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California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act


Summary: California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation ActThis bill amends the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to, among other things: establish or designate wilderness areas, off-highway vehicle recreation areas, and a national scenic area; release specified wilderness study areas; adjust national park and preserve boundaries; and specify land withdrawals and conveyances. Specified federal land shall be taken into trust for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe. Lands and interests in land, including improvements, outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park in California, may be acquired for the purpose of operating a visitor center. The bill makes amendments to the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 regarding the California State School lands. The bill amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of rivers and creeks as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
To facilitate the addition of park administration at the Coltsville National Historical Park, and for other purposes.


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1) This bill revises a condition for establishment of the Coltsville National Historical Park in Connecticut to require the state, the city, or the private property owner, as appropriate, to enter into a written agreement with the Department of the Interior to donate at least 10,000 square feet of space in the Colt Armory Complex (currently, the East Armory).
Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act


Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make several changes to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) administrative policies and various tax deductions, tax credits, and requirements for tax-favored savings accounts. The bill includes provisions that: allow various tax credits, deductions, and modifications to existing rules for individuals and businesses affected by recent natural disasters; modify the requirements for employer-provided retirement plans and Individual Retirement Accounts; expand the purposes for which qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) may be used; repeal or delay several health-related taxes; make several technical and other modifications to P.L. 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act); modify requirements for the IRS regarding its organizational structure, customer service, whistle-blowers, tax enforcement procedures, management of information technology, and use of electronic systems; prohibit the rehiring of certain IRS employees who were removed for misconduct; establish requirements for cybersecurity and identify protection; and make Tax Court judges subject to the same grounds for disqualification as other federal judges.
MISSION ZERO Act


Summary: Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act or the MISSION ZERO Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to certain trauma centers to enable military trauma care providers and trauma teams to provide trauma care and related acute care at those trauma centers. Funds may be used to train and incorporate military trauma care providers into the trauma center, including expenditures for malpractice insurance, office space, information technology, specialty education and supervision, trauma programs, and state license fees. Grantees must allow the military trauma care providers to be deployed for military operations, training, or response to a mass casualty incident.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in the Philippines and died while serving on active duty with the United States Armed Forces during certain periods of hostilities, and for other purposes.


Summary: This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend posthumous citizenship to an otherwise qualified noncitizen who enlisted, reenlisted, extended enlistment, or was inducted into the U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines and died as a result of such active duty service during the period September 1, 1939-December 31, 1946. The executive department under which a person served shall determine whether the person satisfied the requirements for posthumous citizenship. Specified naturalization and other posthumous benefit provisions shall not apply to the surviving spouse, child, or parent of such a person.
To amend subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, regarding county additions to the Appalachian region.

To amend subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, regarding county additions to the Appalachian region. 1. Additions to appalachian region Section 14102(a)(1)(K) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting Hickman, Hawkins, (2) by inserting Perry, Overton, (3) by inserting Wayne, Washington,

Summary: This bill adds the Tennessee counties of Hickman, Perry, and Wayne to the definition of &quot;Appalachian region&quot; for purposes of Appalachian regional development efforts.
Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2017

To adjust the amount of monthly old-age, survivors, and disability insurance payments under title II of the Social Security Act based on locality-based comparability payment rates. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2017 2. Social Security benefit amounts adjusted to reflect locality-based comparability payment rates Notwithstanding title II of the Social Security Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall increase the monthly benefit amount to which each individual is otherwise entitled under such title by the percentage determined by the President under sections 5304 and 5304a of title 5, United States Code, for the locality pay area (as established in section 531.603 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations) in which the individual resides at the time of such increase.

Summary: Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2017 This bill directs the Social Security Administration to increase an individual's monthly Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefit amount&nbsp;in&nbsp;accordance with the locality-based comparability payment rate applicable to the federal locality-pay area in which the individual resides.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt amounts paid for aircraft management services from the excise taxes imposed on transportation by air.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt amounts paid for aircraft management services from the excise taxes imposed on transportation by air. 1. Amounts paid for aircraft management services (a) In general Subsection (e) of section 4261 (5) Amounts paid for aircraft management services (A) In general No tax shall be imposed by this section or section 4271 on any amounts paid by an aircraft owner for aircraft management services related to— (i) maintenance and support of the aircraft owner’s aircraft; or (ii) flights on the aircraft owner’s aircraft. (B) Aircraft management services For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term aircraft management services (C) Lessee treated as aircraft owner (i) In general For purposes of this paragraph, the term aircraft owner (ii) Disqualified lease For purposes of clause (i), the term disqualified lease (D) Pro rata allocation If any amount paid to a person represents in part an amount paid for services not described in subparagraph (A), the tax imposed by subsection (a), if applicable to such amount, shall be applied to such payment on a pro rata basis. (E) Certain payments treated as made by aircraft owner In the case of an aircraft owner which is wholly-owned by another person, amounts paid by such other person on behalf of such aircraft owner shall be treated for purposes of this paragraph as having been paid directly by such aircraft owner. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts paid beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the excise tax on transportation of persons and property by air&nbsp;amounts paid by an aircraft owner or lessee for aircraft management services related to maintenance and support of the aircraft or flights on such aircraft. Aircraft management services include assisting an aircraft owner with administrative and support services; obtaining insurance; maintenance, storage and fueling of aircraft; hiring, training, and provision of pilots and crew; establishing and complying with safety standards; or other services necessary to support flights operated by an aircraft owner. In the case of an aircraft owner that is wholly-owned by another person, amounts paid by the other person on behalf of the aircraft owner must be treated as having been paid directly by the aircraft owner.
Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2017

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate a provision under the Medicare Advantage program that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to Medicare beneficiaries. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2017 2. Relief from quality bonus penalty in calculation of the Medicare Advantage blended benchmark cap (a) In general Section 1853(n)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–23(n)(4) determined taking into account determined without regard to (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2018.

Summary: Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services&nbsp;to disregard the application of certain percentage quality increases when calculating&nbsp;the maximum payment that may be made to a Medicare Advantage organization.
Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act 2. Counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces (a) Permanent program (1) In general Chapter 17 section 1712C 1712D. Counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated (a) Program (1) Commencing on January 1, 2018, the Secretary shall carry out, through the Readjustment Counseling Service of the Veterans Health Administration, a program to provide reintegration and readjustment services described in subsection (b) in group retreat settings to women veterans who are recently separated from service in the Armed Forces after a prolonged deployment. (2) The participation of a veteran in the program under paragraph (1) shall be at the election of the veteran. (b) Covered services The services provided to a woman veteran under the program under subsection (a)(1) shall include the following: (1) Information on reintegration into the family, employment, and community of the veteran. (2) Financial counseling. (3) Occupational counseling. (4) Information and counseling on stress reduction. (5) Information and counseling on conflict resolution. (6) Such other information and counseling as the Secretary considers appropriate to assist the veteran in reintegration into the family, employment, and community of the veteran. (c) Biennial reports Not later than December 31, 2018, and each even-numbered year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the program under subsection (a)(1). . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1712C the following new item: 1712D. Counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated. . (b) Conforming repeal Effective December 31, 2017, section 203 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 ( 38 U.S.C. 1712A June 28, 2017 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act (Sec. 2) This bill makes permanent the requirement for the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out, through the Readjustment Counseling Service of the Veterans Health Administration, a program to provide reintegration and readjustment services in group retreat settings to women veterans who are recently separated from service after a prolonged deployment. (Currently, such program is required as a pilot program under the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010.)
Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order with respect to secondary cockpit barriers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017 2. Secondary cockpit barriers (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue an order that requires— (1) on each covered aircraft the installation of a barrier, other than the cockpit door, that prevents access to the flight deck of the aircraft; and (2) for a covered aircraft— (A) that is equipped with a cockpit door, that the barrier required under paragraph (1) remain locked while— (i) the aircraft is in flight; and (ii) the cockpit door separating the flight deck and the passenger area is open; and (B) that is not equipped with a cockpit door, that the barrier required under paragraph (1) remain locked as determined appropriate by the pilot in command. (b) Covered aircraft defined In this section, the term covered aircraft (1) operating under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; (2) equipped with more than 75 passenger seats; and (3) with a maximum gross takeoff weight that exceeds 75,000 pounds.

Summary: Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order to require: (1) the installation of secondary barriers, other than the cockpit door, to prevent access to the flight deck of each covered aircraft; (2) such barriers on the aircraft with a cockpit door to remain locked while the aircraft is in flight and the cockpit door separating the flight deck and the passenger area is open; and (3) such barriers on the aircraft without a cockpit door to remain locked as determined by the pilot in command. &quot;Covered aircraft&quot; is defined as a commercial aircraft: (1) equipped with more than 75 passenger seats, and (2) with a maximum gross takeoff weight of more than 75,000 pounds.
Protecting Our Border Communities Act of 2017

To provide that Executive Order 13767 (82 Fed. Reg. 8793; entitled Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Border Communities Act of 2017 2. Executive Order to have no force or effect Beginning on January 25, 2017, Executive Order 13767 (82 Fed. Reg. 8793; entitled Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements 3. No funds available No Federal funds (including fees) made available for any fiscal year, may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out (including through the issuance of any regulations) any of the policy changes set forth in Executive Order 13767 (82 Fed. Reg. 8793; entitled Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements

Summary: Protecting Our Border Communities Act of 2017 This bill states that: (1) beginning on January 25, 2017, Executive Order 13767, entitled &quot;Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements,&quot; is null and void, shall have no force and effect, and may not be implemented or enforced; and (2) no federal funds may be used to implement or enforce any of the policy changes set forth in such order. Among the order's provisions concerning border security and immigration enforcement along the southern border of the United States are directives concerning physical barriers, detention facilities, additional Border Patrol agents, requirements for reporting on foreign aid to Mexico, and parole and asylum procedures.
Community Trust Act of 2017

To provide that Executive Order 13768 (82 Fed. Reg. 8799; entitled Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Trust Act of 2017 2. Executive Order to have no force or effect Beginning on January 25, 2017, Executive Order 13768 (82 Fed. Reg. 8799; entitled Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States 3. No funds available No Federal funds (including fees) made available for any fiscal year, may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out (including through the issuance of any regulations) any of the policy changes set forth in Executive Order 13768 (82 Fed. Reg. 8799; entitled Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States

Summary: Community Trust Act of 2017 This bill nullifies Executive Order 13768, entitled &quot;Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States,&quot; beginning on January 25, 2017, and prohibits the use of any federal funds to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out any of the policy changes set forth in such order. Among other things, that order raises questions regarding whether, and to what extent, federal agencies will withhold federal grant funds that would have otherwise been awarded to jurisdictions that willfully refuse to comply with a federal statute that bars states and localities from restricting sending or receiving information to or from federal immigration authorities (sanctuary jurisdictions).
Rehabilitation of Historic Schools Act of 2017

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rehabilitation of Historic Schools Act of 2017 2. Qualification of rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings for rehabilitation credit (a) In general Section 47(c)(2)(B)(v) (III) Clause not to apply to public schools This clause shall not apply in the case of any building which is a qualified public educational facility (as defined in section 142(k)(1), determined without regard to subparagraph (B) thereof) and used as such during some period before such expenditure and used as such immediately after such expenditure. . (b) Report Not later than the date which is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, shall report to Congress on the effects resulting from the amendment made by subsection (a). (c) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Rehabilitation of Historic Schools Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow rehabilitation expenditures for any building which is a qualified public educational facility to qualify for the rehabilitation tax credit. A &quot;qualified public educational facility&quot; is a school facility which is part of a public elementary or secondary school and is owned by a private, for-profit corporation pursuant to a public-private partnership agreement with a state or local educational agency.
Lymphedema Treatment Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lymphedema Treatment Act 2. Medicare coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (a) In general Section 1861 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x (1) in subsection (n), in the first sentence, by inserting before the semicolon the following: and includes lymphedema compression treatment items (as defined in subsection (jjj)) (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (jjj) Lymphedema compression treatment items The term lymphedema compression treatment items (1) means, with respect to an individual, compression garments, devices, bandaging systems, components, and supplies— (A) that are primarily and customarily used in the medical treatment of lymphedema; (B) as prescribed by a physician (or a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or a clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in section 1861(aa)(5)) to the extent authorized under State law); and (C) which would not, other than under subsection (s)(6), be included as medical and other health services under this title; and (2) includes— (A) multilayer compression bandaging systems; (B) custom or standard fit gradient compression garments; (C) non-elastic and low-elastic compression garments and compression wraps and directional flow pads; and (D) any other compression garments, bandaging systems, devices, and aids determined by the Secretary to be effective in the prevention or treatment of lymphedema. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to lymphedema compression treatment items furnished on or after 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Lymphedema Treatment Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover certain lymphedema compression treatment items as durable medical equipment under Medicare. (Lymphedema is a condition of&nbsp;localized&nbsp;fluid retention and tissue swelling&nbsp;that is caused when the lymphatic system is damaged or blocked.)
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018


Summary: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary registry of firefighters in order to collect history and occupational information that can be used to determine the incidence of cancer among firefighters. The registry must be used to improve monitoring of cancer among firefighters and to collect and publish epidemiological information. The CDC should seek to include specified information in the registry, including the number and type of fire incidents attended by an individual. To collect information for the registry, the CDC must enable the registry to connect to state-based cancer registries. The CDC must also: (1) develop a strategy to encourage participation in the registry, (2) develop guidance for states and firefighting agencies regarding the registry, and (3) seek feedback on the registry from nonfederal experts. The CDC must make registry data available to the public and in accordance with privacy laws.
To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.


Summary: (Sec.1)This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend for up to six years the time period during which construction must commence on the W. Kerr Scott Hydropower Project located on the Yadkin River in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Additionally, FERC may reinstate the construction license if it is expired.
Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017


Summary: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency or a state from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) for a discharge of a pesticide from a point source into navigable waters if the discharge is approved under FIFRA. Point source pollution is waste discharged from a distinct place, such as a pipe, channel, or tunnel. (Sec. 3) NPDES permits are required for: (1) a discharge resulting from the application of a pesticide in violation of FIFRA that is relevant to protecting water quality, if the discharge would not have occurred but for the violation or the amount of pesticide or pesticide residue contained in the discharge is greater than would have occurred without the violation; (2) stormwater discharges regulated under NPDES; and (3) discharges regulated under NPDES of manufacturing or industrial effluent or treatment works effluent and discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel, including a discharge resulting from operations concerning ballast water held in ships to increase stability or vessel biofouling prevention.
To remove the use restrictions on certain land transferred to Rockingham County, Virginia, and for other purposes.

To remove the use restrictions on certain land transferred to Rockingham County, Virginia, and for other purposes. 1. Removal of use restriction Public Law 101–479 (104 Stat. 1158) is amended— (1) by striking section 2(d); and (2) by adding the following new section at the end: 4. Removal of use restriction (a) The approximately 1-acre portion of the land referred to in section 3 that is used for purposes of a child care center, as authorized by this Act, shall not be subject to the use restriction imposed in the deed referred to in section 3. (b) Upon enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall execute an instrument to carry out subsection (a). . July 11, 2017 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1) This bill declares that the approximately one-acre portion of specified land transferred by the United States to Rockingham County, Virginia, that is used for purposes of a child care center, shall not be subject to the use restriction imposed in the deed for the transferred land. The bill eliminates the requirement that the county include information concerning the use of the transferred land for a child care center in biennial reports to the Department of the Interior.
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017


Summary: Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend through FY2022 support for nursing workforce programs and grants. Eligibility for advanced nursing education grants is expanded to include education programs for clinical nurse leaders and all combined registered nurse and graduate degree programs. (Clinical nurse leaders are advanced generalist clinicians who apply research and coordinate care in order to improve outcomes for patients.) To be eligible for these grants, clinical nurse specialist programs must provide registered nurses with full-time clinical nurse specialist education that qualifies the nurses to provide a full range of care. Programs for loan repayment and scholarships for nurses, loans for nursing faculty, and geriatric care education are extended through FY2022. Grants for increasing nursing workforce diversity are also extended through FY2022. Nurse education, practice, and quality grants are extended through FY2022 and eligibility is expanded to include nurse-managed health clinics. Grants for nursing career ladder programs are expanded to: (1) promote career advancement for individuals to become registered nurses or advanced education nurses; and (2) support internships and residency programs to encourage mentoring and the development of specialties.
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park Redesignation Act


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on August 25, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park Redesignation Act (Sec. 2) This bill redesignates the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, in New Hampshire, as the &quot;Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park.&quot;
BRAVE Act


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act or the BRAVE Act (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, to give preference to offerors based on the percentage of the offeror's full-time employees who are veterans. The VA is authorized to debar from VA contracting for at least five years any offeror determined to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of its employees. Such debarment shall include the debarment of all principals in the offeror for at least five years. The VA shall: (1) commence debarment actions within 30 days after determining that the offeror misrepresented such veteran status, and (2) complete debarment actions within 90 days after such determination.
Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017

To bar prosecution under section 844(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code, in certain cases. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017 2. Bar to prosecution under section 844(f)(1) Section 844(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (A) (f)(1) (2) by adding after and below the end the following: (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if— (i) the damage or destruction, or attempt to damage or destroy, is by means of a fire that— (I) is set by a person to property owned by the person— (aa) to prevent an imminent threat of damage to that property; or (bb) as part of any other generally accepted practice for managing vegetation on timber, grazing, or farm land; (II) does not pose a serious threat of injury to any individual or damage to any building, dwelling, or vehicle of the United States; and (III) does not result in death or serious bodily injury to any individual; and (ii) an individual who has not attained 16 years of age is not used in setting the fire. .

Summary: Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to bar prosecution in cases involving damage to or destruction of federal property by fire if: the fire is set by a person to his or her own property, either&nbsp;to prevent an imminent threat or as part of a generally accepted resource management practice; the fire does not pose a serious threat of injury to an individual or damage to federal property, and it does not result in death or serious bodily injury; and no individual under 16 years of age is used in setting the fire.
21st Century Respect Act


Summary: 21st Century Respect Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the General Services Administration to change the terminology used to describe the racial background or place of origin of people in regulations concerning: (1) USDA programs for financing and insuring loans for properties in rural areas, and (2) the 1974 development plan for Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC.
Banking Transparency for Sanctioned Persons Act of 2019


Summary: Banking Transparency for Sanctioned Persons Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to report semiannually on financial services provided to benefit a state sponsor of terrorism or specified sanctioned persons. Treasury may waive these reporting requirements with respect to a foreign financial institution if the institution credibly assures Treasury that it will cease conducting transactions for such persons, or the waiver is important to the national interest.
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020


Summary: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020 This bill modifies requirements related to employment-based visas, changes annual limits on certain visas, and contains other related provisions. The bill increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15%, eliminates the 7% cap for employment-based immigrant visas, and limits the percentage of employment-based visas which may go to an alien on an H-1B (specialty profession) or H-4 (family member of H-1B visa holder) nonimmigrant visa. The bill establishes various transition rules for employment-based visas such as (1) reserving a percentage of EB-2 (workers with advanced degrees or exceptional ability) and EB-3 (skilled and other workers) visas for individuals not from the two countries with the largest number of recipients of such visas, (2) reserving a percentage of visas for certain immigrants with approved backlogged petitions, and (3) allotting a number of visas for eligible professional nurses and physical therapists. The bill removes an offset that reduced the number of visas for individuals from China and also bars an alien affiliated with China's military forces from obtaining permanent legal resident status. The bill also imposes additional requirements on an employer seeking an H-1B visa, such as (1) requiring an employer to provide certain information in a new application for such a visa, such as the qualifications and application process for the position; (2) prohibiting an employer from advertising that the open position is only available to an H-1B applicant or that an H-1B applicant is preferred; and (3) prohibiting an employer of a certain size from having more than half of its employees as H-1B or other nonimmigrant visa workers. The Department of Labor shall create a publicly-available website where an employer seeking an H-1B visa shall post certain information about the open position to be filled by the H-1B worker. The bill also expands Labor's authority to review and investigate H-1B applications for fraud or misrepresentations of material fact, whereas currently Labor is generally only authorized by statute to review applications for completeness and obvious inaccuracies. The bill also increases civil monetary fines for certain visa-related violations. The bill also establishes a mechanism allowing an eligible alien (and the alien's dependents) to obtain authorization to work or travel outside of the United States, if the alien has an approved immigrant visa petition but is awaiting an immigrant visa to become available. Generally, this mechanism shall be available to an alien on an employment-based nonimmigrant visa who files an application with the Department of Homeland Security at least two years after the immigrant visa petition was approved.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain services furnished by such physician assistants.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain services furnished by such physician assistants. 1. Direct Medicare payment for services furnished by physician assistants (a) In general Section 1832(a)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)(2)(B) (v) services of a physician assistant but only if no facility or other provider charges or is paid any amounts with respect to the furnishing of such services; . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after July 1, 2020.

Summary: This bill allows direct payment, under the Medicare program,&nbsp;to&nbsp;physician assistants for certain&nbsp;services furnished to enrollees.
Corporate Political Disclosure Act of 2019

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue regulations to require public corporations to disclose political expenditures, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corporate Political Disclosure Act of 2019 2. Disclosure of corporate expenditures for political activities (a) Amendment to reporting requirements Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m (s) Reporting requirements related to expenditures for political activities (1) Reports required Each issuer required to file an annual report under this section shall disclose in that report, and publish on an internet website accessible to the shareholders of such issuer and to the public, a summary of expenditures for political activities made during the preceding year. (2) Expenditure for political activities defined In this subsection, the term expenditure for political activities (A) independent expenditure (as defined in section 301(17) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971); (B) electioneering communication (as defined in section 304(f)(3) of that Act) and any other public communication (as defined in section 301(22) of that Act) that would be an electioneering communication if it were a broadcast, cable, or satellite communication; or (C) dues or other payments to trade associations or organizations described in section 501(c) . (b) Rulemaking Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall issue regulations to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a).

Summary: Corporate Political Disclosure Act of 2019 This bill requires issuers of securities to, on an annual basis,&nbsp;publicly disclose political activity expenditures made during the previous year. The Securities and Exchange Commission must issue regulations to carry out this bill.
Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2019


Summary: Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2019 This bill requires each presidential library fundraising organization to submit quarterly reports to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) on every contributor who gave the organization a contribution or contributions (whether monetary or in-kind) totaling $200 or more for the quarterly period. NARA shall publish such information on its website within 30 days after each quarterly filing. It shall be unlawful for contributors or fundraising organizations to knowingly and willfully submit false information or omit material information.
To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients.


Summary: This bill modifies whistle-blower protections for federal employees or applicants who disclose classified national security information, or other protected information, that evidences wrongdoing. Currently, it is unlawful to retaliate against a federal employee for disclosing classified or protected information of wrongdoing to one of the following recipients: (1) the Office of Inspector General of their agency, (2) the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, or (3) a designated agency employee. This bill expands the list of recipients to whom a federal employee may make a protected disclosure to include a supervisor in the employee's direct chain of command.
Social Media Use in Clearance Investigations Act of 2019


Summary: Social Media Use in Clearance Investigations Act of 2019 This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to report on the examination of social media activity during security clearance investigations.
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to sunset the limit on the maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to sunset the limit on the maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs. 1. Sunset of limit on maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs Section 1927(c)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(c)(2)(D) December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2020,

Summary: This bill terminates certain limitations regarding drug rebates under Medicaid. Currently, the maximum rebate that drug manufacturers must pay under Medicaid for single-source and innovator multiple-source drugs is 100%&nbsp;of the average manufacturer price of the drug. The bill specifies that this limitation only applies to rebate periods that begin before January 1, 2020.
Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents Act of 2019


Summary: Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents Act of 2019 or the CASES Act This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to require each federal agency to accept electronic identity proofing and authentication processes that allow an individual, under the Privacy Act, to access the individual's records or to provide prior written consent for the disclosure of the individual's records. The OMB must (1) create a template for electronic consent and access forms, and (2) require each agency to accept such forms from any individual properly identity proofed and authenticated.
Hold the LYNE Act

To prohibit the research and development, production, and deployment of the Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hold the Low-Yield Nuclear Explosive Act Hold the LYNE Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The United States has an unparalleled nuclear arsenal, including 1,350 strategic nuclear warheads deployed on intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and strategic bombers. (2) A new low-yield nuclear weapon to be carried on a ballistic missile submarine risks lowering the threshold for nuclear use and increasing the chance of miscalculation that could escalate into all-out nuclear exchange. (3) When launched, such a low-yield nuclear warhead would be indistinguishable to an adversary from the high-yield W76 and W88 submarine-launched warheads. (4) On January 25, 2018, former Secretary of State George Schultz testified before the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate that A nuclear weapon is a nuclear weapon. You use a small one, [and] then you go to a bigger one. I think nuclear weapons are nuclear weapons and we need to draw the line there. (5) Former Senator Sam Nunn and former Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz stated in an op-ed on February 1, 2018, that, The most immediate priority should be to structure and posture U.S. and Russian nuclear forces to deter nuclear use and reduce the risk of an accidental, mistaken or unauthorized launch. Against this backdrop, the current Russian concept of escalate to de-escalate usable (6) The ballistic missile submarines of the United States have never carried low-yield nuclear warheads, and setting a historical precedent could undermine the unique and paramount role of ballistic-missile submarines as the assured, survivable second-strike capability of the United States to deter large-scale nuclear war. (7) The United States should reject policies that increase the likelihood of nuclear war and weaken national security, including investments in low-yield nuclear weapons. 3. Prohibition on research and development, production, and deployment of Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2020 or any fiscal year thereafter for the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy may be obligated or expended for the research and development, production, or deployment of the Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead. (b) Conforming repeal and restoration Section 3111 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232

Summary: Hold the Low-Yield Nuclear Explosive Act or the Hold the LYNE Act This bill prohibits the Department of Defense or&nbsp;the Department of Energy from&nbsp;using funds for the research and development, production, or deployment of&nbsp;the Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead.
Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2019


Summary: Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a mobility demonstration program to enable public housing agencies (PHAs) to administer housing-choice rental-assistance vouchers in a manner designed to (1)&nbsp;encourage low-income families receiving such assistance to move to lower-poverty areas, and (2) expand access to opportunity areas. HUD shall require PHAs applying to participate in the program to submit a specified Regional Housing Mobility Plan.
All-American Flag Act


Summary: All-American Flag Act This bill prohibits agencies from using funds to procure a U.S. flag unless such flag has been manufactured in the United States from materials that have been U.S. grown, produced, or manufactured. The bill specifies exceptions to this prohibition, including an exception if flags of satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity cannot be procured as needed at market prices.
San Francisco Bay Restoration Act


Summary: San Francisco Bay Restoration Act This bill provides support for the protection and restoration of the San Francisco Bay estuary and the&nbsp;recovery&nbsp;of certain species in the estuary. Specifically, it establishes a San Francisco Bay Program Office in the Environmental Protection Agency. The program must annually compile a list of funding priorities for projects or studies that advance the goals and objectives of the comprehensive conservation and management plan approved&nbsp;under the National Estuary Program for the San Francisco Bay estuary. The list must include projects or studies for (1)&nbsp;water quality improvement; (2) wetland, riverine, and estuary restoration and protection; (3) nearshore and endangered species recovery; and (4) adaptation to climate change. The program must review such plan at least once every five years and revise the plan as appropriate. The program may&nbsp;provide funding through grants or other means for studies or projects on the priority list.
Prevent Crime and Terrorism Act of 2019

To amend the Arms Export Control Act to prohibit the removal of certain items under category I, II, or III of the United States Munitions List. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevent Crime and Terrorism Act of 2019 2. Prohibition on removal of certain items under categories I II III Section 38(f)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2778(f)(1) (1) by striking (f)(1) The President (f)(1)(A) The President (2) in the third sentence, by striking The President Subject to subparagraph (B), the President (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) (i) The President may not remove any item described in clause (ii) from the United States Munitions List. (ii) The items described in this clause are items included in category I, II, or III of the United States Munitions List, as in effect on August 31, 2017. .

Summary: Prevent Crime and Terrorism Act of 2019 This bill prohibits the President from removing various items from the U.S. Munitions List, which lists weapons and related equipment that are subject to export controls. Items that&nbsp;the President may not remove from the list include combat shotguns, silencers, flame throwers, electric armor, and various types of ammunition and weapons components.
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to repeal the authority relating to reprogramming during national emergencies.

To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to repeal the authority relating to reprogramming during national emergencies. 1. Repeal of reprogramming authority Section 923 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 2293

Summary: This bill repeals the authority of the President to divert certain resources of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during national emergencies. Specifically, the bill repeals the President's authority to&nbsp;(1) terminate or defer civil works projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that are not essential to the national defense; and (2) apply the resources of the Corps' civil works program to&nbsp;civil works, military construction, and civil defense projects that are essential to the national defense.