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Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2019

To amend title 18, United States Code, to penalize false communications to cause an emergency response, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2019 2. False communications to cause an emergency response Section 1038 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), to read as follows: (1) In general Whoever engages in any conduct with intent to convey false or misleading information— (A) under circumstances where such information may reasonably be believed and where such information indicates that an activity has taken, is taking, or will take place that would constitute a violation of chapter 2, 10, 11B, 39, 40, 44, 111, or 113B of this title, section 236 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2284 (B) using the mail or any facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, under circumstances where such information may reasonably be expected to cause an emergency response and the information indicates that conduct has taken, is taking, or will take place that constitutes a crime under State or Federal law or endangers public health or safety or the health or safety of any person, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. If serious bodily injury results, the defendant shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both, and if death results, the defendant shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any number of years up to life, or both. ; (2) in subsection (b), to read as follows: (b) Civil action Whoever engages in any conduct with intent to convey false or misleading information— (1) under circumstances where such information may reasonably be believed and where such information indicates that an activity has taken, is taking, or will take place that would constitute a violation of chapter 2, 10, 11B, 39, 40, 44, 111, or 113B of this title, section 236 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2284 (2) using the mail or any facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, under circumstances where such information may reasonably be expected to cause an emergency response and the information indicates that conduct has taken, is taking, or will take place that constitutes a crime under State or Federal law or endangers public health or safety or the health or safety of any person, is liable in a civil action to any party incurring expenses incident to any emergency or investigative response to that conduct, for those expenses. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (e) Definition In this section, the term emergency response .

Summary: Preserving Safe Communities by Ending Swatting Act of 2019 This bill makes it a crime to intentionally convey false or misleading information in circumstances where the information may reasonably be expected to cause an emergency response and the information indicates the occurrence of criminal conduct or a threat to health or safety.
Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a special rule for the period of admission of H–2A nonimmigrants employed as dairy workers and sheepherders, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dairy and Sheep H–2A Visa Enhancement Act 2. Nonimmigrant status for dairy workers and sheepherders Section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) abandoning who is coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services as a sheepherder or dairy worker, or 3. Special rule for period of admission of H–2A nonimmigrants employed as sheepherders or dairy workers Section 218(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1188(h) (3) In the case of an alien admitted as an H–2A worker for employment as a dairy worker or sheepherder— (A) the initial period of admission shall be for a period of 3 years; (B) the period of admission may be extended for additional periods of 3 years; and (C) no period of absence from the United States may be required as a condition of approval of an extension under subparagraph (B). . 4. Workers engaged in the range production of livestock The Secretary of Labor shall issue regulations that address the specific requirements for the provision of housing to workers engaged in the range production of livestock. 5. Range production of livestock Nothing in section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1188

Summary: Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act This bill expands the H-2A nonimmigrant visa category (temporary agricultural workers) to include dairy workers and sheepherders. The initial period of admission for such temporary workers shall be for three years, and may be extended for additional three-year periods. No period of absence from the United States shall be necessary for an extension.
To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to authorize a person awarded the Medal of Honor to designate an individual to receive the special pension after death, and for other purposes.

To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to authorize a person awarded the Medal of Honor to designate an individual to receive the special pension after death, and for other purposes. 1. Authorizing a person awarded the Medal of Honor to designate an individual to receive the special pension after death (a) In general Section 1562 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking The Secretary (1) (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) A person described in paragraph (1) may designate an individual to receive the special pension under this section after the death of that person by notifying the Secretary of such designation in writing. In the case of a Medal of Honor that is awarded posthumously, the individual authorized under section 1482(c) of title 10 to direct disposition of the remains of the person shall be treated as such a designee. ; (2) in subsection (d), by inserting (or the designee of such person under subsection (a)(2)) shall not (3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking person who is in receipt of special pension payable under this section person described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) (or the designee of such a person under paragraph (2) of that subsection) (b) Conforming amendments Section 1134a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by striking living (2) in subsection (d), in the second sentence, by inserting (or the designee of that person under subsection (a)(2) of that section)

Summary: This bill authorizes a Medal of Honor recipient to designate an individual to receive the special pension associated with such honor after their death. If a Medal of Honor is awarded posthumously, the individual authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the recipient shall be treated as the designee.
Keep Food Safe from Glyphosate Act of 2019

To provide for increased scrutiny with respect to pesticide residues of glyphosate, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Food Safe from Glyphosate Act of 2019 2. Restoring previous tolerance for glyph­o­sate on oats (a) In general The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, pursuant to section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 346a (b) Glyphosate defined In this section, the term glyphosate 3. Labeling changes Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a pesticide containing glyph­o­sate (as defined in section 2(b)) is misbranded within the meaning of section 2(q) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136(q) Unlawful to apply this product prior to harvest of oats. 4. Increased testing for glyphosate by the Department of Agriculture Section 301 of the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 ( 21 U.S.C. 346a (d) Annual glyphosate testing Beginning not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Keep Food Safe from Glyphosate Act of 2019 Keep Food Safe from Glyphosate Act of 2019 .

Summary: Keep Food Safe from Glyphosate Act of 2019 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a permanent tolerance for the use of glyphosate on oats not to exceed 0.1 parts per million. The labeling for pesticides containing glyphosate must include specific wording, or shall be considered misbranded and subject to enforcement procedures. The bill also requires the Department of Agriculture to annually test foods that are most likely to be consumed by infants and children (e.g., oats) for residues of glyphosate.
Future in Logging Careers Act

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain 16- and 17-year-old individuals employed in timber harvesting entities or mechanized timber harvesting entities from child labor laws, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Future in Logging Careers Act 2. Child labor law exemptions for timber harvesting entities and mechanized timber harvesting entities The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 201 (1) in section 3 ( 29 U.S.C. 203 (z) (1) Timber harvesting employer (A) the felling, skidding, yarding, loading and processing of timber by equipment other than manually operated chainsaws and cable skidders; (B) the felling of timber in mechanized operations; (C) the bucking or converting of timber into logs, poles, ties, bolts, pulpwood, chemical wood, excelsior wood, cordwood, fence posts, or similar products; (D) the collecting, skidding, yarding, loading, transporting and unloading of such products in connection with logging; (E) the constructing, repairing and maintaining of roads or camps used in connection with logging; the constructing, repairing, and maintenance of machinery or equipment used in logging; and (F) other work performed in connection with logging. (2) Mechanized timber harvesting employer (A) means an employer engaged in the felling, skidding, yarding, loading and processing of timber by equipment other than manually operated chain­saws and cable skidders; and (B) includes an employer engaged in the use of whole tree processors, cut-to-length processors, stroke boom delimbers, wheeled and track feller-bunchers, pull thru delimbers, wheeled and track forwarders, chippers, grinders, mechanical de­bark­ers, wheeled and track grapple skidders, yarders, bulldozers, excavators, and log loaders. ; and (2) in section 13 ( 29 U.S.C. 213 (k) The provisions of section 12 relating to child labor shall not apply to an employee between the ages sixteen and eighteen years who is employed— (1) in an occupation that the Secretary of Labor finds to be particularly hazardous for the employment of children between the ages of sixteen and eighteen years; (2) by a person who is a parent, or standing in the place of a parent, of such employee; and (3) by a timber harvesting employer or a mechanized timber harvesting employer, owned or operated by such person. .

Summary: Future in Logging Careers Act This bill exempts from child labor laws an employee between the ages of 16 and 18 years who is employed in an occupation that the Department of Labor finds to be particularly hazardous for the employment of children between such ages by a person who is a parent, or standing in the place of a parent of such employee, or by a timber harvesting employer or a mechanized timber harvesting employer owned or operated by such person.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and to transfer a portion of such cover over to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund.

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

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

To eliminate the discount for UHF television stations for purposes of the limitation on the aggregate national audience reach of television broadcast stations in which a party may have a cognizable interest. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local and Independent Television Protection Act of 2019 2. Elimination of UHF discount (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall amend section 73.3555(e) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, such that, for purposes of the aggregate national audience reach limitation under such section, a UHF television station is attributed with 100 percent of the television households in the designated market area of such station. (b) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (c), the Commission shall provide that— (1) the amendment required by subsection (a) shall apply beginning on a date specified by the Commission, which shall be not later than 90 days after the day on which the Commission adopts such amendment; and (2) any party that exceeds the limitation under section 73.3555(e) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations— (A) through the grant, transfer, or assignment of an additional license on or after the date specified by the Commission under paragraph (1) shall come into compliance with such limitation as required by section 73.3555(e)(3) of such title; or (B) solely by reason of applying such amendment (and not through the grant, transfer, or assignment of an additional license) shall come into compliance with such limitation not later than 2 years after the date specified by the Commission under paragraph (1). (c) Grandfathering In the case of television broadcast stations in which a party had a cognizable interest as of September 26, 2013 (or would have had such an interest following the completion of a transfer or assignment of a license that was approved by the Commission on or before such date or for which an application was pending with the Commission on such date), if the aggregate national audience reach of such stations would exceed the limitation under section 73.3555(e) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, solely by reason of applying the amendment required by subsection (a) as of such date, such amendment shall not apply to such party with respect to such stations.

Summary: Local and Independent Television Protection Act of 2019 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to eliminate the ultrahigh frequency (UHF) discount, which applies to entities that own commercial television stations. Currently, the FCC's National Television Multiple Ownership Rule prohibits an entity from owning television stations that reach more than 39% of U.S. households. However, the UHF discount enables an entity to discount the number of households reached by its UHF stations by half. The bill eliminates this discount, increasing from 50% to 100% the number of attributed television households in a television station's market area. This change does not apply to certain television stations that were owned prior to September 26, 2013.
Giveback Deficit Reduction Act

To require any amounts remaining in Members’ Representational Allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Giveback Deficit Reduction Act 2. Requiring amounts remaining in members’ representational allowances to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated for Members’ Representational Allowances for the House of Representatives for a fiscal year which remain after all payments are made under such Allowances for the year shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction, except that in the case of a fiscal year for which there is no Federal budget deficit, such amounts shall be used to reduce the Federal debt (in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). (b) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2019 and each succeeding fiscal year. 3. Regulations The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act. 4. Definition As used in this Act, the term “Member of the House of Representatives” means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.

Summary: Giveback Deficit Reduction Act This bill requires appropriations for Member's Representational Allowances for the House of Representatives that remain at the end of a fiscal year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit or debt reduction. (The Member's Representational Allowance is the budget authorized for each Member of Congress in support of the conduct of official and representational duties.) The bill also specifies that the House Administration Committee has the authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this bill.
Children of Fallen Servicemembers AMT Relief Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt survivor benefit annuity plan payments from the individual alternative minimum tax. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Children of Fallen Ser­vice­mem­bers AMT Relief Act of 2019 2. Exemption for survivor benefit annuity plan payments from the individual alternative minimum tax (a) In general Section 59(j)(1) Solely for purposes of this subsection, any annuity paid under the Survivor Benefit Plan under subchapter II of chapter 73 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Children of Fallen Servicemembers AMT Relief Act of 2019 This bill modifies the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) to specify that any annuity paid under the Department of Defense (DOD) Survivor Benefit Plan is considered earned income of a child. This prevents the benefits paid to children from being subject to the AMT. (The DOD program provides a lifetime annuity to survivors of military service members and retirees.)
To nullify the Supplemental Treaty Between the United States of America and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon, concluded on November 15, 1865.

To nullify the Supplemental Treaty Between the United States of America and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon, concluded on November 15, 1865. 1. Nullification of treaty The Supplemental Treaty Between the United States of America and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon, concluded on November 15, 1865, and entered into pursuant to the Senate resolution of ratification dated March 2, 1867 (14 Stat. 751), shall have no force or effect.

Summary: This bill nullifies the supplemental treaty between the United States and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon. Among other things, the treaty restricted the rights of tribal members to leave the reservation.
Student-Athlete Equity Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit qualified amateur sports organizations from prohibiting or substantially restricting the use of an athletes name, image, or likeness, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student-Athlete Equity Act 2. Modification to Definition of Qualified Amateur Sports Organizations (a) In General Section 501(j)(2) Such term does not include an organization that substantially restricts a student athlete from using, or being reasonably compensated for the third party use of, the name, image, or likeness of such student athlete. (b) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Student-Athlete Equity Act This bill modifies the definition of a tax-exempt amateur sports organization to exclude organizations that substantially restrict a student athlete from using, or being reasonably compensated for the third party use of, the athlete's name, image, or likeness.
Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act

To extend the authorization of appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes of awarding grants to veterans service organizations for the transportation of highly rural veterans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act 2. Extension of authority to make grants to Veterans Service Organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans Section 307(d) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–163 38 U.S.C. 1710 Public Law 115–251 2020 2021

Summary: Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2021 a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas.