Keith Self

This bill would create a new senior official at the State Department to coordinate America's response to hybrid warfare — cyber attacks, information campaigns, economic pressure, sabotage, and other non-traditional threats from countries like China and Russia. The coordinator would work with NATO allies to share intelligence and develop joint strategies. The bill also requires a report identifying Chinese companies helping Russia's military and recommending sanctions against them.

This bill would let the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) get back awards, bonuses, and relocation money from former employees. This would happen if an order to repay the money is upheld and the former employee doesn't pay it back within 180 days. Currently, the VA cannot explicitly recover these funds from former staff.

This bill stops people convicted of serious federal crimes involving government money from getting federal contracts, grants, or loans for three years. It sets up an automatic system to add these individuals to a government list, helping to prevent fraud and protect public funds.

The bill creates four new advisory committees at the VA. These groups would focus on veterans' health, job opportunities, and the specific needs of underserved veterans and former prisoners of war. It would also close down 15 existing VA advisory committees by September 30, 2026, to make things simpler. This aims to update how the VA gets advice on services for veterans.

This bill would make the Board of Veterans' Appeals report why some veterans' appeals take too long or get sent back for more work. This change aims to bring more transparency to the appeals process. It could indirectly help veterans by leading to improvements that reduce future delays.

This bill would require the U.S. Secretary of State to create a detailed report. The report would look into how Serbia treats its ethnic minorities, focusing on ethnic Albanians in the Preshevo Valley. This would give Congress more information about potential discrimination.

This bill would require the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury to regularly check if certain Iranian individuals and groups meet the rules for being placed under U.S. terror-related sanctions. This process would happen every six months for up to six years, potentially leading to financial restrictions on those identified. It responds to alleged calls for violence against U.S. and Israeli leaders.

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