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Ensuring Quality Care for Our Veterans Act

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a contract or other agreement with a third party to review appointees in the Veterans Health Administration who had a license terminated for cause by a State licensing board for care or services rendered at a non-Veterans Health Administration facility and to provide individuals treated by such an appointee with notice if it is determined that an episode of care or services to which they received was below the standard of care, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Quality Care for Our Veterans Act 2. Third party review of appointees in Veterans Health Administration who had a license terminated for cause and notice to individuals treated by those appointees if determined that an episode of care or services to which they received was below the standard of care (a) Third party review (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into a contract or other agreement with an organization that is not part of the Federal Government to conduct a clinical review for quality management of hospital care or medical services furnished by covered providers. (2) Qualifications The Secretary shall ensure that each review of a covered provider under this subsection is performed by an individual who is licensed in the same specialty as the covered provider. (b) Notice to patients treated by covered providers With respect to hospital care or medical services furnished by a covered provider under the laws administered by the Secretary, if a clinical review for quality management under subsection (a) determines that the standard of care was not met during an episode of care, the Secretary shall notify the individual who received such care or services from the covered provider as described in applicable policy of the Veterans Heath Administration. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered provider The term covered provider (A) was appointed to the Veterans Health Administration under section 7401 of title 38, United States Code; and (B) had a license terminated for cause by a State licensing board for hospital care or medical services provided in a facility that is not a facility of the Veterans Health Administration. (2) Hospital care or medical services The terms hospital care medical services February 13, 2020 Reported without amendment

Summary: Ensuring Quality Care for Our Veterans Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with a nonfederal organization to conduct a quality management review of hospital care or medical services furnished by each Veterans Health Administration (VHA) provider whose license was terminated by a state licensing board based upon care or services provided in a non-VHA facility. If a review determines that the standard of care was not met, the VA shall notify the individual who received such care or services.
A bill to reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.

To reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program. 1. Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program reauthorization (a) In general 34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(23) part Y part Y, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter. (b) Program name Part Y of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10531 2500. Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program The program under this part shall be known as the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program . May 9, 2019 Reported with amendments

Summary: This bill makes permanent the authority for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Program. The BVP Program provides grants to states and localities to purchase body armor vests for law enforcement officers. Additionally, the bill renames the BVP Program as the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.
Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2019

To provide relief to community banks, to promote access to capital for community banks, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2019 2. Internal control attestation requirement exemptions Section 404(c) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 7262(c) (1) by striking that is neither (1) is neither ; (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) is an insured depository institution or a depository institution holding company (as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1813 . 3. Annual report on financial condition and management Section 36(a)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831m(a)(1) that has more than $5,000,000,000 in total consolidated assets institution 4. Regulation D (a) Definition of accredited investors Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall amend section 230.501(a)(5)(i)(A) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, to read as follows: (A) The person's primary residence shall be included as an asset; . (b) Limitation on number of purchasers Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall amend section 230.506(b)(2)(i) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, to read as follows: (i) Limitation on number of purchasers There are no more than or the issuer reasonably believes that there are no more than 70 purchasers of securities from the issuer in any offering under this section. .

Summary: Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2019 This bill creates an exemption from internal control report attestation requirements for depository institutions with assets less than $5 billion. These institutions are also exempt from certain annual reports on financial condition and management. The Securities and Exchange Commission must revise Regulation D (which exempts certain offerings from securities registration requirements) to (1) raise the limit on the number of purchasers of securities, and (2) include a person's primary residence as an asset used in determining whether a person is an accredited investor eligible to participate in these offerings.
DD-214 Modernization Act

To require the Secretary of Defense to modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a specific block explicitly identified as the location in which a member of the Armed Forces may provide one or more email addresses by which the member may be contacted. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DD–214 Modernization Act 2. Inclusion of specific email address block on Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) (a) Modification required The Secretary of Defense shall modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a specific block explicitly identified as the location in which a member of the Armed Forces may provide one or more email addresses by which the member may be contacted after discharge or release from active duty in the Armed Forces. (b) Deadline for modification The Secretary of Defense shall release a revised Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), modified as required by subsection (a), not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: DD-214 Modernization Act This bill directs the Department of Defense to modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a block in which a member of the Armed Forces may provide an email address by which the member may be contacted after discharge or release from active duty.
End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility Act

To provide requirements for Executive agency spending at the end of a fiscal year, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Covered period The term covered period (2) Discretionary appropriations The term discretionary appropriations 2 U.S.C. 900(c) (3) Executive agency The term Executive agency 3. Requirements for Executive agency spending at the end of a fiscal year (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (c), the amount of discretionary appropriations obligated by an Executive agency during each month of a covered period may not exceed the average monthly amount of discretionary appropriations obligated by the Executive agency during the 10-month period immediately preceding the covered period. (b) Report Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, each Executive agency shall submit to Congress and post on a publicly available website an itemized list of discretionary appropriations obligated by the Executive agency during the covered period immediately preceding the date on which the report is submitted. (c) Exception This section shall not apply with respect to any discretionary appropriations obligated by an Executive agency for national security-related activities.

Summary: End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility Act This bill prohibits an executive agency from spending more in each of the last 2 months of a fiscal year than the agency's average monthly spending for the previous 10 months. The bill applies to obligations of discretionary appropriations and includes an exception for national security-related activities.
Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2019

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count resident time spent in a critical access hospital as resident time spent in a nonprovider setting for purposes of making Medicare direct and indirect graduate medical education payments. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2019 2. Counting resident time spent in a critical access hospital as resident time spent in a nonprovider setting for purposes of making Medicare direct and indirect graduate medical education payments (a) GME Section 1886(h)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4) (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking subparagraphs (J) and (K) subparagraphs (J), (K), and (L) (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (L) Treatment of critical access hospitals Effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 1, 2020, such rules shall provide that a critical access hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm)(1)) is deemed to be a nonprovider setting for purposes of determining the hospital's number of full-time equivalent residents under this subsection. . (b) IME Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(iv)(II) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(iv)(II) Effective for discharges occurring on or after July 1, 2020, for purposes of this subclause, a critical access hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm)(1)) is deemed to be a nonprovider setting.

Summary: Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2019 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reimburse medical residency training programs under Medicare for certain graduate medical education costs associated with resident time spent in rural community hospitals known as "critical access hospitals."
Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act

To expand the private right of action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for calls in violation of the Do Not Call rules. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act 2. Private right of action for calls in violation of Do Not Call rules Section 227(c)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227(c)(5) (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking more than one telephone call within any 12-month period by or on behalf of the same entity a telephone call by or on behalf of an entity (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking up to

Summary: Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls ActThis bill expands the private right of action that is available against telemarketers that call individuals who have registered their phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. The bill permits bringing a lawsuit after receiving one such call, while current law requires at least two calls from the same telemarketer within a 12-month period before a lawsuit can be filed.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that bonds used to finance professional stadiums are not treated as tax-exempt bonds.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that bonds used to finance professional stadiums are not treated as tax-exempt bonds. 1. No tax-exempt bonds for professional stadiums (a) In general Section 103(b) (4) Professional stadium bond Any professional stadium bond. . (b) Professional stadium bond defined Section 103(c) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Professional stadium bond The term professional stadium bond . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill prohibits a professional stadium bond from being treated as a tax-exempt state or local bond. A "professional stadium bond" is used to finance or refinance a facility or real property used as a stadium or arena for professional sports exhibitions, games, or training.
Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2019

To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2019 2. Housing (a) Fair Housing Act The Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3601 (1) in section 802 ( 42 U.S.C. 3602 (p) Race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity handicap familial status national origin (1) the race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, handicap, familial status, or national origin of another person with whom the person is, or has been, associated; and (2) a perception or belief, even if inaccurate, concerning the race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, handicap, familial status, or national origin of the person. (q) Sexual orientation (r) Gender identity ; (2) in section 804 ( 42 U.S.C. 3604 (A) by inserting sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, (B) in subsection (f)(3)(A), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (3) in section 805 ( 42 U.S.C. 3605 sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, (4) in section 806 ( 42 U.S.C. 3606 sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, (5) in section 808(e) ( 42 U.S.C. 3608(e) (A) in paragraph (4), by inserting a semicolon at the end; and (B) in paragraph (6), by inserting sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, (6) in section 810(f) ( 42 U.S.C. 3610(f) (4) Certification (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), during the period beginning on the date of enactment of the Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2019 Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2019 (B) Exceptional circumstances If the Secretary determines in an individual case that an agency has not been able to meet the certification requirements under this subsection within the 40-month period described in subparagraph (A) due to exceptional circumstances, such as the infrequency of legislative sessions in the jurisdiction of the agency, the Secretary may extend the period by not more than 180 days. . (b) Prevention of intimidation in fair housing cases Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3631 sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act), gender identity (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act), sex,

Summary: Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2019 This bill prohibits discrimination, in the context of various housing practices, against individuals based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Income-Based Repayment Debt Forgiveness Act

To exclude the discharge of certain Federal student loans from the calculation of gross income. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Income-Based Repayment Debt Forgiveness Act 2. Forgiveness of certain Federal student loans excluded from income tax (a) In General Paragraph (1) of section 108(f) any student loan if (A) such discharge was pursuant to a provision of such loan under which all or part of the indebtedness of the individual would be discharged if the individual worked for a certain period of time in certain professions for any of a broad class of employers, or (B) in the case of a loan made by the United States or an instrumentality or agency thereof, such discharge was pursuant to any Federal program or provision of Federal law which provides for income contingent or income-based repayment of such loan. . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to discharges of loans that occur on or after July 1, 2020.

Summary: Income-Based Repayment Debt Forgiveness Act This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from the gross income of an individual any income that is attributable to the discharge of a federal student loan pursuant to a federal program or law that provides for income contingent or income-based repayment of the loan.
REDUCE Government Waste Act

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to repeal the forfeiture rule for peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program, prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain activities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Removing Excessive Dollars to Uproot and Cut Expensive Government Waste Act REDUCE Government Waste Act 2. Repeal of special rule for peanuts Section 1201 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9031 3. Prohibition on use of funds for development of beerbots Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used for the development of a beerbot or other robot bartender. 4. Prohibition on use of funds for development of insect-based foods Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used for the development of insect-based foods for human consumption, including cricket farming and taste-testing of insect-based foods.

Summary: Removing Excessive Dollars to Uproot and Cut Expensive Government Waste Act or the REDUCE Government Waste Act This bill repeals the rules for peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (Under a nonrecourse marketing assistance loan, a farmer pledges a commodity as collateral and may deliver the pledged collateral to USDA to repay the loan.) The bill also prohibits federal funds from being used for the development of (1) a beerbot or other robot bartender; or (2) insect-based foods for human consumption, including cricket farming and taste-testing of insect-based foods.
Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act

To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify provisions relating to hours of service requirements with respect to transportation of livestock and insects, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act 2. Hours of service regulations for transportation of livestock and insects The Secretary of Transportation shall amend part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to ensure that, in the case of a driver transporting livestock (as defined in section 602 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 ( 7 U.S.C. 1471 (1) the on-duty time of the driver shall exclude all time spent— (A) at a plant, terminal, facility, or other property of a motor carrier or shipper or on any public property during which the driver is waiting to be dispatched; (B) loading or unloading a commercial motor vehicle; (C) supervising or assisting in the loading or unloading of a commercial motor vehicle; (D) attending to a commercial motor vehicle while the vehicle is being loaded or unloaded; (E) remaining in readiness to operate a commercial motor vehicle; and (F) giving or receiving receipts for shipments loaded or unloaded; (2) except as provided in paragraph (5), the driving time under section 395.3(a)(3)(i) of that title is modified to a maximum of not less than 15, and not more than 18, hours within a 24-hour period; (3) the driver may take one or more rest periods during the trip, which shall not be included in the calculation of the driving time; (4) after completion of the trip, the driver shall be required to take a rest break for a period that is 5 hours less than the maximum driving time under paragraph (2); (5) if the driver is within 150 air-miles of the point of delivery, any additional driving to that point of delivery shall not be included in the calculation of the driving time; and (6) the 10-hour rest period under section 395.3(a)(1) of that title shall not apply.

Summary: Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation to amend regulations on hours of service for commercial drivers who transport livestock or insects within a 300 air-mile radius from where the on-duty time of the driver begins. The regulations must (1) exclude from the driver's on-duty time certain activities, such as loading or unloading a commercial motor vehicle; (2) change the driving time requirement to a maximum of not less than 15, and not more than 18, hours within a 24-hour period; (3) permit the driver to take one or more rest periods during the trip, which shall not be included in the calculation of the driving time; (4) require the driver, after completion of the trip, to take a rest break for a period that is 5 hours less than the maximum driving time; (5) exclude from the calculation of the driving time any additional driving to the point of delivery if the driver is within 150 air-miles of  the point of delivery; and (6) make inapplicable the requirement that the driver take a 10-hour rest period before driving.
PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019

To promote transparency by permitting the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to allow its disciplinary proceedings to be open to the public, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 2. Open meetings authorized Section 105(c)(2) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 7215(c)(2) (2) Public hearings Hearings under this section shall be open to the public, unless the Board, on its own motion or after considering the motion of a party, orders otherwise. . 3. Publication of determinations Section 105(d)(1)(C) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 7215(d)(1)(C) (once any stay on the imposition of such sanction has been lifted)

Summary: PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 This bill makes Public Company Accounting Oversight Board disciplinary proceedings open to the public unless the board, on its own motion or after considering the motion of a party, orders otherwise.
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act

To amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act 2. Reauthorization Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 Public Law 105–312 2019 2025

Summary: Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act This bill reauthorizes for FY2020-FY2025 the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network and the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Grants Assistance Program.