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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for production of refined coal.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for production of refined coal. 1. Extension of refined coal production tax credit (a) In general Section 45(e)(8) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking 10-year period 12-year period (2) in subparagraph (D)(ii)(II), by striking 10-year period 12-year period (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to coal produced and sold after December 31, 2018.

Summary: This bill extends the tax credit for the production of refined coal by allowing eligible taxpayers to claim the credit for an additional two years.
A bill to revise the boundaries of a unit of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System in Topsail, North Carolina, and for other purposes.

To revise the boundaries of a unit of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System in Topsail, North Carolina, and for other purposes. 1. Correction to map (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall make such corrections to the map described in subsection (b) as are necessary to exclude lots from unit L06 of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System in North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, that were serviced by infrastructure, as described in subsection (c), installed along North Carolina Highway 210 and New River Inlet Road as of the date of enactment of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3501 (b) Maps described The map referred to in subsection (a) is a map that— (1) is included in a set of maps as part of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System entitled John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (2) relates to unit L06 of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System. (c) Infrastructure described (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the infrastructure referred to in subsection (a) is infrastructure that meets the criteria described in section 4(g)(1)(B) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(g)(1)(B) (2) Inclusion For purposes of paragraph (1), North Carolina Highway 210 and New River Inlet Road shall be considered to meet the criteria described in section 4(g)(1)(B)(i) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(g)(1)(B)(i)

Summary: This bill modifies certain boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit located in North Topsail Beach, North Carolina.
Aviation Empowerment Act

To amend title 49, United States Code, to add definitions for the terms common carrier personal operator 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aviation Empowerment Act 2. Definitions Section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (48) common carrier (A) holding out of a willingness to; (B) transport persons or property; (C) from place to place; (D) for compensation; and (E) without refusal unless authorized by law. In applying subparagraph (D), the term compensation (49) personal operator . 3. Regulations Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue or revise regulations to comply with this Act and to ensure the following: (1) That a person who holds a pilot certificate may communicate with the public, in any manner the person determines appropriate, to facilitate an aircraft flight for which the pilot and passengers share aircraft operating expenses in accordance with section 61.113(c) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation) and that such flight-sharing operations under section 61.113(c) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation) shall not be deemed a common carrier, as defined in paragraph (48) of section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code, or a commercial operation requiring a certificate under part 119 or 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation). (2) That a personal operator, as defined in paragraph (49) of section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code, operating under part 91 of title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation) shall not be subject to the requirements set forth in part 121, 125, or 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).

Summary: Aviation Empowerment Act This bill modifies regulations for pilots within the aviation sector. Specifically, the bill sets forth definitions for the terms "common carrier" and "personal operator;" and directs the Department of Transportation to issue regulations authorizing (1) a pilot who wants to share aircraft operating expenses to communicate with the public regarding an aircraft flight; and (2) a pilot who has a private pilot certificate to receive compensation for flying persons or property, and not be subject to certain common carrier or commercial airliner regulations as long as the private pilot flies an aircraft with eight or fewer seats.
FISH SAFE Act

To amend the Federal share of the fishing safety standards grants. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Funding Instruction for Safety, Health, and Security Avoids Fishing Emergencies Act FISH SAFE Act 2. Amendment of Federal share of the fishing safety standards grants (a) Amendment Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (i)(3), by striking 50 75 (2) in subsection (j)(3), by striking 50 75 (b) Retroactive effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) takes effect on the day after the date of enactment of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–282 3. Reimbursement Amounts appropriated to carry out section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 ( Public Law 115–31 4. Authorization of appropriations amendments Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (i)(4), by striking 2019 2021 (2) in subsection (j)(4), by striking 2019 2021

Summary: Funding Instruction for Safety, Health, and Security Avoids Fishing Emergencies Act or the FISH SAFE Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2021 and expands the Department of Health and Human Services fishing safety training and research grant programs. The federal share of the costs of any activity that may be carried out using grants under the programs is increased to 75%. Currently, the federal share must not exceed 50%. The bill is retroactively effective.
RAISE VET FUND Act

To authorize veterans service organizations to solicit donations at post offices before and after Federal holidays. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Access, Improving Service to Enable Veterans Engaging To Fundraise Act of 2019 RAISE VET FUND Act 2. Solicitation by veterans service organizations at post offices (a) In general Section 404 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Solicitation by veterans service organizations at post offices (1) Definitions In this subsection— (A) the term business day (B) the term Federal holiday (i) a legal public holiday under section 6103(a) of title 5; and (ii) Flag Day, as designated under section 110 of title 36; (C) the term holiday period (D) the term veterans service organization (2) Authorization The Postal Service shall permit a veterans service organization to solicit donations by distributing items that are symbols for veterans at a post office on any business day during a holiday period. . (b) Regulations Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Postal Service shall promulgate regulations governing the use of post offices by veterans service organizations, including with respect to scheduling, under subsection (f) of section 404 of title 39, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). (c) Effective date Subsection (f) of section 404 of title 39, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Restoring Access, Improving Service to Enable Veterans Engaging To Fundraise Act of 2019 or the RAISE VET FUND Act This bill authorizes certain veterans organizations to solicit donations at U.S. Postal Service (USPS) locations in the days around holidays. Specifically, the USPS must allow veterans service organizations that are recognized by the Department of Veterans Affairs to solicit donations by distributing items that are veterans symbols at a post office on the two business days before and after a federal holiday or Flag Day.
Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019

To provide bankruptcy relief for student borrowers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019 2. Amendments (a) Exception to discharge Section 523 of title 11, United States Code, is amended in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (8). (b) Conforming amendment Section 1328(a)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking (8), 3. Effective date; application of amendments (a) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Application of amendments The amendments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11, United States Code, on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019 This bill permits a borrower to discharge in bankruptcy a nonprofit, government, or private student loan, or an obligation to repay an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend.
Bipartisan Disaster Recovery Funding Act of 2019

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to immediately release certain grant funds awarded for mitigation activities under the Community Development Block Grant program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bipartisan Disaster Recovery Funding Act of 2019 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Funding for mitigation activities was appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development by Congress in February 2018 under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–123 (2) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development told Congress that the funding described in paragraph (1) would be released by May 1, 2019. (3) May 1, 2019, has come and gone with no official explanation as to the reason for the continued delay in releasing the funds. 3. Requirement For all amounts made available for mitigation activities under the heading Department of Housing and Urban Development—Community Planning and Development—Community Development Fund Public Law 115–123

Summary: Bipartisan Disaster Recovery Funding Act of 2019 This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget, within 60 days, to release certain funding awarded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for mitigation activities under the Community Development Block Grant program.
Strengthening the Medicare Trust Fund Act

To transfer revenues from the net investment income tax to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening the Medicare Trust Fund Act 2. Transfer of net investment income tax revenues to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Section 1817(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i(a) and ; and (3) the taxes imposed by section 1411 .

Summary: Strengthening the Medicare Trust Fund Act This bill requires net investment income tax revenues to be transferred to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, which funds Medicare hospital services.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the deduction for interest on education loans, to extend and expand the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses, and eliminate the limitation on contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the deduction for interest on education loans, to extend and expand the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses, and eliminate the limitation on contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts. 1. Expansion of deduction for interest on education loans (a) Elimination of cap on deduction Section 221 (b) Carryover of excess interest Section 221 (b) Carryover If the amount of the deduction allowable under subsection (a) exceeds the taxable income of the taxpayer for the taxable year (determined without regard to this section and section 222), then an amount equal to such excess shall be treated as interest paid by the taxpayer in the succeeding taxable year on a qualified education loan. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 2. Expansion of deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (a) Elimination of dollar limitation; carryover of excess expenses (1) In general Subsection (b) of section 222 (b) Carryover If the amount of the deduction allowable under subsection (a) exceeds the taxable income of the taxpayer for the taxable year (determined without regard to this section), then an amount equal to such excess shall be treated as qualified tuition and related expenses paid by the taxpayer in the succeeding taxable year. . (2) Conforming amendment Paragraph (3) of section 222(d) of such Code is amended by striking deduction deduction (b) Permanent extension Section 222 (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. 3. Expansion of rules for Coverdell education savings accounts (a) Elimination of contribution limitation (1) In general Section 530(b)(1)(A) or , or (2) Conforming amendment Section 530 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (c). (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to contributions made in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill expands several tax deductions for education expenses. Specifically, the bill includes provisions that (1) allow an unlimited tax deduction for student loan interest, (2) repeal the dollar limitation on the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses and make such deduction permanent, (3) allow carryovers to succeeding taxable years of amounts of the deductions for student loan interest and qualified tuition and related expenses that exceed a taxpayer's taxable income, and (4) repeal the dollar limitation on contributions to a Coverdell Education Savings Account.
21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act 2. Requirement to publish on internet basis for listings Section 4(b) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(b) (9) Publication on internet of basis for listings (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall make publicly available on the internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for each regulation, including each proposed regulation, promulgated under subsection (a)(1). (B) Exception At the request of a Governor or legislature of a State, the Secretary shall not make available under subparagraph (A) information regarding which the State has determined public disclosure is prohibited by a law of that State relating to the protection of personal information. .

Summary: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce to publish online, subject to privacy limitations, the best scientific and commercial data available that are the bases for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species.
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2019

To prohibit the use of reverse auctions for design and construction services procurements, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2019 2. Prohibition on use of a reverse auction for the award of a contract for design and construction services (a) Finding Congress finds that, in contrast to a traditional auction in which the buyers bid up the price, sellers bid down the price in a reverse auction. (b) Prohibition Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be amended to prohibit the use of reverse auctions for awarding contracts for design and construction services. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term design and construction services (A) site planning and landscape design; (B) architectural and engineering services (as defined in section 1102 of title 40, United States Code); (C) interior design; (D) performance of substantial construction work for facility, infrastructure, and environmental restoration projects; (E) delivery and supply of construction materials to construction sites; or (F) construction or substantial alteration of public buildings or public works. (2) The term reverse auction (A) a real-time auction conducted through an electronic medium among 2 or more offerors who compete by submitting bids for a supply or service contract, or a delivery order, task order, or purchase order under the contract, with the ability to submit revised lower bids at any time before the closing of the auction; and (B) the award of the contract, delivery order, task order, or purchase order to the offeror, in whole or in part, based on the price obtained through the auction process. September 10, 2019 Reported without amendment

Summary: Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2019 This bill prohibits the use of reverse auctions for awarding federal contracts for construction and design services. Generally, a reverse auction is one in which there are multiple sellers lowering their bids to win a supply or service contract.
Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019

To amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019 2. Extension of postage stamp for breast cancer research Section 414(h) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking 2019 2027

Summary: Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through December 31, 2027, provisions requiring the U.S. Postal Service to issue a special postage stamp for first-class mail that costs more than the regular first-class stamp to raise funds for breast cancer research.
PROTECT Immigration Act

To discontinue a Federal program that authorizes State and local law enforcement officers to investigate, apprehend, and detain aliens in accordance with a written agreement with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government. 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Protecting the Rights Of Towns against federal Enforcement contrary to Constitutional Tenets for Immigration Act PROTECT Immigration Act 2. Rescission of State and local immigration enforcement authority Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1357(g) (g) Except as provided in sections 103(a)(10) and 274(c) of this Act and in section 439 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1252c .

Summary: Protecting the Rights Of Towns against federal Enforcement contrary to Constitutional Tenets for Immigration Act or the PROTECT Immigration Act This bill establishes that the authority to investigate, apprehend, or detain aliens for the purposes of immigration enforcement is limited to immigration officers and authorized Department of Homeland Security employees, except when such authority is provided to other individuals under specified statutes. Specifically, this restriction does not apply in certain instances involving (1) an actual or imminent mass influx of aliens, (2) persons bringing in and harboring aliens in violation of immigration laws, and (3) an alien illegally present in the United States who had previously left or was deported after being convicted of a felony. The bill repeals the authority allowing the Department of Justice to enter into agreements authorizing state or local government employees to perform immigration enforcement functions.
School Security Enhancement Act

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen school security. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Security Enhancement Act 2. School security Section 4104 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7114 (1) in subsection (b)(3)(B)— (A) in clause (iii), by striking and (B) by inserting after clause (iv) the following: (v) improving school conditions for student learning, by enabling local educational agencies to use funds available under subsection (a)(3) for the purpose of planning and designing school buildings and facilities, installing infrastructure, and implementing technology or other measures, that strengthen security on school premises, which may include— (I) controlling access to school premises or facilities, through the use of metal detectors, or other measures, or technology, with evidence-based effectiveness (to the extent the State involved determines that such evidence is reasonably available), in accordance with the needs of the school; (II) implementing any technology or measure, or installing any infrastructure, to cover and conceal students within the school during crisis situations; (III) implementing technology to provide notification to relevant law enforcement and first responders during such a situation; (IV) implementing any technology or measure, including hiring school security officers, or installing any infrastructure, with evidence-based effectiveness (to the extent the State involved determines that such evidence is reasonably available) to increase the safety of school students and staff; (V) implementing any technology or measure, or installing any infrastructure, for school safety reinforcement, including bullet-resistant doors and windows; and (VI) implementing any technology or system that would reduce the time needed to disseminate official information to parents regarding the safety of their children during and immediately following a crisis; and ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (d) Rules of construction (1) No funds to provide firearms or training No amounts provided as a grant under this part may be used for the provision to any person of a firearm or training in the use of a firearm. (2) No effect on other laws Nothing in this part may be construed to preclude or contradict any other provision of law authorizing the provision of firearms or training in the use of firearms. .

Summary: School Security Enhancement Act This bill allows local educational agencies to use specified portions of Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants for planning and designing school buildings and facilities, installing infrastructure, and implementing other measures to strengthen security on school premises. The bill prohibits the use of grant funds for the provision of a firearm or training in the use of a firearm.