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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6637
To advance bipartisan priorities.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 11, 2025
Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on
Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce,
Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology,
Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics,
Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House
Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select),
Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs,
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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A BILL
To advance bipartisan priorities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
TITLE I--MARKET CHOICE ACT
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Findings.
Subtitle A--Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Sec. 10101. Treatment of domestic greenhouse gas emissions.
Sec. 10102. Border greenhouse gas adjustments.
Subtitle B--Distribution of Revenues From Taxation of Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
Chapter 1--Rebuilding Infrastructure and Solutions for the Environment
Trust Fund
Sec. 10201. Establishment of the RISE Trust Fund.
Sec. 10202. Appropriations from the RISE Trust Fund.
Sec. 10203. State grants.
Chapter 2--Certain Manufacturers Excise Taxes
Sec. 10211. Repeal of Federal motor vehicle and aviation fuel taxes.
Sec. 10212. Modifications of qualifying advanced coal project credit.
Subtitle C--Amendments to Other Laws
Chapter 1--Amendments to Federal Environmental Statutes
Sec. 10301. Amendments to the Clean Air Act.
Sec. 10302. Frequent and chronic flooding mitigation and adaptation
infrastructure projects.
Sec. 10303. No preemption of State law.
Chapter 2--Assistance to Displaced Workers in the Energy Sector
Sec. 10321. Assistance to displaced workers in the energy sector.
Subtitle D--National Climate Commission
Sec. 10401. Establishment of Commission.
Sec. 10402. Duties of Commission.
Sec. 10403. Powers of Commission.
Sec. 10404. Funding for the activities of the Commission.
Sec. 10405. Staff of the Commission.
TITLE II--KO CANCER ACT
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Increasing NCI budget for cancer research.
Sec. 203. Report to Congress on cancer drug shortages.
TITLE III--COORDINATOR FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH PFAS-IMPACTED DEFENSE
COMMUNITIES
Sec. 301. Coordinator for engagement for PFAS-impacted defense
communities.
TITLE IV--NATIONAL BIPARTISAN FISCAL COMMISSION
Sec. 401. Establishment of National Bipartisan Fiscal Commission.
Sec. 402. Consideration of Commission recommendations in Congress.
TITLE V--RESTRICTION OF TRADING AND OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS BY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 501. Restriction.
TITLE VI--END BANKING FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKERS ACT
Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Increasing the role of the financial industry in combating
human trafficking.
Sec. 603. Minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.
TITLE VII--MSD ACT
Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Emergency Response and Parental Notification Procedures.
Sec. 703. Installation or Modification of Interior and Exterior Doors
in Schools.
TITLE VIII--LET AMERICA VOTE ACT
Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Requiring States to permit unaffiliated voters to vote in
primary elections.
Sec. 803. Prohibiting noncitizens from voting.
TITLE IX--REVIEW OF CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH UKRAINE
Sec. 901. Review of Certain Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine.
TITLE X--ELECTION DAY ACT
Sec. 1001. Short title.
Sec. 1002. Patriot day.
TITLE XI--FAIRNESS TO VETERAN SMALL BUSINESSES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT ACT
Sec. 1101. Disadvantaged business enterprises.
TITLE XII--PROTECTING VA EMPLOYEES ACT
Sec. 1201. Short title.
Sec. 1202. Repeal of separate removal, demotion, and suspension
processes for certain employees of
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 1203. Restoration of certain disciplinary and grievance procedures
for personnel of the Veterans Health
Administration.
TITLE I--MARKET CHOICE ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Modernizing America with
Rebuilding to Kickstart the Economy of the Twenty-first Century with a
Historic Infrastructure-Centered Expansion Act'' or the ``MARKET CHOICE
Act''.
SEC. 102. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) roads, bridges, airports, and urban transportation
systems are essential to the economic and national security of
the United States;
(2) there is a chronic shortfall in funding for the
maintenance of highways, bridges, and other critical
infrastructure;
(3) strategic investments in new infrastructure will allow
for economic growth and dynamism in the 21st century;
(4) there has been a marked increase in extreme weather
events and the negative impacts of a changing climate are
expected to worsen in every region of the United States;
(5) if left unaddressed, the consequences of a changing
climate have the potential to adversely impact the health of
all Americans, harm the economy, and impose substantial costs
on local, State, and Federal budgets;
(6) efforts to reduce climate risk should protect our
Nation's economy, security, infrastructure, agriculture, water
supply, public health, and public safety; and
(7) there is bipartisan support for pursuing efforts to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions through economically viable,
broadly supported private and public policies and solutions.
Subtitle A--Greenhouse Gas Emissions
SEC. 10101. TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
(a) In General.--The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
adding at the end the following new subtitle:
``Subtitle L--Greenhouse Gas Emissions
``PART 1--TAXATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
``Sec. 9901. Imposition of tax on combusted fossil fuel greenhouse gas
emissions.
``Sec. 9902. Imposition of tax on greenhouse gas emissions from certain
industrial processes.
``Sec. 9903. Imposition of tax on greenhouse gas emissions from certain
product uses.
``Sec. 9904. Calculation of taxable emissions.
``Sec. 9905. Credit for state payments.
``Sec. 9906. Penalties for nonpayment.
``Sec. 9907. Definitions.
``SEC. 9901. IMPOSITION OF TAX ON COMBUSTED FOSSIL FUEL GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS.
``(a) In General.--There is hereby imposed a tax on fossil fuels
produced within, or imported into, the United States.
``(b) Rate of Tax.--
``(1) Greenhouse gases that would be released if the fossil
fuel were combusted.--The tax imposed by subsection (a) shall
be the applicable amount per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent
of all greenhouse gasses that would be released if the fossil
fuel were combusted.
``(2) Applicable amount of carbon dioxide equivalent
emissions.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term `applicable
amount' means--
``(A) for calendar year 2027, $35 per metric ton of
carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, and
``(B) for each calendar year after 2027, the tax
rate shall be the sum of--
``(i) the previous calendar year's tax
rate, plus
``(ii) the sum of--
``(I) 5 percentage points, plus
``(II) a percentage increase in the
previous year's tax rate equal to the
increase in the Consumer Price Index
for the previous calendar year.
``(3) Consumer price index for any calendar year.--For
purposes of subparagraph (B), the Consumer Price Index for the
previous calendar year is the average of the Consumer Price
Index for all-urban consumers published by the Department of
Labor as of the close of the 12-month period ending on August
31 of such calendar year. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, the revision of the Consumer Price Index which is
most consistent with the Consumer Price Index for calendar year
1986 shall be used.
``(4) Rate adjustment based on emission levels.--
``(A) Report.--Not later than March 30, 2028, and
annually thereafter, the Secretary and the
Administrator shall jointly report the emissions during
the calendar year ending on the preceding December 31
from sources subject to taxation under this part. The
report shall determine whether the cumulative amount of
annual emissions reported for the period beginning in
calendar year 2027 and through the end of the preceding
calendar year were less than the emissions levels
specified in the following schedule:
``(i) The total emissions through calendar
year 2027 are 4,700 million metric tons of
carbon dioxide equivalent.
``(ii) The total emissions through calendar
year 2028 are 9,400 million metric tons of
carbon dioxide equivalent.
``(iii) The total emissions through
calendar year 2029 are 14,000 million metric
tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
``(iv) The total emissions through calendar
year 2030 are 18,300 million metric tons of
carbon dioxide equivalent.
``(v) The total emissions through calendar
year 2031 are 22,600 million metric tons of
carbon dioxide equivalent.
``(vi) The total emissions through calendar
year 2032 are 26,800 million metric tons of
carbon dioxide equivalent.
``(vii) The total emissions through
calendar year 2033 are 31,000 million metric
tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
``(viii) The total emissions through
calendar year 2034 are 35,100 million metric
tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
``(ix) The total emissions through calendar
year 2035 are 39,100 million metric tons of
carbon dioxide equivalent.
``(x) The total emissions through calendar
year 2036 are 43,100 million metric tons of
carbon dioxide equivalent.
``(xi) The total emissions through calendar
year 2037 are 47,100 million metric tons of
carbon dioxide equivalent.
``(B) Adjustments for report period.--
``(i) In general.--Not later than March 30,
2029, and every two years thereafter, the
Secretary shall determine whether an adjustment
is required in accordance with clause (ii).
``(ii) Period through 2036.--If the
emission level reported under subparagraph (A)
for calendar year 2028, and every second
calendar year thereafter through calendar year
2038, exceeds the level for such calendar year
specified in clauses (i) through (xi) of
subparagraph (A), then the applicable amount
under paragraph (2) for the calendar year
beginning on the next January 1 following the
determination in clause (i) shall, after the
increase under paragraph (2) for such next
calendar year, be increased by an additional $4
per metric ton.
``(c) By Whom Paid.--The tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be
paid by the owner of the fossil fuel at the point of taxation.
``(d) Point of Taxation.--
``(1) For fossil fuels produced within the United States,
the point of taxation shall be--
``(A) for coal, the mine mouth or, for washed coal,
the exit from the coal preparation and processing
plant,
``(B) for petroleum products, the exit point from
the refinery, and
``(C) for natural gas, the exit from the gas
processing plant or, for natural gas that is not
treated at a gas processing plant, the point of sale to
the person who combusts the gas or incorporates it into
a product that is not intended for combustion.
``(2) For any fossil fuel imported into the United States,
the point of taxation shall be the point at which it first
enters the United States.
``(e) Exemptions.--
``(1) Exemption for noncombustive uses.--
``(A) Refund for reduction or elimination of
emissions.--Any manufacturer of a product that
incorporates a fossil fuel that has been taxed under
this section who can demonstrate to the Secretary that
the fossil fuel has been transformed via the
manufacture of the product so that the fossil fuel's
emissions will be reduced or eliminated over the
product's lifetime shall be entitled to a refund of the
tax paid under this section on the proportion of the
emissions reduced thereby, as determined by the
Secretary.
``(B) Rule.--The Secretary, in consultation with
the Administrator, shall establish by rule the criteria
and process by which product manufacturers can
demonstrate that the conditions in subparagraph (A)
have been satisfied.
``(C) Publication of regulations.--The Secretary
shall publish the regulations required by this
subsection no later than one year prior to the start of
the calendar year referred to in section 9901(b)(2)(A).
The Secretary may not collect the tax imposed by this
section for any calendar year that begins less than one
year after the regulations are published.
``(2) Exemption for carbon capture and storage.--
``(A) Refund for sequesters.--Any person who
sequesters greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the
combustion of fossil fuel that has passed through a
point of taxation shall be entitled to a refund of the
tax imposed by this section. Emissions that are used
for enhanced oil recovery shall be entitled for such
refund provided that these emissions meet all of the
criteria applicable to other emissions that qualify for
such refund.
``(B) Rule.--The Secretary shall establish by rule
the procedures by which to apply for such refunds and
such refunds shall be paid within six months of the
Secretary receiving an approvable application.
``(C) Time of refund.--The Secretary may not refund
any amounts under this paragraph until such time as the
Secretary has published the regulations described in
section 45Q(f)(2).
``SEC. 9902. IMPOSITION OF TAX ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM CERTAIN
INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES.
``(a) In General.--There is hereby imposed a tax on industrial
process greenhouse gas emissions by certain source categories.
``(b) List of Source Categories.--
``(1) Initial list.--The Congress establishes for purposes
of this section a list of source categories subject to this
section as follows:
``(A) Iron and steel production and metallurgical
coke production.
``(B) Underground coal mining.
``(C) Coal preparation and processing plants.
``(D) Refineries.
``(E) Cement production.
``(F) Petrochemical production.
``(G) Lime production.
``(H) Ammonia production.
``(I) Aluminum production.
``(J) Soda ash production.
``(K) Ferroalloy production.
``(L) Phosphoric acid production.
``(M) Glass production.
``(N) Zinc production.
``(O) Lead production.
``(P) Magnesium production and processing.
``(Q) Nitric acid production.
``(R) Adipic acid production.
``(S) Semiconductor manufacture.
``(T) Electrical transmission and distribution.
``(2) Revision of the list.--The Administrator shall review
the list of source categories established by this subsection
not less than once every five years to determine if they should
continue to be listed and publish the results of that review.
The Administrator may, if appropriate, add any source
categories to this list by rule.
``(3) Removal of a source category from the list.--The
Administrator may remove a source category from this list only
if--
``(A) the total emissions from the entire source
category which are taxable under this section have been
less than 250,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide
equivalent per year for each of three consecutive
years,
``(B) the average emissions from facilities in the
source category which are taxable under this section
have been less than 25,000 metric tons of carbon
dioxide equivalent per year for each of the years
referred in subparagraph (A), and
``(C) the Administrator determines that there is no
reasonable possibility that the total emissions from
the entire source category which are taxable under this
section will exceed 250,000 metric tons per year of
carbon dioxide equivalent within any of the five years
following such determination.
``(4) Addition of a source category to the list.--The
Administrator may add a source category to this list only if
the Administrator determines that--
``(A) the total emissions from the entire source
category which are taxable under this section have been
greater than 250,000 metric tons per year of carbon
dioxide equivalent in any two years out of the
preceding five years,
``(B) the average emissions from facilities in the
source category which are taxable under this section
have been greater than 25,000 metric tons per year of
carbon dioxide equivalent in the years in which
emissions from the entire source category have been
greater than 250,000 tons per year, and
``(C) there is a reasonable possibility that the
total emissions from the entire source category which
are taxable under this section will be greater than
250,000 metric tons per year of carbon dioxide
equivalent in any year within the next five years
following such determination.
``(c) Rate of Tax.--The rate of tax shall be the same as the rate
given in section 9901(b)(2).
``(d) By Whom Paid.--The tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be
paid by the owner or operator of the point of taxation.
``(e) Point of Taxation.--The point of taxation shall be any
facility in a source category which emits more than 25,000 metric tons
of carbon dioxide equivalent subject to taxation under this section in
any calendar year.
``SEC. 9903. IMPOSITION OF TAX ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM CERTAIN
PRODUCT USES.
``(a) In General.--There is hereby imposed a tax on non-fossil-
fuel-greenhouse-gas emissions by certain manufactured products when
used for their intended purposes that are manufactured within or
imported into, the United States.
``(b) List of Products.--
``(1) Initial list.--The Congress establishes for purposes
of this section a list of products subject to this section as
follows:
``(A) Fuel ethanol.
``(B) Industrial carbonates.
``(C) Carbon dioxide urea.
``(D) Soda ash.
``(E) Nitrous oxide.
``(F) Ozone depleting substances, but not if the
United States has ratified the Kigali Amendment to the
Montreal Protocol and is subject to article 2J,
paragraph 1 of the Amended Montreal Protocol.
``(G) Biodiesel.
``(H) Solid biomass fuels.
``(2) Revision of the list.--The Administrator shall review
the list of products established by this subsection not less
than once every five years to determine if they should continue
to be listed and publish the results of that review. The
Administrator may, if appropriate, add any product to this list
by rule.
``(3) Removal of a product from the list.--The
Administrator may remove a product from this list only if--
``(A) the total emissions from all of the product
used within the United States has been less than
250,000 metric tons per year of carbon dioxide
equivalent for each of three consecutive years, and
``(B) the Administrator determines that there is no
reasonable possibility that the total emissions from
all of the product used in the United States will
exceed 250,000 metric tons per year of carbon dioxide
equivalent within any of the five years following such
determination.
``(4) Addition of a product to the list.--The Administrator
may add a product to this list only if the Administrator
determines that--
``(A) the total emissions from all of the product
used within the United States has been greater than
250,000 metric tons per year of carbon dioxide
equivalent in any two years out of the preceding five
years, and
``(B) there is a reasonable possibility that the
total emissions from all of the product used within the
United States will be greater than 250,000 metric tons
per year of carbon dioxide equivalent in any year
within the next five years following such
determination.
``(c) Rate of Tax.--The rate of tax shall be the same as the rate
given in section 9901(b)(2).
``(d) By Whom Paid.--The tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be
paid--
``(1) for products manufactured in the United States, by
the owner or operator of the point of taxation, and
``(2) for products imported into the United States, by the
owner of the product when it enters the United States.
``(e) Point of Taxation.--The point of taxation shall be--
``(1) for products manufactured in the United States, the
manufacturing facility,
``(2) for products imported into the United States, the
point at which it first enters the United States, and
``(3) for domestically produced biomass fuel by a facility
that emits from combusted biomass fuel more than 25,000 metric
tons of carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gases in a year,
the facility that combusts the biomass fuel.
``SEC. 9904. CALCULATION OF TAXABLE EMISSIONS.
``(a) How To Calculate Taxable Emissions.--In consultation with the
Department of Energy, the Administrator shall establish by rule (and
may, from time to time, revise) the method by which taxable emissions
under this part shall be calculated.
``(b) Categories and Subcategories Considered.--For purposes of
calculating emissions taxable under--
``(1) section 9901, the Administrator shall determine by
rule the amount of carbon dioxide equivalent that would be
emitted if each fossil fuel were combusted, and the
Administrator may establish by rule such subcategories of each
fuel and the means by which it is combusted as the
Administrator deems appropriate,
``(2) section 9902, the Administrator may determine by rule
such subcategories of any industrial process category listed in
subsection 9902(b) as the Administrator deems appropriate, and
``(3) section 9903, for fuel ethanol, biodiesel, and solid
biomass fuels the Administrator shall determine by rule the
amount of carbon dioxide equivalent that would be emitted based
on the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of the product
(excluding emissions from fossil fuels that have passed through
a point of taxation), and the Administrator may determine by
rule such subcategories of manufactured products listed in
subsection 9903(b) as the Administrator deems appropriate.
``(c) Methods.--Where greenhouse gas emissions subject to taxation
under any section of this part are combined with greenhouse gas
emissions subject to taxation under any other section of this part, the
Administrator shall ensure, to the greatest degree possible, that the
methods required to determine the emissions taxable under any section
of this part do not include any emissions taxable under any other
section of this part.
``(d) Method Cost Differences.--The Administrator shall not require
the use of any method to calculate taxable emissions whereby the
difference in cost of the method compared to the next cheapest
alternative method is greater than the amount of the tax that would be
paid on the additional emissions determined by the more expensive
method.
``(e) Publication of Regulations.--The Administrator shall publish
the regulations required by this section no later than one year prior
to the start of the calendar year referred to in section 9901(b)(2)(A).
The Secretary may not collect the tax imposed by any section in this
part for any calendar year that begins less than one year after the
regulations applicable to each such section are published.
``SEC. 9905. CREDIT FOR STATE PAYMENTS.
``(a) Credit for Payments.--The Secretary shall allow any person
who is required to make payment for greenhouse gas emissions under this
part a credit for payments made on those emissions required under any
State law in the following manner:
``(1) For the year given in section 9901(b)(2), a credit
equal to 100 percent of the amount paid pursuant to
requirements of State law.
``(2) For the first year following the year used in
paragraph (1), a credit equal to 80 percent of the amount paid
pursuant to requirements of State law.
``(3) For the second year following the year used in
paragraph (1), a credit equal to 60 percent of the amount paid
pursuant to requirements of State law.
``(4) For the third year following the year used in
paragraph (1), a credit equal to 40 percent of the amount paid
pursuant to requirements of State law.
``(5) For the fourth year following the year used in
paragraph (1), a credit equal to 20 percent of the amount paid
pursuant to requirements of State law.
``(b) No Credit.--For all years following the year used in
paragraph (5), no credit shall be allowed.
``SEC. 9906. PENALTIES FOR NONPAYMENT.
``Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of section
9901, 9902, or 9903 shall be liable for payment to the Secretary,
without demand, of a penalty in the amount equal to 3 times the
applicable amount specified by those sections for the same tax year as
the year in which the person failed to comply with such requirements.
``SEC. 9907. DEFINITIONS.
``Unless otherwise provided, the definitions provided herein are
applicable to all provisions of this subtitle.
``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
``(2) Cardon dioxide equivalent.--The term `carbon dioxide
equivalent' means the number of metric tons of CO2 emissions
with the same global warming potential over a 100-year period
as one metric ton of another greenhouse gas.
``(3) Coal.--The term `coal' means any of the recognized
classifications and ranks of coal, including anthracite,
bituminous, semibituminous, subbituminous, lignite, and peat.
``(4) Coal preparation and processing plant.--The term
`coal preparation and processing plant' means any facility
(excluding underground mining operations) which prepares coal
by one or more of the following processes: breaking, crushing,
screening, wet or dry cleaning, and thermal drying.
``(5) Enhanced oil recovery.--The term `enhanced oil
recovery' has the meaning defined at section 1.193-1(b)(2) of
title 26, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date
of enactment of this section.
``(6) Facility.--The term `facility' means any physical
property, plant, building, structure, source, or stationary
equipment located on one or more contiguous or adjacent
properties in actual physical contact or separated solely by a
public roadway or other public right-of-way and under common
ownership or common control, that emits or may emit any
greenhouse gas.
``(7) Fossil fuel.--The term `fossil fuel' means coal,
petroleum products, or natural gas.
``(8) Greenhouse gas.--The term `greenhouse gas' means
carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, hydrofluorocarbons,
perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.
``(9) Greenhouse gas effects.--The term `greenhouse gas
effects' means the adverse effects of greenhouse gasses on
health or welfare caused by the greenhouse gas's heat-trapping
potential or its effect on ocean acidification.
``(10) Lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions.--The term
`lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions' has the meaning given that
term in section 211 of the Clear Air Act.
``(11) Natural gas.--The term `natural gas' means any fuel
consisting in whole or in part of natural gas, including
components of natural gas such as methane and ethane; liquid
petroleum gas; synthetic gas derived from coal, petroleum, or
natural gas liquids; or any mixture of natural gas and
synthetic gas.
``(12) Petroleum products.--The term `petroleum products'
means unfinished oils, liquefied petroleum gases, pentanes
plus, aviation gasoline, motor gasoline, naphtha-type jet fuel,
kerosene-type jet fuel, kerosene, distillate fuel oil, residual
fuel oil, petrochemical feedstocks, special naphthas,
lubricants, waxes, petroleum coke, asphalt, road oil, still
gas, and miscellaneous products obtained from the processing of
crude oil (including lease condensate), natural gas, and other
hydrocarbon compounds. The term does not include natural gas,
liquefied natural gas, biofuels, methanol, and other
nonpetroleum fuels.
``(13) Publish.--The term `publish' means publication in
the Federal Register.
``(14) Refinery.--The term `refinery' means any facility
engaged in producing gasoline, kerosene, distillate fuel oils,
residual fuel oils, lubricants, or other products through
distillation of petroleum or through redistillation, cracking,
or reforming of unfinished petroleum derivatives.
``(15) Owner.--The term `owner' with respect to any fossil
fuel means any person who has legal title to the fossil fuel.
``(16) Owner or operator.--The term `owner or operator'
with respect to any fossil fuel means any person who has legal
title to the fossil fuel.
``(17) Sequesters.--The term `sequesters' means the
permanent storage of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas
such that it does not escape into the atmosphere, and is in
compliance with the regulations issued pursuant to section
45Q(f)(2).
``(18) Solid biomass.--The term `solid biomass' means
nonfossilized and biodegradable organic material originating
from plants, animals, or microorganisms, including products,
byproducts, residues and waste from agriculture, forestry, and
related industries as well as the nonfossilized and
biodegradable organic fractions of industrial and municipal
wastes, but does not include gases and liquids recovered from
the decomposition of nonfossilized and biodegradable organic
material.
``(19) Source category.--The term `source category' means
any category or subcategory regulated under part 60 of title
40, Code of Federal Regulations, or part 90 of title 40, Code
of Federal Regulations.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of subtitles for the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
``Subtitle L--Greenhouse gas emissions''
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to emissions after the later of December 31, 2025, and the date
that is one year after the date regulations are promulgated under
section 9914 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
SEC. 10102. BORDER GREENHOUSE GAS ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle L of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as added by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the
following new part:
``PART 2--TAX ADJUSTMENTS FOR IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF GREENHOUSE GAS
INTENSIVE PRODUCTS
``Sec. 9911. Purposes.
``Sec. 9912. Definitions.
``Sec. 9913. Notification of foreign countries.
``Sec. 9914. Border tax adjustment rate.
``SEC. 9911. PURPOSES.
``(a) Purposes of Part.--The purposes of this part are--
``(1) to promote a strong global effort to significantly
reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and
``(2) to prevent carbon leakage.
``(b) Additional Purposes of Part.--The purposes of this part are
additionally--
``(1) to provide a rebate to exporters in domestic eligible
industrial sectors for the greenhouse gas emission costs of the
owners and operators incurred under this title, but not for
costs associated with other related or unrelated market
dynamics,
``(2) to ensure that imports from other countries, and, in
particular, fast-growing developing countries, do not enjoy
competitive advantages because of the carbon tax liability of
domestic manufacturers, and therefore increase their emissions,
``(3) to encourage foreign countries to take substantial
action with respect to their greenhouse gas emissions, and
``(4) to ensure that the measures described in this subpart
are designed and implemented in a manner consistent with
applicable international agreements to which the United States
is a party.
``SEC. 9912. DEFINITIONS.
``In this part:
``(1) Carbon leakage.--The term `carbon leakage' means any
substantial increase (as determined by the Secretary) in
greenhouse gas emissions by entities located in other countries
caused by a cost of production increase in the United States
resulting from implementation of this title.
``(2) Border tax adjustment.--The term `border tax
adjustment' means the levying of a tax on imported covered
goods equivalent to the amount of tax paid pursuant to part 1
of this subtitle in the manufacture of comparable domestic
manufactured goods, and the rebating of the tax paid pursuant
to part 1 of this subtitle that has been paid on covered goods
exported from the United States.
``(3) Border tax adjustment rate.--The term `border tax
adjustment rate' means the amount of tax that would be paid on
a covered good produced in the United States in the current
year.
``(4) Commissioner.--The term `Commissioner' means the
Commissioner of United States Customs and Border Protection.
``(5) Covered good.--The term `covered good' means a good
that is--
``(A) entered under a heading or subheading of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that
corresponds to the NAICS code for an eligible
industrial sector, as established in the concordance
between NAICS codes and the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States prepared by the United States
Census Bureau, or
``(B) a manufactured item for consumption.
``(6) Eligible industrial sector.--The term `eligible
industrial sector' means an industrial sector determined by the
Secretary under section 9913.
``(7) Industrial sector.--The term `industrial sector'
means any sector that--
``(A) is in the manufacturing sector (as defined in
NAICS codes 31, 32, and 33), or
``(B) is part of, or an entire, sector that
beneficiates or otherwise processes (including
agglomeration) metal ores, including iron and copper
ores, soda ash, and phosphate. The term `industrial
sector' does not include any part of a sector that
extracts fossil fuels, metal ores, soda ash, or
phosphate.
``(8) Manufactured item for consumption.--The term
`manufactured item for consumption' means any good--
``(A) that includes in substantial quantities one
or more goods like the goods produced by an eligible
industrial sector, and
``(B) for which the Secretary has determined, with
the concurrence of the Commissioner, that the
application of the border tax adjustment program
pursuant to this part is technically and
administratively feasible and appropriate to achieve
the purposes of this part, taking into account the
greenhouse gas intensity, and where appropriate the
trade intensity, of the industrial sector that produces
the good, as measured consistent with section 9913 and
the ability of the producers to recover cost increases
in the marketplace and other appropriate factors.
``(9) NAICS.--The term `NAICS' means the North American
Industrial Classification System of 2002.
``(10) Output.--The term `output' means the total tonnage
or other standard unit of production (as determined by the
Secretary) produced by an entity in an industrial sector.
``SEC. 9913. NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
``(a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of the
enactment of the Modernizing America with Rebuilding to Kickstart the
Economy of the Twenty-first Century with a Historic Infrastructure-
Centered Expansion Act, the President shall notify each foreign
country--
``(1) requesting the foreign country to take appropriate
measures to limit the greenhouse gas emissions of the foreign
country, and
``(2) indicating that a border tax adjustment may apply to
covered goods imported into and exported from the United
States.
``(b) Lists.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of the Modernizing America with Rebuilding to
Kickstart the Economy of the Twenty-first Century with a
Historic Infrastructure-Centered Expansion Act, the Secretary
shall promulgate a rule designating, based on the criteria
under subsection (c)(2), industrial sectors where covered
products are liable for the border tax adjustment.
``(2) Content.--The list shall include the amount of the
border tax adjustment rate for each covered good in the
following calendar year pursuant to section 9914.
``(3) Subsequent lists.--Not later than January 31 of each
calendar year after the calendar year in which the Modernizing
America with Rebuilding to Kickstart the Economy of the Twenty-
first Century with a Historic Infrastructure-Centered Expansion
Act is enacted, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal
Register an updated version of the list published under
paragraph (1).
``(c) Eligible Industrial Sectors.--
``(1) Presumptively eligible industrial sectors.--
``(A) Eligibility criteria.--
``(i) In general.--
``(I) Imported covered goods are
liable under this part if they are
produced in the United States in an
industrial sector that is included in a
6-digit classification of the NAICS
that meets the criteria in both clauses
(ii) and (iii).
``(II) Exported covered goods are
eligible under this part if they are
produced in the United States in an
industrial sector that is included in a
6-digit classification of the NAICS
that meets the criteria in clauses (ii)
and (iii).
``(ii) Greenhouse gas intensity.--As
determined by the Secretary, an industrial
sector meets the criteria of this clause if the
United States industrial sector has a
greenhouse gas intensity of at least 5 percent,
calculated by dividing--
``(I) the number of metric tons of
carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse
gas emissions (including direct
emissions from fuel combustion, process
emissions, and indirect emissions from
the generation of electricity used to
produce the output of the sector) of
the sector based on data described in
subparagraph (C), multiplied by the
applicable rate in section 9901(b)(2),
by
``(II) the value of the shipments
of the sector, based on data described
in subparagraph (C).
``(iii) Trade intensity.--As determined by
the Secretary, an industrial sector meets the
criteria of this clause if the industrial
sector has a trade intensity of at least 15
percent, calculated by dividing--
``(I) the value of the total
imports and exports of the sector, by
``(II) the value of the shipments
plus the value of imports of the
sector, based on data described in
subparagraph (C).
``(B) Metal and phosphate production classified
under more than one naics code.--For purposes of this
section, the Secretary shall--
``(i) aggregate data for the beneficiation
or other processing (including agglomeration)
of metal ores, including iron and copper ores,
soda ash, or phosphate with subsequent steps in
the process of metal and phosphate
manufacturing, regardless of the NAICS code
under which the activity is classified, and
``(ii) aggregate data for the manufacturing
of steel with the manufacturing of steel pipe
and tube made from purchased steel in a
nonintegrated process.
``(C) Data sources.--
``(i) Value of shipments.--
``(I) In general.--The Secretary
shall determine the value of shipments
under this subsection from data from
the United States Census Annual Survey
of Manufacturers.
``(II) Average data available.--The
Secretary shall use the average of data
from the most recent 3 years for which
the data are available.
``(III) Average data not
available.--If data described in
subclause (II) are unavailable, the
Secretary shall make a determination
based on--
``(aa) data from the most
detailed industrial
classification level of the
Manufacturing Energy
Consumption Survey of the
Energy Information
Administration, and
``(bb) data from the most
recent Economic Census of the
United States.
``(IV) Data not available for
sector.--If data from the Manufacturing
Energy Consumption Survey or Economic
Census are unavailable for any sector
at the 6-digit classification level in
the NAICS, the Secretary may use
available Manufacturing Energy
Consumption Survey or Economic Census
data pertaining to a broader industrial
category classified in the NAICS.
``(V) Data not available for
processing.--If data relating to the
beneficiation or other processing
(including agglomeration) of metal ores
(including iron and copper ores, soda
ash, or phosphate) are not available
from the specified data sources, the
Secretary--
``(aa) shall use the best
available Federal or State
government data, and
``(bb) may use, to the
extent necessary,
representative data submitted
by entities that perform the
beneficiation or other
processing (including
agglomeration), in making a
determination.
``(ii) Imports and exports.--
``(I) In general.--The Secretary
shall base the value of imports and
exports under this subsection on United
States International Trade Commission
data.
``(II) Average data available.--The
Secretary shall use the average of data
from the three most recent years for
which the data are available.
``(III) Average data not
available.--If data from the United
States International Trade Commission
are unavailable for any sector at the
6-digit classification level in the
NAICS, the Secretary may use United
States International Trade Commission
data pertaining to a broader industrial
category classified in the NAICS.
``(iii) Percentages.--The Secretary shall
round the greenhouse gas intensity and trade
intensity percentages under subparagraph (A) to
the nearest whole number.
``(iv) Greenhouse gas emission
calculations.--When calculating the metric tons
of carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gas
emissions for each sector under subparagraph
(A)(ii)(I), the Secretary--
``(I) shall use the best available
data from the three most recent years
for which the data are available, and
``(II) may, to the extent necessary
with respect to a sector, use economic
and engineering models and the best
available information on technology
performance levels for the sector.
``(2) Administrative determination of additional eligible
industrial sectors.--
``(A) Updated trade intensity data.--The Secretary
shall designate as liable for the border tax adjustment
rate on imported products under this part an industrial
sector that--
``(i) met the greenhouse gas intensity
criteria in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) as of the date
of promulgation of the rule under paragraph
(1), and
``(ii) meets the trade intensity criteria
established under paragraph (1)(A)(iii), using
data sources described in paragraph (1)(C) from
any year after the passage of this Act.
``(B) Individual showing petition.--
``(i) Petition.--In addition to designation
under subparagraph (A), the owner or operator
of an entity or a group of entities that
collectively produce not less than 80 percent
of the average annual value of shipments from
within the sector of the group consistent with
subclause (I), that manufacture similar
products in an industrial sector may petition
the Secretary to designate as eligible
industrial sectors under this part an entity or
a group of entities that--
``(I) represent a sector using a
standard product classification, and
``(II) meet the respective import
and/or export eligibility criteria in
paragraph (1)(A)(i).
``(ii) Data.--In making a determination
under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall
consider--
``(I) data submitted by the
petitioner,
``(II) data solicited by the
Secretary from other entities in the
sector, and
``(III) data specified in paragraph
(1)(C).
``(iii) Basis of subsector determination.--
``(I) In general.--Except as
provided in subclause (II), the
Secretary shall determine an entity or
group of entities to be a subsector of
a 6-digit section of the NAICS code
based only on the products manufactured
and not the industrial process by which
the products are manufactured.
``(II) Type of material.--The
Secretary may determine an entity or
group of entities that manufacture a
product from primarily virgin material
to be a separate subsector from another
entity or group of entities that
manufacture the same product primarily
from recycled material.
``(iv) Use of most recent data.--In
determining whether to designate a sector or
subsector as an eligible industrial sector
under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall
use the most recent data available from the
sources described in paragraph (1)(C), rather
than the data from the years specified in
paragraph (1)(C), to determine the trade
intensity of the sector or subsector, but only
for determining the trade intensity.
``(v) Final action.--The Secretary shall
take final action on a petition described in
this subparagraph not later than 180 days after
the date the completed petition is received by
the Secretary.
``(3) Cessation of qualifying activities.--If, as
determined by the Secretary, an industrial sector or a covered
good within the sector is no longer liable to be designated
under this section, the Commissioner shall cease to apply the
border tax adjustment on the relevant covered goods with effect
from January 1 of the following year.
``SEC. 9914. BORDER TAX ADJUSTMENT RATE.
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary, with the concurrence of the
Commissioner, shall, no later than the date that is one year after the
date of the enactment of this section, promulgate regulations--
``(1) establishing the products which are liable for, and
requiring payment of, the border tax adjustment rate,
``(2) establishing a general methodology for calculating
the level of the border tax adjustment rate that a domestic
importer of any covered good must submit and the rebate that an
exporter will receive,
``(3) establishing an administrative process whereby any
determination by the Secretary under this subsection may be
appealed,
``(4) exempting from this section products that originate
from--
``(A) any country that the United Nations has
identified as among the least developed of developing
countries, or
``(B) any country that the President has determined
to be responsible for less than 0.5 percent of total
global greenhouse gas emissions and less than 5 percent
of global production in the eligible industrial sector,
``(5) specifying the procedures that the Commissioner will
apply for the declaration and entry of covered goods with
respect to the eligible industrial sector into the customs
territory of the United States, and
``(6) establishing procedures that prevent circumvention of
the carbon tax liability for covered goods that are
manufactured or processed in more than one foreign country.
``(b) Presidential Discretion.--The President may elect not to levy
the border tax adjustment for an eligible industrial sector or for
specific products within that sector if the President determines and
certifies to Congress that the program would not be in the national
interest, economic interest, or environmental interest of the United
States.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to emissions after the later of December 31, 2025, and the date
that is one year after the date regulations are promulgated under
section 9914 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Subtitle B--Distribution of Revenues From Taxation of Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
CHAPTER 1--REBUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
TRUST FUND
SEC. 10201. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RISE TRUST FUND.
There is hereby created in the Treasury of the United States a
trust fund to be known as the ``Rebuilding Infrastructure and Solutions
for the Environment Trust Fund'' (hereafter in this Act referred to as
the ``RISE Trust Fund''), consisting of amounts paid into the Treasury
pursuant to subtitle L of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added
by title I of this Act), and 75 percent of such amounts are hereby
appropriated and transferred to the RISE Trust Fund.
SEC. 10202. APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE RISE TRUST FUND.
(a) In General.--Amounts in the RISE Trust Fund for a fiscal year
shall be available, as provided by appropriation Acts, as follows:
(1) 70 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
2036 to the Highway Trust Fund.
(2) 1.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
2036 for the weatherization program developed under part A of
title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42
U.S.C. 6861 et seq.).
(3) 3 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
2036 for assistance for displaced energy workers under section
321.
(4) 2.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
2036 to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund under section 9502 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(5) 0.1 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
2036 to the Leaking Underground Storage Trust Fund under
section 9508 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(6) 1.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
2036 to the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund under section 401
of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30
U.S.C. 1231).
(7) 4 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
2036 for frequent and chronic coastal flooding mitigation and
adaptation infrastructure projects under section 302.
(8) 1.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
2036 for Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy under section
5012 of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538).
(9) 0.7 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
2036 for the Carbon Capture Research and Development Program of
the National Energy Technology Laboratory, Office of Fossil
Energy, Department of Energy.
(10) 0.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
2036 for assistance for Carbon Storage DOE Fossil Energy
Research, Development, and Demonstration Program Areas, Coal
Program Area (Carbon Storage).
(11) 0.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
2036 for assistance to the National Energy Technology
Laboratory of the Office of Fossil Energy for the research and
development of carbon removal technologies.
(12) 0.3 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
2036 to the Secretary of Energy for research and development to
identify and assess novel uses for carbon oxides, including the
conversion of carbon dioxide for commercial and industrial
products, such as chemicals, plastics, building materials,
fuels, cement, products of coal use in power systems or other
applications, or other products with demonstrated market value.
(13) 0.2 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
2036 to the Secretary of Energy to provide grants to entities
constructing common carrier pipeline infrastructure to
transport anthropogenic carbon dioxide for the incremental cost
of providing extra capacity for future carbon dioxide transport
needs.
(14) 0.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
2036 for research and development relating to energy storage by
battery through the Office of Electricity, Department of
Energy.
(15) 10 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
2036 for State grants under section 203.
(16) 1 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
2036 to the Reforestation Trust Fund (16 U.S.C. 1606a).
(17) 0.1 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
2036 for assistance through cooperative agreements to decrease
the environmental impact of energy-related activities pursuant
to section 931 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16231).
(18) 1.6 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
2036 for the environmental quality incentives program under
chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) for payments to producers to
implement practices that promote improvements identified in
subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 1240B(d)(3) of such Act
(16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2).
(19) 0.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 2027 through
2036 for the regional conservation partnership program under
section 1271 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871)
for eligible activities on eligible land through partnership
agreements with eligible partners and contracts with producers
that address one of the following goals:
(A) Soil health.
(B) Nutrient management.
(C) Forest restoration.
(D) Reduction of methane emissions.
(E) Other related activities that the Secretary
determines will help achieve conservation benefits and
increase carbon sequestration or reduce greenhouse gas
emissions.
(b) Carbon Removal.--For purposes of subsection (a)(11), the term
``carbon removal technologies'' includes:
(1) Direct air capture and storage technologies, which
shall not include any equipment which captures carbon dioxide
which is deliberately released from naturally occurring
subsurface springs or using natural photosynthesis.
(2) Bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration.
(3) Enhanced geological weathering.
(4) Agricultural and grazing practices.
(5) Forest management and afforestation.
(6) Planned or managed carbon sinks, including natural and
artificial.
(c) Wage Rate Requirements.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law and in a manner consistent with other provisions in this title, all
laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on
projects funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part by and
through the Federal Government pursuant to this title shall be paid
wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a
character similar in the locality as determined by the Secretary of
Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40,
United States Code. With respect to the labor standards specified in
this section, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and
functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64
Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States
Code.
(d) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Leaking underground storage tank trust fund.--Section
9508(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
(3),
(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(4) and inserting ``, and'', and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) amounts made available to the Leaking Underground
Storage Tank Trust Fund from the RISE Trust Fund under section
202(a)(5) of the Modernizing America with Rebuilding to
Kickstart the Economy of the Twenty-first Century with a
Historic Infrastructure-Centered Expansion Act.''.
(2) Reforestation trust fund.--
(A) Source of funds.--Section 303(a) of the Act of
October 14, 1980 (16 U.S.C. 1606a(a)) is amended by
striking ``subsection (b)(1)'' and inserting
``paragraph (1) or (4) of subsection (b)''.
(B) Special rule relating to limitation.--Section
303(b) of the Act of October 14, 1980 (16 U.S.C.
1606a(b)) is amended--
(i) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``under
paragraph (1)'' after ``The Secretary of the
Treasury shall transfer'', and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Not later than 9 months after the enactment of the
Modernizing America with Rebuilding to Kickstart the Economy of
the Twenty-first Century with a Historic Infrastructure-
Centered Expansion Act, the Secretary shall transfer to the
Trust Fund the amounts made available under section 202(a)(13)
of such Act.''.
SEC. 10203. STATE GRANTS.
(a) In General.--From amounts made available under section
202(a)(15), the Secretary of the Treasury shall make a annual grant to
each State (hereafter in this section referred to as ``State grant'')
to distribute to eligible low-income households in accordance with this
section.
(b) Eligible Low-Income Household.--A household shall be considered
to be an eligible low-income household for purposes of this section
if--
(1) except as provided in subsection (d)(4), the gross
income of the household does not exceed 150 percent of the
poverty line;
(2) the appropriate State agency for the State in which the
household is located determines that the household is
participating in--
(A) the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
(B) the Food Distribution Program on Indian
Reservations authorized by section 4(b) of such Act (7
U.S.C. 2013(b)); or
(C) the program for nutrition assistance in Puerto
Rico or American Samoa under section 19 of such Act (7
U.S.C. 2028);
(3) the household consists of a single individual or a
married couple, and--
(A) receives the subsidy described in section
1860D-14 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
114); or
(B)(i) participates in the program under title
XVIII of the Social Security Act; and
(ii) meets the income requirements described in
section 1860D-14(a)(1) or (a)(2) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-114(a)(1) or (a)(2)); or
(4) the household consists of a single individual or a
married couple, and receives benefits under the supplemental
security income program under title XVI of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1381-1383f).
(c) Amount.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, shall determine the amount of each State grant in
proportion to the percentage of total United States greenhouse gas
emissions attributable to electricity, natural gas, gasoline, diesel,
and fuel ethanol sold in such State during the preceding calendar year.
(d) Rule Relating to Process.--Not later than 1 year after the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall establish by
rule a date in each year by which each State shall notify the Secretary
how the State intends to distribute the State Grant. The Secretary
shall transfer the State Grant to each State only upon the State
demonstrating to the Secretary's satisfaction that the State intends to
distribute the State Grant in accordance with this section.
(e) State.--For the purposes of this section, the term ``State''
includes the District of Columbia and any territory or possession of
the United States.
CHAPTER 2--CERTAIN MANUFACTURERS EXCISE TAXES
SEC. 10211. REPEAL OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE AND AVIATION FUEL TAXES.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part III of subchapter A of chapter
32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is hereby repealed.
(b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by subsection (a) shall apply
to transactions after December 31, 2025.
SEC. 10212. MODIFICATIONS OF QUALIFYING ADVANCED COAL PROJECT CREDIT.
(a) Sequestration Requirement for Certain Equipment.--Section
48A(e)(1)(G) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
inserting ``and 60 percent in the case of an application for a
reallocation of credits under subsection (d)(4) with respect to an
electrical generating unit in existence on October 3, 2008'' after
``under subsection (d)(4)''.
(b) Nameplate Generating Capacity Requirement.--Section
48A(e)(1)(C) of such Code is amended by striking ``400 megawatts'' and
inserting ``200 megawatts''.
(c) Advanced Coal-Based Generation Technology Requirements.--
(1) In general.--Section 48A(f)(1) of such Code is amended
by striking ``generation technology if--'' and all that follows
through ``the unit is designed'' and inserting ``generation
technology if the unit is designed''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 48A(f) is amended--
(A) by striking all that precedes ``the purpose of
this section'' and inserting the following:
``(f) Advanced Coal-Based Generation Technology.--For'';
(B) by striking ``in subparagraph (B)'' in the
second sentence and inserting ``in this subsection'';
and
(C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).
(d) Performance Requirements in Case of Best Available Control
Technology.--Section 48A(f) of such Code, as amended by this Act, is
amended by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of a retrofit
of a unit which has undergone a best available control technology
analysis after August 8, 2005, with respect to the removal or emissions
of any pollutant which is SO2 or NOx, the removal or emissions design
level with respect to such pollutant shall be the level determined in
such analysis.''.
(e) Clarification of Reallocation Authority.--Section 48A(d)(4) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by striking ``Not later than 6 years after the
date of enactment of this section, the'' and inserting
``The''; and
(B) by inserting ``and every 6 months thereafter
until all credits available under this section have
been allowed'' after ``the date which is 6 years after
the date of enactment of this section'';
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) by striking ``may reallocate credits available
under clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (3)(B)'' and
inserting ``shall reallocate credits remaining
available under paragraph (3)'';
(B) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i);
and
(C) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the
following:
``(ii) any applicant for certification
which submitted an accepted application has
subsequently failed to satisfy the requirements
under paragraph (2)(D), or
``(iii) any certification made pursuant to
paragraph (2) has been revoked pursuant to
paragraph (2)(E).''; and
(3) in subparagraph (C)--
(A) by striking ``clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph
(3)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)'';
(B) by striking ``is authorized to'' and inserting
``shall''; and
(C) by striking ``an additional program'' and
inserting ``additional programs''.
(f) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section shall apply to allocations and
reallocations after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Reallocation.--The amendments made by subsection (e)
shall apply to credits remaining available under section
48A(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on the date of
the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle C--Amendments to Other Laws
CHAPTER 1--AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL STATUTES
SEC. 10301. AMENDMENTS TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT.
(a) In General.--Title III of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7601) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 330. MORATORIUM AGAINST CERTAIN REGULATIONS BASED ON GREENHOUSE
GAS EFFECTS.
``(a) Fuels.--Unless specifically authorized in section 202, 211,
213, 231, or this section, after a fossil fuel has passed through a
point of taxation as provided in section 9901(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, subject to subsection (g), the Administrator
shall not issue or enforce any rule limiting the emission of greenhouse
gases from the combustion of that fuel under this Act (or impose any
requirement on any State to limit such emission) on the basis of the
emission's greenhouse gas effects.
``(b) Emissions.--Unless specifically authorized in section 202,
211, 213, 231, or this section, if emission of any greenhouse gas is
subject to taxation pursuant to section 9902 or 9903 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, the Administrator shall not issue or enforce any
rule limiting such emission under this Act (or impose any requirement
on any State to limit such emission) on the basis of the emission's
greenhouse gas effects.
``(c) Authorized Regulation.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and
(b), nothing in this section limits the Administrator's authority
pursuant to any other provision of this Act--
``(1) to limit the emission of any greenhouse gas because
of any adverse impact on health or welfare other than its
greenhouse gas effects;
``(2) in limiting emissions as described in paragraph (1),
to consider the collateral benefits of limiting the emissions
because of greenhouse gas effects;
``(3) to limit the emission of any other pollutant that is
not a greenhouse gas that the Administrator determines by rule
has heat-trapping properties; or
``(4) to take any action with respect to any greenhouse gas
other than limiting its emission, including--
``(A) monitoring, reporting, and record-keeping
requirements;
``(B) conducting or supporting investigations; and
``(C) information collection.
``(d) Exception for Certain Greenhouse Gas Emissions.--
Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), nothing in this section limits
the Administrator's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
from--
``(1) facilities that--
``(A) are subject to subpart OOOO or OOOOa of part
60 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, as in
effect on January 1, 2018, or
``(B) would be subject to either subpart OOOO or
OOOOa if those subparts applied to facilities without
regard to the date on which construction, modification,
or reconstruction commenced, and
``(2) POTW Treatment Plants (as defined in section 403.3(r)
of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the
date of enactment of this section)).
``(e) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `greenhouse gas' and
`greenhouse gas effects' have the meanings given to those terms in
section 9907 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
``(f) Moratorium Expiration.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall cease
to apply beginning on January 1, 2039.
``(g) Exceptions.--
``(1) 2030.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of
this section and section 211(c)(5) of this Act, if the
Administrator determines by March 30, 2031, pursuant to the
report required by section 9901(b)(3)(A) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, that total greenhouse gas emissions from
sources subject to taxation under sections 9901 through 9903 of
such Code during the period of calendar years 2027 through 2030
exceed the emission level specified in section 9901(b)(3)(A) of
such Code for calendar year 2028, then beginning on October 1,
2031, subsections (a) and (b) shall cease to apply.
``(2) 2034.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of
this section and section 211(c)(5) of this Act, if the
Administrator determines by March 30, 2035, pursuant to the
report required by section 9901(b)(3)(A) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, that total greenhouse gas emissions from
sources subject to taxation under sections 9901 through 9903 of
such Code during the period of calendar years 2027 through 2034
exceed the emission level specified in section 9901(b)(3)(A) of
such Code for calendar year 2034, then beginning on October 1,
2035, subsections (a) and (b) shall cease to apply.''.
(b) New Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle Engines.--Section
202(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521(b)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating the second paragraph (3) (as
redesignated by section 230(4)(C) of Public Law 101-549 (104
Stat. 2529)) as paragraph (4); and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Notwithstanding section 330(a), the Administrator
may--
``(A) limit the emission of any greenhouse gas (as
defined in section 9907 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986) on the basis of the emission's greenhouse gas
effects (as defined in section 9907 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986) from any class or classes of new
motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines subject to
regulation under subsection (a)(1); and
``(B) grant a waiver under section 209(b)(1) for
standards for the control of greenhouse gas
emissions.''.
(c) Fuels.--Section 211(c) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(c))
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) Except as required in subsection (o), the
Administrator shall not, pursuant to this subsection, impose on
any manufacturer, processor, or distributor of fuel any
requirement for the purpose of reducing the emission of any
greenhouse gas (as defined in section 9907 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986) produced by combustion of the fuel on the
basis of the emission's greenhouse gas effects (as defined in
section 9907 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).''.
(d) Nonroad Engines and Vehicles Emissions Standards.--Section 213
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7547) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(e) Greenhouse Gas Emissions.--Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 330, the Administrator may limit the emission of any
greenhouse gas (as defined in section 9907 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986) on the basis of the emission's greenhouse gas effects (as
defined in section 9907 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) from any
nonroad engines and nonroad vehicles subject to regulation under this
section.''.
(e) Aircraft Emission Standards.--Section 231 of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 757) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 330, the
Administrator may limit the emission of any greenhouse gas (as defined
in section 9907 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) on the basis of
the emission's greenhouse gas effects (as defined in section 9907 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) from any class or classes of
aircraft engines, so long as any such limitation is not more stringent
than the standards adopted by the International Civil Aviation
Organization.''.
SEC. 10302. FREQUENT AND CHRONIC FLOODING MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the
Army (hereinafter referred to as ``the Secretaries''), in consultation
with the Secretary of Homeland Security, may make grants to State and
local governments and federally recognized Indian Tribes for frequent
and chronic flooding mitigation and adaptation infrastructure projects.
(b) Authorized Uses.--Amounts provided as a grant under this
section may be used for any of the following:
(1) Adaptation of existing infrastructure to mitigate
impacts of climate change, including enhancements to both built
and natural environments.
(2) Maintenance and updating of existing flood risk
reduction infrastructure, such as gravity drainage structures,
road elevation, bulkheads, gates, and floodwalls.
(3) Increasing resilience to frequent and chronic flooding,
including (as combined or separate projects)--
(A) the creation of bulkheads, levees, and other
hard infrastructure alone or in combination with
natural infrastructure described in subparagraph (B);
and
(B) habitat restoration work, including dune
enhancement, vegetative restoration, beach
renourishment, coral and oyster reef restoration,
floodplain restoration, and other actions to restore
the function of the natural ecological function and
processes to provide flood risk reduction benefits.
(4) Improvements to conveyance, diversion, removal, and
storage infrastructure to reduce risks caused by frequent and
chronic flooding.
(5) Innovative methods to reduce risks caused by chronic
flooding along street infrastructure systems, including canal
streets, absorbent streets, floodable parks, bioswales, rain
gardens, permeable pavement, and underground cisterns.
(6) Deployment of technologies designed to mitigate power
outages, continue delivery of vital electricity services, and
maintain the flow of power to facilities critical to public
health, safety, and welfare, including distributed generation,
energy storage, and microgrids.
(c) Limitation on Project Eligibility.--A project shall not be
eligible for funding under this section if it will have any long-term
negative impact on important ecological functions and habitat or
existing natural protection features and functions.
(d) Priority.--In making grants under this section the Secretaries
shall give priority to the following:
(1) Protecting areas designated as special flood hazard
areas for purposes of the national flood insurance program
under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001
et seq.) and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), hazard areas that incorporate at least 2
feet of additional freeboard, or 3 feet in the case of critical
infrastructure, above base flood elevation.
(2) Protecting critical infrastructure, as that term is
defined in section 1016(e) of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (42
U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
(3) Projects that yield flood risk reduction benefits and
additional environmental, social, and economic benefits.
(e) Joint Application.--Two or more contiguous local governments or
Tribes may jointly apply for, and receive, a grant under this section.
(f) Cost Sharing.--
(1) Limitation on federal share.--The Federal share of the
cost of any activity carried out with a grant under this
section shall not exceed 90 percent of the cost of such
activity.
(2) Non-federal share.--The Secretary shall apply to the
non-Federal share of an activity carried out with a grant under
this section the amount of funds, and the fair market value of
property and services, provided by non-Federal sources and used
for the activity.
(g) Reports.--Each recipient of a grant under this section shall
report annually to the Secretaries on the progress made on the project
carried out with the grant.
SEC. 10303. NO PREEMPTION OF STATE LAW.
Nothing in this title shall preempt or supersede, or be interpreted
to preempt or supersede, any State law or regulation.
CHAPTER 2--ASSISTANCE TO DISPLACED WORKERS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR
SEC. 10321. ASSISTANCE TO DISPLACED WORKERS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR.
(a) In General.--For a period of 10 years after the enactment of
the Modernizing America with Rebuilding to Kickstart the Economy of the
Twenty-first Century with a Historic Infrastructure-Centered Expansion
Act, from amounts made available under section 202 of this Act, the
Secretary of Labor shall carry out a program to assist workers in the
energy sector.
(b) Workers in the Energy Sector.--For purposes of this section,
the term ``workers in the energy sector'' means--
(1) workers in fossil energy sectors that may be displaced
as a result of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) workers in the nuclear power sector that work at a
nuclear power plant--
(A) that ceased operation in the two years
preceding the date of enactment of this Act; or
(B) the owner of which announced prior to the date
of enactment of this Act its intent to cease the
operation of the plant at a future date.
(c) Eligible Activities.--Such assistance may take the form of the
following:
(1) Worker retraining.
(2) Relocation expenses for those who move to find new
employment.
(3) Early retirement.
(4) Health benefits.
(5) Block grants to affected communities for economic
redevelopment and infrastructure investments.
(6) Transfers to the trustees of the 1974 United Mine
Workers of America Pension Plan to pay benefits required under
that plan. No such transfer shall be made in a first fiscal
year beginning after a plan year for which the funded
percentage (as defined in section 432(j)(2) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986) of the 1974 United Mine Workers of
America Pension Plan is at least 100 percent.
Subtitle D--National Climate Commission
SEC. 10401. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a bipartisan commission to
be known as the ``National Climate Commission'' (in this title referred
to as the ``Commission'').
(b) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 10
members, appointed as follows:
(A) One cochair appointed by the President.
(B) One cochair appointed by the majority or
minority leader of the Senate, whoever is of the
opposite party as the President, in consultation with
the Speaker or minority leader of the House of
Representatives, whoever is of the opposite party as
the President.
(C) Two members appointed by the majority leader of
the Senate.
(D) Two members appointed by the minority leader of
the Senate.
(E) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
(F) Two members appointed by the minority leader of
the House of Representatives.
(2) Qualifications.--
(A) In general.--To be considered for membership on
the Commission, an individual shall demonstrate
expertise in the economy, energy, climate, or public
health, and be a representative from--
(i) an academic, scientific, or other non-
governmental organization; or
(ii) an industry organization or small
business in a relevant sector such as--
(I) energy supply and transmission,
including fossil fuels and renewable
energy;
(II) energy exploration and
production, including fossil fuels and
renewable energy;
(III) solid waste and wastewater;
(IV) transportation;
(V) chemical manufacturing;
(VI) agriculture;
(VII) construction; and
(VIII) forestry.
(B) Certain persons ineligible.--No employee,
owner, director, or other person affiliated with an
entity that has donated funding for the activities of
the Commission pursuant to section 404(a) may be
appointed to the Commission.
(C) Appointment deadline.--Members of the
Commission shall be appointed not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(D) Period of appointment.--Members of the
Commission shall be appointed for a term of 6 years,
which may be renewed.
(E) Vacancy.--A vacancy in the Commission shall not
affect the powers of the Commission and shall be filled
in the same manner in which the original appointment
was made.
(3) Compensation of employees.--Each member of the
Commission may be compensated at a rate not to exceed the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a
position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section
5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day during which
that member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the
Commission.
(4) Travel expenses.--Each member shall receive travel
expenses to perform the duties of the Commission, including per
diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized under
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
(c) Meetings.--
(1) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall hold its first
meeting not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act.
(2) Meeting.--The Commission shall meet not less than once
every 3 years.
(3) Quorum.--Six members of the Commission shall constitute
a quorum.
SEC. 10402. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
(a) Goals.--The Commission shall set goals for emissions reduction
to be achieved by 2031 and every five years thereafter through 2056,
using such estimated rates of reduction as the Commission determines
reflect the latest scientific findings of what is necessary to avoid
the serious human health and environmental consequences of climate
change.
(b) Review.--The Commission shall assess the effect of existing
policies and programs of the Federal government with the aim of
achieving the emissions reduction goals in subsection (a).
(c) Report.--Beginning in 2032, and every 5 years thereafter, the
Commission shall issue a report to the President, Congress, and the
States, which shall include--
(1) an analysis of whether the policies and programs
assessed under subsection (b) are on pace to achieving the
emissions reduction goals set under subsection (a);
(2) recommendations, if any, for reducing greenhouse gas
emissions; and
(3) a minority report with dissenting views, if applicable.
SEC. 10403. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
(a) Obtaining Official Data.--
(1) In general.--The Commission may secure directly from
any executive department, bureau, agency, board, commission,
office, independent establishment, or instrumentality of the
government, unrestricted information, suggestions, estimates,
and statistics for the purpose of carrying out this title. Each
department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office,
independent establishment, or instrumentality shall, to the
extent authorized by provisions of law other than this section,
furnish such unrestricted information, suggestions, estimates,
and statistics directly to the Commission, upon request made by
a cochair or any member designated by a majority of the
Commission.
(2) Receipt, handling, storage, and dissemination.--
Unrestricted information provided to the Commission under
paragraph (1) shall be received, handled, stored, and
disseminated only by members and staff of the Commission,
consistent with any applicable statutes, regulations, or
Executive orders.
(b) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
(1) General services administration.--The Administrator of
General Services shall provide to the Commission, on a
reimbursable basis, administrative support and other services
for the performance of the functions of the Commission.
(2) Other departments and agencies.--In addition to the
assistance prescribed in paragraph (1), departments and
agencies of the United States may provide to the Commission
such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support
services as they may determine advisable and as may be
authorized by law.
(c) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United States mail
in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments
and agencies of the United States.
SEC. 10404. FUNDING FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) Private Sector Donations.--The Secretary of Commerce may
collect private sector donations for the purpose of carrying out this
title, to be deposited in the Treasury and made available consistent
with the authorization of appropriations in subsection (c).
(b) Transparency.--The amounts and sources of all funds donated
under subsection (a) and all spending by the Commission shall be made
publicly available on the website of the Commission.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Commission, for the purpose of carrying out the
activities of this title, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027
through 2036.
SEC. 10405. STAFF OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government
employee may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement from
the Commission, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss
of civil service status or privilege.
(b) Expert and Consultant Services.--The Commission may procure the
services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of
title 5, United States Code, at rates not to exceed the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5,
United States Code.
TITLE II--KO CANCER ACT
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Knock Out Cancer Act'' or the ``KO
Cancer Act''.
SEC. 202. INCREASING NCI BUDGET FOR CANCER RESEARCH.
To conduct or support cancer research, there is hereby
appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, to the
National Cancer Institute, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, an amount that is equal to 25 percent of the total amount
appropriated to the National Cancer Institute for fiscal year 2024, to
remain available until expended. Amounts appropriated pursuant to the
preceding sentence shall be in addition to amounts otherwise made
available to the National Cancer Institute.
SEC. 203. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON CANCER DRUG SHORTAGES.
(a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting
through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, in collaboration with such
other agencies as the Secretary deems necessary, shall study the
reasons for cancer drug shortages, including--
(1) economic reasons;
(2) supply chain failures;
(3) delays and other complications relating to--
(A) the development of cancer drugs; and
(B) the approval of such drugs by the Food and Drug
Administration; and
(4) insufficient generic drugs and biosimilar biological
products.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs,
shall complete the study under subsection (a) and submit a
report to the appropriate committees of the Congress on the
results of such study.
(2) Recommendations.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
include recommendations for addressing the reasons for cancer
drug shortages.
TITLE III--COORDINATOR FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH PFAS-IMPACTED DEFENSE
COMMUNITIES
SEC. 301. COORDINATOR FOR ENGAGEMENT FOR PFAS-IMPACTED DEFENSE
COMMUNITIES.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than one year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall designate an official of the
Department of Defense as the ``Coordinator for Engagement with Defense
Communities Affected by PFAS''.
(b) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the Coordinator
designated under subsection (a) are--
(1) to improve the outreach, education, and communication
efforts of the Department with respect to current or former
defense communities located in the United States that have been
affected by the contamination or leakage of perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (referred to in this section as
``PFAS''); and
(2) to serve as a dedicated liaison between the Department
of State and local governments, advocacy organizations, and
individual citizens in the current and former defense
communities where the Department has ongoing or incomplete PFAS
remediation projects.
(c) Definition of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances.--
For the purposes of this section, the terms ``perfluoroalkyl
substance'' and ``polyfluoroalkyl substance'' have the meanings given
such terms in section 333(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3531; 10 U.S.C.
3062 note).
TITLE IV--NATIONAL BIPARTISAN FISCAL COMMISSION
SEC. 401. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL BIPARTISAN FISCAL COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the enactment of
this Act, there shall be established within the legislative branch a
Commission to be known as the National Bipartisan Fiscal Commission
(referred to in this title as the ``Commission'').
(b) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 20
members, including the following:
(A) 4 members of Congress, not more than two who
shall be from the same party, appointed by the
President.
(B) 4 members of Congress from each of the Speaker
of the House, the Minority Leader in the House, the
Majority Leader in the Senate, and the Minority Leader
in the Senate.
(2) Appointment.--Members of the Commission shall be
appointed not later than 30 days after the establishment of the
Commission.
(3) Chair.--Two of the members of the Commission appointed
by the President shall be designated by the President to serve
as Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission.
(c) Duties.--The Commissions shall review and recommend a
legislative package for Congress to stabilize long-term deficits and
debt, as well as require CBO to consider the cost of servicing the debt
in its estimations.
(d) Report.--Not later than 18 months after, the Commission shall
submit to Congress a report which includes their review and
recommendation required by subsection (c), including the legislative
package required by such subsection.
(e) Powers of Commission.--
(1) Subpoena power.--
(A) In general.--In carrying out this section, the
Commission may require, by subpoena or otherwise, the
attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the
production of such books, records, correspondence,
memorandums, papers, and documents as the Commissions
deems necessary.
(B) Issuance.--A subpoena may be issued under this
paragraph subsection only by the agreement of the chair
and the vice chair of the Commission or by the
affirmative vote of ten voting members of the
Commission.
(C) Service.--A subpoena may be served by any
person designated by the chair of the Commission, in
consultation with the vice chair of the Commission, or
any such voting member of the Commission designated by
the chair in consultation with the vice chair.
(2) Hearings and evidence.--The Commission, or on the
authority of the Commission, may for the purpose of carrying
out this section hold such hearings, sit and act at such times
and places, take testimony, and receive such evidence as the
Commission may deem advisable.
(3) Oaths.--The chair of the Commission, the vice chair of
the Commission, or any voting member of the Commission
designated by the chair may administer oaths to any witness.
(f) Operation of Commission.--
(1) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall meet and begin
operations of the Commission as soon as practicable, but in any
case not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(2) Quorum.--After its initial meeting, the Commission
shall meet upon the call of the chair or a majority of its
voting members. Ten voting members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum.
(3) Vacancy.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not
affect its powers but shall be filled in the same manner in
which the original appointment was made and within 90 days of
the vacancy.
(g) Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--Chapter 10
of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Federal
Advisory Committee Act) shall not apply to the Commission.
SEC. 402. CONSIDERATION OF COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS IN CONGRESS.
(a) Proposed Joint Resolution.--
(1) Submission of proposed joint resolution.--Not later
than 60 days after the date on which the Commission submits a
report to Congress under section 401(d), the President shall
transmit to Congress a special message on the report,
accompanied by a proposed joint resolution consisting of
legislative language to implement the recommendations contained
in such report.
(2) Requirements for preparation of proposed joint
resolution.--
(A) Consultation with congress.--
(i) In general.--The President may not
transmit a proposed joint resolution under
subsection (a) until after the President
completes consultation with Congress in
accordance with this paragraph.
(ii) Consultation with committees.--The
President shall consult with the chairman and
ranking minority member of each relevant
committee of the Senate or of the House of
Representatives regarding the contents of a
proposed joint resolution.
(iii) Requirements for consultation.--The
consultation required under subparagraph (B)
shall provide the opportunity for the chairman
and ranking member of each relevant committee
of the Senate or of the House of
Representatives to provide--
(I) recommendations for alternative
means of addressing the recommendations
contained in the Commission report; and
(II) recommendations regarding
which recommendations contained in the
Commission report should not be
addressed in the proposed joint
resolution.
(iv) Relevant committees.--The relevant
committees of the Senate and the House of
Representatives for purposes of this paragraph
shall be--
(I) determined by the President;
and
(II) based on the content of the
proposed joint resolution.
(B) Consultation with gao and cbo.--The President
shall prepare a proposed joint resolution transmitted
under subsection (a) in consultation with the
Comptroller General of the United States and the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
(3) Contents of special message.--A special message
transmitted under subsection (a) shall--
(A) specify recommendations outlined in the
Commission report that are excluded from the proposed
joint resolution;
(B) detail why the recommendations described in
paragraph (1) were excluded from the proposed joint
resolution;
(C) specify recommendations outlined in the
Commission report that are included in the proposed
joint resolution; and
(D) identify programs included in the Commission
report that should be eliminated or consolidated.
(4) Transmittal.--The President shall submit the special
message to the Secretary of the Senate if the Senate is not in
session and to the Clerk of the House of Representatives if the
House is not in session.
(5) Public availability.--The President shall make a copy
of the special message and the proposed joint resolution
publicly available, including publicly available on a website
of the President, and shall publish in the Federal Register a
notice of the message and information on how it can be
obtained.
(b) Expedited Consideration of Proposed Joint Resolution.--
(1) Qualifying legislation.--
(A) In general.--Only a Commission joint resolution
shall be entitled to expedited consideration under this
section.
(B) Definition.--In this section, the term
``Commission joint resolution'' means a joint
resolution which consists solely of the text of the
proposed joint resolution submitted by the President
under section 3(a).
(2) Consideration in the house of representatives.--
(A) Introduction.--A Commission joint resolution
may be introduced in the House of Representatives (by
request)--
(i) by the majority leader of the House of
Representatives, or by a Member of the House of
Representatives designated by the majority
leader of the House of Representatives, on the
next legislative day after the date on which
the President submits the proposed joint
resolution under section 3(a); or
(ii) if the Commission joint resolution is
not introduced under subparagraph (A), by any
Member of the House of Representatives on any
legislative day beginning on the legislative
day after the legislative day described in
subparagraph (A).
(B) Referral and reporting.--Any committee of the
House of Representatives to which a Commission joint
resolution is referred shall report the Commission
joint resolution to the House of Representatives
without amendment not later than 10 legislative days
after the date on which the Commission joint resolution
was so referred. If a committee of the House of
Representatives fails to report a Commission joint
resolution within that period, it shall be in order to
move that the House of Representatives discharge the
committee from further consideration of the Commission
joint resolution. Such a motion shall not be in order
after the last committee authorized to consider the
Commission joint resolution reports it to the House of
Representatives or after the House of Representatives
has disposed of a motion to discharge the Commission
joint resolution. The previous question shall be
considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption
without intervening motion except 20 minutes of debate
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an
opponent. If such a motion is adopted, the House of
Representatives shall proceed immediately to consider
the Commission joint resolution in accordance with
paragraphs (3) and (4). A motion to reconsider the vote
by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in
order.
(C) Proceeding to consideration.--After the last
committee authorized to consider a Commission joint
resolution reports it to the House of Representatives
or has been discharged (other than by motion) from its
consideration, it shall be in order to move to proceed
to consider the Commission joint resolution in the
House of Representatives. Such a motion shall not be in
order after the House of Representatives has disposed
of a motion to proceed with respect to the Commission
joint resolution. The previous question shall be
considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption
without intervening motion. A motion to reconsider the
vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in
order.
(D) Consideration.--The Commission joint resolution
shall be considered as read. All points of order
against the Commission joint resolution and against its
consideration are waived. The previous question shall
be considered as ordered on the Commission joint
resolution to its passage without intervening motion
except 2 hours of debate equally divided and controlled
by the proponent and an opponent and 1 motion to limit
debate on the Commission joint resolution. A motion to
reconsider the vote on passage of the Commission joint
resolution shall not be in order.
(E) Vote on passage.--The vote on passage of the
Commission joint resolution shall occur not later than
3 legislative days after the date on which the last
committee authorized to consider the Commission joint
resolution reports it to the House of Representatives
or is discharged.
(3) Expedited procedure in the senate.--
(A) Introduction in the senate.--A Commission joint
resolution may be introduced in the Senate (by
request)--
(i) by the majority leader of the Senate,
or by a Member of the Senate designated by the
majority leader of the Senate, on the next
legislative day after the date on which the
President submits the proposed joint resolution
under section 3(a); or
(ii) if the Commission joint resolution is
not introduced under subparagraph (A), by any
Member of the Senate on any day on which the
Senate is in session beginning on the day after
the day described in subparagraph (A).
(B) Committee consideration.--A Commission joint
resolution introduced in the Senate under paragraph (1)
shall be jointly referred to the committee or
committees of jurisdiction, which committees shall
report the Commission joint resolution without any
revision and with a favorable recommendation, an
unfavorable recommendation, or without recommendation,
not later than 10 session days after the date on which
the Commission joint resolution was so referred. If any
committee to which a Commission joint resolution is
referred fails to report the Commission joint
resolution within that period, that committee shall be
automatically discharged from consideration of the
Commission joint resolution, and the Commission joint
resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
(C) Proceeding.--Notwithstanding rule XXII of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order, not later
than 2 days of session after the date on which a
Commission joint resolution is reported or discharged
from all committees to which the Commission joint
resolution was referred, for the majority leader of the
Senate or the designee of the majority leader to move
to proceed to the consideration of the Commission joint
resolution. It shall also be in order for any Member of
the Senate to move to proceed to the consideration of
the Commission joint resolution at any time after the
conclusion of such 2-day period. A motion to proceed is
in order even though a previous motion to the same
effect has been disagreed to. All points of order
against the motion to proceed to the Commission joint
resolution are waived. The motion to proceed is not
debatable. The motion is not subject to a motion to
postpone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the
motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in
order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of
the Commission joint resolution is agreed to, the
Commission joint resolution shall remain the unfinished
business until disposed of. All points of order against
a Commission joint resolution and against consideration
of the Commission joint resolution are waived.
(D) No amendments.--An amendment to a Commission
joint resolution, or a motion to postpone, or a motion
to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a
motion to recommit the Commission joint resolution, is
not in order.
(E) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--Appeals
from the decisions of the Chair relating to the
application of the rules of the Senate, as the case may
be, to the procedure relating to a Commission joint
resolution shall be decided without debate.
(4) Amendment.--A Commission joint resolution shall not be
subject to amendment in either the Senate or the House of
Representatives.
(5) Consideration by the other house.--
(A) In general.--If, before passing a Commission
joint resolution, a House receives from the other House
a Commission joint resolution of the other House--
(i) the Commission joint resolution of the
other House shall not be referred to a
committee; and
(ii) the procedure in the receiving House
shall be the same as if no Commission joint
resolution had been received from the other
House until the vote on passage, when the
Commission joint resolution received from the
other House shall supplant the Commission joint
resolution of the receiving House.
(B) Revenue measures.--This subsection shall not
apply to the House of Representatives if a Commission
joint resolution received from the Senate is a revenue
measure.
(6) Rules to coordinate action with other house.--
(A) Treatment of commission joint resolution of
other house.--If a Commission joint resolution is not
introduced in the Senate or the Senate fails to
consider a Commission joint resolution under this
section, the Commission joint resolution of the House
of Representatives shall be entitled to expedited floor
procedures under this section.
(B) Treatment of companion measures in the
senate.--If, following passage of a Commission joint
resolution in the Senate, the Senate then receives from
the House of Representatives a Commission joint
resolution, the House-passed Commission joint
resolution shall not be debatable. The vote on passage
of the Commission joint resolution in the Senate shall
be considered to be the vote on passage of the
Commission joint resolution received from the House of
Representatives.
(C) Vetoes.--If the President vetoes a Commission
joint resolution, consideration of a veto message in
the Senate under this paragraph shall be 10 hours
equally divided between the majority and minority
leaders of the Senate or the designees of the majority
and minority leaders of the Senate.
(7) Exercise of rulemaking power.--This section is enacted
by Congress--
(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the
Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and
as such it is deemed a part of the rules of each House,
respectively, but applicable only with respect to the
procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a
Commission joint resolution, and it supersedes other
rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with
such rules; and
(B) with full recognition of the constitutional
right of either House to change the rules (so far as
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time,
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the
case of any other rule of that House.
TITLE V--RESTRICTION OF TRADING AND OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS BY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEC. 501. RESTRICTION.
Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(23)(A) In this Code of Official Conduct, the term
`covered financial instrument' means any investment in a
security or security future (as defined by the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) or a commodity (as defined by the
Commodity Exchange Act), and any economic interest acquired
through synthetic means, such as the use of a derivative,
including an option, warrant, or other similar means.
``(B) A Member of the House of Representatives may
not own or trade a covered financial instrument.
``(C) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed
to prevent a Member of the House of Representatives
from owning or trading a widely held investment fund
that is registered as a management company; a United
States Treasury bill, note, or bond; any bond issued by
a State or local government; or any investment under
the Thrift Savings Plan.
``(D) Each Member of the House of Representatives
shall submit to the House Committee on Ethics a pledge
of compliance with the requirements of this paragraph
and shall produce, upon request of the House Committee
on Ethics, material or information determined by the
House Committee on Ethics to be necessary to indicate
compliance with the provisions of this paragraph.''.
TITLE VI--END BANKING FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKERS ACT
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``End Banking for Human Traffickers
Act of 2025''.
SEC. 602. INCREASING THE ROLE OF THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY IN COMBATING
HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
(a) Required Review of Procedures.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Financial Institutions
Examination Council, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury, the private sector, victims of severe forms of trafficking in
persons, advocates of persons at risk of becoming victims of severe
forms of trafficking in persons, and appropriate law enforcement
agencies, shall--
(1) review and enhance training and examinations procedures
to improve the capabilities of anti-money laundering and
countering the financing of terrorism programs to detect
financial transactions relating to severe forms of trafficking
in persons;
(2) review and enhance procedures for referring potential
cases relating to severe forms of trafficking in persons to the
appropriate law enforcement agency; and
(3) determine, as appropriate, whether requirements for
financial institutions are sufficient to detect and deter money
laundering relating to severe forms of trafficking in persons.
(b) Interagency Task Force Recommendations Targeting Money
Laundering Related to Human Trafficking.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Interagency Task Force To
Monitor and Combat Trafficking shall submit to the Committee on
Financial Services and the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives, the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate, and the head of each Federal banking agency--
(A) an analysis of anti-money laundering efforts of
the United States Government and United States
financial institutions relating to severe forms of
trafficking in persons; and
(B) appropriate legislative, administrative, and
other recommendations to strengthen efforts against
money laundering relating to severe forms of
trafficking in persons.
(2) Required recommendations.--The recommendations under
paragraph (1) shall include--
(A) feedback from financial institutions on best
practices of successful programs to combat severe forms
of trafficking in persons currently in place that may
be suitable for broader adoption by similarly situated
financial institutions;
(B) feedback from stakeholders, including victims
of severe forms of trafficking in persons, advocates of
persons at risk of becoming victims of severe forms of
trafficking in persons, and financial institutions, on
policy proposals derived from the analysis conducted by
the task force referred to in paragraph (1) that would
enhance the efforts and programs of financial
institutions to detect and deter money laundering
relating to severe forms of trafficking in persons,
including any recommended changes to internal policies,
procedures, and controls relating to severe forms of
trafficking in persons;
(C) any recommended changes to training programs at
financial institutions to better equip employees to
deter and detect money laundering relating to severe
forms of trafficking in persons;
(D) any recommended changes to expand information
sharing relating to severe forms of trafficking in
persons among financial institutions and between such
financial institutions, appropriate law enforcement
agencies, and appropriate Federal agencies; and
(E) recommended changes, if necessary, to existing
statutory law to more effectively detect and deter
money laundering relating to severe forms of
trafficking in persons, where such money laundering
involves the use of emerging technologies and virtual
currencies.
(c) Limitation.--Nothing in this title shall be construed to--
(1) grant rulemaking authority to the Interagency Task
Force To Monitor and Combat Trafficking; or
(2) encourage financial institutions to deny services to
victims of trafficking, victims of severe forms of trafficking
in persons, or individuals not responsible for promoting severe
forms of trafficking in persons.
(d) Definitions.--As used in this section--
(1) the term ``Federal banking agency'' has the meaning
given the term in section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(q));
(2) the term ``severe forms of trafficking in persons'' has
the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102);
(3) the term ``Interagency Task Force To Monitor and Combat
Trafficking'' means the Interagency Task Force To Monitor and
Combat Trafficking established by the President pursuant to
section 105 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
(22 U.S.C. 7103); and
(4) the term ``law enforcement agency'' means an agency of
the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a
State, authorized by law or by a government agency to engage in
or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or
prosecution of any violation of criminal or civil law.
SEC. 603. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF TRAFFICKING.
Section 108(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
(22 U.S.C. 7106(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(13) Whether the government of the country, consistent
with the capacity of the country, has in effect a framework to
prevent financial transactions involving the proceeds of severe
forms of trafficking in persons, and is taking steps to
implement such a framework, including by investigating,
prosecuting, convicting, and sentencing individuals who attempt
or conduct such transactions.''.
TITLE VII--MSD ACT
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Measures for Safer School
Districts Act'' or the ``MSD Act''.
SEC. 702. EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.
Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 7801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART H--EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES
``SEC. 8701. EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PARENTAL NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.
``(a) Policies and Notification Required.--As a condition of
receiving funds under this Act, each local educational agency shall--
``(1) develop and implement emergency response procedures
covering all students, faculty, and staff at public elementary
and secondary schools under the jurisdiction of the agency; and
``(2) pursuant to such procedures, ensure that parents and
guardians receive timely notification of covered threats and
emergencies that occur on school grounds, during school
transportation, or during school-sponsored activities.
``(b) Additional Requirements.--The emergency response and
notification procedures developed under subsection (a) shall meet the
following criteria:
``(1) The procedures shall be developed in consultation
with appropriate public safety agencies.
``(2) Commonly used alarm system responses for specific
types of emergencies shall be implemented.
``(3) The procedures shall identify--
``(A) the primary emergency response agency that is
responsible for each type of covered threat or
emergency; and
``(B) the individuals within each school who are
responsible for contacting the primary emergency
response agency in the event of such a threat or
emergency.
``(c) Covered Threats and Emergencies Defined.--In this section,
the term `covered threats and emergencies' means--
``(1) weapons possession or use when there is intended harm
toward another person;
``(2) active shooter or hostage situations;
``(3) bomb threats;
``(4) murder, homicide, or manslaughter;
``(5) sex offenses, including rape, sexual assault, or
sexual misconduct involving a student and school personnel;
``(6) trespassing;
``(7) fires;
``(8) natural weather emergencies, including hurricanes,
tornadoes, and severe storms;
``(9) natural disasters;
``(10) exposure to harmful substances or conditions as a
result of a manmade emergency; and
``(11) such other threats and emergencies as a local
educational agency determines appropriate to address through
the procedures required under subsection (a).''.
SEC. 703. INSTALLATION OR MODIFICATION OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DOORS
IN SCHOOLS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security,
shall convene a rulemaking advisory committee to review and develop
findings and recommendations to require the installation or
modification of interior and exterior doors in any elementary or
secondary school in the United States which receives Federal funding.
(b) Membership.--The Director of CISA shall chair and, in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, appoint the
members of the rulemaking committee under subsection (a), which shall
be comprised of the Secretary of Education (or his or her designee) and
at least one representative from the constituencies of--
(1) State and local law enforcement officers;
(2) school safety personnel or school resource officers;
(3) school safety advocates, which may include parents;
(4) public, private, or parochial school teachers or
administrators;
(5) individuals with expertise in the area of ballistic
shielding technology;
(6) individuals with expertise in the field of school
construction, including structural engineering or architecture;
and
(7) other stakeholders or experts the Director of CISA, in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security,
determines appropriate.
(c) Considerations.--The rulemaking advisory committee under
subsection (a) shall consider the following:
(1) Requirements for any reinforced door, including an
identification or specification of appropriate technologies,
mechanisms, covers, adhesives, or other qualities of such doors
that may be utilized to better guarantee security within a
classroom or elementary or secondary school building.
(2) Reinforced door performance standards that
manufacturers and elementary or secondary schools are required
to satisfy.
(3) The development, certification, testing, manufacturing,
installation, and training relating to reinforced doors.
(4) The appropriate term of service or lifetime of a
reinforced door.
(5) How requirements will ensure the effectiveness of a
reinforced door in protecting against threats while not
inhibiting the movement of law enforcement personnel in pursuit
of a threat or the ability of students, teachers, and
elementary or secondary school personnel to safely evacuate in
the event of an emergency.
(6) Other considerations the Director of CISA determines
appropriate.
(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the
convening of the rulemaking advisory committee under subsection (a),
the Director of CISA shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security
and the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs and the Committee on Heath, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
the Senate a report based on the findings and recommendations of such
committee.
(e) Final Rule Relating to Installation or Modification of Interior
and Exterior Doors in Schools.--Not later than six months after the
date of submission of the report required under subsection (d), the
Director of CISA, taking into consideration the findings and
recommendations contained in such report, shall issue a final rule
requiring the installation or modification of interior and exterior
doors in elementary or secondary schools for the purpose of reinforcing
such doors.
(f) State Homeland Security Grant Program.--This section shall be
administered under the authorization of the Homeland Security Grant
Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 605). There is authorized to be appropriated to such Program to
carry out this section an additional $100,000,000 for the fiscal year
in which the final rule is issued in accordance with subsection (e) and
for each of the nine fiscal years thereafter. Such additional amounts
may only be obligated and expended for the purpose of carrying out this
section.
TITLE VII--LET AMERICA VOTE ACT
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Let America Vote Act''.
SEC. 802. REQUIRING STATES TO PERMIT UNAFFILIATED VOTERS TO VOTE IN
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the right
of a citizen of the United States to vote in any taxpayer-funded
election for public office shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or by any State on the grounds of political party
affiliation or lack thereof.
(b) Requirements for Elections for Federal Office.--
(1) Access of unaffiliated voters to primaries.--Each State
shall permit an unaffiliated voter who is registered to vote in
an election for Federal office held in the State to vote in any
primary election for such office held in the State, except that
the State shall not permit an unaffiliated voter to vote in
primary elections for such office of more than one political
party.
(2) Restrictions relating to unaffiliated voters.--
(A) Restrictions on sharing of information.--A
State shall not share information relating to an
unaffiliated voter in a primary election for Federal
office, including the voter's name and contact
information, with a political party or with any other
person who may reasonably be expected to use the
information for a political or politically-connected
commercial purpose, including soliciting funds.
(B) Restrictions on status of voter on official
registration list.--For purposes of a State's official
voter registration list, a State shall not treat an
individual who is an unaffiliated voter as a member of,
or as an individual who is otherwise affiliated with,
the political party who held the primary election in
which the individual voted solely on the grounds that
the individual voted in that primary election.
(c) Elections for State and Local Office.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, a State may not use any funds provided by the
Federal Government directly for election administration purposes unless
the State certifies to the Election Assistance Commission that--
(1) the State permits an unaffiliated voter who is
registered to vote in an election for State or local office
held in the State to vote in any primary election for such
office held in the State, except that the State shall not
permit an unaffiliated voter to vote in primary elections for
such office of more than one political party;
(2) the State applies the restrictions on sharing
information relating to unaffiliated voters in primary
elections for Federal office, as described in subsection
(a)(2)(A), to information relating to unaffiliated voters in
primary elections for State and local office; and
(3) the State applies the restrictions on treating
unaffiliated voters in primary elections for Federal office as
members of, or as individuals who are otherwise affiliated
with, a political party, as described in subsection (a)(2)(B),
to unaffiliated voters in primary elections for State and local
office.
(d) Transition Assistance Grants.--
(1) Payment of grants.--If a State certifies to the
Election Assistance Commission that the State is in compliance
with the requirements of this section with respect to a fiscal
year, the Commission shall make a payment to the State during
that fiscal year and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years in
an amount equal to 2 percent of the total amount of
requirements payments made to the State under section 251 of
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21001).
(2) Use of funds.--A State shall use the payment received
under this subsection to cover the costs of permitting
unaffiliated voters who are registered to vote in elections for
Federal, State, or local office held in the State to vote in
any primary election for such office held in the State.
(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding
fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for grants under this
subsection.
(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
(1) the terms ``election'' and ``Federal office'' have the
meanings give such terms in section 301 of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101);
(2) the term ``primary election'' means an election
(including a primary election held for the expression of a
preference for the nomination of individuals for election to
the office of President) held by any political party to
nominate individuals who would appear on a general election
ballot as a candidate for election for Federal office,
including a convention or caucus of a political party which has
authority to nominate such a candidate;
(3) the term ``State'' has the meaning given such term in
section 901 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C.
21141); and
(4) the term ``unaffiliated voter'' means an individual who
is not registered to vote as a member of a political party or
otherwise affiliated with a political party.
(f) Effective Date.--This title shall apply with respect to
elections held after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 803. PROHIBITING NONCITIZENS FROM VOTING.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States
that no person who is not a citizen shall be permitted or granted the
right to vote in any taxpayer-funded election for public office held by
or in the United States or any State.
(b) Elections for Federal Office.--No State shall permit any person
who is not a citizen of the United States to vote in any election for
Federal office held in the State.
(c) Elections for State and Local Office.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, a State may not use any funds provided by the
Federal Government directly for election administration purposes unless
the State certifies to the Election Assistance Commission that the
State does not permit any person who is not a citizen of the United
States to vote in any election for State or local office or any ballot
initiative or referendum held in the State.
TITLE XI--REVIEW OF CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH UKRAINE
SEC. 901. REVIEW OF CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH UKRAINE.
Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the
Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary
of Defense and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, shall
conduct a review and issue a classified report to the House Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence which makes a determination whether increased intelligence
sharing with Ukraine relating to the Russian Federation, Belarus,
China, North Korea, or any other entity the Director of National
Intelligence determines appropriate for purposes of this section,
improves the security of the United States and the allies and partners
of the United States.
TITLE X--ELECTION DAY ACT
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Election Day Act''.
SEC. 1002. PATRIOT DAY.
Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after the item relating to Columbus Day the following:
`` Election Day.''.
TITLE XI--FAIRNESS TO VETERAN SMALL BUSINESSES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT ACT
SEC. 1101. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.
Section 11101(e) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (23
U.S.C. 101 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Veteran-owned small business concern.--The
term `veteran-owned small business concern' has the
meaning given the term `small business concern owned
and controlled by veterans' in section 3(q) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)).''.
(2) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``and veteran-owned small
business concerns'' before the period at the end; and
(3) in paragraph (4)(B)--
(A) in clause (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in clause (iii) by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) veterans.''.
TITLE XII--PROTECTING VA EMPLOYEES ACT
SEC. 1201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Protecting VA Employees Act''.
SEC. 1202. REPEAL OF SEPARATE REMOVAL, DEMOTION, AND SUSPENSION
PROCESSES FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS.
(a) Repeal.--
(1) Title 38.--Section 714 of title 38, United States Code,
is amended--
(A) by striking subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and
(g);
(B) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (h)
as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively;
(C) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by
striking ``under subsection (a)'' each place it
appears; and
(D) in subsection (c), as so redesignated--
(i) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and
(6) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.
(2) Title 5.--Section 4303(f) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking the comma at the
end and inserting ``, or'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``, or'' and
inserting a period; and
(C) by striking paragraph (4).
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in section 719, by striking ``under section 713, 714,
or 7461 of this title'' each place it appears and inserting
``under section 713 or 7461 of this title'';
(2) in section 714, as amended by subsection (a), by
striking the section heading and inserting ``Protections for
whistleblowers from removal, demotion, and suspension'';
(3) by redesignating section 714 as section 734;
(4) by transferring section 734, as so redesignated, so as
to appear after section 733; and
(5) in the table of sections--
(A) by striking the item relating to section 714;
and
(B) by inserting after the item relating to section
733 the following new item:
``734. Protections for whistleblowers from removal, demotion, and
suspension.''.
SEC. 1203. RESTORATION OF CERTAIN DISCIPLINARY AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
FOR PERSONNEL OF THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.
The following provisions of title 38, United States Code, are each
amended to read as such provisions read on the day before the date of
the enactment of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and
Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-41):
(1) Section 7461(b).
(2) Section 7462(b).
(3) Section 7463(c).
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, the Budget, Rules, Ethics, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Oversight and Investigations.