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Oath of Exit Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a separation oath for members of the Armed Forces who are separating from military service. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Oath of Exit Act 2. Establishment of separation oath for members of the Armed Forces (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The United States Armed Forces is the largest, all-volunteer military force in the world, yet less than 1 percent of the American population serves in the Armed Forces. (2) Each branch of the Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard) instills in its members a sense of duty and obligation to the United States, their branch of service, and their comrades-in-arms. (3) The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that approximately 20 veterans of the Armed Forces commit suicide each day, and a veteran’s risk of suicide is 21 percent higher than an adult who has not served in the Armed Forces. (4) The Department of Veterans Affairs is aggressively undertaking measures to prevent these tragic outcomes, yet suicide rates among veterans remain unacceptably high. (5) Upon enlistment or appointment in the Armed Forces, a new member is obligated to take an oath of office or oath of enlistment. (6) Most members of the Armed Forces view this oath not as an imposition, but as a promise that they are bound to fulfill. (b) Establishment of separation oath Section 502 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking The oath An oath established by this section (2) by redesignating subsection (b), as amended, as subsection (c); and (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): (b) Separation oath Prior to retirement or other separation from the armed forces, other than separation pursuant to the sentence of a court-martial, a member of an armed force may take the following oath: I, __________, recognizing that my oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, has involved me and my fellow members in experiences that few persons, other than our peers, can understand, do solemnly swear (or affirm) to continue to be the keeper of my brothers- and sisters-in-arms and protector of the United States and the Constitution; to preserve the values I have learned; to maintain my body and my mind; to give help to, and seek help from, my fellow veterans; and to not bring harm to myself or others. I take this oath freely and without purpose of evasion, so help me God. . (c) Clerical amendments (1) Section heading The heading of section 502 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 502. Enlistment oath and separation oath: who may administer . (2) Table of sections The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 31 502. Enlistment oath and separation oath: who may administer. .

Summary: Oath of Exit Act This bill establishes a separation oath for members of the Armed Forces who are voluntarily separating from military service.
Secure Background Checks Act of 2023

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a person who fails to meet age and residential requirements from shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving firearms and ammunition, to increase the penalties for transfer of a firearm to any person who is under indictment, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Background Checks Act of 2023 2. Age and residential requirement Section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (8)(C)(ii), by striking or (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) who fails to meet the age requirement— (A) described in subsection (b)(1); and (B) in the person’s State of residence; or (11) who— (A) does not reside in (or if the person is a corporation or other business entity, does not maintain a place of business in) the State in which the licensee’s place of business is located; and (B) is not subject to an exception under subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(3), . 3. Penalties Section 924(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking , or (o) (n), or (o)

Summary: Secure Background Checks Act of 2023 This bill extends federal restrictions on the receipt, possession, shipment, and transportation of firearms and ammunition to two new categories of persons: persons who fail to meet the minimum age requirements imposed by federal law and by the law of their resident state; and persons who are out-of-state residents and do not qualify for an exception, such as the temporary loan or rental of a firearm for lawful sporting purposes. Additionally, the bill imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both—on an individual who ships, transports, or receives a firearm or ammunition while under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year.
STOP Violence Act of 2023

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for additional grant amounts for protection against mass violence. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthen and Tackle Opportunities to Prevent Violence Act of 2023 STOP Violence Act of 2023 2. Additional grant amounts for protection against mass violence Section 506 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10157 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking the and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) $20,000,000, to be granted by the Attorney General to States, units of local governments, and other nonprofit organizations that serve victims of crime to provide compensation, training, and technical assistance to public assembly facilities to prepare against mass violence and to protect public assembly facilities from mass violence. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) In this section: (1) The term mass violence (2) The term active shooter (3) The term target violence (4) The term public assembly facility .

Summary: Strengthen and Tackle Opportunities to Prevent Violence Act of 2023 or the STOP Violence Act of 2023 This bill allows funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to be used to assist public assembly facilities in preparing for and protecting against mass violence.
Border Safety and Security Act of 2023

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to suspend the entry of aliens, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Safety and Security Act of 2023 2. Suspension of entry of aliens (a) Authority To suspend entry of aliens at borders of the United States Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines, in his discretion, that the suspension of the entry of covered aliens at an international land or maritime border of the United States is necessary in order to achieve operational control over such border, the Secretary may prohibit, in whole or in part, the entry of covered aliens at such border for such period of time as the Secretary determines is necessary for such purpose. (b) Required suspension of entry of aliens Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall prohibit the entry of covered aliens for any period during which the Secretary cannot— (1) detain such covered aliens as required under section 235(b)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B) (2) place such covered aliens in a program consistent with section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(C) (c) Enforcement by State Attorneys General The attorney general of a State, or other authorized State officer, alleging a violation of a subsection (b) that affects such State or its residents, may bring an action against the Secretary of Homeland Security on behalf of the residents of the State in an appropriate United States district court to obtain appropriate injunctive relief. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Except as otherwise provided, the terms have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 (2) The term covered alien 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(7) (3) The term operational control 8 U.S.C. 1701

Summary: Border Safety and Security Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to suspend the entry of any non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) without valid entry documents during any period when DHS cannot detain such an individual or return the individual to a foreign country contiguous to the United States. A state may sue DHS to enforce this requirement. (Under current law, non-U.S. nationals who arrive at the border without entry documents are generally subject to expedited removal. However, if such an individual is found to have a credible fear of persecution, they are typically subject to detention while their asylum claim is being considered.) The bill also authorizes DHS to suspend the entry of non-U.S. nationals without entry documents at the border if DHS determines that such a suspension is necessary to achieve operational control over such a border.
National Security Climate Intelligence Act

To amend the National Security Act of 1947, to direct the Director of National Intelligence to produce national intelligence estimates on certain effects of climate change, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Security Climate Intelligence Act 2. Periodic national intelligence estimates on certain effects of climate change Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq. 1114. Periodic national intelligence estimates on certain effects of climate change (a) Requirement Not later than the date that is four years after the date of the enactment of this section, and on a basis that is not less frequent than once every four years thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence Council, shall— (1) produce a National Intelligence Estimate on the national security and economic security effects of climate change; and (2) submit to the congressional intelligence committees such National Intelligence Estimate. (b) Form Each National Intelligence Estimate under subsection (a)(2) may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted, shall include an unclassified executive summary. .

Summary: National Security Climate Intelligence Act This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to submit a National Intelligence Estimate to Congress every four years on the effects of climate change on national and economic security.
End Prison Gerrymandering Act

To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last usual place of residence before incarceration, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Prison Gerrymandering Act 2. Residence of incarcerated individuals (a) Residence Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) Effective beginning with the 2030 decennial census of population and every census thereafter, in taking any census of population under subsection (a) the Secretary shall, with respect to an individual incarcerated in a State, Federal, county, or municipal correctional facility, or in a youth correctional facility or detention center, as of the decennial census date, attribute such individual to such individual’s last usual place of residence before incarceration. . (b) Use of residence for purposes of Congressional redistricting Section 22 of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for an apportionment of Representatives in Congress 2 U.S.C. 2a (d) If the tabulation of the number of persons in a State under subsection (a) includes an individual incarcerated in a State, Federal, county, or municipal correctional facility, or in a youth correctional facility or detention center, who is treated as a resident of the State because the tabulation attributes the individual to the individual’s last usual place of residence before incarceration, as provided under section 141(g) of title 13, United States Code, the State shall treat the individual’s last usual place of residence in the State before incarceration as the individual’s place of residence for purposes of congressional redistricting. .

Summary: End Prison Gerrymandering Act This bill requires the Bureau of the Census, beginning with the 2030 decennial census, to attribute an individual incarcerated in a correctional facility or detention center to the individual's last place of residence before incarceration. Further, a state must treat such an individual's last place of residence in the state before incarceration as the individual's place of residence for purposes of congressional redistricting.
Reject Latinx Act

To prohibit official documents of executive agencies from containing the terms latinx latin-x 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reject Latinx Act 2. Prohibition (a) Prohibition No official document of an executive agency (as such term is defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code) that is intended for public use may contain the term latinx latin-x (b) Application This section shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and shall apply with respect to any official document intended for public use produced on or after such date.

Summary: Reject Latinx Act This bill prohibits any official document of an executive agency that is intended for public use from containing the terms latinx or latin-x.
Vaccine Discharge Parity Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that a member of the Armed Forces, granted a general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that such member failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID–19, is eligible for certain educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vaccine Discharge Parity Act 2. Certain educational assistance for a member of the Armed Forces granted a general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that such member failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID–19 (a) All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Section 3011(a)(3)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking an honorable discharge; (2) by inserting at the end the following new clauses: (i) an honorable discharge; or (ii) a general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that the individual failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID–19; . (b) Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Section 3311(c) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) A general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that the individual failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID–19. . (c) Loan fees The loan fee table in section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking January 14, 2031 March 1, 2031

Summary: Vaccine Discharge Parity Act This bill ensures that members of the Armed Forces who were granted a general discharge under honorable conditions (on the sole basis that the members failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19) are eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty and Post-9/11 GI Bill programs. The bill also extends certain loan fee rates through March 1, 2031, under the VA's home loan program.
To amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize holding court for the Central Division of Utah in Moab and Monticello.

To amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize holding court for the Central Division of Utah in Moab and Monticello. 1. Judicial district Section 125 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking and St. George St. George, Moab, and Monticello.

Summary: This bill adds Moab and Monticello to the list of places where court must be held in the Central Division of the U.S. District Court of Utah.
Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2024

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to periodically review the automatic maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2024 2. Periodic review of automatic maximum coverage under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance and Veterans’ Group Life insurance (a) In general Subchapter III of chapter 19 1980B. Periodic review of automatic maximum coverage (a) In general On January 1, 2025, and every five years thereafter, the Secretary shall— (1) complete a review of how the amount specified in section 1967(a)(3)(A)(i) compares to the amount described in subsection (b); and (2) submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate the results of the review. (b) Amount described The amount described in this subsection is the amount equal to— (1) $500,000; multiplied by (2) the average percentage by which the Consumer Price Index changed during the five fiscal years preceding the review under subsection (a). (c) Consumer Price Index defined In this section, the term Consumer Price Index . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 19 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1980A the following new item: 1980B. Periodic review of automatic maximum coverage. . September 9, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2024This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to periodically review and report on the maximum coverage available under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance programs. Specifically, the VA must review such coverage amount every five years, taking into account the average percentage by which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased in the five fiscal years preceding the review.
Health Coverage Tax Credit Reauthorization Act of 2023

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the health coverage tax credit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Coverage Tax Credit Reauthorization Act of 2023 2. Extension of health coverage tax credit (a) In general Section 35(b)(1)(B) before January 1, 2022 before January 1, 2028 (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2021.

Summary: Health Coverage Tax Credit Reauthorization Act of 2023 This bill extends through 2027 the tax credit for health insurance coverage.
Farm Workforce Support Act of 2023

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to report on the H–2A program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farm Workforce Support Act of 2023 2. Report on H–2A temporary visa program (a) Report required Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to certain Congressional committees on the H–2A program, including— (1) an analysis of the impact the program has on hiring, including the impact on domestic workers and guest workers and whether there is an increasing reliance on the program by American employers; (2) identification of any challenges in securing adequate, affordable housing for guest workers; (3) implications of wage rate requirements under the program on an American employer’s ability to recruit domestic workers in comparison to guest workers; (4) an analysis of the economic impact of lost wages from a spouse and unmarried children of a guest worker; and (5) examining compliance with working condition guarantees outlined in a guest worker’s contract made pursuant to the H–2A program. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) American employer The term American employer (2) Certain Congressional committees The term certain Congressional committees (A) Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives; (B) Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives; (C) Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and (D) Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. (3) Domestic worker The term domestic worker (4) Guest worker The term guest worker 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) (5) H–2A program The term H–2A program 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)

Summary: Farm Workforce Support Act of 2023 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on the H-2A (temporary agricultural workers) visa program. The report must examine various issues, including (1) whether U.S. employers are increasingly reliant on the program, (2) any challenges in securing adequate and affordable housing for H-2A workers, and (3) compliance with the employment conditions of the program.
Expanding Regional Airports Act

To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to provide assistance to underserved airports to improve passenger and flight capacity, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Regional Airports Act 2. Regional airport expansion program (a) In general Chapter 417 IV Regional Airport Expansion Program 41781. Grants for growing regional airports (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a program to provide grants to eligible airports to improve passenger and flight capacity. (b) Eligible uses An eligible airport may use a grant provided under this section for— (1) activities that improve passenger and flight capacity at such airport, including— (A) the expansion of passenger and property screening facilities; (B) runway lengthening; (C) hangar construction; and (D) improving passenger facilities; and (2) costs incurred to comply with operational and security requirements under part 139 or part 154 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. (c) Grant requirements In carrying out the program established under this section, the Secretary shall provide not less than 3 and not more than 10 grants to eligible airports in each fiscal year. (d) Eligible airport defined In this section, the term eligible airport (1) is a general aviation airport or a nonprimary commercial service airport (as determined by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration); and (2) serves a community with a population of at least 75,000. 41782. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year $50,000,000 to carry out section 41781. . (b) Technical amendment The analysis for chapter 417 section 41767 Subchapter IV—Regional Airport Expansion Program 41781. Grants for growing regional airports. 41782. Authorization of appropriations. .

Summary: Expanding Regional Airports Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a grant program for general aviation and nonprimary commercial service airports to improve passenger and flight capacity. Grants may be used for (1) activities that improve passenger and flight capacity at the airport, including the expansion of passenger and property screening facilities, runway lengthening, hangar construction, and improving passenger facilities; and (2) costs incurred to comply with certain operational and security requirements. DOT must provide 3 to 10 grants per fiscal year to eligible airports (i.e., general aviation or nonprimary commercial service airports that serve a community with a population of at least 75,000).