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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4559 
To provide requirements for Executive agency spending at the end of a 
fiscal year, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 
Mr. CRENSHAW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To provide requirements for Executive agency spending at 
the end of a fiscal year, 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 ‘‘End-of-Year Fiscal Re-
sponsibility Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COVERED PERIOD.—The term ‘‘covered pe-
riod’’ means the 2-month period immediately pre-
ceding the end of a fiscal year. 
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(2) 
DISCRETIONARY
APPROPRIATIONS.—The 
term ‘‘discretionary appropriations’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 250(c) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
(2 U.S.C. 900(c)). 
(3) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
105 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR EXECUTIVE AGENCY SPEND-
ING AT THE END OF A FISCAL YEAR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(c), the amount of discretionary appropriations obligated 
by an Executive agency during each month of a covered 
period may not exceed the average monthly amount of dis-
cretionary appropriations obligated by the Executive agen-
cy during the 10-month period immediately preceding the 
covered period. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the end 
of each fiscal year, each Executive agency shall submit to 
Congress and post on a publicly available website an 
itemized list of discretionary appropriations obligated by 
the Executive agency during the covered period imme-
diately preceding the date on which the report is sub-
mitted. 
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(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply with 
respect to any discretionary appropriations obligated by 
an Executive agency for national security-related activities 
or designated by Congress as emergency spending. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4562 
To amend the exemption of certain legal requirements applied to Amtrak 
in making improvements to exclude the construction of advertisements. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 
Mr. ESPAILLAT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the exemption of certain legal requirements ap-
plied to Amtrak in making improvements to exclude the 
construction of advertisements. 
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 ‘‘Allowing More Trans-
parency in Reviewing Advertising Construction Act’’ or 
the ‘‘AMTRAK Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON EXEMPTION FOR AMTRAK FROM 
CERTAIN LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 24902(j) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(k) LIMITATION ON EXEMPTIONS.—Subsection (j) 
shall not apply to an improvement activity carried out for 
the purpose of construction or display of an advertise-
ment.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4563 
To repeal Public Law 114–145 to ensure that the Drug Enforcement Admin-
istration has the authority to carry out needed enforcement actions 
for drug diversion control investigations and operations to combat the 
opioid epidemic, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To repeal Public Law 114–145 to ensure that the Drug 
Enforcement Administration has the authority to carry 
out needed enforcement actions for drug diversion control 
investigations and operations to combat the opioid epi-
demic, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Restoring Enforcement 
Standards to Track Opioids Responsively and Effectively 
Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘RESTORE Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. RESTORING DEA’S AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
NEEDED ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TO COM-
BAT DRUG DIVERSION AND THE OPIOID EPI-
DEMIC. 
(a) REPEAL.—Public Law 114–145 (the Ensuring 
Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 
2016) is hereby repealed. 
(b) RESTORATION OF PROVISIONS.— 
(1) Effective as of the date of enactment of 
Public Law 114–145, the provisions of section 304 
of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 824) 
that were amended by Public Law 114–145 are 
hereby restored as if Public Law 114–145 had not 
been enacted into law. 
(2) Subsection (k) of section 303 of the Con-
trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823(k)), as added 
by Public Law 114–145 and redesignated by Public 
Law 115–83, is hereby repealed. 
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‘‘(A) a detailed statement of the benefits of-
fered (including any maximums, limitations, exclu-
sions, and other definitions of benefits); 
‘‘(B) the premiums charged (including any limi-
tations or other conditions on their subsequent ad-
justment); 
‘‘(C) the duration of the enrollment period; and 
‘‘(D) such other terms and conditions (includ-
ing procedures for establishing eligibility for insur-
ance under this chapter) as may be determined by 
the Director, consistent with the requirements of 
this chapter. 
‘‘(2) Premiums charged under a contract under this 
section shall reasonably and equitably reflect the cost of 
the benefits provided, as determined by the Director. 
‘‘(c)(1) Each contract under this section shall require 
the carrier— 
‘‘(A) to provide payments or benefits described 
in section 8804(c) to an employee if such employee 
is entitled thereto under the terms of the contract; 
and 
‘‘(B) with respect to disputes regarding claims 
for payments or benefits under the terms of the con-
tract— 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 417 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4564 
[Report No. 116–517] 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure the provision of high- 
quality service through the Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 
Mr. KATKO (for himself, Mr. BEYER, and Mrs. NAPOLITANO) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MCADAMS, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. SLOTKIN, Ms. 
SPANBERGER, Mr. STEWART, Ms. FINKENAUER, Mr. HARDER of Cali-
fornia, Mr. STIVERS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. TRONE, Mr. 
SOTO, and Mr. DELGADO 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
to be printed 
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520E–3(c) by the timeframes identified pursuant to 
paragraph (2)(A)(ii) of such section 520E–3(c); and 
(9) service to individuals requesting a foreign 
language speaker, including— 
(A) the number of calls or chats the Life-
line receives from individuals speaking a foreign 
language; 
(B) the capacity of the Lifeline to handle 
these calls or chats; and 
(C) the number of crisis centers with the 
capacity to serve foreign language speakers, in 
house. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report required by 
subsection (a) shall include recommendations for improv-
ing the Suicide Prevention Lifeline, including rec-
ommendations for legislative and administrative actions. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Suicide Prevention Lifeline’’ 
means the suicide prevention hotline maintained pursuant 
to section 520E–3 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb–36c). 
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A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure the provi-
sion of high-quality service through the Suicide Preven-
tion Lifeline, and for other purposes. 
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‘‘(iii) Upon receipt by the Commissioner of a timely 
election filed by the individual described in paragraph 
(4)(B) in accordance with clause (ii)— 
‘‘(I) the Commissioner shall certify receipt of 
such election to the Secretary of the Treasury, and 
the Secretary of the Treasury, after receipt of such 
certification, 
shall 
pay 
such 
individual, 
from 
amounts in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors In-
surance Trust Fund, a total amount equal to 
$5,000, in 4 annual lump sum installments of 
$1,250, the first of which shall be made during fis-
cal year 2021 not later than July 1, 2021, and 
‘‘(II) subparagraph (A) shall not apply in deter-
mining such individual’s primary insurance amount. 
‘‘(iv) Upon receipt by the Commissioner as of Decem-
ber 31, 2020, of a timely election filed in accordance with 
clause (ii) by at least one beneficiary entitled to benefits 
on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of 
a deceased individual described in paragraph (4)(B), if 
such deceased individual has filed no timely election in ac-
cordance with clause (ii)— 
‘‘(I) the Commissioner shall certify receipt of all 
such elections received as of such date to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of the 
Treasury, after receipt of such certification, shall 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4565 
To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to require the Securities and Exchange 
Commission to issue a rule to apply the Administrative Procedure Act 
to the adoption of accounting principles by the standard setting body, 
and to require the standard setting body to consider, in adopting account-
ing principles, the impact such principles will have on the broader U.S. 
economy, market stability, and availability of credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to require the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission to issue a rule to apply 
the Administrative Procedure Act to the adoption of ac-
counting principles by the standard setting body, and 
to require the standard setting body to consider, in 
adopting accounting principles, the impact such prin-
ciples will have on the broader U.S. economy, market 
stability, and availability of credit. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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(A) by striking ‘‘which is transmitted 
through radio’’ and inserting ‘‘which is in an 
audio format’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘BY RADIO’’ in the heading 
and inserting ‘‘AUDIO FORMAT’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘which is transmitted 
through television’’ and inserting ‘‘which is in 
video format’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘BY TELEVISION’’ in the 
heading and inserting ‘‘VIDEO FORMAT’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘transmitted through radio 
or television’’ and inserting ‘‘made in audio or 
video format’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘through television’’ in the 
second sentence and inserting ‘‘in video for-
mat’’. 
SEC. 116. POLITICAL RECORD REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE 
PLATFORMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104), as amend-
ed by section 101(a), is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Responsible Account-
ing Standards Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTION OF 
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. 
Section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
U.S.C. 77s(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR ADOP-
TION OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES.—The Commis-
sion shall issue a rule requiring a standard setting 
body described in paragraph (1) to follow procedures 
when adopting an accounting principle that are as 
close as practicable to those requirements for a Fed-
eral agency issuing a rule under chapter 5 of title 
5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
‘Administrative Procedure Act’).’’. 
SEC. 3. CONSIDERATION OF THE IMPACT OF ACCOUNTING 
PRINCIPLES ON THE BROADER U.S. ECON-
OMY, MARKET STABILITY, AND AVAILABILITY 
OF CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 19(b)(1)(A)(v) of the Se-
curities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77s(b)) is amended by 
inserting after ‘‘investors’’ the following: ‘‘, and the impact 
such accounting principles will have on the broader U.S. 
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economy, market stability, and availability of credit (par-
ticularly for low- and moderate-income borrowers)’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than the end of the 6-month 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, any 
standard setting body described in section 19(b)(1) of the 
Securities Act of 1933 shall issue a report to the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission and the Congress con-
taining a list of changes the standard setting body has 
made or will make in order to ensure that the standard 
setting body takes into consideration the impact of ac-
counting principles on the broader U.S. economy, market 
stability, and availability of credit, as required by the 
amendment made under subsection (a). 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4566 
AN ACT 
To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash 
contributions for the relief of the families of victims 
of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on 
May 31, 2019. 
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 ‘‘Virginia Beach Strong 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RELIEF 
OF THE FAMILIES OF THE MASS SHOOTING IN 
VIRGINIA BEACH. 
(a) CLARIFICATION THAT CONTRIBUTION WILL NOT 
FAIL TO QUALIFY AS A CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION.— 
A cash contribution made for the relief of the families of 
the dead or wounded victims of the mass shooting in Vir-
ginia Beach, Virginia, on May 31, 2019, shall not fail to 
be treated as a charitable contribution for purposes of sec-
tion 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 merely be-
cause such contribution is for the exclusive benefit of such 
families. The preceding sentence shall apply to contribu-
tions made on or after May 31, 2019. 
(b) CLARIFICATION THAT PAYMENTS
BY CHARI-
TABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO FAMILIES TREATED AS EX-
EMPT PAYMENTS.—For purposes of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, payments made on or after May 31, 2019, 
and on or before June 1, 2021, to the spouse or any de-
pendent (as defined in section 152 of such Code) of the 
dead or wounded victims of the mass shooting in Virginia 
Beach, Virginia, on May 31, 2019, by an organization 
which (determined without regard to any such payments)
would be an organization exempt from tax under section 
501(a) of such Code shall— 
(1) be treated as related to the purpose or func-
tion constituting the basis for such organization’s 
exemption under such section; and 
(2) shall not be treated as inuring to the benefit 
of any private individual, 
if such payments are made in good faith using a reason-
able and objective formula which is consistently applied 
with respect to such victims. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4566 
AN ACT 
To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable 
cash contributions for the relief of the families of 
victims of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, 
Virginia, on May 31, 2019.
H. R. 4566 
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen 
An Act 
To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the 
relief of the families of victims of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, 
on May 31, 2019. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Virginia Beach Strong Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RELIEF OF THE 
FAMILIES OF THE MASS SHOOTING IN VIRGINIA BEACH. 
(a) CLARIFICATION THAT CONTRIBUTION WILL NOT FAIL TO 
QUALIFY
AS
A CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION.—A cash contribution 
made for the relief of the families of the dead or wounded victims 
of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on May 31, 2019, 
shall not fail to be treated as a charitable contribution for purposes 
of section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 merely because 
such contribution is for the exclusive benefit of such families. The 
preceding sentence shall apply to contributions made on or after 
May 31, 2019. 
(b) CLARIFICATION THAT PAYMENTS BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZA-
TIONS TO FAMILIES TREATED AS EXEMPT PAYMENTS.—For purposes 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, payments made on or after 
May 31, 2019, and on or before June 1, 2021, to the spouse or 
any dependent (as defined in section 152 of such Code) of the 
dead or wounded victims of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, 
Virginia, on May 31, 2019, by an organization which (determined 
without regard to any such payments) would be an organization 
exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code shall— 
(1) be treated as related to the purpose or function consti-
tuting the basis for such organization’s exemption under such 
section; and 
(2) shall not be treated as inuring to the benefit of any 
private individual, 
if such payments are made in good faith using a reasonable and 
objective formula which is consistently applied with respect to such 
victims. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4566 
To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for 
the relief of the families of victims of the mass shooting in Virginia 
Beach, Virginia, on May 31, 2019. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 
Mrs. LURIA (for herself, Mr. BEYER, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. 
RIGGLEMAN, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. WEXTON, 
and Mr. WITTMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash 
contributions for the relief of the families of victims 
of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on 
May 31, 2019. 
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 ‘‘Virginia Beach Strong 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RELIEF 
OF THE FAMILIES OF THE MASS SHOOTING IN 
VIRGINIA BEACH. 
(a) CLARIFICATION THAT CONTRIBUTION WILL NOT 
FAIL TO QUALIFY AS A CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION.— 
A cash contribution made for the relief of the families of 
the dead or wounded victims of the mass shooting in Vir-
ginia Beach, Virginia, on May 31, 2019, shall not fail to 
be treated as a charitable contribution for purposes of sec-
tion 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 merely be-
cause such contribution is for the exclusive benefit of such 
families. The preceding sentence shall apply to contribu-
tions made on or after May 31, 2019. 
(b) CLARIFICATION THAT PAYMENTS
BY CHARI-
TABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO FAMILIES TREATED AS EX-
EMPT PAYMENTS.—For purposes of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, payments made on or after May 31, 2019, 
and on or before June 1, 2021, to the spouse or any de-
pendent (as defined in section 152 of such Code) of the 
dead or wounded victims of the mass shooting in Virginia 
Beach, Virginia, on May 31, 2019, by an organization 
which (determined without regard to any such payments) 
would be an organization exempt from tax under section 
501(a) of such Code shall— 
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(1) be treated as related to the purpose or func-
tion constituting the basis for such organization’s 
exemption under such section; and 
(2) shall not be treated as inuring to the benefit 
of any private individual, 
if such payments are made in good faith using a reason-
able and objective formula which is consistently applied 
with respect to such victims. 
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