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bilization assistance for vulnerable ethnic 
and religious minority communities af-
fected by conflict. 
(B) ADDITION.—Amounts authorized to be 
appropriated to the Fund are in addition to any 
amounts otherwise made available for the pur-
poses described in subparagraph (A). 
(4) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later 
than 15 days before amounts from the Fund are ob-
ligated, the Secretary of State or Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment shall submit notification of such obligation 
to— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; and 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate. 
(b) COMPLEX CRISES FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Treasury of the United States a fund to be 
known as the ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’ (in this sub-
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‘‘(c) QUALIFIED RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified retire-
ment contributions’ means— 
‘‘(A) contributions made by an employer as 
required under section 802 of the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974, and 
‘‘(B) contributions to a plan described in 
section 802(b)(2) of such Act made by an em-
ployer which is not subject to the requirement 
of section 802(a)(1) of such Act. 
‘‘(2) ONLY REQUIRED CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT 
TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.—The term ‘qualified retire-
ment contributions’ does not include any amount in 
excess of— 
‘‘(A) the amount determined under section 
802(a)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act with respect to each employee of 
the employer, or 
‘‘(B) the amount which would be so deter-
mined if the employer were subject to the re-
quirement of section 802(a)(1) of such Act. 
‘‘(d) EMPLOYERS EXCLUDED
FOR FAILURE TO 
MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 
to any employer which fails, within the time prescribed 
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SEC. 5. CREDIT FOR MINIMUM EMPLOYER CONTRIBU-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 45T. CREDIT FOR MINIMUM EMPLOYER CONTRIBU-
TIONS. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—For purposes of section 38, 
the minimum employer contribution credit determined 
under this section for any taxable year is an amount equal 
to the applicable percentage of the qualified retirement 
contributions paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the 
taxable year. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes of 
subsection (a), the applicable percentage is— 
‘‘(1) 50 percent, in the case of contributions 
made with respect to not more than 15 employees of 
the employer (or the number of employees of the em-
ployer which is the equivalent of 15 full-time em-
ployees), and 
‘‘(2) 25 percent, in the case of contributions 
made with respect to so many of the employees of 
the employer (or the equivalent of so many full-time 
employees) as exceeds 15 but does not exceed 30. 
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(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate. 
(b) COMPLEX CRISES FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Treasury of the United States a fund to be 
known as the ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’ (in this sub-
section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’), to be adminis-
tered by USAID. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund 
$30,000,000 for each of the 5 fiscal years beginning 
with the first fiscal year that begins after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. Amounts authorized to 
be appropriated pursuant to this paragraph are au-
thorized to remain available until expended. 
(3) PURPOSES OF THE FUND.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, except section 620M of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2378d), amounts in the Fund may be used to 
carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) to 
support programs and activities to prevent or 
respond to emerging or unforeseen foreign chal-
lenges and complex crises overseas, including 
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data on products with an indication for the treatment of 
a food allergy.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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(A) An analysis of the foreign supply chain 
and domestic supply chain in Iran that directly 
or indirectly significantly facilitates, supports, 
or otherwise aids the Government of Iran’s bal-
listic missile program. 
(B) A description of the geographic dis-
tribution of the foreign and domestic supply 
chain described in subparagraph (A). 
(C) An assessment of the Government of 
Iran’s ability to indigenously manufacture or 
otherwise produce the goods, services, or tech-
nology necessary to support its ballistic missile 
program. 
(D) An identification of foreign persons 
that have, based on credible information, di-
rectly or indirectly facilitated or supported the 
development of the Government of Iran’s bal-
listic missile program, including the foreign and 
domestic supply chain described in subpara-
graph (A). 
(E) A determination with respect to each 
foreign person identified under subparagraph 
(D) as to whether the foreign person meets the 
criteria for designation under— 
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(2) assess the processes and procedures for co-
ordinating among and within each relevant Federal 
department or agency when implementing the initia-
tive and each such country and regional plan; 
(3) assess the monitoring and evaluation efforts 
under the initiative and each such country and re-
gional plan, including assessments of the progress 
made and lessons learned with respect to each such 
plan, as well as any changes made to activities based 
on the results of such monitoring and evaluation; 
(4) recommend changes necessary to better im-
plement United States Government activities in ac-
cordance with the initiative, as well as recommenda-
tions for any changes to the initiative; and 
(5) assess such other matters as the Comp-
troller General determines appropriate. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The heads of 
all relevant Federal departments and agencies shall ensure 
that all relevant data, documents, and other information 
is made available to the Comptroller General of the United 
States for purposes of conducting independent reviews 
pursuant to this section. 
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committees on Foreign Relations, 
Armed Services, and Appropriations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 
Armed Services, and Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) RELEVANT
FEDERAL
DEPARTMENT
OR 
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘relevant Federal department 
or agency’’ means the Department of the Treasury 
and any other Federal department or agency the 
President determines is relevant to carry out the 
purposes of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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(B) Training doctoral candidates in fields 
related to orthotics and prosthetics to prepare 
them to instruct in orthotics and prosthetics 
programs. 
(C) Training faculty in orthotics and pros-
thetics education or related fields for the pur-
pose of instruction in orthotics and prosthetics 
programs. 
(D) Salary supplementation for faculty in 
orthotics and prosthetics education. 
(E) Financial aid that allows eligible insti-
tutions to admit additional students to study 
orthotics and prosthetics. 
(F) Funding faculty research projects or 
faculty time to undertake research in the areas 
of orthotics and prosthetics for the purpose of 
furthering their teaching abilities. 
(G) Renovation of buildings or minor con-
struction to house orthotics and prosthetics 
education programs. 
(H) Purchasing equipment for orthotics 
and prosthetics education. 
(2) LIMITATION ON CONSTRUCTION.—An eligi-
ble institution awarded a grant under this section 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2119 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize grants for improving 
the energy efficiency of public buildings, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2019 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize 
grants for improving the energy efficiency of public build-
ings, 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. ENERGY EFFICIENT PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 
Section 125(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15822(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘$30,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2025’’. 
Æ 
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ing on the date of the enactment of this Act, by the 
President under section 401 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
if the incident period of the disaster with respect to 
which such declaration is made begins after January 
1, 2018, and before the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(2) QUALIFIED
DISASTER
ZONE.—The term 
‘‘qualified disaster zone’’ means that portion of any 
qualified disaster area which is determined by the 
President to warrant individual or individual and 
public assistance from the Federal Government 
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act by reason of the qualified 
disaster with respect to such disaster area. 
(3) QUALIFIED
DISASTER.—The term ‘‘quali-
fied disaster’’ means, with respect to any qualified 
disaster area, the disaster by reason of which a 
major disaster was declared with respect to such 
area. 
(4) INCIDENT PERIOD.—The term ‘‘incident pe-
riod’’ means, with respect to any qualified disaster, 
the period specified by the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency as the period during which such 
disaster occurred. 
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practices of the Corps of Engineers, with a specific focus 
on how the Corps of Engineers complies with and enforces 
the requirement to pay prevailing wages on federally fi-
nanced construction jobs, as required by subchapter IV 
of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly 
referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act). The study shall con-
sider the following: 
(1) Any programs or protocols the Corps of En-
gineers has in place for the purpose of carrying out 
its Davis-Bacon Act enforcement obligations as set 
forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
(2) Any programs or protocols the Corps of En-
gineers has in place for the purpose of identifying 
and 
addressing 
independent 
contractor 
misclassification on projects subject to the Davis- 
Bacon Act. 
(3) The frequency with which the Corps of En-
gineers conducts site visits on each covered project 
to monitor Davis-Bacon Act compliance. 
(4) The frequency with which the Corps of En-
gineers monitors certified payroll reports submitted 
by contractors and subcontractors on each covered 
project. 
(5) Whether the Corps of Engineers accepts 
and investigates complaints of Davis-Bacon Act vio-
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lations submitted by third parties, such as contrac-
tors and workers’ rights organizations. 
(6) Whether the Corps of Engineers maintains 
a database listing all contractors and subcontractors 
who have, in one way or another, violated the Davis- 
Bacon Act and whether the Corps consults this 
database as part of its contract award process. 
(7) The frequency, over the last five years, with 
which the Corps of Engineers penalized, disqualified, 
terminated, or moved for debarment of a contractor 
for Davis-Bacon violations. 
(8) How the Corps of Engineers verifies that 
the contractors it hires for its projects are properly 
licensed. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor, the Committee on Armed 
Services, and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report that summarizes the results of the study required 
under subsection (a), together with any recommendations 
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for legislative or regulatory action that would improve the 
efforts of enforcing the requirement to pay prevailing 
wages on federally financed construction jobs. 
Æ 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2126 
To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System from providing bailouts or other financial 
assistance to a pension plan of a State or political subdivision thereof, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2019 
Mr. BABIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from pro-
viding bailouts or other financial assistance to a pension 
plan of a State or political subdivision thereof, 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 ‘‘State and Local Pen-
sions Accountability and Security Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON BAILOUTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL 
PENSION FUNDS. 
The Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Gov-
ernors of the Federal Reserve System may not provide any 
loan, grant, or other form of financial assistance— 
(1) to a pension plan (as defined under section 
3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002)) established or main-
tained by the government of any State or political 
subdivision thereof, or by any agency or instrumen-
tality of such a State or political subdivision; or 
(2) to the government of any State or political 
subdivision thereof, or by any agency or instrumen-
tality of such a State or political subdivision, unless 
such government, agency, or instrumentality certifies 
that the financial assistance will not be used, di-
rectly or indirectly, to fund such a pension plan. 
Æ 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2127 
To prohibit the use of United States Government funds for art in United 
States embassies and consulates, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2019 
Mr. BURCHETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of United States Government funds 
for art in United States embassies and consulates, 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 ‘‘No Taxpayer-Funded 
Art in Embassies Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds are authorized to be ap-
propriated, and the Secretary of State may not obligate 
or expend any funds, for the purchase, installation, insur-
ance, or transport of any art for the purposes of installa-
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tion or display in any embassy, consulate, or other foreign 
mission of the United States. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘art’’ in-
cludes paintings, sculptures, photographs, industrial de-
sign, and craft art. 
Æ 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2128 
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the 
authority of tribal governments in regard to the Temporary Assistance 
for Needy Families program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2019 
Mr. COOK (for himself, Ms. MOORE, and Mr. KIND) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
to clarify the authority of tribal governments in regard 
to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families pro-
gram. 
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 ‘‘Tribal TANF Fairness 
Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. SELF-DETERMINATION AUTHORITY. 
Section 412 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
612) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(j) RULE OF INTERPRETATION.—Notwithstanding 
subsection (e)(1), a tribal government (including a tribal 
government participating in an intertribal consortium) 
may lease land held in trust or in fee, at a fair market 
rate (as verified by an independent appraisal prepared in 
accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice), for the administration of a tribal fam-
ily assistance grant by the tribal government or the inter-
tribal consortium.’’. 
Æ 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2130 
To provide grants to assist States in developing and implementing plans 
to address cybersecurity threats or vulnerabilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2019 
Mr. KILMER (for himself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide grants to assist States in developing and imple-
menting plans to address cybersecurity threats or 
vulnerabilities, 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 ‘‘State Cyber Resiliency 
Act’’. 
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