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To require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to establish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, and for other purposes.

To require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to establish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, and for other purposes. 1. Establishment of Office of Minority and Women Inclusion at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; internship program Section 2(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2(a) (16) Office of Minority and Women Inclusion Within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Commission shall comply with section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. (17) Annual internship program (A) In general The Executive Director shall establish a program to place an appropriate number of students attending qualified institutions in a semester-length internship within one of the Commission’s divisions. (B) Funding The Commission shall set aside an appropriate percentage of the funds allocated to the office of the Chairman to enable the selected interns identified in subparagraph (A) to afford living expenses, including rent and a per-diem, in the metropolitan areas where the Director identifies internship opportunities. (C) Qualified institution defined In this paragraph, the term qualified institution (i) an 1890 Institution (as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7601 (ii) a 1994 Institution (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–382 7 U.S.C. 301 (iii) an eligible institution (as defined in section 1489 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3361 (iv) a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section 1404 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3103 .

Summary: This bill establishes at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion and an internship program.
Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act of 2019

To authorize the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to protect the Justices, employees, and official guests of the Supreme Court outside of the Supreme Court grounds, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act of 2019 2. Protection authority of Marshal of the Supreme Court and Supreme Court Police Section 6121 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking any State any location (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking violation of federal or state law violation of Federal or State law (ii) by striking regulation under federal or state law regulation under Federal or State law (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking paragraph (2); (B) by striking Additional requirements Duties under Authorization To carry firearms (C) by striking any State any location November 8, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act of 2019 This bill permanently authorizes the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to provide security protection for Supreme Court Justices (and their official guests) and officers and employees of the Supreme Court. Additionally, it permits such protection to be provided in any location—not just in any state.
Schools Preventing Hunger in At-Risk Kids Act

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide categorical eligibility for free lunch and breakfast for certain children in kinship care, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Schools Preventing Hunger in At-Risk Kids Act SPARK Act 2. School meals for foster children in kinship care Section 9 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758 (1) in subsection (b)— (A) paragraph (5)(E)— (i) in clause (i), by striking or (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (iii) by adding at the end the following: (iii) a child whose placement with a relative or family friend was carried out with the involvement of an agency that administers a State plan under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 621 ; and (B) in paragraph (12)(A)(vii)— (i) in subclause (I), by striking or (ii) in subclause (II), by striking the period and inserting ; or (iii) by adding at the end the following: (III) a child whose placement with a relative or family friend was carried out with the involvement of an agency that administers a State plan under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 621 ; and (2) in subsection (d)(2)(F)— (A) in clause (i), by striking or (B) by adding at the end the following: (iii) documentation has been provided to the appropriate local educational agency showing the status of the child as a child whose placement with a relative or family friend was carried out with the involvement of an agency that administers a State plan under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 621 .

Summary: Schools Preventing Hunger in At-Risk Kids Act or the SPARK ActThis bill expands automatic eligibility for the National School Lunch Program to foster children who have been placed with a relative or family friend with the involvement of the state child welfare agency. To enroll in the program, a family must document the foster child's status to the child's school.
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress.

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress. 1. Prohibiting use of Federal funds for payments in support of congressional campaigns No Federal funds may be used to make any payment in support of a campaign for election for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.

Summary: This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to make payments in support of a congressional election campaign.
Tax Refund Responsibility Act

To ensure that refunds of overpayments of the Guam Territorial Income Tax are issued in a timely manner, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Refund Responsibility Act 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) For nearly two decades, the Government of Guam has been unable to set aside money to pay for income tax refunds and instead has relied on accumulated deficits and subsequent borrowing on the bond market, amassing close to half a billion dollars of debt, to pay accrued income tax refund payments owed to its taxpayers. (2) The enactment of an amendment to the Organic Act of Guam requiring that the Government of Guam deposit tax collections in the Income Tax Refund Efficient Payment Trust fund, as created by Guam Public Law 26–74 3. Timely refunds of overpayment of Guam Territorial Income Tax Section 31 of the Organic Act of Guam ( 48 U.S.C. 1421i (i) The Governor of Guam shall ensure that— (1) each form filed by a person or entity for a refund of overpayment of the Guam Territorial Income Tax is processed by the Government of Guam not later than 90 days after such form was filed; and (2) a refund of the full amount of any overpayment of the Guam Territorial Income Tax that the Government of Guam has deemed valid is issued to the person or entity who filed for such refund not later than 90 days after the form for the refund was filed. . 4. Deposit to the Income Tax Refund Efficient Payment Trust Fund The Organic Act of Guam ( 48 U.S.C. 1421 23. Deposit to the Income Tax Refund Efficient Payment Trust Fund Not later than 10 days after the end of each calendar month, the Governor of Guam shall ensure that there is directly deposited into the Guam Income Tax Refund Efficient Payment Trust Fund a percentage of the payroll withholding taxes and income taxes collected by the government of Guam for that month and a percentage of the self-employed payroll withholding taxes collected for the quarter, equal to the percentage of the budgeted forecasted amount set aside for income tax refunds, earned income tax credits, and child tax credits adopted in the Government of Guam’s fiscal year budget, so that not later than 10 days after the end of the calendar year, not less than the amount necessary for income tax refunds, earned income tax credits, and child tax credits for that calendar year shall have been deposited into the Trust Refund Efficient Payment Trust Fund. . 5. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the first January 1 to occur after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Tax Refund Responsibility Act This bill requires the governor of Guam to ensure that (1) each refund claim relating to the Guam income tax is processed within 90 days after it is filed, (2) valid refunds are issued within 90 days after the refund form is filed, and (3) a sufficient percentage of taxes collected by the government of  Guam is deposited into the Guam Income Tax Refund Efficient Payment Trust Fund to cover the cost of refunds.
Safe Homefront Act

To require the Secretary of Defense make available certain records relevant to a determination of whether a member of the Armed Forces is disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Homefront Act 2. Availability of records for National Instant Criminal Background Check System (a) NICS records Section 101(b) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 40911(b) (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1), the following new paragraph (2): (2) Department of Defense Not later than three business days after the final disposition of a judicial proceeding conducted within the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall make available to the Attorney General records which are relevant to a determination of whether a member of the Armed Forces involved in such proceeding is disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm under subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, for use in background checks performed by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. . (b) Study and report on MPO database (1) Study The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a database of military protective orders issued by military commanders against individuals suspected of having committed an offense of domestic violence under section 928b of title 10, United States Code (article 128b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). The study shall include an examination of each of the following: (A) The feasibility of creating a database to record, track, and report such military protective orders to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. (B) The feasibility of establishing a process by which a military judge or magistrate may issue a protective order against an individual suspected of having committed such an offense. (2) Report Not later then 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).

Summary: Safe Homefront Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide the Department of Justice with records that are relevant to a determination, under the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, as to whether a member of the Armed Forces is disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm. Additionally, DOD must conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a database of military protective orders issued by military commanders against individuals suspected of having committed an offense of domestic violence.
Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2019

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to remove certain limitations with respect to commodity assistance for school breakfast programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2019 2. Commodity assistance for school breakfast programs (a) Delivery of commodities Section 6(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1755(b) and the school breakfast program school lunch program (b) Commodity assistance formula Section 6(c)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1755(c)(1) (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by inserting for the school lunch program 11 cents (B) by inserting The national average value of donated foods, or cash payments in lieu thereof, shall be 6 cents for the school breakfast program, adjusted on the first July 1 after the date of enactment of the Healthy Breakfast Help Kids Learn Act of 2019 and each July 1 thereafter to reflect the changes in the Price Index for Food Used in Schools and Institutions. Institutions. (2) in subparagraph (C)— (A) by striking For each school year (i) For each school year (B) by striking State for State— (I) for ; (C) by striking subparagraph (B). subparagraph (B); and (II) for the school breakfast program shall be calculated by multiplying the number of breakfasts served in the preceding school year by the rate established by subparagraph (B). ; (D) by striking After the end (ii) After the end ; (E) by striking shall reconcile the shall reconcile— (I) the ; and (F) by striking such reconciliation. such reconciliation; and (II) the number of breakfasts served by schools in each State with the number of breakfasts served by schools in each State during the preceding school year and increase or reduce subsequent commodity assistance or cash in lieu thereof provided to each State based on such reconciliation. ; and (3) in subparagraph (E), by inserting and school breakfast program school lunch program (c) Repeal of limitation on commodity assistance for school breakfast Section 6 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1755 (1) by striking subsection (d); and (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively.

Summary: Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide additional food (known as commodity assistance) to states participating in the School Breakfast Program (SBP). (Under current law, USDA provides commodity assistance to states participating in the National School Lunch Program based on the number of lunches served. The food may also be served as part of the SBP or other child nutrition programs.) Specifically, the bill (1) repeals a provision that prohibits USDA from offering commodity assistance based on the number of school breakfasts served, and (2) requires USDA to use a specified formula to provide additional commodity assistance for each school breakfast served.
To require that the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management be located in the National Capital Region, and for other purposes.

To require that the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management be located in the National Capital Region, and for other purposes. 1. BLM headquarters located in the National Capital Region (a) Headquarters The headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management shall be located in the National Capital Region. (b) Employee stations All employee positions stationed in the National Capital Region on the date of the enactment of this Act must remain stationed in the National Capital Region.

Summary: This bill requires that the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management be located in the National Capital Region (a region that encompasses Washington, DC, certain counties in Maryland, and certain cities and counties in Virginia). Furthermore, all employee positions that are presently stationed in such region must remain stationed there.
Connect America Fund Accountability Act of 2019

To amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide reporting requirements for recipients of funds that provide access in rural and high cost areas, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Connect America Fund Accountability Act of 2019 2. Reporting requirements for Connect America Fund (a) Amendment Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 254 (l) Connect America Fund requirements (1) Report requirements Any covered telecommunications carrier shall submit to the Commission a report in accordance with the requirements of any rule or regulation promulgated by the Commission with regard to performance testing required for Connect America Fund recipients that includes the following: (A) The method of performance testing chosen by the covered telecommunications carrier to demonstrate compliance with Connect America Fund model-based support. (B) If a covered telecommunications carrier chooses to use self-testing software for the performance testing described in subparagraph (A), once every three years, information on the software and methodology used to conduct the test, including any algorithm or process relied on within the self-testing software. (C) A speed and latency report in the final quarter of the calendar year that includes a list of customer locations tested more than twice during the year. (2) Representative sample of consumers Any covered telecommunications carrier when randomly choosing a testing pool for the performance testing described in paragraph (1)(A) shall ensure the sample of consumers tested is representative of the number of residences and businesses in the Connect America Fund service area being reported on. (3) Universal Service Administrative Company (A) Determination of audits In determining whether or not to conduct an audit of a covered telecommunications carrier, the Administrator shall consider the number and frequency of complaints submitted to the Commission for the broadband service of that carrier. (B) Public availability of audits Any audit conducted by the Administrator shall be made available to the public. (4) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Administrator The term Administrator (B) Covered telecommunications carrier The term covered telecommunications carrier . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall only apply with respect to support received from the Connect America Fund established by the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to its authorities under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 254

Summary: Connect America Fund Accountability Act of 2019 This bill requires a telecommunications company receiving assistance through the Connect America Fund to report its methods of performance testing and to include a speed and latency report listing customer locations tested more than twice annually.
Gun Suicide Prevention Act

To prohibit the sale of a firearm unless it carries a warning label that provides the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gun Suicide Prevention Act 2. Labeling requirement (a) Prohibition Notwithstanding the exclusion of firearms from the definition of consumer product in section 3(a)(5)(E) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)(E) (b) National Suicide Prevention Hotline label A firearm meets the requirements of this subsection if a clear and conspicuous warning label is attached to the firearm or appears on any packaging of the firearm and on any descriptive material included with the firearm that— (1) is written in both English and Spanish; (2) in English, reads WARNING: IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE, PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE AT 42 U.S.C. 290bb–36c (3) contains a yellow triangle containing an exclamation mark that appears immediately before the word WARNING (c) Enforcement A violation of the prohibition in subsection (a) shall be treated as a violation of section 19(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2068 15 U.S.C. 2069 (d) Definition As used in this Act, the term retailer (e) Effective date This Act shall take effect on the date that is two years after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Gun Suicide Prevention Act This bill prohibits manufacturers and retailers from selling firearms unless the firearm includes a warning label with the toll-free telephone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
TPS for Victims of Hurricane Dorian Act of 2019

To designate The Bahamas under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of The Bahamas to be eligible for temporary protected status, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TPS for Victims of Hurricane Dorian Act of 2019 2. Designation for purposes of granting temporary protected status to nationals of The Bahamas (a) Designation (1) In general For purposes of section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a (2) Period of designation The initial period of the designation referred to in paragraph (1) shall be for the 18-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Aliens eligible As a result of the designation made under subsection (a), an alien who is a national of The Bahamas is deemed to satisfy the requirements under paragraph (1) of section 244(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a(c) (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States since the date of the enactment of this Act; (2) is admissible as an immigrant, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2)(A) of such section, and is not ineligible for temporary protected status under paragraph (2)(B) of such section; and (3) registers for temporary protected status in a manner established by the Secretary of Homeland Security. (c) Consent To travel abroad (1) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall give prior consent to travel abroad, in accordance with section 244(f)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a(f)(3) (2) Treatment upon return An alien returning to the United States in accordance with an authorization described in paragraph (1) shall be treated as any other returning alien provided temporary protected status under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a

Summary: TPS for Victims of Hurricane Dorian Act of 2019 This bill designates the Bahamas as a temporary protected status (TPS) country for 18 months from the enactment of this bill. (Qualified nationals of a TPS-designated country shall have work authorization and may not be removed from the United States while the designation is in effect.) A Bahamian national shall qualify for temporary protected status if the individual (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States since the bill's enactment, (2) meets certain admissibility and eligibility requirements generally required for such status, and (3) registers with the Department of Homeland Security.