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. MACE (for herself, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. D'Esposito, 
             Mr. Bacon, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mr. LaLota, and 
             Mr. Schweikert):
       H. Res. 1043. A resolution expressing support for continued 
     access to fertility care and assisted reproductive 
     technology, such as in vitro fertilization, in light of the 
     Supreme Court of Alabama's ruling that has jeopardized access 
     to in vitro fertilization and other assisted reproductive 
     technology; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Ms. Mace, Mr. 
             Soto, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Allred, Mrs. 
             Ramirez, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Frost, and Ms. Crockett):
       H. Res. 1044. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of February 2024 as ``National Youth Leadership 
     Month''; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MORELLE:
       H. Res. 1045. A resolution expressing support for the 
     designation of March 3, 2024, as ``National Triple-Negative 
     Breast Cancer Day''; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability.
           By Mr. NORMAN (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, 
             Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Gimenez, Mrs. Spartz, and Mr. 
             Mooney):
       H. Res. 1046. A resolution honoring the brave men and women 
     who participated in the Afghanistan evacuation in 2021 
     following the United States withdrawal, for their 
     extraordinary efforts and exceptional service in the safe 
     evacuation of over 17,000 people from Taliban-controlled 
     Afghanistan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.

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