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Safe Helicopters Now Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a credit against tax for improving the safety of fuel systems in emergency medical rotorcraft. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Helicopters Now Act 2. Credit for improving safety of fuel systems in emergency medical rotorcraft (a) In general Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 30E. Improving safety of fuel systems in emergency medical rotorcraft (a) In general There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 10 percent of the qualified fuel system improvement costs which are paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year. (b) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) Qualified fuel system improvement costs The term qualified fuel system improvement costs (2) Qualified changes The term qualified changes (A) changes necessary to make a fuel system compliant with the requirements under— (i) paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) of section 27.952(a), section 27.952(c), section 27.952(f), section 27.952(g), section 27.963(g) (but allowing for a minimum puncture force of 250 pounds if successfully drop tested in-structure), and section 27.975(b) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this section, or (ii) paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) of section 29.952(a), section 29.952(c), section 29.952(f), section 29.952(g), section 29.963(b) (but allowing for a minimum puncture force of 250 pounds if successfully drop tested in-structure), and 29.975(a)(7) of such title as so in effect, and (B) such changes as the Secretary determines are necessary to result in a fuel system that has equivalent crash resistance to a fuel system compliant with the requirements under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A). (3) Emergency medical rotorcraft The term emergency medical rotorcraft . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such subpart B is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 30D the following new item: Sec. 30E. Improving safety of fuel systems in emergency medical rotorcraft. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.

Summary: Safe Helicopters Now Act This bill allows a tax credit equal to 10% of the costs of making changes to a fuel system in an emergency medical rotorcraft to comply with certain requirements for fuel system crash resistance.
Accountability for Care of Unaccompanied Alien Children Act of 2019

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide to the Secretary of Homeland Security certain information with respect to unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accountability for Care of Unaccompanied Alien Children Act of 2019 2. Information sharing with respect to unaccompanied alien children (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide to the Secretary of Homeland Security information relating to the sponsor, potential sponsor, and each member of the household of the sponsor or potential sponsor, of an unaccompanied alien child (as defined in section 462(g) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 279(g) (b) Use of information Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security may use the information provided under subsection (a) to place in detention, remove, or refer for a decision whether to initiate removal proceedings or initiate removal proceedings against, the sponsor, potential sponsor, or any member of the household of the sponsor or potential sponsor, of an unaccompanied alien child. (c) Authority To investigate Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies may investigate any suspected violation of law by a sponsor, potential sponsor, or a member of the household of a sponsor or potential sponsor, of an unaccompanied alien child.

Summary: Accountability for Care of Unaccompanied Alien Children Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) information relating to an unaccompanied alien child's sponsor or potential sponsor, as well as each member of the household of the sponsor or potential sponsor. DHS may use such information for immigration enforcement, and law enforcement agencies may use such information to investigate any suspected violation of law.
Military Voting Protection Act

To require information and opportunities for registration for voting and absentee ballot requests for members of the Armed Forces who are undergoing deployment overseas, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Voting Protection Act 2. Information and opportunities for registration for voting and absentee ballot requests for members of the Armed Forces undergoing deployment overseas (a) In general Not later than 45 days prior to a general election for Federal office, a member of the Armed Forces shall be provided with the following: (1) A Federal write-in absentee ballot prescribed pursuant to section 103 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20303 (2) In the case of a member intending to vote in a State that does not accept the Federal write-in absentee ballot as a simultaneous application and acceptable ballot for Federal elections, a briefing on, and an opportunity to fill out, the official post card form for absentee voter registration application and absentee ballot application prescribed under section 101(b)(2) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20301(b)(2) (b) Personnel responsible of discharge Ballots and instructions shall be provided pursuant to paragraphs(1) of subsection (a) by Voting Assistance Officers or such other personnel as the Secretary of the military department concerned shall designate. (c) Sense of Congress relating to the use of the Federal write-In absentee ballot (1) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (A) Servicemembers serving abroad are subject to disproportionate challenges in voting. (B) As of May, 2019, only 28 States allow servicemembers to use the Federal write-in absentee ballot as a simultaneous application and acceptable ballot for Federal elections. (2) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (A) Federal and State governments should remove all obstacles that would inhibit deployed servicemembers from voting; and (B) States that do not allow ser­vice­mem­bers to use the Federal write-in absentee ballot as a simultaneous application and acceptable ballot for Federal elections should modify their laws to permit such use.

Summary: Military Voting Protection Act This bill requires military departments to provide members of the Armed Forces with a federal write-in absentee ballot together with instructions on the appropriate use of the ballot with respect to the state in which the member is registered to vote. Members intending to vote in a state that does not accept the federal write-in absentee ballot as a simultaneous application and acceptable ballot for federal elections must be provided a briefing on, and an opportunity to fill out, the official post card form for absentee voter registration application and absentee ballot application.
Student Empowerment Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit kindergarten through grade 12 educational expenses to be paid from a 529 account. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Empowerment Act 2. 529 account funding for homeschool and additional elementary and secondary expenses (a) In general Section 529(c)(7) (7) Treatment of elementary and secondary tuition Any reference in this section to the term qualified higher education expense (A) Tuition. (B) Curriculum and curricular materials. (C) Books or other instructional materials. (D) Online educational materials. (E) Tuition for tutoring or educational classes outside of the home, including at a tutoring facility, but only if the tutor or instructor is not related to the student and— (i) is licensed as a teacher in any State, (ii) has taught at an eligible educational institution, or (iii) is a subject matter expert in the relevant subject. (F) Fees for a nationally standardized norm-referenced achievement test, an advanced placement examination, or any examinations related to college or university admission. (G) Fees for dual enrollment in an institution of higher education. (H) Educational therapies for students with disabilities provided by a licensed or accredited practitioner or provider, including occupational, behavioral, physical, and speech-language therapies. Such term shall include expenses for the purposes described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school for purposes of applicable State law). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Student Empowerment Act This bill allows tax-exempt distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for additional educational expenses in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or secondary school. (Under current law, distributions in connection with an elementary or secondary school are limited to tuition for a public, private, or religious school.) The bill allows the distributions to be used for additional educational expenses, including curriculum and curricular materials, books or other instructional materials, online educational materials, tutoring or educational classes outside the home, testing fees, fees for dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and educational therapies for students with disabilities. Distributions may also be used for tuition and the purposes above in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school under state law).
Missouri River Flood Control Prioritization Act

To remove fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System and to make flood control the highest priority of authorized purposes of the System, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Missouri River Flood Control Prioritization Act 2. Authorized purposes of the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System— (1) fish and wildlife shall not be an authorized purpose; and (2) of the authorized purposes, flood control shall be the highest priority. (b) Revision of control manual Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers shall revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual and any related regulations in accordance with subsection (a).

Summary: Missouri River Flood Control Prioritization Act This bill addresses the management of the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System. Specifically, it designates flood control as the highest priority of the system. The system may not be managed for the protection of fish and wildlife.
Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate copayments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for medicines relating to preventive health services, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act 2. Improvement to preventive health services furnished by Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Elimination of medication copayments Section 1722A(a)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking or (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) to medication that is or is part of a preventive health service. . (b) Elimination of hospital care and medical services copayments Section 1710 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (f)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph (5): (5) A veteran shall not be liable to the United States under this subsection for any amounts for preventive health services. ; and (2) in subsection (g)(3), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Preventive health services. . (c) Definition Section 1701(9) of such title is amended— (1) in subparagraph (K), by striking ; and (2) by redesignating subparagraph (L) as subparagraph (O); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (K) the following new subparagraphs: (L) evidence-based items or services that have in effect a rating of A B (M) immunizations that have in effect a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved; (N) with respect to services for women, the preventive care and screenings provided for in the Health Resources and Services Administration Preventive Services Guidelines in effect as of January 1, 2017; and .

Summary: Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act This bill eliminates veterans' copayments for medication, hospital care, and medical services related to preventive health services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill expands the definition of preventive health services to include (1) evidence-based items or services that have an A or B rating in the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force; (2) immunizations that have a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved; and (3) with respect to women, the preventive care and screenings provided for in the Health Resources and Services Administration Preventive Services Guidelines in effect as of January 1, 2017.
American Students Abroad Act

To direct the Secretary of State to make available to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention copies of consular reports of death of United States citizens, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Students Abroad Act 2. Copies of Consular Reports of Death of U.S. Citizens Abroad to be made available to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (a) In general The Secretary of State shall make available to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for each calendar quarter a copy of each report described in subsection (b) that is issued during the preceding calendar quarter. (b) Report described The report described in this subsection is a report issued by a United States embassy or consulate relating to the death of a United States citizen in a foreign country upon receipt by the embassy or consulate of the foreign death certificate or finding of death by a local competent authority. 3. Surveillance by CDC of deaths of United States citizens abroad The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317T of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–22 317U. Surveillance of deaths of United States citizens abroad The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall expand and intensify the programs and activities of the Centers for surveillance of deaths of United States citizens occurring abroad, including through the use of the reports made available to the Director pursuant to section 2 of the American Students Abroad Act .

Summary: American Students Abroad Act This bill directs the Department of State to periodically share with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) U.S. embassy and consulate reports relating to a death of a U.S. citizen aboard. The Department of Health and Human Services shall expand CDC programs and activities related to the surveillance of deaths of U.S. citizens abroad.
Know the Price Act of 2019

To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit certain contracts between health insurance plans or issuers and health care providers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Know the Price Act of 2019 2. Amendment to Public Health Service Act Subpart II of part A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–11 2729A. Provider contracts (a) Information on provider alternatives A group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall not enter into an agreement with a provider, network or association of providers, third-party administrator, or other service provider that would, directly or indirectly— (1) restrict the group health plan or health insurance issuer from providing price or quality information, through a consumer engagement tool or any other means, to providers or the sponsor, enrollees, or potential enrollees of the plan or coverage; or (2) restrict the group health plan or health insurance issuer from sharing data described in paragraph (1) with a third party, for plan management purposes. .

Summary: Know the Price Act of 2019 This bill prohibits private health insurance plans from entering an agreement with a service provider, network of providers, or third-party administrator that restricts the plan from sharing cost or quality of care information.
Budgeting for Disasters Act

To require Congress to budget in advance for disasters, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Budgeting for Disasters Act 2. Termination of exemptions from the annual budget caps Subparagraphs (D) and (F) of section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2) 3. Emergency spending point of order (a) In general Section 314(e)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 645(e)(2) three-fifths two-thirds (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall— (1) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) apply with respect to fiscal year 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter. 4. GAO review of emergency spending (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) reviews amounts appropriated for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2018 that were— (A) designated as being for an emergency requirement; (B) designated as being for disaster relief; or (C) made available to provide assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 (2) identifies and reviews amounts appropriated for any of fiscal years 2009 through 2018 that were designated as being for an emergency requirement and designated as being for disaster relief; and (3) provide recommendations to— (A) clarify the definition of emergency requirements for purposes of appropriated amounts being designated as being for an emergency requirement; (B) implement an appropriate time limit for recipients to spend appropriated amounts that are designated as being for an emergency requirement; (C) improve cost-sharing relating to major disasters and emergencies among Federal, State, and local governments; and (D) improve forecasting and budgeting for appropriations for emergency requirements and disaster relief. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the term emergency 42 U.S.C. 5191 (2) the term designated as being for an emergency requirement (A) section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i) (B) a provision of a concurrent resolution on the budget; (3) the term designated as being for disaster relief 2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(D) (4) the term major disaster 42 U.S.C. 5170

Summary: Budgeting for Disasters Act This bill modifies the budget enforcement procedures that apply to federal spending for natural disasters and emergencies. The bill includes provisions that eliminate the requirements to adjust annual discretionary spending limits to accommodate additional appropriations for disaster relief and wildfire suppression; increase the number of votes that is required to waive the Senate point of order against emergency spending designations, which exempt spending from discretionary spending limits; and require the Government Accountability Office to report on spending for emergencies and disaster relief.
A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

To prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. 1. Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be made available to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, or to any of its affiliates.

Summary: This bill prohibits the availability of federal funds to Planned Parenthood Federation of America or any of its affiliates.
Service Pilot Protection Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve consultation by the Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse with installations affected by windfarm projects, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service Pilot Protection Act 2. Consultation by Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse with installations affected by windfarm projects Section 183a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) With respect to an application described in paragraph (1) for a windfarm project, in ensuring that affected local military installations are consulted under such paragraph, the Clearinghouse shall— (A) verify whether the commander of the appropriate major command or forces command, in consultation with each such installation, approved or objected to the application; (B) publish on an publicly available internet website of the Department of Defense the procedures for notifying each such installation of the application; and (C) not less frequently than annually, submit to the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives— (i) a list of approvals and objections under subparagraph (A) during the year covered by the report; and (ii) an assessment of whether approved windfarm projects, either individually or collectively, impacted the training capabilities, operations, or readiness of the military department concerned during such year. .

Summary: Service Pilot Protection Act This bill addresses the process of consultation with military installations in cases of applications for wind farm projects filed with the Department of Transportation. It provides that, with respect to an application for a wind farm project, the Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse shall (1) verify whether the appropriate commander, in consultation with each such installation, approved or objected to the application; (2) publish the procedures for notifying each installation of the application; and (3) at least annually, report to Congress a list of approvals and objections and an assessment of whether approved wind farm projects impacted the training capabilities, operations, or readiness of the military department concerned.