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Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit high-deductible health plans to provide chronic disease prevention services to plan enrollees prior to satisfying their plan deductible. 1. Short title; findings (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 (b) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) A small number of chronic diseases account for the majority of health care spending in the United States. (2) Limited and targeted interventions for many chronic diseases prevent the need for additional, more costly therapies associated with untreated or unmanaged chronic diseases that lead to adverse effects on quality of life for patients. (3) These types of chronic care preventive services should be encouraged to maximize the effectiveness and positive outcomes of the care provided under high-deductible health plans. (4) Section 223(c)(2)(C) (5) In the absence of an expansion of the preventive care safe harbor by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 (6) Allowing health savings account-eligible high-deductible health plans to cover chronic disease prevention and treatment on a pre-deductible basis promotes the concept of Value-Based Insurance Design, which is an effective tool to improve the quality and reduce the cost of care for Americans with chronic diseases, with improved outcomes via increased medication adherence, reduced complications, and decreased emergency department visits. 2. Chronic disease prevention (a) In general Section 223(c)(2) (D) Safe harbor for absence of deductible for care related to chronic conditions A plan shall not fail to be treated as a high-deductible health plan by reason of failing to have a deductible for care related to the treatment of any chronic condition, as determined by the Assistant Secretary for Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to coverage for months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 This bill allows high deductible health plans to provide treatment for chronic diseases without requiring a plan deductible.
Pay Our Protectors Act

Making appropriations for certain Federal employees working during the Government shutdown beginning on or about December 22, 2018, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Our Protectors Act 2. Payment of salaries of certain excepted Government employees There are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to pay, during the period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018, the salaries and expenses of any officer or employee of the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Transportation and Security Administration, or the E-Verify program who is excepted from the furlough resulting from such lapse.

Summary: Pay Our Protectors Act This bill provides appropriations to pay the salaries and expenses of certain federal employees who are working during the lapse in appropriations that began on or about December 22, 2018, and resulted in a partial government shutdown. The bill applies to employees of the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, and the E-Verify program.
To amend title 28, United States Code, provide an additional place for holding court for the Western District of Washington, and for other purposes.

To amend title 28, United States Code, provide an additional place for holding court for the Western District of Washington, and for other purposes. 1. Additional place for holding court for the Western District of Washington Section 128(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting Mount Vernon, Tacoma,

Summary: This bill adds Mount Vernon to the list of locations where court must be held in the Western District of Washington.
Protecting Employees Tips Act

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employers from keeping employees’ tips to cover the cost of financial transaction fees. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Employees Tips Act 2. Prohibition on keeping tips to cover financial transaction fees Section 3(m)(2)(B) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 203(m)(2)(B) , or keeping any portion of employees’ tips to cover the cost of any fee established, charged, or received by a payment card network for the purpose of compensating an issuer for its involvement in a transaction in which a person uses a debit card or credit card (as the terms debit card credit card issuer payment card network 15 U.S.C. 1693o–2(c) employees’ tips

Summary: Protecting Employees Tips Act This bill prohibits an employer from keeping any portion of the tips paid to its employees to cover credit or debit card transaction fees charged by a card issuer.
Small County PILT Parity Act

To amend section 6903 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for additional population tiers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small County PILT Parity Act 2. Adjustment for low-population units of general local government Section 6903(c) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking 4,999 999 (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter preceding the table, by striking 5,000 1,000 (B) by striking the table and inserting the following: If population equals— the limitation is equal to the population times— 1,000 $254.40 2,000 $230.66 3,000 $212.00 4,000 $198.43 5,000 $186.56 6,000 $174.71 7,000 $164.50 8,000 $152.67 9,000 $142.45 10,000 $130.55 11,000 $127.22 12,000 $123.83 13,000 $118.73 14,000 $115.34 15,000 $111.92 16,000 $110.24 17,000 $108.51 18,000 $106.85 19,000 $105.16 20,000 $103.51 21,000 $101.76 22,000 $100.07 23,000 $100.07 24,000 $98.37 25,000 $96.69 26,000 $94.98 27,000 $94.98 28,000 $94.98 29,000 $93.31 30,000 $93.31 31,000 $91.59 32,000 $91.59 33,000 $89.88 34,000 $89.88 35,000 $88.17 36,000 $88.17 37,000 $86.48 38,000 $86.48 39,000 $84.82 40,000 $84.82 41,000 $83.09 42,000 $81.42 43,000 $81.42 44,000 $79.69 45,000 $79.69 46,000 $78.03 47,000 $78.03 48,000 $76.33 49,000 $76.33 50,000 $74.63. .

Summary: Small County PILT Parity Act This bill increases the maximum amount of a Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) that may be made to a local government to help offset losses in property taxes due to nontaxable federal lands. The maximum PILT payment to a local government is based on the size of the population served. The bill's increase in the maximum PILT payment is greater for local governments with a population below 4,500.
Closing the College Hunger Gap Act of 2019

To address food and housing insecurity on college campuses. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Closing the College Hunger Gap Act of 2019 2. Questions on food and housing insecurity in National Postsecondary Student Aid Study The Secretary of Education shall add questions that measure rates of food and housing insecurity to the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. 3. Information on SNAP eligibility (a) In general Section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1090 (i) Information on SNAP eligibility (1) In general For each year for which a student described in paragraph (2) submits a form described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall send to such student information regarding potential eligibility for assistance under, and application process for, the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 (2) Students A student is described in this paragraph if the student has an expected family contribution equal to zero for the year. . (b) Consultation The Secretary of Education shall consult with the Secretary of Agriculture, and the head of any other applicable Federal or State agency, in designing the written and electronic communication regarding potential eligibility for assistance under, and application process for, the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 20 U.S.C. 1090(i) 4. Effective date This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Closing the College Hunger Gap Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to collect data on the food and housing insecurity of college students. Specifically, ED must add questions that measure rates of food and housing insecurity to the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. In addition, ED must collect data on student eligibility under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). ED must also provide students with contact information for the state agency that administers SNAP in their state.
Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the eligibility of Transportation Security Administration employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act 2. Transportation Security Administration employees eligible to receive public safety officers’ death benefits Section 1204(9) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10284(9) (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking or (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: (E) an employee of the Transportation Security Administration who is performing official duties of the Administration, if those official duties are related to protecting the Nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce. . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if they had been enacted on October 31, 2013.

Summary: Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act This bill extends public safety officers' death benefits to Transportation Security Administration employees performing official duties related to protecting the nation's transportation systems.
Equal Deferment Opportunity Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to defer the deployment of a member of the Armed Forces who gives birth for one year unless the member elects to deploy with the approval of a health care provider employed at a military medical facility. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equal Deferment Opportunity Act 2. Deferred deployment for members of the Armed Forces who give birth Section 701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (l) A member of the armed forces who gives birth may not be deployed during the period of 12 months beginning on the date of such birth except— (1) at the election of such member; and (2) with the approval of a health care provider employed at a military medical treatment facility. .

Summary: Equal Deferment Opportunity Act This bill prohibits the Department of Defense from deploying, within a period of 12 months, a service member who gives birth, unless (1) the service member elects to deploy, and (2) such election is approved by a health care provider employed at a military medical treatment facility.
RECOVER Act

To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 to extend the availability of identity protection coverage to individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reducing the Effects of the Cyberattack on OPM Victims Emergency Response Act of 2019 RECOVER Act 2. Identity protection coverage for individuals affected by Federal agency data breaches Section 633(a) of title VI of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 ( Public Law 115–31 Public Law 115–141 (1) by striking (a) For fiscal years 2016 through 2026, (a) In general (2) by striking and (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) is effective for the remainder of the life of the affected individual; and (3) includes not less than $5,000,000 in identity theft insurance. .

Summary: Reducing the Effects of the Cyberattack on OPM Victims Emergency Response Act of 2019 or the RECOVER Act This bill provides lifetime identity protection coverage for individuals affected by previous federal agency data breaches.
To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process for the inspection of facilities used to house, detain, screen, and review migrants and refugees, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process for the inspection of facilities used to house, detain, screen, and review migrants and refugees, and for other purposes. 1. Inspection of facilities used to house, detain, screen, and review migrants and refugees The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Comptroller General of the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a process under which the Comptroller General, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security, and the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, as appropriate, may be provided with access to Government-owned or Department of Defense-owned installations where there are facilities used to house, detain, screen, or review migrants, refugees, or other persons recently arriving in the United States for purposes of conducting surprise inspections of such facilities.

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Defense to establish a process under which the Government Accountability Office and the Inspectors General of the Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services may be provided with access—for purposes of conducting surprise inspections—to federally-owned installations where there are facilities used to house, detain, screen, or review migrants, refugees, or other persons recently arriving in the United States.
Fairness for Medical Providers Act of 2019

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain administrative or judicial review respecting the identification of primary care practitioners under part B of the Medicare program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Medical Providers Act of 2019 2. Providing for certain administrative or judicial review respecting the identification of primary care practitioners under part B of the Medicare program (a) In general Section 1833(x)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(x)(4) (4) Limitation on review (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), there shall be no administrative or judicial review under section 1869, 1878, or otherwise, respecting the identification of primary care practitioners under this subsection. (B) Exception Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in the case of administrative or judicial review under section 1869, 1878, or otherwise, of the issue of whether the Secretary (or an entity contracting with the Secretary) failed to identify an individual described in clause (i) of paragraph (2)(A) as a primary care practitioner by reason of coding error with respect to items and services furnished by such individual during an applicable prior period (as described in clause (ii) of such paragraph). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply as if included in the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148

Summary: Fairness for Medical Providers Act of 2019 This bill allows administrative or judicial review of certain decisions by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) relating to the Medicare Primary Care Incentive Payment Program. (The program authorized additional payments to certain primary-care practitioners who provided primary-care services on or after January 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2016.) Current law prohibits administrative or judicial review of CMS decisions regarding the eligibility of primary-care practitioners to receive incentive payments under the program. The bill authorizes review of such decisions in cases where the practitioner failed to meet eligibility criteria due to a coding error for provided items and services.
To remove from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System the areas included in Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 in Florida.

To remove from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System the areas included in Indian Peninsula Unit FL–92 and Cape San Blas Unit P–30 in Florida. 1. Removal from John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System of areas comprising Indian Peninsula Unit FL–92 and Cape San Blas Unit P–30, Florida The areas comprising John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Indian Peninsula Unit FL–92 and Cape San Blas Unit P–30 in Florida immediately before the enactment of this Act are not part of such system, and maps relating to such units are hereby removed from the maps referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(a)

Summary: This bill removes specific areas in Gulf County, Florida, from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.
Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act

To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide information on suicide rates in law enforcement, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act 2. Information on suicide in law enforcement (a) Establishment Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall establish, for the purpose of preventing future law enforcement suicides and promoting understanding of suicide in law enforcement, the Law Enforcement Officers Suicide Data Collection Program, under which law enforcement agencies may submit to the Director information on suicides and attempted suicides within such law enforcement agencies, including information on— (1) the circumstances and events that occurred before each suicide or attempted suicide; (2) the location of each suicide or attempted suicide; (3) the demographic information of each law enforcement officer who commits or attempts suicide; and (4) the method used in each suicide or attempted suicide. (b) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall submit to Congress and publish on the website of the Federal Bureau of Investigation a report containing the information submitted to the Director pursuant to subsection (a). (c) Confidentiality Neither the information submitted under subsection (a) nor the report described under subsection (b) may include any personally identifiable information of a law enforcement officer who commits or attempts suicide, including the name or residential address of the officer. (d) Definitions In this section— (1) the term law enforcement agency (2) the term law enforcement officer (3) the term State

Summary: Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act This bill directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to establish a new program—the Law Enforcement Officers Suicide Data Collection Program—to prevent and understand law enforcement suicides. Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies may submit to the FBI, and the FBI must report on, data about suicides and attempted suicides of current and former officers.
STABLE GENIUS Act

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the principal campaign committee of a candidate in a general election for the office of President to file a certification that the candidate has undergone a medical examination conducted by a medical office under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Standardizing Testing and Accountability Before Large Elections Giving Electors Necessary Information for Unobstructed Selection Act STABLE GENIUS Act 2. Medical examination of presidential candidates (a) Requiring principal campaign committee To certify that candidate has undergone examination Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30104 (j) Certification of medical examination of presidential candidate (1) Requiring filing of certification The principal campaign committee of a candidate for election for the office of President shall file a report with the Commission under this section containing— (A) a certification that a medical office under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy conducted a medical examination of the candidate after the candidate won the nomination of a political party to run as a candidate in the general election for such office; and (B) the results of such medical examination. (2) Deadline A principal campaign committee of a candidate for election for the office of President shall file the report required under paragraph (1) not later than 21 days after the date on which the candidate won the political party’s nomination to run as a candidate in the general election. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the general election for the office of President held in November 2020 and each succeeding general election for such office.

Summary: Standardizing Testing and Accountability Before Large Elections Giving Electors Necessary Information for Unobstructed Selection Act or the STABLE GENIUS Act This bill requires the principal campaign committee of a candidate for President to file a report with the Election Assistance Commission containing the results of a medical examination of the candidate conducted by a medical office under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy after the candidate has won the nomination of a political party.