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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Long COVID Research 
Moonshot Act’’. 
TITLE I—LONG COVID 
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH 
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF LONG COVID RESEARCH 
PROGRAM. 
Title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘PART K—LONG COVID PROGRAMS 
‘‘SEC. 499B. ESTABLISHMENT OF LONG COVID RESEARCH 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established within the 
Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health 
a research program, to be known as the Long COVID Re-
search Program (referred to in this part as the ‘Pro-
gram’), for purposes of expediting research to identify new 
ways to prevent, detect, manage, and treat symptoms as-
sociated with Long COVID. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Program shall be 
headed by a Director, appointed by the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Director of 
NIH, who has— 
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vide assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in response to Hurricane He-
lene; and 
(2) $5,000,000,000 to the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development to provide assistance under 
title I of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to dis-
aster relief for Hurricane Helene. 
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‘‘(v) DISREGARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.— 
Any increase or reduction under this sub-
paragraph to the DSH allotment of a 
State for a fiscal year shall be disregarded 
when otherwise determining State DSH al-
lotments under this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) TREATMENT OF WAIVERS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), with respect to a State and a fiscal 
year, if the State has in effect on the date 
of enactment of the SAFE Hospitals Act 
of 2023 a statewide waiver of requirements 
of this title under section 1115 or other 
law and any part of the fiscal year occurs 
during the period of the waiver (as ap-
proved as of such date), the DSH allot-
ment determined under this paragraph for 
such State and fiscal year shall not be less 
than the DSH allotment that would have 
been determined for such State and fiscal 
year under this section as in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of the 
SAFE Hospitals Act of 2023, reduced, in 
the case of each of fiscal years 2026 
through 2029, by the amount of the 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9910 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the amount of military 
leave provided to Federal employees, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 1, 2024 
Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself and Mr. WITTMAN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the 
amount of military leave provided to Federal employees, 
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 ‘‘Supporting Federal 
Employees in the National Guard and Reserves Act’’. 
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State’s share of the reductions which 
would have been applicable for the fiscal 
year under paragraph (7) of this sub-
section (as so in effect), as estimated by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(ii) TOTAL ALLOTMENTS NOT TO EX-
CEED
DSH
ALLOTMENT
CAP.—The Sec-
retary shall apply this subparagraph in 
such a manner that the total amount of 
DSH allotments determined for all States 
for a fiscal year under this paragraph does 
not exceed DSH allotment cap determined 
for the fiscal year under subparagraph 
(E)(i). 
‘‘(iii) NONAPPLICATION.—Clause (i) 
shall not apply— 
‘‘(I) with respect to a State that 
has in effect a waiver described in 
such clause if the State elects, 
through a revision of such waiver, 
that such clause will not apply; or 
‘‘(II) with respect to any part of 
a fiscal year that occurs after the ex-
piration (determined without regard 
to any extension approved after the 
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(2) PAYMENTS TO OTHER POSSESSIONS.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each posses-
sion of the United States which does not have a mir-
ror code tax system amounts estimated by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury as being equal to the aggre-
gate benefits (if any) that would have been provided 
to residents of such possession by reason of the 
amendments made by this section if a mirror code 
tax system had been in effect in such possession. 
The preceding sentence shall not apply unless the re-
spective possession has a plan, which has been ap-
proved by the Secretary of the Treasury, under 
which such possession will promptly distribute such 
payments to its residents. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to periods after December 31, 
2024, in taxable years ending after such date, under rules 
similar to the rules of section 48(m) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day before the date 
of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 
1990). 
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(F) recommendations for coordination be-
tween Federal agencies and departments to re-
duce any overlap with respect to valley fever 
vaccine development and manufacturing re-
views, permits, and licensing; 
(G) recommendations on actions Federal 
agencies and departments may take to expedite 
the development or manufacturing of a valley 
fever vaccine that do not require congressional 
authorization; 
(H) recommendations on actions that Con-
gress may take to expedite the development and 
manufacturing of a valley fever vaccine; and 
(I) an assessment of— 
(i) the prevalence of valley fever in the 
United States; 
(ii) the cost associated with treating 
valley fever in the United States; and 
(iii) the economic impact of valley 
fever in the United States. 
(3) PUBLIC COMMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than six 
months after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Secretary shall publish a proposed 
draft of the national strategy in the Federal 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MILITARY LEAVE FOR FEDERAL EM-
PLOYEES. 
Section 6323(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘rate of 15 days’’ and inserting ‘‘rate 
of 36 days’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9913 
To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from promulgating or 
enforcing rules regarding disclosure of artificial intelligence-generated 
content in political advertisements. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 4, 2024 
Mr. CLYDE (for himself, Mr. BAIRD, Ms. HAGEMAN, Ms. TENNEY, and Mr. 
LAMALFA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from 
promulgating or enforcing rules regarding disclosure of 
artificial intelligence-generated content in political adver-
tisements. 
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 ‘‘Ending FCC Meddling 
in Our Elections Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 
COMMISSION RULES REGARDING DISCLO-
SURE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-GEN-
ERATED CONTENT IN POLITICAL TV AND 
RADIO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘rule’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 804 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—The Federal Communications 
Commission may not— 
(1) finalize or enforce the proposed rule adopt-
ed under the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking enti-
tled ‘‘In the Matter of Disclosure and Transparency 
of Artificial Intelligence-Generated Content in Polit-
ical Advertisements’’ (FCC 24–74; MB Docket No. 
24–211), adopted July 10, 2024; or 
(2) promulgate or enforce any rule that is sub-
stantially similar to the proposed rule described in 
paragraph (1). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9917 
To modify procurement requirements relating to rare earth elements and 
strategic and critical materials by contractors of the Department of 
Defense, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 4, 2024 
Mr. FINSTAD (for himself, Mr. BERGMAN, and Mr. VEASEY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To modify procurement requirements relating to rare earth 
elements and strategic and critical materials by contrac-
tors of the Department of Defense, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION TO PROCUREMENT REQUIRE-
MENTS RELATING TO RARE EARTH ELE-
MENTS AND STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATE-
RIALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 857 of the James M. 
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9915 
To permanently extend the first right of refusal for the purchase of Tribal 
assets, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 4, 2024 
Mr. CURTIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To permanently extend the first right of refusal for the 
purchase of Tribal assets, 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. ASSET MANAGEMENT. 
Public Law 83–671 is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 10— 
(A) by striking ‘‘jointly by the Tribal Busi-
ness Committee and the authorized representa-
tives of the mixed-blood group’’ and inserting 
‘‘by the Tribal Business Committee’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘in the joint management 
with the tribe and’’. 
(2) By amending section 15 to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 15. (a) Any member of the mixed-blood group 
may dispose of his interest in the tribal assets prior to 
termination of Federal supervision, subject to the approval 
of the Secretary. In the event a member of the mixed- 
blood group or any other individual or entity determines 
to dispose of his interest in any of said real property at 
any time by gift, sale, or any form of transfer that divests 
such individual or entity of any right, title, or interest in 
such real property, he shall first offer it to the Tribe, and 
no gift, sale, or any form of transfer that divests such 
individual or entity of any right, title, or interest in such 
real property shall be authorized without such offer to the 
Tribe. After termination of Federal supervision the re-
quirement of such offer, in form to be approved by the 
Secretary, shall be a covenant to run with the land, and 
shall be expressly provided in any patent or deed issued. 
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall maintain a list of all individ-
uals and entities holding an interest in tribal assets and, 
on an annual basis, notify those individuals and entities 
that any gift, sale, or any form of transfer that divests 
such individual or entity of any right, title, or interest in 
such real property must first be made to the Tribe.’’. 
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(3) In section 17, by striking ‘‘aiding in the 
joint management with the tribe and in’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9916 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study 
relating to 1–800–MEDICARE. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 4, 2024 
Ms. DE LA CRUZ (for herself, Mr. CORREA, Mr. NEHLS, and Mr. WILLIAMS 
of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
conduct a study relating to 1–800–MEDICARE. 
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 ‘‘Improving Medicare 
Services Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. DIRECTING THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE 
UNITED STATES TO CONDUCT A STUDY RE-
LATING TO 1-800-MEDICARE. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study and submit to Congress a report 
on 1–800–MEDICARE. To the extent that data is avail-
able and reliable, such report shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of customer wait times and 
overall satisfaction. 
(2) An analysis of staffing competency and 
staffing levels. 
(3) An analysis of contractor performance. 
(4) A description of any improvements or down-
grades in service areas previously studied in any 
prior report submitted by the Comptroller General. 
(5) Any recommendations for Congress or the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to 
improving 1–800–MEDICARE. 
(6) A description of any actions taken by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services or any 
contractor carrying out 1–800–MEDICARE in re-
sponse to previous recommendations relating to 1- 
800-MEDICARE provided by the Comptroller Gen-
eral. 
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2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2727; 10 U.S.C. 
4811 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘permanent magnet’’ 
and inserting ‘‘permanent magnet, or an 
advanced battery or advanced battery com-
ponent (as those terms are defined, respec-
tively, in section 40207(a) of the Infra-
structure Investment and Jobs Act (42 
U.S.C. 18741(a))),’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘of the magnet’’ and 
inserting ‘‘of the magnet, the advanced 
battery, or the advanced battery compo-
nent (as applicable)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by amending to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—A disclosure under para-
graph (1) with respect to a system described in that 
paragraph shall include— 
‘‘(A) if the system includes a permanent 
magnet, an identification of the country or 
countries in which— 
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‘‘(i) any rare earth elements and stra-
tegic and critical materials used in the 
magnet were mined; 
‘‘(ii) such elements and materials were 
refined into oxides; 
‘‘(iii) such elements and materials 
were made into metals and alloys; and 
‘‘(iv) the magnet was sintered or 
bonded and magnetized; and 
‘‘(B) if the system includes an advanced 
battery or an advanced battery component, an 
identification of the country or countries in 
which— 
‘‘(i) any strategic and critical mate-
rials that are covered minerals used in the 
battery or component were refined, proc-
essed, or reprocessed; 
‘‘(ii) any strategic and critical mate-
rials that are covered minerals and that 
were manufactured into the battery or 
component; and 
‘‘(iii) the battery cell, module, and 
pack of the battery or component were 
manufactured and assembled.’’; and 
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(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘strategic and critical materials’ 
means materials designated as strategic and critical 
under section 3(a) of the Strategic and Critical Ma-
terials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a)). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered minerals’ means lith-
ium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, and graphite.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (a) of 
such section 857 is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘provides the 
system’’ and inserting ‘‘provides the system as de-
scribed in paragraph (1)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ‘‘a senior 
acquisition executive’’ and inserting ‘‘a service acqui-
sition executive’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9918 
To exclude from gross income certain relief payments to the victims of 
the Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill event. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 4, 2024 
Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To exclude from gross income certain relief payments to 
the victims of the Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature 
landfill event. 
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 ‘‘Chiquita Canyon Tax 
Relief Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CHIQUITA CANYON DISASTER RELIEF PAYMENTS. 
(a) DISASTER RELIEF PAYMENTS TO VICTIMS OF 
CHIQUITA CANYON ELEVATED TEMPERATURE LANDFILL 
EVENT.—Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill 
event payments shall be treated as qualified disaster relief 
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payments for purposes of section 139(b) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
(b) CHIQUITA CANYON ELEVATED TEMPERATURE 
LANDFILL EVENT PAYMENTS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature 
landfill event payments’’ means any amount received by 
or on behalf of an individual as compensation for loss, 
damages, expenses, relocation, suffering, loss in real prop-
erty value, closing costs with respect to real property (in-
cluding realtor commissions), or inconvenience (including 
access to real property) resulting from the Chiquita Can-
yon elevated temperature landfill event if such amount was 
provided by— 
(1) a Federal, State, or local government agen-
cy, 
(2) Waste Connections, Inc., or 
(3) any subsidiary, insurer, or agent of Waste 
Connections, Inc. or any related person. 
(c) ELEVATED TEMPERATURE LANDFILL EVENT.— 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Chiquita Canyon 
elevated temperature landfill event’’ means the elevated 
temperature landfill event occurring beneath the Chiquita 
Canyon Landfill in Los Angeles County, California, begin-
ning on May 1, 2022. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to 
amounts received on or after March 1, 2024. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9919 
To amend title 39 of the United States Code to require the Postmaster 
General to be appointed by the President, subject to Senate confirmation, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 4, 2024 
Mr. GOLDEN of Maine (for himself and Mr. PFLUGER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Ac-
countability 
A BILL 
To amend title 39 of the United States Code to require 
the Postmaster General to be appointed by the President, 
subject to Senate confirmation, 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 ‘‘Postmaster General 
Reform Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
(a) BOARD OF GOVERNORS.—Section 202(c) of title 
39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(c)(1) The Postmaster General shall be a voting 
member of the Board. 
‘‘(2) The pay and term of service of the Postmaster 
General shall be fixed by the Governors.’’. 
(b) POSTMASTER GENERAL.—Section 203 of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The chief’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The chief’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), as so designated by para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘appointed under section 
202(c) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘, who shall be 
appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) TERMS AND TERM LIMITS.—The Postmaster 
General shall serve for a term of 5 years, which may be 
renewed, with the consent of the Senate, for a single addi-
tional 5-year term.’’. 
(c) PROCEDURES OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS.— 
Section 205(c)(1) of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘in the appointment or removal of 
the Postmaster General, and’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect beginning with the first ap-
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pointment of an individual to serve as the Postmaster 
General on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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