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I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7666 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2024 Mr. LaMalfa (for himself and Mr. Vasquez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture , and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a strategy to increase opportunities to utilize livestock grazing as a means of wildfire risk reduction.

1. Utilizing grazing for wildfire risk reduction The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, in coordination with holders of permits to graze livestock on Federal land, shall develop a strategy to increase opportunities to utilize livestock grazing as wildfire risk reduction strategy, including— (1) completion of reviews (as required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)) to allow permitted grazing on vacant grazing allotments during instances of drought, wildfire or other natural disasters that disrupt grazing on allotments already permitted; (2) use of targeted grazing; (3) increase use of temporary permits to promote targeted fuels reduction and reduction of invasive annual grasses; (4) increased use of grazing as a postfire recovery and restoration strategy, where appropriate; and (5) use all applicable authorities under the law.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7667 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2024 Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Mr. Courtney , Mr. Pappas , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Lawler , Mr. Williams of New York , Ms. Tenney , Ms. Malliotakis , Mr. Tiffany , and Ms. Stefanik ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To expand the seniors farmers’ market program to include maple syrup.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential (MAPLE) Act . 2. Expansion of the seniors farmers’ market nutrition program Section 4402(b)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 3007(b)(1) ) is amended by striking and herbs and inserting herbs, and maple syrup .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7668 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2024 Mr. Lawler (for himself and Mr. Correa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to provide for a remediation period before the commencement of a civil action.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ADA 30 Days to Comply Act . 2. Notice and cure period Paragraph (1) of section 308(a) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12188(a)(1) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) Availability of remedies and procedures (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), the remedies and procedures set forth in section 204(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000a–3(a) ) are the remedies and procedures this title provides to any person who is being subjected to discrimination on the basis of disability in violation of this title or who has reasonable grounds for believing that such person is about to be subjected to discrimination in violation of section 303. Nothing in this section shall require a person with a disability to engage in a futile gesture if such person has actual notice that a person or organization covered by this title does not intend to comply with its provisions. (B) Barriers to access to existing public accommodations A civil action under section 302 or 303 based on the failure to remove an architectural barrier to access into an existing public accommodation may not be commenced by a person aggrieved by such failure unless— (i) that person has provided to the owner or operator of the accommodation a written notice specific enough to allow such owner or operator to identify the barrier; and (ii) (I) during the period beginning on the date the notice is received and ending 30 days after that date, the owner or operator fails to provide to that person a written description outlining improvements that will be made to remove the barrier; or (II) if the owner or operator provides the written description under subclause (I), the owner or operator fails to remove the barrier or, in the case of a barrier, the removal of which requires additional time as a result of circumstances beyond the control of the owner or operator, fails to make substantial progress in removing the barrier during the period beginning on the date the description is provided and ending 30 days after that date. (C) Specification of details of alleged violation The written notice required under subparagraph (B) must also specify in detail the circumstances under which an individual was actually denied access to a public accommodation, including the address of property, whether a request for assistance in removing an architectural barrier to access was made, and whether the barrier to access was a permanent or temporary barrier. (D) Notice specific enough For purposes of this paragraph, the term notice specific enough means notice that allows such owner or operator to identify the barrier to access in question. .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7669 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2024 Mrs. Luna introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To make States ineligible for funding through the State Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant program if the States prohibit a licensed physician from performing in vitro fertilization for an individual experiencing medical hardship in conceiving a child, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Right to Try IVF Act of 2024 . 2. No State prohibition of access to IVF by individuals experiencing medical hardship in conceiving a child No Federal funds may be made available through the State Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant program under title V of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 701 et seq. ) to a State (or any political subdivision thereof) if the State (or political subdivision) prohibits a licensed physician from performing the medical procedure of in vitro fertilization (IVF) for an individual in possession of a diagnosis by a licensed physician stating that such individual is experiencing medical hardship in conceiving a child.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7670 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2024 Ms. Mace (for herself, Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Gooden of Texas , Ms. Escobar , Mr. Van Drew , and Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the captivity of mink, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Minks In Narrowly Kept Spaces are Superspreaders Act or the MINKS are Superspreaders Act . 2. Prohibition on captivity of mink The Animal Welfare Act is amended by inserting after section 19 ( 7 U.S.C. 2149 ) the following: 20. Prohibition on captivity of mink (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), no person shall transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or breed or possess, any American mink (Neovison vison) raised in captivity for fur production, whether dead or alive, or any part, product, or offspring thereof. (b) Exception Subsection (a) does not apply to an entity described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section 3(e)(2) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ( 16 U.S.C. 3372(e)(2) ). (c) Buy-Out of mink farms (1) In general Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall seek to purchase privately owned mink farms for an amount determined under paragraph (2). (2) Amount In determining an amount to offer a mink farmer to purchase the applicable mink farm pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into account— (A) the most recent 3-year average of the number of mink owned by the mink farmer; and (B) the infrastructure value of the mink farm. .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7675 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2024 Mr. Pappas (for himself and Mr. Posey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology , and Transportation and Infrastructure , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To extend the authorization of appropriations for PFAS research and development by the Environmental Protection Agency.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PFAS Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2024 . 2. Authorization Section 7362(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( 15 U.S.C. 8962(b) ) is amended by striking 2024 and inserting 2029 .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7676 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2024 Mr. Schiff (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Norton , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Goldman of New York , Mr. Jackson of Illinois , and Mrs. Ramirez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit officers and employees of the judiciary from engaging in official acts affecting personal financial interests.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Judicial Integrity Act . 2. Acts affecting a personal financial interest (a) Judicial conflicts of interest Section 208(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after of the United States Government, the following: or of the judicial branch of the United States Government, including a Federal judge or a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, . (b) Regulatory waiver Section 208(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (4), by striking parties. and inserting parties; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (5) if, by regulation issued by the Judicial Conference of the United States applicable to all judicial officers and employees covered by this section, with public notice and comment, the financial interest has been exempted from the requirements of subsection (a) as being too remote or too inconsequential to affect the integrity of the services of the Government officers or employees to which such regulation applies. .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7677 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2024 Mr. Self (for himself, Mr. Ogles , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Burlison , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Brecheen , and Mr. Tiffany ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means , and Education and the Workforce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the Treasury from finalizing a rule proposing restrictions on short-term limited duration insurance, and to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to define such insurance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patient’s Choice Act of 2024 . 2. Prohibition on finalizing proposed rule to restrict short-term limited duration insurance The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the Treasury may not take any action to implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the proposed rule issued by the Internal Revenue Service, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services titled Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance; Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage; Level-Funded Plan Arrangements; and Tax Treatment of Certain Accident and Health Insurance (88 Fed. Reg. 44596–44658 (July 12, 2023)) and may not promulgate, implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to any other substantially similar rule that would reduce the maximum term length or duration for short-term limited duration insurance plans from the duration allowed as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Short-term limited duration insurance defined Section 2791(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Short-term limited duration insurance The term short-term limited duration insurance means health insurance coverage provided under a contract with a health insurance issuer that— (A) has an expiration date specified in the contract that is less than 12 months after the original effective date of the contract; and (B) has a duration of not more than 3 years (taking into account renewals or extensions) after the original effective date of the contract. .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7679 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2024 Mr. Smith of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish a fund to provide support services for individuals participating in certain training activities under such Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering Individuals to Succeed Through Education and Workforce Training Act . 2. Support services training fund Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq. ) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 172 as section 173; and (2) by adding after section 171 the following new section: 172. Support services training fund (a) Establishment of specified support services training fund From the amounts appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award competitive grants to qualified applicants to provide specified support services for individuals participating in training activities covered under section 134(c)(3) of title I and section 231 of title II of this Act. (b) Qualified applicant For purposes of this section, the term qualified applicant means a local board, a consortium of local boards, or a State board acting on behalf of or in partnership with a consortium of local boards. (c) Application To receive a grant under subsection (a), a qualified applicant shall submit to the Secretary an application in such manner, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a description of how such qualified applicant plans to partner with other organizations, including the State agency responsible for administering the State program for temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act and the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012 et seq. ), to provide specified support services. (d) Use of funds (1) Eligible participant Individuals participating in training services covered under section 134(c)(3) of title I or section 231 of title II of this Act are eligible to receive specified support services provided under this section. (2) Specified support services The qualified support services to be provided by a grantee under this section include— (A) supportive services described in section 3(59), and (B) such other services or funding not described in such section as a grantee identifies as important for an individual to successfully complete training services covered under this section, including funding for, or the provision of, groceries and after-hours childcare. (e) Individual grant amounts The amount of an individual grant awarded under this section shall not exceed more than $2,000,000 per year. .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7682 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2024 Ms. Wexton (for herself and Ms. Norton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase under the Medicaid program the minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals and couples, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Personal Needs Allowance Modernization Act or the PNA Modernization Act . 2. Increasing under the Medicaid program the minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals and couples Section 1902(q)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(q)(2) ) is amended— (1) by inserting after $30 the following: (or, beginning January 1, 2025, $60) ; (2) by inserting after and $60 the following: (or, beginning January 1, 2025, $120) ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new sentence: Whenever benefit amounts under title II of the Social Security Act are increased by any percentage effective with a month after November 2025 as a result of a determination made under section 215(i) of such Act, each of the dollar amounts in effect under the previous sentence for the month before such month shall be increased by the same percentage. .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7684 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2024 Mr. Ciscomani (for himself and Ms. Stansbury ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2024 . 2. Investment earnings Section 8(b)(1) of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act ( 20 U.S.C. 5606(b)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Beginning on October 1, 2023, and thereafter, interest earned from investments made with any new appropriations to the Trust Fund shall only be available subject to appropriations and is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this Act. . 3. Reauthorization of the Udall Foundation Trust Fund Section 13 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act ( 20 U.S.C. 5609 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking 2023 and inserting 2029 ; (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 2023 and inserting 2029 ; and (3) in subsection (c), by striking 5-fiscal year period and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 5-fiscal year period beginning with fiscal year 2025. . 4. Audit of the Foundation Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior shall complete an audit of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7686 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes.

1. Clarification of definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction Paragraph (4) of section 10638 of title VI of division B of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act is amended— (1) by inserting of concern after foreign country each place such term appears; (2) by striking means— and all that follows through any program, position, or activity and inserting means any program, position, or activity ; (3) by striking subparagraph (B); (4) by redesignating clauses (i) through (ix) as subparagraphs (A) through (I), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the left; (5) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking directly provided and inserting whether directly or indirectly provided ; and (6) in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated, by striking ; and and inserting a period.

Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7686 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2024 Mr. Mike Garcia of California (for himself and Ms. Stevens ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes.

1. Clarification of definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction Section 10638 of title VI of division B of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act is amended— (1) by inserting of concern after foreign country each place such term appears; (2) by striking means— and all that follows through any program, position, or activity and inserting means any program, position, or activity ; (3) by striking subparagraph (B); (4) by redesignating clauses (i) through (ix) as subparagraphs (A) through (I), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the left; (5) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking directly provided and inserting whether directly or indirectly provided ; and (6) in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated, by striking ; and and inserting a period.
IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7686 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 10, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes.

1. Clarification of definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction Paragraph (4) of section 10638 of title VI of division B of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act is amended— (1) by inserting of concern after foreign country each place such term appears; (2) by striking means— and all that follows through any program, position, or activity and inserting means any program, position, or activity ; (3) by striking subparagraph (B); (4) by redesignating clauses (i) through (ix) as subparagraphs (A) through (I), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the left; (5) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking directly provided and inserting whether directly or indirectly provided ; and (6) in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated, by striking ; and and inserting a period.

Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
IB Union Calendar No. 550 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7686 [Report No. 118–653] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2024 Mr. Mike Garcia of California (for himself and Ms. Stevens ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology September 9, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 15, 2024 A BILL To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes.

1. Clarification of definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction Paragraph (4) of section 10638 of title VI of division B of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act is amended— (1) by inserting of concern after foreign country each place such term appears; (2) by striking means— and all that follows through any program, position, or activity and inserting means any program, position, or activity ; (3) by striking subparagraph (B); (4) by redesignating clauses (i) through (ix) as subparagraphs (A) through (I), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, two ems to the left; (5) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking directly provided and inserting whether directly or indirectly provided ; and (6) in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated, by striking ; and and inserting a period.

September 9, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7689 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2024 Ms. Craig (for herself, Ms. Mace , Mr. Sorensen , and Mr. Kim of New Jersey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United State Code, to amend the definition of official act for purposes of the prohibition of bribery.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gifts for Officials, Legislators and Delegate (GOLD) Standard Act of 2024 . 2. Official act defined Section 201(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: (3) the term official act means any decision, action, approval, disapproval, recommendation, rendering of advice, or investigation on any question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding or controversy, which may at any time be pending, or which may by law be brought before any public official, in such official’s official capacity, or in such official’s place of trust or profit. .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7691 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2024 Mr. Donalds introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the Chairperson of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to provide contingency plans for a disruption in the timing of payment on Treasury securities, and for other purposes.

1. Contingency plans for a disruption in the timing of payment on Treasury securities Not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Chairperson of the Financial Stability Oversight Council shall issue a report to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate containing— (1) contingency plans in the case of a disruption in the timing of payment on Treasury securities, including disruptions due to a systems failure, cyberattack, natural disaster, terrorist attack, the event that the debt of the United States Government (as defined in section 3101 of title 31, United States Code) reaches the statutory limit, or any other contingency that could interrupt access to funding markets or could cause significant technical problems for the trading, clearing, and settlement of affected Treasury securities, including by causing delayed payments of interest or principal due on such securities; (2) recommendations of the Financial Stability Oversight Council for participants in the market for Treasury securities on overcoming, in the event of adverse contingencies, operational challenges the participants might face if payments on Treasury securities are delayed; and (3) recommendations of the Financial Stability Oversight Council for making payments on Treasury securities held by domestic or foreign individuals or entities if the debt of the United States Government (as defined in section 3101 of title 31, United States Code) reaches the statutory limit, extraordinary measures are exhausted, and incoming Federal receipts are insufficient to make timely payments on all incoming due debt obligations.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7692 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2024 Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To require the heads of Federal agencies to submit to Congress an annual report regarding official time authorized under title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Transparency Act . 2. Official time (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency; employee; labor organization The terms agency , employee , and labor organization have the meanings given those terms in section 7103 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Section 7131 The term section 7131 means section 7131 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Annual report Not later than June 30 of each year that begins after the year in which this Act is enacted, the head of each agency shall submit to Congress, and post on the public website of the agency, a report that details the following for the year covered by the report: (1) The cost to the agency of official time authorized under section 7131. (2) A detailed explanation of the purpose for which the agency made each authorization of official time under section 7131. (3) With respect to each employee of the agency for whom official time was authorized under section 7131— (A) the position and annual rate of basic pay of the employee; (B) the total number of hours the employee spent on activities for which the official time was authorized; and (C) the percentage that the number of hours described in subparagraph (B) represented with respect to the total number of hours worked by the employee for the applicable year. (4) The number of hours for which the agency permitted labor organizations, or employees of the agency for whom official time was authorized under section 7311, to use agency property at no cost or at a discounted rate. (5) The total monetary value of the uses described in paragraph (4). (6) The amount of any reimbursement collected by the agency with respect to a use described in paragraph (4). (7) Any expenses paid by the agency for activities conducted by a labor organization or a private individual with respect to official time authorized by the agency under section 7131. (8) An explanation of any increase, as compared to the report submitted in the previous year, in the amount of official time authorized by the agency under section 7131.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7693 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2024 Mr. Hern introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat distributions from health savings accounts for funeral expenses of the account beneficiary as qualified distributions.

1. Distributions from health savings accounts for funeral expenses of the account beneficiary treated as qualified distributions (a) In general Section 223(d)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( 26 U.S.C. 223(d)(2)(A) ) is amended by striking menstrual care products and inserting menstrual care products, or funeral expenses of the account beneficiary, . (b) Funeral expenses Section 223(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( 26 U.S.C. 223(d)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (E) Funeral expenses (i) In general For purposes of this paragraph, the term funeral expenses means the amounts paid incident to the care and disposition of the remains of an account beneficiary following the death of such beneficiary, including the amounts paid for burial, cremation, embalming, interment, or inurnment of the remains, preparation of the remains for such burial, cremation, embalming, interment, or inurnment, furnishing of clothing for the remains, furnishing of a casket or urn, a hearse service, a funeral director’s services, a funeral venue fee, transportation of the remains to the place designated for the disposition of the remains, grave digging, furnishing of a grave liner, and furnishing of a grave plot. (ii) Limitation The aggregate amount treated as funeral expenses under this section with respect to any account beneficiary shall not exceed $5,000. . (c) Coordination with rules for treatment of account incident to death of beneficiary Section 223(f)(8)(B)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( 26 U.S.C. 223(f)(8)(B)(ii) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (III) Period for treatment of funeral expenses as incurred before death For the 90-day period beginning on the date of the death of an account beneficiary, the funeral expenses (as that term is defined in subsection (d)(2)(E)) of such beneficiary shall be treated as if incurred immediately before the death of such beneficiary. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid after the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7694 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2024 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Burlison ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the use of artificial intelligence at the Internal Revenue Service and to require tax investigations and examinations of taxpayers to be initiated by staff investigators.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No AI Audits Act . 2. Limits on the use of artificial intelligence by Internal Revenue Service (a) Limitations on the use of artificial intelligence for audit or investigation Section 7803(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Limitations on the use of artificial intelligence for audit or investigation (A) Guidance Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, any guidance issued by the Commissioner relating to the use of artificial intelligence for selection for or initiation of an audit or investigation by the Internal Revenue Service shall be subject to the requirements of such section as if such guidance were a rule making. (B) Explainability requirement The Commissioner may not conduct an audit or investigation initiated as result of analysis or selection by artificial intelligence unless the Commissioner determines that such artificial intelligence meets the explainability principles for artificial intelligence established by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. (C) Artificial intelligence For purposes of this paragraph, the term artificial intelligence has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020. . (b) Comptroller general report The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of, and issue a publicly available report regarding, the Internal Revenue Service’s use of artificial intelligence to execute its duties and functions of the office and a cost-benefit analysis of such use of artificial intelligence, including any adverse effects the use of the technology has on taxpayer rights as listed in section 7803(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (c) Requirement for initiation of investigation or examination Section 7605 is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: (c) Initiation of examination or investigation An investigation or examination of a taxpayer may only be selected or initiated by a staff investigator of the Internal Revenue Service and the documentation relating to such initiation shall contain the name and contact information for such investigator. .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7695 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2024 Mrs. Hinson (for herself and Mr. Pfluger ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To prohibit deployment of Federal air marshals to the southern and northern borders of the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No FAMS at the Border Act of 2024 . 2. Prohibition on deployment (a) In general Section 44917 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Prohibition on deployment (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Alien The term alien has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 ). (B) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (i) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and (ii) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. (C) Illegal alien The term illegal alien means an alien who has not been admitted (as that term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 )). (D) Immigrant The term immigrant has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 ). (2) In general Except as provided in paragraph (3) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 103 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1103 ), Federal air marshals may not be deployed to the southern or northern border of the United States for border security or immigration purposes, including to aid the Department of Homeland Security or any other Federal agency with the processing of illegal aliens, or any other immigrants. (3) Exceptions (A) Exception in case of border crisis Paragraph (2) shall not apply if the Secretary of Homeland Security— (i) determines that a border crisis exists; and (ii) certifies to the appropriate congressional committees in writing that a border crisis exists. (B) Nondelegation The Secretary may not delegate the authority to make a determination or certification described in subparagraph (A). . (b) Technical amendment Section 44917(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking Under Secretary each place it appears and inserting Administrator .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7697 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2024 Mr. Kildee (for himself and Mr. Carey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to apply cost-of-living adjustments to the minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals and couples under the supplemental security income program, and require State supplementary payments under that program to be increased by the amount of each such adjustment.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dignity and Autonomy for Our Supplemental Security Income PNA Beneficiaries Act . 2. Application of cost-of-living adjustments to the personal needs allowance; pass-through to State supplementary payments (a) Application of cost-of-Living adjustments to the personal needs allowance (1) In general Section 1617(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382f(a)(1) ) is amended by striking and (b)(2) and inserting (b)(2), and (e)(1)(B) . (2) Conforming amendments Section 1611(e)(1)(B) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(B) ) is amended in each of clauses (i) through (iii) by inserting (or, if greater, the amount determined under section 1617) after each dollar amount specified in such clauses. (3) Applicability The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with respect to benefit amount increases for months after September 30, 2024. (b) Pass-Through to State supplementary payments (1) In general Section 1618(g) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382g(g) ) is amended— (A) by striking 1987 each place it appears and inserting 2024 ; and (B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking increased— and all that follows and inserting increased by the amount of all cost-of-living adjustments under section 1617 to benefits determined under section 1611(e)(1)(B) which have occurred after September 2024 and before that particular month. . (2) Effective date The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 2024.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7699 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2024 Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mr. Wittman , and Ms. Houlahan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence A BILL To direct to the Director of National Intelligence to develop a strategy to improve the sharing of information and intelligence on foreign adversary tactics and illicit activities affecting the ability of United States companies to compete in foreign jurisdictions on projects relating to energy generation and storage, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public-Private Information Sharing on Manipulative Adversary Practices Act . 2. Enhancing public-private sharing on manipulative adversary practices in critical mineral projects (a) Strategy required The Director of National Intelligence shall, in consultation with the heads of such Federal agencies as the Director considers appropriate, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, develop a strategy to improve the sharing between the Federal Government and private entities of information and intelligence to mitigate the threat that foreign adversary illicit activities and tactics pose to United States persons in foreign jurisdictions on projects relating to energy generation and storage, including with respect to critical minerals inputs. (b) Elements The strategy required by subsection (a) shall cover—— (1) how best to assemble and transmit information to United States persons— (A) to protect against foreign adversary illicit tactics and activities relating to critical mineral projects abroad, including foreign adversary efforts to undermine such United States projects abroad; (B) to mitigate the risk that foreign adversary government involvement in the ownership and control of entities engaging in deceptive or illicit activities pose to the interests of the United States; and (C) to inform on economic espionage and other threats from foreign adversaries to the rights of owners of intellectual property, including owners of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, and other sensitive information, with respect to such property; and (2) how best to receive information from United States persons on threats to United States interests in the critical mineral space, including disinformation campaigns abroad or other suspicious malicious activity. (c) Implementation plan required Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director completes developing the strategy pursuant to subsection (a) , the Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003 )), or provide such committees a briefing on, a plan for implementing the strategy.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7702 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2024 Mr. Menendez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on vessel fires and responses, and for other purposes.

1. GAO report on vessel fires (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the state of marine firefighting authorities, jurisdiction, plan review, and other considerations with respect to vessel fires at waterfront facilities and within the navigable waters of the United States up to 3 nautical miles from the shoreline. (b) Contents In carrying out subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall— (1) examine factors that affect Federal and non-Federal collaboration aimed at reducing vessel and waterfront facility fire risk to local communities; (2) focus on the prevalence and frequency of vessel fires described in subsection (a); and (3) make recommendations for preparedness, responses to, training for, and other items for consideration.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7703 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2024 Ms. Meng (for herself and Ms. Malliotakis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the improvement of the Department of Veterans Affairs loan guarantee for purchase of residential cooperative housing units, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Access to Co-ops for Veterans Act of 2024 . 2. Improvement of Department of Veterans Affairs loan guarantee for purchase of residential cooperative housing units (a) In general Section 3710 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(12), by striking With respect to a loan guaranteed after the date of the enactment of this paragraph and before the date that is five years after that date, to and inserting To ; and (2) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following new subsection (h): (h) A loan may not be guaranteed under subsection (a)(12) before the date on which the Secretary prescribes regulations setting forth requirements for underwriting, loan processing, project standards, share eligibility, valuation, and other criteria the Secretary determines necessary. The Secretary shall ensure that such regulations are consistent, to the extent the Secretary determines suitable, with the requirements of the Federal National Mortgage Association for the purchase or securitization of cooperative housing loans. . (b) Loan fees Section 3729(b) of such title is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking The amount and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (5), the amount ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) In the case of an loan guaranteed under section 3710(a)(12) of this title, the amount of the fee shall be— (A) the amount determined from the loan fee table under paragraph (2), plus (B) 3.25 percent of the total amount of the loan guaranteed, insured, or made, or, in the case of a loan assumption, the unpaid principal balance of the loan on the date of the transfer of the property. . (c) Authority To advertise The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall use the authority of the Secretary under section 532 of title 38, United States Code, to advertise the availability of loan guarantees for housing cooperative share loans under section 3710(a)(12) of such title and shall take such other appropriate actions as may be necessary, including by the issuance of guidance, to notify eligible veterans, participating lenders, and interested realtors of the availability of such loan guarantees and the procedures and requirements that apply to the obtaining of such guarantees. (d) Guidance Notwithstanding section 501 of such title, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may issue guidance to implement section 3710 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), before prescribing new regulations under such section.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7705 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2024 Mr. Molinaro (for himself and Ms. Crockett ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Think DIFFERENTLY Small Business Accessibility Act . 2. Expanded credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (a) In general Section 44(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking $1,000,000 and inserting $3,500,000 , and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking 30 full-time employees and inserting 100 full-time employees . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.