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(B) An assessment of the level of internet access for 
Iranians who do not use virtual private networks, including 
levels of reliable connectivity, bandwidth, and coverage, 
as well as censorship, surveillance, and other limitations 
on internet access. 
(C) A strategy to increase the accessibility of virtual 
private networks in Iran. 
(D) An assessment of alternatives to virtual private 
networks that are capable of circumventing restrictions 
on open internet access imposed by the Government of 
Iran. 
(E) An assessment of how companies providing Iranian 
civilians with technology and other tools to overcome tech-
nical and political obstacles are able to access the open 
internet. 
(F) An assessment of the ability of the Government 
of Iran to cut off all access to the internet in Iran. 
(G) A strategy to circumvent internet blackouts for 
Iranian civil society. 
(3) INITIAL UPDATE.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall 
submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate an updated version of the strategy required in 
paragraph (1). 
(4) PERIODIC REVIEW AND UPDATES.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the heads of other Federal agencies, as appro-
priate, shall— 
(A) not less frequently than twice each year, review 
the strategy required in paragraph (1); and 
(B) if the results of such review indicate that modifica-
tions to such strategy are required to more effectively pro-
mote internet freedom and access to information for civil 
society in Iran, submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate an updated version of 
such strategy. 
(5) FORM.—Each strategy required to be submitted under 
this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM AND CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development and the President of the Open Tech-
nology Fund, as appropriate, may award grants and enter 
into contracts to private organizations to support and develop 
programs in Iran that promote or expand— 
(A) an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure inter-
net; and 
(B) the online exercise of internationally recognized 
human rights and fundamental freedoms of civil society 
in Iran. 
(2) PROGRAM GOALS.—The goal of each program developed 
with a grant funds awarded pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
be to— 
(A) support unrestricted access to the internet in Iran;
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(B) increase the availability of internet freedom tools 
to overcome technical and political obstacles to internet 
access in Iran; 
(C) increase the distribution of such technologies and 
tools throughout Iran; 
(D) conduct research on repressive tactics that under-
mine internet freedom in Iran; 
(E) ensure that information regarding digital safety 
is available to civil society in Iran; or 
(F) engage private industry, including e-commerce 
firms and social networking companies, regarding the 
importance of preserving unrestricted internet access in 
Iran. 
(3) GRANT
AWARD
REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall 
award grants authorized in paragraph (1) to recipients through 
an evidence-based process. 
(4) SECURITY AUDITS.—The Secretary shall conduct a com-
prehensive security audit of each new technology developed 
using grant funds distributed pursuant to paragraph (1) to 
ensure that each such technology is secure and has not been 
compromised in a manner detrimental to— 
(A) the interests of the United States; or 
(B) an individual or organization benefitting from a 
program supported by such funding. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated for the Open Technology Fund established under 
section 309A of the United States International Broad-
casting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6208a) $15,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2025 and 2026 to carry out the grant program 
authorized under this subsection. 
(B) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant to 
the authorization in subparagraph (A) are authorized 
remain available until expended. 
TITLE LII—JUDICIARY MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Law Enforcement And Victim Support Act of 2024 
Sec. 5201. Short title. 
Sec. 5202. Project Safe Childhood Act. 
Sec. 5203. Administrative False Claims Act of 2023. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 5211. Modernizing law enforcement notification. 
Subtitle A—Law Enforcement And Victim 
Support Act of 2024 
SEC. 5201. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Law Enforcement And Victim 
Support Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 5202. PROJECT SAFE CHILDHOOD ACT. 
Section 143 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety 
Act of 2006 (34 U.S.C. 20942) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 143. PROJECT SAFE CHILDHOOD. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CHILD
SEXUAL
ABUSE
MATERIAL.—The term ‘child 
sexual abuse material’ has the meaning given the term ‘child 
pornography’ in section 2256 of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OFFENSE.—The term ‘child 
sexual exploitation offense’ means— 
‘‘(A)(i) an offense involving a minor under section 1591 
or chapter 117 of title 18, United States Code; 
‘‘(ii) an offense under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 
2251 of title 18, United States Code; 
‘‘(iii) an offense under section 2251A or 2252A(g) of 
title 18, United States Code; or 
‘‘(iv) any attempt or conspiracy to commit an offense 
described in clause (i) or (ii); or 
‘‘(B) an offense involving a minor under a State or 
Tribal statute that is similar to a provision described in 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) CIRCLE OF TRUST OFFENDER.—The term ‘circle of trust 
offender’ means an offender who is related to, or in a position 
of trust, authority, or supervisory control with respect to, a 
child. 
‘‘(4) COMPUTER.—The term ‘computer’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 1030 of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(5) CONTACT SEXUAL OFFENSE.—The term ‘contact sexual 
offense’ means— 
‘‘(A) an offense involving a minor under chapter 109A 
of title 18, United States Code, or any attempt or conspiracy 
to commit such an offense; or 
‘‘(B) an offense involving a minor under a State or 
Tribal statute that is similar to a provision described in 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(6) DUAL OFFENDER.—The term ‘dual offender’ means— 
‘‘(A) a person who commits— 
‘‘(i) a technology-facilitated child sexual exploi-
tation offense or an offense involving child sexual abuse 
material; and 
‘‘(ii) a contact sexual offense; and 
‘‘(B) without regard to whether the offenses described 
in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) are committed as part of the same course of 
conduct; or 
‘‘(ii) involve the same victim. 
‘‘(7) FACILITATOR.—The term ‘facilitator’ means an indi-
vidual who facilitates the commission by another individual 
of— 
‘‘(A) a technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation 
offense or an offense involving child sexual abuse material; 
or 
‘‘(B) a contact sexual offense. 
‘‘(8) ICAC AFFILIATE PARTNER.—The term ‘ICAC affiliate 
partner’ means a law enforcement agency that has entered 
into a formal operating agreement with the ICAC Task Force 
Program. 
‘‘(9) ICAC TASK FORCE.—The term ‘ICAC task force’ means 
a task force that is part of the ICAC Task Force Program.
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‘‘(10) ICAC TASK FORCE PROGRAM.—The term ‘ICAC Task 
Force Program’ means the National Internet Crimes Against 
Children Task Force Program established under section 102 
of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21112). 
‘‘(11) OFFENSE INVOLVING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL.— 
The term ‘offense involving child sexual abuse material’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) an offense under section 2251(d), section 2252, 
or paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 2252A(a) of title 
18, United States Code, or any attempt or conspiracy to 
commit such an offense; or 
‘‘(B) an offense under a State or Tribal statute that 
is similar to a provision described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(12) SERIOUS
OFFENDER.—The term ‘serious offender’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) an offender who has committed a contact sexual 
offense or child sexual exploitation offense; 
‘‘(B) a dual offender, circle of trust offender, or 
facilitator; or 
‘‘(C) an offender with a prior conviction for a contact 
sexual offense, a child sexual exploitation offense, or an 
offense involving child sexual abuse material. 
‘‘(13) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means a State of the United 
States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, terri-
tory, or possession of the United States. 
‘‘(14) TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED.—The term ‘technology- 
facilitated’, with respect to an offense, means an offense that 
is committed through the use of a computer, even if the use 
of a computer is not an element of the offense. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Attorney General shall 
create and maintain a nationwide initiative to align Federal, State, 
and local entities to combat the growing epidemic of online child 
sexual exploitation and abuse, to be known as the ‘Project Safe 
Childhood program’, in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(c) BEST PRACTICES.—The Attorney General, in coordination 
with the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the Criminal 
Division of the Department of Justice and the Office of Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice, 
and in consultation with training and technical assistance providers 
under the ICAC Task Force Program who are funded by the 
Attorney General and with appropriate nongovernmental organiza-
tions, shall— 
‘‘(1) develop best practices to adopt a balanced approach 
to the investigation of suspect leads involving contact sexual 
offenses, child sexual exploitation offenses, and offenses 
involving child sexual abuse material, and the prosecution of 
those offenses, prioritizing when feasible the identification of 
a child victim or a serious offender, which approach shall incor-
porate the use of— 
‘‘(A) proactively generated leads, including leads gen-
erated by current and emerging technology; 
‘‘(B) in-district investigative referrals; and 
‘‘(C) CyberTipline reports from the National Center 
for Missing and Exploited Children; 
‘‘(2) develop best practices to be used by each United States 
Attorney and ICAC task force to assess the likelihood that
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an individual could be a serious offender or that a child victim 
may be identified; 
‘‘(3) develop and implement a tracking and communication 
system for Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies 
and prosecutor’s offices to report successful cases of victim 
identification and child rescue to the Department of Justice 
and the public; and 
‘‘(4) encourage the submission of all lawfully seized visual 
depictions to the Child Victim Identification Program of the 
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Except as authorized under subsection 
(e), funds authorized under this section may only be used for the 
following 4 purposes: 
‘‘(1) Integrated Federal, State, and local efforts to inves-
tigate and prosecute contact sexual offenses, child sexual exploi-
tation offenses, and offenses involving child sexual abuse mate-
rial, including— 
‘‘(A) the partnership by each United States Attorney 
with each Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force 
within the district of such attorney; 
‘‘(B) training of Federal, State, and local law enforce-
ment officers and prosecutors through— 
‘‘(i) programs facilitated by the ICAC Task Force 
Program; 
‘‘(ii) ICAC training programs supported by the 
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
of the Department of Justice; 
‘‘(iii) programs facilitated by appropriate non-
governmental organizations with subject matter exper-
tise, technical skill, or technological tools to assist in 
the identification of and response to serious offenders, 
contact sexual offenses, child sexual exploitation 
offenses, or offenses involving child sexual abuse mate-
rial; and 
‘‘(iv) any other program that provides training— 
‘‘(I) on the investigation and identification of 
serious offenders or victims of contact sexual 
offenses, child sexual exploitation offenses, or 
offenses involving child sexual abuse material; or 
‘‘(II) that specifically addresses the use of 
existing and emerging technologies to commit or 
facilitate contact sexual offenses, child sexual 
exploitation offenses, or offenses involving child 
sexual abuse material; 
‘‘(C) the development by each United States Attorney 
of a district-specific strategic plan to coordinate with State 
and local law enforcement agencies and prosecutor’s offices, 
including ICAC task forces and their ICAC affiliate part-
ners, on the investigation of suspect leads involving serious 
offenders, contact sexual offenses, child sexual exploitation 
offenses, and offenses involving child sexual abuse material, 
and the prosecution of those offenders and offenses, which 
plan— 
‘‘(i) shall include— 
‘‘(I) the use of the best practices developed 
under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c);
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‘‘(i) victims of contact sexual offenses, child sexual 
exploitation offenses, and offenses involving child 
sexual abuse material; or 
‘‘(ii) victims of serious offenders. 
‘‘(4) The establishment, development, and implementation 
of a nationally coordinated ‘Safer Internet Day’ every year 
developed in collaboration with the Department of Education, 
national and local internet safety organizations, parent 
organizations, social media companies, and schools to provide— 
‘‘(A) national public awareness and evidence-based edu-
cational programs about the threats posed by circle of 
trust offenders and the threat of contact sexual offenses, 
child sexual exploitation offenses, or offenses involving 
child sexual abuse material, and the use of technology 
to facilitate those offenses; 
‘‘(B) information to parents and children about how 
to avoid or prevent technology-facilitated child sexual 
exploitation offenses; and 
‘‘(C) information about how to report possible tech-
nology-facilitated child sexual exploitation offenses or 
offenses involving child sexual abuse material through— 
‘‘(i) the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
Children; 
‘‘(ii) the ICAC Task Force Program; and 
‘‘(iii) any other program that— 
‘‘(I) raises national awareness about the threat 
of technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation 
offenses or offenses involving child sexual abuse 
material; and 
‘‘(II) provides information to parents and chil-
dren seeking to report possible violations of tech-
nology-facilitated child sexual exploitation offenses 
or offenses involving child sexual abuse material. 
‘‘(e) EXPANSION
OF
PROJECT
SAFE
CHILDHOOD.—Notwith-
standing subsection (d), funds authorized under this section may 
be also be used for the following purposes: 
‘‘(1) The addition of not less than 20 Assistant United 
States Attorneys at the Department of Justice, relative to the 
number of such positions as of the day before the date of 
enactment of the Law Enforcement and Victim Support Act 
of 2024, who shall be— 
‘‘(A) dedicated to the prosecution of cases in connection 
with the Project Safe Childhood program set forth under 
subsection (b); and 
‘‘(B) responsible for assisting and coordinating the 
plans and protocols of each district under subsection 
(d)(1)(C)(i)(II). 
‘‘(2) Such other additional and related purposes as the 
Attorney General determines appropriate. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of carrying out this 
section, there are authorized to be appropriated— 
‘‘(A) for the activities described under paragraphs (1), 
(2), and (3) of subsection (d), $28,550,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2028;
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‘‘(B) for the activities described under subsection (d)(4), 
$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028; 
and 
‘‘(C) for the activities described under subsection (e), 
$29,100,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028. 
‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts made available 
to State and local agencies, programs, and services under this 
section shall supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, 
State, or local funds made available for those agencies, pro-
grams, and services.’’. 
SEC. 5203. ADMINISTRATIVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT OF 2023. 
(a) CHANGE IN SHORT TITLE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title VI of the Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–509; 100 
Stat. 1934) is amended— 
(A) in the subtitle heading, by striking ‘‘Program 
Fraud Civil Remedies’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrative 
False Claims’’; and 
(B) in section 6101 (31 U.S.C. 3801 note), by striking 
‘‘Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrative False Claims Act’’. 
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Program Fraud 
Civil Remedies Act of 1986 in any provision of law, regulation, 
map, document, record, or other paper of the United States 
shall be deemed a reference to the Administrative False Claims 
Act. 
(b) REVERSE FALSE CLAIMS.—Chapter 38 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 3801(a)(3), by amending subparagraph (C) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) made to an authority which has the effect of 
concealing or improperly avoiding or decreasing an obliga-
tion to pay or transmit property, services, or money to 
the authority,’’; and 
(2) in section 3802(a)(3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘An assessment’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) 
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an assessment’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) In the case of a claim described in section 3801(a)(3)(C), 
an assessment shall not be made under the second sentence 
of paragraph (1) in an amount that is more than double the 
value of the property, services, or money that was wrongfully 
withheld from the authority.’’. 
(c) INCREASING DOLLAR AMOUNT OF CLAIMS.—Section 3803(c) 
of title 31, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$150,000’’ each place 
that term appears and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—The maximum amount in 
paragraph (1) shall be adjusted for inflation in the same manner 
and to the same extent as civil monetary penalties under the 
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. 2461 
note).’’. 
(d) RECOVERY OF COSTS.—Section 3806(g)(1) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(1)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(i) any amount collected under this chapter shall be cred-
ited first to reimburse the authority or other Federal entity 
that expended costs in support of the investigation or prosecu-
tion of the action, including any court or hearing costs; and 
‘‘(ii) amounts reimbursed under clause (i) shall— 
‘‘(I) be deposited in— 
‘‘(aa) the appropriations account of the authority 
or other Federal entity from which the costs described 
in subparagraph (A) were obligated; 
‘‘(bb) a similar appropriations account of the 
authority or other Federal entity; or 
‘‘(cc) if the authority or other Federal entity 
expended nonappropriated funds, another appropriate 
account; and 
‘‘(II) remain available until expended. 
‘‘(B) Any amount remaining after reimbursements described 
in subparagraph (A) shall be deposited as miscellaneous receipts 
in the Treasury of the United States.’’. 
(e) SEMIANNUAL REPORTING.—Section 405(c) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: 
‘‘(5) information relating to cases under chapter 38 of title 
31, including— 
‘‘(A) the number of reports submitted by investigating 
officials to reviewing officials under section 3803(a)(1) of 
such title; 
‘‘(B) actions taken in response to reports described 
in subparagraph (A), which shall include statistical tables 
showing— 
‘‘(i) pending cases; 
‘‘(ii) resolved cases; 
‘‘(iii) the average length of time to resolve each 
case; 
‘‘(iv) the number of final agency decisions that 
were appealed to a district court of the United States 
or a higher court; and 
‘‘(v) if the total number of cases in a report is 
greater than 2— 
‘‘(I) the number of cases that were settled; 
and 
‘‘(II) the total penalty or assessment amount 
recovered in each case, including through a settle-
ment or compromise; and 
‘‘(C) instances in which the reviewing official declined 
to proceed on a case reported by an investigating official; 
and’’. 
(f) INCREASING
EFFICIENCY
OF
DOJ PROCESSING.—Section 
3803(j) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The reviewing’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) A reviewing official shall notify the Attorney General in 
writing not later than 30 days before entering into any agreement 
to compromise or settle allegations of liability under section 3802 
and before the date on which the reviewing official is permitted
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to refer allegations of liability to a presiding officer under subsection 
(b).’’. 
(g) REVISION OF DEFINITION OF HEARING OFFICIALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 38 of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 3801(a)(7)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(vii), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) a member of the board of contract appeals pursu-
ant to section 7105 of title 41, if the authority does not 
employ an available presiding officer under subparagraph 
(A);’’; and 
(B) in section 3803(d)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘the presiding’’ and inserting 
‘‘(i) in the case of a referral to a presiding officer 
described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
3801(a)(7), the presiding’’; 
(II) in clause (i), as so designated, by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a referral to a presiding officer 
described in subparagraph (C) of section 3801(a)(7)— 
‘‘(I) the reviewing official shall submit a copy of 
the notice required by under paragraph (1) and of 
the response of the person receiving such notice 
requesting a hearing— 
‘‘(aa) to the board of contract appeals that 
has jurisdiction over matters arising from the 
agency of the reviewing official pursuant to section 
7105(e)(1) of title 41; or 
‘‘(bb) if the Chair of the board of contract 
appeals declines to accept the referral, to any other 
board of contract appeals; and 
‘‘(II) the reviewing official shall simultaneously 
mail, by registered or certified mail, or shall deliver, 
notice to the person alleged to be liable under section 
3802 that the referral has been made to an agency 
board of contract appeals with an explanation as to 
where the person may obtain the relevant rules of 
procedure promulgated by the board; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) in the case of a hearing conducted by a presiding 
officer described in subparagraph (C) of section 3801(a)(7)— 
‘‘(i) the presiding officer shall conduct the hearing 
according to the rules and procedures promulgated by the 
board of contract appeals; and 
‘‘(ii) the hearing shall not be subject to the provisions 
in subsection (g)(2), (h), or (i).’’. 
(2) AGENCY BOARDS.—Section 7105(e) of title 41, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(E) ADMINISTRATIVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The boards described in subpara-
graphs (B), (C), and (D) shall have jurisdiction to hear 
any case referred to a board of contract appeals under 
section 3803(d) of title 31. 
‘‘(ii) DECLINING REFERRAL.—If the Chair of a board 
described in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) determines 
that accepting a case under clause (i) would prevent 
adequate consideration of other cases being handled 
by the board, the Chair may decline to accept the 
referral.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or, in the event 
that a case is filed under chapter 38 of title 31, any relief 
that would be available to a litigant under that chapter’’ 
before the period at the end. 
(3) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, each authority head, as defined in 
section 3801 of title 31, United States Code, and each board 
of contract appeals of a board described in subparagraph (B), 
(C), or (D) of section 7105(e) of title 41, United States Code, 
shall amend procedures regarding proceedings as necessary 
to implement the amendments made by this subsection. 
(h) REVISION OF LIMITATIONS.—Section 3808 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) A notice to the person alleged to be liable with respect 
to a claim or statement shall be mailed or delivered in accordance 
with section 3803(d)(1) not later than the later of— 
‘‘(1) 6 years after the date on which the violation of section 
3802 is committed; or 
‘‘(2) 3 years after the date on which facts material to 
the action are known or reasonably should have been known 
by the authority head, but in no event more than 10 years 
after the date on which the violation is committed.’’. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3801 of title 31, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) ‘material’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3729(b) of this title; and 
‘‘(11) ‘obligation’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3729(b) of this title.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) For purposes of subsection (a)(10), materiality shall be 
determined in the same manner as under section 3729 of this 
title.’’. 
(j) PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, each authority head, as 
defined in section 3801 of title 31, United States Code, shall— 
(1) promulgate regulations and procedures to carry out 
this Act and the amendments made by this Act; and 
(2) review and update existing regulations and procedures 
of the authority to ensure compliance with this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act.
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to carry out the purposes of this Act $50,000,000 for the 
period of fiscal years 2024 through 2031. 
‘‘(B) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.—For each of fiscal years 
2025 through 2031, the amount authorized to be appro-
priated under subparagraph (A) shall be annually adjusted 
to reflect widely available engineering cost indices 
applicable to relevant construction activities. 
‘‘(C) NONREIMBURSABLE FUNDS.—Amounts made avail-
able pursuant to subparagraph (A)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Program for Endan-
gered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin 
shall expire in fiscal year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘Programs 
shall expire in fiscal year 2031’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3); 
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAPITAL PROJECTS.—The 
Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, may accept 
contributed funds, interests in land and water, or other contribu-
tions from the Upper Division States, political subdivisions of the 
Upper Division States, or individuals, entities, or organizations 
within the Upper Division States, pursuant to agreements that 
provide for the contributions to be used for capital projects costs.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (j) as sub-
sections (c) through (i), respectively; 
(4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024’’ and inserting 
‘‘$92,040,000 for the period of fiscal years 2024 through 
2031’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘$4,000,000 
per year’’ and inserting ‘‘$61,100,000 for the period 
of fiscal years 2024 through 2031’’; 
(ii) in the second sentence— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘Basin’’ after ‘‘San Juan River’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000 per year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$30,940,000 for the period of fiscal years 
2024 through 2031’’; and 
(iii) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘in fiscal 
years commencing after the enactment of this Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal 
year thereafter’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANNUAL BASE FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 2024 
through 2031, the Secretary, acting through the Bureau 
of Reclamation, may accept funds from other Federal agen-
cies, including power revenues collected pursuant to the 
Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly known as the ‘‘Colorado 
River Storage Project Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 620 et seq.). 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds made available 
under subparagraph (A) shall be available for expenditure 
by the Secretary, as determined by the contributing agency 
in consultation with the Secretary.
H. R. 5009—677 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
FUNDS.—Funds made available 
under subparagraph (A) shall be treated as nonreimburs-
able Federal expenditures. 
‘‘(D) TREATMENT OF POWER REVENUES.—Not more than 
$499,000 in power revenues over the period of fiscal years 
2024 through 2031 shall be accepted under subparagraph 
(A) and treated as having been repaid and returned to 
the general fund of the Treasury. 
‘‘(4) 
NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTIONS
TO
ANNUAL
BASE 
FUNDING.—The Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Rec-
lamation, may accept contributed funds from the Upper Divi-
sion States, political subdivisions of the Upper Division States, 
or individuals, entities, or organizations within the Upper Divi-
sion States, pursuant to agreements that provide for the con-
tributions to be used for annual base funding. 
‘‘(5) REPLACEMENT POWER.—Contributions of funds made 
pursuant to this subsection shall not include the cost of replace-
ment power purchased to offset modifications to the operation 
of the Colorado River Storage Project to benefit threatened 
or endangered fish species under the Recovery Implementation 
Programs.’’; 
(5) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), in the first sen-
tence, by inserting ‘‘or threatened’’ after ‘‘endangered’’; 
(6) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘unless 
the time period for the respective Cooperative Agreement is 
extended to conform with this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘, as amended 
or extended’’; 
(7) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), in the first sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish 
Recovery Program or the San Juan River Basin Recovery 
Implementation Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Recovery Implementa-
tion Programs’’; and 
(8) in subsection (i)(1) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2022’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘2030’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘2024’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(III), by striking ‘‘contribu-
tions by the States, power customers, Tribes, water users, 
and environmental organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘non-Fed-
eral contributions’’. 
TITLE LIV—TELECOMMUNICATIONS- 
RELATED MATTERS 
Sec. 5401. Short title. 
Sec. 5402. Definitions. 
Sec. 5403. FCC auction of certain licenses. 
Sec. 5404. Spectrum auction trust fund. 
Sec. 5405. Increase in limitation on expenditure under secure and trusted commu-
nications networks reimbursement program. 
SEC. 5401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Spectrum and Secure Technology 
and Innovation Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 5402. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title:
H. R. 5009—678 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Fed-
eral Communications Commission. 
(2) COVERED AUCTION.—The term ‘‘covered auction’’ means 
a system of competitive bidding conducted under section 5403. 
SEC. 5403. FCC AUCTION OF CERTAIN LICENSES. 
(a) FCC AUCTION OF CERTAIN LICENSES.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission 
shall initiate systems of competitive bidding under section 309(j) 
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) to grant 
licenses for spectrum in the inventory of the Commission as of 
the date of enactment of this Act in the bands of frequencies 
referred to by the Commission as the ‘‘AWS–3 bands’’, consistent 
with existing regulations to protect Federal Government operations. 
(b) COMPLETION OF AUCTIONS.—The Commission shall complete 
the systems of competitive bidding described in subsection (a), 
including receiving payments, processing applications, and granting 
licenses, without regard to whether the authority of the Commission 
under paragraph (11) of section 309(j) of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) has expired. 
SEC. 5404. SPECTRUM AUCTION TRUST FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Treasury of 
the United States a fund to be known as the ‘‘Spectrum Auction 
Trust Fund’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Fund’’) for 
the purposes described in subsection (b). 
(2) AMOUNTS AVAILABLE UNTIL EXPENDED.—Amounts depos-
ited in the Fund shall remain available until expended. 
(b) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, except section 309(j)(8)(B) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B)), the proceeds (including deposits 
and upfront payments from successful bidders) from any cov-
ered auction shall be deposited or available in accordance with 
this subsection. 
(2) 
TREASURY
REIMBURSEMENT.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, an aggregate total amount of 
$3,300,000,000 of the proceeds of covered auctions shall be 
deposited in the Fund as follows: 
(A) 50 percent of those amounts, but not more than 
$3,080,000,000 cumulatively, shall be transferred to the 
general fund of the Treasury to reimburse the amount 
borrowed under subsection (c)(1). 
(B) 50 percent of those amounts, but not more than 
$220,000,000 cumulatively, shall be transferred to the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury to reimburse the amount bor-
rowed under subsection (d)(1). 
(3) DISTRIBUTION.—If the maximum amount permitted 
under any subparagraph of paragraph (2) is reached, whether 
through covered auction proceeds or appropriations to the pro-
gram specified in that subparagraph, any remaining proceeds 
from the amount of proceeds of covered auctions described 
in that paragraph shall be deposited pro rata based on the 
original distribution to all subparagraphs of paragraph (2) for 
which the maximum amount permitted has not been met. 
(4) EXTRA AMOUNTS.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—After the amounts required to be 
made available by paragraphs (2) and (3) are so made 
available, any remaining amounts up to $280,000,000 shall 
be made available to the Secretary of Commerce to carry 
out section 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innova-
tion Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722a). 
(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Commerce may not 
use any funds made available under subparagraph (A) 
in a manner that may result in outlays on or after 
December 31, 2033. 
(C) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—After the amounts required 
to be made available by subparagraph (A) are so made 
available, any remaining amounts shall be deposited in 
the general fund of the Treasury, where such amounts 
shall be dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction. 
(c) FCC BORROWING AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the limitation under paragraph 
(2), not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Commission may borrow from the Treasury of 
the United States an amount not to exceed $3,080,000,000 
to carry out the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks 
Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Commission may not use any funds 
borrowed under this subsection in a manner that may result 
in outlays on or after December 31, 2033. 
(d) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BORROWING AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the limitation under paragraph 
(2), not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Commerce may borrow from the 
Treasury of the United States an amount not to exceed 
$220,000,000 to carry out section 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722a). 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Commerce may not use 
any funds borrowed under this subsection in a manner that 
may result in outlays on or after December 31, 2033. 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 
funds are fully expended, the head of an agency that receives 
funds under subsection (b)(4)(A), (c)(1), or (d)(1) shall submit to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives a report on the uses of the amounts received 
by that agency head under the applicable subsection. 
SEC. 5405. INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE UNDER 
SECURE AND TRUSTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS 
REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 4(k) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Net-
works Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1603(k)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$1,900,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,980,000,000’’. 
TITLE LV—TRANSPORTATION AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS 
Sec. 5501. GAO study and report on intentional disruption of the national airspace 
system. 
Sec. 5502. Frank A. Lobiondo National Aerospace Safety and Security Campus.