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Buffalo Tract Protection Act

To withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Buffalo Tract Protection Act 2. Withdrawal (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, the Bureau of Land Management land described in subsection (b) is withdrawn from all forms of mineral development under all laws pertaining to mineral leasing or mineral materials, including locatable minerals. (b) BLM land described The Bureau of Land Management land referred to in subsection (a) is the land identified as Tract A Tract B Tract C Tract D Placitas, New Mexico Area Map (c) Disposal of surface estate (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), nothing in this section prohibits the disposal of the surface estate of the Bureau of Land Management land described in subsection (b) under— (A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 43 U.S.C. 1701 (B) the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act 43 U.S.C. 869 (2) Ownership of mineral estate Any disposal of the surface estate of the Bureau of Land Management land described in subsection (b) shall be subject to the condition that the mineral estate of that land shall remain under the ownership of the Bureau of Land Management, subject to the withdrawal described in subsection (a). 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Buffalo Tract Protection Act 2. Withdrawal (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land described in subsection (b) is withdrawn from all forms of— (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. (b) Description The Federal land referred to in subsections (a) and (c) is the approximately 4,288 acres of land administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management and generally depicted as Tract A Tract B Tract C Tract D Placitas, New Mexico Area Map (c) Surface estate (1) In general Subject to the reservation of the mineral estate under paragraph (2), nothing in this Act prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from conveying the surface estate of the Federal land described in subsection (b) in accordance with— (A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 (B) the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act 43 U.S.C. 869 (2) Mineral estate Any conveyance of the surface estate of the Federal land described in subsection (b) shall require a reservation of the mineral estate to the United States. December 17, 2019 Reported with an amendment

Summary: Buffalo Tract Protection Act This bill withdraws 4,288 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and identified as Tract A, Tract B, Tract C, and Tract D in Placitas, New Mexico, from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. Any conveyance of the surface estate of the federal land must require a reservation of the mineral estate to the United States.
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to consider certain transactions related to precious metals for purposes of identifying jurisdictions of primary money laundering concern, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to consider certain transactions related to precious metals for purposes of identifying jurisdictions of primary money laundering concern, and for other purposes. 1. Consideration of certain transactions involving precious metals for purposes of identifying jurisdictions of primary money laundering concern Section 5318A(c)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by redesignating clauses (iii) through (vii) as clauses (iv) through (viii), respectively; and (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: (iii) the extent to which the jurisdiction or financial institutions operating in that jurisdiction facilitate transactions that are related to precious metals and are subject to being blocked pursuant to sanctions imposed by the United States under any statute or Executive order; ; and (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and (B) by inserting after clause (i) the following: (iv) the extent to which such financial institutions, transactions, or types of accounts are used to facilitate transactions that are related to precious metals and are subject to being blocked pursuant to sanctions imposed by the United States under any statute or Executive order; .

Summary: This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to consider sanctioned transactions involving precious metals when assessing whether a jurisdiction, financial institution, class of transactions, or type of account is of primary money laundering concern for purposes of reporting, recordkeeping, and certain account restrictions.
Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act

To prohibit certain funds from being transferred or reprogrammed to plan, develop, or construct a new physical barrier along the southwest border, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act 2. Prohibition on use of certain funds for a new physical barrier along the Southwest border Notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1) none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 ( Public Law 115–56 Public Law 115–72 Public Law 115–123 Public Law 115–254 (2) none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Corps of Engineers under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–123 33 U.S.C. 2293

Summary: Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act This bill prohibits transferring certain funds already made available to the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Housing and Urban Development for disaster relief to the planning or construction of new physical barriers along the southwestern U.S. border. The bill also prohibits using national emergency provisions to transfer certain funds already made available to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Hire Student Veterans Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the work opportunity tax credit with respect to hiring veterans who are receiving educational assistance under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Defense. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hire Student Veterans Act 2. Work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans receiving educational assistance under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Defense (a) In general Section 51(d)(3)(A) or , or (v) attending an educational institution by means of educational assistance provided under chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, or 34 of title 38, United States Code, or chapter 1606 or 1607 of title 10, United States Code. . (b) Modification of minimum employment period Section 51(i)(3)(A) (other than a qualified veteran described in subsection (d)(3)(A)(v)) In the case of an individual (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Hire Student Veterans Act This bill allows a work opportunity tax credit for hiring a veteran attending an educational institution using educational assistance provided under certain programs administered by the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs. It also modifies the minimum employment period required for veterans who qualify for the credit under this bill.
Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act of 2019

To provide minimum standards for transactions secured by a dwelling, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act of 2019 2. Ability to repay (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term Appendix Q (2) the term Bureau (3) the terms consumer creditor (4) the term enterprise 12 U.S.C. 4502 (5) the term Federal Home Loan Bank 12 U.S.C. 1422 (b) Determination of creditor requirements Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau shall amend section 1026.43 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations, to provide that, with respect to any creditor requirements under clauses (v) and (vi) of subsection (e)(2) of that section, the creditor may, in satisfying those requirements, rely on— (1) the standards under Appendix Q; or (2) a guide or handbook that— (A) provides standards with respect to determining income and debt; and (B) is maintained by— (i) an enterprise or a Federal Home Loan Bank, subject to the approval of the Federal Housing Finance Agency; (ii) the Department of Housing and Urban Development with respect to carrying out a program under title II of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1707 (iii) the Department of Veterans Affairs; (iv) the Department of Agriculture with respect to carrying out the Doug Bereuter Section 502 Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1472(h) (v) the Rural Housing Service.

Summary: Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act of 2019 This bill allows creditors to use certain alternative standards when evaluating an applicant's ability to pay for purposes of obtaining a home mortgage.
A bill to require the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a report on the death of Jamal Khashoggi, and for other purposes.

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a report on the death of Jamal Khashoggi, and for other purposes. 1. Report on death of Jamal Khashoggi (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report on the death of Jamal Khashoggi. Such report shall include identification of those who carried out, participated in, ordered, or were otherwise complicit in or responsible for the death of Jamal Khashoggi. (b) Form The report submitted under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form.

Summary: This bill directs the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to prepare an unclassified report to identify who was responsible for the death of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The report is due within 30 days of the bill's enactment.
Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act

To provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city of Tucson, Arizona, for purposes of economic development by conveyance of the Federal reversionary interest to the City. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) City The term City (2) Non-Federal land The term non-Federal land 1/2 1/4 (3) Secretary The term Secretary 3. Conveyance of Federal reversionary interest in land located in Tucson, Arizona (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, the reversionary interests of the United States in and to the non-Federal land for the purpose of unencumbering the title to the non-Federal land to enable economic development of the non-Federal land. (b) Legal descriptions As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the exact legal descriptions of the non-Federal land shall be determined in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary. (c) Additional terms and conditions The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions to the conveyance under subsection (a), consistent with that subsection, as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (d) Costs The City shall pay all costs associated with the conveyance under subsection, consistent with that subsection, including the costs of any surveys, recording costs, and other reasonable costs.

Summary: Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey without consideration, to the city of Tucson, Arizona, the reversionary interest of the United States in and to an approximately 172.8-acre parcel of land owned by the city for the purpose of unencumbering the title to such land to enable its economic development.
A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to exempt certain charitable organizations from regulation as commodity pool operators, and for other purposes.

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to exempt certain charitable organizations from regulation as commodity pool operators, and for other purposes. 1. Exemption of qualified charitable organizations from regulation as commodity pool operators Section 4m of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 6m (1) by striking Sec. 4m. 4m. Use of mails or other means or instrumentalities of interstate commerce by commodity trading advisors and commodity pool operators (a) Prohibition (1) In general It ; (2) in the second sentence— (A) by striking The provisions of this section (2) Exceptions (A) Commodity trading advisors (i) In general Subject to clause (ii) and except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), this section ; (B) by striking commodity trading advisor who is a (1) dealer (I) dealer ; (C) by striking or (2) nonprofit (II) nonprofit ; (D) by striking Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974; if the advice by the person described in clause (1) or (2) of this sentence (ii) Applicability Clause (i) only applies if the advice by the person described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i) ; (E) by striking business: business. (F) by striking Provided (B) Complaints against excepted persons A person described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i) shall be subject to proceedings under section 14. (C) Charitable organizations This section shall not apply to any commodity trading advisor or commodity pool operator that is— (i) a charitable organization, as defined in section 3(c)(10)(D)(iii) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(10)(D)(iii) (I) any such charitable organizations; or (II) an investment trust, syndicate, or similar form of enterprise excluded from the definition of investment company 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(10) (ii) any plan, company, or account described in section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(14) investment company 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(14) ; (3) by striking (2) Nothing in this Act (b) Relationship to other law Nothing in this Act ; (4) by striking (3) Exception Paragraph (1) shall not apply (c) Exception (1) In general Subsection (a) shall not apply ; (5) by striking (B) Engaged primarily (2) Engaged primarily For purposes of paragraph (1) ; (6) by striking (C) Commodity interests (3) Commodity interests For purposes of this subsection ; and (7) by adding at the end the following: (d) Disclosure concerning exempted charitable organizations A commodity trading advisor or commodity pool operator that is an organization or person described in subsection (a)(2)(C)(i) to or of any investment trust, syndicate, or similar form of enterprise excluded from the definition of investment company 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(10)(B) 15 U.S.C. 80a–7(e) .

Summary: This bill generally exempts charitable organizations from commodity trading regulations and registration requirements.
Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with the cause of death of a registered individual, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act 2. Updates of burn pit registry established and maintained by Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Individuals eligible To update (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take actions necessary to ensure that the burn pit registry may be updated with the cause of death of a deceased registered individual by— (A) an individual designated by such deceased registered individual; or (B) if no such individual is designated, an immediate family member of such deceased registered individual. (2) Designation The Secretary shall provide, with respect to the burn pit registry, a process by which a registered individual may make a designation for purposes of paragraph (1)(A). (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term burn pit registry Public Law 112–260 38 U.S.C. 527 (2) The term immediate family member (A) the spouse, parent, brother, sister, or adult child of the individual; (B) an adult person to whom the individual stands in loco parentis; or (C) any other adult person— (i) living in the household of the individual at the time of the death of the individual; and (ii) related to the individual by blood or marriage. (3) The term registered individual

Summary: Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act This bill authorizes specified individuals to update the burn pit registry with the cause of death of a registered individual. The Department of Veterans Affairs established the burn pit registry to allow certain veterans and servicemembers to document their exposures and report health concerns. The registry is for individuals who may have been exposed to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits (areas used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) while deployed in Afghanistan or Iraq. Specifically, the bill authorizes a designee of a registered individual or an immediate family member to update the registry with the cause of death of the individual.
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2019

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2019 2. Treatment of veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by Department of Veterans Affairs Section 1112(c)(3)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (v) Cleanup of Enewetak Atoll during the period beginning on January 1, 1977, and ending on December 31, 1980. .

Summary: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2019 This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an "American World War II Heritage City", and for other purposes.

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an American World War II Heritage City 1. American World War II Heritage Cities (a) Designation In order to recognize and ensure the continued preservation and importance of the history of the United States involvement in World War II, each calendar year the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the Secretary American World War II Heritage City (b) Application for designation The Secretary shall— (1) establish and publicize the process by which a city may apply for designation as an American World War II Heritage City based on the criteria in subsection (c); and (2) encourage cities to apply for designation as an American World War II Heritage City. (c) Criteria for designation The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution or the President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, shall make each designation under subsection (a) based on the following criteria: (1) Contributions by a city and its environs to the World War II home-front war effort, including contributions related to— (A) defense manufacturing, such as ships, aircraft, uniforms, and equipment; (B) production of foodstuffs and consumer items for Armed Forces and home consumption; (C) war bond drives; (D) adaptations to wartime survival; (E) volunteer participation; (F) civil defense preparedness; (G) personnel serving in the Armed Forces, their achievements, and facilities for their rest and recreation; or (H) the presence of Armed Forces camps, bases, airfields, harbors, repair facilities, and other installations within or in its environs. (2) Achievements by a city and its environs to preserve the heritage and legacy of the city’s contributions to the war effort and to preserve World War II history, including— (A) the identification, preservation, restoration, and interpretation of World War II related structures, facilities and sites; (B) establishment of museums, parks, and markers; (C) establishment of memorials to area men who lost their lives in service; (D) organizing groups of veterans and home-front workers and their recognition; (E) presentation of cultural events such as dances, plays, and lectures; (F) public relations outreach through the print and electronic media, and books; and (G) recognition and ceremonies remembering wartime event anniversaries.

Summary: This bill allows the Department of the Interior to designate annually at least one city in a state or U.S. territory as an American World War II Heritage City in order to recognize, and ensure the continued preservation and importance of, the history of the involvement of the United States in World War II.
Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports

To amend title 23, United States Code, to allow airport projects to be eligible to participate in the TIFIA program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports 2. Project eligibility Section 601(a)(12) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking and (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (G) an eligible airport-related project (as defined in section 40117(a) of title 49). .

Summary: Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports This bill allows certain eligible airport-related projecs to participate in the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program.