datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
nity gardens (as authorized under paragraph (5)(C)(ii)(II) 
of such section). 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF BEST PRACTICES.—Based 
on the information collected from local educational agen-
cies under subsection (a), the Secretary of Education shall 
identify best practices for the development and mainte-
nance of community gardens as described in such sub-
section. 
(c) PUBLICATION AND UPDATES.—The Secretary of 
Education shall— 
(1) publish the best practices identified under 
subsection (b) on a publicly accessible website of the 
Department of Education; and 
(2) regularly update the best practices based on 
information received from local educational agencies 
under subsection (a). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7741 
To direct the President to oppose any waiver of obligations of members 
of the World Trade Organization under the Agreement on Trade-Related 
Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights unless a statute is enacted ex-
pressly authorizing such a waiver. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2024 
Mr. BURCHETT (for himself, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. GUEST, and Mr. RUTH-
ERFORD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To direct the President to oppose any waiver of obligations 
of members of the World Trade Organization under the 
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual 
Property Rights unless a statute is enacted expressly 
authorizing such a waiver. 
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 ‘‘Trade Related Intellec-
tual Property Protection Act’’ or the ‘‘TRIPP Act’’. 
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(C) for fiscal year 2027, $10,199,000,000; 
(D) for fiscal year 2028, $10,931,000,000; 
(E) for fiscal year 2029, $11,720,000,000; 
(F) for fiscal year 2030, $12,566,000,000; 
(G) for fiscal year 2031, $13,476,000,000; 
(H) for fiscal year 2032, $14,452,000,000; 
(I) for fiscal year 2033, $15,501,000,000; 
(J) for fiscal year 2034, $16,625,000,000; 
and 
(K) for fiscal year 2035 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, the amount appropriated under 
this paragraph for the previous fiscal year, in-
creased by the percentage increase (if any), 
during the previous fiscal year, in the Con-
sumer Price Index for all urban consumers pub-
lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
(3) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.—For the Department of 
Defense science and technology programs— 
(A) for fiscal year 2025, $21,897,000,000; 
(B) for fiscal year 2026, $23,512,000,000; 
(C) for fiscal year 2027, $25,207,000,000; 
(D) for fiscal year 2028, $27,018,000,000; 
(E) for fiscal year 2029, $28,966,000,000; 
(F) for fiscal year 2030, $31,059,000,000; 
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SEC. 2. OPPOSITION TO WAIVER OF OBLIGATIONS OF WTO 
MEMBERS UNDER THE TRIPS AGREEMENT. 
The President shall oppose any waiver of obligations 
of members of the World Trade Organization under the 
TRIPS Agreement unless a statute is enacted expressly 
authorizing such a waiver. 
SEC. 3. TRIPS AGREEMENT DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘TRIPS Agreement’’ means the 
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Prop-
erty Rights referred to in section 101(d)(15) of the Uru-
guay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(15)). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7746 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve firearm destruction 
practices, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2024 
Mr. FROST (for himself, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. AMO, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. 
ESCOBAR, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. IVEY, Mr. LIEU, Mr. SOTO, Ms. CROCKETT, 
Ms. NORTON, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. CASTEN, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, Ms. PINGREE, Mrs. 
MCBATH, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Mr. MCGARVEY, Mr. RYAN, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, and Ms. KELLY of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve firearm 
destruction practices, 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 ‘‘Destroy Zombie Guns 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SAFE FIREARM DESTRUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(aa) It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in 
the business of destroying firearms, while destroying or 
aiding in the destruction of a firearm that has been 
shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, 
to not destroy every component of the firearm.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF ‘‘ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS’’ 
AS APPLIED TO A DESTROYER OF FIREARMS.—Section 
921(a)(21) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (F) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) as applied to a destroyer of firearms, a 
person who devotes time, attention, and labor to the 
destruction of firearms or firearm components as a 
regular course of trade or business to predominantly 
earn a profit through services rendered to facilitate 
the destruction of a firearm or firearm compo-
nents.’’. 
(c) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7748 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish 
a pilot program promoting scratch cooking in school meal programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2024 
Mrs. HAYES (for herself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Ms. BROWNLEY) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act to establish a pilot program promoting scratch cook-
ing in school meal programs. 
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 ‘‘Scratch Cooked Meals 
for Students Act’’. 
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‘‘(9)(A) Any person who violates section 922(aa) shall 
be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 
2 years, or both, in addition to any penalty imposed on 
the person under paragraph (2) of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) In addition to any penalty imposed under sub-
paragraph (A) of this paragraph on a licensee under this 
chapter, the Attorney General may, after notice and op-
portunity for a hearing, suspend the license issued to the 
licensee in the case of the first violation of section 922(aa), 
or, in the case of any subsequent violation, shall imme-
diately revoke the license.’’. 
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48 hours after the provider deter-
mines that it is unable to identify or 
locate the child sexual abuse material 
(or, in the case of a small provider, 
not later than 2 business days after 
the small provider makes such deter-
mination), after which no further ac-
tion by the provider is required and 
receipt of the notification shall not be 
considered in determining whether the 
provider has actual knowledge of any 
information described in the notifica-
tion. 
(IV) EFFECT
OF
COMPLAINANT 
FAILURE TO RESPOND.—If the com-
plainant does not respond to the pro-
vider’s attempt to contact the com-
plainant under this clause within 14 
days of such attempt, no further ac-
tion by the provider is required and 
receipt of the notification shall not be 
considered in determining whether the 
provider has actual knowledge of any 
information described in the notifica-
tion. 
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(F) by inserting after ‘‘of this title with re-
spect to’’ the following: ‘‘, or the initiation or 
extension of an investigation into or denial, sus-
pension, or revocation of the security clearance 
of,’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘subsections (d), (g), and 
(e) and the’’ before ‘‘applicable provisions’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘sections 1214 and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (g); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(d)(1) The Inspector General of the Department of 
Justice shall, in accordance with subsection (e), receive 
and investigate each allegation made by an employee or 
former employee of, or applicant for a position in, the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation of a reprisal in violation of 
subsection (a) and, where appropriate— 
‘‘(A) bring petitions for stays, and petitions for 
corrective action, under subsection (e); and 
‘‘(B) file a complaint or make recommendations 
for disciplinary action under subsection (f). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7751 
To require the Secretary of State to report annually on adverse security 
clearance adjudications, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2024 
Mr. LIEU (for himself, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, and Mr. KIM of New Jersey) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of State to report annually on 
adverse security clearance adjudications, 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 ‘‘Transparency in Secu-
rity Clearance Denials Act’’. 
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(A) beginning on the 60th calendar day 
after the first date of employment of the em-
ployee; or 
(B) at any time before such calendar day 
at the discretion of the employer of such em-
ployee. 
(3) RATE OF COMPENSATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An employee using paid 
annual leave shall be compensated, for the pe-
riod that the employee is using such leave, at 
the same rate at which the employee would 
have been paid for such period if the employee 
were not using paid annual leave. 
(B) TIPPED
EMPLOYEE.—For the pur-
poses of subparagraph (A), with respect to a 
tipped employee, such an employee shall be 
compensated, for the period that such employee 
is using paid annual leave, at a rate equivalent 
to the Federal minimum wage, the applicable 
State minimum wage, or the applicable munic-
ipal minimum wage, whichever is higher. 
(4) LOANING OF ANNUAL LEAVE.— 
(A) LOANED
LEAVE.—An employer may 
loan paid annual leave to an employee for use 
by such employee in advance of the employee 
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SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT BY SECRETARY OF STATE ON CER-
TAIN ADVERSE SECURITY CLEARANCE ADJU-
DICATIONS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that 
contains, for the year covered by the report, the following: 
(1) For each type of covered adjudicative out-
come, the number of individuals who received such 
outcome from the Assistant Secretary of State for 
Diplomatic Security. 
(2) The number of individuals who submitted to 
the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Se-
curity an appeal with respect to a covered adjudica-
tive outcome. 
(3) The success rate of such appeals. 
(4) A description of the considerations and cri-
teria used by such employees to determine whether 
a covered adjudicative outcome is warranted. 
(b) DISAGGREGATION OF DATA.—The data specified 
in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) shall be 
disaggregated by the following: 
(1) Position held by the individual, including by 
the following: 
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(A) Foreign Service officer. 
(B) Civil service employee. 
(C) Other position. 
(2) Ethnicity, national origin, and race, to the 
extent such information is available. 
(3) Gender, to the extent such information is 
available. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONTINUOUS VETTING.—The term ‘‘contin-
uous vetting’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 6601 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Mat-
thew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 
3352). 
(2) COVERED
ADJUDICATIVE
OUTCOME.—The 
term ‘‘covered adjudicative outcome’’ means the fol-
lowing: 
(A) With respect to an initial security 
clearance background investigation, an adju-
dication that was unfavorable and resulted in a 
denial, suspension, or revocation of a security 
clearance. 
(B) With respect to a periodic reinvestiga-
tion, an adjudication that was unfavorable and 
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resulted in a denial, suspension, or revocation 
of a security clearance. 
(C) With respect to a program of contin-
uous vetting, a denial, suspension, or revocation 
of a security clearance taken by an authorized 
adjudicative agency as a result of such contin-
uous vetting. 
(3) PERIODIC
REINVESTIGATION.—The term 
‘‘periodic reinvestigation’’ has the meaning given 
that terms in section 3001 of the Intelligence Re-
form and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 
U.S.C. 3341). 
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radius of the Statue of Liberty National Monu-
ment; 
(F) an analysis of the necessity of heli-
copter traffic within a 15 mile radius of the 
Statue of Liberty National Monument; 
(G) an analysis of the quality of life of 
residents living in areas with high volumes of 
helicopter noise; and 
(H) an analysis of any other issue related 
to helicopter traffic on residential and rec-
reational areas. 
(2) Solutions to abate or eliminate helicopter 
noise on residential and recreational areas, includ-
ing— 
(A) the feasibility of diverting helicopters 
from residential and recreational areas; 
(B) the feasibility of creating new flight 
paths for helicopters, with attention to the pres-
ence of airports within a 15 mile radius of the 
Statue of Liberty National Monument; 
(C) the feasibility of establishing altitude 
limits for helicopter operations in and around 
within a 15 mile radius of the Statue of Liberty 
National Monument; and 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7753 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct 
a study on the operation of helicopters within a 15 mile radius of 
the Statue of Liberty National Monument, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2024 
Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, and Mr. PAYNE) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration to conduct a study on the operation of helicopters 
within a 15 mile radius of the Statue of Liberty National 
Monument, 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 ‘‘Protecting Commu-
nities from Helicopter Noise Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STUDY ON HELICOPTER OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall conduct a study on heli-
copter operations within a 15 mile radius of the Statue 
of Liberty National Monument. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub-
section (a), the Administrator shall focus on the following 
items: 
(1) The effect of persistent helicopter noise on 
residential and recreational areas, including— 
(A) an analysis of the volume of helicopter 
traffic, including the time helicopters are flying 
and the frequency of helicopters traversing the 
airspace; 
(B) an analysis of noise levels related to 
helicopter operations; 
(C) an analysis of safety, health, environ-
mental, and economic issues related to heli-
copter operations; 
(D) an analysis of whether helicopters are 
following the terms and conditions of voluntary 
agreements, including the Statue of Liberty Na-
tional Monument and Governors Island Na-
tional Monument Voluntary Agreement; 
(E) an analysis of the origination of heli-
copters traversing the airspace within a 15 mile 
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(D) other options for abating helicopter 
noise. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
to Congress a report on the study under subsection (a). 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7754 
To amend the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to add certain land to 
the Sarvis Creek Wilderness, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2024 
Mr. NEGUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to add 
certain land to the Sarvis Creek Wilderness, 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 ‘‘Sarvis Creek Wilder-
ness Completion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) SARVIS CREEK WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 
The term ‘‘Sarvis Creek Wilderness Addition’’ 
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means the land added to the Sarvis Wilderness by 
the amendment made by section 3(a). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF SARVIS CREEK WILDERNESS AD-
DITION. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 2(a)(11) of the Colorado 
Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 
103–77) is amended by striking ‘‘1993,’’ and inserting 
‘‘1993, and certain land within the Routt National Forest 
that comprises approximately 6,817 acres, as generally de-
picted as ‘Sarvis Creek Wilderness Addition Proposal’ on 
the map entitled ‘Sarvis Creek Wilderness Addition Pro-
posal’ and dated February 26, 2024,’’. 
(b) APPLICABLE LAW.—The reference in section 
4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)) to 
the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be 
a reference to the date of enactment of this Act for pur-
poses of administering the Sarvis Creek Wilderness Addi-
tion. 
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) TRIBAL RIGHTS AND USE.— 
(1) TREATY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act af-
fects the treaty rights of any Indian Tribe. 
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(2) TRADITIONAL
TRIBAL
USES.—The Sec-
retary may, in accordance with applicable law, per-
mit Indian Tribes access to, and use of, the Sarvis 
Creek Wilderness Addition for traditional, religious, 
and cultural purposes. 
(b) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—In accordance 
with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may carry out any activity in 
the Sarvis Creek Wilderness Addition that the Secretary 
determines to be necessary for the control of fire, insects, 
and diseases, subject to such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7756 
To expand the scope of the Do Not Call rules under the Telephone Consumer 
Protection Act to include all telephone subscribers, and to expand the 
private right of action for calls in violation of those rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2024 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To expand the scope of the Do Not Call rules under the 
Telephone Consumer Protection Act to include all tele-
phone subscribers, and to expand the private right of 
action for calls in violation of those rules. 
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 American 
Consumers from Robocalls Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANDING SCOPE OF DO NOT CALL RULES AND 
PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 227(c) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘residential’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘residential’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘resi-
dential’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘more than one telephone call 
within any 12-month period by or on behalf of 
the same entity’’ and inserting ‘‘a telephone call 
by or on behalf of an entity’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘up 
to’’. 
(b) REVISED REGULATIONS.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 
Communications Commission shall revise the regulations 
prescribed under section 227(c) of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(c)) as necessary to implement 
the amendments made by subsection (a) of this section. 
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E:\BILLS\H7756.IH
H7756
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS