I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6637 
To advance bipartisan priorities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2025 
Mr. FITZPATRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agri-
culture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Fi-
nancial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administra-
tion, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform, Small Business, and Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To advance bipartisan priorities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—MARKET CHOICE ACT 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
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Sec. 102. Findings. 
Subtitle A—Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
Sec. 10101. Treatment of domestic greenhouse gas emissions. 
Sec. 10102. Border greenhouse gas adjustments. 
Subtitle B—Distribution of Revenues From Taxation of Greenhouse Gas 
Emissions 
CHAPTER 1—REBUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE 
ENVIRONMENT TRUST FUND 
Sec. 10201. Establishment of the RISE Trust Fund. 
Sec. 10202. Appropriations from the RISE Trust Fund. 
Sec. 10203. State grants. 
CHAPTER 2—CERTAIN MANUFACTURERS EXCISE TAXES 
Sec. 10211. Repeal of Federal motor vehicle and aviation fuel taxes. 
Sec. 10212. Modifications of qualifying advanced coal project credit. 
Subtitle C—Amendments to Other Laws 
CHAPTER 1—AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL STATUTES 
Sec. 10301. Amendments to the Clean Air Act. 
Sec. 10302. Frequent and chronic flooding mitigation and adaptation infra-
structure projects. 
Sec. 10303. No preemption of State law. 
CHAPTER 2—ASSISTANCE TO DISPLACED WORKERS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR 
Sec. 10321. Assistance to displaced workers in the energy sector. 
Subtitle D—National Climate Commission 
Sec. 10401. Establishment of Commission. 
Sec. 10402. Duties of Commission. 
Sec. 10403. Powers of Commission. 
Sec. 10404. Funding for the activities of the Commission. 
Sec. 10405. Staff of the Commission. 
TITLE II—KO CANCER ACT 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Increasing NCI budget for cancer research. 
Sec. 203. Report to Congress on cancer drug shortages. 
TITLE III—COORDINATOR FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH PFAS- 
IMPACTED DEFENSE COMMUNITIES 
Sec. 301. Coordinator for engagement for PFAS-impacted defense commu-
nities. 
TITLE IV—NATIONAL BIPARTISAN FISCAL COMMISSION 
Sec. 401. Establishment of National Bipartisan Fiscal Commission. 
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Sec. 402. Consideration of Commission recommendations in Congress. 
TITLE V—RESTRICTION OF TRADING AND OWNERSHIP OF CER-
TAIN FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS BY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE 
OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Sec. 501. Restriction. 
TITLE VI—END BANKING FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKERS ACT 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Increasing the role of the financial industry in combating human traf-
ficking. 
Sec. 603. Minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. 
TITLE VII—MSD ACT 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Sec. 702. Emergency Response and Parental Notification Procedures. 
Sec. 703. Installation or Modification of Interior and Exterior Doors in 
Schools. 
TITLE VIII—LET AMERICA VOTE ACT 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Sec. 802. Requiring States to permit unaffiliated voters to vote in primary elec-
tions. 
Sec. 803. Prohibiting noncitizens from voting. 
TITLE IX—REVIEW OF CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH 
UKRAINE 
Sec. 901. Review of Certain Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine. 
TITLE X—ELECTION DAY ACT 
Sec. 1001. Short title. 
Sec. 1002. Patriot day. 
TITLE XI—FAIRNESS TO VETERAN SMALL BUSINESSES FOR 
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ACT 
Sec. 1101. Disadvantaged business enterprises. 
TITLE XII—PROTECTING VA EMPLOYEES ACT 
Sec. 1201. Short title. 
Sec. 1202. Repeal of separate removal, demotion, and suspension processes for 
certain employees of Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 1203. Restoration of certain disciplinary and grievance procedures for per-
sonnel of the Veterans Health Administration. 
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TITLE I—MARKET CHOICE ACT 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Modernizing America 
with Rebuilding to Kickstart the Economy of the Twenty- 
first Century with a Historic Infrastructure-Centered Ex-
pansion Act’’ or the ‘‘MARKET CHOICE Act’’. 
SEC. 102. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) roads, bridges, airports, and urban trans-
portation systems are essential to the economic and 
national security of the United States; 
(2) there is a chronic shortfall in funding for 
the maintenance of highways, bridges, and other 
critical infrastructure; 
(3) strategic investments in new infrastructure 
will allow for economic growth and dynamism in the 
21st century; 
(4) there has been a marked increase in ex-
treme weather events and the negative impacts of a 
changing climate are expected to worsen in every re-
gion of the United States; 
(5) if left unaddressed, the consequences of a 
changing climate have the potential to adversely im-
pact the health of all Americans, harm the economy, 
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and impose substantial costs on local, State, and 
Federal budgets; 
(6) efforts to reduce climate risk should protect 
our Nation’s economy, security, infrastructure, agri-
culture, water supply, public health, and public safe-
ty; and 
(7) there is bipartisan support for pursuing ef-
forts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through 
economically viable, broadly supported private and 
public policies and solutions. 
Subtitle A—Greenhouse Gas 
Emissions 
SEC. 10101. TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC GREENHOUSE GAS 
EMISSIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle L—Greenhouse Gas 
Emissions 
‘‘PART 1—TAXATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS 
EMISSIONS 
‘‘Sec. 9901. Imposition of tax on combusted fossil fuel greenhouse gas emis-
sions. 
‘‘Sec. 9902. Imposition of tax on greenhouse gas emissions from certain indus-
trial processes. 
‘‘Sec. 9903. Imposition of tax on greenhouse gas emissions from certain prod-
uct uses. 
‘‘Sec. 9904. Calculation of taxable emissions. 
‘‘Sec. 9905. Credit for state payments. 
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‘‘Sec. 9906. Penalties for nonpayment. 
‘‘Sec. 9907. Definitions. 
‘‘SEC. 9901. IMPOSITION OF TAX ON COMBUSTED FOSSIL 
FUEL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby imposed a tax 
on fossil fuels produced within, or imported into, the 
United States. 
‘‘(b) RATE OF TAX.— 
‘‘(1) GREENHOUSE GASES THAT WOULD BE RE-
LEASED IF THE FOSSIL FUEL WERE COMBUSTED.— 
The tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be the appli-
cable amount per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent of 
all greenhouse gasses that would be released if the 
fossil fuel were combusted. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE AMOUNT OF CARBON DIOXIDE 
EQUIVALENT
EMISSIONS.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the term ‘applicable amount’ means— 
‘‘(A) for calendar year 2027, $35 per met-
ric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, 
and 
‘‘(B) for each calendar year after 2027, 
the tax rate shall be the sum of— 
‘‘(i) the previous calendar year’s tax 
rate, plus 
‘‘(ii) the sum of— 
‘‘(I) 5 percentage points, plus 
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‘‘(II) a percentage increase in the 
previous year’s tax rate equal to the 
increase in the Consumer Price Index 
for the previous calendar year. 
‘‘(3) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ANY CAL-
ENDAR YEAR.—For purposes of subparagraph (B), 
the Consumer Price Index for the previous calendar 
year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for 
all-urban consumers published by the Department of 
Labor as of the close of the 12-month period ending 
on August 31 of such calendar year. For purposes 
of the preceding sentence, the revision of the Con-
sumer Price Index which is most consistent with the 
Consumer Price Index for calendar year 1986 shall 
be used. 
‘‘(4) RATE ADJUSTMENT BASED ON EMISSION 
LEVELS.— 
‘‘(A) REPORT.—Not later than March 30, 
2028, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
and the Administrator shall jointly report the 
emissions during the calendar year ending on 
the preceding December 31 from sources sub-
ject to taxation under this part. The report 
shall determine whether the cumulative amount 
of annual emissions reported for the period be-
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ginning in calendar year 2027 and through the 
end of the preceding calendar year were less 
than the emissions levels specified in the fol-
lowing schedule: 
‘‘(i) The total emissions through cal-
endar year 2027 are 4,700 million metric 
tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 
‘‘(ii) The total emissions through cal-
endar year 2028 are 9,400 million metric 
tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 
‘‘(iii) The total emissions through cal-
endar year 2029 are 14,000 million metric 
tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 
‘‘(iv) The total emissions through cal-
endar year 2030 are 18,300 million metric 
tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 
‘‘(v) The total emissions through cal-
endar year 2031 are 22,600 million metric 
tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 
‘‘(vi) The total emissions through cal-
endar year 2032 are 26,800 million metric 
tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 
‘‘(vii) The total emissions through cal-
endar year 2033 are 31,000 million metric 
tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 
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‘‘(viii) The total emissions through 
calendar year 2034 are 35,100 million 
metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 
‘‘(ix) The total emissions through cal-
endar year 2035 are 39,100 million metric 
tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 
‘‘(x) The total emissions through cal-
endar year 2036 are 43,100 million metric 
tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 
‘‘(xi) The total emissions through cal-
endar year 2037 are 47,100 million metric 
tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 
‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENTS
FOR
REPORT
PE-
RIOD.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 
March 30, 2029, and every two years 
thereafter, the Secretary shall determine 
whether an adjustment is required in ac-
cordance with clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) PERIOD THROUGH 2036.—If the 
emission level reported under subpara-
graph (A) for calendar year 2028, and 
every second calendar year thereafter 
through calendar year 2038, exceeds the 
level for such calendar year specified in 
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clauses (i) through (xi) of subparagraph 
(A), then the applicable amount under 
paragraph (2) for the calendar year begin-
ning on the next January 1 following the 
determination in clause (i) shall, after the 
increase under paragraph (2) for such next 
calendar year, be increased by an addi-
tional $4 per metric ton. 
‘‘(c) BY WHOM PAID.—The tax imposed by sub-
section (a) shall be paid by the owner of the fossil fuel 
at the point of taxation. 
‘‘(d) POINT OF TAXATION.— 
‘‘(1) For fossil fuels produced within the United 
States, the point of taxation shall be— 
‘‘(A) for coal, the mine mouth or, for 
washed coal, the exit from the coal preparation 
and processing plant, 
‘‘(B) for petroleum products, the exit point 
from the refinery, and 
‘‘(C) for natural gas, the exit from the gas 
processing plant or, for natural gas that is not 
treated at a gas processing plant, the point of 
sale to the person who combusts the gas or in-
corporates it into a product that is not intended 
for combustion. 
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‘‘(2) For any fossil fuel imported into the 
United States, the point of taxation shall be the 
point at which it first enters the United States. 
‘‘(e) EXEMPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) 
EXEMPTION
FOR
NONCOMBUSTIVE 
USES.— 
‘‘(A) REFUND FOR REDUCTION OR ELIMI-
NATION OF EMISSIONS.—Any manufacturer of a 
product that incorporates a fossil fuel that has 
been taxed under this section who can dem-
onstrate to the Secretary that the fossil fuel has 
been transformed via the manufacture of the 
product so that the fossil fuel’s emissions will 
be reduced or eliminated over the product’s life-
time shall be entitled to a refund of the tax 
paid under this section on the proportion of the 
emissions reduced thereby, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) RULE.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator, shall establish by 
rule the criteria and process by which product 
manufacturers can demonstrate that the condi-
tions in subparagraph (A) have been satisfied. 
‘‘(C) PUBLICATION
OF
REGULATIONS.— 
The Secretary shall publish the regulations re-
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quired by this subsection no later than one year 
prior to the start of the calendar year referred 
to in section 9901(b)(2)(A). The Secretary may 
not collect the tax imposed by this section for 
any calendar year that begins less than one 
year after the regulations are published. 
‘‘(2) EXEMPTION FOR CARBON CAPTURE AND 
STORAGE.— 
‘‘(A) REFUND
FOR
SEQUESTERS.—Any 
person who sequesters greenhouse gas emissions 
resulting from the combustion of fossil fuel that 
has passed through a point of taxation shall be 
entitled to a refund of the tax imposed by this 
section. Emissions that are used for enhanced 
oil recovery shall be entitled for such refund 
provided that these emissions meet all of the 
criteria applicable to other emissions that qual-
ify for such refund. 
‘‘(B) RULE.—The Secretary shall establish 
by rule the procedures by which to apply for 
such refunds and such refunds shall be paid 
within six months of the Secretary receiving an 
approvable application. 
‘‘(C) TIME
OF
REFUND.—The Secretary 
may not refund any amounts under this para-
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graph until such time as the Secretary has pub-
lished the regulations described in section 
45Q(f)(2). 
‘‘SEC. 9902. IMPOSITION OF TAX ON GREENHOUSE GAS 
EMISSIONS 
FROM 
CERTAIN 
INDUSTRIAL 
PROCESSES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby imposed a tax 
on industrial process greenhouse gas emissions by certain 
source categories. 
‘‘(b) LIST OF SOURCE CATEGORIES.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL LIST.—The Congress establishes 
for purposes of this section a list of source cat-
egories subject to this section as follows: 
‘‘(A) Iron and steel production and met-
allurgical coke production. 
‘‘(B) Underground coal mining. 
‘‘(C) Coal preparation and processing 
plants. 
‘‘(D) Refineries. 
‘‘(E) Cement production. 
‘‘(F) Petrochemical production. 
‘‘(G) Lime production. 
‘‘(H) Ammonia production. 
‘‘(I) Aluminum production. 
‘‘(J) Soda ash production. 
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‘‘(K) Ferroalloy production. 
‘‘(L) Phosphoric acid production. 
‘‘(M) Glass production. 
‘‘(N) Zinc production. 
‘‘(O) Lead production. 
‘‘(P) Magnesium production and proc-
essing. 
‘‘(Q) Nitric acid production. 
‘‘(R) Adipic acid production. 
‘‘(S) Semiconductor manufacture. 
‘‘(T) Electrical transmission and distribu-
tion. 
‘‘(2) REVISION OF THE LIST.—The Adminis-
trator shall review the list of source categories estab-
lished by this subsection not less than once every 
five years to determine if they should continue to be 
listed and publish the results of that review. The Ad-
ministrator may, if appropriate, add any source cat-
egories to this list by rule. 
‘‘(3) REMOVAL OF A SOURCE CATEGORY FROM 
THE LIST.—The Administrator may remove a source 
category from this list only if— 
‘‘(A) the total emissions from the entire 
source category which are taxable under this 
section have been less than 250,000 metric tons 
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of carbon dioxide equivalent per year for each 
of three consecutive years, 
‘‘(B) the average emissions from facilities 
in the source category which are taxable under 
this section have been less than 25,000 metric 
tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year for 
each of the years referred in subparagraph (A), 
and 
‘‘(C) the Administrator determines that 
there is no reasonable possibility that the total 
emissions from the entire source category which 
are taxable under this section will exceed 
250,000 metric tons per year of carbon dioxide 
equivalent within any of the five years following 
such determination. 
‘‘(4) ADDITION
OF
A
SOURCE
CATEGORY
TO 
THE LIST.—The Administrator may add a source 
category to this list only if the Administrator deter-
mines that— 
‘‘(A) the total emissions from the entire 
source category which are taxable under this 
section have been greater than 250,000 metric 
tons per year of carbon dioxide equivalent in 
any two years out of the preceding five years, 
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‘‘(B) the average emissions from facilities 
in the source category which are taxable under 
this section have been greater than 25,000 met-
ric tons per year of carbon dioxide equivalent in 
the years in which emissions from the entire 
source category have been greater than 250,000 
tons per year, and 
‘‘(C) there is a reasonable possibility that 
the total emissions from the entire source cat-
egory which are taxable under this section will 
be greater than 250,000 metric tons per year of 
carbon dioxide equivalent in any year within the 
next five years following such determination. 
‘‘(c) RATE OF TAX.—The rate of tax shall be the 
same as the rate given in section 9901(b)(2). 
‘‘(d) BY WHOM PAID.—The tax imposed by sub-
section (a) shall be paid by the owner or operator of the 
point of taxation. 
‘‘(e) POINT OF TAXATION.—The point of taxation 
shall be any facility in a source category which emits more 
than 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent sub-
ject to taxation under this section in any calendar year. 
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‘‘SEC. 9903. IMPOSITION OF TAX ON GREENHOUSE GAS 
EMISSIONS FROM CERTAIN PRODUCT USES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby imposed a tax 
on non-fossil-fuel-greenhouse-gas emissions by certain 
manufactured products when used for their intended pur-
poses that are manufactured within or imported into, the 
United States. 
‘‘(b) LIST OF PRODUCTS.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL LIST.—The Congress establishes 
for purposes of this section a list of products subject 
to this section as follows: 
‘‘(A) Fuel ethanol. 
‘‘(B) Industrial carbonates. 
‘‘(C) Carbon dioxide urea. 
‘‘(D) Soda ash. 
‘‘(E) Nitrous oxide. 
‘‘(F) Ozone depleting substances, but not 
if the United States has ratified the Kigali 
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and is 
subject to article 2J, paragraph 1 of the 
Amended Montreal Protocol. 
‘‘(G) Biodiesel. 
‘‘(H) Solid biomass fuels. 
‘‘(2) REVISION OF THE LIST.—The Adminis-
trator shall review the list of products established by 
this subsection not less than once every five years to 
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carbon dioxide equivalent in any two years out 
of the preceding five years, and 
‘‘(B) there is a reasonable possibility that 
the total emissions from all of the product used 
within the United States will be greater than 
250,000 metric tons per year of carbon dioxide 
equivalent in any year within the next five years 
following such determination. 
‘‘(c) RATE OF TAX.—The rate of tax shall be the 
same as the rate given in section 9901(b)(2). 
‘‘(d) BY WHOM PAID.—The tax imposed by sub-
section (a) shall be paid— 
‘‘(1) for products manufactured in the United 
States, by the owner or operator of the point of tax-
ation, and 
‘‘(2) for products imported into the United 
States, by the owner of the product when it enters 
the United States. 
‘‘(e) POINT OF TAXATION.—The point of taxation 
shall be— 
‘‘(1) for products manufactured in the United 
States, the manufacturing facility, 
‘‘(2) for products imported into the United 
States, the point at which it first enters the United 
States, and 
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‘‘(3) for domestically produced biomass fuel by 
a facility that emits from combusted biomass fuel 
more than 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide 
equivalent greenhouse gases in a year, the facility 
that combusts the biomass fuel. 
‘‘SEC. 9904. CALCULATION OF TAXABLE EMISSIONS. 
‘‘(a) HOW TO CALCULATE TAXABLE EMISSIONS.— 
In consultation with the Department of Energy, the Ad-
ministrator shall establish by rule (and may, from time 
to time, revise) the method by which taxable emissions 
under this part shall be calculated. 
‘‘(b) CATEGORIES
AND SUBCATEGORIES CONSID-
ERED.—For purposes of calculating emissions taxable 
under— 
‘‘(1) section 9901, the Administrator shall de-
termine by rule the amount of carbon dioxide equiv-
alent that would be emitted if each fossil fuel were 
combusted, and the Administrator may establish by 
rule such subcategories of each fuel and the means 
by which it is combusted as the Administrator deems 
appropriate, 
‘‘(2) section 9902, the Administrator may de-
termine by rule such subcategories of any industrial 
process category listed in subsection 9902(b) as the 
Administrator deems appropriate, and 
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‘‘(3) section 9903, for fuel ethanol, biodiesel, 
and solid biomass fuels the Administrator shall de-
termine by rule the amount of carbon dioxide equiv-
alent that would be emitted based on the lifecycle 
greenhouse gas emissions of the product (excluding 
emissions from fossil fuels that have passed through 
a point of taxation), and the Administrator may de-
termine by rule such subcategories of manufactured 
products listed in subsection 9903(b) as the Admin-
istrator deems appropriate. 
‘‘(c) METHODS.—Where greenhouse gas emissions 
subject to taxation under any section of this part are com-
bined with greenhouse gas emissions subject to taxation 
under any other section of this part, the Administrator 
shall ensure, to the greatest degree possible, that the 
methods required to determine the emissions taxable 
under any section of this part do not include any emissions 
taxable under any other section of this part. 
‘‘(d) METHOD COST DIFFERENCES.—The Adminis-
trator shall not require the use of any method to calculate 
taxable emissions whereby the difference in cost of the 
method compared to the next cheapest alternative method 
is greater than the amount of the tax that would be paid 
on the additional emissions determined by the more expen-
sive method. 
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‘‘(e) PUBLICATION OF REGULATIONS.—The Adminis-
trator shall publish the regulations required by this section 
no later than one year prior to the start of the calendar 
year referred to in section 9901(b)(2)(A). The Secretary 
may not collect the tax imposed by any section in this part 
for any calendar year that begins less than one year after 
the regulations applicable to each such section are pub-
lished. 
‘‘SEC. 9905. CREDIT FOR STATE PAYMENTS. 
‘‘(a) CREDIT FOR PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall 
allow any person who is required to make payment for 
greenhouse gas emissions under this part a credit for pay-
ments made on those emissions required under any State 
law in the following manner: 
‘‘(1) For the year given in section 9901(b)(2), 
a credit equal to 100 percent of the amount paid 
pursuant to requirements of State law. 
‘‘(2) For the first year following the year used 
in paragraph (1), a credit equal to 80 percent of the 
amount paid pursuant to requirements of State law. 
‘‘(3) For the second year following the year 
used in paragraph (1), a credit equal to 60 percent 
of the amount paid pursuant to requirements of 
State law. 
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‘‘(4) For the third year following the year used 
in paragraph (1), a credit equal to 40 percent of the 
amount paid pursuant to requirements of State law. 
‘‘(5) For the fourth year following the year 
used in paragraph (1), a credit equal to 20 percent 
of the amount paid pursuant to requirements of 
State law. 
‘‘(b) NO CREDIT.—For all years following the year 
used in paragraph (5), no credit shall be allowed. 
‘‘SEC. 9906. PENALTIES FOR NONPAYMENT. 
‘‘Any person who fails to comply with the require-
ments of section 9901, 9902, or 9903 shall be liable for 
payment to the Secretary, without demand, of a penalty 
in the amount equal to 3 times the applicable amount 
specified by those sections for the same tax year as the 
year in which the person failed to comply with such re-
quirements. 
‘‘SEC. 9907. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘Unless otherwise provided, the definitions provided 
herein are applicable to all provisions of this subtitle. 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
‘‘(2) CARDON
DIOXIDE
EQUIVALENT.—The 
term ‘carbon dioxide equivalent’ means the number 
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of metric tons of CO2 emissions with the same glob-
al warming potential over a 100-year period as one 
metric ton of another greenhouse gas. 
‘‘(3) COAL.—The term ‘coal’ means any of the 
recognized classifications and ranks of coal, includ-
ing anthracite, bituminous, semibituminous, subbitu-
minous, lignite, and peat. 
‘‘(4) COAL
PREPARATION
AND
PROCESSING 
PLANT.—The term ‘coal preparation and processing 
plant’ means any facility (excluding underground 
mining operations) which prepares coal by one or 
more of the following processes: breaking, crushing, 
screening, wet or dry cleaning, and thermal drying. 
‘‘(5) ENHANCED
OIL
RECOVERY.—The term 
‘enhanced oil recovery’ has the meaning defined at 
section 1.193–1(b)(2) of title 26, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of 
this section. 
‘‘(6) FACILITY.—The term ‘facility’ means any 
physical property, plant, building, structure, source, 
or stationary equipment located on one or more con-
tiguous or adjacent properties in actual physical con-
tact or separated solely by a public roadway or other 
public right-of-way and under common ownership or 
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common control, that emits or may emit any green-
house gas. 
‘‘(7) FOSSIL
FUEL.—The term ‘fossil fuel’ 
means coal, petroleum products, or natural gas. 
‘‘(8) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘greenhouse 
gas’ means carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, 
hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur 
hexafluoride. 
‘‘(9) GREENHOUSE GAS EFFECTS.—The term 
‘greenhouse gas effects’ means the adverse effects of 
greenhouse gasses on health or welfare caused by 
the greenhouse gas’s heat-trapping potential or its 
effect on ocean acidification. 
‘‘(10) LIFECYCLE
GREENHOUSE
GAS
EMIS-
SIONS.—The term ‘lifecycle greenhouse gas emis-
sions’ has the meaning given that term in section 
211 of the Clear Air Act. 
‘‘(11) NATURAL GAS.—The term ‘natural gas’ 
means any fuel consisting in whole or in part of nat-
ural gas, including components of natural gas such 
as methane and ethane; liquid petroleum gas; syn-
thetic gas derived from coal, petroleum, or natural 
gas liquids; or any mixture of natural gas and syn-
thetic gas. 
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‘‘(12) PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.—The term ‘pe-
troleum products’ means unfinished oils, liquefied 
petroleum gases, pentanes plus, aviation gasoline, 
motor gasoline, naphtha-type jet fuel, kerosene-type 
jet fuel, kerosene, distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, 
petrochemical feedstocks, special naphthas, lubri-
cants, waxes, petroleum coke, asphalt, road oil, still 
gas, and miscellaneous products obtained from the 
processing of crude oil (including lease condensate), 
natural gas, and other hydrocarbon compounds. The 
term does not include natural gas, liquefied natural 
gas, biofuels, methanol, and other nonpetroleum 
fuels. 
‘‘(13) PUBLISH.—The term ‘publish’ means 
publication in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(14) REFINERY.—The term ‘refinery’ means 
any facility engaged in producing gasoline, kerosene, 
distillate fuel oils, residual fuel oils, lubricants, or 
other products through distillation of petroleum or 
through redistillation, cracking, or reforming of un-
finished petroleum derivatives. 
‘‘(15) OWNER.—The term ‘owner’ with respect 
to any fossil fuel means any person who has legal 
title to the fossil fuel. 
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‘‘(16) OWNER OR OPERATOR.—The term ‘owner 
or operator’ with respect to any fossil fuel means 
any person who has legal title to the fossil fuel. 
‘‘(17) SEQUESTERS.—The term ‘sequesters’ 
means the permanent storage of carbon dioxide or 
other greenhouse gas such that it does not escape 
into the atmosphere, and is in compliance with the 
regulations issued pursuant to section 45Q(f)(2). 
‘‘(18) SOLID
BIOMASS.—The term ‘solid bio-
mass’ means nonfossilized and biodegradable organic 
material originating from plants, animals, or micro-
organisms, including products, byproducts, residues 
and waste from agriculture, forestry, and related in-
dustries as well as the nonfossilized and biodegrad-
able organic fractions of industrial and municipal 
wastes, but does not include gases and liquids recov-
ered from the decomposition of nonfossilized and 
biodegradable organic material. 
‘‘(19) SOURCE CATEGORY.—The term ‘source 
category’ means any category or subcategory regu-
lated under part 60 of title 40, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, or part 90 of title 40, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of subtitles 
for the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Subtitle L—Greenhouse gas emissions’’ 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to emissions after the later of De-
cember 31, 2025, and the date that is one year after the 
date regulations are promulgated under section 9914 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
SEC. 10102. BORDER GREENHOUSE GAS ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle L of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986, as added by subsection (a), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new part: 
‘‘PART 2—TAX ADJUSTMENTS FOR IMPORTS AND 
EXPORTS OF GREENHOUSE GAS INTENSIVE 
PRODUCTS 
‘‘Sec. 9911. Purposes. 
‘‘Sec. 9912. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 9913. Notification of foreign countries. 
‘‘Sec. 9914. Border tax adjustment rate. 
‘‘SEC. 9911. PURPOSES. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES OF PART.—The purposes of this part 
are— 
‘‘(1) to promote a strong global effort to signifi-
cantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and 
‘‘(2) to prevent carbon leakage. 
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‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL PURPOSES OF PART.—The pur-
poses of this part are additionally— 
‘‘(1) to provide a rebate to exporters in domes-
tic eligible industrial sectors for the greenhouse gas 
emission costs of the owners and operators incurred 
under this title, but not for costs associated with 
other related or unrelated market dynamics, 
‘‘(2) to ensure that imports from other coun-
tries, and, in particular, fast-growing developing 
countries, do not enjoy competitive advantages be-
cause of the carbon tax liability of domestic manu-
facturers, and therefore increase their emissions, 
‘‘(3) to encourage foreign countries to take sub-
stantial action with respect to their greenhouse gas 
emissions, and 
‘‘(4) to ensure that the measures described in 
this subpart are designed and implemented in a 
manner consistent with applicable international 
agreements to which the United States is a party. 
‘‘SEC. 9912. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this part: 
‘‘(1) CARBON
LEAKAGE.—The term ‘carbon 
leakage’ means any substantial increase (as deter-
mined by the Secretary) in greenhouse gas emissions 
by entities located in other countries caused by a 
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cost of production increase in the United States re-
sulting from implementation of this title. 
‘‘(2) BORDER
TAX
ADJUSTMENT.—The term 
‘border tax adjustment’ means the levying of a tax 
on imported covered goods equivalent to the amount 
of tax paid pursuant to part 1 of this subtitle in the 
manufacture of comparable domestic manufactured 
goods, and the rebating of the tax paid pursuant to 
part 1 of this subtitle that has been paid on covered 
goods exported from the United States. 
‘‘(3) BORDER
TAX
ADJUSTMENT
RATE.—The 
term ‘border tax adjustment rate’ means the amount 
of tax that would be paid on a covered good pro-
duced in the United States in the current year. 
‘‘(4) 
COMMISSIONER.—The 
term 
‘Commis-
sioner’ means the Commissioner of United States 
Customs and Border Protection. 
‘‘(5) COVERED GOOD.—The term ‘covered good’ 
means a good that is— 
‘‘(A) entered under a heading or sub-
heading of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States that corresponds to the 
NAICS code for an eligible industrial sector, as 
established in the concordance between NAICS 
codes and the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
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the United States prepared by the United 
States Census Bureau, or 
‘‘(B) a manufactured item for consump-
tion. 
‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE
INDUSTRIAL
SECTOR.—The 
term ‘eligible industrial sector’ means an industrial 
sector determined by the Secretary under section 
9913. 
‘‘(7) INDUSTRIAL SECTOR.—The term ‘indus-
trial sector’ means any sector that— 
‘‘(A) is in the manufacturing sector (as de-
fined in NAICS codes 31, 32, and 33), or 
‘‘(B) is part of, or an entire, sector that 
beneficiates or otherwise processes (including 
agglomeration) metal ores, including iron and 
copper ores, soda ash, and phosphate. The term 
‘industrial sector’ does not include any part of 
a sector that extracts fossil fuels, metal ores, 
soda ash, or phosphate. 
‘‘(8) MANUFACTURED
ITEM
FOR
CONSUMP-
TION.—The term ‘manufactured item for consump-
tion’ means any good— 
‘‘(A) that includes in substantial quantities 
one or more goods like the goods produced by 
an eligible industrial sector, and 
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‘‘(B) for which the Secretary has deter-
mined, with the concurrence of the Commis-
sioner, that the application of the border tax 
adjustment program pursuant to this part is 
technically and administratively feasible and ap-
propriate to achieve the purposes of this part, 
taking into account the greenhouse gas inten-
sity, and where appropriate the trade intensity, 
of the industrial sector that produces the good, 
as measured consistent with section 9913 and 
the ability of the producers to recover cost in-
creases in the marketplace and other appro-
priate factors. 
‘‘(9) NAICS.—The term ‘NAICS’ means the 
North American Industrial Classification System of 
2002. 
‘‘(10) OUTPUT.—The term ‘output’ means the 
total tonnage or other standard unit of production 
(as determined by the Secretary) produced by an en-
tity in an industrial sector. 
‘‘SEC. 9913. NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of the Modernizing America with 
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Century with a Historic Infrastructure-Centered Expan-
sion Act, the President shall notify each foreign country— 
‘‘(1) requesting the foreign country to take ap-
propriate measures to limit the greenhouse gas emis-
sions of the foreign country, and 
‘‘(2) indicating that a border tax adjustment 
may apply to covered goods imported into and ex-
ported from the United States. 
‘‘(b) LISTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of the Modernizing Amer-
ica with Rebuilding to Kickstart the Economy of the 
Twenty-first Century with a Historic Infrastructure- 
Centered Expansion Act, the Secretary shall promul-
gate a rule designating, based on the criteria under 
subsection (c)(2), industrial sectors where covered 
products are liable for the border tax adjustment. 
‘‘(2) CONTENT.—The list shall include the 
amount of the border tax adjustment rate for each 
covered good in the following calendar year pursuant 
to section 9914. 
‘‘(3) SUBSEQUENT LISTS.—Not later than Jan-
uary 31 of each calendar year after the calendar 
year in which the Modernizing America with Re-
building to Kickstart the Economy of the Twenty- 
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first Century with a Historic Infrastructure-Cen-
tered Expansion Act is enacted, the Secretary shall 
publish in the Federal Register an updated version 
of the list published under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE INDUSTRIAL SECTORS.— 
‘‘(1) PRESUMPTIVELY
ELIGIBLE
INDUSTRIAL 
SECTORS.— 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(I) Imported covered goods are 
liable under this part if they are pro-
duced in the United States in an in-
dustrial sector that is included in a 6- 
digit classification of the NAICS that 
meets the criteria in both clauses (ii) 
and (iii). 
‘‘(II) Exported covered goods are 
eligible under this part if they are 
produced in the United States in an 
industrial sector that is included in a 
6-digit classification of the NAICS 
that meets the criteria in clauses (ii) 
and (iii). 
‘‘(ii) GREENHOUSE GAS INTENSITY.— 
As determined by the Secretary, an indus-
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trial sector meets the criteria of this clause 
if the United States industrial sector has a 
greenhouse gas intensity of at least 5 per-
cent, calculated by dividing— 
‘‘(I) the number of metric tons of 
carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse 
gas emissions (including direct emis-
sions from fuel combustion, process 
emissions, and indirect emissions from 
the generation of electricity used to 
produce the output of the sector) of 
the sector based on data described in 
subparagraph (C), multiplied by the 
applicable rate in section 9901(b)(2), 
by 
‘‘(II) the value of the shipments 
of the sector, based on data described 
in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(iii) TRADE
INTENSITY.—As deter-
mined by the Secretary, an industrial sec-
tor meets the criteria of this clause if the 
industrial sector has a trade intensity of at 
least 15 percent, calculated by dividing— 
‘‘(I) the value of the total im-
ports and exports of the sector, by 
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‘‘(II) the value of the shipments 
plus the value of imports of the sec-
tor, based on data described in sub-
paragraph (C). 
‘‘(B) METAL
AND
PHOSPHATE
PRODUC-
TION
CLASSIFIED
UNDER
MORE
THAN
ONE 
NAICS CODE.—For purposes of this section, the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) 
aggregate 
data 
for 
the 
beneficiation or other processing (including 
agglomeration) of metal ores, including 
iron and copper ores, soda ash, or phos-
phate with subsequent steps in the process 
of metal and phosphate manufacturing, re-
gardless of the NAICS code under which 
the activity is classified, and 
‘‘(ii) aggregate data for the manufac-
turing of steel with the manufacturing of 
steel pipe and tube made from purchased 
steel in a nonintegrated process. 
‘‘(C) DATA SOURCES.— 
‘‘(i) VALUE OF SHIPMENTS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The Sec-
retary shall determine the value of 
shipments under this subsection from 
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data from the United States Census 
Annual Survey of Manufacturers. 
‘‘(II) 
AVERAGE
DATA
AVAIL-
ABLE.—The Secretary shall use the 
average of data from the most recent 
3 years for which the data are avail-
able. 
‘‘(III) 
AVERAGE
DATA
NOT 
AVAILABLE.—If data described in sub-
clause (II) are unavailable, the Sec-
retary shall make a determination 
based on— 
‘‘(aa) data from the most 
detailed industrial classification 
level of the Manufacturing En-
ergy Consumption Survey of the 
Energy Information Administra-
tion, and 
‘‘(bb) data from the most re-
cent Economic Census of the 
United States. 
‘‘(IV) DATA NOT AVAILABLE FOR 
SECTOR.—If data from the Manufac-
turing Energy Consumption Survey or 
Economic Census are unavailable for 
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any sector at the 6-digit classification 
level in the NAICS, the Secretary may 
use available Manufacturing Energy 
Consumption Survey or Economic 
Census data pertaining to a broader 
industrial category classified in the 
NAICS. 
‘‘(V) DATA NOT AVAILABLE FOR 
PROCESSING.—If data relating to the 
beneficiation or other processing (in-
cluding agglomeration) of metal ores 
(including iron and copper ores, soda 
ash, or phosphate) are not available 
from the specified data sources, the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(aa) shall use the best 
available Federal or State gov-
ernment data, and 
‘‘(bb) may use, to the extent 
necessary, 
representative 
data 
submitted by entities that per-
form the beneficiation or other 
processing (including agglomer-
ation), in making a determina-
tion. 
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‘‘(ii) IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The Sec-
retary shall base the value of imports 
and exports under this subsection on 
United States International Trade 
Commission data. 
‘‘(II) 
AVERAGE
DATA
AVAIL-
ABLE.—The Secretary shall use the 
average of data from the three most 
recent years for which the data are 
available. 
‘‘(III) 
AVERAGE
DATA
NOT 
AVAILABLE.—If data from the United 
States International Trade Commis-
sion are unavailable for any sector at 
the 6-digit classification level in the 
NAICS, the Secretary may use United 
States International Trade Commis-
sion data pertaining to a broader in-
dustrial category classified in the 
NAICS. 
‘‘(iii) PERCENTAGES.—The Secretary 
shall round the greenhouse gas intensity 
and trade intensity percentages under sub-
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paragraph (A) to the nearest whole num-
ber. 
‘‘(iv) GREENHOUSE
GAS
EMISSION 
CALCULATIONS.—When 
calculating 
the 
metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent 
greenhouse gas emissions for each sector 
under subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(I) shall use the best available 
data from the three most recent years 
for which the data are available, and 
‘‘(II) may, to the extent nec-
essary with respect to a sector, use 
economic and engineering models and 
the best available information on tech-
nology performance levels for the sec-
tor. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION OF AD-
DITIONAL ELIGIBLE INDUSTRIAL SECTORS.— 
‘‘(A) UPDATED TRADE INTENSITY DATA.— 
The Secretary shall designate as liable for the 
border tax adjustment rate on imported prod-
ucts under this part an industrial sector that— 
‘‘(i) met the greenhouse gas intensity 
criteria in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) as of the 
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date of promulgation of the rule under 
paragraph (1), and 
‘‘(ii) meets the trade intensity criteria 
established under paragraph (1)(A)(iii), 
using data sources described in paragraph 
(1)(C) from any year after the passage of 
this Act. 
‘‘(B) INDIVIDUAL SHOWING PETITION.— 
‘‘(i) PETITION.—In addition to des-
ignation under subparagraph (A), the 
owner or operator of an entity or a group 
of entities that collectively produce not less 
than 80 percent of the average annual 
value of shipments from within the sector 
of the group consistent with subclause (I), 
that manufacture similar products in an 
industrial sector may petition the Sec-
retary to designate as eligible industrial 
sectors under this part an entity or a 
group of entities that— 
‘‘(I) represent a sector using a 
standard product classification, and 
‘‘(II) meet the respective import 
and/or export eligibility criteria in 
paragraph (1)(A)(i). 
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‘‘(ii) DATA.—In making a determina-
tion under this subparagraph, the Sec-
retary shall consider— 
‘‘(I) data submitted by the peti-
tioner, 
‘‘(II) data solicited by the Sec-
retary from other entities in the sec-
tor, and 
‘‘(III) data specified in para-
graph (1)(C). 
‘‘(iii) BASIS
OF
SUBSECTOR
DETER-
MINATION.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Except as 
provided in subclause (II), the Sec-
retary shall determine an entity or 
group of entities to be a subsector of 
a 6-digit section of the NAICS code 
based only on the products manufac-
tured and not the industrial process 
by which the products are manufac-
tured. 
‘‘(II) TYPE OF MATERIAL.—The 
Secretary may determine an entity or 
group of entities that manufacture a 
product from primarily virgin material 
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to be a separate subsector from an-
other entity or group of entities that 
manufacture the same product pri-
marily from recycled material. 
‘‘(iv) USE OF MOST RECENT DATA.— 
In determining whether to designate a sec-
tor or subsector as an eligible industrial 
sector under this subparagraph, the Sec-
retary shall use the most recent data avail-
able from the sources described in para-
graph (1)(C), rather than the data from 
the years specified in paragraph (1)(C), to 
determine the trade intensity of the sector 
or subsector, but only for determining the 
trade intensity. 
‘‘(v) FINAL
ACTION.—The Secretary 
shall take final action on a petition de-
scribed in this subparagraph not later than 
180 days after the date the completed peti-
tion is received by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) CESSATION OF QUALIFYING ACTIVITIES.— 
If, as determined by the Secretary, an industrial sec-
tor or a covered good within the sector is no longer 
liable to be designated under this section, the Com-
missioner shall cease to apply the border tax adjust-
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ment on the relevant covered goods with effect from 
January 1 of the following year. 
‘‘SEC. 9914. BORDER TAX ADJUSTMENT RATE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, with the con-
currence of the Commissioner, shall, no later than the date 
that is one year after the date of the enactment of this 
section, promulgate regulations— 
‘‘(1) establishing the products which are liable 
for, and requiring payment of, the border tax adjust-
ment rate, 
‘‘(2) establishing a general methodology for cal-
culating the level of the border tax adjustment rate 
that a domestic importer of any covered good must 
submit and the rebate that an exporter will receive, 
‘‘(3) establishing an administrative process 
whereby any determination by the Secretary under 
this subsection may be appealed, 
‘‘(4) exempting from this section products that 
originate from— 
‘‘(A) any country that the United Nations 
has identified as among the least developed of 
developing countries, or 
‘‘(B) any country that the President has 
determined to be responsible for less than 0.5 
percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions 
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and less than 5 percent of global production in 
the eligible industrial sector, 
‘‘(5) specifying the procedures that the Com-
missioner will apply for the declaration and entry of 
covered goods with respect to the eligible industrial 
sector into the customs territory of the United 
States, and 
‘‘(6) establishing procedures that prevent cir-
cumvention of the carbon tax liability for covered 
goods that are manufactured or processed in more 
than one foreign country. 
‘‘(b) PRESIDENTIAL DISCRETION.—The President 
may elect not to levy the border tax adjustment for an 
eligible industrial sector or for specific products within 
that sector if the President determines and certifies to 
Congress that the program would not be in the national 
interest, economic interest, or environmental interest of 
the United States.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to emissions after the later of De-
cember 31, 2025, and the date that is one year after the 
date regulations are promulgated under section 9914 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
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Subtitle B—Distribution of Reve-
nues From Taxation of Green-
house Gas Emissions 
CHAPTER 1—REBUILDING INFRASTRUC-
TURE AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE ENVI-
RONMENT TRUST FUND 
SEC. 10201. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RISE TRUST FUND. 
There is hereby created in the Treasury of the United 
States a trust fund to be known as the ‘‘Rebuilding Infra-
structure and Solutions for the Environment Trust Fund’’ 
(hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘RISE Trust 
Fund’’), consisting of amounts paid into the Treasury pur-
suant to subtitle L of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(as added by title I of this Act), and 75 percent of such 
amounts are hereby appropriated and transferred to the 
RISE Trust Fund. 
SEC. 10202. APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE RISE TRUST 
FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the RISE Trust 
Fund for a fiscal year shall be available, as provided by 
appropriation Acts, as follows: 
(1) 70 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 
through 2036 to the Highway Trust Fund. 
(2) 1.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 
through 2036 for the weatherization program devel-
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oped under part A of title IV of the Energy Con-
servation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et 
seq.). 
(3) 3 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 
through 2036 for assistance for displaced energy 
workers under section 321. 
(4) 2.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 
through 2036 to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund 
under section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
(5) 0.1 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 
through 2036 to the Leaking Underground Storage 
Trust Fund under section 9508 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986. 
(6) 1.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 
through 2036 to the Abandoned Mine Reclamation 
Fund under section 401 of the Surface Mining Con-
trol and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231). 
(7) 4 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 
through 2036 for frequent and chronic coastal flood-
ing mitigation and adaptation infrastructure projects 
under section 302. 
(8) 1.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 
through 2036 for Advanced Research Projects Agen-
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cy-Energy under section 5012 of the America COM-
PETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538). 
(9) 0.7 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 
through 2036 for the Carbon Capture Research and 
Development Program of the National Energy Tech-
nology Laboratory, Office of Fossil Energy, Depart-
ment of Energy. 
(10) 0.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 
2027 through 2036 for assistance for Carbon Stor-
age DOE Fossil Energy Research, Development, and 
Demonstration Program Areas, Coal Program Area 
(Carbon Storage). 
(11) 0.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 
2027 through 2036 for assistance to the National 
Energy Technology Laboratory of the Office of Fos-
sil Energy for the research and development of car-
bon removal technologies. 
(12) 0.3 percent for each of the fiscal years 
2027 through 2036 to the Secretary of Energy for 
research and development to identify and assess 
novel uses for carbon oxides, including the conver-
sion of carbon dioxide for commercial and industrial 
products, such as chemicals, plastics, building mate-
rials, fuels, cement, products of coal use in power 
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systems or other applications, or other products with 
demonstrated market value. 
(13) 0.2 percent for each of the fiscal years 
2027 through 2036 to the Secretary of Energy to 
provide grants to entities constructing common car-
rier pipeline infrastructure to transport anthropo-
genic carbon dioxide for the incremental cost of pro-
viding extra capacity for future carbon dioxide trans-
port needs. 
(14) 0.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 
2027 through 2036 for research and development re-
lating to energy storage by battery through the Of-
fice of Electricity, Department of Energy. 
(15) 10 percent for each of the fiscal years 
2027 through 2036 for State grants under section 
203. 
(16) 1 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 
through 2036 to the Reforestation Trust Fund (16 
U.S.C. 1606a). 
(17) 0.1 percent for each of the fiscal years 
2027 through 2036 for assistance through coopera-
tive agreements to decrease the environmental im-
pact of energy-related activities pursuant to section 
931 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16231). 
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(18) 1.6 percent for each of the fiscal years 
2027 through 2036 for the environmental quality in-
centives program under chapter 4 of subtitle D of 
title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) for payments to producers to 
implement practices that promote improvements 
identified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 
1240B(d)(3) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2). 
(19) 0.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 
2027 through 2036 for the regional conservation 
partnership program under section 1271 of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871) for eligible 
activities on eligible land through partnership agree-
ments with eligible partners and contracts with pro-
ducers that address one of the following goals: 
(A) Soil health. 
(B) Nutrient management. 
(C) Forest restoration. 
(D) Reduction of methane emissions. 
(E) Other related activities that the Sec-
retary determines will help achieve conservation 
benefits and increase carbon sequestration or 
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 
(b) CARBON REMOVAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a)(11), the term ‘‘carbon removal technologies’’ includes: 
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(1) Direct air capture and storage technologies, 
which shall not include any equipment which cap-
tures carbon dioxide which is deliberately released 
from naturally occurring subsurface springs or using 
natural photosynthesis. 
(2) Bioenergy with carbon capture and seques-
tration. 
(3) Enhanced geological weathering. 
(4) Agricultural and grazing practices. 
(5) Forest management and afforestation. 
(6) Planned or managed carbon sinks, including 
natural and artificial. 
(c) WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law and in a manner consistent with 
other provisions in this title, all laborers and mechanics 
employed by contractors and subcontractors on projects 
funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part by and 
through the Federal Government pursuant to this title 
shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing 
on projects of a character similar in the locality as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with sub-
chapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code. 
With respect to the labor standards specified in this sec-
tion, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and 
functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 
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of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 
of title 40, United States Code. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) LEAKING
UNDERGROUND
STORAGE
TANK 
TRUST FUND.—Section 9508(b) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (3), 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) amounts made available to the Leaking 
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund from the 
RISE Trust Fund under section 202(a)(5) of the 
Modernizing America with Rebuilding to Kickstart 
the Economy of the Twenty-first Century with a 
Historic Infrastructure-Centered Expansion Act.’’. 
(2) REFORESTATION TRUST FUND.— 
(A) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Section 303(a) 
of the Act of October 14, 1980 (16 U.S.C. 
1606a(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1) or (4) of 
subsection (b)’’. 
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(B) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO LIMITA-
TION.—Section 303(b) of the Act of October 
14, 1980 (16 U.S.C. 1606a(b)) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (2) by inserting 
‘‘under paragraph (1)’’ after ‘‘The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall transfer’’, and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) Not later than 9 months after the enact-
ment of the Modernizing America with Rebuilding to 
Kickstart the Economy of the Twenty-first Century 
with a Historic Infrastructure-Centered Expansion 
Act, the Secretary shall transfer to the Trust Fund 
the 
amounts 
made 
available 
under 
section 
202(a)(13) of such Act.’’. 
SEC. 10203. STATE GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available 
under section 202(a)(15), the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall make a annual grant to each State (hereafter in this 
section referred to as ‘‘State grant’’) to distribute to eligi-
ble low-income households in accordance with this section. 
(b) ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD.—A house-
hold shall be considered to be an eligible low-income house-
hold for purposes of this section if— 
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(1) except as provided in subsection (d)(4), the 
gross income of the household does not exceed 150 
percent of the poverty line; 
(2) the appropriate State agency for the State 
in which the household is located determines that 
the household is participating in— 
(A) the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Program authorized by the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); 
(B) the Food Distribution Program on In-
dian Reservations authorized by section 4(b) of 
such Act (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)); or 
(C) the program for nutrition assistance in 
Puerto Rico or American Samoa under section 
19 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2028); 
(3) the household consists of a single individual 
or a married couple, and— 
(A) receives the subsidy described in sec-
tion 1860D–14 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w–114); or 
(B)(i) participates in the program under 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act; and 
(ii) meets the income requirements de-
scribed in section 1860D–14(a)(1) or (a)(2) of 
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the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w– 
114(a)(1) or (a)(2)); or 
(4) the household consists of a single individual 
or a married couple, and receives benefits under the 
supplemental security income program under title 
XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381– 
1383f). 
(c) AMOUNT.—The Secretary of the Treasury, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall de-
termine the amount of each State grant in proportion to 
the percentage of total United States greenhouse gas emis-
sions attributable to electricity, natural gas, gasoline, die-
sel, and fuel ethanol sold in such State during the pre-
ceding calendar year. 
(d) RULE RELATING TO PROCESS.—Not later than 
1 year after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Treasury shall establish by rule a date in each year 
by which each State shall notify the Secretary how the 
State intends to distribute the State Grant. The Secretary 
shall transfer the State Grant to each State only upon 
the State demonstrating to the Secretary’s satisfaction 
that the State intends to distribute the State Grant in ac-
cordance with this section. 
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(e) STATE.—For the purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of Columbia and any 
territory or possession of the United States. 
CHAPTER 2—CERTAIN MANUFACTURERS 
EXCISE TAXES 
SEC. 10211. REPEAL OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE AND 
AVIATION FUEL TAXES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part III of sub-
chapter A of chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is hereby repealed. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to transactions after December 31, 
2025. 
SEC. 10212. MODIFICATIONS OF QUALIFYING ADVANCED 
COAL PROJECT CREDIT. 
(a) SEQUESTRATION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN 
EQUIPMENT.—Section 48A(e)(1)(G) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘and 60 per-
cent in the case of an application for a reallocation of cred-
its under subsection (d)(4) with respect to an electrical 
generating unit in existence on October 3, 2008’’ after 
‘‘under subsection (d)(4)’’. 
(b) NAMEPLATE GENERATING CAPACITY REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 48A(e)(1)(C) of such Code is amended by 
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striking 
‘‘400 
megawatts’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘200 
megawatts’’. 
(c) ADVANCED COAL-BASED GENERATION TECH-
NOLOGY REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48A(f)(1) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘generation technology 
if—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the unit is de-
signed’’ and inserting ‘‘generation technology if the 
unit is designed’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
48A(f) is amended— 
(A) by striking all that precedes ‘‘the pur-
pose of this section’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) ADVANCED COAL-BASED GENERATION TECH-
NOLOGY.—For’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘in subparagraph (B)’’ in 
the second sentence and inserting ‘‘in this sub-
section’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3). 
(d) PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
IN CASE
OF 
BEST
AVAILABLE
CONTROL
TECHNOLOGY.—Section 
48A(f) of such Code, as amended by this Act, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the case of a ret-
rofit of a unit which has undergone a best available control 
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technology analysis after August 8, 2005, with respect to 
the removal or emissions of any pollutant which is SO2 
or NOx, the removal or emissions design level with respect 
to such pollutant shall be the level determined in such 
analysis.’’. 
(e) CLARIFICATION
OF REALLOCATION AUTHOR-
ITY.—Section 48A(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 6 years 
after the date of enactment of this section, the’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and every 6 months 
thereafter until all credits available under this 
section have been allowed’’ after ‘‘the date 
which is 6 years after the date of enactment of 
this section’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘may reallocate credits 
available under clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph 
(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘shall reallocate credits 
remaining available under paragraph (3)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 
(i); and 
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(C) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(ii) any applicant for certification 
which submitted an accepted application 
has subsequently failed to satisfy the re-
quirements under paragraph (2)(D), or 
‘‘(iii) any certification made pursuant 
to paragraph (2) has been revoked pursu-
ant to paragraph (2)(E).’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘clause (i) or (ii) of para-
graph (3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘is authorized to’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shall’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘an additional program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘additional programs’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply to allocations and reallocations after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) REALLOCATION.—The amendments made 
by subsection (e) shall apply to credits remaining 
available under section 48A(d)(3) of the Internal 
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Revenue Code of 1986 on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
Subtitle C—Amendments to Other 
Laws 
CHAPTER 1—AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL 
ENVIRONMENTAL STATUTES 
SEC. 10301. AMENDMENTS TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7601) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 330. MORATORIUM AGAINST CERTAIN REGULATIONS 
BASED ON GREENHOUSE GAS EFFECTS. 
‘‘(a) FUELS.—Unless specifically authorized in sec-
tion 202, 211, 213, 231, or this section, after a fossil fuel 
has passed through a point of taxation as provided in sec-
tion 9901(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, sub-
ject to subsection (g), the Administrator shall not issue 
or enforce any rule limiting the emission of greenhouse 
gases from the combustion of that fuel under this Act (or 
impose any requirement on any State to limit such emis-
sion) on the basis of the emission’s greenhouse gas effects. 
‘‘(b) EMISSIONS.—Unless specifically authorized in 
section 202, 211, 213, 231, or this section, if emission 
of any greenhouse gas is subject to taxation pursuant to 
section 9902 or 9903 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
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1986, the Administrator shall not issue or enforce any rule 
limiting such emission under this Act (or impose any re-
quirement on any State to limit such emission) on the 
basis of the emission’s greenhouse gas effects. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED REGULATION.—Notwithstanding 
subsections (a) and (b), nothing in this section limits the 
Administrator’s authority pursuant to any other provision 
of this Act— 
‘‘(1) to limit the emission of any greenhouse 
gas because of any adverse impact on health or wel-
fare other than its greenhouse gas effects; 
‘‘(2) in limiting emissions as described in para-
graph (1), to consider the collateral benefits of lim-
iting the emissions because of greenhouse gas ef-
fects; 
‘‘(3) to limit the emission of any other pollutant 
that is not a greenhouse gas that the Administrator 
determines by rule has heat-trapping properties; or 
‘‘(4) to take any action with respect to any 
greenhouse gas other than limiting its emission, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) monitoring, reporting, and record- 
keeping requirements; 
‘‘(B) conducting or supporting investiga-
tions; and 
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‘‘(C) information collection. 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN GREENHOUSE GAS 
EMISSIONS.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), 
nothing in this section limits the Administrator’s authority 
to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from— 
‘‘(1) facilities that— 
‘‘(A) are subject to subpart OOOO or 
OOOOa of part 60 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 2018, or 
‘‘(B) would be subject to either subpart 
OOOO or OOOOa if those subparts applied to 
facilities without regard to the date on which 
construction, modification, or reconstruction 
commenced, and 
‘‘(2) POTW Treatment Plants (as defined in 
section 403.3(r) of title 40, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
section)). 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms 
‘greenhouse gas’ and ‘greenhouse gas effects’ have the 
meanings given to those terms in section 9907 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(f) MORATORIUM EXPIRATION.—Subsections (a) 
and (b) shall cease to apply beginning on January 1, 2039. 
‘‘(g) EXCEPTIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) 2030.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of this section and section 211(c)(5) of this 
Act, if the Administrator determines by March 30, 
2031, pursuant to the report required by section 
9901(b)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, that total greenhouse gas emissions from 
sources subject to taxation under sections 9901 
through 9903 of such Code during the period of cal-
endar years 2027 through 2030 exceed the emission 
level specified in section 9901(b)(3)(A) of such Code 
for calendar year 2028, then beginning on October 
1, 2031, subsections (a) and (b) shall cease to apply. 
‘‘(2) 2034.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of this section and section 211(c)(5) of this 
Act, if the Administrator determines by March 30, 
2035, pursuant to the report required by section 
9901(b)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, that total greenhouse gas emissions from 
sources subject to taxation under sections 9901 
through 9903 of such Code during the period of cal-
endar years 2027 through 2034 exceed the emission 
level specified in section 9901(b)(3)(A) of such Code 
for calendar year 2034, then beginning on October 
1, 2035, subsections (a) and (b) shall cease to 
apply.’’. 
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(b) NEW MOTOR VEHICLES AND NEW MOTOR VEHI-
CLE ENGINES.—Section 202(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7521(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second paragraph (3) 
(as redesignated by section 230(4)(C) of Public Law 
101–549 (104 Stat. 2529)) as paragraph (4); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) Notwithstanding section 330(a), the Ad-
ministrator may— 
‘‘(A) limit the emission of any greenhouse 
gas (as defined in section 9907 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986) on the basis of the 
emission’s greenhouse gas effects (as defined in 
section 9907 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986) from any class or classes of new motor 
vehicles or new motor vehicle engines subject to 
regulation under subsection (a)(1); and 
‘‘(B) 
grant 
a 
waiver 
under 
section 
209(b)(1) for standards for the control of 
greenhouse gas emissions.’’. 
(c) FUELS.—Section 211(c) of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7545(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) Except as required in subsection (o), the 
Administrator shall not, pursuant to this subsection, 
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impose on any manufacturer, processor, or dis-
tributor of fuel any requirement for the purpose of 
reducing the emission of any greenhouse gas (as de-
fined in section 9907 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986) produced by combustion of the fuel on the 
basis of the emission’s greenhouse gas effects (as de-
fined in section 9907 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986).’’. 
(d) NONROAD ENGINES AND VEHICLES EMISSIONS 
STANDARDS.—Section 213 of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7547) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) 
GREENHOUSE
GAS
EMISSIONS.—Notwith-
standing subsections (a) and (b) of section 330, the Ad-
ministrator may limit the emission of any greenhouse gas 
(as defined in section 9907 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986) on the basis of the emission’s greenhouse gas 
effects (as defined in section 9907 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) from any nonroad engines and nonroad ve-
hicles subject to regulation under this section.’’. 
(e) AIRCRAFT EMISSION STANDARDS.—Section 231 
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 757) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of sec-
tion 330, the Administrator may limit the emission of any 
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greenhouse gas (as defined in section 9907 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986) on the basis of the emission’s 
greenhouse gas effects (as defined in section 9907 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) from any class or classes 
of aircraft engines, so long as any such limitation is not 
more stringent than the standards adopted by the Inter-
national Civil Aviation Organization.’’. 
SEC. 10302. FREQUENT AND CHRONIC FLOODING MITIGA-
TION AND ADAPTATION INFRASTRUCTURE 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce and 
the Secretary of the Army (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the 
Secretaries’’), in consultation with the Secretary of Home-
land Security, may make grants to State and local govern-
ments and federally recognized Indian Tribes for frequent 
and chronic flooding mitigation and adaptation infrastruc-
ture projects. 
(b) AUTHORIZED USES.—Amounts provided as a 
grant under this section may be used for any of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Adaptation of existing infrastructure to 
mitigate impacts of climate change, including en-
hancements to both built and natural environments. 
(2) Maintenance and updating of existing flood 
risk reduction infrastructure, such as gravity drain-
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age structures, road elevation, bulkheads, gates, and 
floodwalls. 
(3) Increasing resilience to frequent and chronic 
flooding, 
including 
(as 
combined 
or 
separate 
projects)— 
(A) the creation of bulkheads, levees, and 
other hard infrastructure alone or in combina-
tion with natural infrastructure described in 
subparagraph (B); and 
(B) habitat restoration work, including 
dune 
enhancement, 
vegetative 
restoration, 
beach renourishment, coral and oyster reef res-
toration, floodplain restoration, and other ac-
tions to restore the function of the natural eco-
logical function and processes to provide flood 
risk reduction benefits. 
(4) Improvements to conveyance, diversion, re-
moval, and storage infrastructure to reduce risks 
caused by frequent and chronic flooding. 
(5) Innovative methods to reduce risks caused 
by chronic flooding along street infrastructure sys-
tems, including canal streets, absorbent streets, 
floodable parks, bioswales, rain gardens, permeable 
pavement, and underground cisterns. 
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(6) Deployment of technologies designed to 
mitigate power outages, continue delivery of vital 
electricity services, and maintain the flow of power 
to facilities critical to public health, safety, and wel-
fare, including distributed generation, energy stor-
age, and microgrids. 
(c) LIMITATION
ON
PROJECT
ELIGIBILITY.—A 
project shall not be eligible for funding under this section 
if it will have any long-term negative impact on important 
ecological functions and habitat or existing natural protec-
tion features and functions. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this section 
the Secretaries shall give priority to the following: 
(1) Protecting areas designated as special flood 
hazard areas for purposes of the national flood in-
surance program under the National Flood Insur-
ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) and the 
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
4001 et seq.), hazard areas that incorporate at least 
2 feet of additional freeboard, or 3 feet in the case 
of critical infrastructure, above base flood elevation. 
(2) Protecting critical infrastructure, as that 
term is defined in section 1016(e) of the USA PA-
TRIOT Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). 
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(3) Projects that yield flood risk reduction ben-
efits and additional environmental, social, and eco-
nomic benefits. 
(e) JOINT APPLICATION.—Two or more contiguous 
local governments or Tribes may jointly apply for, and re-
ceive, a grant under this section. 
(f) COST SHARING.— 
(1) LIMITATION
ON
FEDERAL
SHARE.—The 
Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out 
with a grant under this section shall not exceed 90 
percent of the cost of such activity. 
(2) 
NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The 
Secretary 
shall apply to the non-Federal share of an activity 
carried out with a grant under this section the 
amount of funds, and the fair market value of prop-
erty and services, provided by non-Federal sources 
and used for the activity. 
(g) REPORTS.—Each recipient of a grant under this 
section shall report annually to the Secretaries on the 
progress made on the project carried out with the grant. 
SEC. 10303. NO PREEMPTION OF STATE LAW. 
Nothing in this title shall preempt or supersede, or 
be interpreted to preempt or supersede, any State law or 
regulation. 
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CHAPTER 2—ASSISTANCE TO DISPLACED 
WORKERS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR 
SEC. 10321. ASSISTANCE TO DISPLACED WORKERS IN THE 
ENERGY SECTOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For a period of 10 years after the 
enactment of the Modernizing America with Rebuilding to 
Kickstart the Economy of the Twenty-first Century with 
a Historic Infrastructure-Centered Expansion Act, from 
amounts made available under section 202 of this Act, the 
Secretary of Labor shall carry out a program to assist 
workers in the energy sector. 
(b) WORKERS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘workers in the energy sec-
tor’’ means— 
(1) workers in fossil energy sectors that may be 
displaced as a result of the enactment of this Act; 
and 
(2) workers in the nuclear power sector that 
work at a nuclear power plant— 
(A) that ceased operation in the two years 
preceding the date of enactment of this Act; or 
(B) the owner of which announced prior to 
the date of enactment of this Act its intent to 
cease the operation of the plant at a future 
date. 
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(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Such assistance may 
take the form of the following: 
(1) Worker retraining. 
(2) Relocation expenses for those who move to 
find new employment. 
(3) Early retirement. 
(4) Health benefits. 
(5) Block grants to affected communities for 
economic redevelopment and infrastructure invest-
ments. 
(6) Transfers to the trustees of the 1974 
United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan to 
pay benefits required under that plan. No such 
transfer shall be made in a first fiscal year begin-
ning after a plan year for which the funded percent-
age (as defined in section 432(j)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986) of the 1974 United Mine 
Workers of America Pension Plan is at least 100 
percent. 
Subtitle D—National Climate 
Commission 
SEC. 10401. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a bipar-
tisan commission to be known as the ‘‘National Climate 
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Commission’’ (in this title referred to as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 10 members, appointed as follows: 
(A) One cochair appointed by the Presi-
dent. 
(B) One cochair appointed by the majority 
or minority leader of the Senate, whoever is of 
the opposite party as the President, in consulta-
tion with the Speaker or minority leader of the 
House of Representatives, whoever is of the op-
posite party as the President. 
(C) Two members appointed by the major-
ity leader of the Senate. 
(D) Two members appointed by the minor-
ity leader of the Senate. 
(E) Two members appointed by the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives. 
(F) Two members appointed by the minor-
ity leader of the House of Representatives. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To be considered for 
membership on the Commission, an individual 
shall demonstrate expertise in the economy, en-
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ergy, climate, or public health, and be a rep-
resentative from— 
(i) an academic, scientific, or other 
non-governmental organization; or 
(ii) an industry organization or small 
business in a relevant sector such as— 
(I) energy supply and trans-
mission, including fossil fuels and re-
newable energy; 
(II) energy exploration and pro-
duction, including fossil fuels and re-
newable energy; 
(III) solid waste and wastewater; 
(IV) transportation; 
(V) chemical manufacturing; 
(VI) agriculture; 
(VII) construction; and 
(VIII) forestry. 
(B) CERTAIN
PERSONS
INELIGIBLE.—No 
employee, owner, director, or other person affili-
ated with an entity that has donated funding 
for the activities of the Commission pursuant to 
section 404(a) may be appointed to the Com-
mission. 
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(C) APPOINTMENT
DEADLINE.—Members 
of the Commission shall be appointed not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(D) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—Members 
of the Commission shall be appointed for a 
term of 6 years, which may be renewed. 
(E) VACANCY.—A vacancy in the Commis-
sion shall not affect the powers of the Commis-
sion and shall be filled in the same manner in 
which the original appointment was made. 
(3) COMPENSATION
OF
EMPLOYEES.—Each 
member of the Commission may be compensated at 
a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the an-
nual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level 
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
title 5, United States Code, for each day during 
which that member is engaged in the performance of 
the duties of the Commission. 
(4) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—Each member shall 
receive travel expenses to perform the duties of the 
Commission, including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence, at rates authorized under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 
(c) MEETINGS.— 
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(1) INITIAL MEETING.—The Commission shall 
hold its first meeting not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) MEETING.—The Commission shall meet not 
less than once every 3 years. 
(3) QUORUM.—Six members of the Commission 
shall constitute a quorum. 
SEC. 10402. DUTIES OF COMMISSION. 
(a) GOALS.—The Commission shall set goals for 
emissions reduction to be achieved by 2031 and every five 
years thereafter through 2056, using such estimated rates 
of reduction as the Commission determines reflect the lat-
est scientific findings of what is necessary to avoid the 
serious human health and environmental consequences of 
climate change. 
(b) REVIEW.—The Commission shall assess the effect 
of existing policies and programs of the Federal govern-
ment with the aim of achieving the emissions reduction 
goals in subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT.—Beginning in 2032, and every 5 years 
thereafter, the Commission shall issue a report to the 
President, Congress, and the States, which shall include— 
(1) an analysis of whether the policies and pro-
grams assessed under subsection (b) are on pace to 
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achieving the emissions reduction goals set under 
subsection (a); 
(2) recommendations, if any, for reducing 
greenhouse gas emissions; and 
(3) a minority report with dissenting views, if 
applicable. 
SEC. 10403. POWERS OF COMMISSION. 
(a) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may secure 
directly from any executive department, bureau, 
agency, board, commission, office, independent es-
tablishment, or instrumentality of the government, 
unrestricted information, suggestions, estimates, and 
statistics for the purpose of carrying out this title. 
Each department, bureau, agency, board, commis-
sion, office, independent establishment, or instru-
mentality shall, to the extent authorized by provi-
sions of law other than this section, furnish such un-
restricted information, suggestions, estimates, and 
statistics directly to the Commission, upon request 
made by a cochair or any member designated by a 
majority of the Commission. 
(2) RECEIPT, HANDLING, STORAGE, AND DIS-
SEMINATION.—Unrestricted information provided to 
the Commission under paragraph (1) shall be re-
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ceived, handled, stored, and disseminated only by 
members and staff of the Commission, consistent 
with any applicable statutes, regulations, or Execu-
tive orders. 
(b) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) GENERAL
SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION.— 
The Administrator of General Services shall provide 
to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, admin-
istrative support and other services for the perform-
ance of the functions of the Commission. 
(2) OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.—In 
addition to the assistance prescribed in paragraph 
(1), departments and agencies of the United States 
may provide to the Commission such services, funds, 
facilities, staff, and other support services as they 
may determine advisable and as may be authorized 
by law. 
(c) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use 
the United States mail in the same manner and under the 
same conditions as other departments and agencies of the 
United States. 
SEC. 10404. FUNDING FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COM-
MISSION. 
(a) PRIVATE SECTOR DONATIONS.—The Secretary of 
Commerce may collect private sector donations for the 
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purpose of carrying out this title, to be deposited in the 
Treasury and made available consistent with the author-
ization of appropriations in subsection (c). 
(b) TRANSPARENCY.—The amounts and sources of 
all funds donated under subsection (a) and all spending 
by the Commission shall be made publicly available on the 
website of the Commission. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Commission, for the 
purpose of carrying out the activities of this title, 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2036. 
SEC. 10405. STAFF OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) DETAIL
OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Any 
Federal Government employee may be detailed to the 
Commission without reimbursement from the Commission, 
and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of 
civil service status or privilege. 
(b) EXPERT
AND CONSULTANT SERVICES.—The 
Commission may procure the services of experts and con-
sultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position 
at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 
of title 5, United States Code. 
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TITLE II—KO CANCER ACT 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Knock Out Cancer 
Act’’ or the ‘‘KO Cancer Act’’. 
SEC. 202. INCREASING NCI BUDGET FOR CANCER RE-
SEARCH. 
To conduct or support cancer research, there is here-
by appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 
2030, to the National Cancer Institute, out of amounts 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, an amount 
that is equal to 25 percent of the total amount appro-
priated to the National Cancer Institute for fiscal year 
2024, to remain available until expended. Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in ad-
dition to amounts otherwise made available to the Na-
tional Cancer Institute. 
SEC. 203. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON CANCER DRUG SHORT-
AGES. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs, in collaboration with such other agencies as the 
Secretary deems necessary, shall study the reasons for 
cancer drug shortages, including— 
(1) economic reasons; 
(2) supply chain failures; 
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(3) delays and other complications relating to— 
(A) the development of cancer drugs; and 
(B) the approval of such drugs by the 
Food and Drug Administration; and 
(4) insufficient generic drugs and biosimilar bi-
ological products. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, acting through the 
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall complete 
the study under subsection (a) and submit a report 
to the appropriate committees of the Congress on 
the results of such study. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall include recommendations for ad-
dressing the reasons for cancer drug shortages. 
TITLE III—COORDINATOR FOR 
ENGAGEMENT WITH PFAS-IM-
PACTED 
DEFENSE 
COMMU-
NITIES 
SEC. 301. COORDINATOR FOR ENGAGEMENT FOR PFAS-IM-
PACTED DEFENSE COMMUNITIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall des-
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ignate an official of the Department of Defense as the 
‘‘Coordinator for Engagement with Defense Communities 
Affected by PFAS’’. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of the 
Coordinator designated under subsection (a) are— 
(1) to improve the outreach, education, and 
communication efforts of the Department with re-
spect to current or former defense communities lo-
cated in the United States that have been affected 
by the contamination or leakage of perfluoroalkyl 
and polyfluoroalkyl substances (referred to in this 
section as ‘‘PFAS’’); and 
(2) to serve as a dedicated liaison between the 
Department of State and local governments, advo-
cacy organizations, and individual citizens in the 
current and former defense communities where the 
Department has ongoing or incomplete PFAS reme-
diation projects. 
(c) 
DEFINITION
OF
PERFLUOROALKYL
AND 
POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.—For the purposes of 
this section, the terms ‘‘perfluoroalkyl substance’’ and 
‘‘polyfluoroalkyl substance’’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 333(b) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 
134 Stat. 3531; 10 U.S.C. 3062 note). 
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TITLE 
IV—NATIONAL 
BIPAR-
TISAN FISCAL COMMISSION 
SEC. 401. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL BIPARTISAN FIS-
CAL COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the enactment of this Act, there shall be established within 
the legislative branch a Commission to be known as the 
National Bipartisan Fiscal Commission (referred to in this 
title as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 20 members, including the following: 
(A) 4 members of Congress, not more than 
two who shall be from the same party, ap-
pointed by the President. 
(B) 4 members of Congress from each of 
the Speaker of the House, the Minority Leader 
in the House, the Majority Leader in the Sen-
ate, and the Minority Leader in the Senate. 
(2) APPOINTMENT.—Members of the Commis-
sion shall be appointed not later than 30 days after 
the establishment of the Commission. 
(3) CHAIR.—Two of the members of the Com-
mission appointed by the President shall be des-
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ignated by the President to serve as Chair and Vice 
Chair of the Commission. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Commissions shall review and rec-
ommend a legislative package for Congress to stabilize 
long-term deficits and debt, as well as require CBO to con-
sider the cost of servicing the debt in its estimations. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after, the 
Commission shall submit to Congress a report which in-
cludes their review and recommendation required by sub-
section (c), including the legislative package required by 
such subsection. 
(e) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) SUBPOENA POWER.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out this 
section, the Commission may require, by sub-
poena or otherwise, the attendance and testi-
mony of such witnesses and the production of 
such books, records, correspondence, memoran-
dums, papers, and documents as the Commis-
sions deems necessary. 
(B) ISSUANCE.—A subpoena may be 
issued under this paragraph subsection only by 
the agreement of the chair and the vice chair of 
the Commission or by the affirmative vote of 
ten voting members of the Commission. 
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(C) SERVICE.—A subpoena may be served 
by any person designated by the chair of the 
Commission, in consultation with the vice chair 
of the Commission, or any such voting member 
of the Commission designated by the chair in 
consultation with the vice chair. 
(2) HEARINGS AND EVIDENCE.—The Commis-
sion, or on the authority of the Commission, may for 
the purpose of carrying out this section hold such 
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take 
testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commis-
sion may deem advisable. 
(3) OATHS.—The chair of the Commission, the 
vice chair of the Commission, or any voting member 
of the Commission designated by the chair may ad-
minister oaths to any witness. 
(f) OPERATION OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) INITIAL MEETING.—The Commission shall 
meet and begin operations of the Commission as 
soon as practicable, but in any case not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) QUORUM.—After its initial meeting, the 
Commission shall meet upon the call of the chair or 
a majority of its voting members. Ten voting mem-
bers of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. 
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(3) VACANCY.—Any vacancy in the Commission 
shall not affect its powers but shall be filled in the 
same manner in which the original appointment was 
made and within 90 days of the vacancy. 
(g) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF
FEDERAL
ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ACT.—Chapter 10 of title 5, United States 
Code (commonly referred to as the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act) shall not apply to the Commission. 
SEC. 402. CONSIDERATION OF COMMISSION RECOMMENDA-
TIONS IN CONGRESS. 
(a) PROPOSED JOINT RESOLUTION.— 
(1) SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED JOINT RESOLU-
TION.—Not later than 60 days after the date on 
which the Commission submits a report to Congress 
under section 401(d), the President shall transmit to 
Congress a special message on the report, accom-
panied by a proposed joint resolution consisting of 
legislative language to implement the recommenda-
tions contained in such report. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR PREPARATION OF PRO-
POSED JOINT RESOLUTION.— 
(A) CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The President may 
not transmit a proposed joint resolution 
under subsection (a) until after the Presi-
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dent completes consultation with Congress 
in accordance with this paragraph. 
(ii) CONSULTATION
WITH
COMMIT-
TEES.—The President shall consult with 
the chairman and ranking minority mem-
ber of each relevant committee of the Sen-
ate or of the House of Representatives re-
garding the contents of a proposed joint 
resolution. 
(iii) REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSULTA-
TION.—The consultation required under 
subparagraph (B) shall provide the oppor-
tunity for the chairman and ranking mem-
ber of each relevant committee of the Sen-
ate or of the House of Representatives to 
provide— 
(I) recommendations for alter-
native means of addressing the rec-
ommendations contained in the Com-
mission report; and 
(II) recommendations regarding 
which recommendations contained in 
the Commission report should not be 
addressed in the proposed joint reso-
lution. 
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(iv) RELEVANT
COMMITTEES.—The 
relevant committees of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives for purposes of 
this paragraph shall be— 
(I) determined by the President; 
and 
(II) based on the content of the 
proposed joint resolution. 
(B) CONSULTATION WITH GAO AND CBO.— 
The President shall prepare a proposed joint 
resolution transmitted under subsection (a) in 
consultation with the Comptroller General of 
the United States and the Director of the Con-
gressional Budget Office. 
(3) CONTENTS OF SPECIAL MESSAGE.—A spe-
cial message transmitted under subsection (a) 
shall— 
(A) specify recommendations outlined in 
the Commission report that are excluded from 
the proposed joint resolution; 
(B) detail why the recommendations de-
scribed in paragraph (1) were excluded from 
the proposed joint resolution; 
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(C) specify recommendations outlined in 
the Commission report that are included in the 
proposed joint resolution; and 
(D) identify programs included in the 
Commission report that should be eliminated or 
consolidated. 
(4) TRANSMITTAL.—The President shall submit 
the special message to the Secretary of the Senate 
if the Senate is not in session and to the Clerk of 
the House of Representatives if the House is not in 
session. 
(5) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The President 
shall make a copy of the special message and the 
proposed joint resolution publicly available, including 
publicly available on a website of the President, and 
shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of the 
message and information on how it can be obtained. 
(b) EXPEDITED
CONSIDERATION
OF
PROPOSED 
JOINT RESOLUTION.— 
(1) QUALIFYING LEGISLATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Only a Commission 
joint resolution shall be entitled to expedited 
consideration under this section. 
(B) DEFINITION.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Commission joint resolution’’ means a 
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joint resolution which consists solely of the text 
of the proposed joint resolution submitted by 
the President under section 3(a). 
(2) CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.— 
(A) INTRODUCTION.—A Commission joint 
resolution may be introduced in the House of 
Representatives (by request)— 
(i) by the majority leader of the 
House of Representatives, or by a Member 
of the House of Representatives designated 
by the majority leader of the House of 
Representatives, on the next legislative day 
after the date on which the President sub-
mits the proposed joint resolution under 
section 3(a); or 
(ii) if the Commission joint resolution 
is not introduced under subparagraph (A), 
by any Member of the House of Represent-
atives on any legislative day beginning on 
the legislative day after the legislative day 
described in subparagraph (A). 
(B) REFERRAL
AND
REPORTING.—Any 
committee of the House of Representatives to 
which a Commission joint resolution is referred 
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shall report the Commission joint resolution to 
the House of Representatives without amend-
ment not later than 10 legislative days after the 
date on which the Commission joint resolution 
was so referred. If a committee of the House of 
Representatives fails to report a Commission 
joint resolution within that period, it shall be in 
order to move that the House of Representa-
tives discharge the committee from further con-
sideration of the Commission joint resolution. 
Such a motion shall not be in order after the 
last committee authorized to consider the Com-
mission joint resolution reports it to the House 
of Representatives or after the House of Rep-
resentatives has disposed of a motion to dis-
charge the Commission joint resolution. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered 
on the motion to its adoption without inter-
vening motion except 20 minutes of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
and an opponent. If such a motion is adopted, 
the House of Representatives shall proceed im-
mediately to consider the Commission joint res-
olution in accordance with paragraphs (3) and 
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(4). A motion to reconsider the vote by which 
the motion is disposed of shall not be in order. 
(C) PROCEEDING
TO
CONSIDERATION.— 
After the last committee authorized to consider 
a Commission joint resolution reports it to the 
House of Representatives or has been dis-
charged (other than by motion) from its consid-
eration, it shall be in order to move to proceed 
to consider the Commission joint resolution in 
the House of Representatives. Such a motion 
shall not be in order after the House of Rep-
resentatives has disposed of a motion to proceed 
with respect to the Commission joint resolution. 
The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the motion to its adoption without in-
tervening motion. A motion to reconsider the 
vote by which the motion is disposed of shall 
not be in order. 
(D) CONSIDERATION.—The Commission 
joint resolution shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against the Commission joint 
resolution and against its consideration are 
waived. The previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the Commission joint resolu-
tion to its passage without intervening motion 
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except 2 hours of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent 
and 1 motion to limit debate on the Commis-
sion joint resolution. A motion to reconsider the 
vote on passage of the Commission joint resolu-
tion shall not be in order. 
(E) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on pas-
sage of the Commission joint resolution shall 
occur not later than 3 legislative days after the 
date on which the last committee authorized to 
consider the Commission joint resolution re-
ports it to the House of Representatives or is 
discharged. 
(3) EXPEDITED PROCEDURE IN THE SENATE.— 
(A) INTRODUCTION
IN
THE
SENATE.—A 
Commission joint resolution may be introduced 
in the Senate (by request)— 
(i) by the majority leader of the Sen-
ate, or by a Member of the Senate des-
ignated by the majority leader of the Sen-
ate, on the next legislative day after the 
date on which the President submits the 
proposed joint resolution under section 
3(a); or 
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(ii) if the Commission joint resolution 
is not introduced under subparagraph (A), 
by any Member of the Senate on any day 
on which the Senate is in session beginning 
on the day after the day described in sub-
paragraph (A). 
(B) 
COMMITTEE
CONSIDERATION.—A 
Commission joint resolution introduced in the 
Senate under paragraph (1) shall be jointly re-
ferred to the committee or committees of juris-
diction, which committees shall report the Com-
mission joint resolution without any revision 
and with a favorable recommendation, an unfa-
vorable 
recommendation, 
or 
without 
rec-
ommendation, not later than 10 session days 
after the date on which the Commission joint 
resolution was so referred. If any committee to 
which a Commission joint resolution is referred 
fails to report the Commission joint resolution 
within that period, that committee shall be 
automatically discharged from consideration of 
the Commission joint resolution, and the Com-
mission joint resolution shall be placed on the 
appropriate calendar. 
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(C) PROCEEDING.—Notwithstanding rule 
XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is 
in order, not later than 2 days of session after 
the date on which a Commission joint resolution 
is reported or discharged from all committees to 
which the Commission joint resolution was re-
ferred, for the majority leader of the Senate or 
the designee of the majority leader to move to 
proceed to the consideration of the Commission 
joint resolution. It shall also be in order for any 
Member of the Senate to move to proceed to the 
consideration of the Commission joint resolution 
at any time after the conclusion of such 2-day 
period. A motion to proceed is in order even 
though a previous motion to the same effect has 
been disagreed to. All points of order against 
the motion to proceed to the Commission joint 
resolution are waived. The motion to proceed is 
not debatable. The motion is not subject to a 
motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the 
vote by which the motion is agreed to or dis-
agreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to 
proceed to the consideration of the Commission 
joint resolution is agreed to, the Commission 
joint resolution shall remain the unfinished 
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business until disposed of. All points of order 
against a Commission joint resolution and 
against consideration of the Commission joint 
resolution are waived. 
(D) NO AMENDMENTS.—An amendment to 
a Commission joint resolution, or a motion to 
postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consid-
eration of other business, or a motion to recom-
mit the Commission joint resolution, is not in 
order. 
(E) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCE-
DURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 
relating to the application of the rules of the 
Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure re-
lating to a Commission joint resolution shall be 
decided without debate. 
(4) AMENDMENT.—A Commission joint resolu-
tion shall not be subject to amendment in either the 
Senate or the House of Representatives. 
(5) CONSIDERATION BY THE OTHER HOUSE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—If, before passing a 
Commission joint resolution, a House receives 
from the other House a Commission joint reso-
lution of the other House— 
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(i) the Commission joint resolution of 
the other House shall not be referred to a 
committee; and 
(ii) the procedure in the receiving 
House shall be the same as if no Commis-
sion joint resolution had been received 
from the other House until the vote on 
passage, when the Commission joint reso-
lution received from the other House shall 
supplant the Commission joint resolution 
of the receiving House. 
(B) 
REVENUE
MEASURES.—This 
sub-
section shall not apply to the House of Rep-
resentatives if a Commission joint resolution re-
ceived from the Senate is a revenue measure. 
(6) RULES
TO
COORDINATE
ACTION
WITH 
OTHER HOUSE.— 
(A) TREATMENT
OF
COMMISSION
JOINT 
RESOLUTION OF OTHER HOUSE.—If a Commis-
sion joint resolution is not introduced in the 
Senate or the Senate fails to consider a Com-
mission joint resolution under this section, the 
Commission joint resolution of the House of 
Representatives shall be entitled to expedited 
floor procedures under this section. 
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(B) TREATMENT
OF
COMPANION
MEAS-
URES IN THE SENATE.—If, following passage of 
a Commission joint resolution in the Senate, 
the Senate then receives from the House of 
Representatives a Commission joint resolution, 
the House-passed Commission joint resolution 
shall not be debatable. The vote on passage of 
the Commission joint resolution in the Senate 
shall be considered to be the vote on passage of 
the Commission joint resolution received from 
the House of Representatives. 
(C) VETOES.—If the President vetoes a 
Commission joint resolution, consideration of a 
veto message in the Senate under this para-
graph shall be 10 hours equally divided between 
the majority and minority leaders of the Senate 
or the designees of the majority and minority 
leaders of the Senate. 
(7) EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWER.—This 
section is enacted by Congress— 
(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power 
of the Senate and House of Representatives, re-
spectively, and as such it is deemed a part of 
the rules of each House, respectively, but appli-
cable only with respect to the procedure to be 
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followed in that House in the case of a Commis-
sion joint resolution, and it supersedes other 
rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent 
with such rules; and 
(B) with full recognition of the constitu-
tional right of either House to change the rules 
(so far as relating to the procedure of that 
House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
to the same extent as in the case of any other 
rule of that House. 
TITLE 
V—RESTRICTION 
OF 
TRADING 
AND 
OWNERSHIP 
OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL IN-
STRUMENTS BY MEMBERS OF 
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES 
SEC. 501. RESTRICTION. 
Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(23)(A) In this Code of Official Conduct, the 
term ‘covered financial instrument’ means any in-
vestment in a security or security future (as defined 
by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) or a com-
modity (as defined by the Commodity Exchange 
Act), and any economic interest acquired through 
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synthetic means, such as the use of a derivative, in-
cluding an option, warrant, or other similar means. 
‘‘(B) A Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives may not own or trade a covered fi-
nancial instrument. 
‘‘(C) Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
construed to prevent a Member of the House of 
Representatives from owning or trading a wide-
ly held investment fund that is registered as a 
management company; a United States Treas-
ury bill, note, or bond; any bond issued by a 
State or local government; or any investment 
under the Thrift Savings Plan. 
‘‘(D) Each Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall submit to the House Com-
mittee on Ethics a pledge of compliance with 
the requirements of this paragraph and shall 
produce, upon request of the House Committee 
on Ethics, material or information determined 
by the House Committee on Ethics to be nec-
essary to indicate compliance with the provi-
sions of this paragraph.’’. 
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TITLE VI—END BANKING FOR 
HUMAN TRAFFICKERS ACT 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘End Banking for 
Human Traffickers Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 602. INCREASING THE ROLE OF THE FINANCIAL IN-
DUSTRY 
IN 
COMBATING 
HUMAN 
TRAF-
FICKING. 
(a) REQUIRED REVIEW OF PROCEDURES.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Financial Institutions Examination Council, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the private 
sector, victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons, 
advocates of persons at risk of becoming victims of severe 
forms of trafficking in persons, and appropriate law en-
forcement agencies, shall— 
(1) review and enhance training and examina-
tions procedures to improve the capabilities of anti- 
money laundering and countering the financing of 
terrorism programs to detect financial transactions 
relating to severe forms of trafficking in persons; 
(2) review and enhance procedures for referring 
potential cases relating to severe forms of trafficking 
in persons to the appropriate law enforcement agen-
cy; and 
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(3) determine, as appropriate, whether require-
ments for financial institutions are sufficient to de-
tect and deter money laundering relating to severe 
forms of trafficking in persons. 
(b) INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS 
TARGETING MONEY LAUNDERING RELATED TO HUMAN 
TRAFFICKING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Interagency Task Force To Monitor and Combat 
Trafficking shall submit to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the head 
of each Federal banking agency— 
(A) an analysis of anti-money laundering 
efforts of the United States Government and 
United States financial institutions relating to 
severe forms of trafficking in persons; and 
(B) appropriate legislative, administrative, 
and other recommendations to strengthen ef-
forts against money laundering relating to se-
vere forms of trafficking in persons. 
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(2) REQUIRED RECOMMENDATIONS.—The rec-
ommendations under paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) feedback from financial institutions on 
best practices of successful programs to combat 
severe forms of trafficking in persons currently 
in place that may be suitable for broader adop-
tion by similarly situated financial institutions; 
(B) feedback from stakeholders, including 
victims of severe forms of trafficking in per-
sons, advocates of persons at risk of becoming 
victims of severe forms of trafficking in per-
sons, and financial institutions, on policy pro-
posals derived from the analysis conducted by 
the task force referred to in paragraph (1) that 
would enhance the efforts and programs of fi-
nancial institutions to detect and deter money 
laundering relating to severe forms of traf-
ficking in persons, including any recommended 
changes to internal policies, procedures, and 
controls relating to severe forms of trafficking 
in persons; 
(C) any recommended changes to training 
programs at financial institutions to better 
equip employees to deter and detect money 
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laundering relating to severe forms of traf-
ficking in persons; 
(D) any recommended changes to expand 
information sharing relating to severe forms of 
trafficking in persons among financial institu-
tions and between such financial institutions, 
appropriate law enforcement agencies, and ap-
propriate Federal agencies; and 
(E) recommended changes, if necessary, to 
existing statutory law to more effectively detect 
and deter money laundering relating to severe 
forms of trafficking in persons, where such 
money laundering involves the use of emerging 
technologies and virtual currencies. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this title shall be con-
strued to— 
(1) grant rulemaking authority to the Inter-
agency Task Force To Monitor and Combat Traf-
ficking; or 
(2) encourage financial institutions to deny 
services to victims of trafficking, victims of severe 
forms of trafficking in persons, or individuals not re-
sponsible for promoting severe forms of trafficking 
in persons. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
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(1) the term ‘‘Federal banking agency’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3(q) of the Fed-
eral Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(q)); 
(2) the term ‘‘severe forms of trafficking in per-
sons’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102); 
(3) the term ‘‘Interagency Task Force To Mon-
itor and Combat Trafficking’’ means the Interagency 
Task Force To Monitor and Combat Trafficking es-
tablished by the President pursuant to section 105 
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 7103); and 
(4) the term ‘‘law enforcement agency’’ means 
an agency of the United States, a State, or a polit-
ical subdivision of a State, authorized by law or by 
a government agency to engage in or supervise the 
prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of 
any violation of criminal or civil law. 
SEC. 603. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF 
TRAFFICKING. 
Section 108(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7106(b)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(13) Whether the government of the country, 
consistent with the capacity of the country, has in 
effect a framework to prevent financial transactions 
involving the proceeds of severe forms of trafficking 
in persons, and is taking steps to implement such a 
framework, including by investigating, prosecuting, 
convicting, and sentencing individuals who attempt 
or conduct such transactions.’’. 
TITLE VII—MSD ACT 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Measures for Safer 
School Districts Act’’ or the ‘‘MSD Act’’. 
SEC. 702. EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PARENTAL NOTIFI-
CATION PROCEDURES. 
Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART H—EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND 
PARENTAL NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES 
‘‘SEC. 8701. EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PARENTAL NOTI-
FICATION PROCEDURES. 
‘‘(a) POLICIES AND NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—As 
a condition of receiving funds under this Act, each local 
educational agency shall— 
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‘‘(1) develop and implement emergency re-
sponse procedures covering all students, faculty, and 
staff at public elementary and secondary schools 
under the jurisdiction of the agency; and 
‘‘(2) pursuant to such procedures, ensure that 
parents and guardians receive timely notification of 
covered threats and emergencies that occur on 
school grounds, during school transportation, or dur-
ing school-sponsored activities. 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The emergency 
response and notification procedures developed under sub-
section (a) shall meet the following criteria: 
‘‘(1) The procedures shall be developed in con-
sultation with appropriate public safety agencies. 
‘‘(2) Commonly used alarm system responses 
for specific types of emergencies shall be imple-
mented. 
‘‘(3) The procedures shall identify— 
‘‘(A) the primary emergency response 
agency that is responsible for each type of cov-
ered threat or emergency; and 
‘‘(B) the individuals within each school 
who are responsible for contacting the primary 
emergency response agency in the event of such 
a threat or emergency. 
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‘‘(c) COVERED THREATS AND EMERGENCIES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘covered threats and 
emergencies’ means— 
‘‘(1) weapons possession or use when there is 
intended harm toward another person; 
‘‘(2) active shooter or hostage situations; 
‘‘(3) bomb threats; 
‘‘(4) murder, homicide, or manslaughter; 
‘‘(5) sex offenses, including rape, sexual as-
sault, or sexual misconduct involving a student and 
school personnel; 
‘‘(6) trespassing; 
‘‘(7) fires; 
‘‘(8) natural weather emergencies, including 
hurricanes, tornadoes, and severe storms; 
‘‘(9) natural disasters; 
‘‘(10) exposure to harmful substances or condi-
tions as a result of a manmade emergency; and 
‘‘(11) such other threats and emergencies as a 
local educational agency determines appropriate to 
address through the procedures required under sub-
section (a).’’. 
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SEC. 703. INSTALLATION OR MODIFICATION OF INTERIOR 
AND EXTERIOR DOORS IN SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of 
the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall convene 
a rulemaking advisory committee to review and develop 
findings and recommendations to require the installation 
or modification of interior and exterior doors in any ele-
mentary or secondary school in the United States which 
receives Federal funding. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Director of CISA shall chair 
and, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, appoint the members of the rulemaking committee 
under subsection (a), which shall be comprised of the Sec-
retary of Education (or his or her designee) and at least 
one representative from the constituencies of— 
(1) State and local law enforcement officers; 
(2) school safety personnel or school resource 
officers; 
(3) school safety advocates, which may include 
parents; 
(4) public, private, or parochial school teachers 
or administrators; 
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(5) individuals with expertise in the area of bal-
listic shielding technology; 
(6) individuals with expertise in the field of 
school construction, including structural engineering 
or architecture; and 
(7) other stakeholders or experts the Director 
of CISA, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, determines appropriate. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—The rulemaking advisory 
committee under subsection (a) shall consider the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Requirements for any reinforced door, in-
cluding an identification or specification of appro-
priate technologies, mechanisms, covers, adhesives, 
or other qualities of such doors that may be utilized 
to better guarantee security within a classroom or 
elementary or secondary school building. 
(2) Reinforced door performance standards that 
manufacturers and elementary or secondary schools 
are required to satisfy. 
(3) The development, certification, testing, 
manufacturing, installation, and training relating to 
reinforced doors. 
(4) The appropriate term of service or lifetime 
of a reinforced door. 
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(5) How requirements will ensure the effective-
ness of a reinforced door in protecting against 
threats while not inhibiting the movement of law en-
forcement personnel in pursuit of a threat or the 
ability of students, teachers, and elementary or sec-
ondary school personnel to safely evacuate in the 
event of an emergency. 
(6) Other considerations the Director of CISA 
determines appropriate. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year 
after the convening of the rulemaking advisory committee 
under subsection (a), the Director of CISA shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Com-
mittee on Education and Workforce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Heath, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report 
based on the findings and recommendations of such com-
mittee. 
(e) FINAL RULE RELATING TO INSTALLATION OR 
MODIFICATION OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DOORS IN 
SCHOOLS.—Not later than six months after the date of 
submission of the report required under subsection (d), 
the Director of CISA, taking into consideration the find-
ings and recommendations contained in such report, shall 
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issue a final rule requiring the installation or modification 
of interior and exterior doors in elementary or secondary 
schools for the purpose of reinforcing such doors. 
(f) STATE
HOMELAND
SECURITY
GRANT
PRO-
GRAM.—This section shall be administered under the au-
thorization of the Homeland Security Grant Program 
under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 605). There is authorized to be appropriated 
to such Program to carry out this section an additional 
$100,000,000 for the fiscal year in which the final rule 
is issued in accordance with subsection (e) and for each 
of the nine fiscal years thereafter. Such additional 
amounts may only be obligated and expended for the pur-
pose of carrying out this section. 
TITLE VII—LET AMERICA VOTE 
ACT 
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Let America Vote 
Act’’. 
SEC. 802. REQUIRING STATES TO PERMIT UNAFFILIATED 
VOTERS TO VOTE IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the right of a citizen of the United States to 
vote in any taxpayer-funded election for public office shall 
not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any 
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State on the grounds of political party affiliation or lack 
thereof. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL 
OFFICE.— 
(1) ACCESS OF UNAFFILIATED VOTERS TO PRI-
MARIES.—Each State shall permit an unaffiliated 
voter who is registered to vote in an election for 
Federal office held in the State to vote in any pri-
mary election for such office held in the State, ex-
cept that the State shall not permit an unaffiliated 
voter to vote in primary elections for such office of 
more than one political party. 
(2) RESTRICTIONS
RELATING
TO
UNAFFILI-
ATED VOTERS.— 
(A) RESTRICTIONS ON SHARING OF INFOR-
MATION.—A State shall not share information 
relating to an unaffiliated voter in a primary 
election for Federal office, including the voter’s 
name and contact information, with a political 
party or with any other person who may rea-
sonably be expected to use the information for 
a political or politically-connected commercial 
purpose, including soliciting funds. 
(B) RESTRICTIONS ON STATUS OF VOTER 
ON
OFFICIAL
REGISTRATION
LIST.—For pur-
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poses of a State’s official voter registration list, 
a State shall not treat an individual who is an 
unaffiliated voter as a member of, or as an indi-
vidual who is otherwise affiliated with, the polit-
ical party who held the primary election in 
which the individual voted solely on the grounds 
that the individual voted in that primary elec-
tion. 
(c) ELECTIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL OFFICE.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State may 
not use any funds provided by the Federal Government 
directly for election administration purposes unless the 
State certifies to the Election Assistance Commission 
that— 
(1) the State permits an unaffiliated voter who 
is registered to vote in an election for State or local 
office held in the State to vote in any primary elec-
tion for such office held in the State, except that the 
State shall not permit an unaffiliated voter to vote 
in primary elections for such office of more than one 
political party; 
(2) the State applies the restrictions on sharing 
information relating to unaffiliated voters in primary 
elections for Federal office, as described in sub-
section (a)(2)(A), to information relating to unaffili-
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ated voters in primary elections for State and local 
office; and 
(3) the State applies the restrictions on treating 
unaffiliated voters in primary elections for Federal 
office as members of, or as individuals who are oth-
erwise affiliated with, a political party, as described 
in subsection (a)(2)(B), to unaffiliated voters in pri-
mary elections for State and local office. 
(d) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE GRANTS.— 
(1) PAYMENT OF GRANTS.—If a State certifies 
to the Election Assistance Commission that the 
State is in compliance with the requirements of this 
section with respect to a fiscal year, the Commission 
shall make a payment to the State during that fiscal 
year and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years in an 
amount equal to 2 percent of the total amount of re-
quirements payments made to the State under sec-
tion 251 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 
U.S.C. 21001). 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—A State shall use the pay-
ment received under this subsection to cover the 
costs of permitting unaffiliated voters who are reg-
istered to vote in elections for Federal, State, or 
local office held in the State to vote in any primary 
election for such office held in the State. 
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(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums 
as may be necessary for grants under this sub-
section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘election’’ and ‘‘Federal office’’ 
have the meanings give such terms in section 301 of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 
U.S.C. 30101); 
(2) the term ‘‘primary election’’ means an elec-
tion (including a primary election held for the ex-
pression of a preference for the nomination of indi-
viduals for election to the office of President) held 
by any political party to nominate individuals who 
would appear on a general election ballot as a can-
didate for election for Federal office, including a 
convention or caucus of a political party which has 
authority to nominate such a candidate; 
(3) the term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 901 of the Help America Vote 
Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21141); and 
(4) the term ‘‘unaffiliated voter’’ means an in-
dividual who is not registered to vote as a member 
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of a political party or otherwise affiliated with a po-
litical party. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This title shall apply with re-
spect to elections held after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 803. PROHIBITING NONCITIZENS FROM VOTING. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States that no person who is not a citizen shall 
be permitted or granted the right to vote in any taxpayer- 
funded election for public office held by or in the United 
States or any State. 
(b) ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.—No State 
shall permit any person who is not a citizen of the United 
States to vote in any election for Federal office held in 
the State. 
(c) ELECTIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL OFFICE.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State may 
not use any funds provided by the Federal Government 
directly for election administration purposes unless the 
State certifies to the Election Assistance Commission that 
the State does not permit any person who is not a citizen 
of the United States to vote in any election for State or 
local office or any ballot initiative or referendum held in 
the State. 
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TITLE XI—REVIEW OF CERTAIN 
INTELLIGENCE 
SHARING 
WITH UKRAINE 
SEC. 901. REVIEW OF CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE SHARING 
WITH UKRAINE. 
Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this 
Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency, shall conduct a review and issue 
a classified report to the House Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee 
on Intelligence which makes a determination whether in-
creased intelligence sharing with Ukraine relating to the 
Russian Federation, Belarus, China, North Korea, or any 
other entity the Director of National Intelligence deter-
mines appropriate for purposes of this section, improves 
the security of the United States and the allies and part-
ners of the United States. 
TITLE X—ELECTION DAY ACT 
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Election Day Act’’. 
SEC. 1002. PATRIOT DAY. 
Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to Columbus 
Day the following: 
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‘‘ Election Day.’’. 
TITLE 
XI—FAIRNESS 
TO 
VET-
ERAN 
SMALL 
BUSINESSES 
FOR 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
IN-
VESTMENT ACT 
SEC. 1101. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. 
Section 11101(e) of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) VETERAN-OWNED
SMALL
BUSINESS 
CONCERN.—The term ‘veteran-owned small 
business concern’ has the meaning given the 
term ‘small business concern owned and con-
trolled by veterans’ in section 3(q) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)).’’. 
(2) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘and veteran- 
owned small business concerns’’ before the period at 
the end; and 
(3) in paragraph (4)(B)— 
(A) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (iii) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(iv) veterans.’’. 
TITLE XII—PROTECTING VA 
EMPLOYEES ACT 
SEC. 1201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting VA Em-
ployees Act’’. 
SEC. 1202. REPEAL OF SEPARATE REMOVAL, DEMOTION, 
AND SUSPENSION PROCESSES FOR CERTAIN 
EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS. 
(a) REPEAL.— 
(1) TITLE 38.—Section 714 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking subsections (a), (b), (c), 
(d), and (g); 
(B) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), 
and (h) as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respec-
tively; 
(C) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘under subsection (a)’’ each place it 
appears; and 
(D) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); 
and 
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(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 
and (6) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respec-
tively. 
(2) TITLE 5.—Section 4303(f) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking the 
comma at the end and inserting ‘‘, or’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, or’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (4). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 7 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 719, by striking ‘‘under section 
713, 714, or 7461 of this title’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘under section 713 or 7461 of this 
title’’; 
(2) in section 714, as amended by subsection 
(a), by striking the section heading and inserting 
‘‘Protections for whistleblowers from removal, demo-
tion, and suspension’’; 
(3) by redesignating section 714 as section 734; 
(4) by transferring section 734, as so redesig-
nated, so as to appear after section 733; and 
(5) in the table of sections— 
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(A) by striking the item relating to section 
714; and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to 
section 733 the following new item: 
‘‘734. Protections for whistleblowers from removal, demotion, and suspension.’’. 
SEC. 1203. RESTORATION OF CERTAIN DISCIPLINARY AND 
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES FOR PERSONNEL 
OF THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
The following provisions of title 38, United States 
Code, are each amended to read as such provisions read 
on the day before the date of the enactment of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistle-
blower Protection Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–41): 
(1) Section 7461(b). 
(2) Section 7462(b). 
(3) Section 7463(c). 
Æ 
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