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To amend the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to the regulation of virtual currencies.

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to the regulation of virtual currencies. 1. Virtual currency (a) Definition Section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1a (52) Virtual currency The term virtual currency . (b) Requirements applicable to boards of trade Section 5(d)(4) of such Act ( 7 U.S.C. 7(d)(4) (1) by striking all that precedes board of trade (4) Prevention of market disruption (A) In general The ; (2) by redesignating each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving each of such provisions 2 ems to the right; and (3) by adding after and below the end the following: (B) Virtual currency Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B), with regard to a contract on the contract market that references a virtual currency available on a spot market platform, in order to fully comply with this paragraph, the board of trade must have— (i) unconstrained access to all trade and trader data regarding the virtual currency on the spot market platform; and (ii) the capability to provide the data to the Commission on request. . (c) Requirements applicable To swap execution facilities Section 5h(f)(4) of such Act ( 7 U.S.C. 7b–3(f)(4) (1) by striking all that precedes swap execution facility shall (4) Monitoring of trading and trade processing (A) In general The ; (2) by redesignating each of clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and moving each of such provisions 2 ems to the right; (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving each of such provisions 2 ems to the right; and (4) by adding after and below the end the following: (B) Virtual currency Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B), with regard to a swap on the swap execution facility that references a virtual currency available on a spot market platform, in order to fully comply with this paragraph, the board of trade must have— (i) unconstrained access to all trade and trader data regarding the virtual currency on the spot market platform; and (ii) the capability to provide the data to the Commission on request. .

Summary: This bill provides for data collection by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding virtual currency derivatives. Specifically, a board of trade, contract market, or a swap execution facility that trades a contract or swap referencing a virtual currency must have (1) access to all trade and trader data regarding that virtual currency, and (2) the capability to provide that data to the CFTC upon request.
Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2019

To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 to require that individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors be treated as employees. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2019 2. Amendments (a) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 The first sentence of section 701(f) of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e(f) or an individual who provides work for an employer under the terms of an independent contract with such employer, employer, (b) Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 The first sentence of section 11(f) of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ( 29 U.S.C. 630(f) , an individual who provides work for an employer under the terms of an independent contract with such employer, employer (c) Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(d) (5) For purposes of this subsection, the term employee . (d) Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 The first sentence of section 101(4) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12111(4) or an individual who provides work for an employer under the terms of an independent contract with such employer (e) Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Section 505(a)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 794a(a)(1) or any individual who provides work for an employer under the terms of an independent contract with such employer applicant for employment (f) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 Section 201(2)(A) of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000ff(2)(A) (1) by striking or (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (v) and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (vi) an individual who provides work for an employer under the terms of an independent contract with such employer. .

Summary: Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2019 This bill requires that independent contractors be treated as employees under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008.
Affordable Housing Incentives Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for nonrecognition of gain on real property sold for use as affordable housing. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Affordable Housing Incentives Act of 2019 2. Nonrecognition of gain on property sold to public housing agencies for use as affordable housing (a) In general Section 1033 (k) Sales to public housing agencies for use as affordable housing (1) In general For purposes of this subtitle, if real property is sold or otherwise transferred to a public housing agency (as such term is defined in section 3(b)(6) of the United States Housing Act of 1937) for use or development by such agency as affordable housing to carry out the mandate (relating to affordable housing) of such agency, such sale or transfer shall be treated as an involuntary conversion to which this section applies. (2) Special rule with respect to period within which property must be replaced In the case of a sale or transfer described in paragraph (1), subsection (a)(2)(B)(i) shall be applied by substituting 3 years 2 years (3) Special rule for real property held for productive use in trade or business For purposes of subsection (a), if the real property described in paragraph (1) is held for productive use in a trade or business or for investment, property of a like kind to be held either for productive use in a trade or business or for investment shall be treated as property similar or related in service or use to the property so described. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to sales and transfers made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Affordable Housing Incentives Act of 2019 This bill allows nonrecognition of gain, for income tax purposes, from the sale of property to public housing agencies for use as affordable housing.
Student Loan Contract Act of 2019

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to rename master promissory notes for loans made under part D to student loan contracts. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Loan Contract Act of 2019 2. Student loan contract and loan disclosures (a) Student loan contract Section 432(m)(1)(D) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1082(m)(1)(D) (iv) Student loan contract (I) In general Any master promissory note form described in this subparagraph that is developed or used for loans made under part D for periods of enrollment beginning on or after the date of enactment of the Student Loan Contract Act of 2019 shall be referred to as a student loan contract (II) Clarification on use A student loan contract for loans made under part D for a student shall only be used with respect to loans made under part D for the periods of enrollment that are in the same award year for which the initial loans for which the contract is used were made. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 485(l)(2)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092(l)(2)(B) or the student loan contract (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect with respect to academic year 2019–2020 and each succeeding academic year.

Summary: Student Loan Contract Act of 2019 This bill renames a master promissory note that is made for certain student loans a student loan contract.
Greater Accountability in Pay Act

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information on pay raises made to executives and non-executive employees, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Greater Accountability in Pay Act 2. Pay raise disclosures Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m (s) Pay raise disclosures An issuer required to file an annual report under this section or section 15(d), that is not an emerging growth company, shall include in such report— (1) the percentage increase in the median of the annual total compensation of all executive officers (as such term is defined in section 240.3b–7 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations) of the issuer over the last completed fiscal year; (2) the percentage increase in the median of the annual total compensation of all employees of the issuer, excluding executive officers, over the last completed fiscal year; (3) the ratio of the percentage described in paragraph (1) to the percentage described in paragraph (2); (4) a comparison of the percentage described in paragraph (1) to the percentage change over the same period in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor; and (5) a comparison of the percentage described in paragraph (2) to the percentage change over the same period in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. . December 11, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Greater Accountability in Pay Act This bill requires specified issuers of securities to disclose compensation information regarding executive officers and employees.
MAGIC Act

To provide for a pathway for chemically synthesized insulin to be approved under an abbreviated new drug application submitted under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Market Access for Generic Insulin Competition MAGIC Act 2. Providing for a pathway for approval of chemically synthesized insulin under an abbreviated new drug application (a) In general Section 7002(e)(2) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262 (1) in subparagraph (B), by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and moving the margins of such subclauses (as so redesignated) two ems to the right; (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking such biological product (i) (3) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as clause (ii) and moving the margin of such clause (as so redesignated) two ems to the right; (4) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (5) by adding at the end the following: (B) notwithstanding paragraphs (3) and (4), the application is submitted under subsection (j) of such section for chemically synthesized insulin or any analogue of chemically synthesized insulin for which the listed drug is a biological product that is, pursuant to paragraph (4), deemed to be licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to applications submitted on or after January 1, 2020.

Summary: Market Access for Generic Insulin Competition or the MAGIC Act This bill provides a pathway for the Food and Drug Administration to approve chemically synthesized insulin or an analogue of chemically synthesized insulin as a generic drug under the abbreviated new drug application process.
To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to clarify the venue for judicial review of Commission rules, and for other purposes.

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to clarify the venue for judicial review of Commission rules, and for other purposes. 1. Judicial review of Commission rules The Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1 24. Judicial review of Commission rules (a) A person adversely affected by a rule of the Commission promulgated under this Act may obtain review of the rule in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or the United States Court of Appeals for the circuit where the party resides or has the principal place of business, by filing in the court, within 60 days after publication in the Federal Register of the entry of the rule, a written petition requesting that the rule be set aside. (b) A copy of the petition shall be transmitted forthwith by the clerk of the court to an officer designated by the Commission for that purpose. Thereupon the Commission shall file in the court the record on which the rule complained of is entered, as provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. (c) On the filing of the petition, the court has jurisdiction, which becomes exclusive on the filing of the record, to affirm and enforce or to set aside the rule in whole or in part. (d) The court shall affirm and enforce the rule unless the Commission’s action in promulgating the rule is found to be arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law; contrary to constitutional right, power, privilege, or immunity; in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or limitations, or short of statutory right; or without observance of procedure required by law. .

Summary: This bill provides for the judicial review of rules issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Specifically, a person adversely affected by a CFTC rule may obtain a review of the rule by an appropriate U.S. court of appeals.
Financial Watchdog Support Act

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to eliminate the double-sided confirmation requirement for swap data repositories. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Financial Watchdog Support Act 2. Elimination of the double-sided confirmation requirement for swap data repositories (a) In general Section 21(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 24a(c) (b) Conforming amendment Section 21(d) of such Act ( 7 U.S.C. 24a(d) (c)(7) (c)(6)

Summary: Financial Watchdog Support Act This bill eliminates the requirement that a swap data repository must confirm the accuracy of submitted data with both parties participating in the swap.
Stop Vaping Ads Act of 2019

To amend the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act to extend the prohibition on electronic advertisements of cigarettes and little cigars to electronic nicotine delivery systems. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Vaping Ads Act of 2019 2. Prohibition on electronic advertisements of electronic nicotine delivery systems Section 6 of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1335 (1) by striking and little cigars , little cigars, and electronic nicotine delivery systems (2) by striking After (a) In general After ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (b) Electronic nicotine delivery system defined In this section, the term electronic nicotine delivery system (1) means any electronic device that delivers nicotine, flavor, or another substance via an aerosolized solution to the user inhaling from the device (including e-cigarettes, e-hookah, e-cigars, vape pens, advanced refillable personal vaporizers, and electronic pipes) and any component, liquid, part, or accessory of such a device, whether or not sold separately; and (2) does not include a product that— (A) is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for sale as a tobacco cessation product or for another therapeutic purpose; and (B) is marketed and sold solely for a purpose described in subparagraph (A). .

Summary: Stop Vaping Ads Act of 2019 This bill generally prohibits electronic advertisements of electronic nicotine delivery systems (e.g., e-cigarettes or vape pens).
To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to exempt certain charitable organizations from regulation as commodity pool operators, and for other purposes.

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to exempt certain charitable organizations from regulation as commodity pool operators, and for other purposes. 1. Exemption of qualified charitable organizations from regulation as commodity pool operators Section 4m of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 6m (1) by striking Sec. 4m. 4m. Use of mails or other means or instrumentalities of interstate commerce by commodity trading advisors and commodity pool operators (a) Prohibition (1) In general It ; (2) in the second sentence— (A) by striking The provisions of this section (2) Exceptions (A) Commodity trading advisors (i) In general Subject to clause (ii) and except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), this section ; (B) by striking commodity trading advisor who is a (1) dealer (I) dealer ; (C) by striking or (2) nonprofit (II) nonprofit ; (D) by striking Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974; if the advice by the person described in clause (1) or (2) of this sentence (ii) Applicability Clause (i) only applies if the advice by the person described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i) ; (E) by striking business: business. (F) by striking Provided (B) Complaints against excepted persons A person described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i) shall be subject to proceedings under section 14. (C) Charitable organizations This section shall not apply to any commodity trading advisor or commodity pool operator that is— (i) a charitable organization, as defined in section 3(c)(10)(D)(iii) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(10)(D)(iii) (I) any such charitable organizations; or (II) an investment trust, syndicate, or similar form of enterprise excluded from the definition of investment company 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(10) (ii) any plan, company, or account described in section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(14) investment company 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(14) ; (3) by striking (2) Nothing in this Act (b) Relationship to other law Nothing in this Act ; (4) by striking (3) Exception Paragraph (1) shall not apply (c) Exception (1) In general Subsection (a) shall not apply ; (5) by striking (B) Engaged primarily (2) Engaged primarily For purposes of paragraph (1) ; (6) by striking (C) Commodity interests (3) Commodity interests For purposes of this subsection ; and (7) by adding at the end the following: (d) Disclosure concerning exempted charitable organizations A commodity trading advisor or commodity pool operator that is an organization or person described in subsection (a)(2)(C)(i) to or of any investment trust, syndicate, or similar form of enterprise excluded from the definition of investment company 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(10)(B) 15 U.S.C. 80a–7(e) .

Summary: This bill generally exempts charitable organizations from commodity trading regulations and registration requirements.
Shift Back to Society Act of 2019

To authorize the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to establish a pilot program to make grants to historically Black colleges and universities to provide educational programs to offenders who have recently been, or will soon be, released from incarceration, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shift Back to Society Act of 2019 2. Offender education re-entry pilot program (a) Authorization The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall establish a pilot program for 5 years which makes grants to not more than 10 historically Black colleges and universities to provide educational programming to eligible offenders in order to facilitate re-entry into the community. (b) Application The chief executive officer of a historically Black college or university seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require. (c) Matching funds The portion of the costs of a program provided by a grant under subsection (a) may not exceed 50 percent. The recipient of a grant under this section may meet the matching requirement under this subsection by making in-kind contributions of goods or services that are directly related to the purpose for which such grant was awarded. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term educational programming (A) general education development (GED) programming; or (B) educational courses which are transferable for course credit at that historically Black college or university. (2) The term eligible offender (A) has been released from incarceration for not longer than one year; or (B) is scheduled to be released from incarceration in not longer than one year. (3) The term historically Black college or university part B institution 20 U.S.C. 1061(2) (4) The term institution of higher education 20 U.S.C. 1001 (e) Prohibition on new authorization of funds This section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise appropriated or made available to the Department of Justice. No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section. 3. GAO Study Not later than 270 days after the conclusion of the pilot program under section 2, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report which describes the results of the pilot program.

Summary: Shift Back to Society Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program that awards matching grants to historically black colleges and universities to provide educational programs for eligible offenders to facilitate re-entry into the community. An eligible offender is a convicted criminal offender who has been released from incarceration for not longer than one year or who is scheduled to be released from incarceration within one year. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the results of the pilot program.
Empower Parents in College Act of 2019

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow a recipient of an institutional aid grant to use funds under such grant to establish, improve, or expand partnerships with child care providers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empower Parents in College Act of 2019 2. Institutional aid grant authorized activities Section 311(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1057(c) (1) by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (14); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following: (13) Establishing, improving, or expanding partnerships with child care providers. .

Summary: Empower Parents in College Act of 2019 This bill authorizes universities to use certain grant funds to partner with local child care providers in offering child care services to their student-parent population.