Bill > HJRes143

This resolution, titled the "Resolution Act," establishes several new programs and modifies existing ones to advance various policy objectives. It creates a joint scholarship program between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Public Health Service (PHS) to train PHS officers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) for service at VA medical facilities, with the PHS officer agreeing to a period of obligated service. The resolution also establishes a grant program for professional nonprofit theaters to support employment, economic development, and community arts organizations, with specific eligibility criteria and funding limitations. Additionally, it mandates a study on sustaining the nonprofit arts sector, restricts the display of non-U.S. produced cut flowers and greens in certain federal buildings, and directs the Secretary of the Interior to work with Indian Tribes to protect Native American seeds and traditional agriculture systems. The act also extends and expands certain Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, requires reports on acts of terrorism, mandates the procurement and placement of a Benjamin Franklin statue in the U.S. Capitol, exempts certain fishing boat and fish processing facility meals from a 50 percent limitation, and prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for impersonating federal officials without disclaimers. Finally, it includes provisions for congressional hearings on the Act's implementation, updates the House of Representatives' code of official conduct, and outlines budgetary effects and appropriations for specific purposes.

Health and Social Services, Justice

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/143/all-info