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tation of section 7414 of title 38, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a), by the following dates: 
(1) With respect to subsections (a), (c)(2), (d), 
and (f), not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) With respect to subsection (c)(1), not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(3) With respect to subsection (b)(2), not later 
than 18 months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(d) AUDITS AND REPORTS.— 
(1) AUDITS.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall carry out annual audits of the compliance 
of medical centers of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs with the matters required by section 7414 of 
title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a). In carrying out such audits, the Secretary— 
(A) may not authorize the medical center 
being audited to conduct the audit; and 
(B) may enter into an agreement with an-
other department or agency of the Federal Gov-
ernment or a nongovernmental entity to con-
duct such audits.
(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate a report on the audits conducted under para-
graph (1). Each such report shall include a sum-
mary of the compliance by each medical center with 
the matters required by such section 7414. 
(3) INITIAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in the first report submitted under paragraph 
(2) the following: 
(A) A description of the progress made by 
the Secretary in implementing such section 
7414, including any matters under such section 
that the Secretary has not fully implemented. 
(B) An analysis of the feasibility, advis-
ability, and cost of requiring credentialing em-
ployees of the Department to be trained by an
outside entity and to maintain a credentialing 
certification. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 17, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3530 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enforce the 
licensure requirement for medical providers of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3530 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to enforce the licensure requirement for medical providers of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2019 
Mr. CLOUD (for himself, Mr. BERGMAN, and Mr. PETERSON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to enforce the licensure re-
quirement for medical providers of 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 ‘‘Improving Confidence 
in Veterans’ Care Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT OF LICENSURE REQUIREMENT FOR 
MEDICAL PROVIDERS OF THE DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7402 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘more 
than one’’ and inserting ‘‘one or more’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon the following: ‘‘, or, if the 
position requires the person to prescribe con-
trolled substances, the Drug Enforcement 
Agency registration of the person has been ter-
minated, revoked, or surrendered, and the per-
son has not received a waiver from the Drug 
Enforcement Agency’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection (g): 
‘‘(g)(1) The Secretary shall take prompt and appro-
priate adverse personnel actions pursuant to this chapter 
against an employee who— 
‘‘(A) is not licensed, registered, certified, or in 
receipt of a waiver, as required by subsection (f); or 
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(b) TRAINING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
report describing the training that will be provided under 
subsection (g)(4) of section 7402 of title 38, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a). 
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(1) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘agency’’ 
in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) MARIJUANA.—The term ‘‘marijuana’’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘‘marihuana’’ in section 
102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
802). 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 
State, the District of Columbia, any territory or pos-
session of the United States, or any Indian tribal 
government. 
(b) PROHIBITIONS.—No funds authorized or appro-
priated by Federal law, and none of the funds in any trust 
fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by 
Federal law, shall be expended to prevent any State from 
implementing any law of the State that— 
(1) authorizes the use, distribution, possession, 
or cultivation of marijuana on non-Federal land in 
the State; or 
(2) authorizes the transportation of marijuana 
across the border of the State if— 
(A) the State from which the marijuana is 
transported has a State law described in para-
graph (1); and 
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(B) the State and the State from which 
the marijuana is transported have both author-
ized such transportation of marijuana between 
the States. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3547 
To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish the 
position of the Assistant Director and Student Loan Borrower Advocate 
of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, to establish the Office 
for Students and Young Consumers of the Bureau, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2019 
Ms. BONAMICI (for herself and Ms. PORTER) 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 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 amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 
to establish the position of the Assistant Director and 
Student Loan Borrower Advocate of the Bureau of Con-
sumer Financial Protection, to establish the Office for 
Students and Young Consumers of the Bureau, 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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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3533 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the definition of crime 
of violence, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2019 
Mrs. ROBY (for herself and Mr. COLLINS of Georgia) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the 
definition of crime of violence, 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 ‘‘Combat Violent Crime 
Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE DEFINITION OF CRIME OF VI-
OLENCE. 
Section 924(c)(3)(B) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
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(a) by striking ‘‘by its nature, involves’’ and inserting 
‘‘, based on the facts underlying the offense, involved’’; 
and 
(b) by striking ‘‘may be used’’ and inserting ‘‘may 
have been used’’. 
SEC. 3. APPLICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this 
Act shall apply to any offense committed on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amendments 
made by this Act shall not be construed to create any right 
to challenge a sentence imposed before the date of the en-
actment of this Act under section 924 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6912 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require 
that named fiduciaries collect contributions to pooled employer plans, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2022 
Mr. ALLEN (for himself and Mr. DESAULNIER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974 to require that named fiduciaries collect con-
tributions to pooled employer plans, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Pooled Employer Plan 
Fix Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. POOLED EMPLOYER PLAN FIDUCIARY REQUIRE-
MENT. 
Section 3(43)(B)(ii) of the Employee Retirement In-
come Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(43)(B)(ii)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) designate a named fiduciary 
(other than an employer in the plan) to be 
responsible for collecting contributions to 
the plan and require such fiduciary to im-
plement written contribution collection pro-
cedures that are reasonable, diligent, and 
systematic;’’. 
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‘‘(1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘covered individual’ means— 
‘‘(A) a member of the Armed Forces, in-
cluding the National Guard or Reserves; 
‘‘(B) an individual who is participating in 
the Transition Assistance Program established 
under section 1144 of title 10, United States 
Code; 
‘‘(C) an individual who— 
‘‘(i) served on active duty in any 
branch of the Armed Forces, including the 
National Guard or Reserves; and 
‘‘(ii) was discharged or released from 
such service under conditions other than 
dishonorable; and 
‘‘(D) a spouse or dependent of an indi-
vidual described in subparagraph (A), (B), or 
(C). 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Beginning on the first 
October 1 after the enactment of this subsection and 
for the subsequent 4 fiscal years, the Administrator 
shall carry out a program to be known as the ‘Boots 
to Business Program’ to provide entrepreneurship 
training to covered individuals. 
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another report submitted to such Committees by the 
Administrator, and which shall include— 
‘‘(A) information regarding grants award-
ed under paragraph (4)(C); 
‘‘(B) the total cost of the Boots to Busi-
ness Program; 
‘‘(C) the number of program participants 
using each component of the Boots to Business 
Program; 
‘‘(D) the completion rates for each compo-
nent of the Boots to Business Program; 
‘‘(E) to the extent possible— 
‘‘(i) the demographics of program par-
ticipants, to include gender, age, race, rela-
tionship to military, military occupational 
specialty, and years of service of program 
participants; 
‘‘(ii) the number of small business 
concerns formed or expanded with assist-
ance under the Boots to Business Pro-
gram; 
‘‘(iii) the gross receipts of small busi-
ness concerns receiving assistance under 
the Boots to Business Program;
‘‘(iv) the number of jobs created with 
assistance under the Boots to Business 
Program; 
‘‘(v) the number of referrals to other 
resources and programs of the Administra-
tion; 
‘‘(vi) the number of program partici-
pants receiving financial assistance under 
loan programs of the Administration; 
‘‘(vii) the type and dollar amount of 
financial assistance received by program 
participants under any loan program of the 
Administration; and 
‘‘(viii) results of participant satisfac-
tion surveys, including a summary of any 
comments received from program partici-
pants; 
‘‘(F) an evaluation of the effectiveness of 
the Boots to Business Program in each region 
of the Administration during the most recent 
fiscal year; 
‘‘(G) an assessment of additional perform-
ance outcome measures for the Boots to Busi-
ness Program, as identified by the Adminis-
trator;
‘‘(H) any recommendations of the Admin-
istrator for improvement of the Boots to Busi-
ness Program, which may include expansion of 
the types of individuals who are covered individ-
uals; 
‘‘(I) an explanation of how the Boots to 
Business Program has been integrated with 
other transition programs and related resources 
of the Administration and other Federal agen-
cies; and 
‘‘(J) any additional information the Ad-
ministrator determines necessary.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3537 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to codify the 
Boots to Business Program, and for other pur-
poses.
‘‘(4) as appropriate, relevant stakeholders includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) teachers and other educators, prin-
cipals, school administrators, school board mem-
bers, school psychologists, mental health profes-
sionals, and parents of elementary school and 
secondary school students; 
‘‘(B) local law enforcement agencies and 
campus law enforcement administrators; 
‘‘(C) mental health mobile crisis providers; 
‘‘(D) child and adolescent psychiatrists; and 
‘‘(E) other education and mental health 
professionals. 
‘‘(d) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish 
the best practices under subsection (a)(1) and the list under 
subsection (a)(2) on a publicly accessible website of the De-
partment of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide technical assistance to institutions of higher edu-
cation, elementary schools, and secondary schools to assist 
such institutions and schools in implementing the best prac-
tices under subsection (a). 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6913 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments 
made to reporting of third party network transactions by the American 
Rescue Plan Act of 2021. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2022 
Mrs. STEEL (for herself, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. BUDD, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. 
BUCK, Ms. HERRELL, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. DUNN, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. 
MCCLINTOCK, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, and Mr. GIMENEZ) 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 
the amendments made to reporting of third party net-
work transactions by the American Rescue Plan Act 
of 2021. 
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 ‘‘Stop the Nosy Obses-
sion with Online Payments Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘SNOOP 
Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF MODIFICATION OF EXCEPTIONS FOR 
REPORTING 
OF 
THIRD 
PARTY 
NETWORK 
TRANSACTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6050W(e) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) EXCEPTION FOR DE MINIMIS PAYMENTS BY 
THIRD PARTY SETTLEMENT ORGANIZATIONS.—A third 
party settlement organization shall be required to report 
any information under subsection (a) with respect to third 
party network transactions of any participating payee only 
if— 
‘‘(1) the amount which would otherwise be re-
ported under subsection (a)(2) with respect to such 
transactions exceeds $20,000, and 
‘‘(2) the aggregate number of such transactions 
exceeds 200.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
6050W(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘described 
in 
subsection 
(d)(3)(A)(iii)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to returns for calendar 
years beginning after December 31, 2021. 
(2) CLARIFICATION.—The amendment made by 
subsection (b) shall apply to transactions after the 
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date of the enactment of the American Rescue Plan 
Act of 2021. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3542 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 
Indian coal production tax credit, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2019 
Mr. GIANFORTE 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 permanently 
extend the Indian coal production tax credit, 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. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF INDIAN COAL PRO-
DUCTION TAX CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 45(e)(10) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the appli-
cable dollar amount per ton of Indian coal’’ and all 
that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘$4.00 per 
ton of Indian coal— 
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‘‘(i) produced by the taxpayer at an 
Indian coal production facility, and 
‘‘(ii) sold (either directly by the tax-
payer or after sale or transfer to one or 
more related persons) to an unrelated per-
son during such taxable year.’’, and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT.—In the 
case of any calendar year after 2018, the dollar 
amount in subparagraph (A) shall be equal to 
the product of such dollar amount and the in-
flation adjustment factor determined under 
paragraph (2)(B) for the calendar year, except 
that such paragraph shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘2017’ for ‘1992’.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF INDIAN COAL.—Subparagraph 
(A) of section 45(c)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘Indian coal’ 
means coal which is produced from coal re-
serves which are— 
‘‘(i) owned or controlled by an Indian 
tribe, 
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‘‘(ii) owned or controlled by an en-
rolled member of an Indian tribe, or 
‘‘(iii) held in trust by the United 
States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or 
its members.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to coal produced and sold after 
January 1, 2018. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3544 
To decriminalize cannabis, to establish an Equitable Licensing Grant Program 
in the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2019 
Mr. EVANS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Ju-
diciary, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Small Business, 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 decriminalize cannabis, to establish an Equitable Licens-
ing Grant Program in the Small Business Administra-
tion, 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 ‘‘Homegrown Act of 
2019.’’. 
SEC. 2. DECRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS. 
(a) CANNABIS REMOVED FROM SCHEDULE OF CON-
TROLLED SUBSTANCES.—Subsection (c) of schedule I of 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3545 
To provide incentives for hate crime reporting, provide grants for State- 
run hate crime hotlines, and establish additional penalties for individuals 
convicted under the Matthew Shephard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate 
Crimes Prevention Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2019 
Mr. BEYER (for himself and Mr. OLSON) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide incentives for hate crime reporting, provide grants 
for State-run hate crime hotlines, and establish addi-
tional penalties for individuals convicted under the Mat-
thew Shephard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Pre-
vention Act. 
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 ‘‘National Opposition 
to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2019’’ 
or the ‘‘NO HATE Act’’. 
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(7) The Assistant Director for Geosciences of 
the National Science Foundation. 
(8) The Secretary of the Navy. 
(9) The Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy. 
(10) The Secretary of Labor. 
(11) The heads of other relevant Federal agen-
cies. 
(12) The Interagency Ocean Observation Com-
mittee and the associated advisory committee au-
thorized by section 12304(d) of the Integrated 
Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 
(33 U.S.C. 3603(d)). 
(13) The Federal Geographic Data Committee 
and the National Geospatial Advisory Committee. 
(14) The Interagency Committee on Ocean and 
Coastal Mapping and its associated advisory panel 
authorized by section 12203(g) of the Ocean and 
Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 
3502(g)). 
(15) The Interagency Ocean Exploration Com-
mittee established under section 7. 
(16) The Committee on Ocean Policy estab-
lished under section 8. 
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