I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1834 
To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2025 
Mr. MCGOVERN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Natural 
Resources, House Administration, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ag-
riculture, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Workforce, 
Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Small Business, the Ju-
diciary, Homeland Security, Financial Services, Veterans’ Affairs, Ways 
and Means, Rules, Ethics, Energy and Commerce, the Budget, Oversight 
and Government Reform, and Appropriations, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock. 
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 ‘‘Breaking the Gridlock 
Act’’. 
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TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL TIME 
CAPSULE 
SEC. 101. SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL CONGRESSIONAL TIME 
CAPSULE. 
(a) CREATION BY ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.— 
The Architect of the Capitol shall create a congressional 
time capsule, to be known as the ‘‘Semiquincentennial 
Congressional Time Capsule’’ (in this title referred to as 
the ‘‘Time Capsule’’). 
(b) CONTENTS.— 
(1) DETERMINATION BY CONGRESSIONAL LEAD-
ERSHIP.—The Office of the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, Office of the Minority Leader of the 
House of Representatives, Office of the Majority 
Leader of the Senate, and Office of the Minority 
Leader of the Senate shall jointly determine the con-
tents of the Time Capsule, taking into account the 
requirements of paragraph (2). 
(2) SPECIFICATIONS.—The contents of the 
Time Capsule shall include— 
(A) a representative portion of all books, 
manuscripts, 
miscellaneous 
printed 
matter, 
memorabilia, relics, and other materials relating 
to the United States Semiquincentennial; 
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Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (36 
U.S.C. 101 note prec.); and 
(2) install a plaque to provide such information 
about the Time Capsule as the Architect considers 
appropriate. 
(d) UNSEALING.—The Time Capsule shall be sealed 
until July 4, 2276, on which date the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives shall present the Time Capsule 
to the 244th Congress, and such Congress shall determine 
how the contents within should be preserved or used. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this title, and any amounts so ap-
propriated shall remain available until expended. 
TITLE II—FIRE SUPPRESSION 
COST SHARE AGREEMENTS 
SEC. 201. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN FIRE 
SUPPRESSION COST SHARE AGREEMENTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
STANDARD
OPERATING 
PROCEDURES.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Secretaries shall— 
(1) establish standard operating procedures re-
lating to payment timelines for fire suppression cost 
share agreements established under the Act of May 
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27, 1955 (42 U.S.C. 1856a) (commonly known as 
the ‘‘Reciprocal Fire Protection Act’’); and 
(2) with respect to each fire suppression cost 
share agreement in operation on such date— 
(A) review each such agreement; and 
(B) modify each agreement as necessary to 
comply with the standard operating procedures 
required under paragraph (1). 
(b) ALIGNMENT OF FIRE SUPPRESSION COST SHARE 
AGREEMENTS WITH COOPERATIVE FIRE PROTECTION 
AGREEMENTS.—The standard operating procedures re-
quired under subsection (a)(1) shall include a requirement 
that each fire suppression cost share agreement be aligned 
with each of the cooperative fire protection agreements ap-
plicable to the entity subject to such fire suppression cost 
share agreement. 
(c) PAYMENTS PURSUANT TO COST SHARE AGREE-
MENTS.—With respect to payments made pursuant to fire 
suppression cost share agreements, the standard operating 
procedures required under subsection (a)(1) shall require 
that the Federal paying entity reimburse a local fire de-
partment if such fire department submits an invoice in 
accordance with cost settlement procedures. 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretaries should carry out reciprocal fire 
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suppression cost share agreement repayments to local fire 
suppression organizations as soon as practicable after fire 
suppression occurs but not later than 1 year after fire sup-
pression occurs. 
(e) SECRETARIES DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Secretaries’’ means— 
(1) the Secretary of Agriculture; 
(2) the Secretary of the Interior; 
(3) the Secretary of Homeland Security; and 
(4) the Secretary of Defense. 
TITLE III—UDALL FOUNDATION 
FUNDING 
SEC. 301. FUNDING. 
Section 13 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 
Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5609) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘through 2023’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘through 2029’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$5,000’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the fiscal 
year in which this subsection is enacted’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2026’’. 
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TITLE IV—STRATEGY ON BOKO 
HARAM 
SEC. 401. REGIONAL STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE THREAT 
POSED BY BOKO HARAM. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall 
jointly develop and submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a five-year strategy to help en-
able the Government of Nigeria, members of the 
Multinational Joint Task Force to Combat Boko 
Haram (MNJTF) authorized by the African Union, 
and relevant partners to counter the regional threat 
of Boko Haram and assist the Government of Nige-
ria and its neighbors to accept and address legiti-
mate grievances of vulnerable populations in areas 
affected by Boko Haram. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—At a minimum, the strategy 
must address the following elements: 
(A) Enhance, pursuant to existing authori-
ties and restrictions, the institutional capacity, 
including military capabilities, of the Govern-
ment of Nigeria and partner nations in the re-
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gion, as appropriate, to counter the threat 
posed by Boko Haram. 
(B) Provide humanitarian support to civil-
ian populations impacted by Boko Haram’s ac-
tivity. 
(C) Specific activities through which the 
United States Government intends to improve 
and enhance the capacity of Multinational Joint 
Task Force to Combat Boko Haram partner 
nations to investigate and prosecute human 
rights abuses by security forces and promote re-
spect for the rule of law within the military. 
(D) A means for assisting Nigeria, and as 
appropriate, Multinational Joint Task Force to 
Combat Boko Haram nations, to counter vio-
lent extremism, including efforts to address un-
derlying societal factors shown to contribute to 
the ability of Boko Haram to radicalize and re-
cruit individuals. 
(E) A plan to strengthen and promote the 
rule of law, including by improving the capacity 
of the civilian police and judicial system in Ni-
geria, enhancing public safety, and responding 
to crime (including gender-based violence), 
while respecting human rights and strength-
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ening accountability measures, including meas-
ures to prevent corruption. 
(F) Strengthen the long-term capacity of 
the Government of Nigeria to enhance security 
for schools such that children are safer and 
girls seeking an education are better protected, 
and to combat gender-based violence and gen-
der inequality. 
(G) Identify and develop mechanisms for 
coordinating the implementation of the strategy 
across the inter-agency and with the Govern-
ment of Nigeria, regional partners, and other 
relevant foreign partners. 
(H) Identify the resources required to 
achieve the strategy’s objectives. 
(b) ASSESSMENT.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall submit, to the appropriate committees of 
Congress, an assessment regarding— 
(1) the willingness and capability of the Govern-
ment of Nigeria and regional partners to implement 
the strategy developed under subsection (a), includ-
ing the capability gaps, if any, of the Government 
and military forces of Nigeria that would need to be 
addressed to enable the Government of Nigeria and 
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the governments of its partner countries in the re-
gion— 
(A) to counter the threat of Boko Haram; 
and 
(B) to address the legitimate grievances of 
vulnerable populations in areas affected by 
Boko Haram; and 
(2) significant United States intelligence gaps 
concerning Boko Haram or on the willingness and 
capacity of the Government of Nigeria and regional 
partners to implement the strategy developed under 
subsection (a). 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that lack of economic opportunity and access to edu-
cation, justice, and other social services contributes to the 
ability of Boko Haram to radicalize and recruit individ-
uals. 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate; and 
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(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives. 
TITLE V—VETERANS 
INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE 
SEC. 501. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR VETERANS 
INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE. 
Section 32(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
657b(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—Along with the budget justifica-
tion documents for the Small Business Administra-
tion submitted to Congress in connection with the 
budget for a fiscal year submitted under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Adminis-
trator shall submit a report— 
‘‘(A) discussing the appointments made to 
and activities of the task force; and 
‘‘(B) identifying and outlining a plan for 
outreach and promotion of the programs and 
services for veterans, including Veteran Busi-
ness Outreach Centers, Boots to Business, 
Boots to Business Reboot, Service-Disabled En-
trepreneurship Development Training Program, 
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Veteran Institute for Procurement, Women Vet-
eran Entrepreneurship Training Program, and 
Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepre-
neurship.’’. 
TITLE VI—VETERANS PILOT 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 601. VETERANS PILOT PROGRAM ON PROMISING RE-
TENTION MODELS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General, acting 
through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, 
shall carry out a pilot program to make grants to eligible 
units of local government to improve retention in veterans 
treatment court programs (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10651)) and drug court programs. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible for a grant 
under subsection (a), a unit of local government shall op-
erate a veterans treatment court program or a drug court. 
(c) APPLICATION.—A unit of local government seek-
ing a grant through the pilot program under subsection 
(a) shall submit to the Attorney General an application 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Attorney General may reasonably require, 
including— 
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(1) a description of the therapeutic or treat-
ment modality that the unit of local government 
plans to implement and data to support the use of 
the therapeutic or treatment modality, including in-
formation showing how the therapeutic or treatment 
modality will promote retention in and completion of 
veterans treatment court programs and drug court 
programs; and 
(2) detailed plans on how the applicant would 
test the efficacy of the therapeutic or treatment mo-
dality. 
(d) REPORTING METRICS.—Not later than 180 days 
after receiving a grant under subsection (a), a unit of local 
government shall submit to the Attorney General a report, 
which includes demographic information of participants in 
the veterans treatment court program, and completion 
rates of such participants. The Attorney General shall de-
velop guidelines for the report required under this sub-
section. 
TITLE VII—TSA COMMUTING 
BENEFITS 
SEC. 701. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON TSA COMMUTING BENE-
FITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
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the Transportation Security Administration shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 
study on the feasibility of treating as on-duty hours the 
time Transportation Security Administration employees 
working at airport locations spend traveling between reg-
ular duty locations and airport parking lots and bus and 
transit stops. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the feasibility 
study required under subsection (a), the Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration shall consider 
the following with respect to Transportation Security Ad-
ministration employees: 
(1) The amount of time needed by such employ-
ees to travel between regular duty locations and air-
port parking lots and bus and transit stops at small 
hub airports, medium hub airports, and large hub 
airports (as such terms are defined in section 40102 
of title 49, United States Code). 
(2) The amount of time such employees spend 
commuting, on average, exclusive of the time de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
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(3) The potential benefits to such employees 
and the Administration of treating as on-duty hours 
the time described in such paragraph. 
(4) The feasibility of using mobile phones, loca-
tion data, and any other means to allow such em-
ployees to report their arrival to and departure from 
the airport parking lots and bus and transit stops 
concerned. 
(5) The estimated costs of treating as on-duty 
hours the time described in such paragraph, includ-
ing by considering such hours creditable as basic pay 
for retirement purposes. 
(6) Other considerations determined appro-
priate by the Administrator. 
TITLE VIII—CHINA FINANCIAL 
THREAT MITIGATION 
SEC. 801. CHINA FINANCIAL THREAT MITIGATION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, in consultation with the Chairman of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Chairman 
of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Chair-
man of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and 
the Secretary of State, shall conduct a study and issue 
a report on the exposure of the United States to the finan-
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cial sector of the People’s Republic of China that in-
cludes— 
(1) an assessment of the effects of reforms to 
the financial sector of the People’s Republic of 
China on the United States and global financial sys-
tems; 
(2) a description of the policies the United 
States Government is adopting to protect the inter-
ests of the United States while the financial sector 
of the People’s Republic of China undergoes such re-
forms; 
(3) a description and analysis of any risks to 
the financial stability of the United States and the 
global economy emanating from the People’s Repub-
lic of China; and 
(4) recommendations for additional actions the 
United States Government, including United States 
representatives at relevant international organiza-
tions, should take to strengthen international co-
operation to monitor and mitigate such financial sta-
bility risks and protect United States interests. 
(b) TRANSMISSION OF REPORT.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall transmit the report required under sub-
section (a) not later than one year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act to the Committees on Financial Services 
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and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the 
Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and 
Foreign Relations of the Senate, and to the United States 
representatives at relevant international organizations, as 
appropriate. 
(c) CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT.—The report re-
quired under subsection (a) shall be unclassified, but may 
contain a classified annex. 
(d) PUBLICATION OF REPORT.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall publish the report required under sub-
section (a) (other than any classified annex) on the 
website of the Department of the Treasury not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE 
IX—SERVICEMEMBERS’ 
AND VETERANS’ GROUP LIFE 
INSURANCE 
SEC. 901. PERIODIC REVIEW OF AUTOMATIC MAXIMUM 
COVERAGE 
UNDER 
SERVICEMEMBERS’ 
GROUP LIFE INSURANCE AND VETERANS’ 
GROUP LIFE INSURANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 19 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 1980B. Periodic review of automatic maximum cov-
erage 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—On January 1, 2026, and every 
three years thereafter, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) complete a review of how the amount spec-
ified in section 1967(a)(3)(A)(i) compares to the 
amount described in subsection (b); and 
‘‘(2) submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
the results of the review. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT DESCRIBED.—The amount described 
in this subsection is the amount equal to— 
‘‘(1) $400,000; multiplied by 
‘‘(2) the percentage of the increase (if any) in 
the average of the Consumer Price Index for the fis-
cal year ending during the preceding calendar year 
compared to the average of the Consumer Price 
Index for fiscal year 2005. 
‘‘(c) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘Consumer Price Index’ means the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of 
Labor.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 19 of such title is amended 
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by inserting after the item relating to section 1980A the 
following new item: 
‘‘1980B. Periodic review of automatic maximum coverage.’’. 
TITLE X—RESTORATION OF 
AMOUNTS TO VETERANS 
SEC. 1001. RESTORATION OF AMOUNTS IMPROPERLY WITH-
HELD FOR TAX PURPOSES FROM SEVERANCE 
PAYMENTS TO VETERANS WITH COMBAT-RE-
LATED INJURIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall— 
(1) identify— 
(A) the severance payments— 
(i) that the Secretary paid after Janu-
ary 17, 1991; 
(ii) that the Secretary computed 
under section 1212 of title 10, United 
States Code; 
(iii) that were not considered gross in-
come pursuant to section 104(a)(4) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 
(iv) from which the Secretary withheld 
amounts for tax purposes; and 
(B) the individuals to whom such sever-
ance payments were made; and 
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(2) with respect to each person identified under 
paragraph (1)(B), provide— 
(A) notice of— 
(i) the amount of severance payments 
in paragraph (1)(A) which were improperly 
withheld for tax purposes; and 
(ii) such other information determined 
to be necessary by the Secretary of the 
Treasury to carry out the purposes of this 
section; and 
(B) instructions for filing amended tax re-
turns to recover the amounts improperly with-
held for tax purposes. 
(b) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON TIME FOR CRED-
IT OR REFUND.— 
(1) PERIOD FOR FILING CLAIM.—If a claim for 
credit or refund under section 6511(a) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 relates to a specified 
overpayment, the 3-year period of limitation pre-
scribed by such subsection shall not expire before 
the date which is 1 year after the date the informa-
tion return described in subsection (a)(2) is pro-
vided. The allowable amount of credit or refund of 
a specified overpayment shall be determined without 
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regard to the amount of tax paid within the period 
provided in section 6511(b)(2). 
(2) SPECIFIED OVERPAYMENT.—For purposes 
of paragraph (1), the term ‘‘specified overpayment’’ 
means an overpayment attributable to a severance 
payment described in subsection (a)(1). 
TITLE XI—HEARINGS BY HOUSE 
COMMITTEES 
SEC. 1101. HEARINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each standing committee of the 
House of Representatives shall hold a hearing on the im-
plementation of this Act within one year of enactment. 
(b) EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.—Sub-
section (a) is enacted— 
(1) as an exercise of rulemaking power of the 
House of Representatives, and, as such, shall be con-
sidered as part of the rules of the House, and such 
rules shall supersede any other rule of the House 
only to the extent that rule is inconsistent therewith; 
and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change such rules (so far 
as relating to the procedure in such House) at any 
time, in the same manner, and to the same extent 
as in the case of any other rule of the House. 
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TITLE XII—CODE OF OFFICIAL 
CONDUCT 
SEC. 1201. CODE OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT. 
In rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives, strike clause 20 and insert the following: 
‘‘20. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
officer, or employee of the House may not, directly or indi-
rectly, take any actions to prevent any individual from or 
retaliate against any individual for providing truthful in-
formation to the Committee on Ethics, the Office of Con-
gressional Conduct, the Office of Congressional Workplace 
Rights, or any law enforcement official, provided that the 
disclosure of such information is not otherwise prohibited 
by law or House rules.’’. 
TITLE 
XIII—PROHIBITING 
TRANSFER 
OF 
SENSITIVE 
DATA TO FOREIGN ADVER-
SARIES 
SEC. 1301. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF PERSONALLY 
IDENTIFIABLE SENSITIVE DATA OF UNITED 
STATES INDIVIDUALS TO FOREIGN ADVER-
SARIES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlawful for a data 
broker to sell, license, rent, trade, transfer, release, dis-
close, provide access to, or otherwise make available per-
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sonally identifiable sensitive data of a United States indi-
vidual to— 
(1) any foreign adversary country; or 
(2) any entity that is controlled by a foreign ad-
versary. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS-
SION.— 
(1) UNFAIR
OR
DECEPTIVE
ACTS
OR
PRAC-
TICES.—A violation of this section shall be treated 
as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or a de-
ceptive act or practice under section 18(a)(1)(B) of 
the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
57a(a)(1)(B)). 
(2) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
enforce this section in the same manner, by the 
same means, and with the same jurisdiction, 
powers, and duties as though all applicable 
terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were in-
corporated into and made a part of this section. 
(B) PRIVILEGES
AND
IMMUNITIES.—Any 
person who violates this section shall be subject 
to the penalties and entitled to the privileges 
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and immunities provided in the Federal Trade 
Commission Act. 
(3) AUTHORITY PRESERVED.—Nothing in this 
section may be construed to limit the authority of 
the Commission under any other provision of law. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Trade Commission. 
(2) CONTROLLED BY A FOREIGN ADVERSARY.— 
The term ‘‘controlled by a foreign adversary’’ means, 
with respect to an individual or entity, that such in-
dividual or entity is— 
(A) a foreign person that is domiciled in, 
is headquartered in, has its principal place of 
business in, or is organized under the laws of 
a foreign adversary country; 
(B) an entity with respect to which a for-
eign person or combination of foreign persons 
described in subparagraph (A) directly or indi-
rectly own at least a 20 percent stake; or 
(C) a person subject to the direction or 
control of a foreign person or entity described 
in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
(3) DATA BROKER.— 
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(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
term 
‘‘data 
broker’’ means an entity that, for valuable con-
sideration, sells, licenses, rents, trades, trans-
fers, releases, discloses, provides access to, or 
otherwise makes available data of United States 
individuals that the entity did not collect di-
rectly from such individuals to another entity 
that is not acting as a service provider. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘data broker’’ 
does not include an entity to the extent such 
entity— 
(i) is transmitting data of a United 
States individual, including communica-
tions of such an individual, at the request 
or direction of such individual; 
(ii) is providing, maintaining, or offer-
ing a product or service with respect to 
which personally identifiable sensitive data, 
or access to such data, is not the product 
or service; 
(iii) is reporting or publishing news or 
information that concerns local, national, 
or international events or other matters of 
public interest; 
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(iv) is reporting, publishing, or other-
wise making available news or information 
that is available to the general public— 
(I) including information from— 
(aa) a book, magazine, tele-
phone book, or online directory; 
(bb) a motion picture; 
(cc) a television, internet, or 
radio program; 
(dd) the news media; or 
(ee) an internet site that is 
available to the general public on 
an unrestricted basis; and 
(II) not including an obscene vis-
ual depiction (as such term is used in 
section 1460 of title 18, United States 
Code); or 
(v) is acting as a service provider. 
(4) FOREIGN ADVERSARY COUNTRY.—The term 
‘‘foreign adversary country’’ means a country speci-
fied in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(5) PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE
SENSITIVE 
DATA.—The term ‘‘personally identifiable sensitive 
data’’ means any sensitive data that identifies or is 
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linked or reasonably linkable, alone or in combina-
tion with other data, to an individual or a device 
that identifies or is linked or reasonably linkable to 
an individual. 
(6) PRECISE
GEOLOCATION
INFORMATION.— 
The term ‘‘precise geolocation information’’ means 
information that— 
(A) is derived from a device or technology 
of an individual; and 
(B) reveals the past or present physical lo-
cation of an individual or device that identifies 
or is linked or reasonably linkable to 1 or more 
individuals, with sufficient precision to identify 
street level location information of an individual 
or device or the location of an individual or de-
vice within a range of 1,850 feet or less. 
(7) SENSITIVE
DATA.—The term ‘‘sensitive 
data’’ includes the following: 
(A) A government-issued identifier, such as 
a Social Security number, passport number, or 
driver’s license number. 
(B) Any information that describes or re-
veals the past, present, or future physical 
health, mental health, disability, diagnosis, or 
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health care condition or treatment of an indi-
vidual. 
(C) A financial account number, debit card 
number, credit card number, or information 
that describes or reveals the income level or 
bank account balances of an individual. 
(D) Biometric information. 
(E) Genetic information. 
(F) Precise geolocation information. 
(G) An individual’s private communica-
tions such as voice mails, emails, texts, direct 
messages, mail, voice communications, and 
video communications, or information identi-
fying the parties to such communications or 
pertaining to the transmission of such commu-
nications, including telephone numbers called, 
telephone numbers from which calls were 
placed, the time calls were made, call duration, 
and location information of the parties to the 
call. 
(H) Account or device log-in credentials, or 
security or access codes for an account or de-
vice. 
(I) Information identifying the sexual be-
havior of an individual. 
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(J) Calendar information, address book in-
formation, phone or text logs, photos, audio re-
cordings, or videos, maintained for private use 
by an individual, regardless of whether such in-
formation is stored on the individual’s device or 
is accessible from that device and is backed up 
in a separate location. 
(K) A photograph, film, video recording, or 
other similar medium that shows the naked or 
undergarment-clad private area of an indi-
vidual. 
(L) Information revealing the video con-
tent requested or selected by an individual. 
(M) Information about an individual under 
the age of 17. 
(N) An individual’s race, color, ethnicity, 
or religion. 
(O) Information identifying an individual’s 
online activities over time and across websites 
or online services. 
(P) Information that reveals the status of 
an individual as a member of the Armed 
Forces. 
(Q) Any other data that a data broker 
sells, licenses, rents, trades, transfers, releases, 
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discloses, provides access to, or otherwise makes 
available to a foreign adversary country, or en-
tity that is controlled by a foreign adversary, 
for the purpose of identifying the types of data 
listed in subparagraphs (A) through (P). 
(8) SERVICE
PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘service 
provider’’ means an entity that— 
(A) collects, processes, or transfers data on 
behalf of, and at the direction of— 
(i) an individual or entity that is not 
a foreign adversary country or controlled 
by a foreign adversary; or 
(ii) a Federal, State, Tribal, terri-
torial, or local government entity; and 
(B) receives data from or on behalf of an 
individual or entity described in subparagraph 
(A)(i) or a Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, or 
local government entity. 
(9) UNITED
STATES
INDIVIDUAL.—The term 
‘‘United States individual’’ means a natural person 
residing in the United States. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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TITLE XIV—DETERMINATION OF 
BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
SEC. 1401. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
TITLE XV—DOMESTICALLY 
MADE UNITED STATES FLAGS 
SEC. 1501. REQUIREMENT FOR AGENCIES TO BUY DOMESTI-
CALLY MADE UNITED STATES FLAGS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR AGENCIES TO BUY DOMES-
TICALLY MADE UNITED STATES FLAGS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 63 of title 41, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 6310. Requirement for agencies to buy domesti-
cally made United States flags 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided in sub-
sections (b) through (d), funds appropriated or otherwise 
available to an agency may not be used for the procure-
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ment of any flag of the United States, unless such flag 
has been 100 percent manufactured in the United States 
from articles, materials, or supplies that have been grown 
or 100 percent produced or manufactured in the United 
States. 
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY
EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) 
does not apply to the extent that the head of the agency 
concerned determines that satisfactory quality and suffi-
cient quantity of a flag described in such subsection can-
not be procured as and when needed at United States 
market prices. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS.— 
Subsection (a) does not apply to the following: 
‘‘(1) Procurements by vessels in foreign waters. 
‘‘(2) Procurements for resale purposes in any 
military commissary, military exchange, or non-
appropriated fund instrumentality operated by an 
agency. 
‘‘(3) Procurements for amounts less than the 
simplified acquisition threshold. 
‘‘(d) PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive 
the requirement in subsection (a) if the President 
determines a waiver is necessary to comply with any 
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trade agreement to which the United States is a 
party. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE OF WAIVER.—Not later than 30 
days after granting a waiver under paragraph (1), 
the President shall publish a notice of the waiver in 
the Federal Register. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘agency’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘executive agency’ in section 
102 of title 40. 
‘‘(2) SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD.— 
The term ‘simplified acquisition threshold’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 134.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘6310. Requirement for agencies to buy domestically made United States 
flags.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 6310 of title 41, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall apply 
with respect to any contract entered into on or after the 
date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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TITLE XVI—APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 1601. APPROPRIATIONS. 
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for 
other purposes, namely: 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION 
RURAL HEALTH 
For an additional amount for the Telehealth Re-
source Center of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy 
of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, to pro-
vide assistance with respect to technical, legal, regulatory 
service delivery or other related barriers to the develop-
ment of telehealth technologies for skilled nursing facilities 
(as defined in section 1819 of the Social Security Act) and 
nursing facilities (as defined in section 1919 of such Act), 
$1,000,000 to remain available through September 30, 
2026. 
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
ENERGY PROGRAMS 
ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for Department of Energy 
expenses necessary in carrying out the activities of the En-
ergy Information Administration, $1,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
Æ 
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