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Youth Summer Jobs and Public Service Act of 2019

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide grants to States for summer employment programs for youth. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Youth Summer Jobs and Public Service Act of 2019 2. Grants to States for summer employment for youth Section 129 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3164 (d) Grants to States for summer employment for youth (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, from the amount appropriated under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall award grants to States to provide assistance to local areas that have high concentrations of eligible youth to enable such local areas to carry out programs described in subsection (c)(1) that provide summer employment opportunities for eligible youth, which are directly linked to academic and occupational learning, as described in subsection (c)(2)(C). In awarding grants under this subsection, a State shall— (A) partner with private businesses to the extent feasible to provide employment opportunities at such businesses; and (B) prioritize jobs and work opportunities that directly serve the community. (2) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 to carry out this subsection for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. .

Summary: Youth Summer Jobs and Public Service Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to states to help local areas with high concentrations of eligible youth to carry out summer employment programs to provide those youth with summer employment opportunities directly linked to academic and occupational learning.
Building Indigenous STEM Professionals Act

To amend the STEM education program for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students under the Higher Education Act of 1965. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Indigenous STEM Professionals Act 2. Improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education with a focus on American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students Section 819 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1161j (1) in the section heading, by striking Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians to enable them to succeed in these fields (3) in subsection (b)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), as paragraphs (2), (4), (5), and (6), respectively; (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following: (1) Native American The term Native American ; (C) by inserting after paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following: (3) American Indian The term American Indian Indian 25 U.S.C. 2201 ; (4) in subsection (c)— (A) by inserting create or to enable the eligible partnership to (B) by inserting Native American the development of (C) by striking , including existing programs for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students (5) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian students programs that serve Native American students (B) in paragraph (2), by striking Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students programs that serve Native American students (C) in paragraph (3), by striking Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian students Native American students (6) in subsection (f), by striking 30 percent or more of the program participants are Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian 70 percent or more of the program participants are Native American (7) in subsection (i), by striking 2009 2020

Summary: Building Indigenous STEM Professionals Act This bill expands the grant program for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs that benefit Native American students. Under current law, this program only applies to programs that benefit Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. The bill expands grant eligibility to include programs that benefit American Indians. Additionally, the bill authorizes grants under the program for the creation of new programs for the development of Native American STEM professionals. The bill also revises how programs are prioritized for awarding grants. The bill gives priority to programs in which 70% or more of the participants are Native Americans.
Clean Fuel Infrastructure Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Fuel Infrastructure Act 2. Extension of credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property (a) In general Subsection (g) of section 30C December 31, 2017 December 31, 2021 (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2017. 3. Modification of credit limitation (a) In general Subsection (b) of section 30C (1) by striking with respect to all with respect to any single item of (2) by striking at a location (3) in paragraph (1), by striking a property any such item of property (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2019.

Summary: Clean Fuel Infrastructure Act This bill extends the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property through December 31, 2021.
Greener Transportation for Communities Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the issuance of exempt facility bonds for zero-emission vehicle infrastructure. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Greener Transportation for Communities Act 2. Exempt facility bonds for zero-emission vehicle infrastructure (a) In general Section 142 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (14), by striking or (B) in paragraph (15), by striking the period at the end and inserting , or (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (16) zero-emission vehicle infrastructure. , and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (n) Zero-Emission vehicle infrastructure (1) In general For purposes of subsection (a)(16), the term zero-emission vehicle infrastructure (A) made available for use by members of the general public, and (B) used to charge or fuel zero-emissions vehicles, but only if the property is located at the point where the vehicles are charged or fueled. (2) Inclusion of utility service connections The term zero-emission vehicle infrastructure (3) Zero-emissions vehicle The term zero-emissions vehicle (A) a zero-emission vehicle as defined in section 88.102–94 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, or (B) a vehicle that produces zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant (or precursor pollutant) or greenhouse gas under any possible operational modes and conditions. (4) Zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure located within other facilities or projects For purposes of subsection (a), any zero-emission vehicle infrastructure located within— (A) a facility or project described in subsection (a), or (B) an area adjacent to a facility or project described in subsection (a) that primarily serves vehicles traveling to or from such facility or project, shall be treated as described in the paragraph in which such facility or project is described. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to obligations issued after December 31, 2019.

Summary: Greener Transportation for Communities Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the use of tax-exempt facility bonds to fund zero-emission vehicle infrastructure. The bill defines "zero emissions vehicles" as any light- or heavy-duty vehicles that conform to the regulatory zero-emission vehicles standard or vehicles that produce zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant or greenhouse gas.
Protect Health Care for Retired Public Safety Officers Act of 2019

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to protect the health care benefits of retired public safety officers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Health Care for Retired Public Safety Officers Act of 2019 2. Protection of health care benefits of retired public safety officers Title XX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 601 (1) in section 2001 ( 6 U.S.C. 601 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (12), (13), and (14) as paragraphs (14), (15), and (16), respectively; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (12), respectively; (C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6) Health care benefits The term health care benefits ; and (D) by inserting after paragraph (12), as so redesignated, the following: (13) Public safety officer The term public safety officer (A) who is a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or an emergency medical services responder; and (B) whose conditions of employment are determined in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement. ; and (2) in section 2004(b)(2) ( 6 U.S.C. 605(b)(2) (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking and (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (D) a written certification stating that the State shall not— (i) unilaterally modify or eliminate the health care benefits for a public safety officer retiree, as established pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement in effect at the time of retirement of the public safety officer; or (ii) allocate grant funds to a local government or Indian tribe that has not certified to the State that the health care benefits for a public safety officer retiree, as established pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement in effect at the time of retirement of the public safety officer, shall not be unilaterally modified or eliminated. .

Summary: Protect Health Care for Retired Public Safety Officers Act of 2019 This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), under the State Homeland Security Grant Program, to require each state to include in its grant application a certification for the protection of health care benefits for retired public safety officers. A public safety officer is a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or an emergency medical services provider whose conditions of employment are determined by a collective bargaining agreement. Such certification must provide that the state will not (1) unilaterally modify or eliminate health care benefits for a public safety officer retiree, or (2) allocate grant funds to a local government or Indian tribe that has not certified to the state that such benefits will not be unilaterally modified or eliminated.
A bill to allow the Coast Guard to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel OLIVER HAZARD PERRY, and for other purposes.

To allow the Coast Guard to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel OLIVER HAZARD PERRY, and for other purposes. 1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In 2018, the Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry was named the Official Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador of Rhode Island. (2) At 200 feet long, the 3-masted Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry is the largest civilian Sailing School Vessel in the United States and serves as Rhode Island’s Official Education Sailing Vessel. (3) The mission of the Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry is to provide innovative and empowering education-at-sea programs that promote personal and professional growth. (4) The Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry is named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, from Rhode Island, who led United States forces to victory in the decisive Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. 2. Jones Act waiver for the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (a) In general Notwithstanding section 12112(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (IMO number 8775560; United States official number 1257224). (b) Termination of effectiveness of endorsement The coastwise endorsement authorized under subsection (a) for the vessel OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (IMO number 8775560; United States official number 1257224) shall expire on the first date on which any of the following apply: (1) The vessel is sold to a person, including an entity, that is not related by ownership or control to the person, including an entity, that owned the vessel on the date of enactment of this Act. (2) The vessel is rebuilt and not rebuilt in the United States (as defined in section 12101(a) of title 46, United States Code). (3) The vessel is no longer operating in primary service as a sailing school vessel or an educational sailing vessel.

Summary: This bill authorizes the Coast Guard to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel Oliver Hazard Perry (United States official number 1257224).
Service Member and Family Operational Tempo Relief Act of 2019

To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve policy and data collection in connection with personnel tempo of the Armed Forces and the United States Special Operations Command, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service Member and Family Operational Tempo Relief Act of 2019 2. Personnel tempo of the Armed Forces and the United States Special Operations Command during periods of inapplicability of high-deployment limitations (a) In general Section 991(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) The Secretary (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) (A) Whenever a waiver is in effect under paragraph (1), the member or group of members covered by the waiver shall be subject to specific and measurable deployment thresholds established and maintained for purposes of this subsection. (B) Thresholds under this paragraph may be applicable— (i) uniformly, Department of Defense-wide; or (ii) separately, with respect to each armed force and the United States Special Operations Command. (C) If thresholds under this paragraph are applicable Department-wide, such thresholds shall be established and maintained by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. If such thresholds are applicable only to a separate armed force or the Under States Special Operations Command, such thresholds shall be established and maintained by the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy (other than with respect to the Marine Corps), the Secretary of the Air Force, the Commandant of the Marine Corps (with respect to the Marine Corps), and the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command, as applicable. (D) In undertaking recordkeeping for purposes of subsection (c), the Under Secretary shall, in conjunction with the other officials and officers referred to in subparagraph (C), collect complete and reliable personnel tempo data of members described in subparagraph (A) in order to ensure that the Department, the armed forces, and the United States Special Operations Command fully and completely monitor personnel tempo under a waiver under paragraph (1) and its impact on the armed forces. . (b) Deadline for implementation Paragraph (2) of section 991(d) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be fully implemented by not later than March 1, 2020.

Summary: Service Member and Family Operational Tempo Relief Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Defense and each military department to follow specific and measurable deployment thresholds for members of the Armed Forces when exceeding deployment time limits due to U.S. national security interests.
Veteran Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019

To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 and title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for the HUD–VASH program, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit annual reports to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding homeless veterans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019 2. Expansion of eligibility for HUD–VASH (a) HUD provisions Section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19) (D) Veteran defined In this paragraph, the term veteran . (b) VHA case managers Subsection (b) of section 2003 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) The Secretary (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) In the case of vouchers provided under the HUD–VASH program under section 8(o)(19) of such Act, for purposes of paragraph (1), the term veteran . (c) Annual reports on homelessness services provided by Department of Veterans Affairs (1) In general Not less frequently than once each year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the homelessness services provided under programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including services under HUD–VASH program under section 8(o)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19) (2) Included information Each such annual report shall include, with respect to the year preceding the submittal of the report, a statement of the number of eligible individuals who were furnished such homelessness services and the number of individuals furnished such services under each such program, disaggregated by the number of men who received such services and the number of women who received such services, and such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate.

Summary: Veteran Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019 This bill expands eligibility for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Veterans Affairs-Supported Housing (VASH) rental voucher assistance to homeless veterans honorably discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service regardless of length of service. According to federal regulations, HUD was granted authority in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to waive or provide an alternative for the current requirement that HUD-VASH assistance be targeted to homeless veterans who have chronic mental illnesses or chronic substance-use disorders.
A bill to prohibit the use of funds for the 2026 World Cup unless the United States Soccer Federation provides equitable pay to the members of the United States Women's National Team and the United States Men's National Team.

To prohibit the use of funds for the 2026 World Cup unless the United States Soccer Federation provides equitable pay to the members of the United States Women's National Team and the United States Men's National Team. 1. Prohibition on use of funds for 2026 World Cup Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be appropriated or otherwise made available to provide support for the 2026 World Cup, including support for a host city, a participating State or local agency, the United States Soccer Federation, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), or the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), until the date on which the United States Soccer Federation agrees to provide equitable pay to the members of the United States Women's National Team and the United States Men's National Team.

Summary: This bill prohibits the use of funds for the 2026 World Cup until the U.S. Soccer Federation agrees to provide equitable pay to the members of the U.S. Women's National Team and the U.S. Men's National Team.
Organ Procurement Optimization Act of 2019

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act with respect to organ procurement organizations. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Organ Procurement Optimization Act of 2019 2. Organ procurement organizations (a) In general Section 1138(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–8(b) (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: (C) relies on a standardized performance metric or metrics that are objective, verifiable, and not subject to interpretation by organ procurement organizations; ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (3) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Organ Procurement Optimization Act of 2019 . (b) Conforming amendments Section 371(b)(1)(D)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 273(b)(1)(D)(ii) (1) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 2002 2021 (2) by striking subclause (II) and inserting the following: (II) rely on the standardized performance metric or metrics established under section 1838(b)(1)(C); .

Summary: Organ Procurement Optimization Act of 2019 This bill revises the procedures that organ procurement agencies must follow for hospitals to receive reimbursement through Medicare or Medicaid for payments made to such agencies. In addition to the existing requirements, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may reimburse a hospital only if the organ procurement agency relies on standardized, objective, verifiable performance metrics, which must be established through administrative rulemaking within one year of the bill's enactment.
A bill to prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau.

To prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau. 1. Excluding citizenship data from Public Law 94–171 Section 141(c) of title 13, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may not include any information regarding United States citizenship in a tabulation of population reported or transmitted under the preceding sentence.

Summary: This bill prohibits the Bureau of the Census from including information regarding U.S. citizenship in its legislative redistricting data.
Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes Act

To repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Indians. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes Act 2. Repeal of certain obsolete laws relating to Indians (1) Section 2080 of the Revised Statutes ( 25 U.S.C. 72 (2) Section 2100 of the Revised Statutes ( 25 U.S.C. 127 (3) Section 2 of the Act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 449, chapter 132; 25 U.S.C. 128 (4) The first section of the Act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 424, chapter 132; 25 U.S.C. 129 Cheyennes and Arapahoes. ; that the Secretary of the Interior be authorized to withhold, from any tribe of Indians who may hold any captives other than Indians, any moneys due them from the United States until said captives shall be surrendered to the lawful authorities of the United States (5) Section 2087 of the Revised Statutes ( 25 U.S.C. 130 (6) Section 3 of the Act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 449, chapter 132; 25 U.S.C. 137 (7) Section 2101 of the Revised Statutes ( 25 U.S.C. 138 (8) Section 7 of the Act of June 23, 1879 (21 Stat. 35, chapter 35; 25 U.S.C. 273 (9) The first section of the Act of March 3, 1893 (27 Stat. 612, chapter 209), is amended— (A) under the heading Miscellaneous Supports. 25 U.S.C. 283 (B) under the heading For Support of Schools. 25 U.S.C. 283 (10) Section 18 of the Act of June 30, 1913 (38 Stat. 96, chapter 4; 25 U.S.C. 285 (11) The Act of June 21, 1906 (34 Stat. 325, chapter 3504), is amended under the heading COMMISSIONER. I. General Provisions. 25 U.S.C. 302 October 22, 2019 Reported without amendment

Summary: Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes Act This bill repeals outdated provisions regarding treatment of Native Americans, including provisions on hostile tribes, alcohol, work requirements, penalties for truancy, and placement of youth in reform school without the consent of a parent or guardian.