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BRAVE Act of 2019

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase certain veteran funeral benefits, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Burial Rights for America’s Veterans’ Efforts Act of 2019 BRAVE Act of 2019 2. Increase to certain funeral benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a) Funeral expenses Section 2302(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking $300 $780 (as increased from time to time under subsection (c)) (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide a percentage increase (rounded to the nearest dollar) in the maximum amount of burial and funeral expenses payable under subsection (a) equal to the percentage by which— (1) the Consumer Price Index (all items, United States city average) for the 12-month period ending on the June 30 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the increase is made, exceeds (2) the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period preceding the 12-month period described in paragraph (1). . (b) Death from service-Connected disability Section 2307 of such title is amended— (1) by striking In any case (a) In general In any case ; (2) by striking $2,000 $2,000 (as increased from time to time under subsection (b)) (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide a percentage increase (rounded to the nearest dollar) in the maximum amount of burial and funeral expenses payable under subsection (a) equal to the percentage by which— (1) the Consumer Price Index (all items, United States city average) for the 12-month period ending on the June 30 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the increase is made, exceeds (2) the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period preceding the 12-month period described in paragraph (1). . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply to deaths that occur after the day that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Burial Rights for America’s Veterans’ Efforts Act of 2019 or the BRAVE Act of 2019 This bill increases the amounts payable through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for (1) burial and funeral expenses of veterans, and (2) such expenses in connection with a veteran's death due to a service-connected disability. The VA shall also increase such amounts each fiscal year to account for inflation.
For the relief of Ted Simonson and Reoforce, Inc.

For the relief of Ted Simonson and Reoforce, Inc. 1. Compensation for certain losses for Ted Simonson and Reoforce Inc (a) Payment The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Ted Simonson and Reoforce, Inc. a sum of money that shall be in full satisfaction of all claims Ted Simonson and Reoforce Inc. have against the United States. (b) Basis The payment required by subsection (a) shall be to compensate Ted Simonson and Reoforce Inc. for the injuries sustained by Ted Simonson and Reoforce, Inc. as a result of the taking of mining claims. 2. Satisfaction of claims The payment made pursuant to section 1 shall be in full satisfaction of all claims Ted Simonson and Reoforce Inc. may have against the United States for any injury described in such section. 3. Ineligibility for additional benefits Upon payment of the sum referred to in section 1, Ted Simonson and Reoforce, Inc. shall not be eligible for any compensation or benefits from the Bureau of Land Management for any injury described in such section. 4. Limitation of agents and attorneys fees Any contract to the contrary notwithstanding, it shall be unlawful for the amount paid pursuant to section 1 to be paid to or received by any agent or attorney for any service rendered to Ted Simonson and Reoforce, Inc. in connection with the benefits provided by this Act in an amount greater than— (1) 20 percent of such amount if this relief bill is not referred to the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims; or (2) 33 percent of such amount if this relief bill is referred to the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.

Summary: Provides for the relief of Ted Simonson and Reoforce, Inc.
Higher Education Funds Integrity Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the use of Federal funds to be used to pay an individual for influencing or attempting to influence an officer of employer of any agency, Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Higher Education Funds Integrity Act 2. Certification regarding the use of certain Federal funds (a) In general Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1011 129. Certification regarding the use of certain Federal funds (a) Prohibition No Federal funds received under this Act by an institution of higher education or other postsecondary educational institution may be used to pay any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with any Federal action described in subsection (b). (b) Applicability The prohibition in subsection (a) applies with respect to the following Federal actions: (1) The awarding of any Federal contract. (2) The making of any Federal grant. (3) The making of any Federal loan. (4) The entering into of any Federal cooperative agreement. (5) The extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. (c) Lobbying and earmarks No Federal student aid funding under this Act may be used to hire a registered lobbyist or pay any person or entity for securing an earmark. (d) Certification Each institution of higher education or other postsecondary educational institution receiving Federal funding under this Act, as a condition for receiving such funding, shall annually certify to the Secretary that the requirements of subsections (a) through (c) have been met. (e) Actions To implement and enforce The Secretary shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure that the provisions of this section are implemented and enforced. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 119 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1011m

Summary: Higher Education Funds Integrity Act This bill prohibits postsecondary educational institutions from using federal funds to pay any person for (1) influencing Congress with respect to federal contracts, grants, loans, or cooperative agreements; or (2) lobbying Congress to secure funding through an earmark.
Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2019

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for treatment of certain respiratory protective devices as covered countermeasures for purposes of targeted liability protections for pandemic and epidemic products and security countermeasures, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2019 2. Treatment of respiratory protective devices as covered countermeasures Section 319F–3(i)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6d(i)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking or (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (D) a respiratory protective device that is approved under part 84 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). .

Summary: Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2019 This bill extends targeted liability protection to certain manufacturers, distributors, prescribers, and users of approved respiratory protective devices that are used under certain conditions during a declared public health emergency.
Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act

To provide first responders with planning, training, and equipment capabilities for crude oil-by-rail and ethanol-by-rail derailment and incident response, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act 2. Support for firefighters for crude oil-by-rail and ethanol-by-rail derailment and incident response Section 33(c) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229(c) (4) Priority The Administrator of FEMA shall, in carrying out this section, give high priority consideration to grants providing for planning, training, and equipment to firefighters for crude oil-by-rail and ethanol-by-rail derailment and incident response. .

Summary: Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to prioritize grants that provide for planning, training, and equipment to firefighters for crude oil-by-rail and ethanol-by-rail derailment and incident response, in making grants to fire departments, nonaffiliated emergency medical services organizations, and state fire training academies.
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 subsection (e) of section 1832 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 15 U.S.C. 632(q) (1) in subparagraph (C)(i)(II), by striking rated as 100 percent service-connected disability (2) by amending subparagraph (C)(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. . October 15, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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.
REACH MIL Act

To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program on suicide prevention in the military health care system. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recovery Engagement And Coordination for Health–Military Innovations for Life Act REACH MIL Act 2. Pilot program on suicide prevention in military health care system (a) Pilot program The Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall carry out a pilot program on suicide prevention in the military health care system. Such program shall be similar to the REACH VET predictive analysis pilot program carried out by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (b) Predictive analytics process (1) Pre-emptive care In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall analyze existing data from health records of members of the Armed Force serving on active duty to identify the members who are at a statistically elevated risk for suicide, hospitalization, illness, or other adverse outcomes, in order to provide pre-emptive care and support for such members before such members have or express suicidal thoughts to clinicians. (2) Process The Secretary shall ensure that the predictive analytics process developed pursuant to paragraph (1)— (A) identifies members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who are at high statistical risk for suicide; (B) flags the records of the members; and (C) requires health care providers of the military health care system to contact such members to initiate a care plan. (c) Information sharing The Secretary of Defense shall provide information under the pilot program under subsection (a) with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who transitions from the military health care system to the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs is able to schedule appropriate follow-up mental health care appointments with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Summary: Recovery Engagement And Coordination for Health-Military Innovations for Life Act or the REACH MIL Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out a suicide prevention pilot program using predictive techniques currently utilized by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). DOD shall share information with the VA to ensure that an active-duty service member who transitions from the military health care system may schedule follow-up mental health appointments with the VA.
ARTS Act

To amend section 708 of title 17, United States Code, to permit the Register of Copyrights to waive fees for filing an application for registration of a copyright claim in certain circumstances, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Artistic Recognition for Talented Students Act ARTS Act 2. Waiver of fees for winners of certain competitions Section 708 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) (1) In this subsection, the term covered competition (A) an art competition sponsored by the Congressional Institute that is open only to high school students; and (B) the competition described in section 3 of H. Res. 77, as adopted by the 113th Congress. (2) With respect to a work that wins a covered competition, the Register of Copyrights— (A) shall waive the requirement under subsection (a)(1) with respect to an application for registration of a copyright claim for that work if that application is filed not later than the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the work claimed by the application wins the covered competition (referred to in this paragraph as the covered year (B) may waive the fee described in subparagraph (A) for an application filed after the end of the covered year if the fee would have been waived under that subparagraph had the application been submitted before the last day of the covered year. .

Summary: Artistic Recognition for Talented Students Act or the ARTS Act This bill directs the Copyright Office to waive various copyright registration-related fees for works that win certain competitions sponsored by the Congressional Institute or established by Congress. To qualify for the fee waiver, the copyright registration application must be filed within a specified time frame, but the Copyright Office may waive fees for a qualifying work even if the application is filed outside the time frame.
Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act

To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to clarify that the definition of a debt collector includes, in all cases, a person in a business the principal purpose of which is the enforcement of security interests. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act 2. Enforcement of security interests Section 803(6) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692a(6) For the purpose of section 808(6), such term also includes any person who uses any instrumentality of interstate commerce or the mails in any business the principal purpose of which is the enforcement of security interests. December 10, 2020 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act This bill applies requirements for debt collectors to businesses engaged in nonjudicial foreclosures (i.e., the enforcement of security interests). These requirements include debt verification and prohibitions on the means of debt collection.
Expanding Access to Inpatient Mental Health Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicaid program for services for the treatment of psychiatric or substance use disorders furnished to certain individuals in an institution for mental diseases, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Inpatient Mental Health Act 2. Medicaid coverage for services for the treatment of psychiatric or substance use disorders furnished to certain individuals in an institution for mental diseases (a) In general Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a) (1) in paragraph (29), by striking ; and (2) by redesignating paragraph (30) as paragraph (31); (3) by inserting after paragraph (29) the following new paragraph: (30) services for the treatment of psychiatric or substance use disorders furnished to any individual who is eligible for medical assistance under the State plan (or a waiver of such plan), enrolled with a medicaid managed care organization (as defined in section 1903(m)(1)(A)) or a prepaid inpatient health plan described in section 1903(m)(9)(D)(iii)(I), and is a patient in an institution for mental diseases; and ; and (4) in the matter preceding the subdivision (A) following paragraph (31), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by striking as otherwise provided in paragraph (16) as otherwise provided in paragraphs (16) and (30) (b) Conforming amendment Section 1903(m)(7) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)(7) , and made with respect to services described in such section provided before the date of enactment of the Expanding Access to Inpatient Mental Health Act (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to medical assistance provided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Expanding Access to Inpatient Mental Health Act This bill allows states to receive federal Medicaid payment for psychiatric and substance-use disorder services provided in institutions for mental diseases (IMDs) to patients who are enrolled with a Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) or in a prepaid inpatient health plan (PIHP). Current law generally prohibits federal payment under Medicaid for services provided in IMDs for individuals under the age of 65. However, states may receive federal Medicaid payment for monthly capitation payments to MCOs and PIHPs for services provided in IMDs to enrollees aged 21 to 64. Such services must be provided for no longer than 15 days per month and in lieu of other services covered under the state Medicaid program.
Farmers' Access to Resources and Machinery Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand certain exceptions to the private activity bond rules for first-time farmers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farmers’ Access to Resources and Machinery Act 2. Expansion of certain exceptions to the private activity bond rules for first-time farmers (a) Increase in dollar limitation (1) In general Section 147(c)(2)(A) $450,000 $524,200 (2) Repeal of separate lower dollar limitation on used farm equipment Section 147(c)(2) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (F) and by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and (H) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively. (3) Qualified small issue bond limitation conformed to increased dollar limitation Section 144(a)(11)(A) of such Code is amended by striking $250,000 $524,200 (4) Inflation adjustment (A) In general Section 147(c)(2)(G) of such Code, as redesignated by paragraph (2), is amended— (i) by striking after 2008, the dollar amount in subparagraph (A) shall be increased after 2020, the dollar amounts in subparagraph (A) and section 144(a)(11)(A) shall each be increased (ii) by striking 2007 2019 (B) Cross-reference Section 144(a)(11) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) Inflation adjustment For inflation adjustment of dollar amount contained in subparagraph (A), see section 147(c)(2)(G). . (b) Substantial farmland determined on basis of average rather than median farm size Section 147(c)(2)(E) of such Code is amended by striking median average (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Farmers' Access to Resources and Machinery Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to private activity bond financing for first-time farmers, to (1) increase from $450,000 to $524,200 (adjusted annually for inflation) the amount of bond proceeds that may be used by a first-time farmer to acquire land for farming purposes, (2) repeal the separate dollar limitation on the use of bond proceeds for used farm equipment, and (3) modify the definition of "substantial farmland" to determine farm size by reference to the average (instead of median) size of a farm in the county in which the farm is located.
VA Improvement Act

To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs to perform certain duties regarding underperforming medical centers of the Department. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Improvement Act 2. Duties of the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding underperforming medical centers of the Department (a) List of recommendations Not later than 90 days after the issuance of the end-of-year relative performance star ratings (in this section referred to as Star Ratings (1) the Director of the medical center named in the list; (2) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; (3) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives; (4) the Senators for the State in which the medical center is located; and (5) the Representative in whose congressional district the medical center is located. (b) Progress reports Not later than 180 days after the Inspector General transmits a list under subsection (a), the Inspector General shall publish on the website of the Department and submit to the recipients of that list a report that identifies— (1) the extent to which the Director of the medical center implemented the improvement recommendations; (2) any change in the performance of the medical center.

Summary: VA Improvement Act This bill requires the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to identify and transmit a list of specific improvement recommendations for VA medical centers that are underperforming regarding quality of care for the most recent fiscal year.