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Student Data Counts Act of 2019

To amend the Education Sciences and Reform Act of 2002 to include racial subgroups in IPEDS data, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Data Counts Act of 2019 2. Inclusion of racial subgroups in IPEDS data Section 153(a)(3) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 ( 20 U.S.C. 9543(a)(3) (1) by striking feasible, information feasible— (A) information ; (2) by inserting and (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) information from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Survey or a successor system (whichever includes the most recent data), that is disaggregated by race in a manner that captures all the racial groups specified in the American Community Survey of the United States Census Bureau; .

Summary: Student Data Counts Act of 2019 This bill requires the National Center for Education Statistics to collect, analyze, cross-tabulate, and report on information from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) or a successor system that is disaggregated by race. Such IPEDS data must include those racial groups specified in the American Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census.
Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of 2019

To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to repeal wage requirements applicable to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of 2019 2. Prevailing rate of wage requirements (a) Repeals The following provisions are repealed: (1) Section 113 of title 23, United States Code (and the item relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 1 of such title). (2) Section 5333(a) of title 49, United States Code. (b) Applicability (1) Effective date Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the 31st day following the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Existing contracts The amendments made by this section shall not affect any contract in existence on the date of enactment of this Act or made pursuant to an invitation for bids outstanding on such date of enactment.

Summary: Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of 2019 This bill eliminates the requirement that all laborers and mechanics working on federal-aid highway and public transportation projects shall be paid wages at rates not less than the locally prevailing wage rate.
White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2019

To provide transparency regarding waivers granted to individuals from the ethics requirements of Executive Order 13770 or any subsequent similar order, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2019 2. Procedure for waivers and authorizations relating to ethics requirements (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 30 days after an officer or employee issues or approves a waiver or authorization pursuant to section 3 of Executive Order 13770 (82 Fed. Reg. 9333), or any subsequent similar order, such officer or employee shall— (1) transmit a written copy of such waiver or authorization to the Director of the Office of Government Ethics; and (2) make a written copy of such waiver or authorization available to the public on the website of the employing agency of the covered employee. (b) Retroactive application In the case of a waiver or authorization described in subsection (a) issued during the period beginning on January 20, 2017, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, the issuing officer or employee of such waiver or authorization shall comply with the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of such subsection not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Office of Government Ethics public availability Not later than 14 days after receiving a written copy of a waiver or authorization under subsection (a)(1), the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall make such waiver or authorization available to the public on the website of the Office of Government Ethics. (d) Definition of covered employee In this section, the term covered employee (1) means a full-time, non-career Presidential or Vice Presidential appointee, non-career appointee in the Senior Executive Service (or other SES-type system), or an appointee to a position that has been excepted from the competitive service by reason of being of a confidential or policymaking character (Schedule C and other positions excepted under comparable criteria) in an executive agency; and (2) does not include any individual appointed as a member of the Senior Foreign Service or solely as a uniformed service commissioned officer.

Summary: White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2019 This bill creates transparency requirements for ethics waivers (i.e., waivers from the requirement to sign an ethics pledge) issued to executive branch appointees. Specifically, such ethics waivers must be transmitted to the Office of Government Ethics and made publicly available online.
To authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants for education programs on the history of the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II.

To authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants for education programs on the history of the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II. 1. Grants for education programs on the history of the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II (a) Authorization of grants (1) In general The Secretary of Education may provide grants for education programs on the history of the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II. (2) Maximum grant amount A grant awarded under this section may not exceed $50,000. (b) Use of Funds An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to develop and implement public awareness education programs on the history of the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II. (c) Application To be selected 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. (d) Priority In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to Italian-American historical and cultural organizations. (e) Eligible entity defined In this section, the term eligible entity (1) Italian-American historical and cultural organizations; and (2) such other entities as the Secretary determines appropriate. (f) Authorization of appropriations For grants under this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.

Summary: This bill authorizes the Department of Education to provide grants for public awareness education programs on the history of the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II. In awarding such grants, priority shall be given to Italian American historical and cultural organizations.
To apologize for the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II.

To apologize for the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II. 1. Apology for the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Over 15 million Italians have immigrated to the United States since 1852. (2) Italian immigrants have provided a culture and heritage that has enriched American life. (3) The treatment of Italian Americans during World War II was authorized by the Act of July 6, 1798 (Chapter 66, Sec. 1; 1 Stat. 577; 50 U.S.C. 21 (4) Additional authority for the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II was based on Executive Order 9066 (7 Fed. Reg. 1407) and Executive Order 9102 (7 Fed. Reg. 2165). (5) These orders required Italian-born citizens and their families to carry identification cards, face travel restrictions, and obey curfews. (6) These orders authorized the seizure of personal property. (7) 10,000 Italian Americans living on the West Coast were forced to leave their homes and were prohibited from entering coastal zones during World War II. (8) Thousands of Italian-American immigrants were arrested and hundreds were interned in military camps during World War II. (9) The treatment of Italian Americans during World War II needs to be acknowledged in order to remember those whose lives were unjustly disrupted and whose freedoms were violated. (10) Acknowledging and apologizing for the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II would help repair the Italian-American community and would discourage the occurrence of similar injustices and violations of civil liberties in the future. (b) Statement of Congress For these fundamental violations of the basic civil liberties and constitutional rights of Italian Americans during World War II, Congress apologizes on behalf of the Nation.

Summary: This bill declares that Congress apologizes on behalf of the nation for violations of the civil liberties and constitutional rights of Italian Americans during World War II.
Give Our Athletes Level Salaries Act

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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Give Our Athletes Level Salaries Act GOALS Act 2. 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: Give Our Athletes Level Salaries Act or the GOALS Act 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.
End Employer Collusion Act

To prohibit agreements between employers that directly restrict the current or future employment of any employee. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Employer Collusion Act 2. Unfair methods of competition and agreements in restraint of trade relating to restrictive employment agreements (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Employ; employer; employee The terms employ employer employee 29 U.S.C. 203 (2) Restrictive employment agreement The term restrictive employment agreement (A) is between 2 or more employers, including through a franchise agreement or a contractor-subcontractor agreement; and (B) prohibits, restricts, or in any way limits one employer from employing, soliciting, enticing, or hiring another employer’s employees or former employees. (b) Conduct prohibited It shall be unlawful for any entity to— (1) enter into a restrictive employment agreement; or (2) enforce or threaten to enforce a restrictive employment agreement. (c) Violation An entity who engages in the conduct described in subsection (b) not later than the date which is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act shall be liable for— (1) entering into a contract in restraint of trade or commerce under section 1 of the Sherman Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1 (2) engaging in an unfair method of competition under section 5(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 45(a)(1) (d) Restrictive employment agreements Nothing in this Act may be construed to reduce the amount of damages available to a plaintiff in a case involving a restrictive employment agreement that is between 2 or more employers that are not affiliated with each other through a franchise agreement or contractor-subcontractor agreement.

Summary: End Employer Collusion Act This bill makes it unlawful for any entity to enter into a restrictive employment agreement, or to enforce or threaten to enforce a restrictive employment agreement. A "restrictive employment agreement" is any agreement between two or more employers that prohibits or restricts one employer from soliciting or hiring another employer's employees or former employees. The bill provides for penalties under the Sherman Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act for entering into a restrictive employment agreement.
Reducing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit States receiving Federal medical assistance for medication-assisted treatment under Medicaid from imposing utilization control policies or procedures with respect to such treatment, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reducing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Act 2. Prohibition of utilization control policies or procedures for medication-assisted treatment under Medicaid Section 1905 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by moving the margin of clause (xvi) 4 ems to the left; and (B) in paragraph (29), by inserting and to the extent allowed in paragraph (3) of such subsection paragraph (1) of such subsection (2) in subsection (ee), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Prohibition of utilization control policies or procedures for medication-assisted treatment A State which receives Federal medical assistance under subsection (a)(29) for expenditures for medication-assisted treatment may not impose any utilization control policies or procedures (as defined by the Secretary), including prior authorization requirements, with respect to such treatment. .

Summary: Reducing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Act This bill prohibits state Medicaid programs from imposing any utilization control policies, including prior authorization requirements, with respect to medication-assisted treatment for opioid-use disorders.
To redesignate the facility of the Bureau of Reclamation located at Highway-155, Coulee Dam, WA 99116, as the "Nathaniel 'Nat' Washington Power Plant".

To redesignate the facility of the Bureau of Reclamation located at Highway-155, Coulee Dam, WA 99116, as the Nathaniel Nat 1. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) Both Nathaniel “Nat” Washington, Sr., and his son, Nat, Jr., direct descendants of the family of President George Washington, were pioneers for the development of hydropower and strong proponents of hydropower’s many benefits for Washington State and the Pacific Northwest. (2) In 1908, Nat Washington, Sr., left his home in Virginia and established a homestead along the Columbia River in the area of Grand Coulee, Washington. In 1916, he was elected Grant County prosecutor. (3) As the first president of the Columbia River Dam, Irrigation, and Power District, Nat Washington, Sr., played a key role in developing the concept of, and securing the approval for, the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam. (4) In 1926, Nat Washington, Sr., fell victim to the power of the Columbia River when he was swept away in the current, losing his life while attempting to save his brother James from drowning. (5) Nat Washington, Jr., followed in his father’s footsteps by serving as Grant County prosecutor after earning his law degree at the University of Washington, where he was elected student body president at the University of Washington as an undergraduate. (6) Nat Washington, Jr., served in the Washington State Legislature for 30 years and was instrumental in the development of several hydropower projects across the region, as well as the Columbia Basin Project, which utilizes the Grand Coulee Dam to supply water for irrigation to 10,000 farms on 671,000 acres of farmland in the Columbia Basin. (7) When the Third Power Plant was completed in 1980, Grand Coulee Dam became the largest hydropower generating facility in the world. With a 6,809 megawatt generating capacity, supplying an average of 21 billion kilowatt hours of electricity to 11 States and Canada each year, Grand Coulee is the largest power station in the nation. (8) The vision, advocacy, and public service of Nat Washington, Sr., and his son, Nat, Jr., fundamentally transformed the Columbia Basin, Washington State, and the entire Pacific Northwest by securing hydropower—a clean, affordable, and reliable source of energy—as the foundation of the region’s power system. 2. Redesignation of facility The facility of the Bureau of Reclamation located at Highway-155, Coulee Dam, WA 99116, known as the Third Powerplant, shall be known and designated as the Nathaniel Nat 3. References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Nathaniel Nat

Summary: This bill designates the Bureau of Reclamation's facility in Coulee Dam, Washington, known as the Third Power Plant, as the Nathaniel "Nat" Washington Power Plant.
Gold Star Children Act

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be preference eligible for purposes of appointments in the civil service, and for other purpose. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Children Act 2. Preference eligible status for children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans Section 2108(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking and (2) in subparagraph (H), by inserting and (3) by adding at the end the following: (I) the child (including an adopted child, recognized natural child, stepchild, or foster child) of— (i) an individual who lost his or her life under honorable conditions while serving in the armed forces during a period named by paragraph (1)(A); or (ii) a service-connected permanently and totally disabled veteran; .

Summary: Gold Star Children Act This bill broadens the categories of individuals eligible for veterans' preference in the civil service. Specifically, it makes children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans eligible for veterans' preference treatment in the federal civil service.
Puerto Rico Film, Television, and Theatre Production Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow accelerated depreciation of certain qualified film and television and live theatrical productions in Puerto Rico. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Puerto Rico Film, Television, and Theatre Production Act of 2019 2. Accelerated depreciation for certain qualified film and television and live theatrical productions in Puerto Rico (a) In general Section 181(d)(3)(A) (including Puerto Rico) United States (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 13201 of Public Law 115–97 (c) Cross reference For application of accelerated depreciation to qualified film or television productions and qualified live theatrical productions (as defined in section 181 section 168(k)(2)(A)

Summary: Puerto Rico Film, Television, and Theatre Production Act of 2019 This bill extends the expensing provisions for film, television, and theater productions to productions in Puerto Rico. (Expensing permits the write-off of property costs in the current taxable year rather than capitalizing such costs.)
To amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to modify the procedure for communicating certain emergency risks, and for other purposes.

To amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to modify the procedure for communicating certain emergency risks, and for other purposes. 1. Emergency communication of risk Section 3027(d) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 ( 33 U.S.C. 709c(d) , or when the National Weather Service forecasts a possibility that precipitation or runoff will exceed, when precipitation or runoff exceeds

Summary: This bill expands the situations in which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must provide information and assistance to the public and affected governments and Indian tribes in river basins where the corps carries out flood risk management activities. Specifically, the corps must provide these services when the National Weather Service forecasts a possibility that precipitation or runoff will exceed the calculations considered as the lowest risk to life and property contemplated by the annual operating plan. Current law directs the corps to do so only when precipitation or runoff actually exceeds such calculations.
Flood Water Relief Act of 2019

Making supplemental appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control projects and storm damage reduction projects in areas affected by flooding in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, and for other purposes. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019: Department of the Army Corps of Engineers—Civil Construction For an additional amount for Construction Provided Provided further Provided further This Act may be cited as the Flood Water Relief Act of 2019

Summary: Flood Water Relief Act of 2019 This bill makes supplemental appropriations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control projects and storm damage reduction projects in Jacksonville, Florida, for areas that have received a major disaster declaration.