IA 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 143 
Enabling Congress to advance important policies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2026 
Mr. MCGOVERN submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees 
on Veterans’ Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, 
Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural 
Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland 
Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways 
and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Enabling Congress to advance important policies. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Resolution Act.’’ 
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TITLE I 
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-PUBLIC 
HEALTH SERVICE JOINT SCHOLARSHIP PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 76 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting, after subchapter V, 
the following new subchapter: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER V-A—VETERANS AFFAIRS-PUB-
LIC HEALTH SERVICE JOINT SCHOLARSHIP 
PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 7661. AUTHORITY. 
‘‘As part of the Educational Assistance Program, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs may, in partnership with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Sec-
retary of Defense, carry out a scholarship program, to be 
known as the Department of Veterans Affairs-Public 
Health Service Joint Scholarship Program (hereafter in 
this subchapter, ‘the program’) under which a PHS officer 
shall— 
‘‘(1) attend the F. Edward He´bert School of 
Medicine of USU at the expense of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs; and 
‘‘(2) after graduating and completing an initial 
residency, serve, full-time, at a medical facility of the 
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‘‘SEC. 7664. OBLIGATED SERVICE. 
‘‘(a) DETAIL.—(1) Pursuant to section 214 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 215), the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall detail a PHS officer 
who receives a scholarship under the program to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(2) The length of such detail shall be sufficient for 
the officer to complete— 
‘‘(A) attendance at USU described in section 
7661 of this title; 
‘‘(B) an initial residency; and 
‘‘(C) a period of obligated service, not to exceed 
ten years, in a medical facility of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(b) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.—A PHS officer, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall enter into a written agreement 
specifying the terms of such detail and the length period 
of obligated service of such PHS officer. 
‘‘(c) FAILURE TO COMPLETE PERIOD OF OBLIGATED 
SERVICE.—(1) A PHS officer who receives a scholarship 
under the program and fails to complete the period of obli-
gated service shall reimburse the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) twice the total amount of the tuition and 
expenses paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
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to the Secretary of Defense arising the attendance 
of such PHS officer at USU; and 
‘‘(B) twice the salary, allowances, and benefits 
paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services arising from 
the detail under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may waive re-
imbursement under paragraph (1) if the Secretary deter-
mines that such reimbursement would be inequitable or 
would not be in the public interest. 
‘‘SEC. 7665. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subchapter: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘PHS officer’ means an officer 
of the commissioned corps of the Public Health 
Service. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘USU’ means the Uniformed 
Services University of the Health Sciences.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting, 
after the item relating for section 7655, the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER V-A–VETERANS AFFAIRS-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE JOINT 
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 
‘‘§ 7661. Establishment 
‘‘§ 7662. Interagency agreement 
‘‘§ 7663. Costs 
‘‘§ 7664. Obligated service 
‘‘§ 7665. Definitions’’. 
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TITLE II 
SEC. 201. PROFESSIONAL NONPROFIT THEATER GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965 is amended by insert-
ing after section 207 (42 U.S.C. 3147) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 208. PROFESSIONAL NONPROFIT THEATER GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a grant program, to be known as the ‘Professional 
Nonprofit Theater Grant Program’ (referred to in this 
section as the ‘program’), to provide to eligible entities 
funding for the purposes of— 
‘‘(1) supporting employment and economic re-
covery; 
‘‘(2) stimulating economic development; 
‘‘(3) strengthening community-based arts orga-
nizations; and 
‘‘(4) improving theater facilities. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity eligible to receive 
a grant under the program is a nonprofit organiza-
tion described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation 
under section 501(a) of that Code— 
‘‘(A) that produces or presents live theater 
and other performing arts; 
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‘‘(B) that compensates all professional per-
formers and related or supporting professional 
personnel at a rate that is not less than the 
prevailing minimum compensation for persons 
employed in similar activities as described in 
section 5(m) of the National Foundation on the 
Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 954(m)); 
‘‘(C) that, prior to the date of application, 
has not less than a 3-year history of program-
ming; 
‘‘(D)(i) that demonstrates a loss in gross 
or net revenue, adjusted for inflation, as de-
fined by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(ii) that primarily serves historically 
underserved communities, including popu-
lations whose opportunities to experience 
the arts have been limited relative to geog-
raphy, economics, race or ethnicity, or dis-
ability; 
‘‘(E) that has no net earnings benefitting 
a private stockholder or individual; 
‘‘(F) the primary purpose of which is the 
nonprofit arts industry; and 
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‘‘(G) that, during the 3-year period pre-
ceding the date of application, has not been 
issued an administrative merits determination, 
arbitral award or decision, or civil judgment, as 
defined in regulations issued by the Secretary 
of Labor, for any violation of— 
‘‘(i) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.); 
‘‘(ii) the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et 
seq.); 
‘‘(iii) subchapter IV of chapter 31 of 
title 40, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ‘Davis-Bacon Act’); 
‘‘(iv) chapter 67 of title 41, United 
States Code (commonly known as the 
‘Service Contract Act’); 
‘‘(v) Executive Order 11246 (42 
U.S.C. 2000e note; relating to equal em-
ployment opportunity); 
‘‘(vi) section 503 of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 793); 
‘‘(vii) section 4212 of title 38, United 
States Code; 
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‘‘(viii) the Family and Medical Leave 
Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.); 
‘‘(ix) title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); 
‘‘(x) title I of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et 
seq.); 
‘‘(xi) the Age Discrimination in Em-
ployment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et 
seq.); 
‘‘(xii) Executive Order 13658 (79 
Fed. Reg. 9851; relating to establishing a 
minimum wage for contractors); 
‘‘(xiii) the Pregnant Workers Fairness 
Act (42 U.S.C. 2000gg et seq.); 
‘‘(xiv) the National Labor Relations 
Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.); or 
‘‘(xv) any applicable State or local 
labor or employment law, as defined in 
regulations issued by the Secretary of 
Labor. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION OF 3-YEAR HISTORY OF PRO-
GRAMMING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘3-year history of programming’ means a 
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period of 3 or more years, consecutively or non-
consecutively, beginning before August 1, 2020, 
during which the nonprofit organization pro-
vided programming. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—In the case of a non-
profit organization that previously operated a 
program as a part of another entity, the non-
profit organization may include in the 3-year 
history of programming any arts programming 
carried out by the nonprofit organization as 
part of the other entity. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under the program, an eligible entity shall 
submit to the Secretary an application at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE.—In the case of an eligible 
entity with low organizational capacity, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the 
prohibition under section 213. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In any ap-
plication submitted under paragraph (1), an eligible 
entity shall include an attestation to the Secretary 
that during the term of the grant— 
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‘‘(A) the eligible entity will not abrogate 
existing collective bargaining agreements of em-
ployees of the eligible entity; 
‘‘(B) the eligible entity will remain neutral 
regarding any labor organizing efforts by the 
employees of the eligible entity; 
‘‘(C) the eligible entity will provide work-
place conditions that are sanitary and not haz-
ardous or dangerous to the health and safety of 
an employee as provided under section 5(m) of 
the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 954(m)); 
‘‘(D) the eligible entity will compensate all 
professional performers and related or sup-
porting professional personnel at a rate that is 
not less than the prevailing minimum com-
pensation for persons employed in similar ac-
tivities as described in section 5(m) of the Na-
tional Foundation on the Arts and the Human-
ities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 954(m)); and 
‘‘(E) the use of funds by the eligible entity 
will contribute to providing or facilitating gain-
ful employment for professional performers and 
related or supporting professional personnel. 
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‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE USES.—A grant provided under the 
program may be used for any of the following, subject to 
the condition that the use will contribute to the long-term 
economic viability of the eligible entity and the employ-
ment of professional performers and related or supporting 
professional personnel: 
‘‘(1) Payroll costs for professional performers 
and related or supporting professional personnel. 
‘‘(2) Rent, utilities, mortgage interest pay-
ments, scheduled interest payments on scheduled 
debt and outstanding loans, administrative costs, 
and other ordinary and necessary business and oper-
ating expenses, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) Expenses associated with the fabrication of 
scenery, costumes, and other elements for live theat-
rical productions. 
‘‘(4) Costs associated with the improvement, re-
pair, or maintenance of an existing facility housing 
theatrical productions, projects, performances, work-
shops, or programs, with priority given to costs for 
upgrades necessary for fully accessible workplaces 
for professional performers and related or sup-
porting professional personnel with disabilities. 
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‘‘(5) Marketing expenses to promote produc-
tions, projects, performances, workshops, programs, 
or recruitment of staff and artists. 
‘‘(6) Investments in workforce development pro-
grams, including paid job training and retraining 
programs related to the operation of professional 
nonprofit theaters. 
‘‘(7) In the case of an eligible entity that has, 
during the 3-year period preceding the date of appli-
cation, an average combined annual revenue and as-
sets of less than $30,000,000, costs associated with 
the construction or acquisition of a new facility to 
house theatrical productions, projects, performances, 
workshops, or programs. 
‘‘(8) Other uses, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant provided under the 
program shall not exceed an amount equal to the 
lesser of— 
‘‘(A) 20 percent of the total expenditures 
of the eligible entity during the most recent fis-
cal year; and 
‘‘(B) $16,000,000. 
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‘‘(2) NO REDUCTION OF PROFESSIONAL PER-
FORMERS.—An eligible entity may not use trainees, 
interns, or other similar positions to displace, sub-
stitute for, supplant, or otherwise replace profes-
sional performers and related or supporting profes-
sional personnel. 
‘‘(f) PRIORITY.—In providing grants under the pro-
gram, the Secretary may give priority to— 
‘‘(1) an application from an eligible entity that 
plans to allocate the majority of the grant funds for 
uses described in subsection (d)(1); and 
‘‘(2) an application from an eligible entity that 
serves as the primary theatrical venue for a geo-
graphical region. 
‘‘(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may use not 
more than 1 percent of funds made available to 
carry out the program to provide technical assist-
ance to eligible entities requiring assistance navi-
gating the Federal grants process. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In providing technical assist-
ance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give 
priority to eligible entities that have not previously 
received a Federal grant. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the pro-
gram $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 
through 2028. 
‘‘(2) RESERVATIONS.—Of the amounts made 
available under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year, 
not less than 50 percent shall be reserved for eligible 
entities that primarily produce theater.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
contained in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Eco-
nomic Development Act of 1965 (Public Law 89–136; 79 
Stat. 552; 112 Stat. 3597; 118 Stat. 1761) is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 207 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 208. Professional nonprofit theater grants.’’. 
SEC. 202. STUDY ON SUSTAINING THE NONPROFIT ARTS 
SECTOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the President’s Committee 
on the Arts and the Humanities, in consultation with the 
Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, the 
Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Human-
ities, and the Director of the Institute of Museum and Li-
brary Services, shall conduct a study on Federal support 
for the nonprofit arts sectors. 
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(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub-
section (a), the President’s Committee on the Arts and 
the Humanities shall consider, and include recommenda-
tions regarding, the steps the Federal Government can 
take to sustain the nonprofit arts sector and bolster the 
economic impact of that sector for workers, small busi-
nesses, and communities, including rural and underserved 
communities. 
(c) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.—In conducting the study 
under subsection (a), the President’s Committee on the 
Arts and the Humanities shall solicit input from stake-
holders, including artists, nonprofit arts organizations and 
employees of nonprofit arts organizations, small busi-
nesses, organized labor organizations representing workers 
in the nonprofit arts sector, and State, local, and Tribal 
governments. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the President’s Committee on 
the Arts and the Humanities shall— 
(1) submit to Congress a report on the results 
of the study conducted under subsection (a); and 
(2) make the report publicly available. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this 
section. 
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TITLE III 
SEC. 301. LIMITATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A cut flower or a cut green may 
not be officially displayed in any public area of a building 
of the Executive Office of the President or of the Depart-
ment of State or of the Department of Defense unless the 
cut flower or cut green is produced in the United States. 
(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—The limitation in 
subsection (a) may not be construed to apply to any cut 
flower or cut green used by a Federal officer or employee 
for personal display. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CUT
FLOWER.—The term ‘‘cut flower’’ 
means a flower removed from a living plant for deco-
rative use. 
(2) CUT GREEN.—The term ‘‘cut green’’ means 
a green, foliage, or branch removed from a living 
plant for decorative use. 
(3) PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.—The 
term ‘‘produced in the United States’’ means grown 
in— 
(A) any of the several States; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) a territory or possession of the United 
States; or 
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(D) an area subject to the jurisdiction of 
a federally recognized Indian Tribe. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on 
the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
TITLE IV 
SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(2) NATIVE AMERICAN SEED.—The term ‘‘Na-
tive American seed’’ means a seed of traditional or 
cultural significance to an Indian Tribe. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘Tribal 
organization’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
SEC. 402. PROTECTION OF NATIVE AMERICAN SEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall work 
with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to— 
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(1) determine which seeds are Native American 
seeds; and 
(2) support— 
(A) efforts of Indian Tribes to protect Na-
tive American seeds; 
(B) Native American seed banks and re-
lated facilities; and 
(C) traditional agriculture systems of In-
dian Tribes that provide for the nurturing and 
harvesting of Native American seeds. 
(b) 
PROTECTION
OF
INFORMATION.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary shall 
not disclose or cause to be disclosed any information that 
is— 
(1) provided to the Secretary by an Indian 
Tribe for the purposes of this Act; and 
(2) identified by the Indian Tribe as culturally 
sensitive, proprietary, or otherwise confidential. 
SEC. 403. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
Notwithstanding section 706 of title 5, United States 
Code, a court shall defer to the Secretary’s reasonable in-
terpretation of any ambiguous provision of this Act. 
SEC. 404. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 
requirements of section 3, and the activities authorized by 
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section 3 are subject to the availability of appropriations 
made in advance for such purposes. 
TITLE V 
SEC. 501. EXTEND AND EXPAND THE DIRECT TO PHASE II 
AUTHORITY. 
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) 
is amended— 
(1) by designating the text of subsection (cc) as 
paragraph (1); and 
(2) in subsection (cc)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2012 through 2025’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012 through 2030’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the National Institutes of 
Health, the Department of Defense, and the 
Department of Education may each’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each Federal agency required to carry 
out an SBIR program may’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The total value of awards 
provided by a Federal agency under this subsection 
in a fiscal year shall be— 
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), not more than 10 percent of the total 
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funds allocated to the SBIR program of the 
Federal agency during that fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to the National Insti-
tutes of Health, not more than 15 percent of 
the total funds allocated to the SBIR program 
of the National Institutes of Health during that 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Each head of a Federal agency 
that exercises the authority under this subsection 
shall include in the next report submitted by such 
Federal agency under (g)(9) following such exercise 
the number and amount of awards provided under 
this subsection by such Federal agency in the period 
covered by such report.’’. 
SEC. 502. EXTEND COMMERCIALIZATION READINESS PRO-
GRAM FOR CIVILIAN AGENCIES. 
Section 9(gg) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(gg)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PILOT’’ and in-
serting ‘‘CIVILIAN AGENCIES COMMERCIALIZATION 
READINESS’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘pilot program’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘covered program’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2025’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2030’’. 
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