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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9175 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
24837 Goddard Road in Taylor, Michigan, as the ‘‘Technical Sergeant 
E. Huston James Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2024 
Mr. THANEDAR (for himself, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. HUIZENGA, 
and Mr. BERGMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 24837 Goddard Road in Taylor, Michigan, 
as the ‘‘Technical Sergeant E. Huston James Memorial 
Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL SERGEANT E. HUSTON JAMES ME-
MORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 24837 Goddard Road in Taylor, 
Michigan, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Tech-
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nical Sergeant E. Huston James Memorial Post Office 
Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Technical Sergeant 
E. Huston James Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9176 
To amend the Small Business Act to increase the maximum loan amount 
for a loan made under section 7(a) of such Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2024 
Mr. THANEDAR (for himself, Mr. ALFORD, and Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small 
Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to increase the maximum 
loan amount for a loan made under section 7(a) of 
such Act. 
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 ‘‘Loans In Our Neigh-
borhoods Act of 2024’’ or the ‘‘LIONs Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. MAXIMUM LOAN AMOUNT FOR A 7(a) LOAN. 
Section 7(a)(3)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘$3,750,000 
(or if the gross loan amount would exceed $5,000,000)’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘$7,500,000 (or if the gross loan amount 
would exceed $10,000,000)’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9177 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement of 
a service-connected disability to furnish veterans with medical care out-
side of a State, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2024 
Mr. VAN DREW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
requirement of a service-connected disability to furnish 
veterans with medical care outside of a State, 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 ‘‘Foreign Medical Pro-
gram Modernization Act of 2024’’. 
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‘‘(F) Any stationary source in any of the 
following industrial sectors: 
‘‘(i) Adipic acid production. 
‘‘(ii) Aluminum production. 
‘‘(iii) Ammonia manufacturing. 
‘‘(iv) Cement production. 
‘‘(v) Hydrochlorofluorocarbon produc-
tion. 
‘‘(vi) Lime manufacturing. 
‘‘(vii) Nitric acid production. 
‘‘(viii) Petroleum refining. 
‘‘(ix) Phosphoric acid production. 
‘‘(x) Silicon carbide production. 
‘‘(xi) Soda ash production. 
‘‘(xii) Titanium dioxide production. 
‘‘(xiii) Coal-based liquid or gaseous 
fuel production. 
‘‘(G) Any stationary source in the chemical 
or petrochemical sector that, in 2024 or any 
subsequent year— 
‘‘(i) produces acrylonitrile, carbon 
black, ethylene, ethylene dichloride, ethyl-
ene oxide, or methanol; or 
‘‘(ii) emits 25,000 or more tons of 
carbon dioxide equivalent from the produc-
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SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF FOREIGN MEDICAL PROGRAM OF 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) ELIMINATION
OF
SERVICE-CONNECTED
DIS-
ABILITY REQUIREMENT.—Section 1724 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) 
as subsections (a) through (d), respectively; 
(3) in subsection (a), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘if the 
Secretary determines that such care and serv-
ices are needed for the treatment of a service- 
connected disability of the veteran or as part of 
a rehabilitation program under chapter 31 of 
this title’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘a serv-
ice-connected disability of’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘who has a service-connected disability’’. 
(b) ELECTRONIC
FUND
TRANSFER
REIMBURSE-
MENT.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall update 
the payment system of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs to allow for reimbursements through electronic fund 
transfer for hospital care or medical services furnished 
pursuant to section 1724 of title 38, United States Code. 
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(c) ASSESSMENT OF CONTRACT FOR PROVISION OF 
CARE.—The Secretary shall assess the feasibility and im-
plications of entering into a contract with an appropriate 
non-Department entity to build a network of non-Depart-
ment entities to provide hospital care and medical services 
pursuant to section 1724 of title 38, United States Code, 
including implications for the administrative burden on 
veterans eligible to receive such care and services. 
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the taxable year in carrying on any trade or business 
of the taxpayer for— 
‘‘(A) in-house semiconductor design ex-
penses for semiconductor design conducted in 
the United States, and 
‘‘(B) contract design expenses for semicon-
ductor design conducted in the United States. 
‘‘(2) IN-HOUSE
SEMICONDUCTOR
DESIGN
EX-
PENSES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘in-house 
semiconductor design expenses’ means— 
‘‘(i) any wages paid or incurred to an 
employee for qualified services performed 
by such employee, 
‘‘(ii) any amount paid or incurred for 
supplies used in the conduct of qualified 
semiconductor design, and 
‘‘(iii) under regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary, any amount paid or in-
curred to another person for the right to 
use computers in the conduct of qualified 
semiconductor design. 
Clause (iii) shall not apply to any amount to 
the extent that the taxpayer (or any person 
with whom the taxpayer must aggregate ex-
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HR 9597 RFS
‘‘(G) SUNSET.—The Program Office shall 
terminate on the date described under section 
1328.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘supply chain risk’’ 
and inserting ‘‘acquisition security and 
supply chain risk associated with the ac-
quisition of covered articles’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘recommended’’ before ‘‘exclusion orders’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘recommended’’ before ‘‘removal orders’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(v) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(vi) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) issuing designated orders.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
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Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b), as added by 
subsection (a). Such report shall include— 
(1) an analysis of the impact of such arrange-
ments on— 
(A) access to transformative therapies, in-
cluding rare disease gene therapies; 
(B) access to drugs that are the subject of 
such arrangements, including socioeconomic dis-
parities with respect to such access; and 
(C) the utilization by such individuals of— 
(i) biosimilar biological products that 
are the subject to such arrangements, as 
compared to the utilization of the biological 
products that are the reference products 
for such biosimilar biological products; and 
(ii) generic drugs that are the subject 
to such arrangements, as compared to the 
utilization of the drugs that are the ref-
erence drugs for such generic drugs; 
(2) a description of any tax benefits obtained in 
connection with such arrangements by manufactur-
ers offering such arrangements; 
(3) a list of the drugs for which a manufacturer 
of such drug offers such an arrangement; 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9186 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that medical records 
of the Department of Defense indicate the organizational affiliation of 
certain health care providers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2024 
Mr. ARRINGTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that med-
ical records of the Department of Defense indicate the 
organizational affiliation of certain health care providers. 
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 ‘‘Private Smither Act 
of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION IN PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS 
OF AFFILIATION OF CERTAIN NON-DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE HEALTH CARE PRO-
VIDERS. 
Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after section 1091 the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘§ 1091a. Identification in patient medical records of 
affiliation of certain non-Department of 
Defense health care providers 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure that medical records of the Department of Defense 
include the organizational affiliation of any covered health 
care provider identified in such medical records. 
‘‘(b) COVERED
HEALTH
CARE
PROVIDER
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘covered health care pro-
vider’ means a health care provider who is not— 
‘‘(1) a member of the uniformed services; 
‘‘(2) an employee of the Department of De-
fense; 
‘‘(3) an employee of another agency of the Fed-
eral Government detailed to the Department of De-
fense; 
‘‘(4) a personal services contractor under sec-
tion 1091 of this title; or 
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‘‘(5) a volunteer under section 1588 of this 
title.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9188 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain spouses eligible 
for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2024 
Mr. BACON (for himself, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, 
Mr. PANETTA, and Mr. D’ESPOSITO) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
spouses eligible for services under the disabled veterans’ 
outreach program, 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 ‘‘Gold Star and Sur-
viving Spouse Career Services Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF SPOUSES FOR SERVICES UNDER 
THE DISABLED VETERANS’ OUTREACH PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 4103A of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘and eligible per-
sons’’ after ‘‘eligible veterans’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘, and eligible persons,’’ after ‘‘Other eligi-
ble veterans’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and el-
igible persons’’ after ‘‘veterans’’ each place it 
appears; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or eligible person’’ 
after ‘‘veteran’’ each place it appears; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or eligible person’s’’ 
after ‘‘veteran’s’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and eligible persons’’ 
after ‘‘eligible veterans’’ each place it appears; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘non-veteran-related’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE PERSON DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘eligible person’ means— 
‘‘(1) any spouse described in section 4101(5) of 
this title; or 
‘‘(2) the spouse of any person who died while 
a member of the Armed Forces.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 918 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the interment of military 
working dogs in any open national cemetery under the control of the 
National Cemetery Administration, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
interment of military working dogs in any open national 
cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery 
Administration, 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 ‘‘Sgt. Fieldy Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INTERMENT OF MILITARY WORKING DOGS IN NA-
TIONAL CEMETERIES. 
(a) INTERMENT OF MILITARY WORKING DOGS.— 
Section 2402 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c)(1) In addition to the persons specified in sub-
section (a), under such regulations as the Secretary may 
prescribe, the remains of any covered dog may be interred 
in any open national cemetery under the control of the 
National Cemetery Administration. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘covered dog’ means 
a deceased dog that, at any time before death, was a mili-
tary working dog, as described in section 2583(i) of title 
10.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to deaths occurring 
on or after the day that is one year before the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9191 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the use of official time 
by Federal employees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2024 
Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. PERRY, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, 
Mr. DUNCAN, and Mr. OGLES) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the use 
of official time by Federal employees. 
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 ‘‘No Union Time on 
the Taxpayer’s Dime Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF OFFICIAL TIME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7131 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘§ 7131. Elimination of official time 
‘‘Any activities performed by an employee relating to 
the business of a labor organization shall be performed 
during the time the employee is in a non-duty status.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subchapter IV of chapter 71 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 
7131 and inserting the following: 
‘‘7131. Elimination of official time.’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL ‘‘RIP AND REPLACE’’ FUNDING. 
(a) INCREASE
IN EXPENDITURE LIMIT.—Section 
4(k) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks 
Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1603(k)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$1,900,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,980,000,000’’. 
(b) APPROPRIATION
OF FUNDS.—There is appro-
priated to the Federal Communications Commission for 
fiscal year 2024, out of amounts in the Treasury not oth-
erwise appropriated, $3,080,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, to carry out section 4 of the Secure and 
Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 
U.S.C. 1603). 
SEC. 3. IMPROVING THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IMPROVING VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) REQUIRED USE OF NATIONAL VERIFIER TO 
DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY.—Section 904 of division 
N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (47 
U.S.C. 1752) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(6)(C), by striking ‘‘or 
the participating provider verifies eligibility 
under subsection (a)(2)(B)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking 
‘‘shall’’ and all that follows and inserting the 
following: ‘‘shall use the National Verifier and 
National Lifeline Accountability Database.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9193 
To appropriate funds for the Federal Communications Commission’s ‘‘rip 
and replace’’ program and Affordable Connectivity Program, to improve 
the Affordable Connectivity Program, to require a spectrum auction, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2024 
Ms. BUDZINSKI (for herself, Mr. CAREY, Ms. CRAIG, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. 
COURTNEY, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, Ms. WILD, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. MOYLAN, Ms. KUSTER, and Mrs. GONZA´LEZ- 
COLO´N) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To appropriate funds for the Federal Communications Com-
mission’s ‘‘rip and replace’’ program and Affordable 
Connectivity 
Program, 
to 
improve 
the 
Affordable 
Connectivity Program, to require a spectrum auction, 
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 ‘‘Secure and Affordable 
Broadband Extension Act’’. 
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approve the application using the 
process described in subpara-
graph (B). 
(v) NOTICE.—A regulated entity that 
is regulated or supervised by more than 1 
financial regulatory agency shall provide 
notice of any application submitted to the 
appropriate financial regulatory agency 
under this section to each financial regu-
latory agency by which it is regulated or 
supervised not later than 5 business days 
after the entity submits the application to 
the appropriate financial regulatory agen-
cy. 
(B) AGENCY REVIEW.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (v), not later than 90 days after 
the date on which an application is sub-
mitted to the appropriate financial regu-
latory agency under subparagraph (A), the 
appropriate financial regulatory agency 
shall— 
(I) review the application; and 
(II) submit to the applicant in 
writing a determination of the agency. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9194 
To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 
to support nucleic acid screening, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2024 
Ms. CARAVEO (for herself and Mr. MCCORMICK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and 
Innovation Act to support nucleic acid screening, 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 ‘‘Nucleic Acid Standards for 
Biosecurity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SUPPORTING NUCLEIC ACID SCREENING. 
Section 10221 of the Research and Development, 
Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18931; en-
acted as part of title II of division B of Public Law 117– 
167) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (E); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) best practices, guidelines, and tech-
nical standards for risk management associated 
with engineering biology and biomanufacturing, 
including risks associated with the use of artifi-
cial intelligence; and’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS SCREENING TOOLS 
AND STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in consulta-
tion with heads of Federal agencies the Director 
considers appropriate, shall carry out measurement 
research to support the development and improve-
ment of best practices and technical standards for 
biosecurity measures related to nucleic acid syn-
thesis, including the following: 
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