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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8538 
To establish an interagency committee to coordinate activities of the Federal 
Government relating to biotechnology oversight, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2024 
Mr. KHANNA (for himself and Mrs. BICE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To establish an interagency committee to coordinate activities 
of the Federal Government relating to biotechnology 
oversight, 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 ‘‘Biotechnology Over-
sight Coordination Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) biotechnology harnesses the power of biol-
ogy to create new products and provides opportuni-
ties to grow the United States economy, provide jobs 
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for a skilled workforce, improve resilience of supply 
chains, and improve the quality of human lives and 
the environment; and 
(2) a science-based, risk-proportionate, predict-
able, efficient, and transparent system to support 
the safe use of products of biotechnology will enable 
the United States to continue to be a world leader 
in biotechnology research and development. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to coordi-
nate and enhance the efforts of the Federal Government 
under the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of 
Biotechnology to protect health and the environment while 
enabling the development, commercialization, and safe use 
of products derived from plants, animals, and microorga-
nisms developed with biotechnology. 
SEC. 3. BIOTECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT COORDINATION COM-
MITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
President, 
acting 
through the Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy and the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, shall establish an inter-
agency committee to coordinate activities of the Fed-
eral Government relating to biotechnology-specific 
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employing software to identify component parts 
through the use of a unique identifier. 
(14) TOOL.—The term ‘‘tool’’ means any soft-
ware program, hardware implement, or other appa-
ratus used for diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of 
digital electronic equipment, including software or 
other mechanisms that provision, program, or pair a 
part, calibrate functionality, or perform any other 
function required to bring the equipment back to 
fully functional condition. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to 
equipment sold or in use on or after the effective date of 
this Act. 
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national organizations to programs and projects 
funded by any Federal department or agency 
and any obligations or expenditures of such rev-
enues; 
(D) revenues attributable to, or consisting 
of, foreign assets seized or frozen that con-
tribute to programs and projects funded by any 
Federal department or agency and any obliga-
tions or expenditures of such revenues; 
(E) operating expenses of entities receiving 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able for military, economic, and humanitarian 
aid to Ukraine; and 
(F) for any contract, grant, agreement, or 
other funding mechanism described in sub-
section (b)— 
(i) the dollar amount of the contract, 
grant, agreement, or other funding mecha-
nism; 
(ii) a brief discussion of the scope of 
the contract, grant, agreement, or other 
funding mechanism; 
(iii) a discussion of how the Federal 
department or agency involved in the con-
tract, grant, agreement, or other funding 
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first taxable year beginning after the date of enactment 
of this Act— 
(1) such change shall be treated as initiated by 
the taxpayer, and 
(2) such change shall be treated as made with 
the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 206. REPEAL OF PERCENTAGE DEPLETION FOR COAL 
AND HARD MINERAL FOSSIL FUELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 613 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) TERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO COAL AND 
HARD MINERAL FOSSIL FUELS.—In the case of coal, lig-
nite, and oil shale (other than oil shale described in sub-
section (b)(5)), the allowance for depletion shall be com-
puted without reference to this section for any taxable 
year beginning after the date of the enactment of the End 
Polluter Welfare Act of 2024.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) COAL AND LIGNITE.—Section 613(b)(4) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
striking ‘‘coal, lignite,’’. 
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(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals 
struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic 
items. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF 
SALE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is 
authorized to be charged against the United States Mint 
Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be nec-
essary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under 
this Act. 
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the 
sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 
4 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public 
Enterprise Fund. 
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SEC. 2. CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR SURVIVOR BENEFIT 
PLAN FOR CERTAIN SURVIVING SPOUSES 
WHO REMARRY. 
Section 1450(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘An annuity’’ and inserting 
‘‘(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an annuity’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may not terminate payment 
of an annuity for a surviving spouse described in 
subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 1448(d)(1) solely 
because that surviving spouse remarries. In the case 
of a surviving spouse who remarried before reaching 
age 55 and before the date of the enactment of the 
Captain James C. Edge Gold Star Spouse Equity 
Act, the Secretary shall resume payment of the an-
nuity to that surviving spouse for each month after 
the date of the enactment of that Act.’’. 
SEC. 3. CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPENDENCY AND 
INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVING 
SPOUSES WHO REMARRY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(d) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘The remarriage of a surviving spouse 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8547 
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish 
a universal design standards certification system and to establish a 
refundable tax credit for individuals and groups that construct or ren-
ovate buildings and residences, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2024 
Mr. NEGUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to establish a universal design standards certification 
system and to establish a refundable tax credit for indi-
viduals and groups that construct or renovate buildings 
and residences, 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 ‘‘Universal Design 
Standard Tax Incentive Act’’. 
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voke such rental assistance on behalf 
of the veteran solely on the basis of 
such refusal; 
‘‘(III) a public housing authority 
may not revoke rental assistance pro-
vided by such authority on behalf of 
the veteran solely on the basis of such 
refusal; and 
‘‘(IV) the owner may not evict or 
otherwise penalize the veteran solely 
on the basis of such refusal; and 
‘‘(iv) in the case of a veteran de-
scribed in clause (ii) whose case manage-
ment is suspended for the health and safe-
ty of the veteran or the case manager, the 
owner may not evict or otherwise penalize 
the veteran solely on the basis of such sus-
pension.’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and 
(D) as subparagraphs (B) and (E), respectively; 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (B), as re-
designated the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) VETERANS
WHO
DO
NOT
REQUIRE 
CASE MANAGEMENT.—A voucher made available 
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shall not bar the furnishing of benefits under section 
1311 of this title to the surviving spouse of a vet-
eran.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking subparagraph 
(A) and renumbering subparagraphs (B) through 
(E) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively. 
(b) RESUMPTION OF PAYMENTS TO CERTAIN INDI-
VIDUALS PREVIOUSLY DENIED DEPENDENCY AND IN-
DEMNITY COMPENSATION.—Beginning on the first day of 
the first month after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall resume payment of dependency 
and indemnity compensation under section 1311 of such 
title to each living individual who— 
(1) is the surviving spouse of a veteran; and 
(2) remarried before— 
(A) reaching age 57; and 
(B) the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(A) in the case of a criminal corporation 
described in paragraph (1) of subsection (b), on 
the date on which the corporation is finally con-
victed of the offense described in such para-
graph; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a criminal corporation 
described in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), on 
the date on which the corporation enters into 
an agreement described in such paragraph. 
‘‘(b) CRIMINAL CORPORATION DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘criminal corporation’ means a corpora-
tion— 
‘‘(1) which has been convicted of violating sec-
tion 371 of title 18, United States Code (relating to 
conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud the 
United States), or any other felony involving dishon-
esty or a breach of trust; or 
‘‘(2) which has been charged with violating sec-
tion 371 of such title or with another felony involv-
ing dishonesty or a breach of trust and has entered 
into a nonprosecution agreement, a deferred pros-
ecution agreement, or any other agreement with the 
Attorney General to resolve the charge, if the terms 
and conditions of the agreement include a require-
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8548 
To remove aliens who fail to comply with a release order, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2024 
Mr. NEHLS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To remove aliens who fail to comply with a release order, 
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 ‘‘Accountability 
Through Deportation Act’’ or the ‘‘ATD Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF ALIENS WHO FAIL TO COMPLY WITH 
RELEASE ORDER. 
Section 240(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a(b)(5)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘(F) FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH RELEASE 
ORDER.—In the case that an immigration offi-
cer submits an affidavit to an immigration 
judge stating that an alien failed to comply with 
a condition of release under section 236(a), 
such alien shall be ordered removed in 
absentia.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 854 
To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to expand certain benefits 
for surviving spouses of members of the Armed Forces who die in 
line of duty, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2023 
Mr. WALTZ (for himself, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. BACON, and Mr. CROW) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to expand 
certain benefits for surviving spouses of members of the 
Armed Forces who die in line of duty, 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 ‘‘Captain James C. 
Edge Gold Star Spouse Equity Act’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8550 
To provide for the prohibition on the use of United States passports for 
travel to, in, or through the Turks and Caicos Islands. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2024 
Mr. OGLES (for himself and Mr. DONALDS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for the prohibition on the use of United States 
passports for travel to, in, or through the Turks and 
Caicos Islands. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Americans 
Against Lawless Foreign Territories Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION. 
Beginning 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and for a period of time not to exceed 90 days, 
all United States passports shall be invalid for travel to, 
in, or through the Turks and Caicos Islands, unless spe-
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cially validated for such travel under the authority of the 
Secretary of State. 
SEC. 3. RENEWAL OF PROHIBITION. 
The Secretary of State shall have the authority to 
extend the prohibition described in section 2 for periods 
of 90 days, renewable indefinitely. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8551 
To require the Director of National Intelligence to prepare and make available 
a report on the wealth and corrupt activities of the leadership of the 
Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2024 
Mr. OGLES (for himself, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. PERRY, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, 
Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Ms. VAN 
DUYNE, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. BURLISON, 
and Mr. MCCORMICK) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
A BILL 
To require the Director of National Intelligence to prepare 
and make available a report on the wealth and corrupt 
activities of the leadership of the Chinese Communist 
Party, 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 ‘‘Confronting CCP Ma-
lign Influence Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON WEALTH AND CORRUPT ACTIVITIES OF 
THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CHINESE COM-
MUNIST PARTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
shall prepare and make available to the public an unclassi-
fied report on the wealth and corrupt activities of the lead-
ership of the Chinese Communist Party, including the 
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and 
senior leadership officials in the Central Committee, the 
Politburo, the Politburo Standing Committee, and any 
other regional Party Secretaries. 
(b) HEARING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence, or the Director’s designee, 
shall appear before the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate to present 
testimony in an open hearing regarding the findings of 
the report required under subsection (a). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8552 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit criminal 
corporations from making disbursements of funds in connection with 
a campaign for election for Federal, State, or local office. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2024 
Ms. OMAR (for herself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. TLAIB, and Ms. PRESSLEY) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
prohibit criminal corporations from making disburse-
ments of funds in connection with a campaign for elec-
tion for Federal, State, or local office. 
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 ‘‘Protect Democracy 
From Criminal Corporations Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITING POLITICAL SPENDING BY CRIMINAL 
CORPORATIONS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Title III of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 325. PROHIBITING POLITICAL SPENDING BY CRIMI-
NAL CORPORATIONS. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that corpora-
tions are permitted under law to make a disburse-
ment of funds in connection with a campaign for 
election for Federal, State, or local office, including 
a disbursement consisting of a contribution or dona-
tion of money or other thing of value, an inde-
pendent expenditure, or a disbursement for an elec-
tioneering communication (as defined in section 
304(f)(3)), it shall be unlawful for a corporation 
which is a criminal corporation, or for any separate 
segregated 
fund 
established 
under 
section 
316(b)(2)(C) by a criminal corporation, to make 
such a disbursement during the applicable period de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE
PERIOD
DESCRIBED.—In 
paragraph (1), the ‘applicable period’ with respect to 
a criminal corporation is the 10-year period which 
begins— 
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ment that the corporation make a payment equal to 
or greater than $1,000,000.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a corporation 
which is convicted of the offense described in paragraph 
(1) of section 325(b) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (as added by subsection (a)), or which enters 
into an agreement described in paragraph (2) of such sec-
tion, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 205. TERMINATION OF LAST-IN, FIRST-OUT METHOD 
OF INVENTORY FOR OIL, NATURAL GAS, AND 
COAL COMPANIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 472 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) TERMINATION FOR OIL, NATURAL GAS, AND 
COAL COMPANIES.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
taxpayer that is in the trade or business of the production, 
refining, processing, transportation, or distribution of oil, 
natural gas, or coal for any taxable year beginning after 
the date of enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act 
of 2024.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL TERMINATION.—Section 473 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) TERMINATION FOR OIL, NATURAL GAS, AND 
COAL COMPANIES.—This section shall not apply to any 
taxpayer that is in the trade or business of the production, 
refining, processing, transportation, or distribution of oil, 
natural gas, or coal for any taxable year beginning after 
the date of enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act 
of 2024.’’. 
(c) CHANGE IN METHOD OF ACCOUNTING.—In the 
case of any taxpayer required by the amendments made 
by this section to change its method of accounting for its 
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