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Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act

To include Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County, Illinois, in the Lincoln National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act 2. Adjustment of boundaries of Lincoln National Heritage Area (a) Boundary adjustment Section 443(b)(1) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–229 16 U.S.C. 461 (1) by inserting , Livingston, LaSalle (2) by inserting , the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County Woodford counties (b) Map The Secretary of the Interior shall update the map referred to in section 443(b)(2) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 to reflect the boundary adjustment made by the amendments in subsection (a) of this section.

Summary: Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act This bill adds Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County, all in Illinois, to the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area.
FHA Loan Affordability Act of 2019

To limit the collection of annual premiums under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for single family housing, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FHA Loan Affordability Act of 2019 2. Annual premiums (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 203(c) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1709(c)(2) (1) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in clause (i), by striking For any Subject to subparagraph (D), for any (B) in clause (ii), by striking For any Subject to subparagraph (D), for any (2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking In addition Subject to subparagraph (D), in addition (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) The Secretary may not collect any annual premiums under this paragraph with respect to a mortgage at any time that the remaining insured principal balance (excluding the portion of the remaining balance attributable to the premium collected under subparagraph (A)) is 78 percent or less than the lower of (i) the sales price of the dwelling at the sale in connection with which the mortgage was made, or (ii) the appraised value of the dwelling at the time of the origination of the mortgage. . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) of this section shall apply with respect only to mortgages insured by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development after the date of the enactment of this Act. November 12, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: FHA Loan Affordability Act of 2019 This bill requires Federal Housing Administration mortgage borrowers to pay mortgage insurance premiums only when their remaining principal balance exceeds 78% or more of the home value or sales price. The bill applies only to mortgages insured after the bill's enactment.
To posthumously promote Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. Cole, United States Air Force (retired), a colonel on the retired list.

To posthumously promote Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. Cole, United States Air Force (retired), a colonel on the retired list. 1. Findings; purpose (a) Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. Cole, United States Air Force (retired), was born on September 7, 1915, in Dayton, Ohio. (2) On November 22, 1940, Lieutenant Colonel Cole enlisted as an aviation cadet in Lubbock, Texas. (3) In July 1941, Lieutenant Colonel Cole was commissioned as a second lieutenant and rated as a pilot. (4) Lieutenant Colonel Cole was one of the airmen who took part in the Doolittle Raid on Japan in April 1942, serving as co-pilot to then Lieutenant Colonel James (Jimmy) Doolittle. (5) After the Doolittle Raid, Lieutenant Colonel Cole remained in China until June 1943. (6) Lieutenant Colonel Cole served again in the China–Burma–India Theater from October 1943 to June 1944. (7) Lieutenant Colonel Cole later served as Operations Advisor to the Venezuelan Air Force from 1959 to 1962. (8) Lieutenant Colonel Cole retired from the Air Force in 1966. (9) On September 19, 2016, the B–21 bomber developed by Northrop Grumman was formally named Raider (10) Lieutenant Colonel Cole died on April 9, 2019, at 103 years of age. (b) Purpose The purpose of this Act is as follows: (1) Recognizes the accomplishments, sacrifices, and legacy of Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. Cole, United States Air Force (retired). (2) Encourages citizens of the United States to remember the legacy of Lieutenant Colonel Cole and the legacy of all the Doolittle Raiders. 2. Posthumous advancement of Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. Cole, United States Air Force, on the retired list (a) Advancement Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. Cole, United States Air Force (retired), is advanced to the rank of colonel on the retired list of the Air Force. (b) Additional benefits not To accrue The advancement of Richard E. Cole on the retired list of the Air Force under subsection (a) shall not affect the retired pay or other benefits from the United States to which Richard E. Cole would have been entitled based upon his military service or affect any benefits to which any other person may become entitled based on his military service.

Summary: This bill posthumously advances Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. Cole, U.S. Air Force (retired), to the rank of colonel on the retired list of the Air Force.
Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2019

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2019 PAWS Act of 2019 2. Authority of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments Section 1714 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) The Secretary may provide a service dog to a veteran under subsection (c)(3) regardless of whether the veteran has a mobility impairment. .

Summary: Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2019 or the PAWS Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses, including post-traumatic stress disorder, regardless of whether they have a mobility impairment.
Rural and Underserved Residencies to Attract Long-term Physicians Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in certain medical or dental internships or residency programs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural and Underserved Residencies to Attract Long-term Physicians Act RURAL Physicians Act 2. Deferment during a medical or dental internship or residency program Section 455(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(f) (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking A borrower Except as provided in paragraph (6), a borrower (2) in paragraph (2)(A)— (A) by striking or (B) by striking the matter following clause (ii); (C) in clause (ii), by striking the comma at the end and inserting ; or (D) by adding at the end the following: (iii) is serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program that— (I) at the beginning of such service is in— (aa) a health professional shortage area designated under section 332 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254e (bb) a medical facility located in a census tract with a Rural Urban Commuting Area code 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10; or (II) is in a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs; ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (6) Special rule for certain in school deferment Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a borrower described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii) shall be eligible for a deferment, during which periodic installments of principal need not be paid and interest shall not accrue on any loan made to the borrower under this part. .

Summary: Rural and Underserved Residencies to Attract Long-term Physicians Act or the RURAL Physicians Act This bill makes student loan borrowers eligible for interest-free deferment on federal student loans if the borrowers are serving in medical or dental internships or residency programs that are located in areas with a shortage of health professionals, certain rural areas, or medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Homeownership for DREAMers Act

To clarify that eligibility of certain mortgages with Federal credit enhancement may not be conditioned on the status of a mortgagor as a DACA recipient if all other eligibility criteria are satisfied, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeownership for DREAMers Act 2. DACA recipient eligibility (a) FHA Section 203 of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1709 (i) DACA recipient eligibility (1) In general The Secretary may not— (A) prescribe terms that limit the eligibility of a single family mortgage for insurance under this title because of the status of the mortgagor as a DACA recipient; or (B) issue any limited denial of participation in the program for such insurance because of the status of the mortgagor as a DACA recipient. (2) DACA recipient defined For the purposes of this subsection, the term DACA recipient (3) Exemption (A) Denial for failure to satisfy valid eligibility requirements Nothing in this title prohibits the denial of insurance based on failure to satisfy valid eligibility requirements. (B) Invalid eligibility requirements Valid eligibility requirements do not include criteria that were adopted with the purpose of denying eligibility for insurance because of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, disability, or the status of a mortgagor as a DACA recipient. . (b) Rural Housing Service Section 501 of the Housing Act of 1949 ( 42 U.S.C. 1472 (k) DACA recipient eligibility (1) In general The Secretary may not prescribe terms that limit eligibility for a single family mortgage made, insured, or guaranteed under this title because of the status of the mortgagor as a DACA recipient. (2) DACA recipient defined For the purposes of this paragraph, the term DACA recipient . (c) Fannie Mae Section 302(b) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1717(b) (8) DACA recipient eligibility (A) In general The corporation may not condition purchase of a single-family residence mortgage by the corporation under this subsection on the status of the borrower as a DACA recipient. (B) DACA recipient defined For the purposes of this paragraph, the term DACA recipient . (d) Freddie Mac Section 305(a) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1454 (6) DACA recipient eligibility (A) In general The Corporation may not condition purchase of a single-family residence mortgage by the corporation under this subsection on the status of the borrower as a DACA recipient. (B) DACA recipient defined For the purposes of this subsection, the term DACA recipient . September 6, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Homeownership for DREAMers Act This bill prohibits federal mortgage providers from limiting insurance eligibility on the basis of the mortgagor's participation in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program.
Reinforcing Impaired Driving Education Act of 2019

To amend title 23, United States Code, to create a pilot program concerning drugged driving prevention, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reinforcing Impaired Driving Education Act of 2019 RIDE Act of 2019 2. Pilot program on drugged driving prevention Section 403 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (k) Drugged driving prevention pilot program (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shall establish a pilot program to create, and study the effects of, a public marketing campaign to raise awareness on driving while under the influence of prescription and over-the-counter medications. (2) Consultation In implementing the pilot program, the Secretary may consult with pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, and governmental and nongovernmental organizations. (3) Locations The Secretary shall implement the pilot program in States or territories that are most affected by the opioid epidemic. (4) Sunset The pilot program shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after the date on which the pilot program is established. (5) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of termination of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study of the effects of the public marketing campaign. .

Summary: Reinforcing Impaired Driving Education Act of 2019 or the RIDE Act of 2019 This bill requires the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to establish a two-year pilot program to create and study the effects of a public marketing campaign to raise awareness on driving while under the influence of prescription and over-the-counter medications. The program shall be implemented in states or territories that are most affected by the opioid epidemic.
Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land located in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Blackwater trading post land The term Blackwater Trading Post Land (A) is located in Pinal County, Arizona, and bordered by Community land to the east, west, and north and State Highway 87 to the south; and (B) is owned by the Community. (2) Community The term Community (3) Map The term map Results of Survey, Ellis Property, A Portion of the West ½ of Section 12, Township 5 South, Range 7 East, Gila and Salt River Meridian, Pinal County, Arizona (4) Reservation The term Reservation (5) Secretary The term Secretary 3. Land taken into trust for benefit of the gila river indian community (a) In general The Secretary shall take the Blackwater Trading Post land into trust for the benefit of the Community, after the Community— (1) conveys to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the Community in and to the Blackwater Trading Post Land; (2) submits to the Secretary a request to take the Blackwater Trading Post Land into trust for the benefit of the Community; (3) conducts a survey (to the satisfaction of the Secretary) to determine the exact acreage and legal description of the Blackwater Trading Post Land, if the Secretary determines a survey is necessary; and (4) pays all costs of any survey conducted under paragraph (3). (b) Availability of map Not later than 180 days after the Blackwater Trading Post Land is taken into trust under subsection (a), the map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Secretary. (c) Lands taken into trust part of reservation After the date on which the Blackwater Trading Post Land is taken into trust under subsection (a), the land shall be treated as part of the Reservation. (d) Gaming Class II and class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 (e) Description Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall cause the full metes-and-bounds description of the Blackwater Trading Post Land to be published in the Federal Register. The description shall, on publication, constitute the official description of the Blackwater Trading Post Land. September 8, 2020 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to take the 55.3 acres of land of the Blackwater Trading Post in Pinal County, Arizona, which is bordered and owned by the Gila River Indian Community of the Reservation, into trust for the benefit of the community after it (1) conveys to Interior all of its interest in such land, and (2) submits a request for Interior to take such land into trust for it. The land that is taken into trust shall be treated as part of the community's reservation. The bill prohibits certain gaming activities on the land taken into trust.
To direct the Secretary of Defense to modernize certain forms and surveys of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Defense to modernize certain forms and surveys of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 1. Modernization of certain forms and surveys (a) Study The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to identify each form and survey of the Department of Defense, in use on the date of the enactment of this Act, that contains a term or classification that the Secretary determines may be considered racially or ethnically insensitive. (b) Reports (1) Interim Reports On the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on the date that is 180 days after such date of enactment, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the status of the study conducted under subsection (a). (2) Final Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a) that includes— (A) a list of each form and survey identified under such study; and (B) a plan for modernizing the terms and classifications contained in such forms and surveys, including legislative recommendations. (c) Modernization Required Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out the plan included in the report submitted under subsection (b).

Summary: This bill directs the Department of Defense to modernize its forms and surveys that contain terms or classifications that may be considered racially or ethnically insensitive.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain legal fees and investment fees to be taken into account as miscellaneous itemized deductions.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain legal fees and investment fees to be taken into account as miscellaneous itemized deductions. 1. Certain fees taken into account as miscellaneous itemized deduction (a) In general Section 67(g) In the case of any legal fees, or investment fees, paid or incurred by an individual for the production of income or in connection with the performance of services as an employee, which but for the preceding sentence would be taken into account as a miscellaneous itemized deduction under subsection (a) for any such taxable year, the preceding sentence shall not apply. (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of Public Law 115–97 (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Legal fees The term legal fees (2) Investment fees The term investment fees

Summary: This bill allows certain legal and investment fees to be currently taken into account as miscellaneous itemized deductions despite the suspension of such deductions after 2017 and before 2026.
Safe Cribs Act of 2019

To prohibit the manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribution in commerce, or importation into the United States of any crib bumper, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Cribs Act of 2019 2. Prohibition on sale of crib bumpers (a) Prohibition on the sale of crib bumpers Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribute in commerce, or import into the United States any crib bumper. (b) Treatment of violation A violation of subsection (a) shall be treated as a violation of section 19(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(1) (c) Crib bumper defined In this section, the term crib bumper (1) means any material that is intended to cover the sides of a crib to prevent injury to any crib occupant from impacts against the side of a crib or to prevent partial or complete access to any openings in the sides of a crib to prevent a crib occupant from getting any part of the body entrapped in any opening; (2) includes a padded crib bumper, a supported and unsupported vinyl bumper guard, and vertical crib slat covers; and (3) does not include a non-padded mesh crib liner. September 13, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Safe Cribs Act of 2019 This bill makes it unlawful to manufacture, sell, or otherwise distribute crib bumpers. Crib bumpers are generally padded materials inserted around the inside of a crib and intended to prevent the crib occupant from becoming trapped in any part of the crib's openings. However, unpadded, mesh crib liners are not prohibited by this bill.
Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2019

To prohibit the manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribution in commerce, or importation into the United States of any inclined sleeper for infants, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2019 2. Prohibition on sale of inclined sleepers for infants (a) Prohibition on the sale of inclined sleepers for infants Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribute in commerce, or import into the United States any inclined sleeper for infants. (b) Treatment of violation A violation of subsection (a) shall be treated as a violation of section 19(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(1) (c) Inclined sleeper for infants defined In this section, the term inclined sleeper for infants September 13, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2019This bill makes it unlawful to manufacture, sell, or distribute crib bumpers or inclined sleepers for infants. Specifically, inclined sleepers for infants are those designed for an infant up to one year old and have an inclined sleep surface of greater than 10 degrees. Crib bumpers generally are padded materials inserted around the inside of a crib and intended to prevent the crib occupant from becoming trapped in any part of the crib's openings; they do not include unpadded, mesh crib liners.
Promoting STEM in JROTC Act of 2019

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that institutions hosting a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps provide instruction in STEM fields, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting STEM in JROTC Act of 2019 2. Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (a) In general Section 2031(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting and which includes instruction or activities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics duration (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Promoting STEM in JROTC Act of 2019 This bill requires a secondary educational institution, in order to maintain a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit, to include instruction or activities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in its course of military instruction.