H.R. 9586

119 HR 9586 IH: Delivering Priority Legislation Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-07-02
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9586  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 2, 2026   Mr. McGovern  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committees on  Small Business ,  Science, Space, and Technology ,  Natural Resources ,  Agriculture ,  Transportation and Infrastructure ,  Energy and Commerce ,  Homeland Security ,  Armed Services ,  Foreign Affairs ,  Education and Workforce ,  Oversight and Government Reform ,  House Administration ,  Financial Services ,  Veterans' Affairs ,  Intelligence (Permanent Select) ,  the Judiciary ,  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   A BILL
To deliver priority legislation.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Delivering Priority Legislation Act  .
I
101.
Extension and modification of assistance for administrative, oversight, and contract processing costs for SBIR and STTR programs
(a)
In general
Section 9(mm) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(mm) ) is amended—
(1)
by designating the text of paragraph (1) as subparagraph (A); and
(2)
in paragraph (1)—
(A)
by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (L) as clauses (i) through (xii), respectively;
(B)
by striking  September 30, 2025  and inserting  September 30, 2030 ;
(C)
by striking  3 percent  and inserting  3.3 percent ; and
(D)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(B)
Transfer of funds
(i)
In general
Not later than 2 months after the date of the enactment of an Act providing appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation, the head of each such entity for which such Act provided appropriations shall transfer not less than 10 percent of the amount of the funds used for the purposes described in clauses (i) through (xii) of subparagraph (A) to the Administrator to increase the resources of the Administration for administering the SBIR and STTR programs.
(ii)
Fund use limits
None of the funds transferred under clause (i) may be used for or with respect to any program established under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 661 et seq. ).
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(b)
Increasing participation of underserved populations in the SBIR and STTR programs
(1)
In general
Section 9(mm)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(2) ) is amended to read as follows:
(2)
Outreach and technical assistance
A Federal agency participating in the program under this subsection may use a portion of the funds authorized for uses under paragraph (1) to carry out the policy directive required under subsection (j)(2)(F) and to increase the participation of States with respect to which a low level of SBIR awards have historically been awarded.
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(2)
Conforming amendment
Section 9(mm)(6) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(6) ) is amended by striking  including  and all that follows and inserting the following: “including—
(A)
the use of funds transferred under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) for the uses authorized in such subparagraph and to achieve the objectives of paragraph (2); and
(B)
the use of other funds under this subsection to achieve such objectives.
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II
201.
Every kid outdoors reauthorization
Section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act ( Public Law 116–9 ;  16 U.S.C. 6804  note) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(5), by striking  or home-schooled learner 10  and inserting  or fifth grader or home-schooled learner who is 10 or 11 ;
(2)
in the heading for subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking
in grade four  ; and
(3)
in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
(5)
Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated for use by the Secretaries in carrying out paragraph (3), $25,000,000 for each fiscal year to—
(A)
provide operational and staff support for the program, including coordination for the National Park Service to provide operational and staff support in carrying out the activities of the program;
(B)
promote the program and distribute resources related to the program to schools, youth-serving organizations, parents, and caregivers;
(C)
provide transportation services related to the program to schools and youth-serving organizations with the greatest financial needs; and
(D)
launch targeted outreach related to the program for underserved communities and children with disabilities.
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III
301.
Establishment of national nuclear forensics center
(a)
Establishment
(1)
In general
The National Nuclear Security Administration Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 3221 the following new section:
3222.
National nuclear forensics center
(a)
Establishment
There is within the Administration a National Nuclear Forensics Center (in this section referred to as the  Center ).
(b)
Mission
The mission of the Center shall be to coordinate stewardship, planning, assessment, gap analysis, exercises, improvement, including operational improvements and research, development, testing, and evaluation, and integration for all Federal nuclear forensics and attribution activities to ensure an enduring national technical nuclear forensics capability to strengthen the collective response of the United States to nuclear terrorism or other nuclear attacks.
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(2)
Clerical amendment
The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3221 the following new item:
Sec. 3222. National Nuclear Forensics Center.
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(3)
Nuclear forensics expertise
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall develop and implement a plan to modify the university program of the National Nuclear Security Administration established under section 6338 of title 10, United States Code, to include the development of expertise in nuclear forensics in supporting scientific and engineering advancement in key Department of Energy defense and national security program areas.
(b)
Conforming repeals
(1)
In general
The Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act ( Public Law 111–140 ) is hereby repealed.
(2)
Homeland security act of 2002
Title XIX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 590 et seq. ) is amended as follows:
(A)
In section 1923—
(i)
in subsection (a)—
(I)
by striking  (a)
Mission
. — ;
(II)
in paragraph (9), by striking the semicolon and inserting  ; and ;
(III)
by striking paragraphs (10), (11), (12), and (13); and
(IV)
by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (10); and
(ii)
by striking subsection (b).
(B)
In section 1927(a)(1) ( 6 U.S.C. 596a(a)(1) )—
(i)
in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking the semicolon and inserting  ; and ;
(ii)
in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking  ; and  and inserting a period; and
(iii)
by striking subparagraph (C).
(c)
References and construction
Any reference in any law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center established within the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department of Homeland Security, formerly the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, shall be deemed to be a reference to the National Nuclear Forensics Center established by section 3222 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act, as added by subsection (a).
IV
401.
Intermittent leave under the FMLA
(a)
Intermittent leave
Section 102(b) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2612(b) ) is amended in paragraph (1) by striking the first three sentences and inserting the following:  Subject to paragraph (2), paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (e), and subsection (f) of section 103 (as appropriate), leave under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3) may be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule. .
(b)
Removal of certification requirement for intermittent leave
Section 103(b) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2613(b) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (3) by adding  and  at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (4)(B), striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and
(3)
by striking paragraphs (5), (6), and (7).
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501.
Sense of the Congress
It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1)
the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner should, acting through the Federal Housing Administration, insure second mortgages under section 203 of the National Housing Act for properties for which the Federal Housing Administration has insured a first mortgage, to facilitate the assumption of such first mortgage by a subsequent purchaser of such property;
(2)
the Secretary of Agriculture should guarantee loans for eligible housing under section 502(h) of the Housing Act of 1949 that are second mortgages if the Secretary of Agriculture insures the loan that is the first mortgage against such eligible housing, to facilitate the assumption of such first mortgage by a subsequent purchaser of such eligible housing; and
(3)
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should insure and guarantee real estate housing loans secured by second liens under subchapter I of  chapter 37  of title 38, United States Code, if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs insures the first lien against such real estate, to facilitate the assumption of the first mortgage against such real estate by a subsequent purchaser of such real estate.
502.
Insurance for secondary mortgages
(a)
Federal housing administration
(1)
In general
Section 201(a) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1707(a) ) is amended—
(A)
by striking  a first mortgage  each place it occurs and inserting  a first mortgage or second mortgage ; and
(B)
by striking  secured thereby.  and inserting the following:  secured thereby; and the term  second mortgage  means, with respect to real estate against which there is a first mortgage that has been insured under section 203, such classes of second liens as are commonly given to secure advances on, or the unpaid purchase price of, real estate, under the laws of the State in which the real estate is located, together with the credit instrument, if any, secured thereby .
(2)
Conforming amendments
Section 203 of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1709 ) is amended by striking  first mortgage  each place it occurs and inserting  first mortgage or second mortgage .
(b)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Section 3703(d)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A), by striking  first lien  and inserting  first lien or second lien ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(C)
A real estate housing loan may only be secured by second lien if the Secretary insures or guarantees the first lien on such real estate.
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503.
Disclosure of information about loans guaranteed and insured
(a)
Loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration
The Assistant Secretary for the Office of Housing and the Federal Housing Commissioner shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, publish on a public website a list of all properties for which the Federal Housing Administration has insured a mortgage under section 203 of the National Housing Act that includes the following information for each property insured:
(1)
The address of the property against which there is a mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administration.
(2)
The date of the origination of the mortgage that is insured by the Federal Housing Administration.
(b)
Loans insured by the Department of Agriculture
The Secretary of Agriculture shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, publish on a public website a list of all properties for which the Department of Agriculture has guaranteed loan under section 502(h) of the Housing Act of 1949 that includes the following information for each loan insured:
(1)
The address of the property against which there is a loan guaranteed by the Department of Agriculture.
(2)
The date of the origination of the loan that is guaranteed by the Department of Agriculture.
(c)
Loans insured by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, publish on a public website a list of all properties for which the Department of Veterans Affairs has insured or guaranteed a housing loan under subchapter I of chapter 37 of part III of title 38, United States Code, that includes the following information for each housing loan insured or guaranteed:
(1)
The address of the property against which there is a housing loan insured or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(2)
The date of the origination of the housing loan that is insured or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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601.
Credit for hearing aids
(a)
In general
Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of  chapter 1  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 25D the following new section:
25F.
Credit for hearing aids
(a)
Allowance of credit
In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter an amount equal to so much of the amount paid during the taxable year, not compensated by insurance or otherwise, by the taxpayer for the purchase of any qualified hearing aid as does not exceed $1,000.
(b)
Income limitation
(1)
In general
No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) to any individual if the modified adjusted gross income of such individual exceeds—
(A)
$300,000 in the case of a head of household or a joint return, or
(B)
$150,000 in the case of any other individual.
(2)
Modified adjusted gross income
For purposes of this subsection, the term  modified adjusted gross income  means adjusted gross income increased by any amount excluded from gross income under section 911, 931, or 933.
(c)
Qualified hearing aid
For purposes of this section, the term  qualified hearing aid  means a hearing aid—
(1)
which is described in sections 874.3300 and 874.3305 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, and is authorized under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for commercial distribution, and
(2)
which is intended for use—
(A)
by the taxpayer, or
(B)
by an individual with respect to whom the taxpayer, for the taxable year, is allowed a deduction under section 151(c) (relating to deduction for personal exemptions for dependents).
(d)
Election once every 5 years
This section shall apply with respect to any individual for any taxable year only if there is an election in effect with respect to such individual (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe) to have this section apply for such taxable year. An election to have this section apply with respect to any individual may not be made for any taxable year if such an election is in effect with respect to such individual for any of the 4 taxable years preceding such taxable year.
(e)
Denial of double benefit
No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any expense for which a deduction or credit is allowed under any other provision of this chapter.
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(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of  chapter 1  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 25D the following new item:
Sec. 25F. Credit for hearing aids.
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(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026.
VII
701.
Findings
Congress finds the following:
(1)
Artificial intelligence systems developed by the People’s Republic of China may embed strategic, ideological, or discriminatory biases that reflect the political or military objectives of China.
(2)
A National Intelligence Estimate is needed to evaluate the risks these systems pose to United States national security and democratic institutions.
702.
National intelligence estimate on Chinese AI systems
(a)
Requirement
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress a National Intelligence Estimate on artificial intelligence systems developed or deployed by entities in the People’s Republic of China.
(b)
Elements
The National Intelligence Estimate required under subsection (a) shall include—
(1)
an evaluation of whether and to what extent China-developed commercial AI systems exhibit embedded algorithmic bias, including targeting or discriminatory logic based on ethnicity, religion, political views, or nationality;
(2)
an analysis of the training data sources, model architectures, and intended use cases of such systems;
(3)
an assessment of potential use of such AI systems for foreign influence operations, surveillance, or information manipulation targeting the United States or its allies;
(4)
identification of risks posed by the global proliferation of these systems to democratic norms, civil liberties, and military decision-making; and
(5)
recommendations for how the intelligence community and United States allies should monitor, assess, and counter malign uses of Chinese AI technology.
(c)
Coordination
In preparing the National Intelligence Estimate under subsection (a), the Director shall coordinate with the heads of relevant elements of the intelligence community, including the Director of the National Security Agency and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
(d)
Artificial intelligence defined
In this section, the terms  artificial intelligence  and  AI  mean any system, algorithm, software, or model, including those that are commercially available, that performs tasks requiring human-like cognition, including perception, prediction, autonomous decision-making, natural language understanding, or control of physical or digital systems.
VIII
801.
Prohibition
(a)
In general
 Chapter 29  of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
612.
Establishment of corporation to conceal election contributions and donations by foreign nationals
(a)
Offense
It shall be unlawful for an owner, officer, attorney, or incorporation agent of a corporation, company, or other entity to establish or use the corporation, company, or other entity with the intent to conceal an activity of a foreign national (as defined in section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30121 )) prohibited under such section 319.
(b)
Penalty
Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, fined under this title, or both.
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(b)
Table of sections
The table of sections for  chapter 29  of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to  section 611  the following:
612. Establishment of corporation to conceal election contributions and donations by foreign nationals.
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901.
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.
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1001.
Code of Official Conduct
In rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, strike clause 2 and insert the following:
2.
A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House shall adhere to the spirit and the letter of the Rules of the House and to the rules of duly constituted committees thereof.
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1101.
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.
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1201.
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:
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Salary and expenses
For an additional amount for necessary expenses for carrying out section 1900 of the Social Security Act, $1,000,000.
Joint Items
Joint Economic Committee
For an additional amount for salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $1,000,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, and to remain available until expended.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for necessary expenses, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Department of Defense
Military personnel, Space Force
For an additional amount of expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the pay and other expenses related to the military personnel of the Space Force, $1,000,000.
Environmental Protection Agency
Science and technology
For an additional amount of expenses necessary for science and technology, including research and development activities, at the Environmental Protection Agency, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Department of Energy
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy
For an additional amount for necessary expenses, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.