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Federal Employee Recruitment and Retention Plan Act of 2019

To require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to submit to Congress a plan to ensure that the executive branch of Government has a full workforce composed of qualified employees, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Recruitment and Retention Plan Act of 2019 2. Plan to ensure full workforce (a) In general Not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall submit to Congress a plan, including the actionable strategies described in subsection (b), to ensure that the executive branch of Government has a full workforce composed of qualified employees. (b) Actionable strategies described The actionable strategies described in this subsection are to— (1) hire new employees for vacant positions or positions that are predicted to be vacant within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section; (2) attract at least 1 qualified applicant for each job opening not later than 2 weeks after the date such opening is made available for applicants to apply; and (3) prevent the loss of institutional knowledge when an employee leaves the executive branch. (c) Employee defined In this section, the term employee (1) has the meaning given that term in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code; and (2) includes an employee of the United States Postal Service or of the Postal Regulatory Commission.

Summary: Federal Employee Recruitment and Retention Plan Act of 2019 This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to submit a plan to ensure the executive branch has a full workforce of qualified employees. Such plan shall include actionable strategies to (1) hire new employees for vacant, or soon-to-be vacant, positions; (2) attract at least one qualified applicant for each job opening no later than two weeks after the opening is made available; and (3) prevent the loss of institutional knowledge when an employee leaves the executive branch.
BRACE Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act of 2019 BRACE Act of 2019 2. Railroad track maintenance credit made permanent (a) In general Section 45G (b) Effective date (1) In general The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred during taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. (2) Safe harbor assignments Assignments, including related expenditures paid or incurred, referred to in section 45G(b)(2)

Summary: Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act of 2019 or the BRACE Act of 2019 This bill permanently extends the tax credit for railroad track maintenance. The extension applies to expenditures paid or incurred during tax years beginning after 2017. Assignments of miles of railroad track, including related expenditures, for tax years ending after 2017 must be treated as timely if they are made pursuant to a written agreement entered into within 90 days of the enactment of this bill.
Rural Hospital Frontier Workforce Fairness Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the floor on the area wage index under the inpatient prospective payment system to certain sole community hospitals. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Hospital Frontier Workforce Fairness Act 2. Extending floor on area wage index to certain sole community hospitals Section 1886(d)(3)(E)(iii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)(E)(iii) (1) in subclause (I), by inserting before the period at the end the following: and, for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2019, the area wage index applicable under this subparagraph to any sole community hospital that is located not more than 75 miles from the closest frontier State and that makes an election under subclause (V) may not be less than 1.00 (2) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (V) Sole community hospital election The Secretary shall provide for a process under which a sole community hospital described in subclause (I) may elect, at such time and in such manner as specified by the Secretary, to apply subclause (I) to such sole community hospital. .

Summary: Rural Hospital Frontier Workforce Fairness Act This bill alters the Medicare prospective payment system for inpatient hospital services furnished at sole community hospitals (i.e., rural hospitals or hospitals that are the sole source of inpatient care in a certain geographic area). Specifically, the bill applies a minimum area wage adjustment to payments to sole community hospitals that are located up to 75 miles from the closest frontier (i.e., predominantly rural) state. Currently, the minimum area wage adjustment applies only to hospitals in frontier states.
Respect Graduate Student Workers Act

To ensure full labor protections for graduate student workers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Respect Graduate Student Workers Act 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that, pursuant to the definition of employee 29 U.S.C. 152 employee 3. Prohibition on certain rulemaking The National Labor Relations Board may not finalize the proposed rule entitled Jurisdiction-Nonemployee Status of University and College Students Working in Connection With Their Studies

Summary: Respect Graduate Student Workers Act This bill prohibits the National Labor Relations Board from finalizing a specified rule or making a similar rule that excludes student workers at private universities from the definition of employee under federal labor laws. (Under current law, students paid for services provided at universities in connection with such students' studies are considered employees.)
F-AIR Act

To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand the priorities of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in developing plans and policy for the use of the navigable airspace. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness in Airspace Includes Residents Act F-AIR Act 2. Sovereignty and use of airspace (a) In general Section 40103(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) (A) The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall develop plans and policy for the use of the navigable airspace and assign by regulation or order the use of the airspace necessary to ensure— (i) as a primary priority, the safety of aircraft; and (ii) as secondary co-equal priorities— (I) the efficient use of airspace; and (II) the minimization of the impact of aviation noise, and other health impacts, on residents and communities, and other impacts of the use of airspace on the environment. (B) The Administrator may modify or revoke an assignment when required in the public interest. . (b) Updates to FAA priorities Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall— (1) review the regulations, policies, procedures, and processes of the Administration and modify them as necessary to reflect the priorities in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 40103(b)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection (a); and (2) update the mission statement of the Administration to reflect such priorities.

Summary: Fairness in Airspace Includes Residents Act or the F-AIR Act This bill revises the priorities of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in developing plans and policy for the use of navigable airspace. Specifically, the FAA must ensure (1) the safety of aircraft as a primary priority in developing such plans and policy; and (2) the minimization of the impact of aviation noise, and other health impacts, on residents and communities, and other impacts of the use of airspace on the environment as a secondary priority on an equal basis with the efficient use of airspace.
APPRISE Act

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure representatives of aviation roundtables may participate in the NextGen performance-based navigation implementation process of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the All Participating in Process Reaching Informed Solutions for Everyone Act APPRISE Act 2. Performance-based navigation implementation process (a) In general In carrying out the implementation process for NextGen performance-based navigation (as described in FAA Order JO7100.41A, or any subsequent similar order), the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall ensure that any covered aviation roundtable may appoint a technical representative or consultant to participate as member of the core working group or the full working group of such process on the same terms and conditions as a representative of the industry, an airport, or a participating proponent of a procedure. (b) Covered aviation roundtable defined The term covered aviation roundtable (1) that is the actual or de facto proponent of a proposed new or modified performance-based navigation flight procedure; or (2) for which the modified procedure path to be implemented in the process described in subsection (a) is within 5 miles of the jurisdictional area of the aviation roundtable. (c) Report to Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the progress made toward implementing the requirements under subsection (a).

Summary: All Participating in Process Reaching Informed Solutions for Everyone Act or the APPRISE Act This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure that an aviation roundtable technical representative or consultant is allowed to participate in the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) performance-based navigation implementation process for new or modified flight procedures affecting their communities. (NextGen performance-based navigation is an advanced, satellite-enabled form of air navigation that creates 3-D flight paths.)
NOTIFIED Act

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to notify the public of proposed new Performance Based Navigation Implementation Process flight procedures, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Notify Officials To Inform Fully and Impel Educated Decisions Act NOTIFIED Act 2. FAA outreach to community and elected officials when proposing new or modified flight procedures (a) In general In order to avoid having to subsequently modify products and services developed as a part of the NextGen Performance Based Navigation (PBN) Implementation Process—FAA Order JO7100.41A, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall comply with the requirements of this section. (b) Notification to officials The Administrator shall notify the public of any proposed new PBN flight procedure or flight procedure change affecting airspace at altitudes below 18,000 feet. This notification shall be made not later than 30 days after the date of the entry of the procedure into the FAA Performance Based Navigation IFP Gateway to the elected governing body of each of the cities and counties within 5 miles of such a proposed new or modified flight procedure, to any Member of Congress whose district is within 5 miles of such a proposed new or modified flight procedure, and to any Aviation Roundtable whose jurisdictional area is within 5 miles of such a proposed new or modified flight procedure. (c) Notification contents Notification shall be made with sufficient specificity for an official to determine if such new or modified flight procedure being processed is likely to affect constituents of such official and shall include— (1) name of flight procedure; (2) name of the proponent of the flight procedure; (3) whether the flight procedure is a new or modified procedure and, if modified, the changes being proposed; (4) name of existing procedure if the procedure substantially replaces an existing procedure; (5) approximate flight path including latitude and longitude of the proposed procedure overlaid on a satellite map such as Google Earth or similar; (6) approximate altitudes of proposed flight path; and (7) contact person to provide additional information. (d) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Aviation Roundtable The term Aviation Roundtable (2) FAA Order JO7100.41A The term FAA Order JO7100.41A (3) Flight procedure The term flight procedure (4) IFP The term IFP (5) Instrument Flight Procedures Gateway The term Instrument Flight Procedures Gateway (6) Elected governing body The term elected governing body (7) PBN The term PBN

Summary: Notify Officials To Inform Fully and Impel Educated Decisions Act or the NOTIFIED Act This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to notify the public of any proposed new Performance Based Navigation flight procedure or flight procedure change affecting airspace at altitudes below 18,000 feet.
Stop EITC and CTC Seizures Act

To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the amount that the portion of a taxpayer’s tax refund attributable to the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit may be reduced by reason of student loan debt. 1. Short title (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop EITC and CTC Seizures Act 2. Limitation on reduction of certain portions of tax refund by amount of student loan debt (a) In general Section 3720A of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j) The Secretary of the Treasury may not reduce under subsection (c), by reason of student loan debt, a refund of Federal taxes paid that is payable to a taxpayer to the extent such reduction would cause such refund to be less than the sum of credits allowed under subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to refunds of Federal taxes paid for taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Stop EITC and CTC Seizures Act This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury from reducing a taxpayer's tax refund for student loan debt to the extent that such reduction would cause the refund to be less than the sum of the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit.
Promoting Service in Transportation Act

To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to carry out public service campaigns which promote transportation career opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Service in Transportation Act 2. Transportation workforce outreach program (a) In general Chapter 55 of subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 5506. Transportation workforce outreach program (a) In general The Secretary shall establish and administer a transportation workforce outreach program that carries out a series of public service announcement campaigns during fiscal years 2021 through 2026. (b) Purpose The purpose of each campaign carried out under the program shall be to achieve the following objectives: (1) Increase awareness of career opportunities in the transportation sector, including aviation pilots, safety inspectors, mechanics and technicians, air traffic controllers, flight attendants, truck drivers, engineers, transit workers, railroad workers, and other transportation professionals. (2) Increase diversity, including race, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, of professionals in the transportation sector. (c) Advertising The Secretary may use, or authorize the use of, funds available to carry out the program for the development, production, and use of broadcast, digital, and print media advertising and outreach in carrying out campaigns under this section. (d) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each fiscal years 2021 through 2026. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 55 of subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5505 the following new item: 5506. Transportation workforce outreach program. .

Summary: Promoting Service in Transportation Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish and administer a transportation workforce outreach program to (1) increase awareness of transportation career opportunities; and (2) increase diversity such as race, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status of professionals in the transportation sector.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 115 South Swenson Street in Stamford, Texas, as the "Charles W. Stenholm Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 115 South Swenson Street in Stamford, Texas, as the Charles W. Stenholm Post Office Building 1. Charles W. Stenholm Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 115 South Swenson Street in Stamford, Texas, shall be known and designated as the Charles W. Stenholm Post Office Building (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Charles W. Stenholm Post Office Building

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 115 South Swenson Street in Stamford, Texas, as the "Charles W. Stenholm Post Office Building."
Healthcare Cost Transparency Act

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and chapter 89 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthcare Cost Transparency Act 2. Requiring health insurance issuers to maintain a price comparison tool (a) PHSA Section 2709 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–9 (c) Maintenance of price comparison tool In connection with the offering of any health insurance coverage in a geographic area for a plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, a health insurance issuer shall employ an individual to offer price comparison guidance or make available on an Internet website a price comparison tool that (to the extent practicable) allows an individual enrolled under such coverage, with respect to such plan year and such geographic area, to compare the amount (determined by historic claims data of participating providers with respect to such coverage) of cost-sharing (including deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance) that the individual would be responsible for paying under such plan with respect to the furnishing of a specific item or service by any of such providers. . (b) FEHB (1) In general Section 8902 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (p) A contract for a plan under this chapter, chapter 89A, or 89B shall require the applicable carrier to make available on an Internet website an individual to offer price comparison guidance or the price comparison tool, as described under subsection (c) of section 2709 of Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–9 . (2) Application The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to contract years beginning in 2020.

Summary: Healthcare Cost Transparency Act This bill requires health insurance issuers, including those issuing plans to federal employees, to make price comparison guidance available to plan holders. Specifically, issuers must employ staff or provide an online tool to compare a plan holder's cost-sharing responsibility between in-network providers for specific items or services.
FARM Act of 2019

To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to require registration statements filed under such Act to be filed in a structured data format which enables the statements to be digitized for purposes of the publicly available electronic database maintained under such Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Agents Registration Modernization Act of 2019 FARM Act of 2019 2. Format for registration statements filed under Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (a) Requiring registration statements To be in structured data format Section 2(g) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 612(g) in electronic form in an electronic, structured data format under which the statement or supplement shall be published in a publicly available, machine-processable digital format for purposes of the National Foreign Agents Database under section 6(d) (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to statements filed on or after the expiration of the 180-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Requirements for electronic database of registration statements (a) Requiring database To be searchable and sortable by public; designation of database as National Foreign Agents Database Section 6(d)(1) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 616(d)(1) (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking to the extent technically practicable, (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking an electronic database an electronic database to be known as the National Foreign Agents Database (3) in subparagraph (A), by striking includes the information includes in a digitized format the information (b) Requiring immediate posting of statements upon receipt Section 6(d)(2) of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 616(d)(2) as soon as technically practicable immediately (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect upon the expiration of the 180-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Foreign Agents Registration Modernization Act of 2019 or the FARM Act of 2019 This bill imposes additional requirements related to the public database of registrations that are filed, as required by the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), by agents that engage in certain political activities for foreign principals. Specifically, the Department of Justice shall establish the National Foreign Agents Database, which shall be a publicly searchable, sortable, and machine-processable database of the information contained in such registrations. Current law requires a database of registrations to have search and sort functions only to the extent technically practicable. FARA-required registrations shall be filed in an electronic, structured data format. Electronically filed registrations shall be immediately available to the public over the internet.