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Border, Law Enforcement, Operational Control, and Sovereignty Act of 2019

To make revenue from certain duties imposed on goods imported from the People's Republic of China available for border security, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Border, Law Enforcement, Operational Control, and Sovereignty Act of 2019 2. Additional funding for border security (a) Transfer of certain revenue from duties to Secretary of Homeland Security (1) In general The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary of Homeland Security from the general fund of the Treasury amounts determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be equivalent to 50 percent of the amounts received into the general fund that are attributable to duties imposed under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2411 (2) Administration of transfers (A) In general The amounts required to be transferred under paragraph (1) shall be transferred not less frequently than quarterly from the general fund of the Treasury to the Secretary of Homeland Security on the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury of the amounts described in paragraph (1) that are received into the Treasury. (B) Adjustments Proper adjustments shall be made in the amounts described in paragraph (1) subsequently transferred under that paragraph to the extent prior estimates were in excess of, or less than, the amounts required to be transferred. (b) Use of funds for border security Amounts transferred under subsection (a) shall be available, without further appropriation, to the Secretary of Homeland Security to install physical barriers and roads described in section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208 8 U.S.C. 1103

Summary: Border, Law Enforcement, Operational Control, and Sovereignty Act of 2019 This bill allocates funds from certain duties imposed on Chinese goods toward the construction of physical barriers and roads along the southwest border of the United States. Such funds shall be equivalent to 50% of certain duties imposed in response to Chinese actions that violate a trade agreement or impose an unjustifiable restriction on U.S. commerce. The funds shall be available to the Department of Homeland Security for such border construction without further appropriation.
Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act

To provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act VETS Safe Travel Act 2. Availability of PreCheck Program to certain severely injured or disabled veterans (a) In general Section 44927 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Availability of PreCheck Program to certain severely injured or disabled veterans (1) In general A veteran described in paragraph (2) is eligible for security screening under the PreCheck Program under section 44919 at no cost to the veteran if the veteran is able to meet the background check and other security requirements for participation in the program. (2) Veterans described A veteran described in this paragraph is a veteran determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs— (A) (i) to have had a loss, or loss of use, of a limb; (ii) to have become paralyzed or partially paralyzed; or (iii) to have incurred permanent blindness; and (B) as a result of that loss, paralyzation or partial paralyzation, or blindness, to require the use of a wheelchair, prosthetic limb, or other assistive device to aid with mobility. . (b) Coordination on implementation Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly— (1) develop and implement a process for providing the Transportation Security Administration with access to the data needed to validate the eligibility of a veteran for the PreCheck Program under section 44927(g) of title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection (a); and (2) submit to Congress a report on the status of implementing the process required by paragraph (1).

Summary: Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act or the VETS Safe Travel Act (Sec. 2) This bill makes certain veterans eligible for the Transportation Security Administration PreCheck Program at no cost if they meet the program's background check and security requirements. Veterans who are eligible for this fee waiver are those who require the use of a wheelchair, prosthetic limb, or other assistive device to aid with mobility due to (1) loss, or loss of use, of a limb; (2) full or partial paralyzation; or (3) permanent blindness.
Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019

To ensure that irresponsible corporate executives, rather than shareholders, pay fines and penalties. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 2. Fine, penalty, and settlement accountability (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term Commission (2) the term covered fine or similar penalty (A) means a fine or similar penalty, as that term is defined in Treasury Regulation section 1.162–21(b); and (B) includes any fine or penalty— (i) that is paid by a reporting company; and (ii) with respect to which the Commission determines disclosure under subsection (b)(1) is appropriate; (3) the term issuer 15 U.S.C. 78c(a) (4) the term named executive officer (A) means an individual for whom disclosure is required under section 229.402(a)(3) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations; and (B) includes any other employee of a reporting company with respect to whom the Commission determines disclosure under subsection (b)(1) is appropriate; and (5) the term reporting company (A) the securities of which are registered under section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78l (B) that is required to file reports under section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78o(d) (b) Requirement To issue rules Not later than 360 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue final rules to require each reporting company, in each annual report submitted under section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m 15 U.S.C. 78n(a) (1) disclose whether the reporting company, in order to align the incentives of those managing the reporting company with the incentives of the shareholders of the reporting company, has established procedures to recoup from compensation paid to, and to withhold from future compensation paid to, any named executive officer all or a portion of the cost of any covered fine or similar penalty that has been paid by the reporting company; (2) if the reporting company has established procedures described in paragraph (1)— (A) provide a description of those procedures; and (B) disclose the amount that the reporting company has recouped from each named executive officer under those procedures during each of the 3 most recent fiscal years; and (3) if the reporting company has not established procedures described in paragraph (1), provide an explanation of why no such procedures are necessary for the benefit of the shareholders of the reporting company.

Summary: Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to promulgate final rules requiring certain issuers of securities to disclose whether the issuer has established procedures to recoup from compensation paid to its executive officers fines and penalties for illegal behavior. If the issuer has not established such procedures, it must explain why such procedures are not necessary for the benefit of its shareholders.
Countering Hezbollah in Lebanon's Military Act of 2019

To restrict security assistance to Lebanon, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Countering Hezbollah in Lebanon's Military Act of 2019 2. Report on relationship between Lebanese Armed Forces and Hezbollah (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report to Congress— (1) identifying all military officers, commanders, advisors, officials, or other personnel with significant influence over the policies or activities of the Lebanese Armed Forces who are members of, paid by, or significantly influenced by Hezbollah; and (2) describing military activities conducted by the Lebanese Armed Forces to disarm Hezbollah pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1701 (2006). (b) Form The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 3. Restriction on security assistance (a) In general Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for security assistance for the Government of Lebanon for a fiscal year, 20 percent may not be obligated or expended for such purpose until the President certifies to Congress that— (1) the Lebanese Armed Forces has taken measurable steps in the last year to limit the influence or expel anyone identified pursuant to section 2(a)(1); (2) the activities described pursuant to section 2(a)(2) demonstrate a serious commitment by the Lebanese Armed Forces to fulfill its obligation to disarm Hezbollah pursuant to UNSCR 1701; and (3) the Lebanese Armed Forces have not cooperated, coordinated, or partnered with Hezbollah in any operation, campaign, or military exercise during the last year. (b) National security waiver The President may waive the certification requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) if the President certifies to Congress that it is in the national security interest of the United States.

Summary: Countering Hezbollah in Lebanon's Military Act of 2019 This bill limits the use of security assistance funds for Lebanon until certain conditions are met. Specifically, 20% of funds appropriated or made available for such security assistance may not be obligated or expended until the President certifies to Congress that (1) the Lebanese Armed Forces have taken measurable steps to limit or expel Hezbollah-influenced military personnel that have significant influence over the Lebanese Armed Forces' policies or activities, (2) activities of the Lebanese Armed Forces to disarm Hezbollah demonstrate a serious commitment to fulfill United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 calling for such disarmament, and (3) the Lebanese Armed Forces have not cooperated or partnered with Hezbollah during the last year. The President may waive the first two requirements if it is in U.S. national security interest to do so.
Flying Tiger Flight 739 Act

To provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall of the names of the soldiers who died on Flying Tiger Flight 739 on March 16, 1962. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flying Tiger Flight 739 Act 2. Inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall of the names of the soldiers who died on Flying Tiger Flight 739 on March 16, 1962 (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall authorize the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in the District of Columbia of the names of the 93 soldiers who died on Flying Tiger Flight 739 when it crashed in the Pacific Ocean en route to Vietnam on March 16, 1962. (b) Required consultation The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Secretary of the Interior, the American Battle Monuments Commission, and other applicable authorities with respect to any adjustments to the nomenclature and placement of names pursuant to subsection (a) to address any space limitations on the placement of additional names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. (c) Nonapplicability of Commemorative Works Act Chapter 89 Commemorative Works Act

Summary: Flying Tiger Flight 739 Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to authorize inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in the District of Columbia of the names of the 93 soldiers who died on Flying Tiger Flight 739 when it crashed in the Pacific Ocean en route to Vietnam on March 16, 1962.
TRAC Act

To require tribal liaisons to submit to Congress reports on missing and murdered Indians. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Reporting and Accountability to Congress Act TRAC Act 2. Report on missing and murdered Indians Section 13 of the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2810 (e) Report on missing and murdered Indians Each tribal liaison appointed under this section shall submit to Congress an annual report that includes, with respect to the district— (1) the number of open missing Indians cases; (2) the number of open murdered Indians cases; (3) the number of missing and murdered Indians cases resolved; (4) the number of missing and murdered Indians cases reported each year; (5) the number of missing and murdered Indians cold cases; (6) the number of individuals the Department of Justice has actively working on missing and murdered Indians cases; (7) the number of cases referred to the Department of Justice for prosecution from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Tribal law enforcement agencies; and (8) the number cases declined to be prosecuted by the Department of Justice and the reasons why each case was not prosecuted. .

Summary: Tribal Reporting and Accountability to Congress Act or TRAC Act This bill requires tribal liaisons (appointed Assistant U.S. Attorneys) to submit an annual report on missing and murdered Native Americans in their district. Among other elements, the report should include the number of open missing and murdered Native American cases as well as the number of resolved missing and murdered Native American cases.
FIND Act

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on ways to increase reporting of missing Indians and the effects of substance abuse, including the use of methamphetamine, on violent crime in Tribal communities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Finding and Investigating Native Disappearance Act FIND Act 2. Study and report on reporting of missing Indians and effects of substance abuse, including the use of methamphetamine (a) Definition of Indian In this section, the term Indian 25 U.S.C. 1903 (b) Study and report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct, and submit to Congress a report describing the results of, a study on— (1) ways to increase reporting of missing Indians, including ways to decrease the period of time between the time an Indian goes missing and the time the Indian is reported missing; and (2) the effects of substance abuse, including the use of methamphetamine, on violent crime in Tribal communities, including crime relating to missing Indians.

Summary: Finding and Investigating Native Disappearance Act or the FIND Act This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on ways to increase reporting of missing Native Americans and the effects of substance abuse on violent crime in tribal communities.
Palomares Veterans Act of 2019

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of service connected disability for certain veterans who served in Palomares, Spain, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Palomares Veterans Act of 2019 2. Presumption of service connected disability for certain veterans who served in Palomares, Spain (a) Disability compensation Section 1112(c)(3)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (v) Onsite participation in the response effort following the collision of a United States Air Force B–52 bomber and refueling plane that caused the release of four thermonuclear weapons in the vicinity of Palomares, Spain, during the period beginning January 17, 1966, and ending March 31, 1967. . (b) Effective date and applicability (1) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Applicability concerning dependency and indemnity compensation For purposes of section 1310 of title 38, United States Code, the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a death notwithstanding whether such death occurred before, on, or after such date.

Summary: Palomares Veterans Act of 2019 This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of radioactive materials at Palomares, Spain, as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.
Territory Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019

To exempt health insurance of residents of United States territories from the annual fee on health insurance providers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Territory Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 2. Health insurance of residents of United States territories exempt from annual fee on health insurance providers (a) In general Section 9010(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Exception for health insurance of residents of United States territories (A) In general Solely for purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the term United States health risk (B) Exception not to increase fee allocation The amount determined under paragraph (1)(B) shall be determined without regard to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. . (b) Reporting Section 9010(g)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by inserting (and the amount of such net premiums to which subsection (b)(4)(A) applies) (c) Effective date (1) In general The amendments made by this section shall apply to calendar years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Transitional rule for reporting For purposes of applying the amendment made by subsection (a) with respect to the first calendar year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s designee) shall provide a method for covered entities to report the information described in the amendment made by subsection (b) for the calendar year which precedes such first calendar year.

Summary: Territory Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 This bill lowers the annual fee on health insurers, specifically for those insurers that collect premiums from residents in U.S. territories. The annual fee for a health insurer is currently calculated based on the insurer's share of total premiums from the preceding calendar year. The bill excludes premiums paid by residents of U.S. territories from a health insurer's net premiums, but still includes the premiums of such residents in the determination of total premiums from the preceding year, thereby lowering the fee for these insurers. Under current law, the fee is suspended for calendar 2019 (i.e., there is no fee based on premiums from calendar 2018).
Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Act of 2019

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Act of 2019 2. Prohibition on assistance to foreign nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2351 620N. Prohibition on assistance to foreign nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions No assistance may be furnished under this Act to any foreign nonprofit, foreign nongovernmental organization, or quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organization that promotes or performs abortion, except in cases of rape or incest or when the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. .

Summary: Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Act of 2019 This bill prohibits U.S. assistance to foreign nonprofits, nongovernmental organizations, or quasi-autonomous organizations that promote or perform abortions, except in cases of rape or incest or where the mother's life is endangered.
Keeping Families Together Act of 2019

To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from implementing, administering, or enforcing a proposed rule relating to verification of eligible status. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Families Together Act of 2019 2. Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not implement, administer, enforce, or in any manner make effective the proposed rule of the Department of Housing and Urban Development entitled Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status

Summary: Keeping Families Together Act of 2019 This bill prohibits the Department of Housing and Urban Development from implementing or enforcing a specified proposed rule that would require the verification of eligible immigration status of all housing assistance recipients under the age of 62.
A bill to rename the Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice, Nebraska, as the Homestead National Historical Park.

To rename the Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice, Nebraska, as the Homestead National Historical Park. 1. Homestead National Historical Park (a) In general The first section of the Act of March 19, 1936 (49 Stat. 1184, chapter 157; 16 U.S.C. 450u designated designated as the Homestead National Historical Park (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the unit of the National Park System known as The Homestead National Monument of America Homestead National Historical Park (c) Effect Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act authorizes a change in the management of the Homestead National Historical Park redesignated under subsection (a).

Summary: This bill redesignates the Homestead National Monument of America in Nebraska as the "Homestead National Historical Park."