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camera video footage, and their designated legal 
counsel. 
(D) A uniformed officer whose body cam-
era recorded the video footage, and their des-
ignated legal counsel, subject to the limitations 
and restrictions in this Act. 
(E) The superior officer of a uniformed of-
ficer whose body camera recorded the video 
footage, subject to the limitations and restric-
tions in this Act. 
(F) Any defense counsel who claims, pur-
suant to a written affidavit, to have a reason-
able basis for believing a video may contain evi-
dence that exculpates a client. 
(2) The right to inspect subject to subsection 
(j)(1) shall not include the right to possess a copy 
of the body camera video footage, unless the release 
of the body camera footage is otherwise authorized 
by this Act or by another applicable law. 
(3) When a body camera fails to capture some 
or all of the audio or video of an incident due to 
malfunction, displacement of camera, or any other 
cause, any audio or video footage that is captured 
shall be treated the same as any other body camera 
audio or video footage under the law. 
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statement directly to each consumer re-
porting agency that received the informa-
tion; and 
‘‘(vi) a notification that the consumer 
may request the furnisher to submit to 
each consumer reporting agency the con-
sumer’s request to furnish notifications 
pursuant to section 611(d) (relating to fur-
nishing notifications to certain users of 
consumer reports).’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 623(a)(8)(A) 
of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681s– 
2(a)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘reinvestigate’’ and in-
serting ‘‘investigate’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 609 of the 
Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681g) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Commission’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Bureau’’ each place that term appears; 
(B) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘RIGHTS TO OBTAIN AND DISPUTE INFORMA-
TION IN CONSUMER REPORTS AND TO OBTAIN 
CREDIT SCORES’’ and inserting ‘‘KEY CON-
SUMER REPORTING RIGHTS’’; and
SEC. 203. CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 118 of the Department of 
State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 304) 
is amended— 
(1) in the section heading , by striking ‘‘AN-
NUAL
REPORT
ON
EMBASSY
CONSTRUCTION 
COSTS’’ and inserting ‘‘BIANNUAL
REPORT
ON 
OVERSEAS
CAPITAL
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS’’; and 
(2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and in-
serting the following new subsections: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection and every 180 days 
thereafter until the date that is four years after such date 
of enactment, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a comprehensive report regarding 
all ongoing overseas capital construction projects and major 
embassy security upgrade projects. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following with respect to each 
ongoing overseas capital construction project and major em-
bassy security upgrade project: 
‘‘(1) The initial cost estimate as specified in the 
proposed allocation of capital construction and main-
tenance funds required by the Committees on Appro-
priations for Acts making appropriations for the De-
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partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs. 
‘‘(2) The current cost estimate. 
‘‘(3) The value of each request for equitable ad-
justment received by the Department to date. 
‘‘(4) The value of each certified claim received by 
the Department to date. 
‘‘(5) The value of any usage of the project’s con-
tingency fund to date and the value of the remainder 
of the project’s contingency fund. 
‘‘(6) An enumerated list of each request for ad-
justment and certified claim that remains out-
standing or unresolved. 
‘‘(7) An enumerated list of each request for equi-
table adjustment and certified claim that has been 
fully adjudicated or that the Department has settled, 
and the final dollar amount of each adjudication or 
settlement. 
‘‘(8) The date of estimated completion specified 
in the proposed allocation of capital construction and 
maintenance funds required by the Committees on 
Appropriations not later than 45 days after the date 
of the enactment of an Act making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs. 
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(j) Notwithstanding the retention and deletion re-
quirements in subsection (i): 
(1) Video footage shall be automatically re-
tained for no less than 3 years if the video footage 
captures an interaction or event involving— 
(A) any use of force; or 
(B) an encounter about which a complaint 
has been registered by a subject of the video 
footage. 
(2) Body camera video footage shall also be re-
tained for no less than 3 years if a longer retention 
period is voluntarily requested by— 
(A) the uniformed officer whose body cam-
era recorded the video footage, if that officer 
reasonably asserts the video footage has evi-
dentiary or exculpatory value in an ongoing in-
vestigation; 
(B) any uniformed officer who is a subject 
of the video footage, if that officer reasonably 
asserts the video footage has evidentiary or ex-
culpatory value; 
(C) any superior officer of a uniformed of-
ficer whose body camera recorded the video 
footage or who is a subject of the video footage, 
if that superior officer reasonably asserts the 
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dividual for such employer during 
such taxable year, multiplied by 
‘‘(II) $3, or 
‘‘(ii) $5,000. 
‘‘(2) 
ESTABLISHED
APPRENTICESHIP
PRO-
GRAMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The apprenticeship 
program credit determined under this section 
for the taxable year shall only be applicable to 
the number of qualified individuals employed by 
the employer through a qualified apprenticeship 
program or a qualified multi-employer appren-
ticeship program which are in excess of the ap-
prenticeship participation average for such em-
ployer (as determined under subparagraph (B)). 
‘‘(B) APPRENTICESHIP PARTICIPATION AV-
ERAGE.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
the apprenticeship participation average shall 
be equal to the average of the total number of 
qualified individuals employed by the employer 
through a qualified apprenticeship program or 
qualified multi-employer apprenticeship pro-
gram for— 
‘‘(i) the 3 preceding taxable years, or 
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may furnish any negative information re-
lating to such a consumer. 
‘‘(ii) CONTENT.—Such notice shall— 
‘‘(I) be clear and conspicuous; 
‘‘(II) describe the types of activi-
ties that constitute negative informa-
tion; 
‘‘(III) inform the consumer that 
the person may report negative infor-
mation relating to any such accounts 
or transactions to a consumer report-
ing agency described in subsection (p) 
or (x) of section 603; 
‘‘(IV) state that the negative in-
formation may appear on a consumer 
report of the consumer for the periods 
described in section 605 and that dur-
ing such periods, the negative infor-
mation may adversely impact the con-
sumer’s credit score; 
‘‘(V) state that in some limited 
circumstances, the negative informa-
tion may result in other adverse ac-
tions, including a denial of a new job 
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ment and career coaching services may include cele-
brations of specific career-based milestones such as 
completing a semester, graduation, or job placement. 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
technical assistance— 
‘‘(A) to assist eligible entities in applying 
for grants under this section; 
‘‘(B) that is tailored to meet the needs of 
grantees at each stage of the administration of 
projects for which grants are made under this 
section; 
‘‘(C) that is tailored to meet the specific 
needs of Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and 
tribal colleges and universities; 
‘‘(D) that is tailored to meet the specific 
needs of the territories; 
‘‘(E) that is tailored to meet the specific 
needs of eligible entities in carrying out dem-
onstration projects for which a grant is made 
under this section; and 
‘‘(F) to facilitate the exchange of informa-
tion among eligible entities regarding best prac-
tices and promising practices used in the 
projects. 
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SECTION 1. NUTRIA ERADICATION. 
The Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–16) is amended— 
(1) in section 2— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘Wetlands and tidal marshes of the Chesa-
peake Bay and in Louisiana’’ and inserting 
‘‘Wetlands, tidal marshes, and agricultural 
lands’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘in 
Maryland and Louisiana’’; and 
(iii) by amending paragraph (3) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(3) Traditional harvest methods to control or 
eradicate nutria have failed. Consequently, marsh 
loss, loss of public and private wetlands, and loss of 
agricultural lands are accelerating.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the 
State of Maryland and the State of Louisiana’’ 
and inserting ‘‘any State that has demonstrated 
the need’’; and 
(2) in section 3— 
(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(ii) the number of taxable years in 
which the qualified apprenticeship program 
or the qualified multi-employer apprentice-
ship program was in existence, whichever 
is less. 
‘‘(3) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No deduc-
tion or any other credit shall be allowed under this 
chapter for any amount taken into account in deter-
mining the credit under this section. 
‘‘(4) ELECTION NOT TO CLAIM CREDIT.—This 
section shall not apply to a taxpayer for any taxable 
year if such taxpayer elects to have this section not 
apply for such taxable year. 
‘‘(5) LIMITATION.—The apprenticeship pro-
gram credit under this section shall not be allowed 
for more than 3 taxable years with respect to any 
qualified individual. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘qualified individual’ means, with re-
spect to any taxable year, an individual who is an 
apprentice and— 
‘‘(A) is participating in a qualified appren-
ticeship program or a qualified multi-employer 
apprenticeship program with an employer that 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3353 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include Parent PLUS 
loans in income-contingent and income-based repayment plans, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2019 
Ms. FUDGE 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 include 
Parent PLUS loans in income-contingent and income- 
based repayment plans, 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 ‘‘Parent PLUS Loan 
Improvement Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. APPLICABLE RATE OF INTEREST FOR PLUS LOANS. 
Section 455(b)(8) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)(8)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘and be-
fore July 1, 2019,’’ after ‘‘, 2013,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) REDUCED RATE FOR PARENT PLUS 
LOANS.—Notwithstanding the preceding para-
graphs of this subsection, for Federal Direct 
PLUS Loans made on behalf of a dependent 
student for which the first disbursement is 
made on or after July 1, 2019, the applicable 
rate of interest shall be determined under sub-
paragraph (C) of this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) by substituting ‘3.6 percent’ for 
‘4.6 percent’; and 
‘‘(ii) by substituting ‘9.5 percent’ for 
‘10.5 percent’.’’. 
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF ORIGINATION FEE FOR PARENT 
PLUS LOANS. 
Section 455(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087e(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) PLUS LOANS.—With respect to Federal 
Direct PLUS loans made on behalf of a dependent 
student for which the first disbursement of principal 
is made on or after July 1, 2019, paragraph (1) 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3354 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for comprehensive 
student achievement information. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2019 
Ms. FUDGE (for herself and Mr. CURTIS) 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 provide 
for comprehensive student achievement information. 
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 ‘‘Time for Completion 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSUMER INFORMATION ABOUT COMPLETION OR 
GRADUATION TIMES. 
(a) TRANSPARENCY IN COLLEGE TUITION FOR CON-
SUMERS.—Section 132(i)(1)(J) of the Higher Education 
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ing undergraduate students enrolled at the 
institution who obtain a degree or certifi-
cate within each of the times for comple-
tion or graduation described in subclauses 
(I) through (IV) of clause (iii); and 
‘‘(IV) the percentages of non-first- 
time, part-time, degree- or certificate-seek-
ing undergraduate students enrolled at the 
institution who obtain a degree or certifi-
cate within each of the times for comple-
tion or graduation described in subclauses 
(I) through (IV) of clause (iii). 
‘‘(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph, 
the times for completion or graduation are as 
follows: 
‘‘(I) The normal time for completion 
of, or graduation from, the student’s pro-
gram. 
‘‘(II) 150 percent of the normal time 
for completion of, or graduation from, the 
student’s program. 
‘‘(III) 200 percent of the normal time 
for completion of, or graduation from, the 
student’s program. 
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‘‘(IV) 300 percent of the normal time 
for completion of, or graduation from, the 
student’s program. 
‘‘(iv) In making publicly available the per-
centages described in this subparagraph, the 
Secretary shall display each percentage in a 
consistent manner and with equal visibility.’’. 
(b) INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN-
FORMATION
FOR
STUDENTS.—Section 485(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by amending subpara-
graph (L) to read as follows: 
‘‘(L) each completion or gradua-
tion rate for each type of student and 
program described in clauses (i) and 
(ii) of section 132(i)(1)(J);’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘within 150 
percent of the normal time for completion of or 
graduation from the program’’ and inserting ‘‘within 
the time for completion or graduation described in 
section 132(i)(1)(J) applicable to such student and 
such program’’. 
Æ 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3356 
To provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2019 
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. 
PENCE, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. 
LAMALFA, and Mr. WALTZ) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled 
veterans, 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 ‘‘Veterans Expedited 
TSA Screening Safe Travel Act’’ or the ‘‘VETS Safe 
Travel Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF PRECHECK PROGRAM TO CER-
TAIN SEVERELY INJURED OR DISABLED VET-
ERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44927 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) AVAILABILITY
OF PRECHECK PROGRAM
TO 
CERTAIN
SEVERELY
INJURED
OR
DISABLED
VET-
ERANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A veteran described in 
paragraph (2) is eligible for security screening under 
the PreCheck Program under section 44919 at no 
cost to the veteran if the veteran is able to meet the 
background check and other security requirements 
for participation in the program. 
‘‘(2) VETERANS
DESCRIBED.—A veteran de-
scribed in this paragraph is— 
‘‘(A) a veteran determined by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs— 
‘‘(i) to have had a loss, or loss of use, 
of a limb, or to have become paralyzed or 
partially paralyzed; and 
‘‘(ii) as a result of that loss or para-
lyzation, to require the use of a wheelchair, 
prosthetic, or other assistive device to aid 
with mobility; or 
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‘‘(B) a veteran determined by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to have incurred per-
manent blindness.’’. 
(b) COORDINATION ON IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the administrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall joint-
ly— 
(1) develop and implement a process for pro-
viding the Transportation Security Administration 
with access to the data needed to validate the eligi-
bility of a veteran for the PreCheck Program under 
section 44927(g) of title 49, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a); and 
(2) submit to Congress a report on the status 
of implementing the process required by paragraph 
(1). 
Æ 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3363 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that publicly 
owned treatment works monitor for and report sewer overflows, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2019 
Mr. MOULTON (for himself and Mrs. TRAHAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure 
that publicly owned treatment works monitor for and 
report sewer overflows, 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 ‘‘Sewage Treatment 
Overflow Prevention through Community Sanitation Out-
reach Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘STOP CSO Act of 2019’’. 
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‘‘(c) REQUEST FOR EXCLUSION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant may pro-
vide that an officer may, upon the officer’s request 
and with the approval of the Commandant, be ex-
cluded from consideration by a selection board con-
vened under section 3740(b) of this title to consider 
officers for promotion to the next higher grade. 
‘‘(2) APPROVAL
OF
REQUEST.—The Com-
mandant shall approve a request under paragraph 
(1) only if— 
‘‘(A) the basis for the request is to allow 
an officer to complete a broadening assignment, 
advanced education, another assignment of sig-
nificant value to the Coast Guard, a career pro-
gression requirement delayed by the assignment 
or education, or a qualifying personal or profes-
sional circumstance, as determined by the Com-
mandant; 
‘‘(B) the Commandant determines the ex-
clusion from consideration is in the best inter-
est of the Coast Guard; and 
‘‘(C) the officer has not previously failed of 
selection for promotion to the grade for which 
the officer requests the exclusion from consider-
ation.’’.
Calendar No. 611 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3361 
AN ACT 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reau-
thorize hydroelectric production incentives and 
hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, 
and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 10, 2020 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reliable Investment 
in Vital Energy Reauthorization Act’’ or the ‘‘RIVER 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. HYDROELECTRIC PRODUCTION INCENTIVES AND 
EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) HYDROELECTRIC PRODUCTION INCENTIVES.— 
Section 242 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
15881) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘10’’ and in-
serting ‘‘22’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘section 
29(d)(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 45K(d)(2)(B)’’; 
(3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘20’’ and in-
serting ‘‘32’’; and 
(4) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘each of the 
fiscal years 2006 through 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘each 
of fiscal years 2019 through 2036’’. 
(b) HYDROELECTRIC EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT.— 
Section 243(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15882(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘each of the fis-
cal years 2006 through 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fis-
cal years 2019 through 2036’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3361 
AN ACT 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reau-
thorize hydroelectric production incentives and 
hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, 
and for other purposes.