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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 254 
To make technical amendments to chapter 3084 of title 54, United States 
Code, to correct references to the African American Civil Rights Network, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2019 
Mr. CLAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To make technical amendments to chapter 3084 of title 
54, United States Code, to correct references to the 
African American Civil Rights Network, 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. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO REFERENCES TO 
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS NET-
WORK. 
(a) CHAPTER AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 3084 of title 
54, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘U.S. 
Civil Rights Network’’ each place it appears and inserting 
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‘‘African American Civil Rights Network’’ (using identical 
font as used in the text being replaced). 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO LIST OF ITEMS.—The list of 
items of title 54, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘U.S. Civil Rights Network’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘African American Civil Rights Network’’ (using 
identical font as used in the text being replaced). 
(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law (other 
than in this Act), regulation, document, record, map, or 
other paper of the United States to the ‘‘U.S. Civil Rights 
Network’’ shall be considered to be a reference to the ‘‘Af-
rican American Civil Rights Network’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 255 
AN ACT 
To provide for an exchange of lands with San 
Bernardino County, California, to enhance man-
agement of lands within the San Bernardino Na-
tional Forest, and for other purposes.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
for sections 2002, 2003, and 2004 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, to make 
grants under subsection (d) of section 2002 of such Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2552 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prevent certain 
payment reductions for clinic visit services furnished at excepted off- 
campus outpatient departments of a provider under the Medicare pro-
gram. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2019 
Mr. KILMER (for himself and Ms. STEFANIK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
prevent certain payment reductions for clinic visit serv-
ices furnished at excepted off-campus outpatient depart-
ments of a provider under the Medicare program. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Local Ac-
cess to Care for Everyone Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘PLACE 
Act of 2019’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2554 
To improve the ability of separating or retiring members of the Armed 
Forces to seek services provided by county veterans service officers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2019 
Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, 
and Mr. GALLAGHER) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To improve the ability of separating or retiring members 
of the Armed Forces to seek services provided by county 
veterans service officers. 
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 ‘‘Know Your Vets Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INFORMATION REGARDING COUNTY VETERANS 
SERVICE OFFICERS. 
(a) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall ensure that a member of the Armed Forces 
who is separating or retiring from the Armed Forces may 
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SEC. 2. PREVENTING CERTAIN PAYMENT REDUCTIONS FOR 
CLINIC VISIT SERVICES FURNISHED AT EX-
CEPTED OFF-CAMPUS OUTPATIENT DEPART-
MENTS OF A PROVIDER UNDER THE MEDI-
CARE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall, for purposes of payment under part 
B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395j et seq.) for clinic visit services (as defined in sub-
section (c)) furnished during the period beginning on Jan-
uary 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2020, by an 
applicable provider (as defined in such subsection), treat 
such services as if such services had been furnished by 
a department of a provider located on the campus (as de-
fined in section 413.65(a)(2) of title 42, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor regulation)) of such pro-
vider. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT.—In the case of such clinic 
visit services furnished during the period described in sub-
section (a) by such an applicable provider for which pay-
ment has already been made under such part B as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall promptly reimburse such pro-
vider in an amount equal to the difference between the 
payment for such services under subsection (a) and the 
amount actually paid for such services. 
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPLICABLE PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘appli-
cable provider’’ means a department of a provider 
that would be an off-campus outpatient department 
of a provider (as defined in section 1833(t)(21)(B) 
of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1395l(t)(21)(B)) but for the application of clause 
(ii) or (iv) of such section. 
(2) CLINIC VISIT SERVICES.—The term ‘‘clinic 
visit services’’ means those services identified by 
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System code 
G0463 (or a successor code). 
(3) DEPARTMENT OF A PROVIDER.—The term 
‘‘department of a provider’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 413.65(a)(2) of title 42, Code 
of Federal Regulations, as in effect as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2556 
To provide for an extension of the authority of the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to provide for the conduct of medical disability examinations 
by contract physicians. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2019 
Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for an extension of the authority of the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of medical 
disability examinations by contract physicians. 
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 ‘‘Disabled Veterans Red 
Tape Reduction Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS TO PROVIDE FOR THE 
CONDUCT OF MEDICAL DISABILITY EXAMINA-
TIONS BY CONTRACT PHYSICIANS. 
Section 704(c) of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–183; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2020’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2557 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the recruitment of 
physicians in the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2019 
Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself, Ms. STEFANIK, Ms. 
TITUS, Mr. YOUNG, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, and Mrs. LEE of 
Nevada) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
recruitment of physicians in the Department of Veterans 
Affairs. 
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 ‘‘Get Veterans a Doctor 
Now Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RECRUITMENT OF PHYSICIANS IN DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7402(b)(1) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘or to be offered a contingent 
appointment to such position,’’ after ‘‘position,’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following new subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(B)(i) have completed a residency program 
satisfactory to the Secretary; or 
‘‘(ii) with respect to an offer for a contingent 
appointment upon the completion of a post-graduate 
training program, complete such a residency pro-
gram by not later than two years after the date of 
such offer; and’’. 
(b) OVERSIGHT OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION 
PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) ensure that a recruiter or other similar offi-
cial of each Veterans Integrated Service Network 
visits, not less than annually, each allopathic and os-
teopathic teaching institution with a graduate med-
ical education program within the Network to re-
cruit individuals to be appointed to positions in the 
Veterans Health Administration; and 
(2) submit to Congress an annual report on the 
implementation of paragraph (1), including the suc-
cess of such recruiting efforts. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6887 
To prohibit the owner or operator of a port in the United States to enter 
into a contract with certain entities for operation or management of 
such port. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2022 
Mrs. STEEL (for herself, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. 
GARCIA of California, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, 
Mr. LAMALFA, and Mr. CALVERT) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To prohibit the owner or operator of a port in the United 
States to enter into a contract with certain entities for 
operation or management of such port. 
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 ‘‘Secure Our Ports Act 
of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS FOR PORT 
OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT. 
An owner or operator of a port in the United States 
may not enter into a contract for the operation or manage-
ment of such port with an entity that is— 
(1) a Chinese, Russian, North Korean, or Ira-
nian state-owned enterprise; or 
(2) any foreign entity for which any percentage 
is owned by a country listed in paragraph (1). 
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cept to address basic human needs of the civilian pop-
ulation. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The preceding provisions of this 
section shall have no force or effect on the earlier of— 
(1) the date that is 5 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; or 
(2) 30 days after the date that the President re-
ports to the Congress that the governments of the Rus-
sian Federation and Belarus have ceased destabilizing 
activities with respect to the sovereignty and terri-
torial integrity of Ukraine. 
(d) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of this section if the President reports to the Congress 
that the waiver is in the national interest of the United 
States and includes an explanation of the reasons therefor. 
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Union Calendar No. 236 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6899 
[Report No. 117–316] 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from en-
gaging in transactions involving the exchange of 
Special Drawing Rights issued by the Inter-
national Monetary Fund that are held by the 
Russian Federation or Belarus. 
MAY 10, 2022 
Reported with an amendment; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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nical training programs, language, area, and global 
study programs, professional international affairs 
education programs, public and private sector orga-
nizations, and United States business in a mutually 
productive relationship which benefits the Nation’s 
future economic and security interests;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and the 
international’’ and inserting ‘‘and other profes-
sional fields and the international and global’’; 
and 
(D) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, as well as other 
professional organizations’’ after ‘‘depart-
ments of commerce’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or other professions’’ 
after ‘‘business’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and economic enter-
prise’’ and inserting ‘‘, economic enter-
prise, and security’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and other profes-
sional’’ before ‘‘personnel’’; and 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2563 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of 
Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of 
higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions 
from their application for admissions process. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2019 
Mr. RICHMOND (for himself and Mr. CUMMINGS) 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 direct the 
Secretary of Education to issue guidance and rec-
ommendations for institutions of higher education on 
removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from 
their application for admissions process. 
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 ‘‘Beyond the Box for 
Higher Education Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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of the Department, shall use funds available to 
the Department to provide institutions of high-
er education with training and technical assist-
ance on developing policies and procedures 
aligned with the recommendations described in 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) TRAINING.—The training described 
in subparagraph (A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) training for admissions and finan-
cial aid personnel and enrollment manage-
ment staff of an institution of higher edu-
cation to understand and evaluate an ap-
plicant if— 
‘‘(I) the institution makes a de-
termination under paragraph (2)(A) 
to continue asking criminal or juvenile 
justice history questions in the admis-
sions process; or 
‘‘(II) the institution makes a de-
termination under paragraph (2)(A) 
to remove criminal or juvenile justice 
history questions in the admissions 
process, but continues to make crimi-
nal or juvenile justice history inquiries 
in nonadmissions settings; 
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SEC. 4. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS UNDER THE GLOBAL 
MAGNITSKY 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS 
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY ACT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the President may impose sanctions pur-
suant to the authorities provided by section 1263(a)(1) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note) with respect to each official 
of Brunei who the President determines is responsible for 
implementing the penal code described in section 2 of this 
Act in a manner that constitutes ‘‘extrajudicial killings, 
torture, or other gross violations of internationally recog-
nized human rights’’ for purposes of such section 
1263(a)(1). 
SEC. 5. REPORTS REQUIRED. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT OF FOR-
EIGN CRIMINAL LAW PROVISIONS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annu-
ally thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Ambassador at Large for International Religious 
Freedom and the Special Envoy for the Human Rights 
of LGBTI Persons, shall submit to Congress a report on 
the enforcement of penal or criminal provisions of law of 
foreign countries explicitly targeting or disproportionately 
enforced against the LGBTI community, women, children, 
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religious minorities, or other vulnerable populations sub-
ject to the jurisdiction of each such foreign country. 
(b) REPORT RELATING TO ASYLUM SEEKERS IN THE 
UNITED STATES.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the 
Attorney General, shall submit to Congress a report that 
includes— 
(1) the number of nationals of Brunei that ap-
plied for status as a refugee or asylee in the United 
States; 
(2) the number of such nationals that were 
granted such status; and 
(3) the number of such nationals that were de-
nied such status on the basis of lacking a credible 
fear of persecution. 
(c) REPORT RELATING TO REFUGEES IN OTHER 
COUNTRIES.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report de-
scribing the manner in which the Department of State is 
supporting the efforts of refugees from Brunei to obtain 
asylum in other countries. 
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‘‘(ii) training to ensure that if an in-
stitution does not ask criminal or juvenile 
justice history questions, that proxy ques-
tions or factors are not used in lieu of 
criminal or juvenile justice history informa-
tion; 
‘‘(iii) training for financial aid per-
sonnel and any other staff of an institution 
of higher education involved with campus 
employment to provide guidance related to 
work study programs or on campus em-
ployment available to formerly incarcerated 
or juvenile adjudicated individuals; 
‘‘(iv) training for registrars, academic 
counselors, student housing staff, student 
life staff, and any other staff of an institu-
tion of higher education who would have 
access to a student’s criminal or juvenile 
justice information when the student is an 
enrolled student; and 
‘‘(v) training for career counselors to 
ensure that students with involvement in 
the criminal or juvenile justice system are 
provided with targeted career guidance, 
made aware of potential barriers to em-
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2568 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to study and report on the 
prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in veterans of the Vietnam era, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2019 
Mr. ZELDIN (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. THOMPSON of 
California, Mr. KING of New York, Miss RICE of New York, and Ms. 
LOFGREN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to study and 
report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in vet-
erans of the Vietnam era, 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 ‘‘Vietnam Veterans 
Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act’’. 
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curity Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1166) to be given by an 
employer to an employee eligible for COBRA continuation 
coverage to include an explanation of how the Medicare 
secondary payer rules under section 1862(b) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)) apply with respect to 
COBRA continuation coverage. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and shall apply to periods of COBRA continu-
ation coverage beginning on or after such date. 
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