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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2595 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the income limit 
of the simplified needs test. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2019 
Mr. KINZINGER (for himself and Mrs. BEATTY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase 
the income limit of the simplified needs test. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Middle 
Class Access to Higher Education Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SIMPLIFIED NEEDS TEST. 
Section 479(b)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ss(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
subparagraph 
(A)(ii), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’; and 
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(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 
‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
with respect to award year 2019–2020, and each suc-
ceeding award year. 
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† HR 3055 EAS 
ized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted 
for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed 
$25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law 
107–188; $5,761,442,000: Provided, That of the amount 
provided under this heading, $1,074,714,000 shall be de-
rived from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 
U.S.C. 379h, and shall be credited to this account and re-
main available until expended; $220,142,000 shall be de-
rived from medical device user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
379j, and shall be credited to this account and remain 
available until expended; $513,223,000 shall be derived 
from human generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
379j–42, and shall be credited to this account and remain 
available until expended; $41,923,000 shall be derived from 
biosimilar biological product user fees authorized by 21 
U.S.C. 379j–52, and shall be credited to this account and 
remain available until expended; $30,611,000 shall be de-
rived from animal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
379j–12, and shall be credited to this account and remain 
available until expended; $20,151,000 shall be derived from 
generic new animal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
379j–21, and shall be credited to this account and remain 
available until expended; $712,000,000 shall be derived 
from tobacco product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
387s, and shall be credited to this account and remain
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(39) Section 7478 (relating to declaratory judg-
ments relating to certain tax-exempt obligations). 
(40) Section 7508 (relating to postponing time 
for certain actions required by the income, estate, 
and gift tax). 
(41) Section 7509 (relating to Postal Service 
payroll taxes). 
(42) Section 7512 (relating to payroll taxes). 
(43) Section 7517 (relating to estate and gift 
tax evaluation). 
(44) Section 7518 (relating to Merchant Marine 
tax incentives). 
(45) Section 7519 (relating to taxable years). 
(46) Section 7520 (relating to insurance and 
annuity valuation tables). 
(47) Section 7523 (relating to reporting Fed-
eral income and outlays on Form 1040s). 
(48) Section 7611 (relating to church income 
tax exemptions and church unrelated business in-
come tax inquiries). 
(49) Section 7654 (relating to possessions’ in-
come taxes). 
(50) Section 7655 (relating to cross references). 
(51) Section 7701(a)(16). 
(52) Section 7701(a)(19). 
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‘‘(G) The point of contact for each school’s 
team. 
‘‘(e) EVIDENCE-BASED
PROGRAM
LISTING.—The 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall coordinate 
with the Secretary of Education to make publicly available 
the policies established by State educational agencies and 
tribal educational agencies pursuant to this section and 
the training that is available to students and teams pursu-
ant to such policies, including identification of whether 
such training is available to trainees at no cost. 
‘‘(f) IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE.—A State edu-
cational agency or tribal educational agency shall establish 
and begin implementation of the policies required by sub-
section (a)(1) not later than the beginning of the third 
fiscal year following the date of enactment of this section 
for which the agency receives funds under section 520A. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘evidence-based’ has the meaning 
given to such term in section 8101 of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘State educational agency’ has 
the meaning given to such term in section 8101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965. 
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(53) Section 7701(a)(20). 
(54) Paragraphs (32) through (38) of section 
7701(a). 
(55) Paragraphs (41) through (46) of section 
7701(a). 
(56) Section 7701(b). 
(57) Subsections (e) through (m) of section 
7701. 
(58) Section 7702 (relating to life insurance 
contracts). 
(59) Section 7702A (relating to modified en-
dowment contracts). 
(60) Section 7702B (relating to long-term care 
insurance). 
(61) Section 7703 (relating to the determina-
tion of marital status). 
(62) Section 7704 (relating to publicly traded 
partnerships). 
(63) Section 7805. 
(64) Section 7851. 
(65) Section 7872. 
(66) Section 7873. 
(b) OTHER CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMEND-
MENTS.— 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2598 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow members of the Armed 
Forces to use Department of Defense tuition assistance to pay for 
education or training at lower or lateral degree levels. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2019 
Mr. MARCHANT (for himself and Mr. CUELLAR) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow members 
of the Armed Forces to use Department of Defense 
tuition assistance to pay for education or training at 
lower or lateral degree levels. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Developing Education 
by Leveraging Tuition Assistance Act’’ or the ‘‘DELTA 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF TUITION FOR OFF-DUTY TRAINING OR 
EDUCATION. 
Section 2007 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) A member of the armed forces may use assist-
ance provided under this section to pay for education or 
training at a degree level equal to, or lower than, a degree 
level previously attained by the member if— 
‘‘(1) the education or training is relevant to the 
professional duties of the member; and 
‘‘(2) the content of the education or training is 
not substantially similar to the content of other edu-
cation or training already received by the member.’’. 
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mation sharing on gangs and transnational criminal 
organizations. 
(7) Providing equipment, technology, tools, and 
training to security services to assist in border and 
port inspections. 
(8) Providing equipment, technology, tools, and 
training to assist security services in counter-
narcotics and other efforts to combat illicit activities. 
(9) Continuing information sharing regarding 
known or suspected terrorists and other individuals 
and entities that pose a potential threat to United 
States national security that are crossing through or 
residing in the Northern Triangle. 
(10) Supporting information sharing on gangs 
and transnational criminal organizations between 
relevant Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
and the governments of the Northern Triangle coun-
tries. 
(11) Considering the use of assets and re-
sources of United States State and local government 
entities, as appropriate, to support the activities de-
scribed in this subsection. 
(12) Providing thorough end-use monitoring of 
equipment, technology, tools, and training provided 
pursuant to this subsection.
‘‘(5) Any woman who is eligible for medical as-
sistance under the State plan or a waiver of such 
plan and who is, or who while so eligible becomes, 
pregnant, shall continue to be eligible under the plan 
or waiver for medical assistance through the end of 
the month in which the 365-day period (beginning 
on the last day of her pregnancy) ends, regardless 
of the basis for the woman’s eligibility for medical 
assistance, including if the woman’s eligibility for 
medical assistance is on the basis of being preg-
nant.’’. 
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1902(a)(10) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)) is amended in the matter 
following subparagraph (G) by striking ‘‘(VII) 
the medical assistance’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘complicate pregnancy,’’. 
(2) CHIP.—Section 2107(e)(1) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) 
through (S) as subparagraphs (I) through (T), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (G), 
the following: 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2604 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage 
penalty in the income tax rate brackets. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2019 
Mr. STEUBE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate 
the marriage penalty in the income tax rate brackets. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Make Marriage Great 
Again Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF MARRIAGE PENALTY IN INCOME 
TAX RATE BRACKETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2603 
To amend the Small Business Act to ensure that the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands is eligible for certain Small Business 
Administration programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2019 
Mr. SABLAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to ensure that the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is eligible 
for certain Small Business Administration programs, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Northern Mariana Is-
lands Small Business Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE 
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS FOR CERTAIN 
SMALL 
BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
The Small Business Act is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
7(m)(7)(B) 
(15 
U.S.C. 
636(m)(7)(B))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and American Samoa’’ 
each place such term appears and inserting 
‘‘American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands’’; and 
(B) in clause (i)(I)(bb), by striking ‘‘1⁄55’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1⁄56’’; 
(2) in section 21(a) (15 U.S.C. 648(a))— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 
‘‘The Administration shall require’’ the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘The previous sentence 
shall not apply to an applicant that has its 
principal office located in the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(C)(ix), by striking 
‘‘and American Samoa’’ and inserting ‘‘Amer-
ican Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands’’; and 
(3) in section 34(a)(9) (15 U.S.C. 657d(a)(9)), 
by striking ‘‘and American Samoa’’ and inserting 
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‘‘American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands’’. 
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‘‘(B) review (including approving, pausing, 
modifying, or cancelling) an acquisition pro-
gram through the life cycle of such program; 
‘‘(C) ensure that acquisition program man-
agers have the resources necessary to success-
fully execute an approved acquisition program; 
‘‘(D) ensure good acquisition program 
management of cost, schedule, risk, and system 
performance of the acquisition program at 
issue, including assessing acquisition program 
baseline breaches and directing any corrective 
action for such breaches; and 
‘‘(E) ensure that acquisition program man-
agers, on an ongoing basis, monitor cost, sched-
ule, and performance against established base-
lines and use tools to assess risks to an acquisi-
tion program at all phases of the life cycle of 
such program to avoid and mitigate acquisition 
program baseline breaches. 
‘‘(3) ACQUISITION DECISION EVENT.—The term 
‘acquisition decision event’, with respect to an acqui-
sition program, means a predetermined point within 
each of the acquisition phases at which the acquisi-
tion decision authority determines whether such ac-
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‘‘(k) ELIMINATION OF MARRIAGE PENALTY.—In the 
case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 
2018— 
‘‘(1) in lieu of the table which would otherwise 
apply under subsection (a) or (j)(2)(A) for such tax-
able year, the table which applies under subsection 
(c) or (j)(2)(C), respectively, shall apply determined 
by substituting for each dollar amount contained 
therein a dollar amount which is twice such dollar 
amount (as otherwise in effect for such taxable 
year), 
‘‘(2) subsection (c) shall be applied without re-
gard to the phrase ‘who is not a married individual 
(as defined in section 7703)’, and 
‘‘(3) subsections (d) and (j)(2)(D) shall not 
apply.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2018. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2605 
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue 
a final rule adding as a class all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to the list 
of hazardous air pollutants under section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7412(b)), and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2019 
Ms. STEVENS (for herself, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, and Mr. 
KHANNA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to issue a final rule adding as a class all 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at 
least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to the list of 
hazardous air pollutants under section 112(b) of the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(b)), and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prevent Release Of 
Toxics Emissions, Contamination, and Transfer Act of 
2019’’ or the ‘‘PROTECT Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
LISTING 
OF 
PERFLUOROALKYL 
AND 
POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AS HAZ-
ARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS. 
(a) LISTING.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall issue a final rule add-
ing as a class all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to 
the list of hazardous air pollutants under section 112(b) 
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(b)). 
(b) SOURCES CATEGORIES.—Not later than 365 days 
after the final rule is issued pursuant to subsection (a), 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy shall revise the list under section 112(c)(1) of the Clean 
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(c)(1)) to include categories and 
subcategories of major sources and area sources of 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances listed pursu-
ant to such final rule. 
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TITLE I—EXPEDITED ENVIRON-
MENTAL 
ANALYSIS 
AND 
AVAILABILITY OF CATEGOR-
ICAL EXCLUSIONS TO EXPE-
DITE FOREST MANAGEMENT 
ACTIVITIES 
Subtitle A—Analysis of Proposed 
Collaborative 
Forest 
Manage-
ment Activities 
SEC. 101. ANALYSIS OF ONLY TWO ALTERNATIVES (ACTION 
VERSUS NO ACTION) IN PROPOSED COLLABO-
RATIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) APPLICATION TO CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL AS-
SESSMENTS
AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT
STATE-
MENTS.—This section shall apply whenever the Secretary 
concerned prepares an environmental assessment or an en-
vironmental impact statement pursuant to section 102 of 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4332) for a forest management activity that— 
(1) is developed through a collaborative process; 
(2) is proposed by a resource advisory com-
mittee; 
(3) will occur on lands identified by the Sec-
retary concerned as suitable for timber production; 
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(B) in the case of a multiyear grant, shall 
decrease for each succeeding year of the grant, 
in order to ensure the continuity of the in-
creased hiring level of school nurses using State 
or local sources of funding following the conclu-
sion of the grant. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share of a grant under this section may be in cash 
or in-kind, and may be provided from State re-
sources, local resources, contributions from private 
organizations, or a combination thereof. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive or re-
duce the non-Federal share of an eligible entity re-
ceiving a grant under this section if the eligible enti-
ty demonstrates an economic hardship. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
on which a grant is first made to a local educational agen-
cy under this section, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the results of the demonstration grant 
program carried out under this section, including an eval-
uation of— 
(1) the effectiveness of the program in increas-
ing the number of school nurses; and 
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(2) the impact of any resulting enhanced health 
of students on learning, such as academic achieve-
ment, attendance, and classroom time. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2020 through 2024. 
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quisition program shall proceed to the next acquisi-
tion phase. 
‘‘(4) ACQUISITION DECISION MEMORANDUM.— 
The term ‘acquisition decision memorandum’, with 
respect to an acquisition, means the official acquisi-
tion decision event record that includes a docu-
mented record of decisions, exit criteria, and as-
signed actions for such acquisition, as determined by 
the person exercising acquisition decision authority 
for such acquisition. 
‘‘(5) ACQUISITION PROGRAM.—The term ‘acqui-
sition program’ means the process by which the De-
partment acquires, with any appropriated amounts, 
by contract for purchase or lease, property or serv-
ices (including construction) that support the mis-
sions and goals of the Department. 
‘‘(6) ACQUISITION
PROGRAM
BASELINE.—The 
term ‘acquisition program baseline’, with respect to 
an acquisition program, means a summary of the 
cost, schedule, and performance parameters, ex-
pressed in standard, measurable, quantitative terms, 
which must be met in order to accomplish the goals 
of such program. 
‘‘(7) BEST PRACTICES.—The term ‘best prac-
tices’, with respect to acquisition, means a knowl-
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tendant services and supports under section 
1915(k) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n(k)). 
SEC. 103. REDUCTION IN FMAP AFTER 2020 FOR STATES 
WITHOUT ASSET VERIFICATION PROGRAM. 
Section 1940 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396w) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(k) REDUCTION IN FMAP AFTER 2020 FOR NON- 
COMPLIANT STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a calendar 
quarter beginning on or after January 1, 2021, the 
Federal medical assistance percentage otherwise de-
termined under section 1905(b) for a non-compliant 
State shall be reduced— 
‘‘(A) for calendar quarters in 2021 and 
2022, by 0.12 percentage points; 
‘‘(B) for calendar quarters in 2023, by 
0.25 percentage points; 
‘‘(C) for calendar quarters in 2024, by 
0.35 percentage points; and 
‘‘(D) for calendar quarters in 2025 and 
each year thereafter, by 0.5 percentage points. 
‘‘(2) NON-COMPLIANT
STATE
DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘non-compliant 
State’ means a State— 
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