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Public Housing Fire Safety Act

To establish a grant program to provide amounts to public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in public housing, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Housing Fire Safety Act 2. Definitions In this Act— (1) the term automatic sprinkler system 15 U.S.C. 2227(a) (2) the term Capital Fund 42 U.S.C. 1437g(d) (3) the term exempted public housing project (A) is not a newly constructed multifamily property, as defined in section 31(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2227(c)(2)(A)(ii) (B) is not subject to the requirements under section 31(c) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2227(c) (4) the terms public housing public housing agency 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b) (5) the term Secretary 3. Inspections of public housing (a) In general With respect to inspections of public housing conducted by the Secretary, including through the Real Estate Assessment Center, the Secretary shall report on the presence or absence of automatic sprinkler systems in the public housing project. (b) Report Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, based on inspections of public housing conducted during the 3-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report on the presence or absence of automatic sprinkler systems in public housing, in particular in exempted public housing projects, which shall include recommendations to improve fire safety in exempted public housing projects. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a public housing agency to install an automatic sprinkler system in an exempted public housing project. 4. Grant program to retrofit public housing with automatic sprinkler systems (a) Establishment The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program under which the Secretary shall award grants to public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in exempted public housing projects. (b) Limitation A public housing agency may not use amounts received under this section to install automatic sprinkler systems in a rebuilt multifamily property, as defined in section 31(c)(2)(A)(iii) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2227(c)(2)(A)(iii) (c) Authorization of appropriations In addition to amounts appropriated to the Capital Fund under any other provision of law, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Capital Fund $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2029 to carry out this section.

Summary: Public Housing Fire Safety Act This bill creates a grant program, to be administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in certain public housing projects.
Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2019

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans had such disease prior to death, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2019 2. Extension of increased dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a) Extension Section 1311(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (A) The rate (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) A veteran whom the Secretary determines died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis shall be treated as a veteran described in subparagraph (A) without regard for how long the veteran had such disease prior to death. . (b) Applicability Subparagraph (B) of section 1311(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to a veteran who dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on or after October 1, 2019.

Summary: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2019 This bill extends increased dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouse of a veteran who dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) regardless of how long the veteran had such disease prior to death. Under current law, such compensation is paid for a service-connected disability that was rated totally disabling for a continuous period of at least eight years immediately preceding death.
Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2019

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 180-day exclusivity period, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2019 2. 180-day exclusivity period (a) In general Section 505(j)(5)(B)(iv) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355(j)(5)(B)(iv) (1) in subclause (I), by striking effective on the date that is 180 days after (aa) except as provided in item (bb), on the date that is 180 days after the date of the first commercial marketing of the drug (including the commercial marketing of the listed drug) by any first applicant; or (bb) if, in an infringement action brought in a district court solely against the applicant for the application described in this subclause (or any affiliate of the applicant), or an action in a district court for a declaratory judgment brought by that applicant, with respect to each patent to which a first applicant had submitted and lawfully maintained a certification under paragraph (2)(A)(vii)(IV), the district court decides that each patent is invalid or not infringed (including any substantive determination that there is no cause of action for patent infringement or invalidity), and the applicant for the application described in this subclause meets the requirements under subclause (III), immediately upon the district court entering such decision for such applicant. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (III) Applicant requirements The requirements under this subclause are that the applicant for the application described in subclause (I)— (aa) does not stay the action described in item (bb) of such subclause; (bb) does not agree to be bound by a judgment as to another applicant; and (cc) does not request joinder under section 42.122 of title 37, Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling), for any petition that the applicant may have filed with respect to the application. . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to an application filed under section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355(j)

Summary: Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2019 This bill modifies the 180-day exclusivity period for certain generic drug manufacturers.
Broadband Speed Act

To improve the collection of broadband speed data by the Federal Communications Commission in order to support the effective deployment of broadband services to all areas in the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Broadband Speed Act 2. Broadband speed test (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Broadband internet access service The term broadband internet access service (A) means a mass-market retail service by wire or radio that provides the capability to transmit data to and receive data from all or substantially all internet endpoints, including any capabilities that are incidental to and enable the operation of the communications service; (B) includes any service that the Commission finds to be providing a functional equivalent of the service described in subparagraph (A); and (C) does not include dial-up internet service. (2) Commission The term Commission (b) Regulations required Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue a rule that— (1) establishes an annual reporting requirement under which each provider of broadband internet access service shall submit to the Commission a report on broadband speed data based on a reasonable sample that is captured to demonstrate that the provider is capable of performing at the speed reported to the Commission on Form 477 or any successor report; (2) establishes a fine for any provider that is found under paragraph (1) to have willfully or knowingly provided false data about the speeds offered; and (3) to minimize duplication, incorporates any other requirements issued by the Commission relating to reporting on broadband speed data. (c) Broadband speed requirement for infrastructure funding Any broadband infrastructure that is built with funding awarded on or after the date of enactment of this Act from the Federal universal service support programs established under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 254

Summary: Broadband Speed Act This bill establishes a reporting requirement for all broadband internet service providers and a capacity requirement for providers that use federal funds to construct new broadband infrastructure. Specifically, the bill requires an internet service provider to report the actual speed of the broadband it provides consumers, and it establishes a fine for any provider that has willfully or knowingly provided false data about the speed it is capable of offering. Additionally, the bill requires any new broadband infrastructure built using federal funds to provide service of at least 100 megabits per second.
Community Broadband Mapping Act

To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to authorize the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service to make telecommunications grants for the collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, economic development or other community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small internet providers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Broadband Mapping Act 2. Grants for the collection of rural broadband infrastructure data (a) In general Title VI of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 950bb 607. Grants for the collection of rural broadband infrastructure data (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered authority The term covered authority (A) this section; (B) section 602; (C) section 603; (D) section 604; (E) section 2333 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 950aaa–2 (F) section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 ( Public Law 115–141 (2) Eligible entity The term eligible entity (A) a unit of local government in a rural area; (B) an economic development or other community organization that serves a rural area; (C) an electric cooperative (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 796 (D) a telephone cooperative that serves a rural area; and (E) an internet service provider that— (i) has not more than 100,000 subscribers; and (ii) serves a rural area. (3) Rural area The term rural area (b) Authority To make grants to certain entities To collect broadband infrastructure data Notwithstanding any other provision of a covered authority, the Secretary may make a grant under a covered authority to an eligible entity for the purpose of enabling the collection of data relating to where broadband infrastructure is located and which homes are provided with nonsatellite broadband service, without regard to any applicable household service percentage requirement. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Community Broadband Mapping Act This bill authorizes the Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the Department of Agriculture, to make grants to government or telecommunications entities that serve a rural area (with less than 25,000 population) to foster data collection about where broadband infrastructure is located and which homes have non-satellite broadband service.
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide an exception from the grounds of inadmissibility for participation in a cannabis business operating in compliance with State law.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide an exception from the grounds of inadmissibility for participation in a cannabis business operating in compliance with State law. 1. Exception for participation in cannabis businesses operating in compliance with State law Section 212(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)(A)(ii) (1) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively, and moving the items two ems to the right; (2) by striking the clause designation and heading and all that follows through if— (ii) Exceptions (I) Petty offense Clause (i)(I) shall not apply to an alien who committed only one crime if— ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (II) Lawful cannabis business Clause (i)(II) shall not apply to an alien who admits having committed, or who admits committing, acts— (aa) carried out in compliance with State law; and (bb) relating to participation by the alien in a cannabis business operating in compliance with State law. .

Summary: This bill establishes that an alien's lawful participation in a cannabis business that is compliant with state law shall not make the alien inadmissible into the United States.
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park Redesignation Act

To redesignate the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site as the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park Redesignation Act 2. Jimmy Carter National Historical Park (a) In general The Jimmy Carter National Historic Site shall be known and designated as the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park (b) Amendments to Public Law 100–206 Public Law 100–206 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 (1) in section 1(a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking National Historic Site National Historical Park (2) in section 3— (A) in subsection (a), by striking provisions of law generally applicable to national historic sites provisions of law generally applicable to units of the National Park System (B) in subsection (d), in the second sentence, by striking National Historic Site National Historical Park (3) in section 6(2), by striking National Historic Site National Historical Park (4) by striking historic site historical park (5) by striking Historic Site Historical Park (6) by striking Historic Site Historical Park (c) References Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site shall be considered to be a reference to the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park

Summary: Jimmy Carter National Historical Park Redesignation Act This bill redesignates the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in Georgia as the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park.
Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act

To include Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County, Illinois, to the Lincoln National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act 2. Adjustment of boundaries of Lincoln National Heritage Area (a) Boundary adjustment Section 443(b)(1) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–229 16 U.S.C. 461 (1) by inserting , Livingston, LaSalle (2) by inserting , the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County Woodford counties (b) Map The Secretary of the Interior shall update the map referred to in section 443(b)(2) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 to reflect the boundary adjustment made by the amendments in subsection (a) of this section.

Summary: Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act This bill adds Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County, all in Illinois, to the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area.
Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act

To amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act 2. Reauthorization of Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Section 10 of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6109 10. Authorization of appropriations (a) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. (b) Use of funds Of the amounts made available under subsection (a) for each fiscal year, not less than 75 percent shall be expended for projects carried out at a location outside of the United States. . February 5, 2019 Reported without amendment

Summary: Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act This bill reauthorizes the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act program through FY2024.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and to transfer a portion of such cover over to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and to transfer a portion of such cover over to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund. 1. Repeal of limitation on cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (a) In general Section 7652 (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to distilled spirits brought into the United States after December 31, 2018. 2. Transfer to Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund of portion of Puerto Rico rum cover over (a) In general Section 7652(e) (2) Transfer to Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund of portion of rum cover over (A) In general From any amount otherwise required to be covered over to the treasury of Puerto Rico under this section with respect to taxes collected on rum under section 5001(a)(1) or subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund an amount equal to $0.46 per proof gallon of rum to which such cover over is attributable. Any amount transferred under the preceding sentence shall be treated for purposes of this section (other than this paragraph) as having been covered over to the treasury of Puerto Rico. (B) Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund For purposes of this section, the term Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to rum brought into the United States after December 31, 2018.

Summary: This bill repeals the limitation on the amount of distilled spirits excise taxes covered over (paid) to the treasuries of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The bill also requires the Department of the Treasury to transfer a portion of the amount required to be covered over to Puerto Rico to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund.
Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2019

To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide that the consumer transaction account deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2019 2. Limited exception for consumer transaction account deposits Section 29 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831f (j) Limited exception for consumer transaction account deposits (1) In general Consumer transaction account deposits of an insured depository institution shall not be considered to be funds obtained, directly or indirectly, by or through a deposit broker. (2) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Consumer transaction account deposit The term consumer transaction account deposit (i) that is entirely covered by deposit insurance; (ii) that is opened by an individual; (iii) that is held in the name of the individual; (iv) that is used monthly by the individual to make payments to, and to receive deposits from, third parties; and (v) with respect to which only the individual is recognized by the insured depository institution as being authorized to designate that withdrawals or payments be made from the account. (B) Transaction account The term transaction account 12 U.S.C. 461(b)(1) .

Summary: Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2019 This bill specifies that consumer transaction account deposits of an insured depository institution shall not be considered to be funds obtained through a deposit broker. In general, current law prohibits an insured depository institution that is not well capitalized from accepting funds obtained through a deposit broker for deposit.
Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2019

To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to initiate a rulemaking to reform the interregional transmission planning process, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2019 2. Rulemaking to increase the effectiveness of interregional transmission planning (a) In general Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall initiate a rulemaking to consider— (1) the effectiveness of existing planning processes for identifying transmission projects across regions that provide economic, reliability, operational, and public policy benefits, taking into consideration the public interest, the integrity of markets, and the protection of consumers; (2) changes to the processes described in paragraph (1) to ensure that efficient, cost-effective, and broadly beneficial transmission solutions are selected for construction, taking into consideration— (A) the public interest; (B) the integrity of markets; (C) the protection of consumers; (D) the broad range of benefits that interregional transmission provides; (E) the need for single projects to secure approvals based on a comprehensive assessment of the multiple benefits provided; (F) that projects that meet interregional benefit criteria should not be subject to subsequent reassessment by regional entities; (G) the importance of synchronization of planning processes in neighboring regions, such as using a joint model on a consistent timeline with a single set of needs, input assumptions, and benefit metrics; (H) that evaluation of long-term scenarios should align with the expected life of a transmission asset; (I) that transmission planning authorities should allow for the identification and joint evaluation of alternatives proposed by stakeholders; (J) that interregional planning should be done regularly and not less frequently than once every 3 years; and (K) the elimination of arbitrary project voltage, size, or cost requirements for interregional solutions; and (3) cost allocation methodologies that reflect the multiple benefits provided by interregional solutions. (b) Timing Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall promulgate a final rule to complete the rulemaking initiated under subsection (a).

Summary: Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2019 This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to initiate a rulemaking to consider (1) the effectiveness of existing planning processes for identifying transmission projects across regions that provide economic, reliability, operational, and public policy benefits, taking into consideration the public interest, the integrity of markets, and the protection of consumers; (2) changes to such processes to ensure that efficient, cost-effective, and broadly beneficial transmission solutions are selected for construction; and (3) cost allocation methodologies that reflect the multiple benefits provided by interregional solutions.