HR 7007
Governing for the People Act
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Bill overview
The Governing for the People Act primarily focuses on extending and modifying tax provisions related to film and television production deductions, enhancing penalties for veterans’ benefits fraud, and addressing wildfire recovery funding. It also includes provisions for AI literacy programs, a new warning system grant program, and updates to House rules regarding ethical conduct. Finally, it mandates reporting on China’s oil transactions with Iran and adjusts the timing for salary payments to members of Congress.
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- Extends the film and television production tax deduction (Section 181) through December 31, 2030, increasing the dollar limitation for qualified productions.
- Increases the dollar limitation for qualified film and television productions to $40 million, adjusted for inflation.
- Adds a new criminal penalty for defrauding veterans of their benefits.
- Establishes a grant program to support local AI literacy programs.
- Authorizes a waiver of matching requirements for wildfire recovery projects.
- Requires the Department of Homeland Security to conduct research and development for emergency warning systems.
- Updates House rules to prohibit sexual relationships between members and staff.
- Allocates additional funding to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Tax Court, Space Force, North American Wetlands Conservation Fund, Federal Railroad Administration, and other agencies.
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119th CONGRESS — 2d Session
H. R. 7007
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To govern on behalf of the American people.
This Act may be cited as the Governing for the People Act
.
Section 181(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2025
and inserting December 31, 2030
.
Section 181(a)(2)(A) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 181(a)(2)(B) of such Code is amended in the matter following clause (ii) by striking substituting
and inserting $20,000,000
for $15,000,000
substituting
.$40,000,000
for $30,000,000
Section 181(a)(2) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
such dollar amount, multiplied by
the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2025
for calendar year 2016
in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.
Rounding.—Any increase determined under clause (i) shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1,000.
The amendments made by this section shall apply to productions commencing after the date of the enactment of this Act.
the term veteran has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38; and
the term veterans’ benefits means any benefit provided by Federal law for a veteran or a dependent or survivor of a veteran.
The purpose of this title is to ensure that parties affected by wildland fires resulting from management activities conducted by the Department of Agriculture on National Forest System land are eligible to receive 100 percent funding for the cost of remediating direct and indirect damages under authorized Federal recovery programs.
In this section:
The term covered matching requirement means a requirement under a program of the Secretary for wildland fire recovery for a State, Indian Tribe, locality, or individual to provide matching funds, in cash, for a project.
The term covered wildland fire means a wildland fire that the Secretary determines to be a result of management activities conducted by the Secretary on National Forest System land.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.
The term wildland fire includes wildfire, prescribed fire, and any direct or indirect damage resulting in watershed impairment.
Awards made under this subsection may be used for the following:
To develop curricula, educational materials, and resources focused on AI literacy, including relating to understanding the basics of AI, its applications, ethical considerations, and the societal impacts of AI.
To conduct outreach and engagement activities to raise awareness of AI literacy and encourage participation in AI literacy programs.
To evaluate the effectiveness of AI literacy programs and share best practices and lessons learned with other organizations and institutions.
demonstrate a strong commitment to serving marginalized communities, including senior citizens;
have experience launching technology education local programs working with target populations; and
propose innovative and scalable approaches to AI literacy education.
Each recipient of an award made under this subsection shall submit to the Director of the NSF an annual report that may include the following:
A description of the AI literacy programs funded by the award.
Information relating to the number and demographics of individuals served by the award.
An assessment of the impact of the award on participants’ understanding of AI and its implications.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the heads of the following Federal agencies shall each submit to Congress a report detailing how the respective agency can more effectively advance AI literacy:
The Secretary of Labor shall assess how AI literacy can be integrated into workforce development programs, with a focus on preparing workers for the jobs of the future and maintaining the United States competitive advantage and national security through artificial intelligence.
The Secretary of Commerce shall evaluate how AI literacy can enhance the competitiveness of United States businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, in the global AI economy, and contribute to maintaining the United States competitive advantage and national security through artificial intelligence.
The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall evaluate opportunities to support AI literacy among small business owners and entrepreneurs, with an emphasis on underserved communities, to maintain the United States competitive advantage and national security through artificial intelligence.
The Secretary of Education shall identify strategies for incorporating AI literacy into K–12 and higher education curricula, ensuring that all students have access to quality AI education, and that AI literacy contributes to maintaining the United States competitive advantage and national security through artificial intelligence.
The head of each agency specified in paragraph (1) shall also include in the respective reports required under such paragraph the following:
An identification of existing awards under the jurisdiction of the respective agency that can be modified to include AI literacy as an eligible use of funds.
Recommendations on how such awards can be adapted to support AI literacy initiatives, particularly in the context of workforce development, business competitiveness, education, and national security.
Specific examples of award programs that could be modified and the potential impact of such modifications.
In preparing the reports and recommendations required under this subsection, the head of each agency shall consult with relevant stakeholders, including educators, industry representatives, community organizations, and AI experts.
The reports required under this subsection shall be made publicly available on the websites of the respective agencies.
In this section:
The term AI means artificial intelligence.
The term artificial intelligence means an engineered system that can generate output for a given set of human-defined objectives, such as content, predictions, recommendations, or decisions that influence people or environments.
The terms artificial intelligence literacy and AI literacy mean the ability for humans to understand, evaluate, and effectively use artificial intelligence technologies, including understanding artificial intelligence basics and knowing what artificial intelligence can do, how artificial intelligence works, and being aware of the effects on society of artificial intelligence.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and Secretary of the Treasury a report analyzing oil and ballistic missile-related transactions between the People’s Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:
An assessment of the purchases of Iranian oil by the People’s Republic of China since 2020, including an assessment of the use of transshipment points and shell companies as methods to insulate the People’s Republic of China from sanctions.
An assessment of significant financial transactions by entities in the People’s Republic of China related to the sale, supply, or transfer to Iran of chemical precursors and other materials that may support the ballistic missile program of Iran.
In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means—
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
Not later than 6 months after the submission of the report required by section 2, the Secretary of the Treasury shall determine whether the People’s Republic of China is conducting any sanctionable activities and report such determination to Congress.
Coverage under this title may not be subject to—
prior authorization;
step-therapy or other utilization controls;
frequency limits more restrictive than one screening annually; or
documentation requirements beyond those included in recent evidence-based clinical guidelines.
An eligible individual is an adult who—
is 50 to 80 years old; and
is determined by a treating health care professional to be at increased risk for lung cancer based on personal, environmental, or familial risk factors.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall issue implementing regulations within 180 days of enactment and ensure program-wide compliance.
The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall take such actions as may be necessary to implement the priority recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States contained in the report published on November 15, 2022, and titled Disaster Recovery: Actions Needed to Improve the Federal Approach
(GAO–23–104956).
Section 116(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 4551) is amended—
by striking The usual day
and inserting (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the usual day
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery—Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistanceof title III of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103) that are obligated as of the date of enactment of this Act; and
for fiscal year 2023 under the heading Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery—Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance
of title III of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328); and
Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery—Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistanceof title III of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–47).
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies and departments, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, and relevant owners and operators of critical infrastructure, as appropriate, shall, to the extent practicable, carry out research and development to support and improve the—
Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery—Federal Emergency Management Agency—Federal Assistance.
Each standing committee of the House of Representatives shall hold a hearing on the implementation of this Act within one year of enactment.
Subsection (a) is enacted—
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
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.
In rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, strike clause 18 and insert the following:
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.
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:
For an additional amount for necessary expenses for carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health Service Act with respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, $1,000,000.
For an additional amount for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service salaries and expenses, $1,000,000.
For an additional amount for necessary expenses, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.
For an additional amount of expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operations and maintenance of the Space Force, as authorized by law, $1,000,000.
For an additional amount of expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.), $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.
For an additional amount of expenses necessary of the Federal Railroad Administration, $1,000,000.