datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
considers appropriate for purposes of providing certifi-
cation under this section. 
‘‘§ 4404. Employment and benefits protection 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible employee who takes 
leave under section 4402 of this title for the intended pur-
pose of the leave shall be entitled, on return from such 
leave— 
‘‘(1) to be restored by the employer to the posi-
tion of employment held by the eligible employee 
when the leave commenced; or 
‘‘(2) to be restored to an equivalent position 
with equivalent rights and benefits of employment. 
‘‘(b) LOSS OF BENEFITS.—The taking of leave under 
section 4402 of this title shall not result in the loss of 
any employment benefit accrued prior to the date on which 
the leave commenced. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to entitle any restored employee to— 
‘‘(1) the accrual of any seniority or employment 
benefits during any period of leave; or 
‘‘(2) any right, benefit, or position of employ-
ment other than any right, benefit, or position to 
which the employee would have been entitled had the 
employee not taken the leave. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 740 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7532 
[Report No. 118–905] 
To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to establish Federal 
AI system governance requirements, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2024 
Mr. COMER (for himself, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. MACE, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. 
HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. LANGWORTHY, and Mr. 
KHANNA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Accountability 
DECEMBER 18, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 5, 2024] 
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A BILL 
To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to 
establish Federal AI system governance requirements, 
and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Federal A.I. Governance 
and Transparency Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL AGENCY ARTIFICIAL 
INTELLIGENCE 
SYSTEM 
GOVERNANCE 
RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
(a) FEDERAL AI SYSTEM GOVERNANCE.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 35 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 
SYSTEM GOVERNANCE 
‘‘§ 3591. Purposes 
‘‘The purposes of this subchapter, with respect to the 
design, development, acquisition, use, management, and 
oversight of artificial intelligence in the Federal Govern-
ment, are to ensure the following: 
‘‘(1) Actions that are consistent with the Con-
stitution and any other applicable law and policy, 
including those addressing freedom of speech, privacy, 
civil rights, civil liberties, and an open and trans-
parent Government. 
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that provides such an automated decision system 
output or uses such automated decision system out-
put on the use of such system, including on— 
(A) the input information used by such 
automated decision system; 
(B) the appeals process for such an auto-
mated decision system output; 
(C) potential biases in automated decision 
systems; 
(D) any limitations of the automated deci-
sion system; 
(E) any potential adverse effects to covered 
individuals due to the automated decision sys-
tem; 
(F) any potential errors or problems re-
lated to the automated decision system; and 
(G) examples of inappropriate uses of the 
automated decision system. 
(b) MANAGEMENT
BY
AN AUTOMATED DECISION 
SYSTEM.—An employer that manages a covered individual 
through an automated decision system shall enable the 
covered individual to opt out of such management and be 
managed through a human manager who is able to make 
employment-related decisions with respect to the covered 
individual. 
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the Stop CMV Act of 2024, the Discretionary Advi-
sory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns 
and Children established under section 1111 (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘Advisory Com-
mittee’) shall prescribe appropriate standards and 
procedures which may be implemented by such 
State. 
‘‘(4) REVIEW AND APPROVAL.—The standards 
and procedures prescribed under this subsection 
shall be subject to review and approval by the Advi-
sory Committee. In reviewing or prescribing stand-
ards and procedures as required under this sub-
section, the Advisory Committee shall consider 
standards and procedures adopted in other States 
with 
respect 
to 
the 
screening 
of 
congenital 
Cytomegalovirus, the standards and procedures 
adopted in such State with respect to the screening 
of infants for other heritable diseases, and any sci-
entific evidence the Advisory Committee considers 
relevant to provide for the screening of infants for 
congenital Cytomegalovirus. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES AD-
MINISTRATION.— 
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‘‘(d) PRIVACY PROTECTION.—Disclosure of informa-
tion contained within a system of records (as such term 
is defined in section 552a(a)(5) of title 5, United States 
Code) as authorized in subsections (b) and (c) of this sec-
tion shall be considered a routine use for the purposes of 
section 552a(3) of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(e) FEE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To carry out subsection 
(b), the Administrator may charge a fee to partici-
pating insurance companies under subsection (b). 
The Administrator shall not charge a fee to the cur-
rent owner requesting flood insurance information 
under subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) DEPOSIT.—The Administrator shall de-
posit the fee collected under this subsection into the 
National Flood Insurance Fund established under 
section 1310. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section 
the following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(1) INSURANCE COMPANY.—The term ‘insur-
ance company’ means an insurance company that 
meets the requirements of subparagraph (A) of sec-
tion 102(b)(7) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act 
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a(b)(7)(A). 
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‘‘(2) LESSEE.—The term ‘lessee’ means a per-
son who enters into an agreement to lease, rent, or 
sublease a property. 
‘‘(3) 
PURCHASER.—The 
term 
‘purchaser’ 
means a person or entity that enters into an agree-
ment to purchase an interest in a property.’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDRESSING PUBLIC HEALTH CRISES BY REQUIR-
ING PLANS TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF 
COVERED PRODUCTS ON PUBLIC HEALTH. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—For the purpose of addressing 
public health crises listed pursuant to subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall require the manufacturer of a covered 
product— 
(1) not later than 180 days after such product 
is listed pursuant to subsection (c), to develop and 
begin implementation of a plan to mitigate the ef-
fects of such product on public health; and 
(2) so long as the listing remains in effect, to 
maintain and update such plan. 
(b) LIST OF PUBLIC HEALTH CRISES.—Subject to 
the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall seek 
to enter into a contract, not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, with the National Academy 
of Medicine (or, if the National Academy declines, another 
appropriate entity)— 
(1) to develop and publish a list of public health 
crises; and 
(2) to update such list continuously. 
(c) LIST OF COVERED PRODUCTS.—The Secretary 
shall develop, publish, and update a list of products (in 
this Act referred to as ‘‘covered products’’) that— 
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(1) are manufactured for human use or con-
sumption; and 
(2) are determined by the Secretary to have a 
fiscal impact on the United States public health sys-
tem, taken collectively with other similar products, 
of $50,000,000 or more per year. 
(d) CIVIL PENALTY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A manufacturer shall be lia-
ble to the United States for a civil penalty if— 
(A) the manufacturer violates subsection 
(a); and 
(B) the Secretary determines that such 
violation has a negative impact on public 
health. 
(2) AMOUNT.—The amount of a civil penalty 
under paragraph (1) shall not exceed $20,000 for 
each day on which the violation continues. 
(e) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘public health crisis’’— 
(A) shall be defined by the Secretary; and 
(B) may include an event or occurrence 
that— 
(i) is temporary or permanent; 
(ii) is manmade or naturally occur-
ring; and 
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(iii) substantially negatively impacts 
the public health. 
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Creation of On-Site Treatment Systems Af-
fording Veterans Improvements and Numerous General 
Safety Enhancements Act’’ or the ‘‘VA COST SAVINGS 
Enhancements Act’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF ON-SITE REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE 
TREATMENT SYSTEMS AT DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS FACILITIES. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF FACILITIES.—The Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall identify Department of Veterans 
Affairs facilities that would benefit from cost savings asso-
ciated with the use of an on-site regulated medical waste 
treatment system over a five-year period. 
(b) REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE COST ANALYSIS 
MODEL.—For purposes of carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall develop a uniform regulated medical waste 
cost analysis model to be used to determine the cost sav-
ings associated with the use of an on-site regulated med-
ical waste treatment system at Department facilities. Such 
model shall be designed to calculate savings based on— 
(1) the cost of treating regulated medical waste 
at an off-site location under a contract with a non- 
Department entity; compared to 
(2) the cost of treating regulated medical waste 
on-site, based on the equipment specification of
treatment system manufacturers, with capital costs 
amortized over a ten-year period. 
(c) INSTALLATION.—At each Department facility 
identified under subsection (a), the Secretary shall secure, 
install, and operate an on-site regulated medical waste 
treatment system. 
(d) REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘regulated medical waste’’ has the 
meaning given such term under section 173.134(a)(5) of 
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, concerning regu-
lated medical waste and infectious substances, or any suc-
cessor regulation, except that, in the case of an applicable 
State law that is more expansive, the definition in the 
State law shall apply. 
SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out the requirements of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 8, 
2023. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 753 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use 
on-site regulated medical waste treatment sys-
tems at certain Department of Veterans Affairs 
facilities, and for other purposes.
IIB 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 753 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 9, 2023 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use on-site 
regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain 
Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Creation of On-Site Treatment Systems Af-
fording Veterans Improvements and Numerous General 
Safety Enhancements Act’’ or the ‘‘VA COST SAVINGS 
Enhancements Act’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF ON-SITE REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE 
TREATMENT SYSTEMS AT DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS FACILITIES. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF FACILITIES.—The Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall identify Department of Veterans 
Affairs facilities that would benefit from cost savings asso-
ciated with the use of an on-site regulated medical waste 
treatment system over a five-year period. 
(b) REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE COST ANALYSIS 
MODEL.—For purposes of carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall develop a uniform regulated medical waste 
cost analysis model to be used to determine the cost sav-
ings associated with the use of an on-site regulated med-
ical waste treatment system at Department facilities. Such 
model shall be designed to calculate savings based on— 
(1) the cost of treating regulated medical waste 
at an off-site location under a contract with a non- 
Department entity; compared to 
(2) the cost of treating regulated medical waste 
on-site, based on the equipment specification of 
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treatment system manufacturers, with capital costs 
amortized over a ten-year period. 
(c) INSTALLATION.—At each Department facility 
identified under subsection (a), the Secretary shall secure, 
install, and operate an on-site regulated medical waste 
treatment system. 
(d) REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘regulated medical waste’’ has the 
meaning given such term under section 173.134(a)(5) of 
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, concerning regu-
lated medical waste and infectious substances, or any suc-
cessor regulation, except that, in the case of an applicable 
State law that is more expansive, the definition in the 
State law shall apply. 
SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out the requirements of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 8, 
2023. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7549 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the termination of 
a certain educational assistance program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2024 
Mr. MRVAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
termination of a certain educational assistance program, 
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 ‘‘Gold Star Family Edu-
cation Parity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN EDU-
CATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE.—Chapter 35 of title 38, United States Code, 
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is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
chapter: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VIII—TERMINATION 
‘‘§ 3571. Termination of authority 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The authority to provide edu-
cational assistance under this chapter shall terminate on 
August 1, 2028. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL AS-
SISTANCE.—An individual who is no longer eligible for 
educational assistance under this chapter pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall be entitled to educational assistance 
under chapter 33 of this title in the same manner as if 
the individual had elected to receive educational assistance 
under section 3327 of this title, notwithstanding the re-
strictions on crediting service under section 3322(h)(1) of 
this title, but subject to the limitations under section 
3327(d)(2) of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VIII–TERMINATION 
‘‘3571. Termination of authority.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 754 
To establish an advisory commission regarding eligibility for health care 
furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2023 
Mr. BOST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To establish an advisory commission regarding eligibility for 
health care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
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 ‘‘Modernizing Veterans’ 
Health Care Eligibility Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COMMISSION ON ELIGIBILITY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a com-
mission, to be known as the ‘‘Commission on Eligi-
bility’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commis-
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sion’’), to examine eligibility for health care from the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) VOTING MEMBERS.—The Commission 
shall be composed of 15 voting members who 
are appointed as follows: 
(i) Three members appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
at least one of whom shall be a veteran. 
(ii) Three members appointed by the 
minority leader of the House of Represent-
atives, at least one of whom shall be a vet-
eran. 
(iii) Three members appointed by the 
majority leader of the Senate, at least one 
of whom shall be a veteran. 
(iv) Three members appointed by the 
minority leader of the Senate, at least one 
of whom shall be a veteran. 
(v) Three members appointed by the 
President, at least two of whom shall be 
veterans. 
(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—Of the members 
appointed under subparagraph (A)— 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 
(2) GRID-ENHANCING TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘‘grid-enhancing technology’’ means any hardware or 
software that— 
(A) increases the capacity, efficiency, reli-
ability, resilience, or safety of transmission fa-
cilities and transmission technologies; and 
(B) is installed in addition to transmission 
facilities and transmission technologies— 
(i) to give operators of the trans-
mission facilities and transmission tech-
nologies more situational awareness and 
control over the electric grid; 
(ii) to make the transmission facilities 
and transmission technologies more effi-
cient; or 
(iii) to increase the transfer capacity 
of the transmission facilities and trans-
mission technologies. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7550 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a mechanism to 
make helicopter noise complaint data accessible to the Federal Aviation 
Administration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2024 
Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. BEYER, Mr. 
TRONE, and Mr. RASKIN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a 
mechanism to make helicopter noise complaint data ac-
cessible to the Federal Aviation Administration. 
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 ‘‘Washington, DC, Area 
Helicopter Noise Information Exchange Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INFORMATION SHARING REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal 
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Aviation Administration, shall establish a mechanism to 
make helicopter noise complaint data accessible to the 
Federal Aviation Administration, to helicopter operators 
operating in the Washington, DC, area, and to the public 
on a website of the Administration, based on the rec-
ommendation of the Government Accountability Office in 
the report published on January 7, 2021, titled ‘‘Aircraft 
Noise: Better Information Sharing Could Improve Re-
sponses to Washington, DC, Area Helicopter Noise Con-
cerns’’. 
(b) COOPERATION.—Any helicopter operator oper-
ating in the Washington, DC, area shall provide helicopter 
noise complaint data to the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion through the mechanism established under subsection 
(a). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HELICOPTER
NOISE
COMPLAINT
DATA.— 
The term ‘‘helicopter noise complaint data’’— 
(A) means general data relating to a com-
plaint made by an individual about helicopter 
noise in the Washington, DC, area and may in-
clude— 
(i) the location and description of the 
event that is the subject of the complaint; 
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(ii) the start and end time of such 
event; 
(iii) a description of the aircraft that 
is the subject of the complaint; and 
(iv) the airport name associated with 
such event; and 
(B) does not include the personally identi-
fiable information of the individual who sub-
mitted the complaint. 
(2) 
WASHINGTON, 
DC, 
AREA.—The 
term 
‘‘Washington, DC, area’’ means the area inside of a 
30-mile radius surrounding Ronald Reagan Wash-
ington National Airport. 
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