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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1834

 To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 4, 2025

 Mr. McGovern introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
 Natural Resources, House Administration, Transportation and 
Infrastructure, Agriculture, Science, Space, and Technology, Education 
and Workforce, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Small 
 Business, the Judiciary, Homeland Security, Financial Services, 
Veterans' Affairs, Ways and Means, Rules, Ethics, Energy and Commerce, 
the Budget, Oversight and Government Reform, 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

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.

 Be it enacted 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 ``Breaking the Gridlock Act''.

 TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL TIME CAPSULE

SEC. 101. SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL CONGRESSIONAL TIME CAPSULE.

    (a) Creation by Architect of the Capitol.--The Architect of the 
Capitol shall create a congressional time capsule, to be known as the 
``Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule'' (in this title 
referred to as the ``Time Capsule'').

    (b) Contents.--

    (1) Determination by congressional leadership.--The Office 
 of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Office of the 
 Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Office of the 
 Majority Leader of the Senate, and Office of the Minority 
 Leader of the Senate shall jointly determine the contents of 
 the Time Capsule, taking into account the requirements of 
 paragraph

    (2) .

    (2) Specifications.--The contents of the Time Capsule shall 
 include--
        (A) a representative portion of all books, 
 manuscripts, miscellaneous printed matter, memorabilia, 
 relics, and other materials relating to the United 
 States Semiquincentennial;
        (B) copies or representations of important 
 legislative and institutional milestones of Congress 
 during the time before the Time Capsule is buried;
            (C) a message from Congress to the future Congress 
 when the Time Capsule will be opened; and
            (D) such other content as the offices described in 
 paragraph

    (1) consider appropriate.

    (3) Consultation.--In carrying out this subsection, the 
 offices described in paragraph

    (1) may consult with the 
 Architect of the Capitol, the Secretary of the Smithsonian 
 Institution, and such other entities of the Federal Government 
 as the offices consider appropriate.
            (c) Duties of Architect.--The Architect of the Capitol shall--

    (1) prepare the Time Capsule to be sealed and buried on the 
 West Lawn of the Capitol, at a location specified by the 
 Architect, on or before July 4, 2026, at a time which would 
 permit individuals attending this event to also attend the 
 burial of a time capsule in Independence Mall in Philadelphia, 
 Pennsylvania, under 

section 7

    (f)

    (1) of the United States 
 Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (36 U.S.C. 101 note 
 prec.); and

    (2) install a plaque to provide such information about the 
 Time Capsule as the Architect considers appropriate.
            (d) Unsealing.--The Time Capsule shall be sealed until July 4, 
2276, on which date the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall 
present the Time Capsule to the 244th Congress, and such Congress shall 
determine how the contents within should be preserved or used.

    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this title, and 
any amounts so appropriated shall remain available until expended.

 TITLE II--FIRE SUPPRESSION COST SHARE AGREEMENTS

SEC. 201. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN FIRE SUPPRESSION COST SHARE 
 AGREEMENTS.

    (a) Establishment of Standard Operating Procedures.--Not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretaries 
shall--

    (1) establish standard operating procedures relating to 
 payment timelines for fire suppression cost share agreements 
 established under the Act of May 27, 1955 (42 U.S.C. 1856a) 
 (commonly known as the ``Reciprocal Fire Protection Act''); and

    (2) with respect to each fire suppression cost share 
 agreement in operation on such date--
        (A) review each such agreement; and
        (B) modify each agreement as necessary to comply 
 with the standard operating procedures required under 
 paragraph

    (1) .

    (b) Alignment of Fire Suppression Cost Share Agreements With 
Cooperative Fire Protection Agreements.--The standard operating 
procedures required under subsection

    (a)

    (1) shall include a requirement 
that each fire suppression cost share agreement be aligned with each of 
the cooperative fire protection agreements applicable to the entity 
subject to such fire suppression cost share agreement.
            (c) Payments Pursuant to Cost Share Agreements.--With respect to 
payments made pursuant to fire suppression cost share agreements, the 
standard operating procedures required under subsection

    (a)

    (1) shall 
require that the Federal paying entity reimburse a local fire 
department if such fire department submits an invoice in accordance 
with cost settlement procedures.
            (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretaries should carry out reciprocal fire suppression cost share 
agreement repayments to local fire suppression organizations as soon as 
practicable after fire suppression occurs but not later than 1 year 
after fire suppression occurs.

    (e) Secretaries Defined.--In this section, the term ``Secretaries'' 
means--

    (1) the Secretary of Agriculture;

    (2) the Secretary of the Interior;

    (3) the Secretary of Homeland Security; and

    (4) the Secretary of Defense.

 TITLE III--UDALL FOUNDATION FUNDING

SEC. 301. FUNDING.

 

Section 13 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation 
Act (20 U.S.C. 5609) is amended--

    (1) by striking ``through 2023'' each place it appears and 
 inserting ``through 2029'';

    (2) in subsection

    (b)

    (1) , by striking ``$1,000'' and 
 inserting ``$5,000''; and

    (3) in subsection
            (c) , by striking ``the fiscal year in 
 which this subsection is enacted'' and inserting ``fiscal year 
 2026''.

 TITLE IV--STRATEGY ON BOKO HARAM

SEC. 401. REGIONAL STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE THREAT POSED BY BOKO HARAM.

    (a) Strategy Required.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
 Secretary of Defense shall jointly develop and submit to the 
 appropriate committees of Congress a five-year strategy to help 
 enable the Government of Nigeria, members of the Multinational 
 Joint Task Force to Combat Boko Haram

    (MNJTF) authorized by the 
 African Union, and relevant partners to counter the regional 
 threat of Boko Haram and assist the Government of Nigeria and 
 its neighbors to accept and address legitimate grievances of 
 vulnerable populations in areas affected by Boko Haram.

    (2) Elements.--At a minimum, the strategy must address the 
 following elements:
        (A) Enhance, pursuant to existing authorities and 
 restrictions, the institutional capacity, including 
 military capabilities, of the Government of Nigeria and 
 partner nations in the region, as appropriate, to 
 counter the threat posed by Boko Haram.
        (B) Provide humanitarian support to civilian 
 populations impacted by Boko Haram's activity.
            (C) Specific activities through which the United 
 States Government intends to improve and enhance the 
 capacity of Multinational Joint Task Force to Combat 
 Boko Haram partner nations to investigate and prosecute 
 human rights abuses by security forces and promote 
 respect for the rule of law within the military.
            (D) A means for assisting Nigeria, and as 
 appropriate, Multinational Joint Task Force to Combat 
 Boko Haram nations, to counter violent extremism, 
 including efforts to address underlying societal 
 factors shown to contribute to the ability of Boko 
 Haram to radicalize and recruit individuals.
        (E) A plan to strengthen and promote the rule of 
 law, including by improving the capacity of the 
 civilian police and judicial system in Nigeria, 
 enhancing public safety, and responding to crime 
 (including gender-based violence), while respecting 
 human rights and strengthening accountability measures, 
 including measures to prevent corruption.
        (F) Strengthen the long-term capacity of the 
 Government of Nigeria to enhance security for schools 
 such that children are safer and girls seeking an 
 education are better protected, and to combat gender-
 based violence and gender inequality.
        (G) Identify and develop mechanisms for 
 coordinating the implementation of the strategy across 
 the inter-agency and with the Government of Nigeria, 
 regional partners, and other relevant foreign partners.
        (H) Identify the resources required to achieve the 
 strategy's objectives.

    (b) Assessment.--The Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit, to the appropriate committees of Congress, an assessment 
regarding--

    (1) the willingness and capability of the Government of 
 Nigeria and regional partners to implement the strategy 
 developed under subsection

    (a) , including the capability gaps, 
 if any, of the Government and military forces of Nigeria that 
 would need to be addressed to enable the Government of Nigeria 
 and the governments of its partner countries in the region--
        (A) to counter the threat of Boko Haram; and
        (B) to address the legitimate grievances of 
 vulnerable populations in areas affected by Boko Haram; 
 and

    (2) significant United States intelligence gaps concerning 
 Boko Haram or on the willingness and capacity of the Government 
 of Nigeria and regional partners to implement the strategy 
 developed under subsection

    (a) .
            (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that lack of 
economic opportunity and access to education, justice, and other social 
services contributes to the ability of Boko Haram to radicalize and 
recruit individuals.
            (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--

    (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
 Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
 Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and

    (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
 Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
 Representatives.

 TITLE V--VETERANS INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE

SEC. 501. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR VETERANS INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.

 

Section 32
            (c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b
            (c) ) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (4) Report.--Along with the budget justification 
 documents for the Small Business Administration submitted to 
 Congress in connection with the budget for a fiscal year 
 submitted under 

section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 
 the Administrator shall submit a report--
 ``
        (A) discussing the appointments made to and 
 activities of the task force; and
 ``
        (B) identifying and outlining a plan for outreach 
 and promotion of the programs and services for 
 veterans, including Veteran Business Outreach Centers, 
 Boots to Business, Boots to Business Reboot, Service-
 Disabled Entrepreneurship Development Training Program, 
 Veteran Institute for Procurement, Women Veteran 
 Entrepreneurship Training Program, and Veteran Women 
 Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship.''.

 TITLE VI--VETERANS PILOT PROGRAM

SEC. 601. VETERANS PILOT PROGRAM ON PROMISING RETENTION MODELS.

    (a) Establishment.--The Attorney General, acting through the 
Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, shall carry out a pilot 
program to make grants to eligible units of local government to improve 
retention in veterans treatment court programs (as such term is defined 
in 

section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (34 U.S.C. 10651)) and drug court programs.

    (b) Eligibility.--In order to be eligible for a grant under 
subsection

    (a) , a unit of local government shall operate a veterans 
treatment court program or a drug court.
            (c) Application.--A unit of local government seeking a grant 
through the pilot program under subsection

    (a) shall submit to the 
Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably 
require, including--

    (1) a description of the therapeutic or treatment modality 
 that the unit of local government plans to implement and data 
 to support the use of the therapeutic or treatment modality, 
 including information showing how the therapeutic or treatment 
 modality will promote retention in and completion of veterans 
 treatment court programs and drug court programs; and

    (2) detailed plans on how the applicant would test the 
 efficacy of the therapeutic or treatment modality.
            (d) Reporting Metrics.--Not later than 180 days after receiving a 
grant under subsection

    (a) , a unit of local government shall submit to 
the Attorney General a report, which includes demographic information 
of participants in the veterans treatment court program, and completion 
rates of such participants. The Attorney General shall develop 
guidelines for the report required under this subsection.

 TITLE VII--TSA COMMUTING BENEFITS

SEC. 701. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON TSA COMMUTING BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a study on the feasibility of 
treating as on-duty hours the time Transportation Security 
Administration employees working at airport locations spend traveling 
between regular duty locations and airport parking lots and bus and 
transit stops.

    (b) Considerations.--In conducting the feasibility study required 
under subsection

    (a) , the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration shall consider the following with respect to 
Transportation Security Administration employees:

    (1) The amount of time needed by such employees to travel 
 between regular duty locations and airport parking lots and bus 
 and transit stops at small hub airports, medium hub airports, 
 and large hub airports (as such terms are defined in 

section 40102 of title 49, United States Code).

    (2) The amount of time such employees spend commuting, on 
 average, exclusive of the time described in paragraph

    (1) .

    (3) The potential benefits to such employees and the 
 Administration of treating as on-duty hours the time described 
 in such paragraph.

    (4) The feasibility of using mobile phones, location data, 
 and any other means to allow such employees to report their 
 arrival to and departure from the airport parking lots and bus 
 and transit stops concerned.

    (5) The estimated costs of treating as on-duty hours the 
 time described in such paragraph, including by considering such 
 hours creditable as basic pay for retirement purposes.

    (6) Other considerations determined appropriate by the 
 Administrator.

 TITLE VIII--CHINA FINANCIAL THREAT MITIGATION

SEC. 801. CHINA FINANCIAL THREAT MITIGATION.

    (a) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
with the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the 
Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Secretary 
of State, shall conduct a study and issue a report on the exposure of 
the United States to the financial sector of the People's Republic of 
China that includes--

    (1) an assessment of the effects of reforms to the 
 financial sector of the People's Republic of China on the 
 United States and global financial systems;

    (2) a description of the policies the United States 
 Government is adopting to protect the interests of the United 
 States while the financial sector of the People's Republic of 
 China undergoes such reforms;

    (3) a description and analysis of any risks to the 
 financial stability of the United States and the global economy 
 emanating from the People's Republic of China; and

    (4) recommendations for additional actions the United 
 States Government, including United States representatives at 
 relevant international organizations, should take to strengthen 
 international cooperation to monitor and mitigate such 
 financial stability risks and protect United States interests.

    (b) Transmission of Report.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
transmit the report required under subsection

    (a) not later than one 
year after the date of enactment of this Act to the Committees on 
Financial Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
the Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Foreign 
Relations of the Senate, and to the United States representatives at 
relevant international organizations, as appropriate.
            (c) Classification of Report.--The report required under subsection

    (a) shall be unclassified, but may contain a classified annex.
            (d) Publication of Report.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
publish the report required under subsection

    (a) (other than any 
classified annex) on the website of the Department of the Treasury not 
later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act.

 TITLE IX--SERVICEMEMBERS' AND VETERANS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE

SEC. 901. PERIODIC REVIEW OF AUTOMATIC MAXIMUM COVERAGE UNDER 
 SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE AND VETERANS' GROUP 
 LIFE INSURANCE.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 19 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``

Sec. 1980B. Periodic review of automatic maximum coverage
 ``

    (a) In General.--On January 1, 2026, and every three years 
thereafter, the Secretary shall--
 ``

    (1) complete a review of how the amount specified in 
 

section 1967

    (a)

    (3)
        (A)
            (i) compares to the amount described in 
 subsection

    (b) ; and
 ``

    (2) submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 
 House of Representatives and the Senate the results of the 
 review.
 ``

    (b) Amount Described.--The amount described in this subsection is 
the amount equal to--
 ``

    (1) $400,000; multiplied by
 ``

    (2) the percentage of the increase (if any) in the 
 average of the Consumer Price Index for the fiscal year ending 
 during the preceding calendar year compared to the average of 
 the Consumer Price Index for fiscal year 2005.
 ``
            (c) Consumer Price Index Defined.--In this section, the term 
`Consumer Price Index' means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department 
of Labor.''.

    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 19 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to 

section 1980A the following new item:

``1980B. Periodic review of automatic maximum coverage.''.

 TITLE X--RESTORATION OF AMOUNTS TO VETERANS

SEC. 1001. RESTORATION OF AMOUNTS IMPROPERLY WITHHELD FOR TAX PURPOSES 
 FROM SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TO VETERANS WITH COMBAT-RELATED 
 INJURIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--

    (1) identify--
        (A) the severance payments--
            (i) that the Secretary paid after January 
 17, 1991;
            (ii) that the Secretary computed under 
 

section 1212 of title 10, United States Code;
            (iii) that were not considered gross income 
 pursuant to 

section 104

    (a)

    (4) of the Internal 
 Revenue Code of 1986; and
            (iv) from which the Secretary withheld 
 amounts for tax purposes; and
        (B) the individuals to whom such severance payments 
 were made; and

    (2) with respect to each person identified under paragraph

    (1)
        (B) , provide--
        (A) notice of--
            (i) the amount of severance payments in 
 paragraph

    (1)
        (A) which were improperly withheld 
 for tax purposes; and
            (ii) such other information determined to 
 be necessary by the Secretary of the Treasury 
 to carry out the purposes of this section; and
        (B) instructions for filing amended tax returns to 
 recover the amounts improperly withheld for tax 
 purposes.

    (b) Extension of Limitation on Time for Credit or Refund.--

    (1) Period for filing claim.--If a claim for credit or 
 refund under 

section 6511

    (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
 1986 relates to a specified overpayment, the 3-year period of 
 limitation prescribed by such subsection shall not expire 
 before the date which is 1 year after the date the information 
 return described in subsection

    (a)

    (2) is provided. The 
 allowable amount of credit or refund of a specified overpayment 
 shall be determined without regard to the amount of tax paid 
 within the period provided in 

section 6511

    (b)

    (2) .

    (2) Specified overpayment.--For purposes of paragraph

    (1) , 
 the term ``specified overpayment'' means an overpayment 
 attributable to a severance payment described in subsection

    (a)

    (1) .

 TITLE XI--HEARINGS BY HOUSE COMMITTEES

SEC. 1101. 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 XII--CODE OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT

SEC. 1201. CODE OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT.

 In rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, strike 
clause 20 and insert the following:
 ``20. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
employee of the House may not, directly or indirectly, take any actions 
to prevent any individual from or retaliate against any individual for 
providing truthful information to the Committee on Ethics, the Office 
of Congressional Conduct, the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, 
or any law enforcement official, provided that the disclosure of such 
information is not otherwise prohibited by law or House rules.''.

 TITLE XIII--PROHIBITING TRANSFER OF SENSITIVE DATA TO FOREIGN 
 ADVERSARIES

SEC. 1301. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE SENSITIVE 
 DATA OF UNITED STATES INDIVIDUALS TO FOREIGN ADVERSARIES.

    (a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for a data broker to sell, 
license, rent, trade, transfer, release, disclose, provide access to, 
or otherwise make available personally identifiable sensitive data of a 
United States individual to--

    (1) any foreign adversary country; or

    (2) any entity that is controlled by a foreign adversary.

    (b) Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission.--

    (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of 
 this section shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining 
 an unfair or a deceptive act or practice under 

section 18

    (a)

    (1)
        (B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
 57a

    (a)

    (1)
        (B) ).

    (2) Powers of commission.--
        (A) In general.--The Commission shall enforce this 
 section in the same manner, by the same means, and with 
 the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all 
 applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 
 Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated 
 into and made a part of this section.
        (B) Privileges and immunities.--Any person who 
 violates this section shall be subject to the penalties 
 and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided 
 in the Federal Trade Commission Act.

    (3) Authority preserved.--Nothing in this section may be 
 construed to limit the authority of the Commission under any 
 other provision of law.
            (c) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
 Trade Commission.

    (2) Controlled by a foreign adversary.--The term 
 ``controlled by a foreign adversary'' means, with respect to an 
 individual or entity, that such individual or entity is--
        (A) a foreign person that is domiciled in, is 
 headquartered in, has its principal place of business 
 in, or is organized under the laws of a foreign 
 adversary country;
        (B) an entity with respect to which a foreign 
 person or combination of foreign persons described in 
 subparagraph
        (A) directly or indirectly own at least a 
 20 percent stake; or
            (C) a person subject to the direction or control of 
 a foreign person or entity described in subparagraph
        (A) or
        (B) .

    (3) Data broker.--
        (A) In general.--The term ``data broker'' means an 
 entity that, for valuable consideration, sells, 
 licenses, rents, trades, transfers, releases, 
 discloses, provides access to, or otherwise makes 
 available data of United States individuals that the 
 entity did not collect directly from such individuals 
 to another entity that is not acting as a service 
 provider.
        (B) Exclusion.--The term ``data broker'' does not 
 include an entity to the extent such entity--
            (i) is transmitting data of a United States 
 individual, including communications of such an 
 individual, at the request or direction of such 
 individual;
            (ii) is providing, maintaining, or offering 
 a product or service with respect to which 
 personally identifiable sensitive data, or 
 access to such data, is not the product or 
 service;
            (iii) is reporting or publishing news or 
 information that concerns local, national, or 
 international events or other matters of public 
 interest;
            (iv) is reporting, publishing, or otherwise 
 making available news or information that is 
 available to the general public--
            (I) including information from--

    (aa) a book, magazine, 
 telephone book, or online 
 directory;

    (bb) a motion picture;
            (cc) a television, 
 internet, or radio program;
            (dd) the news media; or

    (ee) an internet site that 
 is available to the general 
 public on an unrestricted 
 basis; and
            (II) not including an obscene 
 visual depiction (as such term is used 
 in 

section 1460 of title 18, United 
 States Code); or
            (v) is acting as a service provider.

    (4) Foreign adversary country.--The term ``foreign 
 adversary country'' means a country specified in 

section 4872
            (d) (2) of title 10, United States Code.

    (5) Personally identifiable sensitive data.--The term 
 ``personally identifiable sensitive data'' means any sensitive 
 data that identifies or is linked or reasonably linkable, alone 
 or in combination with other data, to an individual or a device 
 that identifies or is linked or reasonably linkable to an 
 individual.

    (6) Precise geolocation information.--The term ``precise 
 geolocation information'' means information that--
        (A) is derived from a device or technology of an 
 individual; and
        (B) reveals the past or present physical location 
 of an individual or device that identifies or is linked 
 or reasonably linkable to 1 or more individuals, with 
 sufficient precision to identify street level location 
 information of an individual or device or the location 
 of an individual or device within a range of 1,850 feet 
 or less.

    (7) Sensitive data.--The term ``sensitive data'' includes 
 the following:
        (A) A government-issued identifier, such as a 
 Social Security number, passport number, or driver's 
 license number.
        (B) Any information that describes or reveals the 
 past, present, or future physical health, mental 
 health, disability, diagnosis, or health care condition 
 or treatment of an individual.
            (C) A financial account number, debit card number, 
 credit card number, or information that describes or 
 reveals the income level or bank account balances of an 
 individual.
            (D) Biometric information.
        (E) Genetic information.
        (F) Precise geolocation information.
        (G) An individual's private communications such as 
 voice mails, emails, texts, direct messages, mail, 
 voice communications, and video communications, or 
 information identifying the parties to such 
 communications or pertaining to the transmission of 
 such communications, including telephone numbers 
 called, telephone numbers from which calls were placed, 
 the time calls were made, call duration, and location 
 information of the parties to the call.
        (H) Account or device log-in credentials, or 
 security or access codes for an account or device.
            (I) Information identifying the sexual behavior of 
 an individual.
        (J) Calendar information, address book information, 
 phone or text logs, photos, audio recordings, or 
 videos, maintained for private use by an individual, 
 regardless of whether such information is stored on the 
 individual's device or is accessible from that device 
 and is backed up in a separate location.
        (K) A photograph, film, video recording, or other 
 similar medium that shows the naked or undergarment-
 clad private area of an individual.
            (L) Information revealing the video content 
 requested or selected by an individual.
            (M) Information about an individual under the age 
 of 17.
        (N) An individual's race, color, ethnicity, or 
 religion.
        (O) Information identifying an individual's online 
 activities over time and across websites or online 
 services.
        (P) Information that reveals the status of an 
 individual as a member of the Armed Forces.
        (Q) Any other data that a data broker sells, 
 licenses, rents, trades, transfers, releases, 
 discloses, provides access to, or otherwise makes 
 available to a foreign adversary country, or entity 
 that is controlled by a foreign adversary, for the 
 purpose of identifying the types of data listed in 
 subparagraphs
        (A) through
        (P) .

    (8) Service provider.--The term ``service provider'' means 
 an entity that--
        (A) collects, processes, or transfers data on 
 behalf of, and at the direction of--
            (i) an individual or entity that is not a 
 foreign adversary country or controlled by a 
 foreign adversary; or
            (ii) a Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, 
 or local government entity; and
        (B) receives data from or on behalf of an 
 individual or entity described in subparagraph
        (A)
            (i) or a Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, or local 
 government entity.

    (9) United states individual.--The term ``United States 
 individual'' means a natural person residing in the United 
 States.
            (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date 
that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

 TITLE XIV--DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS

SEC. 1401. 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 XV--DOMESTICALLY MADE UNITED STATES FLAGS

SEC. 1501. REQUIREMENT FOR AGENCIES TO BUY DOMESTICALLY MADE UNITED 
 STATES FLAGS.

    (a) Requirement for Agencies To Buy Domestically Made United States 
Flags.--

    (1) In general.--Chapter 63 of title 41, United States 
 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
 section:
``

Sec. 6310. Requirement for agencies to buy domestically made United 
 States flags
 ``

    (a) Requirement.--Except as provided in subsections

    (b) through
            (d) , funds appropriated or otherwise available to an agency may not be 
used for the procurement of any flag of the United States, unless such 
flag has been 100 percent manufactured in the United States from 
articles, materials, or supplies that have been grown or 100 percent 
produced or manufactured in the United States.
 ``

    (b) Availability Exception.--Subsection

    (a) does not apply to the 
extent that the head of the agency concerned determines that 
satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of a flag described in 
such subsection cannot be procured as and when needed at United States 
market prices.
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            (c) Exception for Certain Procurements.--Subsection

    (a) does not 
apply to the following:
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    (1) Procurements by vessels in foreign waters.
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    (2) Procurements for resale purposes in any military 
 commissary, military exchange, or nonappropriated fund 
 instrumentality operated by an agency.
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    (3) Procurements for amounts less than the simplified 
 acquisition threshold.
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            (d) Presidential Waiver.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--The President may waive the requirement 
 in subsection

    (a) if the President determines a waiver is 
 necessary to comply with any trade agreement to which the 
 United States is a party.
 ``

    (2) Notice of waiver.--Not later than 30 days after 
 granting a waiver under paragraph

    (1) , the President shall 
 publish a notice of the waiver in the Federal Register.
 ``

    (e) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:
 ``

    (1) Agency.--The term `agency' has the meaning given the 
 term `executive agency' in 

section 102 of title 40.
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    (2) Simplified acquisition threshold.--The term 
 `simplified acquisition threshold' has the meaning given that 
 term in 

section 134.''.

    (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
 beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
 following new item:

``6310. Requirement for agencies to buy domestically made United States 
 flags.''.

    (b) Applicability.--

Section 6310 of title 41, United States Code, 
as added by subsection

    (a)

    (1) , shall apply with respect to any contract 
entered into on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

 TITLE XVI--APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 1601. APPROPRIATIONS.

 The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, namely:

 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

 rural health

 For an additional amount for the Telehealth Resource Center of the 
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy of the Office for the Advancement 
of Telehealth, to provide assistance with respect to technical, legal, 
regulatory service delivery or other related barriers to the 
development of telehealth technologies for skilled nursing facilities 
(as defined in 

section 1819 of the Social Security Act) and nursing 
facilities (as defined in 

section 1919 of such Act), $1,000,000 to 
remain available through September 30, 2026.

 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS

 office of budget and program analysis

 For an additional amount for necessary expenses of the Office of 
Budget and Program Analysis, $1,000,000.

 DEPARTMENT OF STATE

 CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

 For an additional amount for necessary expenses of the Capital 
Investment Fund, as authorized, $1,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.

 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

 operation and maintenance, army

 For an additional amount for expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized 
by law, $1,000,000.

 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INTELLIGENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND 
 OVERSIGHT

 management directorate

 operations and support

 For an additional amount for necessary expenses of the Management 
Directorate for operations and support, $1,000,000.

 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 ENERGY PROGRAMS

 energy information administration

 For an additional amount for Department of Energy expenses 
necessary in carrying out the activities of the Energy Information 
Administration, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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