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Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act

To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act 2. Technical amendment regarding treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans Effective on the date specified in section 1832(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 15 U.S.C. 632(q)(2)(C) (1) in clause (i)(II), by striking rated as 100 percent service-connected disability (2) by amending clause (ii)(III) to read as follows: (III) the date that— (aa) in the case of a surviving spouse of a veteran with a service-connected disability rated as 100 percent disabling or who dies as a result of a service-connected disability, is 10 years after the date of the death of the veteran; or (bb) in the case of a surviving spouse of a veteran with a service-connected disability rated as less than 100 percent disabling who does not die as a result of a service-connected disability, is 3 years after the date of the death of the veteran. .

Summary: Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act This bill enables the surviving spouse of a service-disabled veteran who owned a small business to retain priority of the business for a period of time upon the death of the veteran spouse, regardless of the severity of the veteran's disability.
Supporting and Empowering the Nation to Improve Outcomes that Reaffirm Careers, Activities, and Recreation for the Elderly Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to enable greater participation by seniors and Medicare beneficiaries in State Medicaid programs for working people with disabilities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting and Empowering the Nation to Improve Outcomes that Reaffirm Careers, Activities, and Recreation for the Elderly Act SENIOR CARE Act 2. Allowing seniors and Medicare beneficiaries to participate in State Medicaid programs for working people with disabilities Title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 , but less than 65,

Summary: Supporting and Empowering the Nation to Improve Outcomes that Reaffirm Careers, Activities, and Recreation for the Elderly Act or the SENIOR CARE Act This bill expands eligibility for the Medicaid Ticket to Work Program to include individuals who are 65 years of age or older. (Under the current program, states may establish a Medicaid buy-in option for working individuals with disabilities whose income exceeds the customary limits and who are between the ages of 16 and 64.)
Locality Pay Equity Act of 2019

To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the number of local wage areas allowable within a General Schedule pay locality. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Locality Pay Equity Act of 2019 2. Limiting the number of local wage areas defined within a General Schedule pay locality (a) Local wage area limitation Section 5343(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking (but such are employed) (2) in paragraph (4), by striking and (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period after Islands ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (6) the Office of Personnel Management shall define not more than 1 local wage area within a pay locality, except that this paragraph shall not apply to the pay locality designated as Rest of United States . (b) General Schedule pay locality defined Section 5342(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking and (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period after employee ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) pay locality . 3. Regulations The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act, including regulations to ensure that the enactment of this Act shall not have the effect of reducing any rate of basic pay payable to any individual who is serving as a prevailing rate employee (as defined under section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code). 4. Applicability The amendments made by this Act shall apply on and after the first day of the first full pay period beginning at least 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Locality Pay Equity Act of 2019 This bill (1) prohibits the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from defining more than one local wage area for prevailing rate employees within a pay locality, except with respect to the pay locality designated as Rest of United States; and (2) requires the OPM to ensure that this bill shall not have the effect of reducing the rate of basic pay for an individual serving as a prevailing rate employee.
Real MEAT Act of 2019

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that consumers can make informed decisions in choosing between meat products such as beef and imitation meat products, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Real Marketing Edible Artificials Truthfully Act of 2019 Real MEAT Act of 2019 2. Labeling of imitation meat products The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is amended by inserting after section 403C of such Act ( 21 U.S.C. 343–3 403D. Labeling of imitation meat products (a) In general Notwithstanding section 101.3(e) of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), without respect to the relative nutritional value of the food, any imitation meat food product, imitation beef, or imitation beef product shall be deemed to be misbranded unless its label bears, in type of uniform size and prominence, the word imitation (b) Coordination with Secretary of Agriculture (1) Notification of misbranding If the Secretary determines that food is misbranded under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, within 60 days of such determination, transmit a notice of such determination to the Secretary of Agriculture. (2) Enforcement failure If the Secretary fails, within 30 days of transmitting a notice under paragraph (1), to initiate an enforcement action with respect to the food that is the subject of such notice, the Secretary of Agriculture may treat each such determination of misbranding under subsection (a) with respect to the food as a determination of misbranding under section 1(n) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act. (c) Rule of construction This section shall not be construed as limiting the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to take enforcement or other action under the Federal Meat Inspection Act or other applicable law with respect to a food subject to subsection (a). (d) Definition In this section: (1) The term beef beef product (2) The term imitation beef (3) The term imitation beef product (4) The term imitation meat food product (5) The term meat (6) The term meat byproduct (7) The term meat food product .

Summary: Real Marketing Edible Artificials Truthfully Act of 2019 or the Real MEAT Act of 2019 This bill prohibits the sale of any imitation meat food product unless its label includes (1) the word imitation, and (2) a statement that clearly indicates the product is not derived from or does not contain meat.
A bill to require the United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to oppose assistance by the Bank for any country that exceeds the graduation threshold of the Bank and is of concern with respect to religious freedom.

To require the United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to oppose assistance by the Bank for any country that exceeds the graduation threshold of the Bank and is of concern with respect to religious freedom. 1. Opposition to assistance by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for countries that exceed the graduation threshold and are of concern for religious freedom The United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the Bank to vote against, and to use the Executive Director’s best efforts to deny, any loan or the extension of any financial or technical assistance by the Bank to a country if— (1) the gross national income per capita of the country exceeds, by more than 35 percent, the threshold for graduation from eligibility for assistance from the Bank; (2) the reserves of the country exceed an amount equivalent to the value of goods and services imported into the country during the most recent 12-month period for which data are available; and (3) the country is designated— (A) as a country of particular concern for religious freedom under clause (ii) of section 402(b)(1)(A) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6442(b)(1)(A) (B) for placement on the special watch list under clause (iii) of that section.

Summary: This bill requires the U.S. Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to oppose any extension of financial or technical assistance by the bank to a country that both exceeds the graduation threshold of the bank and is designated as a country of particular concern for religious freedom.
A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 1. Permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund (a) In general Section 200302 of title 54, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking During the period ending September 30, 2018, there There (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking through September 30, 2018 (b) Public access Section 200306 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Public access Not less than 1.5 percent of amounts made available for expenditure in any fiscal year under section 200303, or $10,000,000, whichever is greater, shall be used for projects that secure recreational public access to existing Federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes. .

Summary: This bill permanently authorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The greater of 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount or $10 million shall be used for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.
Gluten in Medicine Disclosure Act of 2019

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the label of a drug that is intended for human use and contains an ingredient that is derived directly or indirectly from a gluten-containing grain to identify each such ingredient, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gluten in Medicine Disclosure Act of 2019 2. Labeling of drugs with an ingredient made from a gluten-containing grain (a) Misbranding Section 502 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 352 (ee) If it is a drug— (1) that is intended for human use; (2) that contains an ingredient that is derived directly or indirectly from a gluten-containing grain (including wheat, barley, rye, and crossbred hybrids of such grains); and (3) whose label fails— (A) to state that the drug contains such an ingredient; and (B) to identify each such ingredient and the type of gluten-containing grain from which it is derived. . (b) Applicability Section 502(ee) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall apply beginning on the earlier of— (1) a date to be determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and (2) the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Gluten in Medicine Disclosure Act of 2019 This bill prohibits the sale of any drug intended for human use that contains an ingredient derived from a gluten-containing grain unless the drug's label (1)states that the drug contains such an ingredient, and (2)identifies the type of grain from which the ingredient is derived.
Hazardous Materials Safety Improvement Act of 2019

To require the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to respond to petitions for regulatory action within 18 months. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hazardous Materials Safety Improvement Act of 2019 2. Petitions for regulatory action (a) In general The Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration shall act on any petition for regulatory action, including petitions for reconsideration of a rule and petitions from groups with delegated authority, not later than 18 months after such petition is received by the appropriate agency. (b) Effect of department action Any action taken by the Secretary of Transportation or the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in response to a petition described in subsection (a) shall supersede any decision regarding the issue reached by a group with delegated authority.

Summary: Hazardous Materials Safety Improvement Act of 2019 This bill requires the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to respond to petitions for regulatory action within 18 months, including petitions for reconsideration of a rule and petitions from groups with delegated authority. Any action taken by DOT or the PHMSA in response to a petition shall supersede any decision concerning the issue reached by a group with delegated authority.
Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2019

To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income Medicare part D beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico or another territory of the United States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2019 2. Eliminating exclusion of part D eligible individuals residing in territories from eligibility for premium and cost-sharing subsidies (a) In general Section 1860D–14(a)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)(3) (1) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking subject to subparagraph (F), (2) in subparagraph (B)(v), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking Subject to subparagraph (F), the Secretary The Secretary (3) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end the following new sentence: In the case of an individual who is not a resident of the 50 States or the District of Columbia, the poverty line (as such term is defined in clause (ii)) that shall apply to such individual shall be the poverty line for the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia. (4) by striking subparagraph (F). (b) Application of Medicaid provisions Section 1935 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396u–5 (1) in subsection (a), by striking subject to subsection (e) (2) by striking subsection (e). (c) Conforming amendment Section 1108(f) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1308(f) and section 1935(e)(1)(B) (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2020.

Summary: Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2019 This bill makes certain subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit available to beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory. Current law makes such beneficiaries ineligible for premium and cost-sharing subsidies, but establishes a process for U.S. territories to apply for financial assistance with respect to the provision of Medicare prescription drugs. The bill eliminates this process and makes the subsidies available to beneficiaries who reside in a U.S. territory and are otherwise eligible.
Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program Technical Corrections Act of 2019

To provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program Technical Corrections Act of 2019 2. Credits for certain elderly nonviolent offenders Section 231(g)(5)(A)(ii) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 60541(g)(5)(A)(ii) to which the offender was sentenced reduced by any credit toward the service of the prisoner’s sentence awarded under section 3624(b) of title 18, United States Code

Summary: Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program Technical Corrections Act of 2019 This bill modifies the eligibility criteria for an elderly offender to qualify for early release from prison and placement in home detention. Specifically, it reduces the amount of a prison term an elderly offender must serve by the amount of good time credits earned by the offender.
Unsolicited Loan Act of 2019

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the distribution of any check or other negotiable instrument as part of a solicitation by a creditor for an extension of credit, to limit the liability of consumers in conjunction with such solicitations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unsolicited Loan Act of 2019 2. Unsolicited loan checks prohibited (a) In general Section 132 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1642 (1) by striking the section heading and inserting Unsolicited credit (2) by inserting (a) Credit cards No credit (3) by adding at the end the following: (b) Unsolicited loan checks or transfers No person may extend any consumer credit that is otherwise subject to this title by— (1) making an unsolicited transfer of funds to the consumer’s credit or asset account; or (2) through the consumer’s use of an unsolicited check, other negotiable instrument, access device or other means of initiating an electronic fund transfer as defined in section 903 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1693a (c) Look-Alike A certificate, voucher, or other nonnegotiable instrument provided to a consumer in connection with a solicitation for an extension of credit that has the appearance of a check or other negotiable instrument is not an application or request for an extension of credit for purposes of this section. (d) Liability of consumer (1) Definitions In this subsection, the terms consumer consumer reporting agency consumer report 15 U.S.C. 1681a (2) Agreement void Any purported credit agreement entered into or debt purportedly incurred as a result of a violation of subsection (a) or (b) is void and the consumer or cardholder shall not be liable for and no person shall attempt to collect— (A) the principal amount sent or transferred to the consumer in violation of this section; or (B) any interest, charge, fee, or penalty. (3) Consumer reporting No information relating to the liability of a consumer alleged by a creditor to have been established in violation of subsection (a) or (b) may be reported to or received by any consumer reporting agency or included in any consumer report. (e) Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Bureau shall prescribe final regulations to implement this section. . (b) Clerical amendment The item relating to section 132 in the table of sections for chapter 2 of the Consumer Credit Protection Act is amended to read as follows: 132. Unsolicited credit. (c) Effective date The requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply to solicitations for extensions of credit made to consumers 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Unsolicited Loan Act of 2019 This bill prohibits a lender from providing an unsolicited loan check or similar instrument to a consumer. Additionally, a consumer is not liable for any debt incurred from such an instrument.
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for the Veterans Legacy Program, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for the Veterans Legacy Program, and for other purposes. 1. Grant program for cemetery research and the production of educational materials for the Veterans Legacy Program of the National Cemetery Administration (a) Grant program authorized (1) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for the Veterans Legacy Program. (2) Eligible recipients The Secretary may award a grant under this section to any of the following recipients: (A) An institution of higher learning. (B) A local educational agency. (C) A nonprofit entity that the Secretary determines has a demonstrated history of community engagement. (D) Such other recipient as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (3) Use of funds The recipient of a grant under this section may use the grant amount for the following purposes: (A) To conduct research relating to national, State, or Tribal veterans’ cemeteries. (B) To produce educational materials for the purpose of teaching about the histories of veterans interred in national, State, or Tribal veterans’ cemeteries. (C) To promote community engagement with the histories of veterans interred in national, State, or Tribal veterans’ cemeteries. (4) Maximum grant amount The amount of a grant awarded under this section may not exceed $500,000. (b) Regulations If the Secretary establishes a grant program under this section, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations regarding— (1) the evaluation of applications for grants under the program; and (2) administration of the program. (c) Report required Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Secretary establishes a grant program under this section, the Secretary 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 determination of the Secretary as to whether the grant program is a financially effective means to promote the purposes under subsection (a)(3). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Institution of higher learning The term institution of higher learning (2) Local educational agency The term local educational agency 20 U.S.C. 7801 (3) Veterans Legacy Program The term Veterans Legacy Program

Summary: This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for the Veterans Legacy Program. The program provides the public with engagement and educational opportunities regarding veterans interred in national, state, or tribal veterans' cemeteries. Additionally, the bill requires the VA to report on the efficacy of the grant program.