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Freedom of Commerce Act

To repeal certain provisions of the Federal Switchblade Act to allow domestic manufacturers to ship and sell their products to buyers located in other States, to permit the importation of certain knife parts, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom of Commerce Act 2. Repeal of certain laws related to switchblade knives (a) In general The Act entitled An Act to prohibit the introduction, or manufacture for introduction, into interstate commerce of switchblade knives, and for other purposes Federal Switchblade Act 15 U.S.C. 1241 (b) Conforming amendments Chapter 83 (1) in section 1716— (A) by striking subsection (g); (B) by redesignating subsections (h) through (k) as subsections (g) through (j), respectively; and (C) by striking subsection (h), as so redesignated, and inserting the following: (h) (1) All ballistic knives are nonmailable and shall not be deposited in or carried by the mails or delivered by any officer or employee of the Postal Service. Such knives may be conveyed in the mails, under such regulations as the Postal Service shall prescribe— (A) to civilian or Armed Forces supply or procurement officers and employees of the Federal Government ordering, procuring, or purchasing such knives in connection with the activities of the Federal Government; (B) to supply or procurement officers of the National Guard, the Air National Guard, or militia of a State ordering, procuring, or purchasing such knives in connection with the activities of such organizations; (C) to supply or procurement officers or employees of any State, or any political subdivision of a State or Territory, ordering, procuring, or purchasing such knives in connection with the activities of such government; and (D) to manufacturers of such knives or bona fide dealers therein in connection with any shipment made pursuant to an order from any person designated in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C). (2) As used in this subsection, the term ballistic knife ; and (2) in section 1716E(i), by striking section 1716(k) section 1716(j) (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section— (1) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) shall not apply with respect to any indictment, conviction, sentencing, appeal, civil or criminal fine or penalty obtained, forfeiture obtained, term of imprisonment, or any other enforcement action or proceeding occurring or commenced before the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Freedom of Commerce Act This bill repeals provisions restricting the sale, transport, and distribution of switchblade knives. In addition, the bill prohibits all ballistic knives (i.e., knives with detachable blades that are propelled by spring-operated mechanisms) from being deposited in, carried by the mails, or delivered by any officer or employee of the U.S. Postal Service, except to certain military and governmental officials and manufacturers, under specified conditions.
Life at Conception Act of 2019

To implement equal protection under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the right to life of each born and preborn human person. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Life at Conception Act of 2019 2. Right to life To implement equal protection for the right to life of each born and preborn human person, and pursuant to the duty and authority of Congress, including Congress’ power under section 8 of article I of the Constitution of the United States to make necessary and proper laws, and Congress’ power under section 5 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, the Congress hereby declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child, a prohibition on in vitro fertilization, or a prohibition on use of birth control or another means of preventing fertilization. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Human person; human being The terms human person human being (2) State For purposes of applying the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and other applicable provisions of the Constitution to carry out section 2, the term State

Summary: Life at Conception Act of 2019 This bill declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual comes into being. Nothing in this bill shall be construed to require the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child, a prohibition on in vitro fertilization, or a prohibition on use of birth control or another means of preventing fertilization.
RAWR Act

To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rescuing Animals With Rewards Act of 2019 RAWR Act 2. Findings; sense of congress (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Wildlife trafficking is a major transnational crime that is estimated to generate over $10,000,000,000 a year in illegal profits and which is increasingly perpetrated by organized, sophisticated criminal enterprises, including known terrorist organizations. (2) Wildlife trafficking not only threatens endangered species worldwide, but also jeopardizes local security, spreads disease, undermines rule of law, fuels corruption, and damages economic development. (3) Combating wildlife trafficking requires a coordinated and sustained approach at the global, regional, national, and local levels. (4) Congress stated in the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–231 (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Department of State’s rewards program is a powerful tool in combating sophisticated international crime and that the Department of State and Federal law enforcement should work in concert to offer rewards that target wildlife traffickers. 3. Wildlife trafficking prevention rewards program Subparagraph (B) of section 36(k)(5) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2708(k)(5) wildlife trafficking (as defined by section 2(12) of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 ( 16 U.S.C. 7601(12) Public Law 114–231 includes September 26, 2019 Reported without amendment

Summary: Rescuing Animals With Rewards Act of 2019 or the RAWR Act This bill modifies the Department of State rewards program to authorize rewards to individuals who furnish information that assists in the prevention or identification of crimes related to wildlife trafficking.
End Mass Deportation Act

To nullify the effect of the Executive order that makes the vast majority of unauthorized individuals priorities for removal and aims to withhold critical Federal funding to sanctuary cities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Mass Deportation Act 2. Rescission of Executive Order 13768 The provisions of Executive Order 13768 (82 Fed. Reg. 8799; January 25, 2017), entitled Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States

Summary: End Mass Deportation Act This bill rescinds Executive Order 13768, dated January 25, 2017, entitled Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States. (The executive order contains various provisions relating to immigration enforcement, including ones (1) directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prioritize removal of certain criminal aliens, and (2) authorizing the Department of Justice and DHS to render a sanctuary jurisdiction ineligible for certain federal grants if the jurisdiction willfully violates any law requiring local officials to cooperate with immigration enforcement officials.)
SERVICE Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Show Esteem and Respect for Veterans by Increasing Care and Equity Act SERVICE Act 2. Unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (a) Eligibility Section 1710(e)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (G) Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (3), a veteran who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations (as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense) during World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam era, the Persian Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, or any other period of war after the Persian Gulf War, or in combat against a hostile force during a period in which hostilities are occurring in that area, is eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care under subsection (a)(2)(F) for any mental illness, notwithstanding that there is insufficient medical evidence to conclude that such illness is attributable to such service. . (b) Effective date Subparagraph (G) of section 1710(e)(1) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care provided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Show Esteem and Respect for Veterans by Increasing Care and Equity Act or the SERVICE Act This bill provides eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any mental illness through the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations. Specifically, combat veterans are eligible for such care regardless of (1) whether there is insufficient medical evidence to conclude such illness is service-connected, and (2) time limitations based on discharge or release from active military service.
Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2019

To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2019 2. Exemption from immigrant visa limit Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1) (F) Aliens who— (i) are eligible for a visa under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a); and (ii) have a parent (regardless of whether the parent is living or dead) who was naturalized pursuant to— (I) section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–649 8 U.S.C. 1440 (II) title III of the Act of October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1137, chapter 876), as added by section 1001 of the Second War Powers Act, 1942 (56 Stat. 182, chapter 199). .

Summary: Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2019 This bill exempts from worldwide or numerical limitations certain family-sponsored immigrant visas for the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who were naturalized under certain laws providing for naturalization for service during World War II.
DELIVER Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at-risk individuals. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2019 DELIVER Act of 2019 2. Increase in standard mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at-risk individuals (a) In general Subsection (i) of section 170 In the case of use of such an automobile for the delivery of meals to homebound individuals who are elderly, disabled, frail, or at risk, the mileage rate used shall be the standard business mileage rate specified by the Internal Revenue Service for the taxable year in which such miles are driven. (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to miles driven on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2019 or the DELIVER Act of 2019 This bill increases the standard mileage rate for the tax deduction for the charitable use of a passenger automobile to deliver meals to homebound individuals who are elderly, disabled, frail, or at risk. The bill increases the rate from the standard charitable rate of 14 cents per mile to the standard business mileage rate, which is 58 cents per mile for 2019.
Local Water Protection Act

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to nonpoint source management, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Water Protection Act 2. Nonpoint source management programs Section 319 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1329 (j) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsections (h) and (i) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024, of which not more than $7,500,000 for each fiscal year may be used to carry out subsection (i). (2) Availability Amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended. .

Summary: Local Water Protection Act This bill extends programs within the Environmental Protection Agency that award grants to states for managing nonpoint source water pollution or protecting groundwater quality. Water pollution from nonpoint sources is caused by precipitation picking up pollution as it moves over or through the ground.
Medical Billing Fairness Act of 2019

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide protections for patients scheduling non-emergency procedures at in-network hospitals, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Billing Fairness Act of 2019 2. Additional conditions of participation for hospitals under the Medicare program with respect to scheduling of non-emergency procedures at in-network hospitals (a) In general Section 1866(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(1) (1) by moving the indentation of subparagraph (W) 2 ems to the left; (2) in subparagraph (X)— (A) by moving the indentation 2 ems to the left; and (B) by striking and (3) in subparagraph (Y), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and (4) by inserting after subparagraph (Y) the following new subparagraph: (Z) (i) in the case of a hospital, with respect to a non-emergency procedure scheduled by a patient in the hospital where the hospital is in-network for the patient— (I) to provide to the patient at the time of scheduling the opportunity to inform the hospital that they would like in-network treatment only for the procedure; and (II) if such treatment is not available at the time of the procedure despite the patient informing the hospital that they would like such treatment at the time of scheduling, to provide for payment by the hospital of any additional cost to the patient, group health plan, or group or individual health insurance coverage for the procedure as a result of any treatment that is not in-network. (ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term non-emergency procedure . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply to contracts entered into or renewed on or after the date that is six months after such date of enactment.

Summary: Medical Billing Fairness Act of 2019 This bill requires hospitals, as a condition of Medicare participation, to (1) allow in-network patients, when scheduling a nonemergency procedure, to request only in-network treatment; and (2) if in-network treatment is not available, pay for any additional costs to the patient or the patient's insurer.
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of "renewable biomass" under the renewable fuel program.

To amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of renewable biomass 1. Definition of renewable biomass under renewable fuel program Section 211(o)(1)(I) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(I) (1) by redesignating clauses (iii) through (vii) as clauses (v) through (ix), respectively; and (2) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following: (ii) Trees and tree residue from non-Federal land, including land belonging to an Indian tribe or an Indian individual that is held in trust by the United States or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States. (iii) Any secondary, residual materials generated from forest products manufacturing, including, but not limited to, sawdust, wood chips, shavings, bark, san­der­dust, and trimmings, regardless of whether the source of primary materials is derived from Federal or non-Federal land. (iv) Biomass materials obtained from Federal land that— (I) are not harvested from old growth stands, unless the old growth stand is part of a science-based ecological restoration project authorized by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior, as applicable, that meets applicable protection and old growth enhancement objectives, as determined by the applicable Secretary; (II) are slash, precommercial thinnings, or derived from ecological restoration activities; (III) are harvested in a manner consistent with applicable Federal laws (including regulations) and land management plans; and (IV) are derived within— (aa) the wildland-urban interface (as defined in section 101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6511 (bb) a priority area on Federal land, as identified by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior, as applicable, in need of— (AA) ecological restoration; (BB) an authorized hazardous fuels reduction project under section 102 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6512 (CC) a project carried out under section 602(d) of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6591a(d) (cc) an area identified as a priority area for wildfire threat in a State-wide assessment and State-wide strategy developed in accordance with section 2A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2101a .

Summary: This bill revises the renewable fuel program to allow the use of additional types of biomass materials in making renewable fuel. Specifically, the bill allows renewable fuel to be made from (1) secondary, residual materials generated from forest products manufacturing (e.g., sawdust or wood chips); or (2) certain biomass materials obtained from federal land.
Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, to give a preference to offerors that employ veterans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act BRAVE Act 2. Preference for offerors employing veterans (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 81 8129. Preference for offerors employing veterans (a) Preference In awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, the Secretary may give a preference to offerors that employ veterans on a full-time basis. The Secretary shall determine such preference based on the percentage of the full-time employees of the offeror who are veterans. (b) Enforcement penalties for misrepresentation (1) Any offeror that is determined by the Secretary to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of the employees of the offeror for purposes of subsection (a) may be debarred from contracting with the Department for a period of not less than five years. (2) If the Secretary carries out a debarment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall commence debarment action against the offeror by not later than 30 days after determining that the offeror willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of the employees of the offeror as described in paragraph (1) and shall complete debarment actions against such offeror by not later than 90 days after such determination. (3) The debarment of an offeror under paragraph (1) includes the debarment of all principals in the offeror for a period of not less than five years. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8128 the following new item: 8129. Preference for offerors employing veterans. .

Summary: Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act or the BRAVE Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, to give preference to offerors based on the percentage of the offeror's full-time employees who are veterans. The VA is also authorized to debar from VA contracting for at least five years any offeror determined to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of its employees. Such debarment shall include the debarment of all principals in the offeror for at least five years.
Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act 2. Fentanyl-related substances Section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 812 (1) by adding at the end of subsection (b) of Schedule I the following: (23) Isobutyryl fentanyl. (24) Para-Methoxybutyrylfentanyl. (25) Valeryl fentanyl. (26) Cyclopentyl fentanyl. (27) Para-Chloroisobutyryl fentanyl. ; and (2) by adding at the end of Schedule I the following: (e) (1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of fentanyl-related substances, or which contains their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation. (2) In paragraph (1), the term fentanyl-related substances (A) Any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by one or more of the following modifications: (i) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. (ii) By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. (iii) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, ester, ether, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. (iv) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle. (v) By replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group. (B) 4′-Methyl acetyl fentanyl. (C) Crotonyl fentanyl. (D) 2′-Fluoro ortho-fluorofentanyl. (E) Ortho-Methyl acetylfentanyl. (F) Thiofuranyl fentanyl. (G) Ortho-Fluorobutyryl fentanyl. (H) Ortho-Fluoroacryl fentanyl. (I) Beta-Methyl fentanyl. (J) Phenyl fentanyl. (K) Para-Methylfentanyl. (L) Beta′-Phenyl fentanyl. (M) Benzodioxole fentanyl. .

Summary: Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act This bill adds five fentanyl analogues and the entire category of fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.