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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. J. RES. 143
Enabling Congress to advance important policies.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 22, 2026
Mr. McGovern submitted the following joint resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the
Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce,
Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and
Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs,
Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and
Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House
Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and
Appropriations, 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
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Enabling Congress to advance important policies.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Resolution Act.''
TITLE I
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE JOINT
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting, after subchapter V, the following new subchapter:
``SUBCHAPTER V-A--VETERANS AFFAIRS-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE JOINT
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
``SEC. 7661. AUTHORITY.
``As part of the Educational Assistance Program, the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs may, in partnership with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services and the Secretary of Defense, carry out a scholarship
program, to be known as the Department of Veterans Affairs-Public
Health Service Joint Scholarship Program (hereafter in this subchapter,
`the program') under which a PHS officer shall--
``(1) attend the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine of USU
at the expense of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
``(2) after graduating and completing an initial residency,
serve, full-time, at a medical facility of the Department of
Veterans Affairs to fulfill a period of obligated service.
``SEC. 7662. INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Defense may enter
into, and maintain, an interagency agreement to carry out the program.
``(b) Terms.--Such an agreement shall, in accordance with this
subchapter govern aspects of the program, including the following:
``(1) The eligibility of a PHS officer to receive a
scholarship under the program.
``(2) The number of PHS officers who may receive a
scholarship each year.
``(3) The authority of the Secretary of Health and Human
Services to deploy a PHS officer who receives a scholarship
under the program before such PHS officer completes the term of
obligated service under this subchapter.
``(c) Limitation.--Nothing in such agreement may transfer from the
Secretary of Defense to the Secretary or the Secretary of Health and
Human Services any authority to determine who may attend USU.
``SEC. 7663. COSTS.
``(a) Estimates.--Before the beginning of each academic year--
``(1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with an estimate of
the costs that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall be
obliged to reimburse the Secretary of Health and Human Services
under subsection (b) for the next fiscal year; and
``(2) the Secretary of Defense shall provide the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs with an estimate of the costs that the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall be obligated to reimburse
the Secretary of Defense under subsection (b) for the next
fiscal year.
``(b) Payment; Reconciliation.--(1) Each fiscal year, the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs shall pay the Secretary of Health and Human
Services the amount under subsection (a)(1).
``(2) Each fiscal year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pay
the Secretary of Defense the amount under subsection (a)(2).
``(3) If a payment made under this subsection does not equal the
actual relevant costs for the fiscal year, the Secretary concerned
shall refund the excess amount paid, or supplement the shortfall, as
applicable.
``SEC. 7664. OBLIGATED SERVICE.
``(a) Detail.--(1) Pursuant to section 214 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 215), the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall detail a PHS officer who receives a scholarship under the program
to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
``(2) The length of such detail shall be sufficient for the officer
to complete--
``(A) attendance at USU described in section 7661 of this
title;
``(B) an initial residency; and
``(C) a period of obligated service, not to exceed ten
years, in a medical facility of the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
``(b) Written Agreement.--A PHS officer, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter
into a written agreement specifying the terms of such detail and the
length period of obligated service of such PHS officer.
``(c) Failure To Complete Period of Obligated Service.--(1) A PHS
officer who receives a scholarship under the program and fails to
complete the period of obligated service shall reimburse the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs an amount equal to--
``(A) twice the total amount of the tuition and expenses
paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Secretary of
Defense arising the attendance of such PHS officer at USU; and
``(B) twice the salary, allowances, and benefits paid by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Secretary of Health
and Human Services arising from the detail under subsection
(a).
``(2) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may waive reimbursement
under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that such reimbursement
would be inequitable or would not be in the public interest.
``SEC. 7665. DEFINITIONS.
``In this subchapter:
``(1) The term `PHS officer' means an officer of the
commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
``(2) The term `USU' means the Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting, after the item relating for
section 7655, the following:
``subchapter v-a-veterans affairs-public health service joint
scholarship program
``Sec. 7661. Establishment
``Sec. 7662. Interagency agreement
``Sec. 7663. Costs
``Sec. 7664. Obligated service
``Sec. 7665. Definitions''.
TITLE II
SEC. 201. PROFESSIONAL NONPROFIT THEATER GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after section 207 (42
U.S.C. 3147) the following:
``SEC. 208. PROFESSIONAL NONPROFIT THEATER GRANTS.
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a grant
program, to be known as the `Professional Nonprofit Theater Grant
Program' (referred to in this section as the `program'), to provide to
eligible entities funding for the purposes of--
``(1) supporting employment and economic recovery;
``(2) stimulating economic development;
``(3) strengthening community-based arts organizations; and
``(4) improving theater facilities.
``(b) Eligible Entities.--
``(1) In general.--An entity eligible to receive a grant
under the program is a nonprofit organization described in
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code--
``(A) that produces or presents live theater and
other performing arts;
``(B) that compensates all professional performers
and related or supporting professional personnel at a
rate that is not less than the prevailing minimum
compensation for persons employed in similar activities
as described in section 5(m) of the National Foundation
on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
954(m));
``(C) that, prior to the date of application, has
not less than a 3-year history of programming;
``(D)(i) that demonstrates a loss in gross or net
revenue, adjusted for inflation, as defined by the
Secretary; or
``(ii) that primarily serves historically
underserved communities, including populations
whose opportunities to experience the arts have
been limited relative to geography, economics,
race or ethnicity, or disability;
``(E) that has no net earnings benefitting a
private stockholder or individual;
``(F) the primary purpose of which is the nonprofit
arts industry; and
``(G) that, during the 3-year period preceding the
date of application, has not been issued an
administrative merits determination, arbitral award or
decision, or civil judgment, as defined in regulations
issued by the Secretary of Labor, for any violation
of--
``(i) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.);
``(ii) the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.);
``(iii) subchapter IV of chapter 31 of
title 40, United States Code (commonly known as
the `Davis-Bacon Act');
``(iv) chapter 67 of title 41, United
States Code (commonly known as the `Service
Contract Act');
``(v) Executive Order 11246 (42 U.S.C.
2000e note; relating to equal employment
opportunity);
``(vi) section 503 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 793);
``(vii) section 4212 of title 38, United
States Code;
``(viii) the Family and Medical Leave Act
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.);
``(ix) title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.);
``(x) title I of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et
seq.);
``(xi) the Age Discrimination in Employment
Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.);
``(xii) Executive Order 13658 (79 Fed. Reg.
9851; relating to establishing a minimum wage
for contractors);
``(xiii) the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
(42 U.S.C. 2000gg et seq.);
``(xiv) the National Labor Relations Act
(29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.); or
``(xv) any applicable State or local labor
or employment law, as defined in regulations
issued by the Secretary of Labor.
``(2) Definition of 3-year history of programming.--
``(A) In general.--In this subsection, the term `3-
year history of programming' means a period of 3 or
more years, consecutively or nonconsecutively,
beginning before August 1, 2020, during which the
nonprofit organization provided programming.
``(B) Inclusion.--In the case of a nonprofit
organization that previously operated a program as a
part of another entity, the nonprofit organization may
include in the 3-year history of programming any arts
programming carried out by the nonprofit organization
as part of the other entity.
``(c) Applications.--
``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
the program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary
an application at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Secretary may require.
``(2) Assistance.--In the case of an eligible entity with
low organizational capacity, as determined by the Secretary,
the Secretary may waive the prohibition under section 213.
``(3) Additional requirements.--In any application
submitted under paragraph (1), an eligible entity shall include
an attestation to the Secretary that during the term of the
grant--
``(A) the eligible entity will not abrogate
existing collective bargaining agreements of employees
of the eligible entity;
``(B) the eligible entity will remain neutral
regarding any labor organizing efforts by the employees
of the eligible entity;
``(C) the eligible entity will provide workplace
conditions that are sanitary and not hazardous or
dangerous to the health and safety of an employee as
provided under section 5(m) of the National Foundation
on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
954(m));
``(D) the eligible entity will compensate all
professional performers and related or supporting
professional personnel at a rate that is not less than
the prevailing minimum compensation for persons
employed in similar activities as described in section
5(m) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 954(m)); and
``(E) the use of funds by the eligible entity will
contribute to providing or facilitating gainful
employment for professional performers and related or
supporting professional personnel.
``(d) Eligible Uses.--A grant provided under the program may be
used for any of the following, subject to the condition that the use
will contribute to the long-term economic viability of the eligible
entity and the employment of professional performers and related or
supporting professional personnel:
``(1) Payroll costs for professional performers and related
or supporting professional personnel.
``(2) Rent, utilities, mortgage interest payments,
scheduled interest payments on scheduled debt and outstanding
loans, administrative costs, and other ordinary and necessary
business and operating expenses, as determined by the
Secretary.
``(3) Expenses associated with the fabrication of scenery,
costumes, and other elements for live theatrical productions.
``(4) Costs associated with the improvement, repair, or
maintenance of an existing facility housing theatrical
productions, projects, performances, workshops, or programs,
with priority given to costs for upgrades necessary for fully
accessible workplaces for professional performers and related
or supporting professional personnel with disabilities.
``(5) Marketing expenses to promote productions, projects,
performances, workshops, programs, or recruitment of staff and
artists.
``(6) Investments in workforce development programs,
including paid job training and retraining programs related to
the operation of professional nonprofit theaters.
``(7) In the case of an eligible entity that has, during
the 3-year period preceding the date of application, an average
combined annual revenue and assets of less than $30,000,000,
costs associated with the construction or acquisition of a new
facility to house theatrical productions, projects,
performances, workshops, or programs.
``(8) Other uses, as determined by the Secretary.
``(e) Limitations.--
``(1) In general.--A grant provided under the program shall
not exceed an amount equal to the lesser of--
``(A) 20 percent of the total expenditures of the
eligible entity during the most recent fiscal year; and
``(B) $16,000,000.
``(2) No reduction of professional performers.--An eligible
entity may not use trainees, interns, or other similar
positions to displace, substitute for, supplant, or otherwise
replace professional performers and related or supporting
professional personnel.
``(f) Priority.--In providing grants under the program, the
Secretary may give priority to--
``(1) an application from an eligible entity that plans to
allocate the majority of the grant funds for uses described in
subsection (d)(1); and
``(2) an application from an eligible entity that serves as
the primary theatrical venue for a geographical region.
``(g) Technical Assistance.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may use not more than 1
percent of funds made available to carry out the program to
provide technical assistance to eligible entities requiring
assistance navigating the Federal grants process.
``(2) Priority.--In providing technical assistance under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to eligible
entities that have not previously received a Federal grant.
``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary to carry out the program $1,000,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.
``(2) Reservations.--Of the amounts made available under
paragraph (1) for each fiscal year, not less than 50 percent
shall be reserved for eligible entities that primarily produce
theater.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents contained in section
1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (Public
Law 89-136; 79 Stat. 552; 112 Stat. 3597; 118 Stat. 1761) is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 207 the following:
``Sec. 208. Professional nonprofit theater grants.''.
SEC. 202. STUDY ON SUSTAINING THE NONPROFIT ARTS SECTOR.
(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities,
in consultation with the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the
Arts, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and
the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, shall
conduct a study on Federal support for the nonprofit arts sectors.
(b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the
President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities shall consider,
and include recommendations regarding, the steps the Federal Government
can take to sustain the nonprofit arts sector and bolster the economic
impact of that sector for workers, small businesses, and communities,
including rural and underserved communities.
(c) Stakeholder Input.--In conducting the study under subsection
(a), the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities shall
solicit input from stakeholders, including artists, nonprofit arts
organizations and employees of nonprofit arts organizations, small
businesses, organized labor organizations representing workers in the
nonprofit arts sector, and State, local, and Tribal governments.
(d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
shall--
(1) submit to Congress a report on the results of the study
conducted under subsection (a); and
(2) make the report publicly available.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this section.
TITLE III
SEC. 301. LIMITATION.
(a) In General.--A cut flower or a cut green may not be officially
displayed in any public area of a building of the Executive Office of
the President or of the Department of State or of the Department of
Defense unless the cut flower or cut green is produced in the United
States.
(b) Rule of Construction.--The limitation in subsection (a) may not
be construed to apply to any cut flower or cut green used by a Federal
officer or employee for personal display.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Cut flower.--The term ``cut flower'' means a flower
removed from a living plant for decorative use.
(2) Cut green.--The term ``cut green'' means a green,
foliage, or branch removed from a living plant for decorative
use.
(3) Produced in the united states.--The term ``produced in
the United States'' means grown in--
(A) any of the several States;
(B) the District of Columbia;
(C) a territory or possession of the United States;
or
(D) an area subject to the jurisdiction of a
federally recognized Indian Tribe.
(d) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect on the date that is
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE IV
SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
(2) Native american seed.--The term ``Native American
seed'' means a seed of traditional or cultural significance to
an Indian Tribe.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(4) Tribal organization.--The term ``Tribal organization''
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
SEC. 402. PROTECTION OF NATIVE AMERICAN SEEDS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall work with Indian Tribes and
Tribal organizations to--
(1) determine which seeds are Native American seeds; and
(2) support--
(A) efforts of Indian Tribes to protect Native
American seeds;
(B) Native American seed banks and related
facilities; and
(C) traditional agriculture systems of Indian
Tribes that provide for the nurturing and harvesting of
Native American seeds.
(b) Protection of Information.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Secretary shall not disclose or cause to be disclosed any
information that is--
(1) provided to the Secretary by an Indian Tribe for the
purposes of this Act; and
(2) identified by the Indian Tribe as culturally sensitive,
proprietary, or otherwise confidential.
SEC. 403. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Notwithstanding section 706 of title 5, United States Code, a court
shall defer to the Secretary's reasonable interpretation of any
ambiguous provision of this Act.
SEC. 404. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of
section 3, and the activities authorized by section 3 are subject to
the availability of appropriations made in advance for such purposes.
TITLE V
SEC. 501. EXTEND AND EXPAND THE DIRECT TO PHASE II AUTHORITY.
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended--
(1) by designating the text of subsection (cc) as paragraph
(1); and
(2) in subsection (cc)--
(A) by striking ``2012 through 2025'' and inserting
``2012 through 2030'';
(B) by striking ``the National Institutes of
Health, the Department of Defense, and the Department
of Education may each'' and inserting ``each Federal
agency required to carry out an SBIR program may''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(2) Limitation.--The total value of awards provided by a
Federal agency under this subsection in a fiscal year shall
be--
``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), not
more than 10 percent of the total funds allocated to
the SBIR program of the Federal agency during that
fiscal year; and
``(B) with respect to the National Institutes of
Health, not more than 15 percent of the total funds
allocated to the SBIR program of the National
Institutes of Health during that fiscal year.
``(3) Report.--Each head of a Federal agency that exercises
the authority under this subsection shall include in the next
report submitted by such Federal agency under (g)(9) following
such exercise the number and amount of awards provided under
this subsection by such Federal agency in the period covered by
such report.''.
SEC. 502. EXTEND COMMERCIALIZATION READINESS PROGRAM FOR CIVILIAN
AGENCIES.
Section 9(gg) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(gg)) is
amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``Pilot'' and inserting
``Civilian Agencies Commercialization Readiness'';
(2) by striking ``pilot program'' each place it appears and
inserting ``covered program''; and
(3) by striking ``fiscal year 2025'' and inserting ``fiscal
year 2030''.
SEC. 503. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN SBIR AND STTR PILOT PROGRAMS.
(a) Phase 0 Proof of Concept Partnership Program.--Section 9(jj)(7)
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(jj)(7)) is amended by striking
``at the end of fiscal year 2025'' and inserting ``on September 30,
2030''.
(b) Commercialization Assistance Pilot Programs.--Section 9(uu)(3)
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(uu)(3)) is amended by striking
``September 30, 2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030''.
TITLE VI
SEC. 601. DUTY TO REPORT.
(a) In General.--Whenever an act of terrorism occurs in the United
States, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and, as appropriate,
the head of the National Counterterrorism Center, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees, by not later than one year after
the completion of the investigation concerning such act by the primary
Government agency conducting such investigation, an unclassified report
(which may be accompanied by a classified annex) concerning such act.
Such unclassified report shall be posted on a publicly available
website of such primary Government agency.
(b) Content of Reports.--A report under this section shall--
(1) include a statement of the facts of the act of
terrorism referred to in subsection (a), as known at the time
of the report;
(2) identify any gaps in homeland or national security that
could be addressed to prevent future acts of terrorism; and
(3) include any recommendations for additional measures
that could be taken to improve homeland or national security,
including recommendations relating to potential changes in law
enforcement practices or changes in law, with particular
attention to changes that could help prevent future acts of
terrorism.
(c) Exception.--
(1) In general.--If the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, or, as appropriate, the head of the National
Counterterrorism Center determines any information described in
subsection (b) required to be reported in accordance with
subsection (a) could jeopardize an ongoing investigation or
prosecution, the Secretary, Attorney General, Director, or
head, as the case may be--
(A) may withhold from reporting such information;
and
(B) shall notify the appropriate congressional
committees of such determination.
(2) Saving provision.--Withholding of information pursuant
to a determination under paragraph (1) shall not affect in any
manner the responsibility to submit a report required under
subsection (a) containing other information described in
subsection (b) not subject to such determination.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Act of terrorism.--The term ``act of terrorism'' has
the meaning given such term in section 3077 of title 18, United
States Code.
(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) in the House of Representatives--
(i) the Committee on Homeland Security;
(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary; and
(iii) the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence; and
(B) in the Senate--
(i) the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs;
(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary; and
(iii) the Select Committee on Intelligence.
(e) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the date that is five
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE VII
SEC. 701. PROCUREMENT AND PLACEMENT OF STATUE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IN
THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL.
(a) Obtaining of Statue.--Not later than December 31, 2026, the
Joint Committee on the Library shall enter into an agreement to obtain
a statue of Benjamin Franklin, under such terms and conditions as the
Joint Committee considers appropriate consistent with applicable law.
(b) Placement.--Not later than December 31, 2027, the Joint
Committee shall place the statue obtained under subsection (a) in a
suitable permanent location in the United States Capitol where the
statue is accessible to the public during a guided tour of the Capitol
provided by the Capitol Visitor Center.
TITLE VIII
SEC. 801. MEALS PROVIDED ON CERTAIN FISHING BOATS AND AT CERTAIN FISH
PROCESSING FACILITIES NOT SUBJECT TO 50 PERCENT
LIMITATION.
(a) In General.--Section 274(n)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (iv) and by
adding at the end the following new clause:
``(v) provided--
``(I) on a fishing vessel, fish
processing vessel, or fish tender
vessel (as such terms are defined in
section 2101 of title 46, United States
Code), or
``(II) at a fish processing
facility which is located in the United
States north of 50 degrees north
latitude and which is not located in a
metropolitan statistical area (within
the meaning of section 143(k)(2)(B)),
or''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026.
TITLE IX
SEC. 901. PROHIBITION ON AI-BASED IMPERSONATION OF FEDERAL OFFICIALS.
Section 912 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``Whoever'' and inserting the following:
``(a) In General.--Whoever''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Use of Artificial Intelligence.--Whoever knowingly uses
artificial intelligence to impersonate, falsely assume or pretend to be
an officer or employee of the United States, including by mimicking the
voice or likeness of a Federal officer without an explicit disclaimer,
and thereby produces materially false or misleading content shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or
both. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit legitimate
uses of artificial intelligence in satire, parody, or expressive
conduct protected under the First Amendment, provided such content
includes clear disclosure that it is not authentic and is not intended
as such.
``(c) Definition.--In this section--
``(1) the term `artificial intelligence' means any system
or software that performs tasks normally requiring human
intelligence, including generative models capable of producing
human-like audio, video, or text; and
``(2) the term `impersonates' means to falsely represent
oneself as another identifiable individual, whether real or
fictitious, in a manner reasonably likely to cause another
person to believe the content is authentic.''.
TITLE X
SEC. 1001. HEARINGS.
(a) In General.--Each standing committee of the House of
Representatives shall hold a hearing on the implementation of this Act
within one year of enactment.
(b) Exercise of Rulemaking Authority.--Subsection (a) is enacted--
(1) as an exercise of rulemaking power of the House of
Representatives, and, as such, shall be considered as part of
the rules of the House, and such rules shall supersede any
other rule of the House only to the extent that rule is
inconsistent therewith; and
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
either House to change such rules (so far as relating to the
procedure in such House) at any time, in the same manner, and
to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the
House.
TITLE XI
SEC. 1101. CODE OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT.
In rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, strike
clause 3 and insert the following:
``3. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or
employee of the House may not receive compensation and may not permit
compensation to accrue to the beneficial interest of such individual
from any source, the receipt of which would occur by virtue of
influence improperly exerted from the position of such individual in
Congress.''.
TITLE XII
SEC. 1201. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
TITLE XIII
SEC. 1301. APPROPRIATIONS.
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2027, and for other purposes, namely:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
national heart, lung, and blood institute
For an additional amount for necessary expenses for carrying out
section 301 and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect
to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and blood and blood
products, $1,000,000.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Rural Development
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for the administration and implementation
of Rural Development programs, including activities with institutions
concerning the development and operation of agricultural cooperatives,
$1,000,000.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for necessary expenses of operations of
the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, $1,000,000.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Military Personnel, Space Force
For an additional amount of expenses for pay, allowances,
individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities,
permanent change of station travel, and expenses of temporary duty
travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Space Force
on active duty and cadets, $1,000,000.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
cooperative endangered species conservation fund
For an additional amount of expenses necessary to carry out section
6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), $1,000,000.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
railroad research and development
For an additional amount of expenses necessary for railroad
research and development, $1,000,000.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and Appropriations, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.