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VET Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the Transition Assistance Program by allowing certain veterans’ service organizations to contact veterans regarding benefits and to better inform veterans of employment opportunities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran Employment Transition Act VET Act 2. Improvement to Transition Assistance Program outreach (a) In general Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Outreach (1) The Secretary concerned shall collect the following information from each member participating in the program under this section: (A) The name of the member. (B) The mailing address of the member while participating in such program and, if different, the mailing address of the member after being separated from active duty. (C) The email address of the member. (D) The telephone number of the member. (2) (A) Except as provided by paragraph (3), the Secretary concerned shall share with the veterans’ service organizations covered by section 5902 of title 38, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and veterans agencies of State governments, the information of members collected under paragraph (1) for the purpose of such organizations contacting such members with respect to the following: (i) Programs described in subsection (b)(3). (ii) Benefits available to veterans. (iii) Employment opportunities for veterans, including employment opportunities with the Federal Government and State and local governments. (iv) Events for veterans in the area in which the member lives. (B) The Secretary concerned may not share information under subparagraph (A) with a veterans’ service organization if such organization— (i) uses such information to solicit membership with the organization; (ii) contacts the member or dependents of the member under this subsection more frequently than semiannually; or (iii) does not allow a member or dependent of a member to opt out of being contacted under this subsection. (3) In collecting information under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall permit a member participating in the program under this section to not be contacted under paragraph (2). . (b) Prior participants The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that a veteran who completed the Transition Assistance Program under section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, before the date of the enactment of this Act may provide the information under subsection (g)(1) of such section, as added by this section.

Summary: Veteran Employment Transition Act or the VET Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to collect contact information from service members and share the information with veterans' service organizations for purposes of outreach regarding benefits, employment opportunities, and other programs and events.
Ensuring Linguistic Excellence and Vocational Aptitude by Teaching English Act

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide that children who have relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are fully considered for purposes of State allotments under the English Language Acquisition grants. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Linguistic Excellence and Vocational Aptitude by Teaching English Act ELEVATE Act 2. Treatment of Puerto Rico with respect to allotments for English Language Acquisition grants (a) Treatment of Migrants from Puerto Rico Section 3201(5) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7011(5) (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting in which the primary language of instruction in public elementary schools and secondary schools is English any State (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting , other than Puerto Rico, States (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a)— (1) may only apply to fiscal years 2020 and 2021 if the Secretary of Education determines that the application of such amendments will not result in a State receiving an allotment under title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6801 (2) shall apply beginning on and after October 1, 2021.

Summary: Ensuring Linguistic Excellence and Vocational Aptitude by Teaching English Act or the ELEVATE Act This bill makes changes in the treatment of Puerto Rico with respect to allotments for English Language Acquisition grants, to allow students who have migrated from Puerto Rico to the states to be fully counted in the annual grant allocation that states receive under such program.
VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance Act

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish qualifications for the human resources positions within the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance Act 2. Qualifications for human resources positions within the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Establishment of qualifications Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall— (1) establish qualifications for each human resources position within the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; (2) establish standardized performance metrics for each such position; and (3) submit to Congress a report containing the qualifications and standardized performance metrics established under paragraphs (1) and (2). (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the establishment of the qualifications and performance metrics under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate a report containing— (1) a description of the implementation of such qualifications and performance metrics; and (2) an assessment of the quality of such qualifications and performance metrics. 3. No additional funds authorized No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated.

Summary: VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish qualifications and related performance metrics for each human resources position within the Veterans Health Administration. Additionally, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the implementation and quality of such metrics and qualifications.
CODE Act of 2019

To direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study on Federal data collection related to student participation and performance in career and technical education programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CTE Outcome Data Enactment Act of 2019 CODE Act of 2019 2. Study on data collection (a) Study required The Secretary of Education (in this section referred to as the Secretary (1) assess the effectiveness of Federal efforts to collect, measure, and evaluate data relating to student participation and performance in, and completion of, career and technical education programs; and (2) identify— (A) gaps and areas of duplication with respect to such efforts; and (B) methods to improve and centralize such efforts. (b) Task force In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary may convene a task force consisting of such members as the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing the findings of the study required under subsection (a) and any recommendations of the Secretary related to such findings. (d) Definition The term career and technical education 20 U.S.C. 2302

Summary: CTE Outcome Data Enactment Act of 2019 or the CODE Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Education to report on data collection related to student participation and performance in career and technical education programs.
Strengthening Support For Veterans with Service Animals Act

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to revise title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require an air carrier to permit eligible service animals to accompany eligible veterans during travel, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Support For Veterans with Service Animals Act 2. Rulemaking for veterans traveling with service dogs (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to revise section 382.117 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require an air carrier to permit an eligible service animal to accompany an eligible veteran during travel if such veteran provides— (1) the documentation described in subsection (e) of such section 382.117 (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act); or (2) a valid veterans identification card issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs that contains a service-connected disability designation. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Eligible veteran The term eligible veteran (2) Eligible service animal The term eligible service animal

Summary: Strengthening Support For Veterans with Service Animals Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to require air carriers to allow service animals to accompany veterans with a service-connected disability during travel.
Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2019 2. Modification of the tax rate for the excise tax on investment income of private foundations (a) In general Section 4940(a) 2 percent 1.39 percent (b) Elimination of reduced tax where foundation meets certain distribution requirements Section 4940 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (e). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2019 This bill reduces the excise tax on the net investment income of private foundations from 2% to 1.39%.
Finding Market-Based and Local Solutions to Ensure Access to Housing Act

To provide that the Executive order entitled Establishing a White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Finding Market-Based and Local Solutions to Ensure Access to Housing Act 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Communities across the country are facing an affordable housing crisis. (2) Families who pay more than 30 percent of their income for housing are considered cost burdened and may have difficulty affording necessities such as food, clothing, transportation, and medical care. (3) The Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates 12,000,000 renter and homeowner households now pay more than 50 percent of their annual incomes for housing. (4) The prohibitive cost of housing slows economic growth and means fewer jobs and lower wages. (5) Housing demand depends on local demographics, job markets, and place-based amenities. (6) Housing supply depends on local availability of land and the cost and complexity of housing development. (7) Land-use restrictions are a significant factor in housing supply and prices. (8) There is evidence that exclusionary and restrictive zoning raises housing prices and restricts the supply of housing across the country. (9) Housing markets are local. (10) Exclusionary and restrictive zoning policies that affect development are adopted by local governments. (11) The Federal Government has limited control over State and local land-use policy and zoning. (12) To understand and correct housing shortages, Federal, State, and local governments need to look at all options. (13) Housing is critical for health, economic stability, and academic success. 3. Legal effect Notwithstanding any other provision of law or Executive order, Executive Order 13878 (84 Fed. Reg. 30853), signed on June 25, 2019, and entitled “Establishing a White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing” shall have the force and effect of law. 4. Report to Congress (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing shall submit to the Congress a report on the implementation, by the Council, of section 4 of Executive Order 13878 (84 Fed. Reg. 30853). (b) Subsequent reports The White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing shall submit any subsequent report that the Congress may request or that the Council may deem appropriate.

Summary: Finding Market-Based and Local Solutions to Ensure Access to Housing Act This bill provides statutory authority for the White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing.
Pro-Growth Budgeting Act

To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for cost estimates of major legislation. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pro-Growth Budgeting Act 2. Estimates of major legislation (a) In general Part A of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 407. Estimates of major legislation (a) CBO cost estimates An estimate provided by the Congressional Budget Office under section 402 for any major legislation shall, to the extent practicable, incorporate the budgetary effects of changes in economic output, employment, capital stock, and other macroeconomic variables resulting from such legislation. (b) Joint committee on taxation cost estimates An estimate provided by the Joint Committee on Taxation to the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 201(f) for any major legislation shall, to the extent practicable, incorporate the budgetary effects of changes in economic output, employment, capital stock, and other macroeconomic variables resulting from such legislation. (c) Content of estimates An estimate referred to in this section shall, to the extent practicable, include— (1) a qualitative assessment of the budgetary effects (including macroeconomic variables described in subsections (a) and (b)) of such legislation in the 20-fiscal year period beginning after the last fiscal year of the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget that set forth appropriate levels required by section 301; and (2) an identification of the critical assumptions and the source of data underlying that estimate. (d) Definitions As used in this section— (1) the term major legislation (A) for which an estimate is required to be prepared pursuant to section 402 and that causes a gross budgetary effect (before incorporating macroeconomic effects) in any fiscal year over the years of the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget equal to or greater than 0.25 percent of the current projected gross domestic product of the United States for that fiscal year; or (B) designated as such by the chair or ranking member of the Committee on the Budget for all direct spending legislation other than revenue legislation or the Member who is chair or vice chair, as applicable, of the Joint Committee on Taxation for revenue legislation; and (2) the term budgetary effects . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 621 407. Estimates of major legislation. .

Summary: Pro-Growth Budgeting Act This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation to incorporate a macroeconomic impact analysis in their cost estimates for major legislation. The macroeconomic impact analysis (commonly referred to as dynamic scoring) must include the budgetary effects of changes in economic output, employment, capital stock, and other macroeconomic variables resulting from the legislation.
Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2019

To direct the Director of the United States Geological Survey to establish a program to map zones that are at greater risk of sinkhole formation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2019 2. Sinkhole hazard identification (a) In general The Director of the United States Geological Survey shall establish a program to— (1) study the short-term and long-term mechanisms that cause sinkholes, including extreme storm events, prolonged droughts causing shifts in water management practices, aquifer depletion, and other major changes in water use; and (2) develop maps that depict zones that are at greater risk of sinkhole formation. (b) Review of maps Once during each 5-year period, or more often as the Director of the United States Geological Survey determines is necessary, the Director shall assess the need to revise and update the maps developed under this section. (c) Website The Director of the United States Geological Survey shall establish and maintain a public website that displays the maps developed under this section and other relevant information critical for use by community planners and emergency managers. June 4, 2020 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources

Summary: Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2019 This bill directs the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a program to study the short-term and long-term mechanisms that cause sinkholes, including extreme storm events, prolonged droughts causing shifts in water management practices, aquifer depletion, and other major changes in water use; and develop maps depicting the zones that are at greater risk of forming sinkholes. The USGS must establish a public website that displays such maps and other relevant information critical for use by community planners and emergency managers.
SADD Act

To limit financial support for certain international energy projects. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Standing Against Dirty Diplomacy Act SADD Act 2. Definition of fossil fuel project In this Act, the term fossil fuel project (1) is designed to extract, refine, or produce coal, petroleum, natural gas, or any derivative of coal, petroleum, or natural gas that is used for fuel; (2) is designed, in whole or in part, for the transportation of coal, petroleum, natural gas, or any derivative of coal, petroleum, or natural gas that is used for fuel; or (3) is designed to generate electricity, and would use as a fuel source coal, petroleum, natural gas, or any derivative of coal, petroleum, or natural gas. 3. Limitation on funding of international dirty energy projects (a) Rescission There are rescinded all unobligated balances of amounts made available— (1) to the United States International Development Finance Corporation, the Trade and Development Agency, or the Export-Import Bank of the United States to carry out any project, transaction, or other activity that supports a fossil fuel project; or (2) for payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association (in this Act, collectively known as the World Bank 22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(2) (b) Limitation on use of subsequently appropriated funds Any amounts appropriated on or after the date of the enactment of this Act for the United States International Development Finance Corporation, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, or the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and any amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act for payment to the World Bank or any other international financial institution (as so defined) shall not be made available to any such entity until the date on which the Secretary of the Treasury has certified to the Congress that the payee has policies in place to ensure that the amounts are not used to carry out any fossil fuel project.

Summary: Standing Against Dirty Diplomacy Act or the SADD Act This bill prohibits federal funds from being provided to certain federal agencies and international financial institutions (e.g, the World Bank) for international fossil fuel projects.
Cybersecurity Curriculum Enhancement Act

To direct the Secretary of Education to award grants for cybersecurity curriculum for secondary schools, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cybersecurity Curriculum Enhancement Act 2. Cybersecurity Education Grants (a) Curriculum requirements Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Act, the Secretary of Education, in consultation with Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop requirements that a cybersecurity education curriculum shall meet for purposes of a grant under this section. (b) Grants authorized Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to award States, local educational agencies, and nonprofit organizations for cybersecurity education curriculum for secondary schools. (c) Grant amount A grant awarded under this section shall not exceed $500,000 for any fiscal year. (d) Applications To receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, which shall include how the eligible entity’s proposed cybersecurity education curriculum will be aligned to the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800–181, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Workforce Framework. (e) Reporting requirements Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary a report, on an annual basis, that includes— (1) a description of how the grant was used; (2) the number of students who enrolled and completed a secondary school program in which the curriculum was used; and (3) the number of teachers using the cybersecurity education curriculum. (f) Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. (g) Cybersecurity education In this section: (1) Cybersecurity education The term cybersecurity education (2) ESEA terms The terms local educational agency secondary school Secretary 20 U.S.C. 7801 (3) State The term State

Summary: Cybersecurity Curriculum Enhancement Act This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to states, local educational agencies, and nonprofit organizations for cybersecurity education curriculum for secondary schools.
Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic Act

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as the Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic Act 2. Name of Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic, Las Cruces, New Mexico The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Las Cruces, New Mexico, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic

Summary: Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic Act This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as the Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic.