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Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act

To provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act VETS Safe Travel Act 2. Availability of PreCheck Program to certain severely injured or disabled veterans (a) In general Section 44927 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Availability of PreCheck Program to certain severely injured or disabled veterans (1) In general A veteran described in paragraph (2) is eligible for security screening under the PreCheck Program under section 44919 at no cost to the veteran if the veteran is able to meet the background check and other security requirements for participation in the program. (2) Veterans described A veteran described in this paragraph is— (A) a veteran determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs— (i) to have had a loss, or loss of use, of a limb, or to have become paralyzed or partially paralyzed; and (ii) as a result of that loss or paralyzation, to require the use of a wheelchair, prosthetic, or other assistive device to aid with mobility; or (B) a veteran determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to have incurred permanent blindness. . (b) Coordination on implementation Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly— (1) develop and implement a process for providing the Transportation Security Administration with access to the data needed to validate the eligibility of a veteran for the PreCheck Program under section 44927(g) of title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection (a); and (2) submit to Congress a report on the status of implementing the process required by paragraph (1). September 12, 2019 Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security September 12, 2019 Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Summary: Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act or the VETS Safe Travel Act This bill makes certain veterans eligible for the Transportation Security Administration PreCheck Program at no cost if they meet the program's background check and security requirements. Veterans who are eligible for this fee waiver are those who have been determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs to have incurred permanent blindness, or those who have been determined to require the use of a wheelchair, prosthetic limb, or other assistive device to aid with mobility due to (1) loss, or loss of use, of a limb; or (2) full or partial paralyzation.
RIVER Act

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization Act RIVER Act 2. Hydroelectric production incentives and efficiency improvements (a) Hydroelectric production incentives Section 242 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15881 (1) in subsection (c), by striking 10 22 (2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking section 29(d)(2)(B) section 45K(d)(2)(B) (3) in subsection (f), by striking 20 32 (4) in subsection (g), by striking each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2015 each of fiscal years 2019 through 2036 (b) Hydroelectric efficiency improvement Section 243(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15882(c) each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2015 each of fiscal years 2019 through 2036 December 8, 2020 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization Act or the RIVER Act This bill extends through FY2036 authorization and eligibility for the program of hydroelectric production incentives and incentive payments to the owners or operators of hydroelectric facilities at existing dams to make capital improvements directly related to improving efficiency.
Small Airport Mothers' Rooms Act of 2019

To amend title 49, United State Code, to require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Airport Mothers’ Rooms Act of 2019 2. Mothers’ rooms Section 47107(w) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking In fiscal year 2021 the Secretary of Transportation The Secretary of Transportation (2) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking one men’s and one women’s at least one men’s and at least one women’s (3) by striking paragraph (2)(A) and inserting the following: (A) Airport size The requirements in paragraph (1) shall only apply to applications submitted by the airport sponsor of— (i) a medium or large hub airport in fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter; and (ii) a small hub airport in fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter. ; (4) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking the date of enactment of this Act complies with the requirement in paragraph (1) October 5, 2018, complies with the requirement in paragraph (1)(A) (5) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking paragraph (1) paragraph (1)(A) October 4, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Small Airport Mothers' Rooms Act of 2019 This bill requires small hub airports to maintain a lactation area for nursing mothers and a baby changing table in at least one men's and one women's restroom in each passenger terminal building of the airport. Currently, medium and large hub airports must comply with this requirement in FY2021 and each fiscal year thereafter. The bill requires a small hub airport to be in compliance by FY2023 and each fiscal year thereafter only if such airport has been categorized as a small or medium hub airport for the three consecutive fiscal years before a grant application is submitted.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit with respect to any stillborn child of a taxpayer.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit with respect to any stillborn child of a taxpayer. 1. Stillborn child credit (a) In general Section 24(c) (3) Special rule for stillborn child (A) In general The term qualifying child (B) Qualifying stillborn child The term qualifying stillborn child (C) Substantiation Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, no credit shall be allowed under this section with respect to a qualifying stillborn child unless the taxpayer receives a statement furnished under section 6039K and has any other additional information as the Secretary may prescribe. (D) Identification requirements exception Subsection (e)(1) and (h)(7) shall not apply for purposes of determining a credit under this section with respect to a qualifying stillborn child. . (b) Information reporting (1) In general Subpart A of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by inserting after section 6039J the following new section: 6039K. Information reporting with respect to fetal death reports (a) Reporting requirement In the case of the death of a qualifying stillborn child (as defined in section 24((c)(3)(B)), any person required to file a fetal death report with respect to such child under applicable State law shall, at the election of a parent of such child, make a return to the Secretary at such time, in such form and manner, and including such information as the Secretary shall prescribe to verify any taxpayer information and that the report was for a qualifying stillborn child (as so defined). (b) Statements To be furnished to persons making election The person required to submit a return to the Secretary under subsection (a) shall furnish to each individual making the election under such subsection a written statement setting forth the information required to be shown on such return. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subpart A of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6039J the following new item: Sec. 6039K. Information reporting with respect to fetal death reports. . (c) Deadline Not later than 90 days of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide such forms and guidance as are necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 24(c)(3)(C) and 6039K of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.

Summary: This bill modifies the child tax credit to allow an additional $2,000 refundable tax credit for each stillborn child that the taxpayer gives birth to during the taxable year.
Small Business Contracting Credit Act of 2019

To amend the Small Business Act to give small business contracting credit for subcontractors that are Puerto Rico businesses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Contracting Credit Act of 2019 2. Small business contracting credit for subcontractors that are Puerto Rico businesses Section 15(x)(1) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(x)(1) (1) by inserting , or a prime contractor awards a subcontract (at any tier) to a subcontractor that is a Puerto Rico business, Puerto Rico business (2) by inserting or subcontract the contract (3) by striking subsection (g)(1)(A)(i) subsection (g)(1)(A)

Summary: Small Business Contracting Credit Act of 2019 This bill authorizes federal agencies to double the value of contracts awarded to Puerto Rican subcontractors for the purpose of obtaining credit towards the small business prime contracting goal.
LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act

To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to require the collection of small business loan data related to LGBTQ-owned businesses. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act 2. Small business loan data collection Section 704B of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691c–2) is amended— (1) by inserting LGBTQ-owned, minority-owned, (2) in subsection (e)(2)(G), by inserting (including sexual orientation and gender identity), sex (3) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following: (7) LGBTQ-owned business The term LGBTQ-owned business (A) more than 50 percent of the ownership or control of which is held by 1 or more individuals self-identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer; and (B) more than 50 percent of the net profit or loss of which accrues to 1 or more individuals self-identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. .

Summary: LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act This bill requires financial institutions to report certain credit application data to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for the purposes of enforcing fair lending laws. Specifically, financial institutions must report this data regarding lesbian-, gay-, bisexual-, transgender-, or queer-owned businesses. Currently, this data is reported regarding women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses.
Lady Liberty Act of 2019

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a minimum number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lady Liberty Act of 2019 2. Minimum number of refugees to be admitted Section 207(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157(a) in any fiscal year after fiscal year 1982 shall be such number as the President determines, except that in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2020, such number may not be less than 110,000

Summary: Lady Liberty Act of 2019 This bill sets a floor of 110,000 for the maximum number of refugees who may be admitted into the United States each fiscal year. Under current law, the President sets the annual cap on refugee admissions at the beginning of each fiscal year. (The cap for FY2020 is 18,000, and the cap for FY2019 was 30,000.)
Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act

To amend the Public Health Service Act to shorten the exclusivity period for brand name biological products from 12 to 5 years. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act PRICED Act 2. Exclusivity period for brand name biological products (a) In general Section 351(k)(7)(A) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262(k)(7)(A) 12 years 5 years (b) Conforming changes Paragraphs (2)(A) and (3)(A) of section 351(m) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262(m) 12 years 5 years (c) Applicability This Act and the amendments made by this Act apply only with respect to a biological product for which the reference product (as such term is used in section 351 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262

Summary: Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act or the PRICED Act This bill allows biosimilars to be marketed five years after the reference brand-name biological product is licensed. Currently, brand-name biological products are provided a 12-year marketing-exclusivity period. This shortened marketing-exclusivity period applies only to biological products licensed by the Food and Drug Administration after enactment of this bill.
Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act

To allow Federal employees excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or around December 22, 2018, to make withdrawals from their Thrift Savings Plan accounts, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act 2. TSP withdrawals for Federal employees excepted from furlough during Government shutdown (a) Withdrawal (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal employee excepted from furlough resulting from a lapse in discretionary appropriations occurring on or around December 22, 2018, may, during such lapse, make a withdrawal from the employee’s account within the Thrift Savings Plan, without penalty and without being treated as violating any requirement of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (2) Amount The amount of a withdrawal under paragraph (1) may not be greater than the total amount of annual salary that the employee would have received for the period beginning on the date the employee would have received pay but for such lapse and ending on the date on which the withdrawal is made. (b) Catch-Up contributions Any employee who makes a withdrawal under subsection (a) may, beginning on the date that the lapse in appropriations with respect to the employing agency ends, make 1 or more contributions in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such withdrawal to the employee’s account within the Thrift Savings Plans. In the case of any such contribution, but only to the extent of the amount thereof, the withdrawal shall be treated in the same manner as having been received in an eligible rollover distribution (as defined in section 402(c)(4) of such Code) and the contribution as having been transferred in a direct trustee to trustee transfer within 60 days of an eligible rollover distribution.

Summary: Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act This bill creates a new Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) withdrawal option for certain federal employees during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or around December 22, 2018. Specifically, an excepted employee (i.e., an employee who continues to work during the lapse in appropriations) may make a TSP withdrawal without penalty.
Community Cleanup Act

To amend the public participation requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Cleanup Act 2. Public participation (a) Proposed plan Section 117(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9617(a) (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking both of (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Transmit the notice and analysis published under paragraph (1) to officials for the local government with jurisdiction over the facility at issue, including— (A) any applicable mayor or city council; and (B) if no mayor or city council is available, the highest ranking official of such local government, as applicable. ; and (4) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection) by inserting (including comments regarding use of the facility at issue after remedial action is taken) written and oral comments (b) Final plan Section 117(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9617(b) , and transmitted to officials described in subsection (a)(2), available to the public (c) Publication Section 117(d) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9617(d) (1) by inserting and require publication shall include (2) by striking general circulation. general circulation (if available), announcement sent to a radio station, or television station, the broadcast area of which includes the community surrounding the facility at issue, and posting to the website of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Summary: Community Cleanup Act This bill expands existing notice and publication requirements related to remedial action plans for Superfund sites (sites contaminated with hazardous substances). Specifically, the bill requires the notice and analysis of a proposed plan to be transmitted to local government officials with jurisdiction over the facility at issue, including any mayor, city council, or the highest ranking official in the area. During the public comment period, written and oral comments may be submitted regarding the use of the facility at issue after the remedial action is taken. Notice of the final remedial action plan must be transmitted to the local government officials with jurisdiction over the facility at issue. Finally, the bill expands the minimum publication requirements for proposed and final plans to include an announcement via a radio or television station in the broadcast area surrounding the facility at issue. Additionally, any publications must be posted to the Environmental Protection Agency website.
Safe And Fair Environment on Highways Achieved through Underwriting Levels Act

To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to minimum levels of financial responsibility for the transportation of property, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe And Fair Environment on Highways Achieved through Underwriting Levels Act SAFE HAUL Act 2. Minimum financial responsibility for transporting property (a) In general Section 31139(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking $750,000. $4,532,550 and the Secretary, in consultation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall adjust such amount annually for inflation relating to medical care. (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Safe And Fair Environment on Highways Achieved through Underwriting Levels Act or the SAFE HAUL Act This bill revises certain minimum financial responsibility requirements for transporting property. The bill increases from $750,000 to $4,532,550 (adjusted for inflation) the minimum level of financial responsibility sufficient to satisfy established liability coverage for motor carriers providing property transportation.
Coral Reef Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2019

To authorize Federal agencies to establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relating to coral reef ecosystems, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coral Reef Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2019 2. Prize competitions to promote innovation in coral reef research and conservation The Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 6401 (1) by redesignating sections 208, 209, and 210 ( 16 U.S.C. 6407 (2) by inserting after section 207 the following: 208. Coral reef prize competitions (a) In general The head of any Federal agency with a representative serving on the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force established under Executive Order 13089 issued on June 11, 1998 ( 16 U.S.C. 6401 15 U.S.C. 3719 (b) Purposes Any program carried out under this section shall be for the purpose of stimulating innovation to advance the ability of the United States to understand, research, or monitor coral reef ecosystems, or to develop management or adaptation options to preserve, sustain, and restore coral reef ecosystems. (c) Priority programs Priority shall be given to establish programs under this section that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress due to the decline or degradation of coral reef ecosystems, including— (1) scientific research and monitoring that furthers the understanding of causes behind coral reef decline and degradation and the generally slow recovery following disturbances, including ocean acidification and its impacts on coral reproduction; (2) the development of monitoring or management options for communities or industries that are experiencing significant financial hardship; (3) the development of adaptation options to alleviate economic harm and job loss caused by damage to coral reef ecosystems; (4) the development of measures to help vulnerable communities or industries, with an emphasis on rural communities and businesses; and (5) the development of adaptation and management options for impacted tourism industries. .

Summary: Coral Reef Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the federal agencies on the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, which includes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to carry out prize competitions that promote coral reef research and conservation. The prize competitions must be designed to help the United States achieve its goal of developing new and effective ways to advance the understanding, monitoring, and sustainability of coral reef ecosystems. Priority is given to establish programs that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress due to the decline or degradation of coral reef ecosystems.