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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6146 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to report on Coast 
Guard defense readiness resource allocation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2020 
Mr. BROWN of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to 
the Committee on Armed Services, 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 direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
report on Coast Guard defense readiness resource alloca-
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 ‘‘Oversight and 
Verification of Expenses and Readiness for Security En-
gagements Abroad Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘OVERSEA Act 
of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT COAST GUARD DEFENSE READINESS RE-
SOURCES ALLOCATION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
of Representatives, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate, a report on the allocation of resources by the 
Coast Guard to support its defense readiness mission. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) Funding levels allocated by the Coast Guard 
to support defense readiness missions for each of the 
past ten fiscal years preceding the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) Funding levels transferred or otherwise pro-
vided by the Department of Defense to the Coast 
Guard in support of the Coast Guard’s defense read-
iness missions for each of the past ten fiscal years 
preceding the date of enactment of this Act. 
(3) The number of Coast Guard detachments 
assigned in support of the Coast Guard’s defense 
readiness mission for each of the past ten fiscal 
years preceding the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(c) ASSESSMENT.—In addition to the elements de-
tailed in subsection (b), the report shall include an assess-
ment of the impacts on the Coast Guard’s non-defense 
mission readiness and operational capabilities due to the 
annual levels of reimbursement provided by the Depart-
ment of Defense to compensate the Coast Guard for its 
expenses to fulfill its defense readiness mission. 
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(B) an Indian health program operated by 
an Indian tribe or tribal organization pursuant 
to a contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or 
compact with the Indian Health Service pursu-
ant to the Indian Self-Determination Act; and 
(C) an urban Indian health program oper-
ated by an urban Indian organization pursuant 
to a grant or contract with the Indian Health 
Service pursuant to title V of the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act; 
(4) review processes for coordinating programs 
of the Indian Health Service with social services pro-
vided through other programs administered by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services (other 
than the Medicare program under title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act, the Medicaid program under 
title XIX of such Act, and the Children’s Health In-
surance Program under title XXI of such Act), in-
cluding coordination with the efforts of the Task 
Force established under section 3; 
(5) review current data collection and quality 
measurement processes and practices; 
(6) consider social determinants of health, in-
cluding poverty, lack of health insurance, unemploy-
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(other than with respect to individuals described 
in clause (i)(II), (ii)(VI), or (ii)(XXII) of sec-
tion 1902(a)(10)(A)). 
‘‘(D) The total amount of hospital uncom-
pensated-care costs and a breakdown of the 
source of such costs, as well as a breakdown for 
rural and non-rural hospitals. 
‘‘(4) PERCENTAGE DESCRIBED.—For purposes 
of paragraph (1), a calendar quarter described in 
this paragraph, with respect to a fiscal year, and the 
percentage points described in this paragraph for 
such quarter, with respect to a State, are— 
‘‘(A) for the calendar quarter beginning on 
the April 1 occurring during such fiscal year, 
0.5 percentage points; 
‘‘(B) for the calendar quarter beginning on 
the July 1 occurring during such fiscal year, 
1.0 percentage point; and 
‘‘(C) for the calendar quarter beginning on 
the October 1 occurring during the subsequent 
fiscal year, 1.5 percentage points. 
‘‘(5) 
PAYMENT
IN
CASE
OF
REPORTING 
STATE.—The expenses incurred by a non-expansion 
State, with respect to any calendar quarter with re-
spect to a fiscal year (beginning with 2021), for car-
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rying out subparagraphs (A) through (C) of para-
graph (2) shall, for purposes of section 1903(a)(7), 
be considered to be expenses necessary for the prop-
er and efficient administration of the State plan 
under this title. 
‘‘(6) NONEXPANION
STATE
DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘nonexpansion 
State’ means, with respect to a fiscal year, a State 
that as of the first quarter of such fiscal year does 
not provide under the State plan of such State (or 
waiver of such plan) for making medical assistance 
available in accordance with section 1902(k)(1) to 
all 
individuals 
described 
in 
section 
1902(a)(10)(i)(VIII).’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 614 
To prohibit the sale of shark parts, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2019 
Mr. TED LIEU of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To prohibit the sale of shark parts, 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 ‘‘Shark Sales Elimi-
nation Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF SHARK PARTS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in section 3, 
no person shall possess, offer for sale, sell, or purchase 
any shark part or product containing any shark part. 
(b) PENALTY.—For purposes of section 308(a) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 1858(a)), a violation of this section 
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shall be treated as an act prohibited by section 307 of 
that Act (16 U.S.C. 1857). 
SEC. 3. EXEMPTION FOR TRADITIONAL FISHERIES, EDU-
CATION, AND SCIENCE. 
Section 2 shall not apply with respect to possession 
of a shark part that was taken lawfully under a State, 
territorial, or Federal license or permit to take or land 
sharks, if the shark part is separated from the shark in 
a manner consistent with the license or permit and is— 
(1) destroyed or discarded; 
(2) used for noncommercial subsistence pur-
poses in accordance with State or territorial law; or 
(3) used solely for display or research purposes 
by a museum, college, or university, or other person 
under a State or Federal permit to conduct non-
commercial scientific research. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) SHARK.—The term ‘‘shark’’ means any spe-
cies of the orders Pristiophoriformes, Squatini-
formes, 
Squaliformes, 
Hexanchiformes, 
Lamni-
formes, Carchariniformes, Orectolobiformes, and 
Heterodontiformes. 
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(2) SHARK
PART.—The term ‘‘shark part’’ 
means any shark or raw, dried, or otherwise proc-
essed detached part of a shark. 
SEC. 5. STATE AUTHORITY. 
Nothing in this Act affects any right of a State or 
territory of the United States to adopt or enforce any reg-
ulation or standard that is more stringent than a regula-
tion or standard in effect under this Act. 
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‘‘(xi) Student loan default rate. 
‘‘(xii) Student loan repayment rates and the 
proportion of student loans in deferment or forbear-
ance, expressed separately for— 
‘‘(I) individuals who completed a creden-
tial, degree, or certificate; and 
‘‘(II) individuals who attended a program 
of education leading to a credential, degree, or 
certificate but did not complete a credential, de-
gree, or certificate. 
‘‘(xiii) Types of student loan repayment plans, 
expressed separately for— 
‘‘(I) individuals who completed a creden-
tial, degree, or certificate; and 
‘‘(II) individuals who attended a program 
of education leading to a credential, degree, or 
certificate but did not complete a credential, de-
gree, or certificate. 
‘‘(B) The information required under subparagraph 
(A) shall be expressed separately for students who are vet-
erans, students who are members of the Armed Forces, 
and students who are dependents of veterans or members 
of the Armed Forces.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)(C)— 
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(1) AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsection (e), not 
later than 90 days after the Secretary prescribes 
regulations under subsection (a), the Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe such 
regulations as are necessary to carry out this Act 
with respect to employees described in section 
2(4)(E) and other individuals affected by employers 
described in section 2(5)(A)(i)(V). 
(2) AGENCY
REGULATIONS.—The regulations 
prescribed under paragraph (1) shall be the same as 
substantive regulations promulgated by the Sec-
retary to carry out this Act except insofar as the Di-
rector may determine, for good cause shown and 
stated together with the regulations prescribed 
under paragraph (1), that a modification of such 
regulations would be more effective for the imple-
mentation of the rights and protections involved 
under this section. 
(e) IMMEDIATE COMPLIANCE.—The rights and re-
sponsibilities specified in this Act shall take effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act and employers and other 
persons subject to those responsibilities shall comply im-
mediately, without regard whether regulations have been 
prescribed under this section. 
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SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act takes effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(b) PREVIOUS DECLARATIONS.—If a public health 
emergency was declared before and remains in effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act, for purposes of this 
Act (and in particular section 3(c) of this Act) the public 
health emergency shall be considered to have been de-
clared on the date of enactment of this Act. 
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HR 6965 RDS
(2) includes any renewal of such declaration 
pursuant to such section 319. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 
2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Mitchell F. Lundgaard 
Post Office Building’’. 
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1396u–2(f)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and clause 
(xiv) of section 1903(m)(2)(A)’’ before the period. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply with respect to con-
tracts entered into on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the date that is 
one year and one month after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall conduct a study— 
(1) comparing the number of children enrolled 
in a State plan under title XIX of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) (or a waiver of 
such plan) during the 12-month period preceding the 
first day of the period described in subparagraph 
(C)(ii) of section 1902(a)(13) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a(a)(13)), as amended by section 2, to 
the number of children so enrolled during the 12- 
month period beginning on such first day; 
(2) comparing the number of health care pro-
viders receiving payments for primary care services 
under the Medicaid program under such title during 
the 12-month period preceding the first day of the 
period described in subparagraph (C)(ii) of section 
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(11) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP.—The term ‘‘pre- 
apprenticeship’’ means a training model or program 
that prepares individuals for acceptance into a reg-
istered apprenticeship and has a demonstrated part-
nership with one or more registered apprenticeships. 
(12) PROGRAM
OF
STUDY.—The term ‘‘pro-
gram of study’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
(13) RECOGNIZED
POSTSECONDARY
CREDEN-
TIAL.—The term ‘‘recognized postsecondary creden-
tial’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102). 
(14) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP.—The term 
‘‘registered apprenticeship’’ means an apprenticeship 
program registered under the Act of August 16, 
1937 (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.; commonly known as the 
‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’), that satisfies the 
requirements of parts 29 and 30 of title 29, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 
2020). 
(15) SPECIAL POPULATIONS.—The term ‘‘spe-
cial populations’’ has the meaning given the term in 
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section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
(16) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the 
United States, and each federally recognized Indian 
Tribe. 
(17) TRANSPORTATION
SECTOR.—The term 
‘‘transportation sector’’ means an industry sector 
that is involved in construction, manufacturing, 
maintenance, operation, inspection, logistics, design, 
or engineering with respect to transportation equip-
ment, materials, technologies, or infrastructure (in-
cluding relating to surface, transit, railway, aviation, 
and maritime transportation). 
(18) UNDERREPRESENTED
INDIVIDUAL.—The 
term ‘‘underrepresented individual’’ means— 
(A) an individual who belongs to a special 
population; 
(B) an individual with a barrier to employ-
ment; or 
(C) an individual otherwise determined by 
the Secretary to be underrepresented in the 
transportation workforce. 
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(19) 
WORK-BASED
LEARNING.—The 
term 
‘‘work-based learning’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6158 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the District 
of Columbia to establish the rate of pay of the Chief Financial Officer 
of the District of Columbia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2020 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit 
the District of Columbia to establish the rate of pay 
of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Colum-
bia. 
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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Chief Financial Officer Salary Home Rule Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PERMITTING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO ESTAB-
LISH RATE OF PAY OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OF-
FICER OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
Section 424(b)(2)(E) of the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.24b(b)(5), D.C. Official Code) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(E) PAY.—The Chief Financial Officer 
shall be paid at the greater of— 
‘‘(i) a rate such that the total amount 
of compensation paid during any calendar 
year is equal to the limit on total pay 
which is applicable during the year under 
section 5307 of title 5, United States 
Code, to an employee described in section 
5307(d) of such title; or 
‘‘(ii) a rate established in law by the 
District of Columbia, except that any rate 
established under this clause which is ap-
plicable to any individual serving as the 
Chief Financial Officer shall not be re-
duced during any period of the individual’s 
service as Chief Financial Officer.’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Refugee Sanitation Fa-
cility Safety Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. SECURE ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES FOR 
WOMEN AND GIRLS. 
Section 501 of the Foreign Relations Act, Fiscal 
Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2601 note) is amended 
in subsection (a)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(10); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (11) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) the provision of safe and secure access to 
sanitation facilities, with a special emphasis on 
women and girls, and vulnerable populations.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 615 
AN ACT 
To provide women and girls safe access to 
sanitation facilities in refugee camps.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 615 
To provide women and girls safe access to sanitation facilities in refugee 
camps. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2019 
Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. MOORE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. KEATING, 
Ms. LEE of California, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. HAALAND, 
Ms. OMAR, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 
RASKIN, Ms. BASS, Mr. MEEKS, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. MCCOL-
LUM, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
HASTINGS, Ms. HILL of California, Mr. COHEN, and Mr. DEUTCH) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide women and girls safe access to sanitation facilities 
in refugee camps. 
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 ‘‘Refugee Sanitation Fa-
cility Safety Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. SECURE ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES FOR 
WOMEN AND GIRLS. 
Section 501 of the Foreign Relations Act, Fiscal 
Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2601 note) is amended 
in subsection (a)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(10); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (11) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) the provision of safe and secure access to 
sanitation facilities, with a special emphasis on 
women and girls, and vulnerable populations.’’. 
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HR 6961 RFS
(B) 
veterans 
are 
not 
re-traumatized 
through insensitive language. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall carry 
out paragraph (1) in consultation with veterans serv-
ice organizations and other stakeholders as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate. 
(c) EXAMINATIONS.—The Secretary shall establish 
protocols for Department of Veterans Affairs medical pro-
viders and contract medical providers to ensure that the 
medical providers conduct examinations regarding covered 
claims using trauma-informed practices. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘compensation’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 101 of title 38, United 
States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘contract medical provider’’ 
means a medical provider who contracts with the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to provide a medical 
examination or a medical opinion when such an ex-
amination or opinion is necessary to make a decision 
on a claim under the laws administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered claim’’ means a claim 
for compensation based on military sexual trauma 
experienced by a veteran. 
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SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TER-
RORISM STANDARDS PROGRAM OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 
Section 5 of the Protecting and Securing Chemical 
Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 (Public Law 
113–254; 6 U.S.C. 621 note) is amended by striking ‘‘5 
years and 3 months’’ and inserting ‘‘6 years and 9 
months’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 14 (leg-
islative day March 13), 2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6160 
AN ACT 
To extend the chemical facility anti-terrorism 
standards program of the Department of Home-
land Security.