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Medicare Prescription Drug Fraud Prevention Act of 2019

To require prescription drug plans and MA–PD plans to report potential fraud, waste, and abuse to the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Prescription Drug Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 2. Requiring prescription drug plans and MA–PD plans to report potential fraud, waste, and abuse to the Secretary of HHS Section 1860D–4 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–104 (1) by redesignating subsection (m) (relating to program integrity transparency measures), as added by section 6063(c) of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act ( Public Law 115–271 (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (o) Reporting potential fraud, waste, and abuse Beginning January 1, 2021, the PDP sponsor of a prescription drug plan shall report to the Secretary, as specified by the Secretary— (1) any substantiated or suspicious activities (as defined by the Secretary) with respect to the program under this part as it relates to fraud, waste, and abuse; and (2) any steps made by the PDP sponsor after identifying such activities to take corrective actions. .

Summary: Medicare Prescription Drug Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 This bill requires prescription drug plan sponsors to report any suspicious activities relating to fraud, waste, or abuse under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and any corrective actions taken.
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to permit certain individuals complying with State law to possess firearms.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit certain individuals complying with State law to possess firearms. 1. Gun-free school zones Section 922(q)(2)(B)(ii) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking licensed to do so by the State in which the school zone is located or a political subdivision of the State, and the law of the State or political subdivision requires that, before an individual obtains such a license, the law enforcement authorities of the State or political subdivision verify that the individual is qualified under law to receive the license in compliance with the law of the State and political subdivision in which the school zone is located

Summary: This bill modifies the criminal prohibition on possession of a firearm in a school zone. Specifically, it revises an exception to permit an individual to possess a firearm in a school zone if that individual is in compliance with the laws of the state and political subdivision in which the school zone is located.
Thin Blue Line Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide enhanced penalties for convicted murderers who kill or target America’s public safety officers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Thin Blue Line Act 2. Aggravating factors for death penalty Section 3592(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (16) the following: (17) Killing or targeting of law enforcement officer (A) The defendant killed or attempted to kill, in the circumstance described in subparagraph (B), a person who is authorized by law— (i) to engage in or supervise the prevention, detention, investigation, or prosecution, or the incarceration of any person for any criminal violation of law; (ii) to apprehend, arrest, or prosecute an individual for any criminal violation of law; or (iii) to be a firefighter or other first responder. (B) The circumstance referred to in subparagraph (A) is that the person was killed or targeted— (i) while he or she was engaged in the performance of his or her official duties; (ii) because of the performance of his or her official duties; or (iii) because of his or her status as a public official or employee. .

Summary: Thin Blue Line Act This bill expands the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.
Safe Routes Act of 2019

To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to waive vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Routes Act of 2019 2. Vehicle weight exemption for certain logging vehicles Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (v) Certain logging vehicles (1) In general The Secretary shall waive, for a covered logging vehicle, the application of any vehicle weight limit established under this section. (2) Application of weight tolerances The waiver under this subsection shall only apply with respect to a State legal weight tolerance in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection. (3) Definition of covered logging vehicle In this subsection, the term covered logging vehicle (A) is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips; (B) is traveling a distance of not more than 150 air miles on the Interstate System from the point of origin to a storage or processing facility; and (C) meets applicable State legal weight tolerances and vehicle configurations for transporting raw or unfinished forest products within the boundaries of each State in which the vehicle is operating. .

Summary: Safe Routes Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to waive any vehicle weight limit for covered logging vehicles. The term "covered logging vehicle" means a vehicle that (1) is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips; (2) is traveling a distance of not more than 150 air miles from the point of origin to a storage or processing facility; and (3) meets applicable state legal weight tolerances and vehicle configurations for transporting raw or unfinished forest products within the boundaries of each state in which the vehicle is operating.
Employee Flexibility Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of full-time employee for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employee Flexibility Act 2. Definition of full-time employee Section 4980H(c) (1) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking by 120 by 174 (2) in paragraph (4)(A) by striking 30 hours 40 hours

Summary: Employee Flexibility Act This bill increases the hours of service required for an employee to be classified as a full-time employee for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide minimum essential health care coverage to full-time employees. The bill increases the hours of service threshold from an average of at least 30 hours of service a week to an average of at least 40 hours of service a week.
Supporting Our Pilots Act

To require a mechanism for the regular evaluation by the Air Force of justifications for the continuing maintenance of non-operational staff positions in the Air Force that require pilot expertise. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Our Pilots Act 2. Mechanism for regular evaluation by the Air Force of justifications for the continuing maintenance of non-operational staff positions requiring pilot expertise (a) Mechanism required The Secretary of the Air Force shall establish a mechanism for the regular evaluation by the Air Force of justifications for the continuing maintenance in the Air Force of non-operational staff positions requiring pilot expertise. (b) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the mechanism established pursuant to subsection (a). The report shall include the following: (1) A description of the mechanism. (2) An assessment of the use and utility of the mechanism through the date of the report.

Summary: Supporting Our Pilots Act This bill requires the Department of the Air Force to regularly evaluate its justifications for continuing maintenance of nonoperational staff positions requiring pilot expertise.
Rural Servicemembers Support Act of 2019

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the designation by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments of installations of the Department of Defense as remote isolated 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Servicemembers Support Act of 2019 2. Study on installations of the Department of Defense that are designated as remote or isolated (a) In general The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the designation by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments of installations of the Department of Defense as remote isolated (b) Elements of study The study conducted under subsection (a) shall— (1) identify— (A) the various definitions within the Department of Defense of remote and isolated installations; (B) who establishes those definitions; and (C) the criteria to meet those definitions; (2) assess the uses by the Department of the remote or isolated designation for an installation; and (3) review— (A) the range of services available at remote installations; (B) how those services differ between the military departments; and (C) the process used to determine whether those services meet the needs of members of the Armed Forces at those installations. (c) Report Not later than January 30, 2020, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress, at a minimum, the initial findings for the study conducted under subsection (a).

Summary: Rural Servicemembers Support Act of 2019 This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study the designation of Department of Defense installations as remote or isolated.
Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2019

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that establish a national standard for determining whether mobile and broadband services available in rural areas are reasonably comparable to those services provided in urban areas. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2019 2. Availability of mobile broadband service in underserved rural areas (a) Definitions (1) In general In this section: (A) Commission The term Commission (B) Rural telephone company The term rural telephone company 47 U.S.C. 153 (C) Service area The term service area 47 U.S.C. 214(e) (2) Mobile broadband service The Commission shall define the term mobile broadband service (b) Establishment of standard (1) Commencement of rulemaking Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall commence a rulemaking to establish a national standard to determine, with respect to access to universal service in rural, insular, and high cost areas under section 254(b)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 254(b)(3) (2) Progress reports Not less frequently than once every 180 days after commencing the rulemaking under paragraph (1), the Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the progress of the Commission in establishing the standard under that paragraph. (c) Considerations In establishing a standard under subsection (b), the Commission shall consider— (1) defining a rural area as any area— (A) in which a school or library designated as rural (B) that is a service area that is served by a rural telephone company; (2) defining a rural area as underserved, with respect to mobile broadband service, if mobile broadband service that meets or exceeds the standard established under subsection (b) is not available in the area; and (3) providing that a rural area shall be considered underserved, with respect to mobile broadband service, if tests show that the average speed and signal strength of mobile broadband service available in the area do not meet or exceed the average speed and signal strength of mobile broadband service provided in the 20 most populous metropolitan statistical areas in the United States. (d) Data from urban areas To help inform the standard established under subsection (b), the Commission shall gather, and periodically update, data on mobile broadband service provided in the 20 most populous metropolitan statistical areas in the United States.

Summary: Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2019 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a national standard—informed by data gathered on broadband service in the 20 most populous metropolitan areas in the United States—to determine whether the broadband service available in rural areas is reasonably comparable to that of urban areas.
National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2019

To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2019 2. Reauthorization of National Flood Insurance Program (a) Financing Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4016(a) May 31, 2019 September 30, 2019 (b) Program expiration Section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4026 May 31, 2019 September 30, 2019 (c) Retroactive effective date If this Act is enacted after May 31, 2019, the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as if enacted on May 31, 2019.

Summary: National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program through September 30, 2019. The bill shall take effect as if it had been enacted on May 31, 2019.
A bill to amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees.

To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees. 1. Federal employees and National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces Section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5165f (p) Federal employees Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that a task force may not include Federal employees. In the case of a Federal employee detailed to a task force, the sponsoring agency shall enter into an agreement with the relevant employing Federal agency. . July 22, 2019 Reported without amendment

Summary: This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to specify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include federal employees.
Supporting Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act of 2019

To make additional financial assets of the Government of Iran available to pay compensatory damages to the victims of terrorism sponsored by that Government, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act of 2019 2. Expansion of availability of financial assets of Iran to victims of terrorism (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) On October 23, 1983, terrorists sponsored by the Government of Iran bombed the United States Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. The terrorists killed 241 servicemen and injured scores more. (2) Those servicemen were killed or injured while on a peacekeeping mission. (3) Terrorism sponsored by the Government of Iran threatens the national security of the United States. (4) The United States has a vital interest in ensuring that members of the Armed Forces killed or injured by such terrorism, and the family members of such members, are able to seek justice. (b) Amendments Section 502 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 ( 22 U.S.C. 8772 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking in the United States by or (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting , or an asset that would be blocked if the asset were located in the United States, unblocked) (C) in the flush text at the end— (i) by inserting after in aid of execution , or to an order directing that the asset be brought to the State in which the court is located and subsequently to execution or attachment in aid of execution, (ii) by inserting , without regard to concerns relating to international comity resources for such an act (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking that are identified (1) identified ; (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (2) identified in and the subject of proceedings in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in Peterson et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran et al., Case No. 13 Civ. 9195 (LAP). ; (3) by striking subsection (e); (4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and (5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Personal jurisdiction For purposes of this section, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York shall have personal jurisdiction over any foreign securities intermediary that credited financial assets described in subsection (b) to an account the intermediary holds outside the United States. .

Summary: Supporting Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act of 2019 This bill authorizes jurisdiction over certain Iranian assets so that judgments against Iran for the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, may be collected by the victims' families. Specifically, the bill establishes personal jurisdiction for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York over Iranian funds held outside the United States by any foreign securities intermediary.
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019

To require the Government Accountability Office to study the role pharmaceutical benefit managers play in the pharmaceutical supply chain and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019 2. GAO Study Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that— (1) addresses, at minimum— (A) the role that pharmacy benefit managers play in the pharmaceutical supply chain; (B) the state of competition among pharmacy benefit managers, including the market share for the Nation's 10 largest pharmacy benefit managers; (C) the use of rebates and fees by pharmacy benefit managers, including data for each of the 10 largest pharmacy benefit managers that reflects, for each drug in the formulary of each such pharmacy benefit manager— (i) the amount of the rebate passed on to patients; (ii) the amount of the rebate passed on to payors; (iii) the amount of the rebate kept by the pharmacy benefit manager; and (iv) the role of fees charged by the pharmacy benefit manager; (D) whether pharmacy benefit managers structure their formularies in favor of high-rebate prescription drugs over lower-cost, lower-rebate alternatives; (E) the average prior authorization approval time for each of the 10 largest pharmacy benefit managers; (F) factors affecting the use of step therapy in each of the 10 largest pharmacy benefit managers; and (G) the extent to which the price that pharmacy benefit managers charge payors, such as the Medicare program under title XXVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 42 U.S.C. 1396 chapter 89 (2) provides recommendations for legislative action to lower the cost of prescription drugs for consumers and payors, improve the efficiency of the pharmaceutical supply chain by lowering intermediary costs, improve competition in pharmacy benefit management, and provide transparency in pharmacy benefit management.

Summary: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the role of pharmacy benefit managers in the pharmaceutical supply chain and recommend legislative actions to lower the cost of prescription drugs.
National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act

To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act 2. Reauthorization of National Flood Insurance Program (a) Financing Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4016(a) May 31, 2019 December 1, 2020 (b) Program expiration Section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4026 May 31, 2019 December 1, 2020 (c) Retroactive effective date If this Act is enacted after May 31, 2019, the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as if enacted on May 31, 2019.

Summary: National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act This bill reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program through December 1, 2020. The bill shall take effect as if it had been enacted on May 31, 2019.
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to conduct an assessment of quantum computing technology to address problems associated with exposure to PFAS, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of Defense to conduct an assessment of quantum computing technology to address problems associated with exposure to PFAS, and for other purposes. 1. Assessment of quantum computing technology to address PFAS exposure (a) Assessment required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Installations, Environment, and Energy, shall complete an assessment of quantum computing and how it may be used to address problems associated with exposure to PFAS. (b) Elements The assessment required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Analysis of the potential of hybrid quantum classical computing to utilize the unique attributes of such computing for addressing issues of chemical contamination such as that caused by PFAS. (2) Assessment of the potential of quantum computing to address problems of exposure to PFAS, to remediate solutions, and to develop alternatives to PFAS for materials that otherwise contain PFAS. (3) An inventory of the existing and potential work on exposure to PFAS and possible partnership opportunities with academic institutions, private sector technology and chemical companies, and other Federal and State government entities. (4) Assessment of the availability of current and near-term quantum computing resources such as cloud based quantum systems, as well as a roadmap for long-term quantum development. (5) An assessment of the current quantum computing efforts of the Department and how each existing quantum computing effort may assist or serve as a model for the Department. (6) A description of the amount of funding that would be required to take initial steps to leverage near term quantum computing to address problems relating to exposure to PFAS. (c) PFAS defined In this section, the term PFAS per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Summary: This bill requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to complete an assessment of quantum computing and how it may be used to address problems associated with exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFASs. PFASs are man-made and may have adverse human health effects.