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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2030 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to execute and carry out agreements 
concerning Colorado River Drought Contingency Management and Oper-
ations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2019 
Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. BIGGS, 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. CURTIS, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GOSAR, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. HORSFORD, 
Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mrs. 
LESKO, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. MCADAMS, Mr. O’HALLERAN, 
Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, 
Mr. STANTON, Mr. STEWART, and Ms. TITUS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to execute and carry 
out agreements concerning Colorado River Drought Con-
tingency Management and Operations, 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 ‘‘Colorado River 
Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COLORADO RIVER BASIN DROUGHT CONTINGENCY 
PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law expressly addressing the operation of the appli-
cable Colorado River System reservoirs, immediately upon 
execution of the March 19, 2019, versions of the Agree-
ment Concerning Colorado River Drought Contingency 
Management and Operations and the agreements attached 
thereto as Attachments A1, A2, and B, by all of the non- 
Federal parties thereto, the Secretary of the Interior shall, 
without delay, execute such agreements, and is directed 
and authorized to carry out the provisions of such agree-
ments and operate applicable Colorado River System res-
ervoirs accordingly. 
(b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section shall— 
(1) be construed or interpreted as precedent for 
the litigation of, or as altering, affecting, or being 
deemed as a congressional determination regarding, 
the water rights of the United States, any Indian 
Tribe, band, or community, any State or political 
subdivision or district of a State, or any person; or 
(2) exempt the implementation of such agree-
ments and the operation of applicable Colorado 
River System reservoirs from any requirements of 
applicable Federal environmental laws. 
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II 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2030 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Received 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to execute and carry 
out agreements concerning Colorado River Drought Con-
tingency Management and Operations, 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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Colorado River 
Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COLORADO RIVER BASIN DROUGHT CONTINGENCY 
PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law expressly addressing the operation of the appli-
cable Colorado River System reservoirs, immediately upon 
execution of the March 19, 2019, versions of the Agree-
ment Concerning Colorado River Drought Contingency 
Management and Operations and the agreements attached 
thereto as Attachments A1, A2, and B, by all of the non- 
Federal parties thereto, the Secretary of the Interior shall, 
without delay, execute such agreements, and is directed 
and authorized to carry out the provisions of such agree-
ments and operate applicable Colorado River System res-
ervoirs accordingly. 
(b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section shall— 
(1) be construed or interpreted as precedent for 
the litigation of, or as altering, affecting, or being 
deemed as a congressional determination regarding, 
the water rights of the United States, any Indian 
Tribe, band, or community, any State or political 
subdivision or district of a State, or any person; or 
(2) exempt the implementation of such agree-
ments and the operation of applicable Colorado 
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River System reservoirs from any requirements of 
applicable Federal environmental laws. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 8, 2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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‘‘(4) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and 
‘‘(5) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.’’. 
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‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES.—Amounts in the Disaster Re-
lief Fund shall be available, as provided in appropriation 
Acts, to supplement funds appropriated for disaster relief 
provided for major disasters declared pursuant to the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The table of parts for subchapter A of chap-
ter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘PART IX. DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS FOR DISASTER RELIEF’’. 
(2) The table of sections for subchapter A of 
chapter 98 of such Code is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 9512. Disaster relief fund.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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the military or security services, are responsible for 
or complicit in gross violations of internationally rec-
ognized human rights, including violations of the 
human rights of journalists, bloggers, human rights 
defenders, and those who support women’s rights or 
religious freedom; 
(3) describes violations of human rights in 
Saudi Arabia by officials of the Government of 
Saudi Arabia, including against journalists, bloggers, 
human rights defenders, and civil society activists; 
(4) describes United States actions to address 
Saudi violations of human rights, including against 
journalists, bloggers, human rights defenders, and 
civil society activists, including demands for clem-
ency review of these cases; 
(5) describes any intolerant content in edu-
cational materials published by Saudi Arabia’s Min-
istry of Education that are used in schools both in-
side Saudi Arabia and at schools throughout the 
world; and 
(6) describes United States actions to encour-
age Saudi Arabia to retrieve and destroy materials 
with intolerant material and revise teacher manuals 
and retrain teachers to reflect changes in edu-
cational materials and promote tolerance. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lifespan Respite Care 
Reauthorization Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF LIFESPAN RESPITE CARE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.—Section 
2904 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290ii– 
3) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 2904. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING. 
‘‘Each eligible State agency awarded a grant or coop-
erative agreement under section 2902 shall collect, main-
tain, and report such data and records at such times, in 
such form, and in such manner as the Secretary may re-
quire to enable the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) to monitor State administration of pro-
grams and activities funded pursuant to such grant 
or cooperative agreement; and 
‘‘(2) to evaluate, and to compare effectiveness 
on a State-by-State basis, of programs and activities 
funded pursuant to section 2902.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 2905 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ii–4) is amended by striking 
paragraphs (1) through (5) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(2) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(3) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
‘‘(4) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and 
‘‘(5) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2035 
AN ACT 
To amend title XXIX of the Public Health Service 
Act to reauthorize the program under such title 
relating to lifespan respite care.
II 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2035 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 25, 2019 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend title XXIX of the Public Health Service Act 
to reauthorize the program under such title relating to 
lifespan respite care. 
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 ‘‘Lifespan Respite Care 
Reauthorization Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF LIFESPAN RESPITE CARE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.—Section 
2904 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290ii– 
3) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 2904. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING. 
‘‘Each eligible State agency awarded a grant or coop-
erative agreement under section 2902 shall collect, main-
tain, and report such data and records at such times, in 
such form, and in such manner as the Secretary may re-
quire to enable the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) to monitor State administration of pro-
grams and activities funded pursuant to such grant 
or cooperative agreement; and 
‘‘(2) to evaluate, and to compare effectiveness 
on a State-by-State basis, of programs and activities 
funded pursuant to section 2902.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 2905 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ii–4) is amended by striking 
paragraphs (1) through (5) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(2) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(3) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
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‘‘(4) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and 
‘‘(5) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF 
‘‘CHILD’’.—Section 1831(1) of such title is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subchapter III of this 
chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1821 of this 
title’’; and 
(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘section 1821 
of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘that section’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) For purposes of section 1822 of this 
title, an individual, regardless of age or marital 
status, who— 
‘‘(i) is the natural child of a veteran 
of covered service in Thailand (as deter-
mined for purposes of that section); and 
‘‘(ii) was conceived after the date on 
which that veteran first entered service de-
scribed in subsection (c) of that section.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SUBCHAPTER HEADING.—The heading for 
subchapter III of chapter 18 of such title is amend-
ed 
by 
inserting 
‘‘AND 
THAILAND’’ 
after 
‘‘KOREA’’. 
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(D) received compensation from an agent 
representing or attempting to represent such 
athlete in such sport. 
(3) 
COLLEGIATE
REVENUE-GENERATING 
SPORT.—The term ‘‘collegiate revenue-generating 
sport’’ means men’s basketball or men’s football of-
fered by an institution of higher education for which 
such institution participates in a qualified league. 
(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ means an in-
stitution described in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(5) QUALIFIED LEAGUE.—The term ‘‘qualified 
league’’ means— 
(A) division 1, football bowl subdivision, 
autonomy schools; and 
(B) any sports league comprised of at least 
6 participating institutions of higher education 
in which at least 66 percent or greater of the 
revenues from a sport offered by such institu-
tions exceed the expenses in that sport in each 
of the two most recently reported years. 
(6) 
PROFESSIONAL
SPORTS
LEAGUE.—The 
term ‘‘professional sports league’’ means— 
(A) the National Hockey League; 
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(B) the National Football League; 
(C) the National Basketball Association; 
(D) Major League Baseball; and 
(E) Major League Soccer. 
(7) PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION.—A 
group of professional sports league players that are 
represented by a collective bargaining agreement 
with a professional sports league. 
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and House of Representatives with any comments the Sec-
retary considers appropriate. Thereafter, the President 
may request the commission to recommend additional in-
dividuals for appointment. 
‘‘(4) The Assistant Secretary or Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs who performs personnel 
management and labor relations functions shall serve as 
the executive secretary of a commission established under 
this subsection.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 306 
the following new item: 
‘‘306A. Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 38, United 
States Code, is further amended— 
(1) in section 306(c)(2), by striking subpara-
graphs (A) and (E) and redesignating subpara-
graphs (B), (C), (D), and (F), as subparagraphs (A) 
through (D), respectively; 
(2) in section 317(d)(2), by inserting after 
‘‘Under Secretary for Benefits,’’ the following: ‘‘the 
Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity 
and Transition,’’; 
(3) in section 318(d)(2), by inserting after 
‘‘Under Secretary for Benefits,’’ the following: ‘‘the
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2040 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make fuel cells using 
electromechanical processes eligible for the energy tax credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2019 
Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. STIVERS, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. WENSTRUP, Ms. 
SPEIER, and Mrs. WALORSKI) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
fuel cells using electromechanical processes eligible for 
the energy tax credit. 
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 ‘‘Clean Energy Produc-
tion Parity Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. FUEL CELLS USING ELECTROMECHANICAL PROC-
ESSES MADE ELIGIBLE FOR THE ENERGY TAX 
CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 48(c)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ‘‘or 
electromechanical’’ after ‘‘electrochemical’’, and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, or linear generator as-
sembly,’’ after ‘‘a fuel cell stack assembly’’, and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or electromechanical’’ 
after ‘‘electrochemical’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to periods after the date of the 
enactment of this Act under rules similar to the rules of 
section 48(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as 
in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2042 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain tax credits 
related to electric cars, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2019 
Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. 
TONKO, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. MCGOVERN, 
and Mr. ROUDA) 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 extend 
certain tax credits related to electric cars, 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 ‘‘Electric Credit Access 
Ready at Sale Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘Electric CARS Act 
of 2019’’. 
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and conditions, and rate of interest as the 
joint consolidation loan; 
‘‘(iv) for which any payment made 
under subsection (m)(1)(A) on the joint 
consolidation loan during a period in which 
the individual borrower for whom such sep-
arate consolidation loan is being made was 
employed in a public service job described 
in subsection (m)(1)(B) shall be treated as 
if such payment were made on such sepa-
rate consolidation loan; and 
‘‘(v) for which any payment made 
under an income-contingent repayment 
plan under subsection (d)(1)(D), or an in-
come-based repayment plan under para-
graph (1)(E) or (2)(A)(ii) of subsection 
(d), on the joint consolidation loan shall be 
treated as if such payment were made on 
such separate consolidation loan. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION FOR SEPARATE DIRECT 
CONSOLIDATION LOANS.— 
‘‘(i) JOINT APPLICATION.—Except as 
provided in clause (ii), to receive separate 
consolidation loans under subparagraph 
(A), both individual borrowers in a married 
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‘‘(I) such agent has actual knowl-
edge that such affidavit is false, or 
‘‘(II) in the case of an affidavit 
described in subparagraph (A) fur-
nished by a corporation, such corpora-
tion is a foreign corporation, or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of any transferee’s 
agent, such agent has actual knowledge 
that such affidavit is false, 
such agent shall so notify the transferee at such 
time and in such form and manner as the Sec-
retary may require by regulations. 
‘‘(D) FAILURE TO FURNISH NOTICE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If any transferor’s 
agent or transferee’s agent is required by 
subparagraph (C) to furnish notice, but 
fails to furnish such notice at such time or 
times and in such manner as may be re-
quired by regulations, such agent shall 
have the same duty to deduct and withhold 
that the transferee would have had if such 
agent had complied with subparagraph 
(C). 
‘‘(ii) LIABILITY LIMITED TO AMOUNT 
OF
COMPENSATION.—An agent’s liability 
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‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Under Secretary for 
Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition is the 
head of, and is directly responsible to the Secretary for 
the operations of, the Veterans Economic Opportunity and 
Transition Administration. 
‘‘(c) VACANCIES.—(1) Whenever a vacancy in the po-
sition of Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Oppor-
tunity and Transition occurs or is anticipated, the Sec-
retary shall establish a commission to recommend individ-
uals to the President for appointment to the position. 
‘‘(2) A commission established under this subsection 
shall be composed of the following members appointed by 
the Secretary: 
‘‘(A) Three persons representing education and 
training, vocational rehabilitation, employment, real 
estate, mortgage finance and related industries, and 
survivor benefits activities affected by the Veterans 
Economic Opportunity and Transition Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(B) Two persons representing veterans served 
by the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transi-
tion Administration. 
‘‘(C) Two persons who have experience in the 
management of private sector benefits programs of 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2044 
To accelerate smart building development, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2019 
Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. KINZINGER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
Science, Space, and Technology, 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 accelerate smart building development, 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 ‘‘Smart Building Accel-
eration Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) the building sector uses more than 40 per-
cent of the energy of the United States; 
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(2) emerging building energy monitoring and 
control technologies are enabling a transition of the 
building sector to ‘‘smart’’ buildings that have dra-
matically reduced energy use and improved quality 
of service to occupants; 
(3) an analysis of select private-sector smart 
buildings by the Department of Energy would docu-
ment the costs and benefits of the emerging tech-
nologies, promote the adoption of the technologies, 
and accelerate the transition to the technologies; 
(4) with over 400,000 buildings, the Federal 
Government is the largest building owner in the 
United States; and 
(5) the Federal Government can also accelerate 
the transition to smart building technologies by dem-
onstrating and evaluating emerging smart building 
technologies using existing programs and funding to 
showcase selected Federal smart buildings. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Energy. 
(2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
the Federal Smart Building Program established 
under section 4(a). 
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