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To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to regulate hydraulic fracturing operations on Federal lands, and for other purposes.

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to regulate hydraulic fracturing operations on Federal lands, and for other purposes. 1. Authority of BLM to regulate hydraulic fracturing operations (a) Authority of BLM To regulate hydraulic fracturing operations The Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 (1) by redesignating section 44 as section 45; and (2) by adding after section 43 the following: 44. Hydraulic fracturing operations (a) Regulatory authority The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall regulate hydraulic fracturing operations on Federal lands under the administration of such Secretary with respect to the purposes of this Act. (b) Requirements on operators The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall require as a condition of receiving a permit or other authorization under this section an operator to— (1) conduct baseline water testing; and (2) disclose to the public on an internet web­site the chemicals used by such operator to conduct hydraulic fracturing operations. (c) Definition of hydraulic fracturing operations The term hydraulic fracturing operations (1) means those operations conducted in an individual wellbore designed to increase the flow of hydrocarbons from the rock formation to the wellbore through modifying the permeability of reservoir rock by applying fluids under pressure to fracture it; and (2) does not include enhanced secondary recovery such as water flooding, tertiary recovery, recovery through steam injection, or other types of well stimulation operations such as acidizing. . (b) Definition of underground injection Section 1421(d)(1)(B) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300h(d)(1)(B) (B) Excludes the underground injection of natural gas for purposes of storage. .

Summary: This bill addresses requirements concerning hydraulic fracturing operations. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the formation. Specifically, this bill subjects the underground injection of such fluids or propping agents to regulation under state underground injection control programs, which protect drinking water. In addition, the bill (1) requires the Bureau of Land Management to regulate hydraulic fracturing operations on federal land administered by the Department of the Interior, and (2) establishes permit requirements for such operations.
Susan Harwood Training Grant Program Authorization Act

To authorize the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program Authorization Act 2. Susan Harwood Training Grant Program authorized Section 21 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 is amended— (1) in subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall (1) provide for the establishment and supervision of programs for the education and training of employers and employees in the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of unsafe or unhealthful working conditions and in employee rights and employer responsibilities under this Act and (2) consult with and advise employers and employees, and organizations representing employers and employees as to effective means of preventing occupational injuries and illnesses. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (e) The Secretary shall create a program known as the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program to competitively award grants to nonprofit organizations, employer associations, labor unions, and institutions of higher education supported by State and local governments to provide training and education programs for employers and workers on the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of safety and health hazards in workplaces and to inform workers of their rights and employers of their responsibilities under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (including grants to develop or expand the capacity of such organizations to provide safety and health training, education, and related assistance to the targeted audiences, grants for the training of employees and employers on occupational safety and health hazards of particular concern or for particular industries, or groups of workers at high risk of injury, illness, or exposure to hazards, and grants for the development of training materials on particular topics). .

Summary: Susan Harwood Training Grant Program Authorization Act This bill establishes a Susan Harwood Training Grant Program. Under the program, the Department of Labor must award grants to (1) provide training and education programs for employers and workers on the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of safety and health hazards in workplaces; and (2) inform workers of their rights and employers of their responsibilities under requirements governing occupational safety and health.
To remove the authorized purpose of maintaining water supply for agricultural uses for the project for Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas, Florida.

To remove the authorized purpose of maintaining water supply for agricultural uses for the project for Ca­loo­sa­hat­chee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas, Florida. 1. Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas, Florida Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, maintaining water supply for agricultural uses shall not be an authorized purpose of the project for Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas, Florida, authorized under the Act of July 3, 1930 (Chapter 847; 46 Stat. 925).

Summary: This bill prohibits maintaining water supply for agricultural uses from being an authorized purpose of the project for Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas in Florida.
Fair Opportunities for Seniors Act

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide priority for the senior community service employment program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Opportunities for Seniors Act 2. Priority for the senior community service employment program The Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3001 (1) in section 503(a)(4)(C)— (A) in clause (iii) by striking and (B) in clause (iv) by adding and (C) by adding at the end the following: (v) eligible individuals who have been incarcerated or are under supervision following the release from prison or jail within the last 5 years; ; (2) in section 514(e)(1) by inserting older individuals who have been incarcerated or are under supervision following the release from prison or jail, need, (3) in section 518— (A) in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii)— (i) in subclause (IV) by striking or (ii) in subclause (V) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (iii) by adding at the end the following: (VI) have been incarcerated or are under supervision following the release from prison or jail within the last 5 years. ; and (B) in subsection (b)(2)— (i) in subparagraph (F) by striking or (ii) in subparagraph (G) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (iii) by adding at the end the following: (H) has been incarcerated or is under supervision following the release from prison or jail within the last 5 years. .

Summary: Fair Opportunities for Seniors Act This bill gives priority, for purposes of certain grant programs that support the employment of older adults, to seniors who have been recently incarcerated.
Upward Mobility Enhancement Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion for educational assistance programs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Upward Mobility Enhancement Act 2. Increase in exclusion for educational assistance programs (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 127(a) (2) Maximum exclusion (A) In general This section shall apply only to the first $11,500 of educational assistance furnished to an individual during a calendar year, in the case of assistance for education below the graduate level. (B) Inflation adjustment In the case of any calendar year after 2019, the dollar amount in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (i) such dollar amount, multiplied by (ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which such taxable year begins by substituting calendar year 2017 calendar year 2016 If any increase determined under this subparagraph is not a multiple of $50, such increase shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $50. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.

Summary: Upward Mobility Enhancement Act This bill increases the maximum amount of the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance.
VREASA

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the circumstances under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide reimbursement for emergency ambulance services. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act VREASA 2. Secretary of Veterans Affairs reimbursement for emergency ambulance services (a) In general Section 1725(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) In delineating the circumstances under which reimbursement may be made under this section for ambulance services for an individual, the Secretary shall treat such services as emergency services for which reimbursement may be made under this section if the Secretary determines that— (A) the request for ambulance services was made as a result of the sudden onset of a medical condition of such a nature that a prudent layperson who possesses an average knowledge of health and medicine— (i) would have reasonably expected that a delay in seeking immediate medical attention would have been hazardous to the life or health of the individual; or (ii) could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention to result in placing the health of the individual in serious jeopardy, the serious impairment of bodily functions, or the serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part; and (B) the individual is transported to the closest and most appropriate medical facility capable of treating such emergency medical condition. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to ambulance services provided on or after January 1, 2019.

Summary: Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act or VREASA This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services in certain circumstances. Specifically, services are reimbursable when (1) the ambulance request was made because of the sudden onset of a medical condition that would reasonably be expected to be hazardous to the individual in the absence of immediate medical attention, and (2) the individual is transported to the closest and most appropriate medical facility capable of treating such emergency medical condition.
National Family Caregiver Support Program Cap Elimination Act of 2019

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to eliminate the percentage cap on funding available to carry out the program to provide support services to older caregivers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Family Caregiver Support Program Cap Elimination Act of 2019 2. National family caregiver support program cap (a) Federal share Section 373(g)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3030s–1(g)(2) (b) Monitoring the impact of the elimination of the cap on funds for older relative caregivers (1) Report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the impact of the amendment made by subsection (a) to eliminate the limitation on funds that States may allocate to provide support services to older relative caregivers in the National Family Caregiver Support Program established under part E of title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3030s–2 (2) Contents For purposes of reports required by paragraph (1), each State that receives an allotment under such National Family Caregiver Support Program for fiscal year 2020 or a subsequent fiscal year shall report to the Assistant Secretary for the fiscal year involved the amount of funds of the total Federal and non-Federal share allotment used by the State to provide support services for caregiver support for older relative caregivers and family caregivers.

Summary: National Family Caregiver Support Program Cap Elimination Act of 2019 This bill revises the National Family Caregiver Support Program to eliminate the percentage cap on funding available to provide support services to older relative caregivers.
C-BAND Act

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for an auction of C–Band spectrum, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clearing Broad Airwaves for New Deployment Act C–BAND Act 2. Auction of C–Band spectrum Title III of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 301 V C–Band Spectrum 399L. Auction of C–Band spectrum Not later than September 30, 2022, the Commission shall— (1) clear and reallocate no less than 200 megahertz and no more than 300 megahertz of contiguous C–Band spectrum (reserving 20 megahertz as guard band)— (A) for the provision of broadband internet access service; and (B) in such a way that ensures that C–Band-dependent users— (i) receive equal or better service as before the implementation of this section; and (ii) receive such service continuously throughout the transition process; and (2) through a system of competitive bidding under section 309(j), assign licenses for the use of the spectrum reallocated under paragraph (1), except for the spectrum reserved as guard band. 399M. Definitions In this part: (1) C–Band-dependent user The term C–Band-dependent user (A) is a licensee or registrant of an earth station receiving signals over C–Band spectrum; or (B) receives or distributes programming or services using C–Band spectrum. (2) C–Band spectrum The term C–Band spectrum (3) Clear The term clear .

Summary: Clearing Broad Airwaves for New Deployment Act or the C-BAND Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to make between 200 and 300 megahertz of C-Band spectrum available for reallocation and the assignment of licenses through a system of competitive bidding. C-Band spectrum is electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies of 3700 and 4200 megahertz. Such spectrum shall be for the provision of broadband internet access service, and the clearing and reallocation shall take place in a manner that ensures C-Band-dependent users (1) receive equal or better service than was previously available, and (2) receive such service continuously throughout the transition process.
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

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.
Chicano Park Preservation Act

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park, located in San Diego, California, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chicano Park Preservation Act 2. Special resource study (a) Study The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park and its murals located in San Diego, California. (b) Contents In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) evaluate the national significance of the site; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the site as an Affiliated Site of the National Park System; (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of Chicano Park and its murals by Federal, State, or local governmental entities, or private and nonprofit organizations; (4) consult with interested Federal, State, or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations or any other interested individuals; and (5) identify cost estimates for any development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives. (c) Applicable law The study required under subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code, except that the study shall not consider any options that involve Federal acquisition of lands, interests in lands, or any other property related to the Chicano Park and its murals. (d) Report Not later than 18 months after the date on which funds are first made available for the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report containing the results of the study and any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.

Summary: Chicano Park Preservation Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park and its murals located in San Diego, California. In conducting the study, Interior shall evaluate the site's national significance and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as an Affiliated Site of the National Park System.
Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for purposes of the low-income housing tax credit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2019 2. Homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students qualified for purposes of the low-income housing tax credit (a) In General Clause (i) of section 42(i)(3)(D) (II) a full-time student who, during any portion of the 7-year period ending with the commencement of such individual's continuous occupation of any low-income unit or units, was an individual described in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11434a(2) (III) a full-time student who, during any portion of the 5-year period ending with the commencement of such individual's continuous occupation of any low-income unit or units, was an individual described in section 2002(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to determinations made before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2019 This bill modifies the low-income housing tax credit to allow certain low-income building units that provide housing for homeless children, youth, or veterans who are full-time students to qualify for the credit. To qualify for the credit, the full-time student must have been a homeless child or youth during any portion of the seven-year period prior to occupying the housing unit or a homeless veteran during any portion of the five-year period prior to occupying the unit.
Student Loan Default Reduction Program Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to remove all adverse credit history related to a loan from the credit history of a borrower who has rehabilitated the loan. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Loan Default Reduction Program Act 2. Default reduction program Section 428F(a)(1)(C) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1078–6(a)(1)(C) to remove the record of the default from the borrower's credit history to remove any adverse item of information relating to such loan from the borrower’s credit history

Summary: Student Loan Default Reduction Program Act This bill provides for the removal of any adverse credit history related to a federal student loan from a borrower's credit once the borrower has completed default rehabilitation.
VETS Act

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical facility project in Jacksonville, Florida. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Emergency Treatment Services Act VETS Act 2. Authorization of major medical facility project The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a major medical facility project in fiscal year 2021 consisting of the construction of a medical center in Jacksonville, Florida, in an amount not to exceed $300,000,000.

Summary: Veterans Emergency Treatment Services Act or the VETS Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to spend up to $300 million in FY2021 to construct a medical center in Jacksonville, Florida.