(a) In general

Chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting, after subchapter V, the following new subchapter:

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

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 Hébert 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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

(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:

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:

(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—

(e) Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this section.

(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:

(d) Effective date

This Act shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of 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).

(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—

(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)

by designating the text of subsection (cc) as paragraph (1); and

(2)

in subsection (cc)—

(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.

(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.

(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—

(c) Exception

(d) Definitions

In this section:

(e) Sunset

This section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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—