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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1812 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center readjustment 
counseling and related mental health services to certain individuals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2019 
Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. LEVIN of California) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center 
readjustment counseling and related mental health serv-
ices to certain individuals. 
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 ‘‘Vet Center Eligibility 
Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF VET CENTER SERVICES. 
Section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘clauses (i) through (iv)’’ both 
places it appears and inserting ‘‘clauses (i) through 
(vi)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘in clause (v)’’ both places it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘in clause (vii)’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(1)(C)— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as 
clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol-
lowing new clauses: 
‘‘(iv) Any individual who is a veteran or mem-
ber of the Armed Forces, including a member of a 
reserve component of the Armed Forces, who 
served— 
‘‘(I) on active service in response to a na-
tional emergency or major disaster declared by 
the President; or 
‘‘(II) in the National Guard of a State 
under orders of the chief executive of that State 
in response to a disaster or civil disorder in 
such State. 
‘‘(v) Any individual who participated in a drug 
interdiction operation as a member of the Coast 
Guard, regardless of the location of that operation.’’; 
and 
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are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which 
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for value-added agricultural product market development 
grants, as authorized by section 210A of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946, of which $3,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for Agriculture Innova-
tion Centers authorized pursuant to section 6402 of Public 
Law 107–171. 
RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For the cost of loans and grants, $6,000,000 under the 
same terms and conditions as authorized by section 379E 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 2008s): Provided, That such costs of loans, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM 
For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under 
the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 
9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $706,000: Provided, That the cost 
of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974.
II 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1812 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 22, 2019 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center 
readjustment counseling and related mental health serv-
ices to certain individuals. 
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 ‘‘Vet Center Eligibility 
Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF VET CENTER SERVICES. 
Section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘clauses (i) through (iv)’’ both 
places it appears and inserting ‘‘clauses (i) through 
(vi)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘in clause (v)’’ both places it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘in clause (vii)’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(1)(C)— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as 
clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol-
lowing new clauses: 
‘‘(iv) Any individual who is a veteran or mem-
ber of the Armed Forces, including a member of a 
reserve component of the Armed Forces, who 
served— 
‘‘(I) on active service in response to a na-
tional emergency or major disaster declared by 
the President; or 
‘‘(II) in the National Guard of a State 
under orders of the chief executive of that State 
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in response to a disaster or civil disorder in 
such State. 
‘‘(v) Any individual who participated in a drug 
interdiction operation as a member of the Coast 
Guard, regardless of the location of that operation.’’; 
and 
(4) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘active service’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 101 of title 10. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘civil disorder’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 232 of title 18.’’. 
SEC. 3. PLAN TO PROVIDE VET CENTER SERVICES TO VET-
ERANS LIVING IN AREAS WHERE NO VET 
CENTER IS LOCATED. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 
Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House 
of Representatives a plan to provide Vet Center services 
to veterans living in geographic areas where no Vet Center 
is located, including in the United States insular areas. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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law enforcement officer or an employee or other 
agent of a public safety answering point acting 
on behalf of such an officer, who is acting in 
the course of the official duties of the officer or 
agent, a provider of a covered service shall pro-
vide to the officer or agent the available loca-
tion information of a telecommunications device 
without delay if the officer or agent asserts— 
‘‘(i) that the device was used to place 
a 9–1–1 call requesting emergency assist-
ance during the preceding 48-hour period; 
or 
‘‘(ii) reasonable suspicion that the de-
vice is in the possession of an individual 
who is involved in an emergency situation 
that involves the risk of death or serious 
physical harm. 
‘‘(B) RECORDS OF DISCLOSED RECORDS.— 
If an investigative or law enforcement officer, 
or an employee or other agent of a public safety 
answering point acting on behalf of such an of-
ficer, submits a request for location information 
to a provider of a covered service under sub-
paragraph (A), the investigative or law enforce-
ment agency employing the officer shall main-
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1814 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age requirement 
with respect to eligibility for qualified ABLE programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2019 
Mr. CA´RDENAS (for himself, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Mr. TURNER, Mr. ROSE
of New York, and Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ) 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 increase 
the age requirement with respect to eligibility for quali-
fied ABLE programs. 
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 ‘‘ABLE Age Adjust-
ment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF AGE REQUIREMENT FOR QUALI-
FIED ABLE PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 529A(e) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘age 26’’ 
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in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A)(i)(II) and inserting ‘‘age 
46’’. 
(b) 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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‘‘(A) The 9.5-mile segment of Indian Creek 
from its source in sec. 19, T. 7 N., R. 26 W., to 
the Dick Smith Wilderness boundary, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(B) The 1-mile segment of Indian Creek 
from the Dick Smith Wilderness boundary to 
0.25 miles downstream of Road 6N24, as a sce-
nic river. 
‘‘(C) The 3.9-mile segment of Indian Creek 
from 0.25 miles downstream of Road 6N24 to the 
southern boundary of sec. 32, T. 6 N., R. 26 W., 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(232) MONO
CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol-
lowing segments of Mono Creek in the State of Cali-
fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture: 
‘‘(A) The 4.2-mile segment of Mono Creek 
from its source in sec. 1, T. 7 N., R. 26 W., to 
0.25 miles upstream of Don Victor Fire Road in 
sec. 28, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 2.1-mile segment of Mono Creek 
from 0.25 miles upstream of the Don Victor Fire 
Road in sec. 28, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., to 0.25 miles 
downstream of Don Victor Fire Road in sec. 34, 
T. 7 N., R. 25 W., as a recreational river. 
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tain a record of the request that includes each 
of the following: 
‘‘(i) The name of the officer or agent 
making the request (and, in the case of a 
request made by an agent, the name of the 
officer on whose behalf the agent is act-
ing). 
‘‘(ii) A description of the request that 
explains the need for disclosure of location 
information. 
‘‘(iii) A declaration that disclosure of 
location information is needed based on the 
conditions described in clause (i) or (ii) of 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) HOLD HARMLESS.—No cause of ac-
tion shall lie in any court, nor shall any civil or 
administrative proceeding be commenced by any 
person or entity, against a provider of a covered 
service, or its directors, officers, employees, 
agents, or vendors, for providing location infor-
mation or assistance in accordance with sub-
paragraph (A) and any regulations promulgated 
under this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) RELATIONSHIP TO STATE LAW.— 
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Union Calendar No. 91 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1815 
[Report No. 116–123] 
A BILL 
To require the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion, when developing rules and regulations about 
disclosures to retail investors, to conduct investor 
testing, including a survey and interviews of re-
tail investors, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 20, 2019 
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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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1819 
AN ACT 
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 to provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction 
of certain foreign nationals who have committed genocide 
or war crimes, 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 ‘‘War Crimes Rewards 
Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM. 
Paragraph (10) of section 36(b) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘defined under the statute of such 
tribunal;’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘defined under— 
‘‘(A) the statute of such country or tri-
bunal, as the case may be; or 
‘‘(B) United States law;’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1819 
AN ACT 
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 to provide for rewards for the arrest 
or conviction of certain foreign nationals who 
have committed genocide or war crimes, and for 
other purposes.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1819 
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide 
for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign nationals 
who have committed genocide or war crimes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2019 
Ms. FOXX of North Carolina (for herself and Mr. ENGEL) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 to provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction 
of certain foreign nationals who have committed genocide 
or war crimes, 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 ‘‘War Crimes Rewards 
Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM. 
Paragraph (10) of section 36(b) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) 
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is amended by striking ‘‘defined under the statute of such 
tribunal;’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘defined under— 
‘‘(A) the statute of such country or tri-
bunal, as the case may be; or 
‘‘(B) United States law;’’. 
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IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1819 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 7, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
AN ACT 
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 to provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction 
of certain foreign nationals who have committed genocide 
or war crimes, 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 ‘‘War Crimes Rewards 
Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM. 
Paragraph (10) of section 36(b) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘defined under the statute of such 
tribunal;’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘defined under— 
‘‘(A) the statute of such country or tri-
bunal, as the case may be; or 
‘‘(B) United States law;’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 181 
To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that the penalty for 
refusing or neglecting to answer a decennial census question shall apply 
only to the extent necessary to allow the Government to obtain the 
information needed for its enumeration of the population, as required 
by the Constitution of the United States, as well as the enumeration 
of its citizen and noncitizen populations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. HUNTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that 
the penalty for refusing or neglecting to answer a decen-
nial census question shall apply only to the extent nec-
essary to allow the Government to obtain the information 
needed for its enumeration of the population, as required 
by the Constitution of the United States, as well as 
the enumeration of its citizen and noncitizen populations, 
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 ‘‘Authorizing Moderated 
Enumeration Responses Including Citizenship Acquisition 
Act’’ or the ‘‘AMERICA Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITED APPLICABILITY OF CENSUS PENALTY PRO-
VISION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 221 of title 13, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d)(1) The penalty under subsection (a) shall not 
apply to any individual who refuses or neglects to answer 
any question in a questionnaire, schedule, or the survey 
commonly referred to as the ‘American Community Sur-
vey’ used in connection with any decennial census, except 
to the extent necessary to allow the Government to obtain 
the information needed for the enumeration of— 
‘‘(A) the population, as required by the Con-
stitution of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) citizen and noncitizen populations. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, only questions 
included on a decennial census short form regarding enu-
meration of the household and citizenship status shall be 
considered necessary to permit such an enumeration.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to all schedules 
used in connection with any decennial census of popu-
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lation, beginning with the 2020 decennial census, includ-
ing those returned before the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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‘‘(5) TAXPAYER
ADVOCATE
DIRECTIVES.—In 
the case of any Taxpayer Advocate Directive issued 
by the National Taxpayer Advocate pursuant to a 
delegation of authority from the Commissioner of 
the Internal Revenue Service— 
‘‘(A) the Commissioner or a Deputy Com-
missioner shall modify, rescind, or ensure com-
pliance with such directive not later than 90 
days after the issuance of such directive, and 
‘‘(B) in the case of any directive which is 
modified or rescinded by a Deputy Commis-
sioner, the National Taxpayer Advocate may 
(not later than 90 days after such modification 
or rescission) appeal to the Commissioner and 
the Commissioner shall (not later than 90 days 
after such appeal is made) ensure compliance 
with such directive as issued by the National 
Taxpayer Advocate or provide the National 
Taxpayer Advocate with a detailed description 
of the reasons for any modification or rescission 
made or upheld by the Commissioner pursuant 
to such appeal.’’. 
(b) REPORT TO CERTAIN COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS 
REGARDING DIRECTIVES.—Section 7803(c)(2)(B)(ii) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesig-
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1822 
To provide acquisition requirements for Coast Guard Polar Security Cutters, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2019 
Mr. GIBBS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide acquisition requirements for Coast Guard Polar 
Security Cutters, 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 ‘‘Polar Security Cutter 
Acquisition Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. POLAR SECURITY CUTTER ACQUISITION REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION 
ACT OF 2012.—Section 222 of the Coast Guard and Mari-
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time Transportation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–213) 
is amended by— 
(1) redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); and 
(2) inserting after subsection (b) the following: 
‘‘(c) ACQUISITION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability 
of appropriations, in acquiring any polar icebreaker, 
except for an icebreaker authorized under the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018 (Public Law 115–91), the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall— 
‘‘(A) limit military specifications for such 
vessel to armament, aviation capabilities, com-
munications equipment, and navigation equip-
ment, as described in the letter report, unless 
funding is provided from other than appropria-
tions for the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity; 
‘‘(B) ensure specifications and key draw-
ings are complete before awarding the contract 
for construction; 
‘‘(C) ensure detail design of the vessel is 
complete before the start of construction; 
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‘‘(D) to the extent practicable, use the 
block-buy contract authority provided under 
section 1137 of title 14, United States Code; 
and 
‘‘(E) ensure all icebreaker hulls are science 
ready and icebreaker hull number four is 
science capable, as described in the letter re-
port. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘letter report’ means the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on 
Polar Icebreaker Cost Assessment letter report enti-
tled ‘Acquisition and Operation of Polar Icebreakers: 
Fulfilling the Nation’s Needs’ and dated July 11, 
2017.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.— 
(1) CORRECTION.—Section 207(a)(6) of the 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 (Public Law 
114–120) is amended by striking ‘‘in subsection (d) 
(’’ and inserting ‘‘in subsection (e) (’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall be effective upon the enact-
ment of such Act. 
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