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Accelerating Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019

To provide that certain actions by the Federal Communications Commission shall have no force or effect. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accelerating Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019 2. Preservation of rights of State and local governments Actions by the Federal Communications Commission in Accelerating Wireless and Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment Third Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling

Summary: Accelerating Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019 This bill nullifies rules issued by the Federal Communications Commission that revoke state and local authority to regulate telecommunications equipment deployment.
To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit certain individuals complying with State law to possess firearms.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit certain individuals complying with State law to possess firearms. 1. Gun-free school zones Section 922(q)(2)(B)(ii) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking licensed to do so by the State in which the school zone is located or a political subdivision of the State, and the law of the State or political subdivision requires that, before an individual obtains such a license, the law enforcement authorities of the State or political subdivision verify that the individual is qualified under law to receive the license in compliance with the law of the State and political subdivision in which the school zone is located

Summary: This bill modifies the criminal prohibition on possession of a firearm in a school zone. Specifically, it revises an exception to permit an individual to possess a firearm in a school zone if that individual is in compliance with the laws of the state and political subdivision in which the school zone is located.
Know Your Social Security Act of 2019

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the mailing requirement relating to social security account statements. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019 2. Clarification of requirement to mail social security account statements (a) In general Section 1143 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b-13 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the following: Such statement shall be provided by mail unless the requesting individual chooses electronic delivery for that request. (2) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) by striking Beginning not later than (A) Beginning not later than (B) by inserting by mail provide (C) by adding at the end the following: (B) In any case in which an eligible individual described in subparagraph (A) responds to an annual inquiry by the Commissioner relating to the mailing of the individual’s statement by making an election that such statement for such year be provided in electronic form only, the requirements of this paragraph shall be deemed to be satisfied for such year with respect to the individual. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to social security account statements required to be provided after the date of the enactment of this Act. December 2, 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: Know Your Social Security Act of 2019 This bill requires the Social Security Administration to provide Social Security account statements by mail to each individual who is 25 or older and who is eligible for, but not currently receiving, Social Security retirement benefits. Individuals may choose to receive their account statements electronically.
FIRED Act

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may only be removed for cause, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fighting for Intelligent, Rational, and Ethical Dismissal Act FIRED Act 2. Removal of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (a) Removal for cause Section 1101(b) of title VI of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( Public Law 90–351 The President may remove the Director for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. (b) Application The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation appointed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Fighting for Intelligent, Rational, and Ethical Dismissal Act or the FIRED Act This bill limits the circumstances under which the President may remove the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation—specifically, for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance.
FRAME Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations to allow emergency response providers to use mobile commissaries or exchange stores deployed to an area covered by a declaration of a major disaster or emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the First Responder Access to Mobile Exchanges Act FRAME Act 2. Use by emergency response providers of mobile commissaries or exchange stores deployed to areas covered by a declaration of major disaster or emergency Section 1146 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Emergency response providers during a declared major disaster or emergency The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to allow an emergency response provider (as that term is defined in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–296 6 U.S.C. 101 42 U.S.C. 5170 .

Summary: First Responder Access to Mobile Exchanges Act or the FRAME Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to allow an emergency response provider (e.g., law enforcement or emergency medical personnel) to use a mobile commissary or exchange store deployed to an area covered by a declaration of a major disaster or emergency.
Forestry Renewal Act

To amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to renew the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council and to amend the Act of October 14, 1980, to remove the limitation on the transfer of amounts available under the reforestation trust fund, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Forestry Renewal Act 2. Renewal of National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council Section 9(g) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2105(g) (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: (F) Meetings The Council established under this subsection shall meet not less than twice annually. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (7) Renewal of Council (A) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall renew the Council established under this subsection. (B) Termination The Council established under this subsection shall not terminate except as provided by an Act of Congress. . 3. Transfer of amounts under Reforestation Trust Fund Section 303(b) of the Act of October 14, 1980 ( 16 U.S.C. 1606a(b) (1) in paragraph (1), by striking Subject to the limitation in paragraph (2), the The (2) by striking paragraph (2); and (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

Summary: Forestry Renewal Act This bill makes permanent the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council. The council shall meet at least twice a year. The bill removes the ceiling on the amount that may by transferred by the Department of Agriculture to the Reforestation Trust Fund.
Move Water Now Act

To provide for the restoration of the original carrying capacity of canals impacted by land subsidence, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Move Water Now Act 2. Conveyance capacity correction project (a) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior, $200,000,000 for fiscal years 2020 through 2023, in the aggregate, for the acceleration and completion of repairs to water conveyance facilities at transferred works in Reclamation States. (b) Eligibility A project eligible for funding under this section is a project where— (1) repairs are major, non-recurring maintenance of a mission critical asset; (2) the Secretary determines that the project has lost 50 percent or more of its designed carrying capacity along some portion of the facility; and (3) the additional water made available for conveyance through the project would be used primarily for groundwater recharge to assist in meeting groundwater sustainability goals defined under State law. (c) Cost sharing (1) Federal share The Federal share of the cost of carrying out an activity described in this section shall not be more than 50 percent. (2) Non-federal share The non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out an activity described in the section— (A) shall be not less than 50 percent; and (B) may be provided in cash or in-kind. (d) Restrictions Funds authorized to be appropriated under this section may not be used to build new surface storage, raise existing reservoirs, or enlarge the carrying capacity of a canal beyond the project’s capacity as previously constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation. (e) Environmental compliance In carrying out projects under this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall comply with all applicable environmental laws, including— (1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; (2) the Endangered Species Act of 1973; and (3) other applicable State law. (f) Savings Federal funds provided under this section shall be in addition to any and all Federal funding authorized in statute for such purposes and shall be non-reimbursable. 3. Funding parity for water management goals and restoration goals In addition to the funding authorized in section 10009 of Public Law 111–11 Public Law 111–11

Summary: Move Water Now Act This bill temporarily authorizes the Department of the Interior to conduct activities to accelerate and complete repairs to certain water conveyance facilities in western states. The bill also authorizes additional activities related to implementation of the San Joaquin River restoration settlement, which resolved a legal dispute regarding fish populations and water supply in the San Joaquin River in California.
Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2019

To require States and units of local government receiving funds under grant programs operated by the Department of Justice, which use such funds for pretrial services programs, to submit to the Attorney General a report relating to such program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Citizens’ Right to Know Act of 2019 2. Reporting requirement for Department of Justice grant recipients using funds for pretrial services programs (a) In general For each fiscal year in which a State or unit of local government receives funds under any grant program operated by the Department of Justice, including the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance grant program under subpart I of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3750 (1) The name of each defendant participating in a pretrial release program administered by the pretrial services program, and whether, as applicable, each occasion on which such defendant failed to make an appearance. (2) Information relating to any prior convictions of each defendant participating in the pretrial services program. (3) The amount of money allocated for the pretrial services program. (b) Publication requirement Subject to any applicable confidentiality requirements, the Attorney General shall, on an annual basis, make publicly available the information received under subsection (a). (c) Reduction in funding The Attorney General shall, for State or unit of local government which fails to comply with the requirement under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, reduce the amount that the State or local government would otherwise receive under each grant program described in subsection (a) in the following fiscal year by 100 percent. (d) Reallocation Amounts not allocated to a State or unit of local government under subsection (c) shall be reallocated under each such grant program to States and units of local government that comply with the requirement under subsection (a). (e) Definition The term failed to make an appearance (1) does not appear for any court date regarding such charge; (2) does not appear for any one appointment with the pretrial services program; or (3) does not appear for any post-release appearance the court may require.

Summary: Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2019 This bill requires a state or local government that receives funds under a Department of Justice (DOJ) grant program and uses such funds for a pretrial services program to annually report to DOJ the amount of money allocated for the pretrial services program and certain information about participating defendants. DOJ must make the information publicly available.
FOREST Act

To amend the FAST Act to authorize appropriations for the United States Forest Service, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Funding Our Roads and Ecosystems Sustainably Together Act FOREST Act 2. Federal lands transportation program Section 1101(a)(3)(B)(ii)(III) of the FAST Act ( Public Law 114–94 (1) in item (dd) by striking and (2) in item (ee) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (ff) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; (gg) $255,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; (hh) $260,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; (ii) $265,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and (jj) $270,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. .

Summary: Funding Our Roads and Ecosystems Sustainably Together Act or the FOREST Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 Forest Service federal land and tribal transportation programs.
Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit certain expenses associated with obtaining or maintaining recognized postsecondary credentials to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 accounts. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act 2. Certain career training and credentialing expenses treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 accounts (a) In general Section 529(e)(3) (C) Certain career training and credentialing expenses (i) In general The term qualified higher education expenses (I) tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for the enrollment or attendance of an individual in a recognized postsecondary credential program, or any other expense incurred in connection with enrollment in or attendance at a recognized postsecondary credential program if such expense would, if incurred in connection with enrollment or attendance at an eligible educational institution, be covered under subparagraph (e)(3)(A), and (II) fees required to obtain or maintain a recognized postsecondary credential (as such term is defined in section 3(52) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), including testing and other fees required by the organization issuing the recognized postsecondary credential as a condition of maintaining or obtaining the credential. (ii) Recognized postsecondary credential program For purposes of this paragraph, the term recognized postsecondary credential program . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to expenses paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the use of funds in a qualified tuition program (commonly known as a 529 account) to pay for expenses associated with obtaining or maintaining recognized postsecondary credentials.
Supporting America's First Responders Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain expenses of first responders as an above-the-line deduction. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting America’s First Responders Act of 2019 2. Above-the-line deduction allowed for certain expenses of first responders (a) In general Section 62(a)(2) (F) Certain expenses of first responders The deductions allowed by section 162 which consist of expenses, not in excess of $500, paid or incurred by a first responder— (i) as tuition or fees for the participation of the first responder in professional development courses related to service as a first responder, or (ii) for uniforms used by the first responder in service as a first responder. . (b) First responder defined Section 62(d) (4) First responder For purposes of subsection (a)(2)(F), the term first responder . (c) Inflation adjustment Section 62(d)(3) (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (A) by inserting (2019 in the case of the $500 amount in subsection (a)(2)(F)) 2015 (B) by striking shall be and the $500 amount in subsection (a)(2)(F) shall each be (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking determined by substituting determined— (i) in the case of the $250 amount in subsection (a)(2)(D), by substituting ; and (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting , and (ii) in the case of the $500 amount in subsection (a)(2)(F), by substituting calendar year 2018 calendar year 2016 . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

Summary: Supporting America's First Responders Act of 2019 This bill allows a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for expenses of first responders up to $500. Those expenses are for (1) tuition or fees for professional development courses related to service as a first responder, or (2) uniforms used by the first responder. The bill defines "first responder" as any individual who is a law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or emergency medical technician for at least 1,000 hours during the taxable year.
Preventing Radical Extremist's Violent Endeavors Now and Tomorrow Act of 2019

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide support to State and local governments in their efforts to counter violent extremist threats, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Radical Extremist’s Violent Endeavors Now and Tomorrow Act of 2019 PREVENT Act of 2019 2. Support to State and Local Governments in their efforts to counter violent extremist threats Subsection (b) of section 801 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 361 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking and (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) for the purposes of countering violent extremist threats— (A) provide training from specially trained clinical social workers, psychologists, religious leaders, community leaders, and law enforcement personnel, to assist local efforts at securing the homeland; and (B) in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, provide to State and local governments specialists, analysts, and agents trained to counter terrorism and White nationalism to assist, in the manner and degree necessary, local efforts at responding to such threats. .

Summary: Preventing Radical Extremist's Violent Endeavors Now and Tomorrow Act of 2019 or the PREVENT Act of 2019 This bill expands the duties of the Office for State and Local Government Coordination in the Department of Homeland Security to include, for purposes of countering violent extremist threats (1) providing training from specially trained clinical social workers, psychologists, religious and community leaders, and law enforcement personnel to assist local efforts in securing the homeland; and (2) in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, providing to state and local governments specialists, analysts, and agents trained to counter terrorism and white nationalism to assist local efforts at responding to such threats.
Innocent Party Protection Act

To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent fraudulent joinder. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Innocent Party Protection Act 2. Prevention of fraudulent joinder Section 1447 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Fraudulent joinder (1) This subsection shall apply to any case in which— (A) a civil action is removed solely on the basis of the jurisdiction conferred by section 1332(a); (B) a motion to remand is made on the ground that— (i) one or more defendants are citizens of the same State as one or more plaintiffs; or (ii) one or more defendants properly joined and served are citizens of the State in which the action was brought; and (C) the motion is opposed on the ground that the joinder of the defendant or defendants described in subparagraph (B) is fraudulent. (2) The joinder of a defendant described in paragraph (1)(B) is fraudulent if the court finds that— (A) there is actual fraud in the pleading of jurisdictional facts with respect to that defendant; (B) based on the complaint and the materials submitted under paragraph (3), it is not plausible to conclude that applicable State law would impose liability on that defendant; (C) State or Federal law clearly bars all claims in the complaint against that defendant; or (D) objective evidence clearly demonstrates that there is no good faith intention to prosecute the action against that defendant or to seek a joint judgment including that defendant. (3) In determining whether to grant or deny a motion under paragraph (1)(B), the court may permit the pleadings to be amended, and shall consider the pleadings, affidavits, and other evidence submitted by the parties. (4) If the court finds that all defendants described in paragraph (1)(B) have been fraudulently joined under paragraph (2), it shall dismiss without prejudice the claims against those defendants and shall deny the motion described in paragraph (1)(B). .

Summary: Innocent Party Protection Act This bill requires a federal court, under certain circumstances, to deny a plaintiff's motion to transfer a case to state court based on diversity of state citizenship among the parties. A court must deny such a motion if it finds, for example, that the plaintiff's claim against a defendant is implausible or is not made in good faith.
Protect SNAP Act

To prevent the changing of regulations governing the provision of waivers under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect SNAP Act 2. Preventing the changing of regulations governing waivers under the supplemental nutrition assistance program No rule, regulation, proposed rule, policy directive, or guideline may be issued or enforced by the Secretary of Agriculture, by the head of any entity within the Department of Agriculture (including the Food and Nutrition Service), or by any other person or entity that— (1) supersedes subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) of section 273.24 of title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations as in effect on December 1, 2018; or (2) modifies the effect or operation of any such subsection as so in effect. 3. Restriction on Federal funds No Federal funds (including fees) made available for any fiscal year may be used to finalize, implement, administer, enforce, carry out, or otherwise give effect to the proposed rule entitled Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirements for Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents

Summary: Protect SNAP Act This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture from modifying work requirements for able-bodied adults receiving benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). The bill also prohibits the use of federal funds (including fees) to implement or enforce the Food and Nutrition Service rule titled Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirements for Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents, published on February 1, 2019.