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Integrity in Testing for Lead in Military Housing Act of 2019

To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a policy relating to lead testing on military installations. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Integrity in Testing for Lead in Military Housing Act of 2019 2. Department of Defense policy on lead testing on military installations (a) Policy required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a policy under which— (1) a qualified individual may access a military installation for the purpose of conducting lead testing on the installation, subject to the approval of the Secretary; and (2) the results of any lead testing conducted on a military installation shall be transmitted— (A) in the case of a military installation located inside the United States, to relevant Federal, State, and local agencies; and (B) in the case of a military installation located outside the United States, to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (b) Penalties As part of the policy established under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe penalties for any member of the Armed Forces— (1) who is responsible for transmitting the results of lead testing on a military installation to Federal, State, and local agencies or to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pursuant to the policy, and who does not so transmit such results; or (2) who impedes or obstructs the conduct of lead testing on a military installation by a qualified individual approved to conduct such testing pursuant to the policy. (c) Relationship to security measures and access standards Nothing in this section shall be construed to supercede any Department of Defense or local security measure or any access standard. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term Armed Forces (2) The term United States (3) The term qualified individual (A) a lead-based paint inspector; or (B) a lead-based paint risk assessor.

Summary: Integrity in Testing for Lead in Military Housing Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Defense to establish a policy under which a certified lead-based paint inspector or risk assessor may access a military installation in order to conduct lead testing. The bill requires the imposition of penalties upon military personnel for failure to provide testing results to relevant government agencies (the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the case of an installation located outside the United States) or obstruction of the testing.
To prohibit the Secretary concerned from discouraging the inspection of military housing for lead-based paint or other sources of lead, and for other purposes.

To prohibit the Secretary concerned from discouraging the inspection of military housing for lead-based paint or other sources of lead, and for other purposes. 1. Prohibition on discouraging lead inspections in military housing (a) In general The Secretary concerned (as such term is defined in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code) may not discourage the inspection of covered housing for lead-based paint or sources of lead. (b) Testing authorized The Secretary concerned may authorize testing for lead in covered housing when such testing is not required by Federal, State or local regulations or laws. (c) Covered housing In this section, the term covered housing

Summary: This bill prohibits the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security (regarding the Coast Guard) from discouraging the inspection of military-owned, government-controlled, and privately leased family housing for lead-based paint or sources of lead. Testing may be authorized when it is not otherwise required by law.
Truth in Employment Act of 2019

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify employer rights with regard to hiring. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Truth in Employment Act of 2019 2. Findings and purpose (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) An atmosphere of trust and civility in labor-management relationships is essential to a productive workplace and a healthy economy. (2) The tactic of using professional union organizers and agents to infiltrate a targeted employer’s workplace, a practice commonly referred to as salting (3) Increasingly, union organizers are seeking employment with nonunion employers not because of a desire to work for such employers but primarily to organize the employees of such employers or to inflict economic harm specifically designed to put nonunion competitors out of business, or to do both. (4) While no employer may discriminate against employees based upon the views of employees concerning collective bargaining, an employer should have the right to expect job applicants to be primarily interested in utilizing the skills of the applicants to further the goals of the business of the employer. (b) Purposes The purposes of this Act are— (1) to preserve the balance of rights between employers, employees, and labor organizations which is fundamental to collective bargaining; (2) to preserve the rights of workers to organize, or otherwise engage in concerted activities protected under the National Labor Relations Act; and (3) to alleviate pressure on employers to hire individuals who seek or gain employment in order to disrupt the workplace of the employer or otherwise inflict economic harm designed to put the employer out of business. 3. Protection of employer rights Section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 158(a) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring an employer to employ any person who seeks or has sought employment with the employer in furtherance of other employment or agency status. .

Summary: Truth in Employment Act of 2019 This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that nothing relating to the prohibitions against unfair labor practices in that Act shall be construed as requiring an employer to employ any person who seeks or has sought employment with the employer in furtherance of other employment or agency status.
Customs Business Fairness Act of 2019

To amend title 11 of the United States Code, to allow full subrogation, including subrogation to the priority rights of the United States, of claims for the payment of customs duties. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Customs Business Fairness Act of 2019 2. Amendment Section 507(d) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting excluding subparagraph (F) (a)(8) 3. Effective date; application of amendment (a) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Application of amendment The amendment made by this Act shall not apply with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code before the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Customs Business Fairness Act of 2019 This bill modifies the treatment of claims by customs brokers for unpaid customs duties in chapter 11 (reorganization) bankruptcy proceedings.
Relocation Expense Parity Act

To enhance the ability of Federal agencies to deliver relocation management services to the Federal Government, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Relocation Expense Parity Act 2. Reimbursement of Federal employees for Federal, State and local income taxes incurred during travel, transportation, and relocation (a) In general Section 5724b of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking of employees transferred (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking employee, or by an employee and such employee's spouse (if filing jointly), for any moving or storage individual, or by an individual and such individual’s spouse (if filing jointly), for any travel, transportation, or relocation (B) in the second sentence, by striking employee individual, or the individual (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b) For purposes of this section, the term travel, transportation, or relocation expenses . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 57 5724b. Taxes on reimbursements for travel, transportation, and relocation expenses. . (c) Retroactive effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as though enacted on January 1, 2018.

Summary: Relocation Expense Parity Act This bill authorizes an agency to reimburse federal, state, and local income taxes incurred by an individual for travel, transportation, or relocation expenses.
Infant Formula Protection Act of 2019

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to treat infant formula as adulterated if its use by date has passed. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Infant Formula Protection Act of 2019 2. Expired infant formula (a) Adulteration Section 412(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 350a(a) (1) in paragraph (2), by striking or (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting , or (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) the use by date of such infant formula, as specified in the labeling of such formula in accordance with section 107.20 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), has passed. . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) applies beginning on the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Infant Formula Protection Act of 2019 This bill prohibits the sale of an infant formula if its use-by date has passed.
Menstrual Products Right To Know Act of 2019

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if their labeling does not list each ingredient or component of the product, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Menstrual Products Right To Know Act of 2019 2. Certain menstrual products misbranded if labeling does not include ingredients (a) In general Section 502 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 352 (ee) If it is a menstrual product, such as a menstrual cup, a scented, scented deodorized, or unscented menstrual pad or tampon, a therapeutic vaginal douche apparatus, or an obstetrical and gynecological device described in section 884.5400, 884.5425, 884.5435, 884.5460, 884.5470, or 884.5900 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), unless its label or labeling lists the name of each ingredient or component of the product in order of the most predominant ingredient or component to the least predominant ingredient or component. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) applies with respect to products introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Menstrual Products Right To Know Act of 2019 This bill prohibits the sale of a menstrual product, such as a menstrual cup, menstrual pad, tampon, or therapeutic vaginal douche apparatus, unless its labeling includes a list of ingredients.
Get Additives Out Act of 2019

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on the effects of food additives on children’s health. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Get Additives Out Act of 2019 2. Study and report on effects of food additives on children’s health (a) Study Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study— (1) on the developmental and behavioral health effects of food additives on children under 18 years of age; (2) on the physical health effects of food additives on such children; (3) that assesses the capability of the Food and Drug Administration to test and regulate the health effects of food additives, including the extent to which determinations that substances are not food additives because the substances are generally recognized as safe, within the meaning of section 201(s) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321(s) (4) that provides recommendations for improving the ability of the Food and Drug Administration to conduct oversight and assure the safety of food additives. (b) Report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). (c) Food additive defined In this section, the term food additive 21 U.S.C. 321(s)

Summary: Get Additives Out Act of 2019 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study the developmental, behavioral, and physical health effects of food additives on children.
Tax Fairness for All Families Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an increasingly larger earned income credit for families with more than 3 children. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Fairness for All Families Act of 2019 2. Increased earned income credit for families with more than 3 children (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 32(b) (1) Percentages For purposes of subsection (a)— In the case of an eligible individual with: The The 1 qualifying child 34 15.98 2 qualifying children 40 21.06 3 qualifying children 45 21.06 4 qualifying children 50 21.06 5 qualifying children 55 21.06 6 qualifying children 60 21.06 7 or more qualifying children 65 21.06 No qualifying children 7.65 7.65 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.

Summary: Tax Fairness for All Families Act of 2019 This bill modifies the earned income tax credit to provide increased credit percentages for taxpayers with more than three qualifying children.
District of Columbia Local Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2019

To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a District of Columbia jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Local Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2019 2. Exclusion from District of Columbia juries on account of sexual orientation or gender identity prohibited Section 11–1903, District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by inserting (including sexual orientation or gender identity) sex

Summary: District of Columbia Local Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2019 This bill prohibits the exclusion of individuals from service on a District of Columbia jury on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, as the "Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, as the Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building 1. Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, as the "Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building."
Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act

To direct the Attorney General to amend certain regulations so that practitioners may administer not more than 3 days’ medication to a person at one time when administering narcotic drugs for the purpose of relieving acute withdrawal symptoms. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Easy Medication Access and Treatment for Opioid Addiction Act Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act 2. Dispensation of narcotic drugs for the purpose of relieving acute withdrawal symptoms from opioid use disorder Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall revise section 1306.07(b) of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, so that practitioners, in accordance with applicable State, Federal, or local laws relating to controlled substances, are allowed to dispense not more than a three-day supply of narcotic drugs to one person or for one person’s use at one time for the purpose of initiating maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment (or both). Amend the title so as to read: A bill to direct the Attorney General to amend certain regulations so that practitioners may dispense not more than 3 days’ medication to a person at one time when administering narcotic drugs for the purpose of relieving acute withdrawal symptoms. November 16, 2020 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce November 16, 2020 Committee on the Judiciary

Summary: Easy Medication Access and Treatment for Opioid Addiction Act or the Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act This bill requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to revise regulations to allow a practitioner to administer up to a three-day supply of narcotic drugs to an individual at one time for purposes of relieving acute withdrawal symptoms while the individual awaits arrangements for narcotic treatment. Current regulations authorize up to a one-day supply of narcotic drugs for an individual at one time, for a total of up to three days.
To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to direct the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide to the congressional intelligence committees briefings regarding counterintelligence activities of the Bureau, and for other purposes.

To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to direct the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide to the congressional intelligence committees briefings regarding counterintelligence activities of the Bureau, and for other purposes. 1. Briefings on counterintelligence activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (a) In general Title V of section 501 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3091 512. Briefings on counterintelligence activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (a) Quarterly briefings Not less frequently than once each quarter, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall provide to the congressional intelligence committees a briefing on the counterintelligence activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Such briefings shall include, at a minimum, an overview and update of— (1) the counterintelligence posture of the Bureau; (2) counterintelligence investigations; and (3) any other information relating to the counterintelligence activities of the Bureau that the Director determines necessary. (b) Notifications In addition to the quarterly briefings under subsection (a), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall promptly notify the congressional intelligence committees of any counterintelligence investigation carried out by the Bureau regarding any of the following: (1) A candidate who seeks nomination for election, or election, to a Federal office. (2) A political campaign of a candidate who seeks nomination for election, or election, to a Federal office. (3) An individual known to be associated with a political campaign of a candidate who seeks nomination for election, or election, to a Federal office. (c) Guidelines The Director, in coordination with the Attorney General and in consultation with the congressional intelligence committees, shall develop guidelines governing the scope of the briefings provided under subsection (a) and the notifications under subsection (b). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents at the beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 511 the following new item: Sec. 512. Briefings on counterintelligence activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. .

Summary: This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to provide quarterly briefings to Congress about the FBI's counterintelligence activities. The FBI shall promptly notify Congress of any counterintelligence investigation regarding a candidate seeking nomination or election for federal office or any campaign or individual related to such a candidate.
Federal Regulatory Certainty for Water Act

To clarify the definition of navigable waters, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Regulatory Certainty for Water Act 2. Repeal of agency regulations The final rule issued by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Army entitled Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States 3. Definition of navigable waters Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1362 (7) Navigable waters (A) In general The term navigable waters (i) navigable-in-fact; or (ii) permanent or continuously flowing bodies of water that form geographical features commonly known as streams, oceans, rivers, and lakes that are connected to waters that are navigable-in-fact. (B) Exclusions The term navigable waters (i) waters that do not physically abut waters described in subparagraph (A) through an actual and continuous surface water connection; (ii) man-made or natural structures or channels through which water flows intermittently or ephemerally, including for the periodic drainage of rainfall; or (iii) wetlands, including playa lakes, prairie potholes, wet meadows, wet prairies, and vernal pools, that lack a continuous surface water connection to bodies of water that are waters described in subparagraph (A). (C) No aggregation The aggregation of wetlands or waters shall not be used to determine whether the wetlands or waters are navigable waters. . 4. Coast Guard Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to impair, diminish, or otherwise affect the authority, function, jurisdiction, or power of the Coast Guard, or any member thereof, with respect to the navigable waters of the United States, or to affect or alter the status of such waters as navigable waters of the United States for such purposes.

Summary: Federal Regulatory Certainty for Water Act This bill nullifies the Clean Water Rule that was issued on May 27, 2015, by the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The rule describes the scope of the Clean Water Act. Under this bill, the Clean Water Act applies to waters of the United States that are (1) navigable-in-fact; or (2) permanent or continuously flowing bodies of water that form geographical features commonly known as streams, oceans, rivers, and lakes that are connected to waters that are navigable-in-fact. Under this bill, the Act does not apply to (1) waters that do not physically abut those waters of the United States through an actual and continuous surface water connection; (2) man-made or natural structures or channels through which water flows intermittently or ephemerally; or (3) wetlands (including playa lakes, prairie potholes, wet meadows, wet prairies, and vernal pools) that lack that continuous surface water connection. The aggregation of wetlands or waters may not be used to determine whether the wetlands or waters are navigable waters.