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structural or operational safety of the 
bridge; 
‘‘(B) INVESTIGATIONS.—If the Secretary 
determines a report submitted pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A) includes a reasonable safety con-
cern regarding the structural or operational 
safety of a bridge, the Secretary shall inves-
tigate such safety concern to determine the risk 
posed by the railroad bridge to— 
‘‘(i) the operation of the railroad con-
cerned; 
‘‘(ii) the safety of railroad workers; 
‘‘(iii) the safety the general public; 
and 
‘‘(iv) the safety of individuals who tra-
verse on, under, or near the railroad 
bridge, including pedestrians, cyclists, and 
individuals traveling by motor vehicle or 
boat. 
‘‘(C) REPAIR OR SUSPENSION OF USE.—If 
the Secretary determines that a safety concern 
investigated pursuant to subparagraph (B) 
poses a significant threat to the structural or 
operational safety of the bridge or the safety of 
any of the parties described in clauses (i) 
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(11) Recommendations on how group health 
plans and group and individuals health insurance 
coverage may provide better coverage for such items 
and services. 
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•HRES 1061 EH 
that Act shall be immediately available and allotted to con-
tract for the full scope of authorized projects. 
SEC. 126. Notwithstanding section 116 of this Act, 
funds made available in this Act or any available unobligated 
balances from prior appropriations Acts may be obligated be-
fore October 1, 2025 for fiscal year 2017, 2018, and 2019 
military construction projects for which project authorization 
has not lapsed or for which authorization is extended for fis-
cal year 2024 by a National Defense Authorization Act: Pro-
vided, That no amounts may be obligated pursuant to this 
section from amounts that were designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent reso-
lution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 127. For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘con-
gressional defense committees’’ means the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate, the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 128. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and in the amounts specified for planning and design and un-
I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9974 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the health care benefits 
available for Gold Star surviving spouses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 11, 2024 
Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. BACON) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the health 
care benefits available for Gold Star surviving spouses. 
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 Spouses 
Health Care Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR GOLD 
STAR SURVIVING SPOUSES. 
(a) MEDICAL BENEFITS.—Section 1079(g) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘except as 
provided by paragraph (5),’’ after ‘‘benefits under 
paragraph (1),’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(5)(A) A dependent described in subparagraph (B) 
shall not be subject to the three-year time limit specified 
in paragraph (2) with respect to eligibility for benefits 
under TRICARE Prime. 
‘‘(B) A dependent described in this subparagraph is 
a dependent for purposes of section 1072 of this title by 
reason of being a surviving spouse of a member of the 
armed forces whose death is covered by section 1126.’’. 
(b) DENTAL BENEFITS.—Section 1076a(k) of such 
title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Such term’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Except as provided by paragraph (4), 
such term’’; and 
(2) by adding after paragraph (3) the following: 
‘‘(4)(A) A dependent described in subparagraph (B) 
shall not be subject to the three-year time limit specified 
in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(B) A dependent described in this subparagraph is 
a dependent for purposes of section 1072 of this title by 
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reason of being a surviving spouse of a member of the 
armed forces whose death is covered by section 1126.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to a surviving spouse of 
a member of the Armed Forces whose death is covered 
by section 1126 of title 10, United States Code, regardless 
of whether such death occurred before the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
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•HRES 1061 EH 
2024, under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2026: Provided further, That of the 
$33,000,000,000 that became available on October 1, 2023, 
previously appropriated under this heading in division J of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117– 
328), $2,657,977,000 is hereby rescinded. 
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses in the administration of the 
medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 
supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; adminis-
trative expenses in support of capital policy activities; and ad-
ministrative and legal expenses of the Department for col-
lecting and recovering amounts owed the Department as au-
thorized under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, 
and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 
et seq.), $11,800,000,000, plus reimbursements, which shall 
become available on October 1, 2024, and shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That, of the 
amount made available on October 1, 2024, under this head-
ing, $350,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2026: Provided further, That of the $12,300,000,000 that be-
came available on October 1, 2023, previously appropriated 
under this heading in division J of the Consolidated Appro-
‘‘(2) be responsible for carrying out the mission 
and responsibilities of the Office as specified in this 
section. 
‘‘(c) MISSION.—The mission of the Office shall be to 
provide guidance and expertise to the Secretary necessary 
to ensure that people in the United States with religiously 
required diets have full, fair, and equal access to all food 
programs administered by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Office shall be respon-
sible for engaging in activities to carry out the mission 
described in subsection (c), including— 
‘‘(1) advising on the cost-effective procurement 
of kosher and halal food for distribution through 
programs administered by the Secretary; 
‘‘(2) assisting local and regional food banks and 
pantries with the cost-effective procurement of ko-
sher and halal food; 
‘‘(3) advising the Secretary on the establish-
ment of a national kosher and halal emergency food 
bank and distribution network; 
‘‘(4) working with industry stakeholders to sup-
port the Department in securing kosher and halal 
food across food groups, to allow pantries to provide 
balanced pantry bags aligned with the Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans established under section 
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‘‘(4) an assessment of how the input received 
during such meetings was used in— 
‘‘(A) deliberations throughout the drug de-
velopment lifecycle; 
‘‘(B) regulatory decisionmaking; and 
‘‘(C) formulating recommendations for fu-
ture meetings. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘EL– 
SFDD meeting’ has the meaning given to that term in 
section 770A. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 
2029.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9982 
To require the Office of Children’s Health Protection to be maintained within 
the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 11, 2024 
Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. EVANS, Mrs. 
WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SALINAS, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, 
Ms. TLAIB, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. BUSH, and Mr. GOLDMAN of New York) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Office of Children’s Health Protection to 
be maintained within the Environmental Protection 
Agency, 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 ‘‘Children’s Health Pro-
tection Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. OFFICE OF CHILDREN’S HEALTH PROTECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall maintain, within the 
Agency, the Office of Children’s Health Protection. 
(b) DIRECTOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office shall be headed 
by a director. 
(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Director of the Office 
shall be appointed by, and report to, the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency. In 
making such appointment, the Administrator shall 
take into consideration the recommendations of the 
Children’s Health Protection Advisory Committee. 
(3) CO-CHAIR OF PRESIDENT’S TASK FORCE.— 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency shall delegate to the Director of the Office 
responsibility to serve as Co-Chair, on behalf of the 
Administrator, of the President’s Task Force on En-
vironmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Chil-
dren established by Executive Order 13045 (62 Fed. 
Reg. 19885 et seq.). 
(c) DUTIES.—The Director of the Office shall— 
(1) identify and assess environmental health 
risks and safety risks that may disproportionately 
affect infants, children, and adolescents; 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Commis-
sion to Study the Potential Creation of a National Mu-
seum of Italian American History and Culture (in this Act 
referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of 8 members, of whom— 
(1) 2 members shall be appointed by the major-
ity leader of the Senate; 
(2) 2 members shall be appointed by the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives; 
(3) 2 members shall be appointed by the minor-
ity leader of the Senate; and 
(4) 2 members shall be appointed by the minor-
ity leader of the House of Representatives. 
(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members of the Commission 
shall be appointed to the Commission from among individ-
uals, or representatives of institutions or entities, who pos-
sess— 
(1) a demonstrated commitment to the re-
search, study, or promotion of Italian American his-
tory, art, political or economic status, or culture; 
(2) expertise or experience in— 
(A) museum administration; 
(B) fundraising for nonprofit or cultural 
institutions; 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9984 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit qualified business 
trade expenses to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for 
purposes of 529 accounts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 11, 2024 
Ms. PEREZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit 
qualified business trade expenses to be treated as quali-
fied higher education expenses for purposes of 529 ac-
counts. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
QUALIFIED 
BUSINESS 
TRADE 
EXPENSES 
TREATED AS QUALIFIED HIGHER EDUCATION 
EXPENSES FOR PURPOSES OF 529 ACCOUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 529(e)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(C) QUALIFIED
BUSINESS
TRADE
EX-
PENSES.—The term ‘qualified higher education 
expenses’ includes qualified business trade ex-
penses (as defined in subsection (f)).’’. 
(b) QUALIFIED BUSINESS TRADE EXPENSES.—Sec-
tion 529 is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as 
subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) QUALIFIED BUSINESS TRADE EXPENSES.—For 
purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified post 
business trade expenses’ means amounts paid by the 
designated beneficiary for specified business prop-
erty used by the designated beneficiary in a qualified 
trade field. 
‘‘(2) SPECIFIED
BUSINESS
PROPERTY.—The 
term ‘specified business property’ means tangible 
property (other than buildings) which is of a char-
acter subject to the allowance for depreciation. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED
TRADE
FIELD.—The term 
‘qualified trade field’ means any field which is de-
scribed by one of the following National industry 
codes of the North American Industry Classification 
System: 
113110, 
1113210, 
113310, 
114111, 
114112, 114119, 114210, 115310, 236115, 236116, 
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236117, 236118, 236210, 236220, 237110, 237120, 
237130, 237210, 237310, 237990, 238110, 238120, 
238130, 238140, 238150, 238160, 238170, 238190, 
238210, 238220, 238290, 238310, 238320, 238330, 
238340, 238350, 238390, 238910, 238990, 811111, 
811114, 811198, 811210, 811310, 811411, 811412, 
811420, 811430, or 811490.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to expenses paid in taxable years 
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9988 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to issue regulations to ensure airfare fairness in the wake of 
a disaster or emergency, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 11, 2024 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Transportation to issue regulations to ensure 
airfare fairness in the wake of a disaster or emergency, 
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 ‘‘Airline Freeze of As-
tronomical Increases in Rates Act’’ or the ‘‘AirFAIR Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCESSIVE AVIATION TICKET PRICE INCREASES 
DURING DISASTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 41712 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) EXCESSIVE TICKET PRICE INCREASES DURING 
DISASTERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be an unfair or de-
ceptive practice under subsection (a) for any ticket 
agent, air carrier, foreign air carrier, or other person 
offering to sell tickets for air transportation to im-
pose an excessive increase in the price of such tick-
ets in circumstances related to a disaster or emer-
gency. 
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue 
regulations to establish standards for determining 
whether an increase in a ticket price is excessive for 
purposes of paragraph (1). At a minimum, the 
standards shall ensure that an increase of 30 per-
cent or more is treated as being excessive. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms 
‘disaster’ or ‘emergency’ means a disaster or emer-
gency as declared by a State, the District of Colum-
bia, or a territory or possession of the United 
States.’’. 
(b) UNFAIR TICKET PRICING PRACTICES.— 
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(1) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall conduct a study on 
whether any ticket agent, air carrier, foreign air car-
rier, or other person offering to sell tickets for air 
transportation has engaged in unfair practices in the 
sale of such tickets in circumstances related to a dis-
aster or emergency. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall submit to Congress a report on the results of 
the study. 
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‘‘(A) name of the credit repair organiza-
tion; 
‘‘(B) State license number of the credit re-
pair organization, if applicable; and 
‘‘(C) name of the consumer on whose be-
half the dispute is submitted. 
‘‘(3) In the case of any additional communica-
tion after an initial dispute, the additional commu-
nication shall clearly and conspicuously identify any 
material changes to the information provided in the 
initial written dispute and include the information 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2). 
‘‘(4) In the case where a credit repair organiza-
tion sells or otherwise provides an online or paper 
blank dispute form to be completed and filed by the 
consumer, such form must contain the— 
‘‘(A) name and address of such credit re-
pair organization; and 
‘‘(B) State license number of such credit 
repair organization, if applicable. 
‘‘(5) In the case where the person responds to 
a dispute submitted by a credit repair organization 
seeking clarifying information, verifying if the cus-
tomer has actually engaged with the credit repair or-
ganization, or denying the accuracy of the under-
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lying claim, the credit repair organization shall re-
spond in writing within 15 business days. 
‘‘(6) In the case where the credit repair organi-
zation is an attorney, the attorney shall certify that 
any communication is consistent with any informa-
tion or documentation provided by the consumer, 
confirmed based upon methods or means proven to 
be historically reliable and accurate. 
‘‘(7) A credit repair organization, when sending 
a dispute, shall disclose the fact that it is a credit 
repair organization by placing the following disclo-
sure on the dispute letter: ‘This communication was 
submitted or prepared on behalf of the consumer by 
a credit repair organization, as defined in section 
403 of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (15 
U.S.C. 1679a).’ ’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Credit Repair Organizations Act is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 408 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘408A. Credit repair organization communications with furnishers of informa-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 8. CIVIL LIABILITY. 
Section 409(a)(1) of the Credit Repair Organizations 
Act (15 U.S.C. 1679g(a)(1)) is amended— 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 999 
To prohibit the destruction of civil rights memorials, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2023 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. LEE of California, and 
Ms. TLAIB) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit the destruction of civil rights memorials, 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 ‘‘Civil Rights Legacy 
Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN PROP-
ERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 65 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1007 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit certain resolu-
tions to be privileged only if they are based on conduct which was 
the subject of an investigation and report by the appropriate committee 
of jurisdiction or if they are offered by direction of a party caucus 
or conference. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2024 
Ms. PORTER (for herself, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mrs. RAMIREZ, and Ms. 
WILLIAMS of Georgia) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
permit certain resolutions to be privileged only if they 
are based on conduct which was the subject of an inves-
tigation and report by the appropriate committee of ju-
risdiction or if they are offered by direction of a party 
caucus or conference. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON PRIVILEGED STATUS OF CER-
TAIN RESOLUTIONS. 
Rule IX of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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•HRES 1007 IH 
‘‘3.(a) A resolution described in paragraph (b) shall 
not raise a question of privilege for purposes of this rule 
unless— 
‘‘(1) the committee to whom the resolution is 
referred has conducted an investigation and filed a 
report recommending that the House impose the 
sanction provided by the resolution; or 
‘‘(2) the resolution is offered by direction of a 
party caucus or conference. 
‘‘(b) A resolution described in this paragraph is— 
‘‘(1) a resolution impeaching an officer of the 
Government; or 
‘‘(2) a resolution to censure, reprimand, or 
expel a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commis-
sioner or to cause a vacancy to occur in the office 
of the Speaker or in the position of a chair or rank-
ing minority member of a committee.’’. 
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