Donald G. Davis

To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Secretary will award competitive grants to eligible entities for the purpose of establishing and enhancing farming and ranching opportunities for veterans.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to rename master promissory notes for loans made under part D to student loan contracts.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the criteria for approval of certain independent study programs for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Commending and congratulating the 100-year anniversary of Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina.

To establish a commission to study the potential transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of Defense to complete a data matching agreement with the Secretary of Education in order to ensure individuals who are current or former active-duty military service members or civilian employees and are otherwise eligible for assistance under the public service loan forgiveness program have their periods of employment automatically certified and counted towards the public service loan forgiveness program.

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to train workers for broadband careers.

To authorize the Secretary of Defense to conduct outreach and provide assistance to institutions of higher education to support training and internships for members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

Recognizing the importance and contributions of National Board Certified Teachers.

To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.

To reauthorize the YouthBuild program, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of Labor to take initiatives to measure the impact of automation on the workforce in order to inform workforce development strategies, and for other purposes.

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to review and make certain revisions to the Standard Occupational Classification System, and for other purposes.

To amend chapter 3081 of title 54, United States Code, to enhance the protection and preservation of America’s battlefields.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the punishment for certain offenses involving children, and for other purposes.

To address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.

Supporting the designation of October 7, 2023, as National Ostomy Awareness Day.

To provide funding to summer youth employment programs to expand the availability of subsidized jobs for youths and to develop innovative program activities that improve academic, economic, and criminal justice outcomes for youths, and for other purposes.

To promote and ensure delivery of high-quality special education and related services to children and youth who are blind or visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, deafdisabled, or deafblind through instructional methodologies meeting their unique language and learning needs, to enhance accountability for the provision of such services, and for other purposes.

Expressing support for the designation of September 2023 as Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month.