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SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR SCHOOL SECURITY 
MEASURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the unobligated balance of amounts made 
available under section 602 or 603 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 802 and 803) to any State, territory, Trib-
al Government, metropolitan city, or other units of local 
government (as such terms are defined for purposes of 
such sections) may be made available to carry out school 
security measures. 
(b) NONREQUIREMENT
OF RESPONSE
TO PUBLIC 
HEALTH EMERGENCY.—The use of amounts pursuant to 
the authority provided by subsection (a) shall not be re-
quired to be in response to, or in any way connected with, 
COVID–19 or the public health emergency with respect 
to COVID–19. 
(c) SCHOOL SECURITY MEASURE.—For purposes of 
this Act, the term ‘‘school security measure’’ means any 
of the following: 
(1) An evidence-based strategy or program to 
prevent violence, which may include the use of ap-
propriate technologies, including the placement and 
use of metal detectors and other deterrent measures 
and emergency notification and response tech-
nologies. 
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(2) Training to prevent student violence against 
others and self, including training for local law en-
forcement officers, school personnel, and students. 
(3) The development and operation of an anon-
ymous reporting system for threats of school vio-
lence, including a mobile telephone application, hot-
line, or internet website. 
(4) The development and operation of— 
(A) a school threat assessment and inter-
vention team that may include coordination 
with law enforcement agencies and school per-
sonnel; and 
(B) specialized training for school officials 
in responding to mental health crises. 
(5) Coordination with local law enforcement 
agencies. 
(6) A security assessment. 
(7) Security training of personnel and students. 
(8) Acquisition and installation of technology 
for expedited notification of local law enforcement 
during an emergency. 
(9) Reinforcing or replacing classroom doors, 
locks, or window panels. 
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(10) Constructing fencing, bollards, planters, 
curbs, walls, or any other entry control measure to 
create a single point of entry to the campus. 
(11) Clearing exterior spaces of foliage or struc-
tures to eliminate spaces that could conceal illicit ac-
tivity, provide access to the building above the first 
floor, or otherwise aid an intruder. 
(12) Installing a system to monitor hallways, 
stairwells, and utility rooms, such as physical inspec-
tion or surveillance cameras. 
(13) Hiring and paying the salaries of qualified 
individuals, such as retired law enforcement officers 
or military veterans, to serve as armed school re-
source officers. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7358 
To provide for a limitation on funds to implement, administer, or enforce 
certain general licenses issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control 
of the Department of the Treasury. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2024 
Mr. OGLES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for a limitation on funds to implement, admin-
ister, or enforce certain general licenses issued by the 
Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of 
the Treasury. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Carveouts for Ter-
rorists Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT, ADMIN-
ISTER, OR ENFORCE CERTAIN OFAC GEN-
ERAL LICENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds may be made available 
to implement, administer, or enforce the following general 
licenses issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of 
the Department of the Treasury on January 17, 2024 
(pursuant to the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations 
under part 594 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations): 
(1) General License 22. 
(2) General License 23. 
(3) General License 24. 
(4) General License 25. 
(5) General License 26. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL.—Any general li-
cense issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control after 
January 17, 2024, in relation to the designation of 
Ansarallah as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, 
may only take effect pursuant to an Act of Congress en-
acted after the date of the enactment of this Act specifi-
cally authorizing such license to take effect. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7369 
To provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with adequate flexibility 
in its employment authorities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2024 
Mr. CISCOMANI (for himself and Mr. STANTON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with 
adequate flexibility in its employment authorities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection Hiring and Retention Act of 2024’’ or the 
‘‘CBP HiRe Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. FLEXIBILITY IN EMPLOYMENT AUTHORITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 97 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the 
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate. 
(b) CONTENTS OF ANNUAL REPORT.—Each report 
to Congress required under subsection (a) shall include 
progress summaries of activities related to— 
(1) section 2103(a)(6) of title 36, United States 
Code, including— 
(A) data on flower orders; 
(B) the Commission’s active management 
of a flower program including receiving and 
processing the order, placing the floral tribute 
with an appropriate note of dedication, pro-
viding a picture of the decorated gravesite to 
the requestor, status of telephone, website or-
dering systems, and dedicated information tech-
nology solutions; 
(C) engagement with florists local to ceme-
teries under the Commission’s jurisdiction; 
(D) efforts to ensure easy, low-cost access 
for members of the public who would like to 
participate in the flower program; 
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(E) creative marketing of the flower pro-
gram to include public service advertising and 
public-private partnerships; and 
(F) the vetting process for florists involved 
with the flower program; and 
(2) promotion of the Commission’s activities 
pursuant to section 2102(a) of title 36, United 
States Code. 
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under the workers’ compensation law 
or plan and applicable fee schedule 
(effective as of the date of the agree-
ment). 
‘‘(II) WORKERS’ COMPENSATION 
FEE SCHEDULE DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term 
‘workers’ compensation fee schedule’ 
means, with respect to a workers’ 
compensation law or plan or a similar 
plan, 
the 
schedule 
of 
payment 
amounts established under the appli-
cable State, Federal, or other workers’ 
compensation law to pay providers for 
items and services furnished to work-
ers who incur a work-related injury or 
illness as defined under such law or 
plan (or in the absence of such a 
schedule, the applicable medical reim-
bursement rate under such law or 
plan). 
‘‘(ii) OPTIONAL
PROPORTIONAL
AD-
JUSTMENT FOR COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT 
AGREEMENTS.—In the case of a com-
promise settlement agreement, a claimant 
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trition, and Forestry of the Senate a report regarding op-
portunities to expand wildland fire research cooperative 
agreements, improve the distribution of remote sensing re-
sources, and expand cooperative agreements to include 
interagency groups with access to remote sensing data rel-
evant to wildland fire research. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON SATELLITE-DRIVEN WILDLAND FIRE 
RESEARCH. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consulta-
tion with the heads of other Federal departments or agen-
cies the Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to 
Congress a report that contains information relating to 
the following: 
(1) The needed resources and possible timeline 
for implementation for integrating satellite and re-
mote sensing technologies, including commercial 
data acquisitions, as well as airspace management 
technology and drones, to collect, interpret, and dis-
tribute data on wildland fire, for the following pur-
poses: 
(A) Forecasting fire growth and fire behav-
ior modeling. 
(B) Developing fire containment strategies. 
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(C) Improving operational resource deploy-
ment. 
(D) Producing daily fire progression maps. 
(2) The need and opportunities to deploy aerial 
resources, including drones, to provide field observa-
tions in regions experiencing multiple wildland fires. 
(3) The capacity for remote sensing instru-
ments, including infrared technology, to detect fine 
vegetation stress and fuel moisture with increased 
frequency. 
(4) An estimate of the cost to carry out para-
graphs (1) through (3), including to collect, acquire, 
and provide to the Agricultural Research Services, 
the National Agriculture Imagery Program, the Na-
tional Institute of Food and Agriculture, the U.S. 
Forest Service, the National Interagency Fire Cen-
ter, and federally funded research entities, including 
land-grant colleges and universities, the information 
relating thereto. 
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IIB 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7365 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 11, 2024 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled 
veterans, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Expedited 
TSA Screening Safe Travel Act’’ or the ‘‘VETS Safe 
Travel Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF PRECHECK PROGRAM TO CER-
TAIN SEVERELY INJURED OR DISABLED VET-
ERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44927 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) AVAILABILITY
OF PRECHECK PROGRAM
TO 
CERTAIN
SEVERELY
INJURED
OR
DISABLED
VET-
ERANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A veteran described in 
paragraph (2) is eligible for security screening under 
the PreCheck Program under section 44919 at no 
cost to the veteran if the veteran is able to meet the 
background check and other security requirements 
for participation in the Program. 
‘‘(2) VETERANS
DESCRIBED.—A veteran de-
scribed in this paragraph is a veteran who— 
‘‘(A) is enrolled in the patient enrollment 
system of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
established and operated under section 1705 of 
title 38, United States Code; 
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‘‘(B) has been determined by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs to have a service-connected 
disability under section 1110 or 1131 of such 
title, as the case may be, and such disability 
has been determined by such Secretary to have 
resulted in— 
‘‘(i) loss, or loss use of, an extremity; 
‘‘(ii) paralysis or partial paralysis; or 
‘‘(iii) permanent blindness; and 
‘‘(C) as a result of a loss, paralysis or par-
tial paralysis, or blindness described in subpara-
graph (B), requires the use of a wheelchair, 
prosthetic limb, or other assistive device to aid 
with mobility. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall carry 
out this subsection subject to the availability of ap-
propriations and may not increase fees for enroll-
ment in the PreCheck Program for such purpose.’’. 
(b) COORDINATION ON IMPLEMENTATION.—The Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Administration 
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly— 
(1) implement a process under which a veteran 
described in paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of sec-
tion 44927 of title 49, United States Code, as added 
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strued as providing authority to a Federal court to 
vacate a geothermal lease.’’. 
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by subsection (a), can receive the benefits under 
such subsection by not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) provide to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate a 
briefing on the status of implementing the process 
required by paragraph (1) by not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) OUTREACH FOR DISABLED VETERANS ON AVAIL-
ABILITY
OF TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION PROGRAMS.— 
(1) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs and the Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration shall implement a 
process under which such Secretary provides to dis-
abled veterans effective outreach regarding Trans-
portation Security Administration programs de-
signed to improve the screening process for pas-
sengers with disabilities. 
(2) FURTHER
ENHANCEMENTS
TO
EASE
AIR 
TRAVEL FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS AND OTHER DIS-
ABLED
VETERANS.—Notwithstanding subchapter I 
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of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (com-
monly referred to as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction 
Act’’), or any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Admin-
istrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion, shall— 
(A) engage appropriate veterans service or-
ganizations and other relevant organizations, as 
appropriate, to assess the awareness of veterans 
of relevant Transportation Security Administra-
tion programs; and 
(B) examine the need and feasibility of 
other measures to improve travel security proce-
dures for disabled veterans. 
(3) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall jointly provide to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate a 
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briefing on the status of the implementation of para-
graphs (1) and (2). 
Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 
2024. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7366 
To require timely publication of CBP border encounters, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2024 
Mrs. BICE (for herself, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. 
ROSE, Ms. FOXX, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. FULCHER, Mr. MOYLAN, Mr. 
WALTZ, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. YAKYM, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. 
MCCORMICK, Mr. NEHLS, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. ARM-
STRONG, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. BEAN of Florida, Mr. COLE, Mr. BABIN, and 
Mr. POSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To require timely publication of CBP border encounters, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TIMELY PUBLICATION OF CBP BORDER EN-
COUNTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection (CBP), shall take such actions as 
may be necessary to ensure the timely publication on the 
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CBP Public Data Portal (or any similar successor such 
portal) by not later than the seventh day of each calendar 
month of CBP border encounters during the immediately 
preceding calendar month. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—Federal funds made available for 
the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall be reduced by 25 percent for 
the month following any period during which CBP border 
encounters are not timely published on the CBP Public 
Data Portal (or any similar successor such portal) in ac-
cordance with subsection (a). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7367 
To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing 
a proposed rule with respect to the salary threshold for overtime eligibility. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2024 
Mr. BURLISON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from finalizing, imple-
menting, or enforcing a proposed rule with respect to 
the salary threshold for overtime eligibility. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Overtime Pay Flexi-
bility Act’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
PROHIBITION 
AGAINST 
FINALIZING, 
IMPLE-
MENTING, OR ENFORCING A PROPOSED RULE 
WITH RESPECT TO THE SALARY THRESHOLD 
FOR OVERTIME ELIGIBILITY. 
The Secretary of Labor may not finalize, implement, 
or enforce the proposed rule titled ‘‘Defining and Delim-
iting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Pro-
fessional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees’’ pub-
lished by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department 
of Labor in the Federal Register on September 8, 2023 
(88 Fed. Reg. 62152). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7368 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the application 
of Medicare secondary payer rules to certain workers’ compensation set-
tlement agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2024 
Mr. CAREY (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of California) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for the application of Medicare secondary payer rules 
to certain workers’ compensation settlement agreements 
and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coordination Of Medi-
care Payments and Workers’ Compensation Act’’ or the 
‘‘COMP Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER 
RULES TO CERTAIN WORKERS’ COMPENSA-
TION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS. 
(a) SECONDARY PAYER PROVISIONS FOR WORKERS’ 
COMPENSATION
SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENTS.—Section 
1862 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii), by inserting 
‘‘subject to subsection (p),’’ after ‘‘(ii)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(p) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection 
and subsection (q): 
‘‘(1) COMPROMISE
AGREEMENT.—The term 
‘compromise agreement’ means a workers’ com-
pensation settlement agreement that— 
‘‘(A) applies to a workers’ compensation 
claim that is denied or contested, in whole or in 
part, by a workers’ compensation payer involved 
under the workers’ compensation law or plan 
applicable to the jurisdiction in which the 
agreement has been settled; and 
‘‘(B) does not provide for a payment of the 
full amount of benefits sought or that may be 
payable under the workers’ compensation claim. 
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Congress a report containing the findings of the study 
conducted under subsection (a). 
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