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(b) APPLICATION
OF REQUIREMENTS
TO MEDI-
CARE.— 
(1) PART D.—Section 1860D–12(b) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–112(b)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELAT-
ING TO THE 340B DRUG DISCOUNT PROGRAM.—Each 
contract entered into under this subsection with a 
PDP sponsor shall provide that the requirements of 
section 2730 of the Public Health Service Act apply 
to such sponsor, and to any pharmacy benefit man-
ager that contracts with such sponsor, in the same 
manner as such requirements apply with respect to 
a group health plan, a health insurance issuer, or a 
pharmacy benefit manager described in such sec-
tion.’’. 
(2) PART C.—Section 1857(f)(3) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–27(f)(3)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) 340B DRUG DISCOUNT PROGRAM.— 
Section 1860D–12(b)(10).’’. 
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SEC. 20. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise specified, the provisions in this 
Act shall become effective on the date that is one year 
following the date of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8576 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a new criterion 
for the nonapplication of site-neutral payments to long-term care hos-
pitals under the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 28, 2024 
Mr. HERN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish 
a new criterion for the nonapplication of site-neutral 
payments to long-term care hospitals under the Medicare 
program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Access to 
Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHING A NEW CRITERION FOR THE NON-
APPLICATION OF SITE-NEUTRAL PAYMENTS 
TO LONG-TERM CARE HOSPITALS UNDER 
THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. 
Section 1886(m)(6)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395ww(m)(6)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ‘‘or the venti-
lator criterion under clause (iv)’’ and inserting ‘‘, the 
ventilator criterion under clause (iv), or the high 
acuity criterion described in clause (v)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(v) HIGH ACUITY CRITERION.—The 
criterion specified in this clause (in this 
paragraph referred to as the ‘high acuity 
criterion’) for a discharge from a long-term 
care hospital in a fiscal year is that— 
‘‘(I) the discharge was assigned 
to a Medicare-Severity-Long-Term- 
Care-Diagnosis-Related-Group 
(MS- 
LTC-DRG) with a relative weight for 
such fiscal year that was equal to or 
greater than 0.8; and 
‘‘(II) the discharge occurred on 
or after October 1, 2025.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 857 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the use of Federal funds 
for travel by the President if the President’s annual budget submission 
to Congress is late, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2023 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Ms. MACE, and Mr. CLINE) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Accountability, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the use 
of Federal funds for travel by the President if the Presi-
dent’s annual budget submission to Congress is late, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Presidential Budget 
Accountability Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR 
PRESIDENTIAL TRAVEL EXPENSES IF PRESI-
DENT’S BUDGET IS LATE. 
Section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) If the budget under subsection (a) is not sub-
mitted to Congress on or before the first Monday in Feb-
ruary of a year, no Federal funds may be obligated or 
expended for the cost of travel by the President during 
the period beginning on the first Tuesday of February of 
such year and ending on the date the budget is submitted. 
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Federal funds’ 
includes amounts made available for— 
‘‘(1) the expense allowance of the President 
under section 102 of title 3; 
‘‘(2) travel expenses of the President under sec-
tion 103 of title 3; 
‘‘(3) entertainment expenses of the President 
under section 105(d)(3) of title 3; and 
‘‘(4) subsistence expenses in connection with 
the travel of the President in section 105(d)(4) of 
title 3.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall take effect on the date that is 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 404. EXPEDITED ONLINE REGISTRATION OF LOBBY-
ISTS; THRESHOLDS FOR CERTAIN ORGANIZA-
TIONS WHOSE EMPLOYEES ARE LOBBYISTS. 
(a) EXPEDITED REGISTRATION.—Section 4(a) of the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘45 days’’ and inserting 
‘‘10 days’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘, or on the first business 
day after such 45th day if the 45th day is not 
a business day,’’ and inserting ‘‘, or on the first 
business day occurring after such 10th day if 
such 10th day does not occur on a business 
day,’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘online’’ after ‘‘shall reg-
ister’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Any organization’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), any organization’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) THRESHOLD FOR CERTAIN ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—In the case of an organization with 
an employee who engages in lobbying activities 
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TITLE V—TRANSPARENCY IN 
FEDERAL AWARDS 
SEC. 501. IMPROVING APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTER-
FACE AND WEBSITE DATA ELEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Federal Funding 
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109–282; 31 U.S.C. 6101 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘and delivery orders’’ and inserting ‘‘lease 
agreements and assignments, and delivery or-
ders’’; 
(B) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (2)(A)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (5)(A)(i)’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) 
by 
striking 
‘‘paragraph 
(2)(A)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(5)(A)(ii)’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
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response to a request of the chief executive officer 
of an affected county for an emergency declaration, 
any reference in this title or title III to a State or 
the Governor of a State is deemed to refer to an af-
fected county or the chief executive officer of an af-
fected county, as appropriate. 
‘‘(4) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall prohibit a county from receiving 
assistance under this title through a declaration 
made by the President at the request of a State 
under subsection (a) if the President does not make 
a declaration under this subsection for the same in-
cident. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITION OF COUNTY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘county’ means a county, parrish, or 
equivalent subdivision of a State or Territory of 
the United States that is a unit of general local 
government. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—In the event a county 
is located in a State where 1 or more counties 
are not units of general local government, the 
term ‘county’ includes the largest city, town, or 
unit of general local government by population 
in an area affected by an emergency on behalf 
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Code of Federal Regulations, eligibility cri-
teria for the approval of a request from a 
county for a major disaster or emergency 
declaration that gives consideration to— 
(I) poverty rates within such 
county; 
(II) the economy within such 
county, including the economy of the 
area within such county that is im-
pacted by the disaster or emergency; 
(III) relevant social vulnerability 
indexes for residents of such county; 
(IV) the rate of unemployment 
before the disaster or emergency with-
in such county; 
(V) 
underserved 
communities 
within such county; 
(VI) the fiscal condition of the 
unit of government with jurisdiction 
over such county; 
(VII) the degree to which a sig-
nificant proportion of residents of 
such county received Federal benefits 
during the year preceding the disaster 
or emergency, including— 
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(aa) benefits provided under 
the Medicaid program under title 
XIX of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); 
(bb) benefits provided under 
the supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program established under 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); 
(cc) benefits provided under 
the program of block grants to 
States for temporary assistance 
for needy families established 
under part A of title IV of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
601 et seq.); and 
(dd) any other Federal bene-
fits the Administrator determines 
is appropriate; and 
(VIII) the impact of other recent 
disasters and emergencies on resi-
dents within such county; 
(iii) eligibility criteria for contiguous 
counties located within the same State or 
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of all affected cities, towns, and other units of 
general local government.’’. 
(c) RULEMAKING AND GUIDANCE.— 
(1) RULEMAKING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator shall issue such regulations, after 
providing public notice and opportunity for 
comment, as are necessary to establish a proc-
ess to implement the amendments made by this 
section. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The regulations required 
under subparagraph (A) shall include— 
(i) a process by which the chief execu-
tive officer of a county may— 
(I) submit a request for the Ad-
ministrator to recommend that the 
President make a major disaster or 
emergency declaration for such coun-
ty; and 
(II) upon approval of such re-
quest, directly receive any assistance 
provided pursuant to such request; 
(ii) in addition to the eligibility factors 
described under section 206.48 of title 44, 
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(1) Executive Order No. 13990, relating to 
Protecting Public Health and the Environment and 
Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis. 
(2) Executive Order No. 14008, relating to 
Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. 
(3) Section 6 of Executive Order No. 14013, re-
lating to Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To 
Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of 
Climate Change on Migration. 
(4) Executive Order No. 14030, relating to Cli-
mate-Related Financial Risk. 
(5) Executive Order No. 14057, relating to 
Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs 
Through Federal Sustainability. 
(6) Executive Order No. 14082, relating to Im-
plementation of the Energy and Infrastructure Pro-
visions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. 
(7) Executive Order No. 14096, relating to Re-
vitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environ-
mental Justice for All. 
SEC. 421. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for Fis-
cal Year 2025 for the Department of Veterans Affairs may 
be obligated or expended to procure or purchase com-
puters, printers, software, or hardware needed for an of-
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fice environment in which the manufacturer, bidder, or of-
feror, or any subsidy or parent company of an entity— 
(1) in which the People’s Republic of China has 
any ownership stake; or 
(2) that contributes to the defense industry of 
the Chinese Communist Party. 
(b) APPLICABILITY TO THIRD PARTIES.— 
The prohibition in subsection (a) also applies in cases in 
which the Secretary has contracted with a third party for 
the procurement, purchase, or expenditure of funds on any 
of the equipment and software described in such sub-
section. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 422. $0. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2025’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 439 
118TH CONGRESS 
2ND SESSION H. R. 8580 
[Report No. 118–528] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for military construction, 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2025, and for other purposes. 
MAY 28, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8581 
To amend the Small Business Act to provide for cancellation or repayment 
for certain Small Business Administration disaster loans, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2024 
Ms. BROWNLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to provide for cancellation 
or repayment for certain Small Business Administration 
disaster loans, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disaster Loan Forgive-
ness Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CANCELLATION OR REPAYMENT FOR CERTAIN 
SMALL 
BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
DIS-
ASTER LOANS. 
Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second paragraph (16) 
(relating to statute of limitations) as paragraph 
(17); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (17), as so re-
designated, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(17) CANCELLATION
OR
REPAYMENT
FOR 
CERTAIN LOANS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
may cancel or repay an amount described under 
subparagraph (B) of the balance of interest and 
principal due on a loan made under paragraph 
(1)(A) for a borrower described in such sub-
paragraph. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNTS.—The amounts described 
under this paragraph are as follows: 
‘‘(i) With respect to borrower who is 
an individual— 
‘‘(I) with an income less than or 
equal to 400 percent of the poverty 
line applicable to the borrower’s fam-
ily size as determined in accordance 
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with section 673(2) of the Community 
Services Block Grant Act, 100 percent 
of such balance; and 
‘‘(II) with an income greater 
than 400 percent of such poverty line 
and less than $250,000, 50 percent of 
such balance. 
‘‘(ii) With respect to a borrower that 
is a small business concern or a small non-
profit organization (as defined by the Ad-
ministrator), not more than 50 percent of 
such balance.’’. 
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fied by the research community and discussed in peer-re-
viewed research journal articles.’’. 
SEC. 6. CHANGES RELATING TO NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF 
DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DIS-
EASES. 
(a) CHANGE OF NAME OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF 
DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subpart 3 of part C of title 
IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285c 
et seq.) is amended in the subpart heading by strik-
ing ‘‘National Institute of Diabetes and Di-
gestive and Kidney Diseases’’ and inserting 
‘‘National Institute of Diabetes and Diges-
tive, Kidney, and Liver Diseases’’. 
(2) TREATMENT OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL 
INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KID-
NEY DISEASES.—The individual serving as the Di-
rector of the National Institute of Diabetes and Di-
gestive and Kidney Diseases as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act may continue to serve as the Direc-
tor of the National Institute of Diabetes and Diges-
tive, Kidney, and Liver Diseases commencing as of 
that date. 
(3) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Na-
tional Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kid-
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SEC. 2. INCENTIVES FOR DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING 
STRUCTURAL COMPETENCY IN PROVIDING 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part II of subtitle B of title XX 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397m–5) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2047. INCENTIVES FOR DEVELOPING AND SUS-
TAINING STRUCTURAL COMPETENCY IN PRO-
VIDING HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS TO STATES TO SUPPORT LINKAGES TO 
LEGAL
SERVICES
AND
MEDICAL
LEGAL
PARTNER-
SHIPS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Within 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall establish and administer a program of grants 
to States to support the adoption of evidence-based 
approaches to establishing or improving and main-
taining real-time linkages between health and social 
services and supports for vulnerable elders or in con-
junction with authorized representatives of vulner-
able elders, including through the following: 
‘‘(A) MEDICAL-LEGAL
PARTNERSHIPS.— 
The establishment and support of medical-legal 
partnerships, the incorporation of the partner-
ships in the elder justice framework and health 
and human services safety net, and the imple-
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purposes of assistance under section 106, there is author-
ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 an amount 
equal to $3,425,000,000, as adjusted by adding to such 
amount a percentage thereof equal to any percentage in-
crease, over the immediately preceding 4 calendar quarters 
ending before the commencement of such fiscal year, in 
the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
(CPI–U) and, for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2028, 
the amount that is equal the amount authorized under this 
sentence for the immediately preceding fiscal year, as ad-
justed by adding to such amount a percentage thereof 
equal to any percentage increase, over the immediately 
preceding 4 calendar quarters ending before the com-
mencement of such fiscal year to which such authorization 
applies, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers (CPI–U)’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8585 
To establish a National Auto Theft Bureau within the Department of Justice. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2024 
Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself and Mr. D’ESPOSITO) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish a National Auto Theft Bureau within the 
Department of Justice. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combatting Auto Rob-
bery at the Source Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL AUTO THEFT BU-
REAU. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General shall 
establish within the Department of Justice a National 
Auto Theft Bureau. 
(b) DUTIES.— The Bureau shall: 
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(1) Act as a national repository for information 
related to auto theft, including by facilitating real 
time information sharing agreements between Fed-
eral, State, and local law enforcement agencies 
across the country who are combatting auto thefts. 
(2) Provide training, resources, and rec-
ommendations to private industry, the public, and 
law enforcement agencies on how to combat auto 
theft. 
(3) Establish a pilot program to provide to 
State and local law enforcement agencies to facili-
tate information collection, information sharing, and 
implementation of best practices related to auto 
theft. 
(c) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION
OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.— There is authorized to be appropriated to 
the Attorney General to carry out the pilot program under 
subsection (b)(3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
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