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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5443 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that the provision 
of home and community-based services is not prohibited in an acute 
care hospital, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2019 
Ms. SCANLON (for herself and Mr. EMMER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify 
that the provision of home and community-based services 
is not prohibited in an acute care hospital, 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 ‘‘Isaiah Baker and 
Margie Harris-Austin Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROVIDING HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERV-
ICES IN ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS. 
Section 1902(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a(h)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(h)’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, home and community-based 
services provided under subsection (c), (d), or (i) of 
section 1915 or under a waiver under section 1115, 
self-directed personal assistance services provided 
pursuant to a written plan of care under section 
1915(j), and home and community-based attendant 
services and supports under section 1915(k)’’ before 
the period; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) Nothing in this title, title XVIII, or title XI shall 
be construed as prohibiting receipt of any care or services 
specified in paragraph (1) in an acute care hospital that 
are— 
‘‘(A) identified in an individual’s person-cen-
tered plan of services and supports (or comparable 
plan of care); 
‘‘(B) provided to meet needs of the individual 
that are not met through the provision of hospital 
services; 
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‘‘(C) not a substitute for services that the hos-
pital is obligated to provide through its conditions of 
participation or under Federal or State law; and 
‘‘(D) designed to ensure smooth transitions be-
tween acute care settings and home and community- 
based settings, and to preserve the individual’s func-
tions.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5446 
To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to provide for a single point 
of contact at the Social Security Administration for individuals who 
are victims of identity theft. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2019 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. REED) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for a single point of contact at the Social Security Ad-
ministration for individuals who are victims of identity 
theft. 
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 Social Secu-
rity’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR IDENTITY THEFT 
VICTIMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 714. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR IDENTITY 
THEFT VICTIMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Social Se-
curity shall establish and implement procedures to ensure 
that any individual whose social security account number 
has been misused (such as to fraudulently obtain benefits 
under title II, VIII, or XVI of this Act, or in a manner 
that affects an individual’s records at the Social Security 
Administration, or in a manner that prompts the indi-
vidual to request a new social security account number) 
has a single point of contact at the Social Security Admin-
istration throughout the resolution of the individual’s case. 
The single point of contact shall track the individual’s case 
to completion and coordinate with other units to resolve 
issues as quickly as possible. 
‘‘(b) SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a), the single point of contact shall consist of a 
team or subset of specially trained employees who— 
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‘‘(A) have the ability to coordinate with 
other units to resolve the issues involved in the 
individual’s case, and 
‘‘(B) shall be accountable for the case until 
its resolution. 
‘‘(2) TEAM
OR
SUBSET.—The employees in-
cluded within the team or subset described in para-
graph (1) may change as required to meet the needs 
of the Social Security Administration, provided that 
procedures have been established to— 
‘‘(A) ensure continuity of records and case 
history, and 
‘‘(B) notify the individual when appro-
priate.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5447 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to provide certain veterans with nonarticulating trailers in fur-
nishing adaptive equipment to veterans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2019 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. GALLEGO, and Mr. CASE) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain veterans 
with nonarticulating trailers in furnishing adaptive equip-
ment to veterans. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROVISION OF NONARTICULATING TRAILERS 
AS ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT. 
Section 3901(2) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and special’’ and inserting 
‘‘special’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘conveyance.’’ and inserting 
‘‘conveyance, and nonarticulating trailers solely de-
signed to transport powered wheelchairs, powered 
scooters, or other similar mobility devices.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5448 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study 
to assess the unintended impacts on the health and safety of people 
engaged in transactional sex, in connection with the enactment of the 
Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 
(Public Law 115–164) and the loss of interactive computer services 
that host information related to sexual exchange, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2019 
Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Ms. LEE of California, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. NOR-
TON, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, and Ms. TLAIB) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
conduct a study to assess the unintended impacts on 
the health and safety of people engaged in transactional 
sex, in connection with the enactment of the Allow States 
and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 
2017 (Public Law 115–164) and the loss of interactive 
computer services that host information related to sexual 
exchange, 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 ‘‘SESTA/FOSTA Ex-
amination of Secondary Effects for Sex Workers Study 
Act’’ or the ‘‘SAFE SEX Workers Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) People who engage in consensual, trans-
actional sex utilize online platforms to protect their 
health, safety, and independence. This use includes 
building community connections, distribution of 
harm reduction information and techniques, identi-
fication and screening of potential clients, and nego-
tiating the terms of consensual, transactional sex 
services, including condom use and other harm re-
duction strategies. 
(2) Widespread discrimination against popu-
lations, including LGBTQI+ individuals, particu-
larly transgender women of color, prevents many 
from accessing formal employment resources and 
educational opportunities. 
(3) In the 2015 United States Transgender 
Survey conducted by the National Center for 
Transgender Equality, 19 percent of respondents re-
ported having exchanged sex for resources, such as 
for money, food, or a place to sleep. Transgender 
women of color, including Black (42 percent), Amer-
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‘‘(25) PARENT-IN-LAW.—The term ‘parent-in- 
law’ means a parent of the spouse or domestic part-
ner of an employee. 
‘‘(26) SIBLING.—The term ‘sibling’ means any 
person who is a son or daughter of an employee’s 
parent (other than the employee). 
‘‘(27) SON-IN-LAW; DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.—The 
terms ‘son-in-law’ and ‘daughter-in-law’, used with 
respect to an employee, mean any person who is a 
spouse or domestic partner of a son or daughter, as 
the case may be, of the employee. 
‘‘(28) UNCLE; AUNT.—The terms ‘uncle’ and 
‘aunt’, used with respect to an employee, mean the 
son or daughter, as the case may be, of the employ-
ee’s grandparent (other than the employee’s par-
ent).’’. 
(2) INCLUSION OF ADULT CHILDREN AND CHIL-
DREN OF A DOMESTIC PARTNER.—Section 101(12) 
of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2611(12)) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘a child of an individual’s 
domestic partner,’’ after ‘‘a legal ward,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘who is—’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘and includes an adult 
child.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5449 
To amend the FAST Act to reauthorize the surface transportation system 
funding alternatives program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2019 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Mr. LOWENTHAL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To amend the FAST Act to reauthorize the surface transpor-
tation system funding alternatives program, 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 ‘‘Road User Charge Ad-
vancement Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FUNDING AL-
TERNATIVES. 
Section 6020 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 503 note) 
is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (c) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(6) To test solutions to ensure the privacy and 
security of data collected for the purpose of imple-
menting a user-based alternative revenue mecha-
nism.’’; 
(2) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘50’’ and in-
serting ‘‘80’’; 
(3) in subsection (i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2 years after’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘1 year after’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘every 2 years’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘annually’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘and a determination of 
the characteristics of the most successful mech-
anisms with the highest potential for future 
widespread deployment’’ before the period; 
(4) in subsection (j)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) $20,000,000 shall be used to carry out 
this section for fiscal year 2021; 
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‘‘(4) $25,000,000 shall be used to carry out 
this section for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(5) $25,000,000 shall be used to carry out 
this section for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(6) $30,000,000 shall be used to carry out 
this section for fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(7) $35,000,000 shall be used to carry out 
this section for fiscal year 2025.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—In selecting grant 
recipients under this section during fiscal years 2021 
through 2025, the Secretary shall provide special consider-
ation to proposed projects that— 
‘‘(1) carry out activities not previously carried 
out by the applicant that advance the knowledge and 
practice of surface transportation system funding al-
ternatives; or 
‘‘(2) collect revenue from pilot project partici-
pants.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 544 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide accrual of annual and 
sick leave for Federal employees of an agency subject to a lapse in 
appropriations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 14, 2019 
Mr. YOUNG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide accrual 
of annual and sick leave for Federal employees of an 
agency subject to a lapse in appropriations, 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 ‘‘Continuing Federal 
Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. LEAVE ACCRUAL FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES SUB-
JECT TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. 
(a) ANNUAL LEAVE.—Section 6303 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) During any period of a lapse in appropriations 
with respect to an agency, an employee of that agency 
who, as a result of such lapse, is furloughed or excepted 
from furlough shall accrue leave during that period at the 
rate prescribed by this section.’’. 
(b) SICK LEAVE.—Section 6307 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) During any period of a lapse in appropriations 
with respect to an agency, an employee of that agency 
who, as a result of such lapse, is furloughed or excepted 
from furlough shall accrue leave during that period at the 
rate prescribed by this section.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to any lapse in appropriations begin-
ning on or after December 22, 2018. 
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SECTION 1. GEORGE H. BACEL POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 599 East Genesse Street in Fay-
etteville, New York, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘George H. Bacel Post Office Building’’. 
(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 ‘‘George H. Bacel Post 
Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5451 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 599 East Genesse Street in 
Fayetteville, New York, as the ‘‘George H. Bacel 
Post Office Building’’.
H. R. 5451 
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 599 East 
Genesse Street in Fayetteville, New York, as the ‘‘George H. Bacel Post Office 
Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GEORGE H. BACEL POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 599 East Genesse Street in Fayetteville, New 
York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘George H. Bacel 
Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
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 ‘‘George H. Bacel Post Office Building’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5451 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 11, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 599 East Genesse Street in Fayetteville, New 
York, as the ‘‘George H. Bacel Post Office Building’’. 
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. GEORGE H. BACEL POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 599 East Genesse Street in Fay-
etteville, New York, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘George H. Bacel Post Office Building’’. 
(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 ‘‘George H. Bacel Post 
Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5452 
To provide a duplication of benefits fix for Sandy CDBG–DR recipients, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2019 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. ZELDIN, 
and Mr. SUOZZI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide a duplication of benefits fix for Sandy CDBG– 
DR recipients, 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 ‘‘Sandy Duplication of 
Benefits Fairness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 1210(a)(3) of the FAA 
Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–254; 132 
Stat. 3186) is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2012’’. 
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(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment 
of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–254; 132 Stat. 3186). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5453 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add physical therapists 
to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements 
under Medicare. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2019 
Mr. LUJA´N (for himself and Mr. BILIRAKIS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add 
physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to 
utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare. 
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 ‘‘Prevent Interruptions 
in Physical Therapy Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. ALLOWING PHYSICAL THERAPISTS TO UTILIZE 
LOCUM 
TENENS 
ARRANGEMENTS 
UNDER 
MEDICARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section 
1842(b)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395u(b)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘, and (J)’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘physicians’ services furnished by 
physicians.’’ and inserting ‘‘, and (J) in the case of out-
patient physical therapy services furnished by physical 
therapists, subparagraph (D) of this sentence shall apply 
to such services and therapists in the same manner as 
such subparagraph applies to physicians’ services fur-
nished by physicians.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to items and services furnished 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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