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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 777 
To reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2019 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. WAGNER, and 
Mr. COHEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith 
Act of 2004. 
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 ‘‘Debbie Smith Reau-
thorization Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination 
Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 40701) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(3)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘2014 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 
through 2024’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘2014 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 
through 2024’’; and 
(2) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘2015 through 
2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2024’’. 
SEC. 3. TRAINING AND EDUCATION. 
Section 303(b) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice 
Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40722(b)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 
2024’’. 
SEC. 4. SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAM GRANTS. 
Section 304(d) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice 
Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40723(d)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 
2024’’. 
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II 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 777 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 28, 2019 
Received 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith 
Act of 2004. 
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 ‘‘Debbie Smith Reau-
thorization Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination 
Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 40701) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘includ-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘prioritizing, to the extent 
practicable consistent with public safety consid-
erations’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘includ-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘in particular,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) provide assurances that the DNA section 
of the laboratory to be used to conduct DNA anal-
yses has a written policy that prioritizes the analysis 
of, to the extent practicable consistent with public 
safety considerations, samples from homicides and 
sexual assaults.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(3)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘2014 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 
through 2024’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘2014 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 
through 2024’’; and 
(4) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘2015 through 
2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2024’’. 
SEC. 3. TRAINING AND EDUCATION. 
Section 303(b) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice 
Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40722(b)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 
2024’’. 
SEC. 4. SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAM GRANTS. 
Section 304(d) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice 
Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40723(d)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 
2024’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 23, 
2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that 
includes the following: 
(1) An assessment of the hiring needs of the 
police force of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
including— 
(A) identification of— 
(i) the number of Department police 
officers as of the date of the report; 
(ii) the number of Department police 
officers that the Secretary determines nec-
essary to meet the needs of the Depart-
ment; and 
(iii) the amount of turnover among 
Department police officers; 
(B) an analysis of the staffing require-
ments to appropriately provide the improved 
training under subsection (b); 
(C) a discussion of how the compensation 
for Department police officers affects such 
needs and turnover; and 
(D) a comparison of such compensation 
with the compensation provided to specialty po-
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7783 
To amend the CARES Act to expand a national awareness and outreach 
campaign to address the importance and safety of plasma donation, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2020 
Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. WENSTRUP) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the CARES Act to expand a national awareness 
and outreach campaign to address the importance and 
safety of plasma donation, 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 ‘‘Plasma Donation 
Awareness Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPORTANCE OF THE BLOOD AND PLASMA SUPPLY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3226 of the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136) is amended— 
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(1) in the section heading after ‘‘BLOOD’’ by 
inserting ‘‘AND PLASMA’’; and 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘blood’’ each time it ap-
pears ‘‘and plasma’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 3226 in the table of contents in section 2 of 
the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 3226. Importance of the blood and plasma supply.’’. 
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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3102). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7785 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain employment and 
reemployment rights to members of the National Guard who perform 
State active duty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2020 
Mr. ROSE of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain 
employment and reemployment rights to members of the 
National Guard who perform State active duty. 
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. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT AND 
REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS TO MEMBERS OF 
THE NATIONAL GUARD WHO PERFORM STATE 
ACTIVE DUTY. 
Section 4303 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended in paragraph (13) by inserting ‘‘State active 
duty,’’ after ‘‘full-time National Guard duty,’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7787 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced capital 
gains rate on certain property acquired in 2020. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2020 
Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself and Mr. NUNES) 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 provide 
a reduced capital gains rate on certain property acquired 
in 2020. 
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 ‘‘Invest Now Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REDUCED CAPITAL GAINS RATE ON CERTAIN PROP-
ERTY ACQUIRED IN 2020. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1(h) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(12) REDUCED RATE FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY 
ACQUIRED IN 2020.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—So much of the ad-
justed net capital gain taxed at a rate of 20 
percent under paragraph (1) (determined with-
out regard to this paragraph) to the extent at-
tributable to the sale or exchange of qualified 
property shall be taxed at a rate of 5 percent 
under such paragraph (and not 20 percent). 
‘‘(B) COORDINATION
WITH
PERCENT 
RATE.—So much of the adjusted net capital 
gain taxed at a rate of 15 percent or 20 percent 
under paragraph (1) (determined without re-
gard to this paragraph) to the extent attrib-
utable to the sale or exchange of qualified prop-
erty (reduced by so much of such gain as is 
taxed at the rate determined under clause (i)) 
shall be taxed at a rate of 5 percent (and not 
15 percent). 
‘‘(C) QUALIFIED
PROPERTY.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘quali-
fied property’ means any property— 
‘‘(I) purchased (as defined in sec-
tion 179(d)(2)) by the taxpayer after 
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December 31, 2019, and before Janu-
ary 1, 2021, and 
‘‘(II) held by the taxpayer (as de-
termined under section 1223) for a 
period of more than 5 years. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION FOR WASH SALES.— 
Such term shall not include any property 
the basis of which is determined under sec-
tion 1091(d).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2020. 
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(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.— 
(A) Subchapter IV of chapter 2205 of title 
36, United States Code, as redesignated by sec-
tion 5(a)(1), is amended in the subchapter 
heading by striking ‘‘SAFE SPORT’’ and in-
serting ‘‘SAFESPORT’’. 
(B) The table of sections for chapter 2205 
of title 36, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 220541 and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘220541. Designation of United States Center for SafeSport.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL
DUTIES
OF
CENTER.—Section 
220542 of title 36, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking the pe-
riod at the end; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) law enforcement consistent with 
section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse 
Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20341); and 
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(3) Level E (as described in paragraph (v)(A) 
of such section) shall be at least 60 percent of all 
the savings under the updated benchmark (as so de-
scribed), as determined on the basis of such organi-
zation’s quality performance. 
(b) 
MODIFYING
RISK
ADJUSTMENT
METHOD-
OLOGY.—Prior to the beginning of the first performance 
year (as defined for purposes of subsection (a)) that be-
gins after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall revise— 
(1) section 425.605(a)(1)(i) of title 42, Code of 
Federal Regulations, or a successor regulation, to 
provide that positive adjustments, if applicable, in 
prospective HCC risk scores (as applied for purposes 
of such section) are subject to a cap of no less than 
5 percent, and any negative adjustments, if applica-
ble, in prospective HCC risk scores (as applied for 
purposes of such section) shall be between 0 and 
negative 5 percent; 
(2) section 425.610(a)(2)(i) of title 42, Code of 
Federal Regulations, or a successor regulation, to 
provide that positive adjustments, if applicable, in 
prospective HCC risk scores (as applied for purposes 
of such section) are subject to a cap of no less than 
5 percent, and any negative adjustments, if applica-
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such children, shall not, consistent with the 
first amendment of the Constitution of the 
United States— 
(i) necessitate any change in the par-
ticipating provider’s teaching mission; 
(ii) require any participating provider 
to remove religious art, icons, scriptures, 
or other symbols; or 
(iii) preclude any participating pro-
vider from retaining religious terms in its 
name, selecting its board members on a re-
ligious basis, or including religious ref-
erences in its mission statements and other 
chartering or governing documents. 
(4) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(A) TREATMENT
OF
ASSISTANCE.—For 
purposes of any Federal law, assistance pro-
vided under this section shall be considered as-
sistance to the child and shall not be considered 
assistance to the participating provider that en-
rolls the child in a school or program. The 
amount of any scholarship under this section 
shall not be treated as income of the child or 
the parents of the child for purposes of Federal 
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tax laws or for determining eligibility for any 
other Federal program. 
(B) NO ABILITY TO CONTROL THE CUR-
RICULUM.—Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to authorize any officer or employee of 
the Federal Government, through grants, con-
tracts, or other cooperative agreements, to man-
date, direct, or control the curriculum, program 
of instruction, instructional content, specific 
academic standards, assessments, or allocation 
of resources, of the District of Columbia or of 
any school in the District of Columbia. 
(g) TRANSITION.—The Chief Financial Officer and 
the administering entity shall take steps to ensure a 
smooth transition to the program under this Act, in order 
to ensure that academic scholarships and education sav-
ings accounts under this section are available to eligible 
children attending nonpublic schools through participating 
providers beginning for the 2019–2020 school year. The 
Chief Financial Officer shall allow nonpublic schools to be-
come participating providers beginning on September 1, 
2018. 
(h) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3007(a)(2) 
of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (sec. 
38–1853.07(a)(2), D.C. Official Code) is amended by add-
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ing before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, or depos-
ited in an education savings account established under sec-
tion 4 of the Educational Freedom Accounts Act to be 
used for education expenses described in subsection (c) of 
such section’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7790 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal chapter 35 (relating 
to taxes on wagering). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2020 
Ms. TITUS (for herself and Mr. RESCHENTHALER) 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 repeal 
chapter 35 (relating to taxes on wagering). 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPEAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 35 of subtitle D of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is repealed. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2019. 
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HR 7948 RFS
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘epidemiology center’ means an 
epidemiology center established under section 214 of 
the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, including 
such Tribal epidemiology centers serving Indian 
Tribes regionally and any Tribal epidemiology center 
serving Urban Indian organizations nationally. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Indian Tribe’ has the meaning 
given to the term ‘Indian tribe’ in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Tribal organization’ has the 
meaning given to the term ‘tribal organization’ in 
section 4 of the of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘Urban Indian organization’ has 
the meaning given to that term in section 4 of the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act.’’. 
(f) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 3101(b) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300kk(b)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘DATA ANALYSIS.—’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘For each federally’’ and inserting ‘‘DATA 
ANALYSIS.—For each federally’’. 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘40 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘10 percentage points less than the 
applicable percent’’; and 
(3) by striking subclause (III). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to years beginning on 
or after January 1, 2021. 
SEC. 5. ADDRESSING OVERLAP IN VALUE BASED CARE PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) CMI.—Section 1115A(a)(5) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315a(a)(5)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘In 
establishing such limits, the Secretary shall take into 
account payment and service delivery models in 
progress in such geographic areas.’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF MEDICARE DUPLICATION PRO-
HIBITION.—Section 1899(b) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395jjj(b)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (4). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall conduct an assessment and submit 
to Congress a report on alternative payment model overlap 
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in the Medicare program. Such report shall include a de-
scription of and recommendations relating to— 
(1) any issues regarding the existence of mul-
tiple alternative payment model participation oppor-
tunities for health care providers; and 
(2) obstacles created by competing incentives 
with respect to alternative payment models. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Benefits 
Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. PUBLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF DISABILITY 
BENEFIT QUESTIONNAIRE FORMS OF DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5101 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary shall publish in a central loca-
tion on the internet website of the Department disability 
benefit questionnaire forms, or such successor forms relat-
ing to non-Department medical providers submitting evi-
dence regarding a disability of a claimant. 
‘‘(2) Subject to section 6103 of this title, if the Sec-
retary updates a form described in paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(A) accept the previous version of the form 
filed by a claimant if— 
‘‘(i) the claimant provided to the non-De-
partment medical provider the previous version 
of the form before the date on which the up-
dated version of the form was made available; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the claimant files the previous version 
of the form during the one-year period following 
the date the form was completed by the non- 
Department medical provider; 
‘‘(B) request from the claimant any other infor-
mation that the updated version of the form re-
quires; and 
‘‘(C) apply the laws and regulations required to 
adjudicate the claim as if the claimant filed the up-
dated version of the form. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary may waive any interagency ap-
proval process required to approve a modification to a dis-
ability benefit questionnaire form if such requirement only 
applies by reason of the forms being made public under 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) Not less frequently than once each year through 
2026, the Inspector General of the Department shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the findings of the Inspector 
General with respect to the use of the forms described in 
paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in section 
5101 of title 38, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), may be construed to require the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to develop any new information tech-
nology system or otherwise require the Secretary to make 
any significant changes to the internet website of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7795 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
the ability of veterans to access and submit dis-
ability benefit questionnaire forms of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs.