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Protect the Uninsured Act of 2019

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require hospitals and critical access hospitals to provide uninsured individuals with access to the lowest negotiated rate for items and services furnished to such individuals. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect the Uninsured Act of 2019 2. Requiring hospitals and critical access hospitals to provide uninsured individuals with access to the lowest negotiated rate for items and services furnished to such individuals Section 1128A of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320a–7a (t) (1) Any hospital or critical access hospital that, with respect to an item or service furnished by such hospital or critical access hospital to an uninsured individual (as defined in paragraph (2)) on or after the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, holds such individual liable for an amount in excess of the lowest negotiated price (as defined in such paragraph) with respect to such item or service shall be subject to a civil monetary penalty in an amount equal to the difference between the amount such hospital or critical access hospital held such individual liable for with respect to such item or service and such lowest negotiated price. The provisions of subsections (c), (d), (g), and (h) shall apply to a civil monetary penalty under the preceding sentence in the same manner as such provisions apply to a penalty, assessment, or proceeding under subsection (a). (2) In this subsection: (A) The term lowest negotiated price (B) The term uninsured individual chapter 89 .

Summary: Protect the Uninsured Act of 2019 This bill limits the liability of uninsured individuals in relation to certain hospital costs. Specifically, a hospital or critical access hospital may not hold such individuals liable for more than the lowest negotiated price that the hospital charges a health insurer or group health plan. Hospitals that impose greater liability shall be subject to specified civil monetary penalties.
To create a pilot program for the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program at Lucy Garrett Beckham High School, and for other purposes.

To create a pilot program for the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program at Lucy Garrett Beckham High School, and for other purposes. 1. Pilot program on the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program at Lucy Garrett Beckham High School, Charleston County, South Carolina (a) In general The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may carry out a pilot program to establish and maintain a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) program unit in cooperation with Lucy Garrett Beckham High School, Charleston County, South Carolina. (b) Program requirements The pilot program carried out by the Secretary under this section shall provide to students at Lucy Garrett Beckham High School— (1) instruction in subject areas relating to operations of the Coast Guard; and (2) training in skills which are useful and appropriate for a career in the Coast Guard. (c) Provision of additional support In carrying out the pilot program under this section, the Secretary may provide to Lucy Garrett Beckham High School— (1) assistance in course development, instruction, and other support activities; and (2) necessary and appropriate course materials, equipment, and uniforms. (d) Employment of retired coast guard personnel (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may authorize the Lucy Garrett Beckham High School to employ, as administrators and instructors for the pilot program, retired Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve commissioned, warrant, and petty officers not on active duty who request that employment and who are approved by the Secretary and Lucy Garrett Beckham High School. (2) Authorized pay (A) In general Retired members employed under paragraph (1) are entitled to receive their retired or retainer pay and an additional amount of not more than the difference between— (i) the amount the individual would be paid as pay and allowance if the individual was considered to have been ordered to active duty during the period of employment; and (ii) the amount of retired pay the individual is entitled to receive during that period. (B) Payment to school The Secretary shall pay to Lucy Garrett Beckham High School an amount equal to one-half of the amount described in subparagraph (A), from funds appropriated for such purpose. (3) Employment not active-duty or inactive-duty training Notwithstanding any other provision of law, while employed under this subsection, an individual is not considered to be on active-duty or inactive-duty training.

Summary: This bill authorizes the U.S. Coast Guard to carry out a pilot program to establish and maintain a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program unit in cooperation with Lucy Garrett Beckham High School in Charleston County, South Carolina.
Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2019

To provide for the compensation of Federal contractor employees that may be placed on unpaid leave as a result of the Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2019 2. Compensation for furloughed Federal contractor employees Title VII of Division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 ( Public Law 115–141 750. If a Federal contractor that provides retail, food, custodial, or security services to the Federal Government places the employees of such contractor on unpaid leave as a result of any lapse in appropriations which begins in fiscal year 2019, the Government shall provide compensation to such employees at their standard rate of compensation for the period of such lapse. .

Summary: Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2019 This bill requires the federal government to compensate employees of federal contractors that provide retail, food, custodial, or security services who are placed on unpaid leave as a result of a lapse in appropriations beginning in FY2019.
Incentivizing Investment and Job Creation in Opportunity Zones Act of 2019

To incentivize manufacturers to relocate production to Opportunity Zones in the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Incentivizing Investment and Job Creation in Opportunity Zones Act of 2019 2. Refunding duties for production in Qualified Opportunity Zones (a) In general Not later than January 31 of each calendar year that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall refund to each eligible entity that applies in accordance with subsection (c) the net amount described in subsection (b) with respect to articles imported and produced in the previous five years. (b) Net refund amount The net amount described in this subsection, with respect to a calendar year, is the following: (1) If the quantity of qualified imports in the preceding five calendar years by an eligible entity is less than the quantity of articles classifiable under the same 8-digit codes of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States as the articles so imported that were produced by such eligible entity in a qualified opportunity zone in such calendar years, an amount equal to the amount paid by such eligible entity in duties on such qualified imports. (2) If the quantity of such qualified imports is equal to or greater than the quantity of articles so produced, an amount that is equal to— (A) the quantity of articles so produced by such eligible entity, multiplied by (B) the rate of duty that would be imposed in accordance with section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2411 19 U.S.C. 1862 (c) Applications for refund An entity may apply for a refund under subsection (a), or a liquidation or reliquidation of the entry of an article eligible for a refund under subsection (a), in accordance with such requirements the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may require in order to locate or reconstruct such entry and verify the duties initially paid on such entry. Amounts owed by the United States pursuant to such liquidation or reliquidation shall be paid, with interest, not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary determines that such amount is owed. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Qualified opportunity zone The term qualified opportunity zone section 1400Z–1 26 U.S.C. 1400Z–1 (2) Eligible entity The term eligible entity (3) Qualified import The term qualified import 19 U.S.C. 2411 19 U.S.C. 1862

Summary: Incentivizing Investment and Job Creation in Opportunity Zones Act of 2019 This bill directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refund to entities that own or operate one or more manufacturing facilities in a qualified opportunity zone certain duties on imports
To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for in-State tuition rates for refugees and asylees. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act 2. In-State tuition rates for refugees, asylees, and certain special immigrants (a) In general The Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after section 135 ( 20 U.S.C. 1015d 135A. In-State tuition rates for refugees, asylees, and certain special immigrants (a) Requirement In the case of an alien described in subsection (b) whose domicile is in a State that receives assistance under this Act, such State shall not charge such alien tuition for attendance at a public institution of higher education in the State at a rate that is greater than the rate charged for residents of the State. (b) Aliens described An alien is described in this subsection if the alien was granted— (1) refugee status and admitted to the United States under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 (2) asylum under section 208 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158 (3) special immigrant status under section 101(a)(27) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27) (A) section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 (B) section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 (C) section 602 of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 (c) Limitations The requirement under subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an alien only until the alien has established residency in the State, and only with respect to the first State in which the alien was first domiciled after being admitted into the United States as a refugee or special immigrant or being granted asylum. (d) Effective date This section shall take effect at each public institution of higher education in a State that receives assistance under this Act for the first period of enrollment at such institution that begins after July 1, 2019. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents for the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 135 the following: Sec. 135A. In-State tuition rates for refugees, asylees, and certain special immigrants. .

Summary: To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act This bill requires states to charge in-state tuition rates for institutions of higher education to refugees, asylees, and special immigrant visa holders if they are lawfully in the United States. This requirement only applies to the first state where the individual lives after being admitted into the United States.
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2021.

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2021. 1. Prohibition on Federal funds for Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2021 (a) In general Section 396 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 396 (m) Prohibition on Federal funds after fiscal year 2021 No Federal funds may be made available to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2021. . (b) Corporation prohibited from accepting Federal funds Subsection (g) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting subject to paragraph (3)(C), obtain (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) accepting funds from the Federal Government after fiscal year 2021. . (c) Conforming amendment Subsection (k)(3)(A)(iv)(II) of such section is amended by inserting through fiscal year 2021 amounts received

Summary: This bill prohibits federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after FY2021.
Child and Dependent Care Modernization Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance and to allow individuals to carry forward dependent care flexible spending arrangement account balances. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child and Dependent Care Modernization Act of 2019 2. Increase in exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (a) In general Section 129(a)(2) (1) by striking shall not exceed shall not exceed— (i) $8,000 (half such dollar amount in the case of a separate return by a married individual) if there is 1 qualifying individual with respect to the taxpayer during such taxable year, or (ii) $16,000 (half such dollar amount in the case of such a separate return) if there are 2 or more qualifying individuals with respect to the taxpayer during such taxable year. , and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) Qualifying individual For purposes of this paragraph, the term qualifying individual . (b) Inflation adjustment Section 129(a)(2) of such Code is amended by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D) and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) Inflation adjustment In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2020, the dollar amounts in subparagraph (A) shall each 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 the taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2019 calendar year 2016 Any increase determined under the preceding sentence shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100. . (c) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019. 3. Carryforward for dependent care flexible spending arrangement account balance (a) In general Section 125 (k) Carryforward For purposes of this title, a plan or other arrangement shall not fail to be treated as a cafeteria plan or flexible spending arrangement for a plan year merely because such arrangement provides that an amount not exceeding the amount with respect to such individual under section 129(a)(2) in effect for the succeeding plan year may be carried forward to the succeeding plan year. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

Summary: Child and Dependent Care Modernization Act of 2019 This bill increases the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance and allows individuals to carry forward into the next taxable year unused flexible spending arrangement account balances
To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for other purposes.

To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for other purposes. 1. Nutria eradication The Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–16 (1) in section 2— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking Wetlands and tidal marshes of the Chesapeake Bay and in Louisiana Wetlands, tidal marshes, and agricultural lands (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking in Maryland and Louisiana (iii) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) Traditional harvest methods to control or eradicate nutria have failed. Consequently, marsh loss, loss of public and private wetlands, and loss of agricultural lands are accelerating. ; and (B) in subsection (b), by striking the State of Maryland and the State of Louisiana any State that has demonstrated the need (2) in section 3— (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) Grant authority The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ; (B) by striking subsection (b); (C) in subsection (d)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking the program may a State program referred to in subsection (a) may (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the program may a State program referred to in subsection (a) may (D) in subsection (e), by inserting to a State provided (E) in subsection (f), by striking $4,000,000 $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. (F) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (b) through (e). February 25, 2020 Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003, which provided grants to Maryland and Louisiana for a program to eradicate or control nutria (a type of rodent). The program also provided grants to restore marshland damaged by nutria. This bill revises the grant program, including by expanding the program to include grants for eradicating nutria in any state that has demonstrated a need for the program as well as grants for restoring wetlands or agricultural lands damaged by nutria.
Readable Legislation Act of 2019

To amend chapter 2 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Readable Legislation Act of 2019 2. Amending laws (a) In general Chapter 2 115. Amending laws No section of an Act shall be revised or amended by mere reference to it. Every bill or joint resolution which amends an existing section of any Act shall set forth the entire section, showing the omissions and insertions proposed by appropriate typographical devices. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 115. Amending laws. . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by it shall take effect on January 1, 2020.

Summary: Readable Legislation Act of 2019 This bill requires every bill or joint resolution that amends an existing section of any Act to do so by setting forth the entire section and showing the omissions and insertions proposed by appropriate typographical devices. A measure may not revise or amend any section of an Act by a mere reference to it.
Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2019

To amend the National Firearms Act to require that local chief law enforcement officers be notified of, and provided a 90-day period to deny, firearm transfers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2019 2. Notification of local chief law enforcement officer in case of firearm transfer (a) In general Section 5812 ; and (6) (6) the Secretary has notified the chief law enforcement officer of the jurisdiction in which the transferee primarily resides that such application is pending, and such officer either (A) certifies that there is no objection to the transfer, or (B) does not, before the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of such notification, certify to the Secretary that (i) the transferee poses a danger to the transferee or others, or (ii) there is a reasonable likelihood the transferee will use the firearm for unlawful purposes; and (7) (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to applications filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2019 This bill requires chief law enforcement officers (CLEOs) to be notified of pending firearm transfers and given an opportunity to object to such transfers. Specifically, the Department of Justice must notify the CLEO of the jurisdiction in which the individual resides that the individual has an application pending for a firearm transfer. The CLEO then has 90 days to (1) certify that there is no objection to the transfer; or (2) certify that the individual poses a danger to themselves or others, or there is a reasonable likelihood that the individual will use the firearm for unlawful purposes. (Prior to 2016, individuals were required to obtain a certification from the CLEO. Currently, individuals are only required to notify the CLEO that the individual is submitting an application to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.)
Uranium Classification Act of 2019

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to revise the Final List of Critical Minerals, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Uranium Classification Act of 2019 2. Revision of final rule regarding critical minerals (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall revise the Final List of Critical Minerals, and any related regulations, to remove uranium from such list. (b) Restriction The Secretary of the Interior may not add uranium to the Final List of Critical Minerals. (c) Final List of Critical Minerals The term Final List of Critical Minerals October 4, 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: Uranium Classification Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove uranium from the critical minerals list. (A "critical mineral" is a nonfuel mineral or mineral material that is essential to economic and national security, from a supply chain that is vulnerable to disruption, and that serves an essential function in the manufacturing of a product, the absence of which would have significant consequences for the U.S. economy or national security.)