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Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for the labor costs of installing mechanical insulation property. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2019 2. Labor costs of installing mechanical insulation property (a) In general Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 45T. Labor costs of installing mechanical insulation property (a) In general For purposes of section 38, the mechanical insulation labor costs credit determined under this section for any taxable year is an amount equal to 10 percent of the mechanical insulation labor costs paid or incurred by the taxpayer during such taxable year. (b) Mechanical insulation labor costs For purposes of this section— (1) In general The term mechanical insulation labor costs (2) Mechanical insulation property The term mechanical insulation property (A) placed in service in connection with a mechanical system which— (i) is located in the United States, and (ii) is of a character subject to an allowance for depreciation, and (B) which result in a reduction in energy loss from the mechanical system which is greater than the expected reduction from the installation of insulation materials which meet the minimum requirements of Reference Standard 90.1 (as defined in section 179D(c)(2)). (c) Termination This section shall not apply to mechanical insulation labor costs paid or incurred after December 31, 2024. . (b) Credit allowed as part of general business credit Section 38(b) of such Code is amended by striking plus , plus (33) the mechanical insulation labor costs credit determined under section 45T(a). . (c) Conforming amendments (1) Section 280C of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) Mechanical insulation labor costs credit (1) In general No deduction shall be allowed for that portion of the mechanical insulation labor costs (as defined in section 45T(b)) otherwise allowable as deduction for the taxable year which is equal to the amount of the credit determined for such taxable year under section 45T(a). (2) Similar rule where taxpayer capitalizes rather than deducts expenses If— (A) the amount of the credit determined for the taxable year under section 45T(a), exceeds (B) the amount of allowable as a deduction for such taxable year for mechanical insulation labor costs (determined without regard to paragraph (1)), the amount chargeable to capital account for the taxable year for such costs shall be reduced by the amount of such excess. . (2) The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 45T. Labor costs of installing mechanical insulation property. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2019, in taxable years ending after such date.

Summary: Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2019 This bill allows a tax credit for 10% of the labor costs of installing mechanical insulation property.
Pricing Greenhouse Gases Report Act of 2019

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a report to Congress regarding the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pricing Greenhouse Gases Report Act of 2019 2. Report on Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall submit a report to Congress on the utility of the data from the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program for determining the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by each taxpayer for the purpose of imposing a fee on such taxpayers with respect to such emissions. Such report shall include a detailed description and analysis of any administrative or other challenges associated with using such data for such purpose. (b) Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program For purposes of this section, the term Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

Summary: Pricing Greenhouse Gases Report Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to report to Congress on the Environmental Protection Agency's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. Specifically, Treasury must report on the utility of the data from the program for determining the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by taxpayers for the purpose of imposing a fee on taxpayers for such emissions.
TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the TRICARE program for certain members of the Retired Reserves of the reserve components. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act 2. TRICARE for members of the retired reserve (a) Adjustment of eligibility Paragraph (2) of section 1074(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a member or former member eligible for retired pay for non-regular service under chapter 1223 of this title who is under 60 years of age unless such member or former member is in receipt of such pay (or would be in receipt of such pay but for section 5304 or 5305 of title 38). . (b) TRICARE Retired Reserve Section 1076e(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking but is not age 60 but is not age 60 and is not in receipt of such retired pay (or would be in receipt of such pay but for section 5304 or 5305 of title 38) (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect January 1, 2020.

Summary: TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act This bill provides that personnel of the Retired Reserve (comprising former National Guard and Reserve members) who are not yet age 60 but are receiving their retirement pay may purchase TRICARE health coverage for retired military personnel, rather than the presently allowed TRICARE Retired Reserve (which may have higher costs). The bill generally aligns the age for TRICARE health care benefits with the age at which retired National Guard and Reserve personnel begin receiving their retired pay. Under current law, Reserve Component personnel may retire below age 60, but not below 50, based on active duty performance.
Closing Asylum Loopholes Act

To close loopholes in the immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the United States unlawfully, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Closing Asylum Loopholes Act 2. Credible fear interviews Section 235(b)(1)(B)(v) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B)(v) claim claim, as determined pursuant to section 208(b)(1)(B)(iii), and such other facts as are known to the officer, that the alien could establish eligibility for asylum under section 208, and it is more probable than not that the statements made by, and on behalf of, the alien in support of the alien’s claim are true. 3. Jurisdiction of asylum applications Section 208(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158 4. Recording expedited removal and credible fear interviews (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish quality assurance procedures and take steps to effectively ensure that questions by employees of the Department of Homeland Security exercising expedited removal authority under section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b) (b) Factors relating to sworn statements Where practicable, any sworn or signed written statement taken of an alien as part of the record of a proceeding under section 235(b)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(A) (c) Interpreters The Secretary shall ensure that a competent interpreter, not affiliated with the government of the country from which the alien may claim asylum, is used when the interviewing officer does not speak a language understood by the alien. (d) Recordings in immigration proceedings There shall be an audio or audio visual recording of interviews of aliens subject to expedited removal. The recording shall be included in the record of proceeding and shall be considered as evidence in any further proceedings involving the alien. (e) No private right of action Nothing in this section shall be construed to create any right, benefit, trust, or responsibility, whether substantive or procedural, enforceable in law or equity by a party against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, entities, officers, employees, or agents, or any person, nor does this section create any right of review in any administrative, judicial, or other proceeding.

Summary: Closing Asylum Loopholes Act This bill requires an alien's "credible fear of persecution" to be more probable than not in order to be eligible for asylum. It also directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that the questions asked in expedited removal proceedings are done so in a uniform manner, and to record interviews in expedited removal and asylum proceedings. If an asylum seeker needs an interpreter, DHS shall ensure that a competent interpreter is used who is not affiliated with the government of the country the alien is seeking asylum frrom.
Reauthorization of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity Act

To permanently authorize the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reauthorization of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity Act 2. National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity Section 114 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1011c

Summary: Reauthorization of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity Act This bill permanently authorizes the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, which advises the Department of Education on the college accreditation process and the eligibility of institutions of higher education to participate in federal student aid programs.
Homeless Youth Menstrual Product Access Act of 2019

To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to permit services provided by grant recipients to include provision of sanitary napkins and tampons. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeless Youth Menstrual Product Access Act of 2019 2. Amendment Section 311(a)(2)(C) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11211(a)(2)(C) (1) in clause (iii) by striking and (2) in clause (iv) by striking the period at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (v) provision of sanitary napkins and tampons that conform to applicable industry standards. .

Summary: Homeless Youth Menstrual Product Access Act of 2019 This bill expands the permissible uses of federal grants by local centers serving runaway and homeless youth to include the provision of menstrual hygiene products.
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States and units of local government to deploy and implement gunfire detection and location technology, and for other purposes.

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States and units of local government to deploy and implement gunfire detection and location technology, and for other purposes. 1. Gunfire detection technology grant program Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by inserting after part NN the following: OO Gunfire Detection Technology Grant Program 3051. Grant authority The Attorney General is authorized to make grants to States and units of local government to deploy and implement gunfire detection and location technology. 3052. Applications The chief executive officer of a State or unit of local government seeking a grant under this part 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. 3053. Funding Of the total amount made available to carry out subpart 1 of part E, the Attorney General shall allocate not less than $10,000,000 for grants under this part for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023. . 2. Conforming amendment Section 505(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10156(a)(1) paragraph (2) and section 3053

Summary: This bill authorizes grants for state and local governments to deploy and implement gunfire detection and location technology.
To prohibit the Department of Defense from deploying strategic assets of the United States in the Republic of Turkey.

To prohibit the Department of Defense from deploying strategic assets of the United States in the Republic of Turkey. 1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) As part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) nuclear sharing policy, non-nuclear NATO members have hosted United States nuclear weapons and associated forces within their respective territories since the 1960s. (2) NATO’s nuclear sharing policy was enacted during the Cold War as a means to enhance deterrence of the Soviet Union by involving non-nuclear NATO allies alongside the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. (3) Turkey has been a member of NATO since the organization’s first enlargement in 1952. (4) Turkey’s current president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has altered many long-standing Turkish policies and institutions, making the Government of Turkey more authoritarian and Islamist. (5) The failed coup attempt of July 2016 and the subsequent reprisals against suspected participants raise concerns about the stability of the Turkish government and the discipline of its military. (6) Turkey continues to develop stronger relations with geopolitical adversaries to NATO such as Russia, China, and Iran. (7) In October 2019, in response to questions about the security of United States strategic assets in Turkey, the President of the United States noted we’re confident, and we have a great—a great air base there, a very powerful air base. (8) The Incirlik Air Base website states, The 39 Operations Support Squadron leads world-class airfield & support operations to orchestrate and control U.S., Turkish, and coalition forces operating at Incirlik Airbase in the execution of full-spectrum airpower and nuclear deterrent operations. (9) Turkey denied the United States access to Incirlik Air Base during the Iraq War in 2003 and refused to allow coalition jets to use Incirlik when ISIS gained ground in Kobani, Syria, in 2014. 2. Prohibition on availability of funds for certain deployment of strategic assets None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2020 or any fiscal year thereafter for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the future deployment of any strategic assets of the United States in the Republic of Turkey.

Summary: This bill prohibits the use of funds made available to the Department of Defense beginning in FY2020 for the deployment of any strategic assets of the United States in the Republic of Turkey.
Breastfeeding Mothers Jury Duty Exclusion Act of 2019

To exempt breastfeeding women from jury duty, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Breastfeeding Mothers Jury Duty Exclusion Act of 2019 2. Jury duty exemption for breastfeeding women (a) Courts of the United States Section 1866 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by inserting after Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, (2) by adding at the end the following: (h) An individual who is a breastfeeding woman summoned for jury service shall be excused by the court, or by the clerk under supervision of the court if the court’s jury selection plan so authorizes, upon the individual’s request. . (b) Courts of the District of Columbia Section 11–1908(b), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended— (1) by striking or (4) (4) (2) by striking the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting the following: ; or (5) excluded by the Court upon the request of the individual if the individual is a breastfeeding woman.

Summary: Breastfeeding Mothers Jury Duty Exclusion Act of 2019 This bill allows a breastfeeding woman to be excused from federal or District of Columbia court jury service upon request by the individual.
Exporting Clean Energy Act

To export clean energy technology around the world. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Exporting Clean Energy Act 2. Export-Import Bank financing for certain energy-related exports Section 2(b)(1) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 ( 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1) (N) The Bank shall make available, from the aggregate loan, guarantee, and insurance authority available to the Bank, an amount to finance exports directly regarding clean energy technology, energy infrastructure, and production of natural resources, which shall have the goal of being not less than 25 percent of the authorizations for each fiscal year. It shall be a goal of the Bank to maximize the amount financed in cases in which an international strategic competitor is likely competing against a United States exporter for a contract dealing with energy technology or natural resources, or in cases in which a United States exporter is capable of fulfilling such a contract in a way that would produce lesser environmentally harmful emissions. The Bank shall report to Congress annually as to its progress in meeting these goals. . 3. Establishment of temporary board to act in the absence of a quorum of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Section 3(c)(6) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 ( 12 U.S.C. 635a(c)(6) (1) by inserting (A) (6) (2) by adding after and below the end the following: (B) During any period in which a quorum of the Board of Directors is not in place and the Secretary of Commerce determines that an international strategic competitor is likely competing with a United States firm for a contract dealing with equipment, systems, components, or materials intended primarily for the purpose of energy extraction, conversion, generation, transportation, storage, or use, a temporary board, consisting of the following, shall act in the stead of the Board of Directors for the purpose of reviewing and voting on pending transactions: (i) The United States Trade Representative, who shall serve as chairperson of the temporary board. (ii) The Secretary of the Treasury. (iii) The Secretary of Commerce. (iv) The members of the Board of Directors. .

Summary: Exporting Clean Energy Act This bill revises the powers and functions of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, including to require the bank to focus on energy financing when an international strategic competitor is bidding for a contract against the United States that deals with energy technology or natural resources or when the United States is capable of providing lower emissions than a competitor.
Tax Free Health Insurance Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for premiums for insurance which constitutes medical care. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Free Health Insurance Act of 2019 2. Deduction for premiums for health insurance (a) In general Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 224. Deduction for premiums for health insurance In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a deduction to the taxpayer for the taxable year amounts paid by the taxpayer for insurance which constitutes medical care (as defined in section 213(d)) for the taxpayer and the taxpayer’s spouse and dependents. No amount shall be taken into account under the preceding sentence if a deduction or credit is allowed for such amount under this chapter or to any other taxpayer. . (b) Deduction allowed whether or not individual itemizes other deductions Subsection (a) of section 62 of such Code is amended by inserting before the last sentence at the end the following new paragraph: (22) Deduction for premiums for health insurance The deduction allowed by section 224. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 224 and adding at the end the following new items: Sec. 224. Deduction for premiums for health insurance. Sec. 225. Cross reference. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.

Summary: Tax Free Health Insurance Act of 2019 This bill allows an individual taxpayer a deduction from gross income for insurance premiums paid for the health care coverage of the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse and dependents. The bill makes the deduction available whether or not the taxpayer itemizes other deductions.
Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2019

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to extend and expand the provision requiring the use of iron and steel products that are produced in the United States in projects funded through a State drinking water treatment revolving loan fund. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2019 2. Requirement for use of American materials Subparagraph (A) of section 1452(a)(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12(a)(4) (A) In general Funds made available from a State drinking water treatment revolving loan fund established under this section may not be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities, including publicly and privately owned pipes or other constructed conveyances, unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States. .

Summary: Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2019 This bill makes permanent a requirement that projects financed through a drinking water state revolving fund program only use iron and steel products that are produced in the United States, unless the Environmental Protection Agency grants a waiver from the requirement.
Save Lives Act

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a separate segregated fund of a corporation which is engaged in the manufacture of opioids from making contributions or expenditures in connection with elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save Lives Act 2. Prohibiting campaign spending by separate segregated funds of corporations engaged in manufacture of opioids (a) Prohibition Section 316(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30118(b) (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the establishment subject to paragraph (8), the establishment (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) (A) A separate segregated fund of a corporation may not solicit any contribution, and may not make any contribution or expenditure, at any time during which the corporation is engaged in the manufacture of opioids. (B) In this paragraph— (i) the term manufacture 21 U.S.C. 802(15) (ii) the term opioid 21 U.S.C. 802(18) . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to contributions solicited, and contributions and expenditures made, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Save Lives Act This bill prohibits political contributions and expenditures from a separate segregated political fund of a company engaged in the manufacture of opioids.