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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 512 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
115 South Swenson Street in Stamford, Texas, as the ‘‘Charles W. 
Stenholm Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2019 
Mr. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. WRIGHT, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. THORNBERRY, 
Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. FLORES, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. WIL-
LIAMS, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. BABIN, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. 
HURD of Texas, Mr. OLSON, Mr. BRADY, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. WEBER of 
Texas, Mr. GOODEN, Mr. VELA, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. CUELLAR, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. DOGGETT, 
Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. GREEN of Texas, and Mr. ALLRED) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 115 South Swenson Street in Stamford, 
Texas, as the ‘‘Charles W. Stenholm Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
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. CHARLES W. STENHOLM POST OFFICE BUILD-
ING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 115 South Swenson Street in 
Stamford, Texas, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Charles W. Stenholm 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 ‘‘Charles W. Stenholm 
Post Office Building’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Capturing All Small 
Businesses Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT SIZE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a)(2) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and sub-
ject to the requirements specified under subpara-
graph (C)’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(including the Adminis-
tration when acting pursuant to subparagraph 
(A))’’ after ‘‘no Federal department or agency’’; 
and 
(B) in clause (ii)(I) by striking ‘‘12 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘24 months’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act shall take effect 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 8, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5130 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to adjust the em-
ployment size standard requirements for deter-
mining whether a manufacturing concern is a 
small business concern, and for other purposes.
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5130 
To amend the Small Business Act to adjust the employment size standard 
requirements for determining whether a manufacturing concern is a 
small business concern, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2019 
Mr. VEASEY (for himself and Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to adjust the employment 
size standard requirements for determining whether a 
manufacturing concern is a small business concern, 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 ‘‘Capturing All Small 
Businesses Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT SIZE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a)(2) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and sub-
ject to the requirements specified under subpara-
graph (C)’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(including the Adminis-
tration when acting pursuant to subparagraph 
(A))’’ after ‘‘no Federal department or agency’’; 
and 
(B) in clause (ii)(I) by striking ‘‘12 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘24 months’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act shall take effect one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5130 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 9, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to adjust the employment 
size standard requirements for determining whether a 
manufacturing concern is a small business concern, 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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HR 5130 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Capturing All Small 
Businesses Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT SIZE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a)(2) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and sub-
ject to the requirements specified under subpara-
graph (C)’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(including the Adminis-
tration when acting pursuant to subparagraph 
(A))’’ after ‘‘no Federal department or agency’’; 
and 
(B) in clause (ii)(I) by striking ‘‘12 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘24 months’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act shall take effect 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 8, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5134 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that care packages mailed 
to a member of the Armed Forces by any family member shall be 
carried at no cost to the family member, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2019 
Ms. BARRAGA´N introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that 
care packages mailed to a member of the Armed Forces 
by any family member shall be carried at no cost to 
the family member, 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 ‘‘Military Care Package 
Program Act’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5136 
To secure the technological edge of the United States in civil and military 
aviation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2019 
Mr. MARSHALL (for himself and Ms. STEVENS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To secure the technological edge of the United States in 
civil and military aviation, 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 ‘‘Aeronautics Innovation 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The United States aircraft manufacturing 
industry produced $342,682,000,000 in economic ac-
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SEC. 2. NO-COST MAILING OF CARE PACKAGES TO MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 34 of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3401 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3402. Mailing privileges of family members of 
members of the Armed Forces of the 
United States 
‘‘(a) A military care package shall be carried at no 
cost to the sender if the package— 
‘‘(1) is mailed to an individual who is a member 
of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a con-
tingency operation; 
‘‘(2) is mailed by a family member of such indi-
vidual; and 
‘‘(3) is addressed to a postal facility located at 
an Armed Forces installation. 
‘‘(b) The Department of Defense shall reimburse the 
Postal Service for carrying out this section consistent, to 
the greatest extent practicable, with the requirements of 
the second sentence of subsection (c) and subsection (e) 
of section 3401. 
‘‘(c) This section shall be administered under such 
conditions, and under such regulations, as the Postal Serv-
ice and the Secretary of Defense jointly may prescribe. 
‘‘(d) In this section— 
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‘‘(1) the term ‘contingency operation’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a)(13) of 
title 10; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘family member’ means a parent, 
sibling, spouse, or child of an individual who is a 
member of the Armed Forces.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 3401 the following new item: 
‘‘3402. Mailing privileges of family members of members of the Armed Forces 
of the United States.’’. 
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psychotherapy services to individuals, fami-
lies, or groups for such disorders; and 
(ii) helping individuals, families, or 
groups to obtain tangible services, includ-
ing personal, protective, informational, ad-
visory, community, housing, education, 
health, and mental health services in order 
to improve the overall well-being of individ-
uals. 
(4) The term ‘‘social worker’’ means an indi-
vidual, with a baccalaureate, master’s, or doctoral 
degree in social work from an institution of higher 
education, who uses knowledge and skills to provide 
social work services for individuals, families, groups, 
communities, organizations, or society in general. 
(5) The term ‘‘urban Indian organization’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 4 of the In-
dian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
1603). 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5137 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain 
bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market value, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2019 
Mr. PENCE (for himself and Mr. MEADOWS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the treat-
ment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less 
than fair market value, 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. LIMITATION ON DISCOUNTED PURCHASE OP-
TIONS. 
Section 585 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) Any bargain-price option to purchase at less 
than fair market value contained in any lease agreement 
entered into on or after January 1, 2019, pursuant to this 
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section may be exercised only to the extent specifically pro-
vided for in subsequent appropriation Acts or other Acts 
of Congress.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5138 
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants 
to States to provide safety measures to social workers, health workers, 
and human services professionals performing services placing such indi-
viduals in high-risk and potentially dangerous situations, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2019 
Ms. BROWNLEY of California (for herself and Ms. STEFANIK) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to award grants to States to provide safety measures 
to social workers, health workers, and human services 
professionals performing services placing such individuals 
in high-risk and potentially dangerous situations, 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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works, as described in section 307(b) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1317). 
(5) MEASURABLE.—The term ‘‘measurable’’ 
means, with respect to a chemical substance or class 
or category of chemical substances, capable of being 
measured using— 
(A) test procedures established under sec-
tion 304(h) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314); 
(B) applicable protocols and methodologies 
required pursuant to section 4(a) of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2603); or 
(C) any other analytical method developed 
by the Administrator for detecting pollutants, 
as such term is defined in section 502 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1362). 
(6) PRETREATMENT
STANDARD.—The term 
‘‘pretreatment standard’’ means a pretreatment 
standard under section 307(b) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1317). 
(7) PRIORITY INDUSTRY CATEGORY.—The term 
‘‘priority industry category’’ means the following 
point source categories:
sonnel with respect to the recipient, a formal policy with 
respect to transportation sexual assault or harassment in-
cidents. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The policy required under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
‘‘(1) a statement indicating that no transpor-
tation sexual assault or harassment incident is ac-
ceptable under any circumstance; 
‘‘(2) procedures that facilitate the reporting of 
a transportation sexual assault or harassment inci-
dent, including— 
‘‘(A) appropriate public outreach activities; 
and 
‘‘(B) confidential phone and internet-based 
opportunities for reporting; 
‘‘(3) procedures that personnel should follow 
upon the reporting of a transportation sexual assault 
or harassment incident, including actions to protect 
affected individuals from continued sexual assault or 
harassment and to notify law enforcement when ap-
propriate; 
‘‘(4) procedures that may limit, to the extent 
practicable, future travel with the recipient entity by 
any passenger who causes a transportation sexual 
assault or harassment incident; and 
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ered for-hire vehicle company, other than a FVC 
driver. 
(5) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘‘sexual as-
sault’’ means the occurrence of an act that con-
stitutes any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by 
Federal, tribal, or State law, including when the vic-
tim lacks capacity to consent. 
(6) TNC DRIVER.—The term ‘‘TNC driver’’ 
means an individual who is employed, contracted by, 
or otherwise affiliated with a transportation network 
company to provide transportation services (also 
known as ride-sharing) to the public. 
(7) TNC PERSONNEL.—The term ‘‘TNC per-
sonnel’’ means an employee or contractor of a cov-
ered transportation network company, other than a 
TNC driver. 
(8) TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK
COMPANY.— 
The term ‘‘transportation network company’’— 
(A) means a corporation, partnership, sole 
proprietorship, or other entity, that uses a dig-
ital network to connect riders to drivers affili-
ated with the entity in order for the driver to 
transport the rider using a vehicle owned, 
leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the 
driver to a point chosen by the rider; and
(B) does not include a shared-expense car-
pool or vanpool arrangement that is not in-
tended to generate profit for the driver. 
(9) TRANSPORTATION
SEXUAL
ASSAULT
OR 
HARASSMENT INCIDENT.—The term ‘‘transportation 
sexual assault or harassment incident’’ means the 
occurrence, or reasonably suspected occurrence, of 
an act that— 
(A) constitutes sexual assault or sexual 
harassment; and 
(B) is committed— 
(i) by a passenger, personnel, TNC 
driver, or FVC driver of a covered entity, 
against a passenger, personnel, TNC driv-
er, or FVC driver of the covered entity; 
and 
(ii) within— 
(I) a vehicle of the covered entity 
that is transporting passengers, in-
cluding 
aircraft, 
rolling 
stock, 
motorcoaches, and ferries; or 
(II) an area in which passengers 
are entering or exiting such a vehicle.
SEC. 14. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 1, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5139 
AN ACT 
To protect transportation personnel and passengers 
from sexual assault and harassment, and for 
other purposes.
secondary transmission pursuant to the license 
under this section’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (10)— 
(i) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘subsection (a)(11)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (a)(8)’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (A), 
(B), (C), and (E); 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(D) as subparagraph (A); and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) is a subscriber located in a short mar-
ket.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (13); 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (14) and 
(15) as paragraphs (13) and (14), respectively; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) 
LOCAL-INTO-LOCAL
SERVICE
TO
ALL 
DMAS.—The term ‘local-into-local service to all 
DMAs’ has the meaning given such term in subsection 
(f)(7). 
‘‘(16) SHORT MARKET.—The term ‘short market’ 
means a local market in which programming of one 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 513 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain rules related 
to the determination of unrelated business taxable income. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2019 
Mr. CONAWAY 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 
certain rules related to the determination of unrelated 
business taxable income. 
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 ‘‘Nonprofits Support 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT THAT UNRELATED BUSI-
NESS TAXABLE INCOME BE COMPUTED SEPA-
RATELY FOR EACH TRADE OR BUSINESS AC-
TIVITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 512(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph 
(6). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in section 
13702 of Public Law 115–97. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF INCREASE OF UNRELATED BUSINESS 
TAXABLE INCOME BY CERTAIN DISALLOWED 
FRINGE BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 512(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph 
(7). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in section 
13703 of Public Law 115–97. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5142 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to update the Federal purchase 
requirement to ensure the use of 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2019 
Ms. BROWNLEY of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to update the 
Federal purchase requirement to ensure the use of 100 
percent renewable energy by 2050, 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 ‘‘Green Energy for Fed-
eral Buildings Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL PURCHASE REQUIREMENT. 
Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15852) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) Not less than 7.5 percent in fiscal years 
2013 through 2019.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) Not less than 35 percent in fiscal years 
2030 through 2039. 
‘‘(5) Not less than 75 percent in fiscal years 
2040 through 2049. 
‘‘(6) Not less than 100 percent in fiscal year 
2050 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) FEASIBILITY.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall seek to ensure that, to the maximum ex-
tent economically feasible and technically practicable, the 
Federal Government consumes renewable energy pro-
duced— 
‘‘(1) on-site at a Federal facility; 
‘‘(2) on Federal lands; or 
‘‘(3) on Indian land as defined in section 2601 
of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 
3501).’’. 
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