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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3602 
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Harriet 
Tubman and to place the statue in National Statuary Hall in the United 
States Capitol. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2019 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. 
TONKO, Mr. KING of New York, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. BROWN of Mary-
land, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. ESPAILLAT, 
Ms. MENG, and Ms. CLARKE of New York) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain 
a statue of Harriet Tubman and to place the statue 
in National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. 
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 ‘‘Honoring Harriet Tub-
man Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF STATUE OF HARRIET TUBMAN IN 
NATIONAL STATUARY HALL. 
(a) OBTAINING STATUE.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Com-
mittee on the Library shall enter into an agreement to 
obtain a statue of Harriet Tubman, under such terms and 
conditions as the Joint Committee considers appropriate 
consistent with applicable law. 
(b) PLACEMENT.—The Joint Committee shall place 
the statue obtained under subsection (a) in the United 
States Capitol in a suitable permanent location in Na-
tional Statuary Hall. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this Act. 
(b) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS.—Any 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization under 
this section shall remain available until expended. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3603 
To amend chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that in 
the case of an agency that appeals the ruling of a court under that 
chapter, and does not prevail on appeal, the court shall award the 
prevailing party reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2019 
Mr. POSEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, to provide 
that in the case of an agency that appeals the ruling 
of a court under that chapter, and does not prevail 
on appeal, the court shall award the prevailing party 
reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, 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. AGENCY REQUIRED TO PAY ATTORNEY’S FEES 
AND COSTS IN UNSUCCESSFUL APPEALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 707. Attorney’s fees and costs in appeals 
‘‘In the case that an agency appeals a ruling of a 
court under this chapter, and does not prevail in the ap-
peal, the court shall award reasonable attorney’s fees and 
costs to the prevailing party. Such award shall be paid 
out of the administrative budget of the office in the agency 
that filed the appeal.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 7 of title 5 is amended by inserting after the 
item related to section 706 the following: 
‘‘707. Attorney’s fees and costs in appeals’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3605 
To expand the private right of action under the Telephone Consumer 
Protection Act for calls in violation of the Do Not Call rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2019 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To expand the private right of action under the Telephone 
Consumer Protection Act for calls in violation of the 
Do Not Call rules. 
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 ‘‘Protecting American 
Consumers from Robocalls Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR CALLS IN VIOLA-
TION OF DO NOT CALL RULES. 
Section 227(c)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 227(c)(5)) is amended— 
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(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘more than one telephone call within any 
12-month period by or on behalf of the same entity’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a telephone call by or on behalf of an 
entity’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘up to’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘State Accountability, 
Flexibility, and Equity for Hospitals Act of 2019’’ or the 
‘‘SAFE Hospitals Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF STATE DSH ALLOTMENTS 
BASED ON STATE POVERTY LEVELS. 
Section 1923(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396r–4(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘YEAR 2003 AND THEREAFTER’’ and inserting 
‘‘YEARS 2003 THROUGH 2021’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘, (7), and (8)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and (7)’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘through fiscal year 
2021’’ after ‘‘each succeeding fiscal year’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by inserting 
‘‘through fiscal year 2021’’ after ‘‘each suc-
ceeding fiscal year’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (E)(i)(III), by insert-
ing ‘‘or paragraph (7), as applicable,’’ after 
‘‘this paragraph’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting ‘‘or para-
graph (7), as applicable,’’ after ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5)(B)— 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 410 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3607 
[Report No. 116–510] 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct Federal research in 
fossil energy and to promote the development and demonstration of 
environmentally responsible coal and natural gas technologies, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 2, 2019 
Mr. VEASEY (for himself, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. LAMB, Mrs. FLETCHER, and 
Ms. JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. TORRES SMALL 
of New Mexico, Mr. MALINOWSKI, and Mr. MCADAMS 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 
Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 2, 2019] 
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fits under the State plan of any hos-
pital in such State for the previous 
State fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) TIER 3 HOSPITALS.—A category of 
hospitals (referred to in this section as ‘tier 3 
hospitals’) in which each hospital— 
‘‘(i) is not described in a previous sub-
paragraph; and 
‘‘(ii) satisfies one or more of the fol-
lowing criteria: 
‘‘(I) The hospital has a Medicaid 
inpatient utilization rate (as defined 
in subsection (b)(2)) that is not less 
than the mean Medicaid inpatient uti-
lization rate for hospitals receiving 
Medicaid payments in the State. 
‘‘(II) The hospital has a low-in-
come utilization rate (as defined in 
subsection (b)(3)) of not less than 25 
percent. 
‘‘(D) TIER 4 HOSPITALS.—A category of 
hospitals (referred to in this section as ‘tier 4 
hospitals’) in which each hospital— 
‘‘(i) is not described in a previous sub-
paragraph; and 
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‘‘(G) validation facilities for the testing of 
components and subsystems; 
‘‘(2) include technology demonstration through 
component testing, subscale testing, and full-scale test-
ing in existing fleets; 
‘‘(3) include field demonstrations of the developed 
technology elements so as to demonstrate technical 
and economic feasibility; and 
‘‘(4) assess overall combined cycle and simple 
cycle system performance. 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM GOALS.—The goals of the multiphase 
program established under subsection (a) shall be— 
‘‘(1) in phase I— 
‘‘(A) to develop the conceptual design of ad-
vanced high efficiency gas turbines that can 
achieve at least 65-percent combined cycle effi-
ciency or 47-percent simple cycle efficiency on a 
lower heating value basis; and 
‘‘(B) to develop and demonstrate the tech-
nology required for advanced high efficiency gas 
turbines that can achieve at least 65-percent 
combined cycle efficiency or 47-percent simple 
cycle efficiency on a lower heating value basis; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) satisfies the requirement de-
scribed in subsection (d)(3). 
‘‘(3) 
PAYMENT
METHODOLOGY
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(A) PRIORITIZATION OF HOSPITALS.—In 
making disproportionate share hospital pay-
ments, a State methodology shall prioritize hos-
pitals in the following order: 
‘‘(i) Tier 1 hospitals shall receive the 
highest priority. 
‘‘(ii) Tier 2 hospitals shall receive the 
second-highest priority. 
‘‘(iii) Tier 3 hospitals shall receive the 
third-highest priority. 
‘‘(iv) Tier 4 hospitals shall receive the 
fourth-highest priority. 
‘‘(B) FACTORS.—The methodology speci-
fies the factors that will be considered in deter-
mining the amount of a disproportionate share 
hospital payment to be made to a hospital, 
which may include— 
‘‘(i) the hospital’s net operating mar-
gins (including past net operating mar-
gins); 
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for the request for transfer as required for a certification 
applicant under section 80103(b). 
‘‘§ 80107. Certification expiration and termination 
‘‘(a) CERTIFICATION EXPIRATION.—A certification 
issued under this chapter shall expire on the earlier of— 
‘‘(1) the date on which all operations approved 
under such certification cease, including carrying out 
a space debris mitigation plan of any space object 
approved under such certification; 
‘‘(2) the date on which all space objects ap-
proved under the certification no longer exist; or 
‘‘(3) the date that is 5 years after the date on 
which the certification was approved, if no oper-
ations approved under the certification have com-
menced by such date. 
‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION TERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall termi-
nate a certification under this chapter if an appli-
cant or certification holder is convicted of a violation 
of section 1001 of title 18 related to the certification 
process under this chapter. 
‘‘(2) 
ELIGIBILITY.—A 
certification 
holder 
whose certification is terminated under this sub-
section shall be ineligible to apply for or receive a 
certification under this chapter. 
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(i) by amending the paragraph head-
ing to read as follows: ‘‘USE OF CONSUMER 
REPORTS FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by redesig-
nating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) 
and (II), respectively (and conforming the 
margins accordingly); 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec-
tively (and conforming the margins accord-
ingly); 
(iv) by striking the period at the end 
of clause (ii) (as so redesignated) and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; 
(v) by striking ‘‘agency may furnish’’ 
and inserting ‘‘agency— 
‘‘(A) may furnish’’; and 
(vi) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) except as provided in paragraph (5), 
may not furnish a consumer report with respect 
to any consumer in which any information con-
tained in the report bears on the consumer’s 
creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit ca-
pacity.’’; and 
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on the research, development, testing, and evaluation of 
each of the following subject areas: 
(1) Wind power plant performance and oper-
ations including— 
(A) wind flows and turbine-to-turbine 
interactions; 
(B) energy conversion potential; 
(C) turbine and wind plant control para-
digms; 
(D) turbine and wind plant security; 
(E) turbine components; and 
(F) integrated hybrid plant systems. 
(2) New materials and designs related to 
blades, rotors, towers and drivetrains including— 
(A) higher tip speed rotor designs; 
(B) low-noise rotor designs; 
(C) advanced drivetrain and generator con-
cepts; 
(D) modular construction and onsite or 
near-site manufacturing and assembly tech-
niques; 
(E) sustainable and recyclable materials 
and manufacturing systems; 
(F) supersized turbine design and installa-
tion approaches; and 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3608 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans 
to receive in-state tuition using educational assistance administered by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 2, 2019 
Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee (for himself and Mrs. LURIA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
ability of veterans to receive in-state tuition using edu-
cational assistance administered by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS FOR IN-STATE TUITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3679(c) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘less than 
three years before the date of enrollment in the 
course concerned’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘It shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘(A) It shall’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) To the extent feasible, the Secretary shall make 
publicly available on the internet website of the Depart-
ment a database explaining any requirements described in 
subparagraph (A) that are established by a public institu-
tion of higher learning for an individual to be charged tui-
tion and fees at a rate that is equal to or less than the 
rate the institution charges for tuition and fees for resi-
dents of the State in which the institution is located. The 
Secretary shall disapprove a course of education provided 
by such an institution that does not provide the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(i) an initial explanation of such requirements; 
and 
‘‘(ii) not later than 90 days after the date on 
which any such requirements change, the updated 
requirements.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to a quarter, semester, or 
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term, as applicable, commencing on or after August 1, 
2020. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 360 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a 
voluntary Cyber Sense program to test the cyber-
security of products and technologies intended 
for use in the bulk-power system, and for other 
purposes.
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 360 
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a voluntary Cyber Sense 
program to test the cybersecurity of products and technologies intended 
for use in the bulk-power system, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2019 
Mr. LATTA (for himself and Mr. MCNERNEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a voluntary 
Cyber Sense program to test the cybersecurity of prod-
ucts and technologies intended for use in the bulk-power 
system, 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 ‘‘Cyber Sense Act of 
2019’’. 
SEC. 2. CYBER SENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall es-
tablish a voluntary Cyber Sense program to test the cyber-
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(1) the portfolio of wind energy research activi-
ties carried out by the Department of Energy as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act; or 
(2) technology roadmaps used by the Department 
of Energy as of such date of enactment. 
SEC. 5. MITIGATING REGULATORY AND MARKET BARRIERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program estab-
lished under section 2(a), the Secretary shall research, de-
velop, test, and evaluate, in accordance with section 2(b), 
ways to reduce regulatory and market barriers to the wide-
spread adoption of wind power, including— 
(1) grid transmission and integration challenges; 
and 
(2) permitting issues associated with the poten-
tial impacts of wind power systems on wildlife, radar 
systems, local communities, military operations, and 
airspace. 
(b) WILDLIFE IMPACT MITIGATION.—In carrying out 
the activities described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
support the development, testing, and evaluation of wildlife 
impact mitigation technologies or strategies to reduce the 
potential impacts of wind energy facilities on— 
(1) bald and golden eagles; 
(2) bat species; 
(3) marine wildlife; and 
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(4) other impacted species. 
(c) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.—In carrying out the 
activities described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
support education and outreach activities to disseminate 
information and promote public understanding of wind 
technologies and the wind energy workforce, including the 
Collegiate Wind Competition. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this Act— 
(1) $103,692,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
(2) $108,876,600 for fiscal year 2021; 
(3) $114,320,430 for fiscal year 2022; 
(4) $120,036,452 for fiscal year 2023; and 
(5) $126,038,274 for fiscal year 2024. 
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Union Calendar No. 398 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3609 
[Report No. 116–497] 
A BILL 
To provide for a program of wind energy research, 
development, and demonstration, and for other 
purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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security of products and technologies intended for use in 
the bulk-power system, as defined in section 215(a) of the 
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)). 
(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Energy shall— 
(1) establish a testing process under the Cyber 
Sense program to test the cybersecurity of products 
and technologies intended for use in the bulk-power 
system, including products relating to industrial con-
trol systems and operational technologies, such as 
supervisory control and data acquisition systems; 
(2) for products and technologies tested under 
the Cyber Sense program, establish and maintain cy-
bersecurity vulnerability reporting processes and a 
related database; 
(3) provide technical assistance to electric utili-
ties, product manufacturers, and other electricity 
sector stakeholders to develop solutions to mitigate 
identified cybersecurity vulnerabilities in products 
and technologies tested under the Cyber Sense pro-
gram; 
(4) biennially review products and technologies 
tested under the Cyber Sense program for cyberse-
curity vulnerabilities and provide analysis with re-
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spect to how such products and technologies respond 
to and mitigate cyber threats; 
(5) develop guidance, that is informed by anal-
ysis and testing results under the Cyber Sense pro-
gram, for electric utilities for procurement of prod-
ucts and technologies; 
(6) provide reasonable notice to the public, and 
solicit comments from the public, prior to estab-
lishing or revising the testing process under the 
Cyber Sense program; 
(7) oversee testing of products and technologies 
under the Cyber Sense program; and 
(8) consider incentives to encourage the use of 
analysis and results of testing under the Cyber 
Sense program in the design of products and tech-
nologies for use in the bulk-power system. 
(c) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.—Any cybersecu-
rity vulnerability reported pursuant to a process estab-
lished under subsection (b)(2), the disclosure of which the 
Secretary of Energy reasonably foresees would cause harm 
to critical electric infrastructure (as defined in section 
215A of the Federal Power Act), shall be deemed to be 
critical electric infrastructure information for purposes of 
section 215A(d) of the Federal Power Act. 
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(d) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LIABILITY.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to authorize the commence-
ment of an action against the United States Government 
with respect to the testing of a product or technology 
under the Cyber Sense program. 
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