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Expanding Access to Apprenticeships Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for distributions from 529 accounts for expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Apprenticeships Act 2. Distributions from 529s for registered apprenticeship programs (a) In general Section 529(e)(3) (C) Certain expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs The term qualified higher education expenses (i) books, supplies, and equipment required for the enrollment or attendance of a designated beneficiary in an apprenticeship program registered and certified with the Secretary of Labor under section 1 of the National Apprenticeship Act ( 29 U.S.C. 50 (ii) transportation in connection with such enrollment or attendance, and (iii) obtaining an industry certification (or other credential) in connection with such enrollment or attendance or in connection with the completion of such program. . (b) Treatment as enrollment at eligible educational institution Subsection (e) of section 529 (6) Treatment of registered apprenticeship programs Solely for purposes of this section, the term eligible educational institution 29 U.S.C. 50 . (c) Treatment of room and board costs for participants in registered apprenticeship programs Subparagraph (B) of section 529(e)(3) (iii) Special rule for individuals participating in registered apprenticeship programs In the case of an individual who is enrolled in or attending an apprenticeship program described in subparagraph (C)(i) for any period (and who is not, but for subclause (I), an eligible student (as defined in section 25A(b)(3)) for such period)— (I) for purposes of clause (i), such individual shall be treated as an eligible student for such period, (II) clause (ii) shall not apply, and (III) the amount treated as qualified higher education expenses by reason of clause (i) for such period shall not exceed the sum of the monthly housing stipends which would be payable to such designated beneficiary for months during such period under section 3313(g)(3)(B)(i) of title 38, United States Code, if such beneficiary were entitled to educational assistance under chapter 33 The Secretary shall publish, at the appropriate time determined by the Secretary, the monthly housing stipend amount described in subclause (III) with respect to each ZIP code area of the United States. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions paid after December 31, 2019.

Summary: Expanding Access to Apprenticeships Act This bill allows tax-free distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for certain expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs.
Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act

To prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines due to emission control devices, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act 2. Revision of regulations required (a) In general The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revise section 60.4216(c) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), by striking that was not certified compared to engine-out emissions must have that engine certified as meeting at least Tier 3 PM standards (b) Emissions and energy reliability study Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report assessing options for the Federal Government to assist remote areas in the State of Alaska in meeting the energy needs of those areas in an affordable and reliable manner using— (1) existing emissions control technology; or (2) other technology that achieves emissions reductions similar to the technology described in paragraph (1). February 5, 2019 Reported without amendment

Summary: Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise certain regulations regarding particulate matter emissions standards for nonemergency stationary diesel engines in remote areas of Alaska. The EPA must report on methods for assisting remote areas of Alaska in meeting specified energy needs.
A bill to establish criminal penalties for aliens who fail to depart before the expiration of their visas.

To establish criminal penalties for aliens who fail to depart before the expiration of their visas. 1. Criminal penalties for aliens who fail to depart from the United States before the expiration of their visas (a) In general Section 274D of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1324d 274D. Penalties for failure to depart (a) Prohibited conduct It is unlawful for any alien who is subject to a final order of removal— (1) to willfully fail or refuse— (A) to depart from the United States pursuant to such order; (B) to make a timely application in good faith for travel or other documents necessary for departure; or (C) to present for removal at the time and place required by the Secretary of Homeland Security; or (2) to conspire to or take any action designed to prevent or hamper the alien’s departure pursuant to such order. (b) Civil penalties Any person who violates subsection (a) shall pay a civil penalty of not more than $500 to the Secretary of Homeland Security for each day the alien remains in violation of such subsection. (c) Criminal penalties Any alien who is required to depart from the United States as a result of the expiration of the alien’s visa and fails to depart the United States within the prescribed period shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both. (d) Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish or qualify any penalties to which an alien may be subject for activities proscribed under section 243(a) or any other section of this Act. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 Sec. 274D. Penalties for failure to depart. .

Summary: This bill provides for criminal penalties for an alien who stays in the United States after the expiration of the alien's visa. Such an alien shall be criminally fined, imprisoned for up to one year, or both.
Visa Lottery Repeal Act

To terminate the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Visa Lottery Repeal Act 2. Termination of Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (a) Repeal Section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153 (b) Technical and conforming amendments Title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151 (1) in section 201— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (1), by adding and (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ; and (iii) by striking paragraph (3); and (B) by striking subsection (e); (2) in section 203— (A) by striking subsection (c); (B) in subsection (d), by striking subsection (a), (b), or (c) subsection (a) or (b) (C) in subsection (e)— (i) by striking paragraph (2); and (ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); (D) in subsection (f), by striking subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section subsection (a) or (b) (E) in subsection (g), by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) subsections (a) and (b) (F) in subsection (h)(2)(B), by striking subsection (a), (b), or (c) subsection (a) or (b) (3) in section 204— (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraph (I); (B) in subsection (e), by striking subsection (a), (b), or (c) subsection (a) or (b) (C) in subsection (l)(2)(B), by striking section 203 (a) or (d) subsection (a) or (d) of section 203 3. Effective date The amendments made by section 2 shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Visa Lottery Repeal Act This bill eliminates the diversity immigrant visa program, which makes available a limited number of visas for aliens from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States.
RAISE Act

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act RAISE Act 2. Payment of higher wages Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 159(a) (1) by inserting (1) (a) (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Notwithstanding a labor organization’s exclusive representation of employees in a unit, or the terms and conditions of any collective bargaining contract or agreement then in effect, nothing in either— (A) paragraph (1) or (5) of section 8(a), or (B) a collective bargaining contract or agreement renewed or entered into after the date of enactment of the RAISE Act, shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee in the unit greater wages, pay, or other compensation for, or by reason of, his or her services as an employee of such employer, than provided for in such contract or agreement. .

Summary: Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act or the RAISE Act This bill declares that neither a labor organization's exclusive representation of employees in a bargaining unit, nor the terms of a collective bargaining contract or agreement entered into after enactment of this bill, shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee higher wages, pay, or other compensation than provided for in the contract or agreement.
A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Odessa, Texas, as the "Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic".

To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Odessa, Texas, as the Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic 1. Designation of Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic (a) Finding Congress finds that Private First Class Alfred Mac Rex (b) Designation The community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Odessa, Texas, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic (c) Reference Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (b) shall be considered to be a reference to the Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic.

Summary: This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Odessa, Texas, as the "Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic."
Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019

To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to reaffirm the authority of the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019 2. Reaffirming the authority of the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics Subtitle F of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 6971 252. Reaffirming the authority of the Under Secretary (a) In general Notwithstanding the authority specified in Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1953 (67 Stat. 633; 5 U.S.C. App.; 7 U.S.C. 2201 (1) the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (and any successor agency to any of those agencies) shall be within the research, education, and economics mission area of the Department; (2) the authority to administer each of those agencies is vested in the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics; and (3) the authority to administer those agencies may not be vested in the head of another agency within the Department. (b) Location of agencies The Secretary shall locate the headquarters of the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and the majority of the staff of each of those agencies, within the National Capital Region to ensure maximum coordination and interaction— (1) between those agencies; (2) between each of those agencies and the agencies delivering the food and agricultural programs and services of the Department; and (3) between each of those agencies and other Federal science agencies (including science agencies of the Department). .

Summary: Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019 This bill reaffirms that the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and any successor agencies must be (1) within the research, education, and economics mission area of the Department of Agriculture (USDA); and (2) administered by the USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics. The headquarters and the majority of the staff of the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture must be located within the National Capital Region.
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2019

To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the maximum limit on the number of special masters allowed in the United States Court of Federal Claims, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2019 2. Increase in maximum limit on number of special masters allowed in United States Court of Federal Claims Section 2112(c)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300aa–12(c)(1) not more than 8 special masters not more than 16 special masters

Summary: National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2019 This bill doubles the number of authorized special masters in the Office of Special Masters within the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which decides claims under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
TRICARE Reserve Improvement Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who are eligible to enroll in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TRICARE Reserve Improvement Act 2. Modification of eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of certain members of the Selected Reserve Section 1076d(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a member A member (2) by striking paragraph (2).

Summary: TRICARE Reserve Improvement Act This bill expands TRICARE Reserve Select eligibility to include members of the Selected Reserve who are enrolled or eligible to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
ECORA Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America Act of 2019 ECORA Act of 2019 2. Exclusion for interest on loans secured by agricultural real property (a) In general Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 139H. Interest on loans secured by agricultural real property (a) Exclusion Gross income shall not include interest received by a qualified lender on any qualified real estate loan. (b) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) Qualified lender The term qualified lender 12 U.S.C. 1811 (2) Qualified real estate loan The term qualified real estate loan (3) Agricultural real estate The term agricultural real estate (A) real property which is substantially used for the production of one or more agricultural products, and (B) any single family residence— (i) which is the principal residence (within the meaning of section 121) of its occupant, (ii) which is located in a rural area (as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture), which is not within a Metropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget) and which has a population (determined on the basis of the most recent decennial census for which data are available) of 2,500 or less, and (iii) which is purchased or improved with the proceeds of the qualified real estate loan. (c) Coordination with section 265 Qualified real estate loans shall be treated as obligations described in section 265(a)(2) the interest on which is wholly exempt from the taxes imposed by this subtitle. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such part III is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139G the following new item: Sec. 139H. Interest on loans secured by agricultural real property. . (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: Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America Act of 2019 or the ECORA Act of 2019 This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income interest received by a lender from real estate loans secured by agricultural real estate or by a leasehold mortgage (with a status as a lien) on agricultural real estate. Agricultural real estate includes real property that is substantially used for the production of one or more agricultural products. It also includes any single family residence that is (1) the principal residence of its occupant, (2) located in a rural area which is not within a Metropolitan Statistical Area and has a population of 2,500 or less; and (3) is purchased or improved with the proceeds of a loan secured by property used for the production of one or more agricultural products.
Supporting Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Act

To amend title V of the Social Security Act to extend funding for family-to-family health information centers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Act 2. Findings Congress finds that family-to-family health information centers— (1) assist families of children with disabilities or special health care needs to improve the well-being of children; (2) provide information to families regarding resources available to help children with disabilities or special health care needs; (3) work with representatives of health care organizations to facilitate collaboration between families of such children and professionals and organizations in the health care system; (4) since fiscal year 2007, the first year the Secretary of Health and Human Services began to develop and support such centers, they have spread to the extent that family-to-family information centers now operate in all 50 States; and (5) since fiscal year 2018, these centers have been, and continue to be, developed in the territories and for Indian tribes. 3. Extension for family-to-family health information centers Section 501(c) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 701(c) (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(vii), by striking and 2019 through 2024 (2) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking fiscal years 2018 and 2019 fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter

Summary: Supporting Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Program, which is administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration. The program awards grants to family-run organizations to support the provision of information and peer support to families of children with special health care needs.
Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act

To restore protections for Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act 2. Protecting Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefits from administrative offset (a) Prohibition on administrative offset authority (1) Assignment under Social Security Act Section 207 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 407 (d) Subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of section 3716(c)(3) of title 31, United States Code, as such subparagraphs were in effect on the date before the date of enactment of the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act . (2) Conforming amendments (A) Section 14(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 ( 45 U.S.C. 231m(a) . The provisions of section 207(d) of the Social Security Act shall apply with respect to this title to the same extent as they apply in the case of title II of such Act. (B) Section 2(e) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act ( 45 U.S.C. 352(e) The provisions of section 207(d) of the Social Security Act shall apply with respect to this title to the same extent as they apply in the case of title II of such Act. (b) Repeal of administrative offset authority (1) In general Paragraph (3) of section 3716(c) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking (3)(A)(i) Notwithstanding any overpayment under such program). (B) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); and (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as paragraph (3). (2) Conforming amendment Paragraph (5) of such section is amended by striking the Commissioner of Social Security and (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to any collection by administrative offset occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act of a claim arising before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act This bill prohibits the application of, and repeals authority for, administrative offsets to Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefits. (An administrative offset is the withholding of funds payable by or held by the United States to satisfy a debt.)
Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019

To amend chapter 85 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019 2. Clarification that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation (a) In general Section 8502 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection: (e) (1) With respect to any lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018, each excepted Federal employee shall be, solely for the purpose of determining eligibility for unemployment compensation under this subchapter, deemed for the duration of the lapse in appropriations to be— (A) totally separated from Federal service; and (B) eligible for unemployment compensation benefits under this subchapter with no waiting period for such eligibility to accrue. (2) In this subsection, the term excepted Federal employee (A) is an excepted employee or an employee performing emergency work, as such terms are defined by the Office of Personnel Management; and (B) is not being paid due to a lapse in appropriations. . (b) Application The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment beginning on or after December 22, 2018.

Summary: Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019 This bill creates statutory authority for certain federal employees to be eligible for unemployment compensation during a lapse in appropriations. With respect to any lapse in appropriations beginning on or around December 22, 2018, a federal employee who is excepted from furlough (i.e., who continues to work during a lapse in appropriations) is deemed eligible for unemployment compensation benefits for the duration of the lapse in appropriations.