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Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019

To establish a minimum staffing level of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials along the northern border, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 BOUND Act 2. Minimum U.S. Customs and Border Protection staffing along the northern border (a) In general Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall ensure that not fewer than the maximum number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers deployed along the international border between the United States and Canada (referred to in this Act as the northern border (b) Limitation on transfers The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may not transfer any U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer away from an assignment along the northern border, including at ports of entry along the northern border, if such transfer would reduce the number of such officers assigned to the northern border below the level required under subsection (a).

Summary: Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 or the BOUND Act This bill sets a minimum number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers that must be deployed along the border between the United States and Canada. The minimum number of officers is the maximum number of officers that were deployed along that border at any time between January 1, 2016, and the enactment of this bill.
Access to Contraception Expansion for Veterans Act

To amend chapter 17 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Contraception Expansion for Veterans Act ACE Veterans Act 2. Full year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, and vaginal rings (a) Full year supply Chapter 17 section 1720I 1720J. Full year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, and vaginal rings (a) Request for full year supply The Secretary shall ensure that a veteran who is enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment under section 1705 of this title and who receives a prescription for contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, and vaginal rings may, upon request, fill such prescription as a full year supply. (b) Notice A veteran described by subsection (a) shall be notified of the option for a full year supply provided by subsection (a) at the time at which the prescription is issued. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1720I the following new item: 1720J. Full year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, and vaginal rings. .

Summary: Access to Contraception Expansion for Veterans Act or the ACE Veterans Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to authorize veterans to fill prescriptions for a year's supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, and vaginal rings.
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a training session and a counseling session in suicide prevention and lethal means tailored to veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a training session and a counseling session in suicide prevention and lethal means tailored to veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. 1. Department of Veterans Affairs training and counseling in suicide prevention and lethal means (a) Training session Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop a suicide prevention and lethal means training session tailored to veterans who served in the Armed Forces any time after September 11, 2001. Such training shall— (1) be provided to all primary care practitioners of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and to other Department employees, as directed by the Secretary, by not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and at least once every five years thereafter; (2) be integrated into the whole health initiative of the Department; and (3) be updated at least once every two years. (b) Counseling session (1) In general Not later than 360 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a suicide prevention and lethal means counseling session tailored to veterans who served in the Armed Forces any time after September 11, 2001. Such counseling shall— (A) be provided by primary care practitioners of the Department to— (i) all veterans enrolled in the patient enrollment system under section 1705 of title 38, United States Code, who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001; and (ii) other veterans, as determined by the Secretary; (B) be provided during the veterans’ first primary care appointment following development of the counseling session and subsequently as clinically appropriate; and (C) be integrated into the whole health initiative of the Department. (2) Lethal means counseling In this subsection, the term lethal means counseling (A) assess whether a person at risk for suicide has access to lethal means; and (B) work with such person and the family and support system of such person to limit the access of the person to lethal means until the person is no longer at elevated risk of suicide. (c) Consultation In developing the training and counseling sessions required by this section, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, public and private institutions of higher education, educators, experts in suicide assessment, treatment, and management, and affected professional associations.

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop (1) a suicide prevention and lethal means training session, and (2) a suicide prevention and lethal means counseling session tailored to veterans who served in the Armed Forces any time after September 11, 2001.
Advancing Growth in the Economy through Distilled Spirits Act

To permanently extend the exemption for the aging process of distilled spirits from the production period for purposes of capitalization of interest costs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advancing Growth in the Economy through Distilled Spirits Act AGED Spirits Act 2. Production period of distilled spirits (a) In general Subparagraph (B) of section 263A(f)(4) (B) Termination Clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall not apply to interest costs paid or accrued after December 31, 2019. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to interest costs paid or accrued after December 31, 2019.

Summary: Advancing Growth in the Economy through Distilled Spirits Act or the AGED Spirits Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude, after 2019, the aging period from the production period for distilled spirits, for purposes of determining whether a taxpayer can expense, rather than capitalize, interest costs paid or incurred during the production period. This allows producers of distilled spirits to deduct interest expense associated with production in the year it is paid.
Virtual Apprenticeship Tax Credit Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to businesses for certain virtual training expenses related to elementary and secondary school students, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Virtual Apprenticeship Tax Credit Act of 2019 2. Credit for virtual training expenses (a) In general Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 45T. Virtual training credit (a) Allowance of credit For purposes of section 38, the virtual training credit determined under this section for the taxable year is an amount equal to 30 percent of the qualified virtual training expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer during such taxable year. (b) Limitation The amount of the credit determined under subsection (a) with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed $2,500. (c) Qualified virtual training expenses For purposes of this section, the term qualified virtual training expenses (d) Denial of double benefit No deduction or credit shall be allowed under any other provision of this chapter with respect to the amount of the credit determined under this section. . (b) Credit made part of general business credit Subsection (b) of section 38 plus , plus (33) the virtual training credit determined under section 45T. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 45T. Virtual training credit. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Virtual Apprenticeship Tax Credit Act of 2019 This bill allows employers a business-related tax credit for 30% of the qualified virtual training expenses paid during a taxable year, up to a maximum amount of $2,500. The bill defines "qualified virtual training expenses" as expenses related to developing or expanding an industry-recognized virtual apprenticeship program for elementary and secondary school students.
To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide greater protection of proprietary information of other registered entities, and for other purposes.

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide greater protection of proprietary information of other registered entities, and for other purposes. 1. Public interest exemptions Section 4(c)(6) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 6(c)(6) , on the condition that an exemption pursuant to this paragraph shall include an exemption from section 22, requirements of this Act

Summary: This bill expands the public interest exemption from futures trading and foreign transactions regulations of certain commodities contracts entered into pursuant to an approved or permitted tariff or rate schedule. Specifically, this exemption must also include an exemption from private rights of action.
Nationwide Injunction Abuse Prevention Act of 2019

To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of district courts to provide injunctive relief, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nationwide Injunction Abuse Prevention Act of 2019 2. Limitation on authority of United States district courts to provide injunctive relief (a) In general Chapter 85 1370. Limitation on authority to provide injunctive relief (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no United States district court shall issue any order providing for injunctive relief, except in the case of such an order that is applicable only to— (1) the parties to the case before such district court; or (2) in the Federal district in which the order is issued. . (b) Table of sections The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 84 1370. Limitation on authority to provide injunctive relief. .

Summary: Nationwide Injunction Abuse Prevention Act of 2019 This bill limits the authority of federal district courts to issue injunctions. Specifically, it prohibits a district court from issuing an injunction unless the injunction applies only to one of the following: the parties to the case before that district court, or the federal district in which the injunction is issued.
Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2019

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to treat attendance at an institution of higher education the same as work for the purpose of determining eligibility to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2019 EATS Act of 2019 2. Amendments Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015 (1) in subsection (e)(4) by striking employed attending an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 (2) in subsection (o)(2)(A) by striking work attending an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 3. Effective date This Act shall take effect on January 2, 2020.

Summary: Enhance Access To SNAP Act of 2019 or the EATS Act of 2019 This bill expands eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to students attending institutions of higher education.
Pell Grant Restoration Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to restore Federal Pell Grant eligibility for certain periods. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pell Grant Restoration Act 2. Restoring Federal Pell Grant eligibility for borrower defense Section 401(c)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a(c)(5) (1) by striking (5) The period (5) Maximum period (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the period ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Exception (i) In general Any Federal Pell Grant that a student received during a period described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (ii) shall not count towards the student’s duration limits under this paragraph. (ii) Applicable periods Clause (i) shall apply with respect to any Federal Pell Grant awarded to a student to attend an institution— (I) during a period— (aa) for which the student received a loan under this title; and (bb) for which the loan described in item (aa) is forgiven under— (AA) section 437(c)(1) or 464(g)(1) due to the closing of the institution; (BB) section 455(h) due to the student’s successful assertion of a defense to repayment of the loan; or (CC) section 432(a)(6), section 685.215 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), or any other loan forgiveness provision or regulation under this Act, as a result of a determination by the Secretary or a court that the institution committed fraud or other misconduct; or (II) during a period for which the student did not receive a loan under this title but for which, if the student had received such a loan, the student would have qualified for loan forgiveness under subclause (I)(bb). .

Summary: Pell Grant Restoration Act This bill restores a student's Pell Grant eligibility for any period of time during which the student qualified for, or would have qualified for, federal student loan forgiveness due to school closure, assertion of a defense against repayment, or institutional fraud or misconduct. Specifically, this bill provides that Pell Grants received by a student during that period of time do not count toward the student's lifetime Pell Grant eligibility period (currently 12 full-time semesters).
Data Preservation Act of 2020

To reauthorize through 2024 the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program Act of 2005. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Data Preservation Act of 2020 2. Reauthorization of National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program Act of 2005 Subsection (k) of the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15908(k) 2006 through 2010 2020 through 2024 December 18, 2020 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Data Preservation Act of 2020 This bill reauthorizes the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program through FY2024.
Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report on cyber vulnerability disclosures, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act 2. Report on cyber vulnerabilities (a) Report Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that contains a description of the policies and procedures developed for coordinating cyber vulnerability disclosures, in accordance with section 2209(m) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 659(m) (b) Form The report required under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.

Summary: Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to submit a report describing the policies and procedures developed to coordinate the disclosure of cyber vulnerabilities. The report shall describe instances when such policies and procedures were used to disclose cyber vulnerabilities in the previous year. Further, the report shall mention the degree to which the disclosed information was acted upon by stakeholders.
Bahamas TPS Act of 2019

To designate the Commonwealth of The Bahamas under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bahamas TPS Act of 2019 2. Designation for purposes of granting temporary protected status (a) Designation (1) In general For purposes of section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a (2) Period of designation The initial period of the designation referred to in paragraph (1) shall be for the 18-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Aliens eligible As a result of the designation made under subsection (a), an alien who is a national of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas is deemed to satisfy the requirements under paragraph (1) of section 244(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a(c) (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States since the date of the enactment of this Act; (2) is admissible as an immigrant, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2)(A) of such section, and is not ineligible for temporary protected status under paragraph (2)(B) of such section; and (3) registers for temporary protected status in a manner established by the Secretary of Homeland Security. (c) Consent To travel abroad (1) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall give prior consent to travel abroad, in accordance with section 244(f)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a(f)(3) (2) Treatment upon return An alien returning to the United States in accordance with an authorization described in paragraph (1) shall be treated as any other returning alien provided temporary protected status under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a 3. Determination of budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation

Summary: Bahamas TPS Act of 2019 This bill designates the Bahamas as a temporary protected status (TPS) country for 18 months from the enactment of this bill. (Qualified nationals of a TPS-designated country shall have work authorization and may not be removed from the United States while the designation is in effect.) A Bahamian national shall qualify for temporary protected status if the individual (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States since the bill's enactment, (2) meets certain admissibility and eligibility requirements generally required for such status, and (3) registers with the Department of Homeland Security.
NASA Enhanced Use Lease Authority Act of 2019

To amend title 51, United States Code, to allow the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to accept in-kind consideration for certain leases, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the NASA Enhanced Use Lease Authority Act of 2019 2. Enhanced Use Lease Authority (a) Expansion of in-Kind consideration for certain leases Section 20145(b)(1) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) Exceptions Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Administrator may accept in-kind consideration for leases entered into for the purpose of— (i) developing renewable energy production facilities; (ii) maintaining, constructing, modifying, or improving facilities on real property under the jurisdiction of the Administrator; (iii) carrying out aeronautical and space research, development, testing, and evaluation activities; or (iv) the provision of services to the Administration, including launch services and payload processing services. . (b) Reporting requirements Section 20145(f) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Capturing the value of in-kind consideration Information with respect to— (A) the value and nature of in-kind consideration; and (B) controls in place that ensure that the Administration takes advantage of such consideration. . (c) Obligation of funds Section 20145 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Obligation of funds Except as provided in subsection (b)(2), the Administrator may not obligate funds under this section. . (d) Expiration of lease authority Section 20145(g) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking December 31, 2019 December 31, 2029

Summary: NASA Enhanced Use Lease Authority Act of 2019 This bill extends through 2029 and revises the authority of the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) to lease its non-excess real property and related personal property. The bill expands the purposes for which NASA may enter such leases for in-kind consideration to include (1) maintaining, constructing, modifying, or improving facilities; (2) carrying out aeronautical and space research, development, testing, and evaluation activities; and (3) providing services to NASA, including launch services and payload processing services. The annual report with respect to such leasing shall include information on (1) the value and nature of in-kind consideration, and (2) the controls in place that ensure that NASA takes advantage of such consideration.
CAFE Standards Repeal Act of 2019

To repeal the corporate average fuel economy standards. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CAFE Standards Repeal Act of 2019 2. Repealing the corporate average fuel economy standards Chapter 329

Summary: CAFE Standards Repeal Act of 2019 This bill repeals the corporate average fuel economy standards, which regulate how far automobiles must travel on a gallon of fuel.
Public Service Expansion Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify that employment in any position at a nonprofit organization is a public service job for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Service Expansion Act 2. Repayment plan for public service employees Section 455(m)(3)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)(B) (1) in clause (i)— (A) by inserting or public library sciences, (B) by striking , or at an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) (2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and (3) by inserting after clause (i), the following: (ii) a full time job in any position at an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) .

Summary: Public Service Expansion Act This bill revises the definition of a public service job to include working at any nonprofit organization, regardless of the organization's mission, for the purposes of student loan repayment and public service student loan forgiveness.