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To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, with respect to enforcement of animal fighting ventures prohibition in the territories, and for other purposes.

To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, with respect to enforcement of animal fighting ventures prohibition in the territories, and for other purposes. 1. Report on economic impact of prohibition on animal fighting (a) Delay of implementation Section 12616(e) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–334 on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act on December 20, 2021 (b) Report Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the head of each covered agency, shall submit to the Committee on Small Business, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the Committee on Finance, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report containing— (1) an analysis of the economic impact on Puerto Rico and each of the other territories and possessions of the United States if the prohibition on animal fighting under section 12616 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–334 (2) the enforcement of such prohibition in the territories or possessions of the United States, whether or not there are adequate resources to do so, and how much funding it would take to achieve necessary levels of enforcement; (3) what other resources would be required to enforce such prohibition in the territories or possessions of the United States if it goes into effect; and (4) impacts of such prohibition on roosters in such territories and possessions and on the overall health and well-being of roosters generally. (c) Definition of covered agency The term covered agency

Summary: This bill delays the implementation of a ban on sponsoring or exhibiting live birds in fighting ventures (e.g., cockfights) in states and U.S. territories and possessions that do not ban such fights. In addition, the Department of Agriculture must analyze the impacts of the ban on U.S. territories and possessions.
Law Enforcement Officers Safety Expansion Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to include railroad police officers in the definition of qualified law enforcement officers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Expansion Act 2. Inclusion of railroad police officers (a) Qualified law enforcement officer Section 926B(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after agency , or a railroad police officer commissioned or certified by a State pursuant to section 28101 of title 49, United States Code, (b) Qualified retired law enforcement officer Section 926C(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after individual , including a railroad police officer commissioned or certified by a State pursuant to section 28101 of title 49, United States Code,

Summary: Law Enforcement Officers Safety Expansion Act This bill permits an active or retired state railroad police officer to carry a concealed firearm.
Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide accrual of annual and sick leave for Federal employees of an agency subject to a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019 2. Leave accrual for Federal employees subject to Government shutdown (a) Annual leave Section 6303 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) During any period of a lapse in appropriations with respect to an agency, an employee of that agency who, as a result of such lapse, is furloughed or excepted from furlough shall accrue leave during that period at the rate prescribed by this section. . (b) Sick leave Section 6307 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) During any period of a lapse in appropriations with respect to an agency, an employee of that agency who, as a result of such lapse, is furloughed or excepted from furlough shall accrue leave during that period at the rate prescribed by this section. . (c) Application The amendments made by this section shall apply to any lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018.

Summary: Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019 This bill requires federal employees to accrue annual and sick leave during a lapse in appropriations.
To repeal the funding authorization sunset and the total funding cap for the Essex National Heritage Area.

To repeal the funding authorization sunset and the total funding cap for the Essex National Heritage Area. 1. Essex National Heritage Area (a) Repeal of funding authorization sunset Section 507 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–333 (b) Repeal of total funding cap Section 508(a) of division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–333

Summary: This bill permanently extends the authority of the Department of the Interior to make grants and provide other assistance for the Essex National Heritage Area in Massachusetts. The bill also repeals the limitation on the total amount of funding that may be appropriated for the heritage area.
Lowest Price for Patients Act

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require pharmacies to disclose any differential between the cost of a prescription drug based on whether certain individuals use prescription drug coverage to acquire such drug, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lowest Price for Patients Act 2. Requirement for pharmacies to disclose any differential between the cost of a prescription drug based on whether certain individuals use prescription drug coverage to acquire such drug (a) Enrollees of prescription drug coverage under a group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage Section 2729(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–29(a) (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking not restrict, directly or indirectly, provide that (B) by striking from informing (or penalize such pharmacy for informing) inform (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking ensure provide (B) by striking does not, with respect to such plan or coverage, restrict, directly or indirectly, requires under such contract that (C) by striking from informing (or penalize such pharmacy for informing) inform (b) Enrollees of prescription drug coverage under a prescription drug plan or MA–PD plan Section 1860D–4 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–104 (1) by redesignating the subsection (m) as inserted by section 6063(c) of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act as subsection (n); and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (o) Pharmacy disclosure of the price of a drug for an enrollee using and not using prescription drug coverage For plan year 2020 and each subsequent plan year, a PDP sponsor and a Medicare Advantage organization offering a prescription drug plan or MA–PD plan under a contract with an entity that provides pharmacy benefits management services on behalf of such MA–PD plan shall provide that each pharmacy that dispenses a coverage part D drug shall inform an enrollee of any differential between— (1) the price of the drug for an individual that is an enrollee under such prescription drug plan or MA–PD plan (as the case may be) using such plan; and (2) the price of the drug for such individual described in paragraph (1) without using such plan. .

Summary: Lowest Price for Patients Act This bill requires pharmacies to disclose to consumers when dispensing a prescription drug (1) the cost of the drug under the consumer's insurance plan, and (2) the cost of the drug without using their plan.
Isaiah Baker and Margie Harris-Austin Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that the provision of home and community-based services is not prohibited in an acute care hospital, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Isaiah Baker and Margie Harris-Austin Act 2. Providing home and community-based services in acute care hospitals Section 1902(h) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(h) (1) by inserting (1) (h) (2) by inserting , home and community-based services provided under subsection (c), (d), or (i) of section 1915 or under a waiver under section 1115, self-directed personal assistance services provided pursuant to a written plan of care under section 1915(j), and home and community-based attendant services and supports under section 1915(k) (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) Nothing in this title, title XVIII, or title XI shall be construed as prohibiting receipt of any care or services specified in paragraph (1) in an acute care hospital that are— (A) identified in an individual’s person-centered plan of services and supports (or comparable plan of care); (B) provided to meet needs of the individual that are not met through the provision of hospital services; (C) not a substitute for services that the hospital is obligated to provide through its conditions of participation or under Federal or State law; and (D) designed to ensure smooth transitions between acute care settings and home and community-based settings, and to preserve the individual’s functions. .

Summary: Isaiah Baker and Margie Harris-Austin Act This bill allows state Medicaid programs to cover certain home- and community-based services, self-directed personal assistance services, and home- and community-based attendant services that are provided in acute care hospitals. The bill specifies, among other criteria, that such services may not be duplicative of, or serve as a substitute for, necessary or obligatory hospital services.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain veterans with nonarticulating trailers in furnishing adaptive equipment to veterans.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain veterans with nonarticulating trailers in furnishing adaptive equipment to veterans. 1. Provision of nonarticulating trailers as adaptive equipment Section 3901(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking and special special (2) by striking conveyance. conveyance, and nonarticulating trailers solely designed to transport powered wheelchairs, powered scooters, or other similar mobility devices.

Summary: This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide non-articulating trailers (adaptive equipment) to veterans with specified disabilities or diseases incurred or aggravated due to their military service.
Road User Charge Advancement Act of 2019

To amend the FAST Act to reauthorize the surface transportation system funding alternatives program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Road User Charge Advancement Act of 2019 2. Surface transportation system funding alternatives Section 6020 of the FAST Act ( 23 U.S.C. 503 (1) in subsection (c) by adding at the end the following: (6) To test solutions to ensure the privacy and security of data collected for the purpose of implementing a user-based alternative revenue mechanism. ; (2) in subsection (g) by striking 50 80 (3) in subsection (i)— (A) by striking 2 years after 1 year after (B) by striking every 2 years annually (C) by inserting and a determination of the characteristics of the most successful mechanisms with the highest potential for future widespread deployment (4) in subsection (j)— (A) in paragraph (1) by striking and (B) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) $20,000,000 shall be used to carry out this section for fiscal year 2021; (4) $25,000,000 shall be used to carry out this section for fiscal year 2022; (5) $25,000,000 shall be used to carry out this section for fiscal year 2023; (6) $30,000,000 shall be used to carry out this section for fiscal year 2024; and (7) $35,000,000 shall be used to carry out this section for fiscal year 2025. ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (l) Special consideration In selecting grant recipients under this section during fiscal years 2021 through 2025, the Secretary shall provide special consideration to proposed projects that— (1) carry out activities not previously carried out by the applicant that advance the knowledge and practice of surface transportation system funding alternatives; or (2) collect revenue from pilot project participants. .

Summary: Road User Charge Advancement Act of 2019 This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2025 the Department of Transportation's (DOT's) surface transportation system funding alternatives program. Under the program, DOT provides grants to states to demonstrate user-based alternative revenue mechanisms that utilize a user fee structure to maintain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund. Specifically, the bill increases funding to carry out the program; authorizes DOT to provide grants for states to test solutions to ensure the privacy and security of data collected for the purpose of implementing a user-based alternative revenue mechanism; revises reporting requirements for DOT; and requires DOT to provide special consideration to projects that carry out activities not previously carried out to advance the knowledge and practice of surface transportation system funding alternatives or that collect revenues from pilot project participants.
Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2019

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2019 2. Allowing physical therapists to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare (a) In general The first sentence of section 1842(b)(6) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6) , and (J) physicians’ services furnished by physicians. , and (J) in the case of outpatient physical therapy services furnished by physical therapists, subparagraph (D) of this sentence shall apply to such services and therapists in the same manner as such subparagraph applies to physicians’ services furnished by physicians. (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to items and services furnished after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2019 This bill allows a physical therapist to receive payment under Medicare for services provided to the physical therapist's patients by another physical therapist through a qualifying temporary arrangement, regardless of the geographic area or population served. Currently, physical therapists may only receive payment with respect to such arrangements for services provided in medically underserved, rural, or health professional shortage areas.
Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification Act

To modify the boundary of the Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Map The term map (2) Non-Federal land The term non-Federal land TR 05–133 (3) Secretary The term Secretary 3. Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification (a) Land acquisition The Secretary may acquire, by donation, the non-Federal land for inclusion in the Rocky Mountain National Park. (b) Boundary modification On acquisition of the non-Federal land under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) modify the boundary of the Rocky Mountain National Park to include the acquisition; and (2) administer the acquired land as part of the Rocky Mountain National Park, in accordance with applicable laws. (c) Availability of map The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the National Park Service. December 2, 2020 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire, by donation, approximately 40 acres of specified nonfederal land for inclusion in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Upon acquisition, Interior shall (1) modify the boundary of the park to include the acquisition, and (2) administer the acquired land as part of the park.
Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to correct a land ownership error within the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal land The term Federal land TR04–168–1 (2) Map The term map (3) Non-Federal land The term non-Federal land TR04–169 (4) Secretary The term Secretary 3. Rocky Mountain National Park land exchange (a) Authorization of exchange To correct a longstanding land ownership error, if the owner of the non-Federal land offers to convey to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the owner in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to the owner of the non-Federal land, subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. (b) Valuation The value of the Federal land and the non-Federal land to be exchanged under this Act shall be considered to be of equal value. (c) Administration The non-Federal land acquired by the Secretary under this section shall be administered by the Secretary as part of Rocky Mountain National Park. (d) Availability of map The map shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. December 2, 2020 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey specified federal land to the owner of specified nonfederal land if the owner of the nonfederal land offers to exchange the land. The values of the federal and nonfederal land to be exchanged shall be considered to be of equal value. The nonfederal land that is acquired by Interior shall be administered as part of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.
Border Bonds for America Act of 2019

To provide for the issuance of revenue bonds to fund construction of a physical border barrier and related technology, roads, and lighting along the United States border with Mexico. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Bonds for America Act of 2019 2. Border bonds (a) Issuance The Secretary of the Treasury shall, pursuant to subchapter I of chapter 31 Border Bonds (b) Transfer of revenue Proceeds from the issuance of Border Bonds shall be transferred to the Border Trust Fund as provided in section 9512(b) (c) Terms and conditions (1) Term A bond issued under subsection (a) shall have a term of 30 years. (2) Face amount limitation The face amount of bonds issued under subsection (a) in any fiscal year shall not exceed $5,000,000,000. (3) Other terms The bonds authorized by this subsection shall be in such form and denominations, and shall be subject to such terms and conditions of issue, conversion, redemption, maturation, payment, and rate of interest as the Secretary may prescribe, except that no interest shall be payable with respect to such a bond before the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection. (4) Sunset No bonds may be issued under subsection (a) later than 30 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Accepting gifts Section 3113 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) The Secretary of the Treasury may accept for the Government a gift of money made only on the condition that it be transferred to the Border Bonds Trust Fund as provided in section 9512(b) . 4. Border Bonds Trust Fund Chapter 98 9512. Border Bonds Trust Fund (a) Creation of trust fund There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the Border Bonds Trust Fund (b) Transfers to trust fund There are hereby appropriated to the Trust Fund amounts equivalent to— (1) proceeds from the issuance of Border Bonds under section 2 of the Border Bonds for America Act of 2019 (2) gifts accepted under section 3113 of title 31, United States Code. (c) Expenditures from trust fund Amounts in the Trust Fund shall be available, without further appropriation, to construct reinforced fencing and provide for the installation of additional physical barriers, roads, lighting, cameras, and sensors to gain operational control of the southwest border under section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1103 .

Summary: Border Bonds for America Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to issue up to $5 billion in bonds in a fiscal year, with proceeds going into a trust fund for the construction of reinforced fencing, physical barriers, and related infrastructure for the southwest border with Mexico. Treasury may issue such bonds for 30 years from the bill's enactment date. The bill also authorizes Treasury to accept gifts of money for the same purpose.
To direct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to revise the transfers and withdrawals limit with respect to savings deposits and transaction accounts, and for other purposes.

To direct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to revise the transfers and withdrawals limit with respect to savings deposits and transaction accounts, and for other purposes. 1. Revision of transfers and withdrawals limit Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall modify title 12, Code of Federal Regulations— (1) to increase the transfers and withdrawals limitation under section 204.2(d)(2) thereof (defining savings deposit) from six to 30; and (2) to increase the withdrawal threshold under section 204.2(e)(4) thereof (defining transaction account) from six to 30.

Summary: This bill directs the Federal Reserve Board to increase (1) the number of transfers and withdrawals permitted for savings deposit accounts, and (2) the withdrawal threshold for transaction accounts.