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HANGUP Act

To repeal debt collection amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2019 HANGUP Act 2. Repeal of debt collection amendments; clarifying coverage with respect to government contractors (a) In general The Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 151 (1) in section 3 ( 47 U.S.C. 153 (39) Person The term person (A) includes an individual, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, or corporation; and (B) for the purposes of section 227, includes— (i) a contractor of— (I) the United States Government; or (II) any State or local government; and (ii) an entity of any legal form. ; and (2) in section 227(b) ( 47 U.S.C. 227(b) (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking , unless such call is made solely to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking , is made solely pursuant to the collection of a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States, (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (F)(ii), by adding and (ii) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by striking ; and (iii) by striking subparagraph (H). (b) Regulations Section 301(b) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 ( 47 U.S.C. 227

Summary: Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2019 or the HANGUP Act This bill prohibits a debt collector from robocalling or texting without consent an individual for purposes of collecting a debt owed to or guaranteed by the federal government.
LIFT for Charities Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion of certain fringe benefit expenses for which a deduction is disallowed in unrelated business taxable income. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lessen Impediments From Taxes for Charities Act LIFT for Charities Act 2. Repeal of inclusion of certain fringe benefit expenses in unrelated business taxable income (a) In general Section 512(a) (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by section 13703 of Public Law 115–97

Summary: Lessen Impediments From Taxes for Charities Act or the LIFT for Charities Act This bill modifies the requirements for determining the unrelated business taxable income of tax-exempt organizations. The bill repeals a provision that requires unrelated business taxable income to be increased by the amount of expenses paid or incurred by a tax-exempt organization for certain fringe benefits for which a tax deduction is not allowed, including benefits relating to transportation, parking, or an on-premises athletic facility.
PFAS Action Act of 2019

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PFAS Action Act of 2019 2. Designation as hazardous substances Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall designate all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under section 102(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9602(a)

Summary: PFAS Action Act of 2019 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to designate all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances within one year of enactment of this bill.
Yucca House National Monument Boundary Revision Act

To update the map of, and modify the maximum acreage available for inclusion in, the Yucca House National Monument. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Yucca House National Monument Boundary Revision Act 2. Yucca House National Monument boundary revision (a) Boundary revision The boundaries of the Yucca House National Monument are revised to include the approximately 160 acres of land generally depicted as Proposed Expansion Tract Yucca House National Monument Proposed Boundary Revision (b) Map The map described in subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (c) Acquisition of land (1) Method of acquisition Within the land described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior may acquire land and interests in land by donation. (2) Administrative costs The Secretary of the Interior may pay any administrative costs of acquiring land and interests in land by donation under paragraph (1) with appropriated funds. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Yucca House National Monument Boundary Revision Act 2. Yucca house national monument (a) Land Acquisition The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act as the Secretary Yucca House National Monument Proposed Boundary Addition (b) Boundary Revision On the acquisition of the land or interest in land under subsection (a), the boundaries of the Yucca House National Monument shall be revised to include the acquired land or interest in land. (c) Availability of Map The map described in subsection (a) shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (d) Administrative costs The Secretary may pay any administrative costs of acquiring the land or interest in land by donation under subsection (a) with appropriated funds. Amend the title so as to read: A bill to authorize the acquisition of land for inclusion in the Yucca House National Monument in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. December 18, 2019 Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title

Summary: Yucca House National Monument Boundary Revision Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire by donation approximately 160 acres of land or interest within the land identified as the Yucca House National Monument proposed boundary addition. Upon acquisition of the land or interest within the land, the boundaries of the monument shall be revised to include the acquired land or interest. Interior may pay any administrative costs for the acquisition of the land or interest with appropriated funds.
BE SAFE Act

To require all new legal permanent residents to pay an additional fee, which shall be used for improving immigration and enhancing the security of the United States border. 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Border Enforcement, Security, And Funding Enhancement Act BE SAFE Act 2. Immigration improvements and border security enhancements (a) Fee authorized Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, each alien granted lawful permanent residence in the United States, before the alien is issued a Permanent Resident Card (commonly referred to as the Green Card (b) Border Security Enhancement Fund (1) Establishment There is established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the Border Security Enhancement Fund (referred to in this subsection as the Fund (2) Deposits All fees remitted to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deposited into the Fund. (3) Use of funds The President may use amounts from the Fund to facilitate the enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States and to improve immigration-related governmental processes, including by— (A) constructing border barriers, border fencing, or a border wall along the United States border; (B) carrying out enforcement, detention, and removal operations for priority removable aliens; (C) disrupting illegal cross border trafficking activity, including human trafficking and the movement of opioids and other narcotics; (D) improving facilities and trade and travel infrastructure at ports of entry and border crossings; (E) reducing visa overstays; (F) verifying the status of all alien students in the United States who have been issued student visas; (G) regularly assessing individuals who have been granted asylum or have been admitted as refugees for indications of terrorism; (H) expanding trusted traveler programs; (I) reducing the immigration court backlog; and (J) deploying a complete biometric entry-exit control system in accordance with section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208 8 U.S.C. 1221

Summary: Border Enforcement, Security, And Funding Enhancement Act or the BE SAFE Act This bill requires each alien granted lawful permanent residence to pay a $2,500 fee before receiving a Permanent Resident Card (commonly referred to as the "Green Card"), in addition to any other required fees. The collected funds shall go into the newly established Border Security Enhancement Fund, and may be used to enforce immigration laws and improve immigration-related processes, including (1) constructing border barriers, (2) carrying out enforcement and removal operations, (3) improving infrastructure at border crossings, and (4) verifying the status of student visa holders.
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of homeschooled students in Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps units.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of homeschooled students in Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps units. 1. Inclusion of homeschooled students in Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps units Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) (1) Each public secondary educational institution that maintains a unit under this section shall permit membership in the unit to homeschooled students residing in the area served by the institution who are qualified for membership in the unit (but for lack of enrollment in the institution). (2) A student who is a member of a unit pursuant to this subsection shall count toward the satisfaction by the institution concerned of the requirement in subsection (b)(1) relating to the minimum number of student members in the unit necessary for the continuing maintenance of the unit. .

Summary: This bill requires each public secondary school with a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit to allow homeschooled students to join the unit.
Full Military Honors Act of 2019

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Full Military Honors Act of 2019 2. Full military honors ceremony for certain veterans Section 1491(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) The Secretary concerned shall provide full military honors (as determined by the Secretary concerned) for the funeral of a veteran who— (A) is first interred or first inurned in Arlington National Cemetery on or after the date of the enactment of the Full Military Honors Act of 2019; (B) was awarded the medal of honor or the prisoner-of-war medal; and (C) is not entitled to full military honors by the grade of that veteran. .

Summary: Full Military Honors Act of 2019 This bill requires full military honors to be provided for the funerals of certain veterans. Specifically, a veteran shall receive full military honors if the veteran (1) is first interred or inurned in Arlington National Cemetery, (2) was awarded the medal of honor or the prisoner-of-war medal, and (3) is not entitled to full military honors because of such veteran's grade.
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

To require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act 2. Definitions In this Act, the terms affected Indian tribe affected unit of local government high-level radioactive waste repository Secretary spent nuclear fuel unit of general local government 42 U.S.C. 10101 3. Consent based approval (a) In general The Secretary may not make an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund established under section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10222(c) 42 U.S.C. 10222(d) (1) the Governor of the State in which the repository is proposed to be located; (2) each affected unit of local government; (3) any unit of general local government contiguous to the affected unit of local government if spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste will be transported through that unit of general local government for disposal at the repository; and (4) each affected Indian tribe. (b) Conditions on agreement Any agreement for a repository under this Act— (1) shall be in writing and signed by all parties; (2) shall be binding on the parties; and (3) shall not be amended or revoked except by mutual agreement of the parties.

Summary: Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from using the Nuclear Waste Fund for certain expenditures involving repositories for disposing of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste. Specifically, DOE may not use the fund to pay for disposal in a repository or planning, construction, or operation of a repository unless DOE has entered into an agreement with the state in which the repository is located and with affected local governments and Indian tribes.
ABLE Age Adjustment Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age requirement with respect to eligibility for qualified ABLE programs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ABLE Age Adjustment Act 2. Modification of age requirement for qualified ABLE programs (a) In general Section 529A(e) age 26 age 46 (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: ABLE Age Adjustment Act This bill increases from 26 to 46 the age threshold for tax-favored ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) accounts. (ABLE accounts are designed to enable individuals with disabilities to save for and pay for disability-related expenses. To establish an account, an individual must have a qualifying impairment that began before the individual attained the age threshold.)
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019

To require the United States Postal Service to continue selling the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp until all remaining stamps are sold, and for other purposes. 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019 2. Reauthorization; requirement to sell all stamps (a) In general Section 2(c) of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 ( 39 U.S.C. 416 Public Law 111–241 (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking of at least 6 years, (B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: and ending not earlier than the date on which the United States Postal Service provides notice to Congress under paragraph (5) (2) by adding at the end the following: (5) Requirement to sell all stamps printed (A) In general The United States Postal Service shall sell each copy of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp that the United States Postal Service prints under this Act. (B) Notification of Congress The United States Postal Service shall notify the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives when all copies of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp printed under this Act have been sold. . (b) Retroactive applicability (1) In general The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on the day after the date of enactment of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2013 ( Public Law 113–165 (2) Consequence of destruction of stamps If the United States Postal Service destroys 1 or more Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamps before the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Postal Service shall print and sell the same number of such stamps on or after that date of enactment.

Summary: Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019 This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to sell each copy of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp and notify Congress when all copies have been sold. If the USPS destroys one or more such stamps before this bill's enactment, it shall print and sell the same number of such stamps.
A bill for the relief of Malachy McAllister, Nicola McAllister, and Sean Ryan McAllister.

For the relief of Malachy McAllister, Nicola McAllister, and Sean Ryan McAllister. 1. Permanent resident status (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 8 U.S.C. 1151 (b) Adjustment of status If Malachy Mc­Al­lis­ter, Nicola McAllister, or Sean Ryan McAllister enters the United States before the filing deadline described in subsection (d), he or she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully in the United States and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 8 U.S.C. 1255 (c) Waiver of grounds for removal of, or denial of admission (1) In general Notwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 8 U.S.C. 1182(a) (2) Rescission of outstanding order of removal The Secretary of Homeland Security shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or deportation, or any finding of deportability, that has been entered against Malachy McAllister, Nicola McAllister, or Sean Ryan McAllister by reason of any act described in paragraph (1). (d) Deadline for application and payment of fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply unless Malachy McAllister, Nicola McAllister, and Sean Ryan McAllister each file an application for an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status, with appropriate fees, not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Reduction of immigrant visa number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent resident status to Malachy McAllister, Nicola McAllister, and Sean Ryan McAllister, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by three, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)

Summary: Provides for the relief of Malachy McAllister, Nicola McAllister, and Sean Ryan McAllister.
A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits.

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits. 1. Requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits (a) In general Subpart II of part A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–11 2729A. Requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits A group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall not, and shall ensure that any entity that provides pharmacy benefits management services under a contract with any such health plan or health insurance coverage does not, receive from a drug manufacturer a reduction in price or other remuneration with respect to any prescription drug received by an enrollee in the plan or coverage and covered by the plan or coverage, unless— (1) any such reduction in price is reflected at the point of sale to the enrollee; and (2) any such other remuneration is a flat fee-based service fee that a manufacturer of prescription drugs pays to a pharmacy benefit manager for services rendered to the manufacturer that relate to arrangements by the pharmacy benefit manager to provide pharmacy benefit management services to a health plan or health insurance issuer, if certain conditions established by the Secretary are met, including requirements that the fees are transparent to the health plan or health insurance issuer. . (b) Effective date Section 2729A of the Public Health Service Act, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on January 1, 2020.

Summary: This bill prohibits health insurers and contracted entities that provide pharmacy benefits management services from receiving a price reduction or other remuneration from prescription drug manufacturers. The prohibition does not apply if (1) the price reduction is reflected at the point-of-sale; and (2) the other remuneration is a transparent, flat service fee that the manufacturer pays in relation to pharmacy benefits management services.
Efficiency and Transparency in Petitions Act

To address abuse of the Food and Drug Administration's citizen petition process by brand drug manufacturers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Efficiency and Transparency in Petitions Act 2. Citizen petition amendments Section 505(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355(q) (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in clause (i), by striking ; and ; (ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and (iii) by inserting after clause (i) the following: (ii) (I) the petition is submitted within 1 year of the petitioner first discovering the issue that is the basis for submission of such petition; or (II) the Secretary grants a waiver of the 1-year period under subclause (I); and ; and (B) in subparagraph (H), by adding at the end the following: Any subsequent petition or amendment to a petition with respect to the same application under subsection (b)(2) or (j) of this section or section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act filed by the same person shall include an explanation of why such person did not include the information or allegations contained in the subsequent petition or amendment in the original petition. (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ; and , and the basis for the determinations of such number of days; (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (E) as applicable, the timing of submission of the petition in relation to the expiration of any patents listed under subsection (j)(7) for a drug approved under subsection (c) of this section that is referenced in the application under subsection (b)(2) or (j); and (F) the time the Food and Drug Administration expended on the petition. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (6) Publication of petitions The Secretary shall annually publish a list of all petitions that were submitted during the preceding 12-month period. .

Summary: Efficiency and Transparency in Petitions Act This bill requires a petition regarding a pending generic drug or biological product application to be submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)within one year of when the petitioner discovers the issue that is the basis for the petition. The FDA may grant a waiver of the one-year deadline.