H.J.Res. 143

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.J. Res. 143 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. J. RES. 143

Enabling Congress to advance important policies.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 22, 2026

Mr. McGovern submitted the following joint resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Education and 
Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, 
Agriculture, Natural Resources, Small Business, Science, Space, and 
Technology, Homeland Security, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House 
Administration, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, the Budget, and 
Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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JOINT RESOLUTION

Enabling Congress to advance important policies.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Resolution Act.''

TITLE I

SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE JOINT 
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting, after subchapter V, the following new subchapter:

``SUBCHAPTER V-A--VETERANS AFFAIRS-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE JOINT 
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

``SEC. 7661. AUTHORITY.

``As part of the Educational Assistance Program, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs may, in partnership with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Secretary of Defense, carry out a scholarship 
program, to be known as the Department of Veterans Affairs-Public 
Health Service Joint Scholarship Program (hereafter in this subchapter, 
`the program') under which a PHS officer shall--
``(1) attend the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine of USU 
at the expense of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
``(2) after graduating and completing an initial residency, 
serve, full-time, at a medical facility of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs to fulfill a period of obligated service.

``SEC. 7662. INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Defense may enter 
into, and maintain, an interagency agreement to carry out the program.
``(b) Terms.--Such an agreement shall, in accordance with this 
subchapter govern aspects of the program, including the following:
``(1) The eligibility of a PHS officer to receive a 
scholarship under the program.
``(2) The number of PHS officers who may receive a 
scholarship each year.
``(3) The authority of the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to deploy a PHS officer who receives a scholarship 
under the program before such PHS officer completes the term of 
obligated service under this subchapter.
``(c) Limitation.--Nothing in such agreement may transfer from the 
Secretary of Defense to the Secretary or the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services any authority to determine who may attend USU.

``SEC. 7663. COSTS.

``(a) Estimates.--Before the beginning of each academic year--
``(1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with an estimate of 
the costs that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall be 
obliged to reimburse the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
under subsection (b) for the next fiscal year; and
``(2) the Secretary of Defense shall provide the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs with an estimate of the costs that the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall be obligated to reimburse 
the Secretary of Defense under subsection (b) for the next 
fiscal year.
``(b) Payment; Reconciliation.--(1) Each fiscal year, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall pay the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services the amount under subsection (a)(1).
``(2) Each fiscal year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pay 
the Secretary of Defense the amount under subsection (a)(2).
``(3) If a payment made under this subsection does not equal the 
actual relevant costs for the fiscal year, the Secretary concerned 
shall refund the excess amount paid, or supplement the shortfall, as 
applicable.

``SEC. 7664. OBLIGATED SERVICE.

``(a) Detail.--(1) Pursuant to section 214 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 215), the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall detail a PHS officer who receives a scholarship under the program 
to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
``(2) The length of such detail shall be sufficient for the officer 
to complete--
``(A) attendance at USU described in section 7661 of this 
title;
``(B) an initial residency; and
``(C) a period of obligated service, not to exceed ten 
years, in a medical facility of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs.
``(b) Written Agreement.--A PHS officer, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter 
into a written agreement specifying the terms of such detail and the 
length period of obligated service of such PHS officer.
``(c) Failure To Complete Period of Obligated Service.--(1) A PHS 
officer who receives a scholarship under the program and fails to 
complete the period of obligated service shall reimburse the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs an amount equal to--
``(A) twice the total amount of the tuition and expenses 
paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Secretary of 
Defense arising the attendance of such PHS officer at USU; and
``(B) twice the salary, allowances, and benefits paid by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services arising from the detail under subsection 
(a).
``(2) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may waive reimbursement 
under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that such reimbursement 
would be inequitable or would not be in the public interest.

``SEC. 7665. DEFINITIONS.

``In this subchapter:
``(1) The term `PHS officer' means an officer of the 
commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
``(2) The term `USU' means the Uniformed Services 
University of the Health Sciences.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting, after the item relating for 
section 7655, the following:

``subchapter v-a-veterans affairs-public health service joint 
scholarship program

``Sec. 7661. Establishment
``Sec. 7662. Interagency agreement
``Sec. 7663. Costs
``Sec. 7664. Obligated service
``Sec. 7665. Definitions''.

TITLE II

SEC. 201. PROFESSIONAL NONPROFIT THEATER GRANTS.

(a) In General.--Title II of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after section 207 (42 
U.S.C. 3147) the following:

``SEC. 208. PROFESSIONAL NONPROFIT THEATER GRANTS.

``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a grant 
program, to be known as the `Professional Nonprofit Theater Grant 
Program' (referred to in this section as the `program'), to provide to 
eligible entities funding for the purposes of--
``(1) supporting employment and economic recovery;
``(2) stimulating economic development;
``(3) strengthening community-based arts organizations; and
``(4) improving theater facilities.
``(b) Eligible Entities.--
``(1) In general.--An entity eligible to receive a grant 
under the program is a nonprofit organization described in 
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code--
``(A) that produces or presents live theater and 
other performing arts;
``(B) that compensates all professional performers 
and related or supporting professional personnel at a 
rate that is not less than the prevailing minimum 
compensation for persons employed in similar activities 
as described in section 5(m) of the National Foundation 
on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
954(m));
``(C) that, prior to the date of application, has 
not less than a 3-year history of programming;
``(D)(i) that demonstrates a loss in gross or net 
revenue, adjusted for inflation, as defined by the 
Secretary; or
``(ii) that primarily serves historically 
underserved communities, including populations 
whose opportunities to experience the arts have 
been limited relative to geography, economics, 
race or ethnicity, or disability;
``(E) that has no net earnings benefitting a 
private stockholder or individual;
``(F) the primary purpose of which is the nonprofit 
arts industry; and
``(G) that, during the 3-year period preceding the 
date of application, has not been issued an 
administrative merits determination, arbitral award or 
decision, or civil judgment, as defined in regulations 
issued by the Secretary of Labor, for any violation 
of--
``(i) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
(29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.);
``(ii) the Occupational Safety and Health 
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.);
``(iii) subchapter IV of chapter 31 of 
title 40, United States Code (commonly known as 
the `Davis-Bacon Act');
``(iv) chapter 67 of title 41, United 
States Code (commonly known as the `Service 
Contract Act');
``(v) Executive Order 11246 (42 U.S.C. 
2000e note; relating to equal employment 
opportunity);
``(vi) section 503 of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 793);
``(vii) section 4212 of title 38, United 
States Code;
``(viii) the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.);
``(ix) title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.);
``(x) title I of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et 
seq.);
``(xi) the Age Discrimination in Employment 
Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.);
``(xii) Executive Order 13658 (79 Fed. Reg. 
9851; relating to establishing a minimum wage 
for contractors);
``(xiii) the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act 
(42 U.S.C. 2000gg et seq.);
``(xiv) the National Labor Relations Act 
(29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.); or
``(xv) any applicable State or local labor 
or employment law, as defined in regulations 
issued by the Secretary of Labor.
``(2) Definition of 3-year history of programming.--
``(A) In general.--In this subsection, the term `3-
year history of programming' means a period of 3 or 
more years, consecutively or nonconsecutively, 
beginning before August 1, 2020, during which the 
nonprofit organization provided programming.
``(B) Inclusion.--In the case of a nonprofit 
organization that previously operated a program as a 
part of another entity, the nonprofit organization may 
include in the 3-year history of programming any arts 
programming carried out by the nonprofit organization 
as part of the other entity.
``(c) Applications.--
``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
the program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary 
an application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require.
``(2) Assistance.--In the case of an eligible entity with 
low organizational capacity, as determined by the Secretary, 
the Secretary may waive the prohibition under section 213.
``(3) Additional requirements.--In any application 
submitted under paragraph (1), an eligible entity shall include 
an attestation to the Secretary that during the term of the 
grant--
``(A) the eligible entity will not abrogate 
existing collective bargaining agreements of employees 
of the eligible entity;
``(B) the eligible entity will remain neutral 
regarding any labor organizing efforts by the employees 
of the eligible entity;
``(C) the eligible entity will provide workplace 
conditions that are sanitary and not hazardous or 
dangerous to the health and safety of an employee as 
provided under section 5(m) of the National Foundation 
on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
954(m));
``(D) the eligible entity will compensate all 
professional performers and related or supporting 
professional personnel at a rate that is not less than 
the prevailing minimum compensation for persons 
employed in similar activities as described in section 
5(m) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 954(m)); and
``(E) the use of funds by the eligible entity will 
contribute to providing or facilitating gainful 
employment for professional performers and related or 
supporting professional personnel.
``(d) Eligible Uses.--A grant provided under the program may be 
used for any of the following, subject to the condition that the use 
will contribute to the long-term economic viability of the eligible 
entity and the employment of professional performers and related or 
supporting professional personnel:
``(1) Payroll costs for professional performers and related 
or supporting professional personnel.
``(2) Rent, utilities, mortgage interest payments, 
scheduled interest payments on scheduled debt and outstanding 
loans, administrative costs, and other ordinary and necessary 
business and operating expenses, as determined by the 
Secretary.
``(3) Expenses associated with the fabrication of scenery, 
costumes, and other elements for live theatrical productions.
``(4) Costs associated with the improvement, repair, or 
maintenance of an existing facility housing theatrical 
productions, projects, performances, workshops, or programs, 
with priority given to costs for upgrades necessary for fully 
accessible workplaces for professional performers and related 
or supporting professional personnel with disabilities.
``(5) Marketing expenses to promote productions, projects, 
performances, workshops, programs, or recruitment of staff and 
artists.
``(6) Investments in workforce development programs, 
including paid job training and retraining programs related to 
the operation of professional nonprofit theaters.
``(7) In the case of an eligible entity that has, during 
the 3-year period preceding the date of application, an average 
combined annual revenue and assets of less than $30,000,000, 
costs associated with the construction or acquisition of a new 
facility to house theatrical productions, projects, 
performances, workshops, or programs.
``(8) Other uses, as determined by the Secretary.
``(e) Limitations.--
``(1) In general.--A grant provided under the program shall 
not exceed an amount equal to the lesser of--
``(A) 20 percent of the total expenditures of the 
eligible entity during the most recent fiscal year; and
``(B) $16,000,000.
``(2) No reduction of professional performers.--An eligible 
entity may not use trainees, interns, or other similar 
positions to displace, substitute for, supplant, or otherwise 
replace professional performers and related or supporting 
professional personnel.
``(f) Priority.--In providing grants under the program, the 
Secretary may give priority to--
``(1) an application from an eligible entity that plans to 
allocate the majority of the grant funds for uses described in 
subsection (d)(1); and
``(2) an application from an eligible entity that serves as 
the primary theatrical venue for a geographical region.
``(g) Technical Assistance.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may use not more than 1 
percent of funds made available to carry out the program to 
provide technical assistance to eligible entities requiring 
assistance navigating the Federal grants process.
``(2) Priority.--In providing technical assistance under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
entities that have not previously received a Federal grant.
``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary to carry out the program $1,000,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.
``(2) Reservations.--Of the amounts made available under 
paragraph (1) for each fiscal year, not less than 50 percent 
shall be reserved for eligible entities that primarily produce 
theater.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents contained in section 
1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (Public 
Law 89-136; 79 Stat. 552; 112 Stat. 3597; 118 Stat. 1761) is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 207 the following:

``Sec. 208. Professional nonprofit theater grants.''.

SEC. 202. STUDY ON SUSTAINING THE NONPROFIT ARTS SECTOR.

(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, 
in consultation with the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the 
Arts, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and 
the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, shall 
conduct a study on Federal support for the nonprofit arts sectors.
(b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the 
President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities shall consider, 
and include recommendations regarding, the steps the Federal Government 
can take to sustain the nonprofit arts sector and bolster the economic 
impact of that sector for workers, small businesses, and communities, 
including rural and underserved communities.
(c) Stakeholder Input.--In conducting the study under subsection 
(a), the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities shall 
solicit input from stakeholders, including artists, nonprofit arts 
organizations and employees of nonprofit arts organizations, small 
businesses, organized labor organizations representing workers in the 
nonprofit arts sector, and State, local, and Tribal governments.
(d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities 
shall--
(1) submit to Congress a report on the results of the study 
conducted under subsection (a); and
(2) make the report publicly available.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this section.

TITLE III

SEC. 301. LIMITATION.

(a) In General.--A cut flower or a cut green may not be officially 
displayed in any public area of a building of the Executive Office of 
the President or of the Department of State or of the Department of 
Defense unless the cut flower or cut green is produced in the United 
States.
(b) Rule of Construction.--The limitation in subsection (a) may not 
be construed to apply to any cut flower or cut green used by a Federal 
officer or employee for personal display.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Cut flower.--The term ``cut flower'' means a flower 
removed from a living plant for decorative use.
(2) Cut green.--The term ``cut green'' means a green, 
foliage, or branch removed from a living plant for decorative 
use.
(3) Produced in the united states.--The term ``produced in 
the United States'' means grown in--
(A) any of the several States;
(B) the District of Columbia;
(C) a territory or possession of the United States; 
or
(D) an area subject to the jurisdiction of a 
federally recognized Indian Tribe.
(d) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect on the date that is 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

TITLE IV

SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
(2) Native american seed.--The term ``Native American 
seed'' means a seed of traditional or cultural significance to 
an Indian Tribe.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
of the Interior.
(4) Tribal organization.--The term ``Tribal organization'' 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).

SEC. 402. PROTECTION OF NATIVE AMERICAN SEEDS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall work with Indian Tribes and 
Tribal organizations to--
(1) determine which seeds are Native American seeds; and
(2) support--
(A) efforts of Indian Tribes to protect Native 
American seeds;
(B) Native American seed banks and related 
facilities; and
(C) traditional agriculture systems of Indian 
Tribes that provide for the nurturing and harvesting of 
Native American seeds.
(b) Protection of Information.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary shall not disclose or cause to be disclosed any 
information that is--
(1) provided to the Secretary by an Indian Tribe for the 
purposes of this Act; and
(2) identified by the Indian Tribe as culturally sensitive, 
proprietary, or otherwise confidential.

SEC. 403. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

Notwithstanding section 706 of title 5, United States Code, a court 
shall defer to the Secretary's reasonable interpretation of any 
ambiguous provision of this Act.

SEC. 404. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.

No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of 
section 3, and the activities authorized by section 3 are subject to 
the availability of appropriations made in advance for such purposes.

TITLE V

SEC. 501. EXTEND AND EXPAND THE DIRECT TO PHASE II AUTHORITY.

Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended--
(1) by designating the text of subsection (cc) as paragraph 
(1); and
(2) in subsection (cc)--
(A) by striking ``2012 through 2025'' and inserting 
``2012 through 2030'';
(B) by striking ``the National Institutes of 
Health, the Department of Defense, and the Department 
of Education may each'' and inserting ``each Federal 
agency required to carry out an SBIR program may''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs:
``(2) Limitation.--The total value of awards provided by a 
Federal agency under this subsection in a fiscal year shall 
be--
``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), not 
more than 10 percent of the total funds allocated to 
the SBIR program of the Federal agency during that 
fiscal year; and
``(B) with respect to the National Institutes of 
Health, not more than 15 percent of the total funds 
allocated to the SBIR program of the National 
Institutes of Health during that fiscal year.
``(3) Report.--Each head of a Federal agency that exercises 
the authority under this subsection shall include in the next 
report submitted by such Federal agency under (g)(9) following 
such exercise the number and amount of awards provided under 
this subsection by such Federal agency in the period covered by 
such report.''.

SEC. 502. EXTEND COMMERCIALIZATION READINESS PROGRAM FOR CIVILIAN 
AGENCIES.

Section 9(gg) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(gg)) is 
amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``Pilot'' and inserting 
``Civilian Agencies Commercialization Readiness'';
(2) by striking ``pilot program'' each place it appears and 
inserting ``covered program''; and
(3) by striking ``fiscal year 2025'' and inserting ``fiscal 
year 2030''.

SEC. 503. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN SBIR AND STTR PILOT PROGRAMS.

(a) Phase 0 Proof of Concept Partnership Program.--Section 9(jj)(7) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(jj)(7)) is amended by striking 
``at the end of fiscal year 2025'' and inserting ``on September 30, 
2030''.
(b) Commercialization Assistance Pilot Programs.--Section 9(uu)(3) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(uu)(3)) is amended by striking 
``September 30, 2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030''.

TITLE VI

SEC. 601. DUTY TO REPORT.

(a) In General.--Whenever an act of terrorism occurs in the United 
States, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and, as appropriate, 
the head of the National Counterterrorism Center, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees, by not later than one year after 
the completion of the investigation concerning such act by the primary 
Government agency conducting such investigation, an unclassified report 
(which may be accompanied by a classified annex) concerning such act. 
Such unclassified report shall be posted on a publicly available 
website of such primary Government agency.
(b) Content of Reports.--A report under this section shall--
(1) include a statement of the facts of the act of 
terrorism referred to in subsection (a), as known at the time 
of the report;
(2) identify any gaps in homeland or national security that 
could be addressed to prevent future acts of terrorism; and
(3) include any recommendations for additional measures 
that could be taken to improve homeland or national security, 
including recommendations relating to potential changes in law 
enforcement practices or changes in law, with particular 
attention to changes that could help prevent future acts of 
terrorism.
(c) Exception.--
(1) In general.--If the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, or, as appropriate, the head of the National 
Counterterrorism Center determines any information described in 
subsection (b) required to be reported in accordance with 
subsection (a) could jeopardize an ongoing investigation or 
prosecution, the Secretary, Attorney General, Director, or 
head, as the case may be--
(A) may withhold from reporting such information; 
and
(B) shall notify the appropriate congressional 
committees of such determination.
(2) Saving provision.--Withholding of information pursuant 
to a determination under paragraph (1) shall not affect in any 
manner the responsibility to submit a report required under 
subsection (a) containing other information described in 
subsection (b) not subject to such determination.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Act of terrorism.--The term ``act of terrorism'' has 
the meaning given such term in section 3077 of title 18, United 
States Code.
(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) in the House of Representatives--
(i) the Committee on Homeland Security;
(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary; and
(iii) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence; and
(B) in the Senate--
(i) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs;
(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary; and
(iii) the Select Committee on Intelligence.
(e) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the date that is five 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

TITLE VII

SEC. 701. PROCUREMENT AND PLACEMENT OF STATUE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IN 
THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL.

(a) Obtaining of Statue.--Not later than December 31, 2026, the 
Joint Committee on the Library shall enter into an agreement to obtain 
a statue of Benjamin Franklin, under such terms and conditions as the 
Joint Committee considers appropriate consistent with applicable law.
(b) Placement.--Not later than December 31, 2027, the Joint 
Committee shall place the statue obtained under subsection (a) in a 
suitable permanent location in the United States Capitol where the 
statue is accessible to the public during a guided tour of the Capitol 
provided by the Capitol Visitor Center.

TITLE VIII

SEC. 801. MEALS PROVIDED ON CERTAIN FISHING BOATS AND AT CERTAIN FISH 
PROCESSING FACILITIES NOT SUBJECT TO 50 PERCENT 
LIMITATION.

(a) In General.--Section 274(n)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (iv) and by 
adding at the end the following new clause:
``(v) provided--
``(I) on a fishing vessel, fish 
processing vessel, or fish tender 
vessel (as such terms are defined in 
section 2101 of title 46, United States 
Code), or
``(II) at a fish processing 
facility which is located in the United 
States north of 50 degrees north 
latitude and which is not located in a 
metropolitan statistical area (within 
the meaning of section 143(k)(2)(B)), 
or''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026.

TITLE IX

SEC. 901. PROHIBITION ON AI-BASED IMPERSONATION OF FEDERAL OFFICIALS.

Section 912 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``Whoever'' and inserting the following:
``(a) In General.--Whoever''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Use of Artificial Intelligence.--Whoever knowingly uses 
artificial intelligence to impersonate, falsely assume or pretend to be 
an officer or employee of the United States, including by mimicking the 
voice or likeness of a Federal officer without an explicit disclaimer, 
and thereby produces materially false or misleading content shall be 
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or 
both. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit legitimate 
uses of artificial intelligence in satire, parody, or expressive 
conduct protected under the First Amendment, provided such content 
includes clear disclosure that it is not authentic and is not intended 
as such.
``(c) Definition.--In this section--
``(1) the term `artificial intelligence' means any system 
or software that performs tasks normally requiring human 
intelligence, including generative models capable of producing 
human-like audio, video, or text; and
``(2) the term `impersonates' means to falsely represent 
oneself as another identifiable individual, whether real or 
fictitious, in a manner reasonably likely to cause another 
person to believe the content is authentic.''.

TITLE X

SEC. 1001. HEARINGS.

(a) In General.--Each standing committee of the House of 
Representatives shall hold a hearing on the implementation of this Act 
within one year of enactment.
(b) Exercise of Rulemaking Authority.--Subsection (a) is enacted--
(1) as an exercise of rulemaking power of the House of 
Representatives, and, as such, shall be considered as part of 
the rules of the House, and such rules shall supersede any 
other rule of the House only to the extent that rule is 
inconsistent therewith; and
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
either House to change such rules (so far as relating to the 
procedure in such House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the 
House.

TITLE XI

SEC. 1101. CODE OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT.

In rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, strike 
clause 3 and insert the following:
``3. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
employee of the House may not receive compensation and may not permit 
compensation to accrue to the beneficial interest of such individual 
from any source, the receipt of which would occur by virtue of 
influence improperly exerted from the position of such individual in 
Congress.''.

TITLE XII

SEC. 1201. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

TITLE XIII

SEC. 1301. APPROPRIATIONS.

The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2027, and for other purposes, namely:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

national heart, lung, and blood institute

For an additional amount for necessary expenses for carrying out 
section 301 and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect 
to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and blood and blood 
products, $1,000,000.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Rural Development

salaries and expenses

For an additional amount for the administration and implementation 
of Rural Development programs, including activities with institutions 
concerning the development and operation of agricultural cooperatives, 
$1,000,000.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of the Fiscal Service

salaries and expenses

For an additional amount for necessary expenses of operations of 
the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, $1,000,000.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

MILITARY PERSONNEL

Military Personnel, Space Force

For an additional amount of expenses for pay, allowances, 
individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, 
permanent change of station travel, and expenses of temporary duty 
travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Space Force 
on active duty and cadets, $1,000,000.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

cooperative endangered species conservation fund

For an additional amount of expenses necessary to carry out section 
6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), $1,000,000.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

railroad research and development

For an additional amount of expenses necessary for railroad 
research and development, $1,000,000.
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