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End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat transfers of appreciated property to certain tax-exempt organizations the same as transfers of appreciated property to political organizations. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act 2. Treatment of transfers of appreciated property to certain tax-exempt organizations (a) In general Subsections (a) and (b) of section 84 political organization specified organization (b) Specified organization Section 84(c) (c) Specified organization For purposes of this section, the term specified organization (1) any political organization (as defined in section 527(e)(1)), and (2) any organization described in paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of section 501(c). . (c) Clerical amendments (1) The heading of section 84 political specified (2) The item relating to section 84 in the table of sections for part II of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended to read as follows: Sec. 84. Transfer of appreciated property to specified organizations. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to transfer after the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.

Summary: End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act This bill extends the capital gains tax on transfers of appreciated property to certain tax-exempt social organizations (e.g., civics leagues, agricultural organizations, or business leagues). Currently, the tax is imposed only on transfers to political organizations.
Veterans for Mustangs Act

To amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to implement fertility controls to manage populations of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and to encourage training opportunities for military veterans to assist in range management activities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans for Mustangs Act 2. Amendments to the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act Section 3 of the Act commonly known as the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1333 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— (A) by striking that action is necessary until all excess animals have been removed that action is necessary to reduce the animal population or remove excess animals, the Secretary shall immediately take steps under this paragraph to achieve appropriate management levels. Such action shall be taken, in the following order and priority, until the animal population has been reduced or all excess animals have been removed (B) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (C); (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ; and (D) by inserting before subparagraph (B) the following: (A) The Secretary shall implement nonsurgical, medically safe on-range fertility controls to manage populations of wild free-roaming horses and burros. In implementing such fertility controls, the Secretary, through the Bureau of Land Management, shall prioritize the recruitment of military veterans to train and become certified in the application of fertility controls with respect to wild free-roaming horses and burros, including the certified PZP applicator certification offered by the Science and Conservation Center’s Certification Program. The Secretary shall provide appropriate compensation to military veterans participating in such a certification program. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is authorized to contract with military veterans who have completed the training program under this subparagraph to carry out management activities under this Act. Individuals contracted with pursuant to this subparagraph shall not be regarded as officers or employees of the United States on the basis of such contract. ; and (2) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking paragraph (3); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4) respectively.

Summary: Veterans for Mustangs Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to prioritize use of nonsurgical, medically safe on-range fertility controls to manage populations of wild, free-roaming horses and burros. In implementing such fertility controls, the Bureau of Land Management shall prioritize the recruitment of military veterans to train and become certified in the application of fertility controls, including the certified PZP applicator certification offered by the Science and Conservation Center's Certification Program. Interior shall provide appropriate compensation to military veterans participating in such a certification program. The bill authorizes Interior to contract with military veterans who have completed the training program to carry out fertility control activities.
Respectful Treatment of Unborn Remains Act of 2024

To prohibit fetal remains in publicly owned water systems, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Respectful Treatment of Unborn Remains Act of 2024 2. Prohibition of fetal remains in publicly owned water systems Part H of title IV of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289 et seq. 498F. Prohibition of fetal remains in publicly owned water systems (a) In general An abortion provider may not cause fetal remains to be placed into a publicly owned water system. (b) Penalties for violation An abortion provider who violates subsection (a) shall be fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (c) No liability for individual upon whom abortion is performed Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual upon whom an abortion is performed shall not be liable for any offense related to a violation of subsection (a) with respect to such abortion. (d) Relation to other law Nothing in this section may be construed to preempt a State or local requirement that prohibits an abortion provider from causing fetal remains to be placed into a publicly owned water system. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Abortion The term abortion (A) to intentionally kill the unborn child of an individual known to be pregnant; or (B) to intentionally terminate the pregnancy of such an individual, unless such termination is conducted with the intent to— (i) produce a live birth and preserve the life and health of such child; or (ii) remove a dead unborn child from the body of such an individual. (2) Abortion provider (A) In general The term abortion provider (B) Exclusion The term abortion provider (3) Fetal remains The term fetal remains (A) the remains of an aborted fetus (or a portion thereof); and (B) any other medical waste associated with an abortion. (4) Publicly owned water system The term publicly owned water system .

Summary: Respectful Treatment of Unborn Remains Act of 2024 This bill prohibits abortion providers from placing fetal remains into a publicly owned water system. Violators shall be subject to a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. The bill also specifies that individuals on whom an abortion is performed shall not be liable for violations.
Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2024

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2024 2. Repeal of excise tax on telephone and other communications services (a) In General Chapter 33 (b) Conforming Amendments (1) Section 4293 chapter 32 (other than the taxes imposed by sections 4064 and 4121) and subchapter B of chapter 33, and chapter 32 (other than the taxes imposed by sections 4064 and 4121), (2) Paragraph (1) of section 6302(e) of such Code is amended by striking section 4251 or (3) Paragraph (2) of section 6302(e) of such Code is amended— (A) by striking imposed by section 4251, 4261, or 4271 with respect to imposed by section 4261 or 4271 with respect to (B) by striking bills rendered or (4) The subsection heading for section 6302(e) of such Code is amended by striking Communications services and (5) Section 6415 of such Code is amended by striking 4251, 4261, or 4271 4261 or 4271 (6) Paragraph (2) of section 7871(a) of such Code is amended by inserting or (7) The table of subchapters for chapter 33 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to subchapter B. (c) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid pursuant to bills first rendered more than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2024 This bill repeals the excise tax on telephone and other communications services.
Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2024

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for purposes of the low-income housing tax credit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2024 2. Homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students qualified for purposes of the low-income housing tax credit (a) In general Clause (i) of section 42(i)(3)(D) (II) a full-time student who, during any portion of the 7-year period ending with the commencement of such individual's continuous occupation of any low-income unit or units, was an individual described in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11434a(2) (III) a full-time student who, during any portion of the 5-year period ending with the commencement of such individual's continuous occupation of any low-income unit or units, was an individual described in section 2002(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to determinations made before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2024This bill extends eligibility for the low-income housing tax credit to homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students during a specified time period.
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training to carry out a pilot program on short-term fellowship programs for veterans.

To direct the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training to carry out a pilot program on short-term fellowship programs for veterans. 1. Pilot program on short-term fellowship programs (a) Authority The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training shall carry out a pilot program under which a State may use a grant or contract under section 4102A(b)(5) of title 38, United States Code, to carry out a short-term fellowship program. (b) Locations; agreements The Secretary shall select at least three, but not more than five, States to carry out a short-term fellowship program pursuant to subsection (a). Each such State shall enter into an agreement with a non-profit organization to carry out such program. (c) Short-Term fellowship program Each short-term fellowship program carried out by a State pursuant to subsection (a) shall— (1) consist of veterans participating as fellows with an employer for a period not exceeding 20 weeks; (2) provide to such veterans a monthly stipend during such period; and (3) provide to such veterans an opportunity to be employed on a long-term basis with the employer following such period. (d) Comptroller General report Not later than four years after the date on which the pilot program commences under this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the pilot program. (e) Authorization of appropriations In addition to funds made available under section 4102A(b)(5) of title 38, United States Code, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Assistant Secretary to carry out the pilot program under this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

Summary: This bill requires the Veterans' Employment and Training Service within the Department of Labor to implement a pilot program under which states may use grants or contracts to carry out a short-term fellowship program. Each fellowship program must run for a period that does not exceed 20 weeks, provide a monthly stipend, and provide veterans an opportunity to be employed on a long-term basis following the fellowship. The Government Accountability Office must report on the pilot program within four years after it commences.
HUD Transparency Act of 2024

To require the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to testify before the Congress annually, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HUD Transparency Act of 2024 2. Congressional testimony Not later than October 1 of each year, the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall appear before the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and present testimony on the Office of Inspector General’s— (1) efforts to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse; (2) ability to conduct and supervise audits, investigations, and reviews; (3) actions to identify opportunities for the programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to progress and succeed; (4) recommendations to improve overall efficiency and public accountability; (5) assessment of the extent to which the Department of Housing and Urban Development has resources sufficient to carry out its statutory mission; and (6) ongoing activities regarding any such additional work, as appropriate. July 15, 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: HUD Transparency Act of 2024This bill requires the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to annually testify before Congress.Specifically, the office must testify regardingefforts to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse;ability to conduct and supervise audits, investigations, and reviews;actions to identify opportunities for HUD programs to progress and succeed;recommendations to improve overall efficiency and public accountability;the extent to which HUD has resources sufficient to carry out its statutory mission; and ongoing activities regarding any such additional work.
Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2024

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to evaluate and report on the inpatient and outpatient treatment capacity, availability, and needs of the United States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2024 2. Study on treatment infrastructure Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate an evaluation of, and submit to Congress a report on, the inpatient and outpatient treatment capacity, availability, and needs of the United States, including, to the extent data are available— (1) the capacity of acute residential or inpatient detoxification programs; (2) the capacity of inpatient clinical stabilization programs, transitional residential support services, and residential rehabilitation programs; (3) the capacity of demographic specific residential or inpatient treatment programs, such as those designed for pregnant women or adolescents; (4) geographical differences of the availability of residential and outpatient treatment and recovery options for substance use disorders across the continuum of care; (5) the availability of residential and outpatient treatment programs that offer treatment options based on reliable scientific evidence of efficacy for the treatment of substance use disorders, including the use of Food and Drug Administration-approved medicines and evidence-based nonpharmacological therapies; (6) the number of patients in residential and specialty outpatient treatment services for substance use disorders; (7) an assessment of the need for residential and outpatient treatment for substance use disorders across the continuum of care; (8) the availability of residential and outpatient treatment programs to American Indians and Alaska Natives through an Indian health program (as defined by section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1603 (9) the barriers (including technological barriers) at the Federal, State, and local levels to real-time reporting of de-identified information on drug overdoses and ways to overcome such barriers.

Summary: Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2024 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the availability of and unmet need for substance use disorder treatment and recovery services, including for specific demographic populations (e.g., pregnant women). The report must also address barriers to real-time reporting of drug overdoses at the federal, state, and local levels.
Emancipation Statue Removal Act

To require the Secretary of the Interior to remove the Emancipation Memorial from Lincoln Park in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emancipation Statue Removal Act 2. Removal of Emancipation Memorial (a) Removal The Secretary of the Interior shall remove the Emancipation Memorial from Lincoln Park in the District of Columbia. (b) Donation The Secretary shall donate the Emancipation Memorial to a museum or other similar entity. The recipient of the Emancipation Memorial may not store, display, or exhibit the Emancipation Memorial outside. If the Emancipation Memorial is stored, displayed, or exhibited outside, ownership of the Emancipation Memorial will revert back to the Federal Government.

Summary: Emancipation Statue Removal Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove the Emancipation Memorial from Lincoln Park in the District of Columbia. Interior shall donate the Emancipation Memorial to a museum or other similar entity. The recipient of the Emancipation Memorial may not store, display, or exhibit the memorial outside, but if the memorial is stored, displayed, or exhibited outside, ownership of the memorial will revert back to the federal government.
To authorize the conveyance of property in North Bonneville, Washington, to the Port of Skamania, and for other purposes.

To authorize the conveyance of property in North Bonneville, Washington, to the Port of Skamania, and for other purposes. 1. Conveyance (a) In general The Secretary is authorized to convey to the Port of Skamania County, Washington, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property described in subsection (b). (b) Property The property to be conveyed under this section is the property including the lot and building formerly utilized for storage located in the town of North Bonneville, Washington, Section 19, Township 2N, Range 7 E.W.M. Lot I–2. (c) Deed The Secretary shall convey the property under this subsection by quitclaim deed under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (d) Terms and conditions (1) Survey to obtain legal description The exact acreage and the legal description of the real property to be conveyed under this section shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary. (2) Applicability of property screening provisions Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the conveyance under this section. (3) Costs of conveyance The Port of Skamania County shall be responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental documentation costs, associated with the conveyance authorized under this section. (4) Liability The Port of Skamania County shall hold the United States harmless from any liability with respect to activities carried out, on or after the date of the conveyance authorized under this section, on the real property conveyed. The United States shall remain responsible for any liability with respect to activities carried out, before such date, on the real property conveyed. (5) Additional terms and conditions The Secretary may require that the conveyance authorized under this section be subject to such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (e) Applicability of right of first refusal provision Section 401(e) of Public Law 100–581 (f) Reversion (1) In general If the Port of Skamania County dissolves after the date of the conveyance authorized under this section, all right, title, and interest in and to the property conveyed shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States. (2) Further conveyance authorized In the event that the reversion described in paragraph (1) occurs, the Secretary is authorized to convey the property described in subsection (b) to Skamania County, Washington, subject to the terms and conditions described in this section. (g) Definition In this section, the term Secretary

Summary: This bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to convey certain federal property in North Bonneville, Washington, to the Port of Skamania County, Washington. The property includes a lot and a storage building.
IIR on AHI Act

To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report and briefing on anomalous health incidents affecting members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Initiating Imperative Reporting on Anomalous Health Incidents Act IIR on AHI Act 2. Report an briefing on anomalous health incidents involving members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense (a) Briefing Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report and briefing on— (1) anomalous health incidents affecting members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense; (2) any ongoing efforts carried out by the Secretary to protect such members and employees from the effects of anomalous health incidents; and (3) the extent and nature of engagement by the Secretary with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies regarding anomalous health incidents affecting the employees of such other departments and agencies. (b) Matters The report and briefing provided under subsection (a) shall each include each of the following: (1) Information on cases of confirmed or suspected anomalous health incidents affecting members of the Armed Forces or civilian employees of the Department of Defense, including the total number of individuals affected (broken down by military occupational specialty), the location of each such incident, and the timeframe during which the incidents occurred. (2) An update on the strategy of the Department to protect such members and employees from the effects of anomalous health incidents, including any efforts carried out by the Secretary to ensure that— (A) suspected anomalous health incidents are promptly reported; and (B) victims of anomalous health incidents are provided immediate and long-term medical treatment. (3) The current efforts of the Department to contribute to the overall approach of the Federal Government to address, prevent, and respond to, anomalous health incidents, including such contributed efforts of the Department to defend against anomalous health incident attacks against personnel of the Federal Government and United States citizens.

Summary: Initiating Imperative Reporting on Anomalous Health Incidents Act or the IIR on AHI Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide a report and briefing for Congress on anomalous health incidents affecting members of the Armed Forces and civilian DOD employees. In its report and briefing, DOD must address any ongoing efforts to protect members and employees from the effects of anomalous health incidents and the extent and nature of engagement by DOD with other federal departments and agencies regarding anomalous health incidents affecting their employees.