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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5812 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to set aside certain amounts 
provided under the BUILD program for rural areas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2020 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. KILMER, Ms. 
JAYAPAL, and Ms. SCHRIER) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to set aside cer-
tain amounts provided under the BUILD program for 
rural areas, 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 ‘‘Better Utilizing Invest-
ments to Leverage Development for Underfunded Projects 
Act’’ or the ‘‘BUILD UP Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SET-ASIDE FOR BUILD GRANT AMOUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to grant amounts 
provided under the heading ‘‘Office of the Secretary—Na-
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tional Infrastructure Investments’’ in title I of division H 
of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 
(Public Law 116–94) for eligible projects, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall ensure that not less than 30 per-
cent of the amount provided under such heading shall be 
provided to cities with populations of between 10,000 and 
75,000, whether or not 1 or more of such cities are consid-
ered part of an urbanized area as designated by the 
United States Census Bureau. 
(b) ELIGIBLE PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘eligible project’’ means a project eligible for 
funding under title I of division H of the Further Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94), in-
cluding— 
(1) a highway or bridge project eligible under 
title 23, United States Code; 
(2) a public transportation project eligible 
under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; 
(3) a passenger and freight rail transportation 
project eligible under title 23 or title 49, United 
States Code; 
(4) a port infrastructure investment (including 
inland port infrastructure and land ports of entry) 
eligible under title 23, United States Code, chapter 
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503 of title 46, United States Code, or title 49, 
United States Code; and 
(5) a project investing in a surface transpor-
tation facility that is located on tribal land and for 
which title or maintenance responsibility is vested in 
the Federal Government under title 23, United 
States Code. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5814 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the public charge 
ground of deportability, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2020 
Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, 
Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. COX of 
California, Ms. OMAR, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. 
LEE of California, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. DELBENE, 
Mr. LOWENTHAL, and Mr. BLUMENAUER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal 
the public charge ground of deportability, 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 ‘‘No Public Charge De-
portation Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF PUBLIC CHARGE GROUND OF DEPORT-
ABILITY. 
Section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘, except in the case 
of an alien who is inadmissible under section 
212(a)(4)’’; and 
(2) by repealing paragraph (5). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5815 
To adjust the amount of monthly old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
payments under title II of the Social Security Act based on locality- 
based comparability payment rates. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2020 
Ms. MENG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To adjust the amount of monthly old-age, survivors, and 
disability insurance payments under title II of the Social 
Security Act based on locality-based comparability pay-
ment rates. 
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 ‘‘Locality-based Social 
Security Benefits Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT AMOUNTS ADJUSTED 
TO 
REFLECT 
LOCALITY-BASED 
COM-
PARABILITY PAYMENT RATES. 
Notwithstanding title II of the Social Security Act, 
the Commissioner of Social Security shall increase the 
monthly benefit amount to which each individual is other-
wise entitled under such title by the percentage deter-
mined by the President under sections 5304 and 5304a 
of title 5, United States Code, for the locality pay area 
(as established in section 531.603 of title 5, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations) in which the individual resides at the 
time of such increase. 
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ance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer, 
or a Federal health care program (and if is so en-
rolled in such plan or coverage, seeking to have a 
claim for such item or service submitted to such 
plan or coverage); and 
‘‘(B) provide a notification of the good faith es-
timate of the expected charges for furnishing such 
item or service (including any item or service that is 
reasonably expected to be provided in conjunction 
with such scheduled item or service) to— 
‘‘(i) in the case the individual is enrolled in 
such a plan or such coverage (and is seeking to 
have a claim for such item or service submitted 
to such plan or coverage), such plan or issuer 
of such coverage; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case the individual is not de-
scribed in clause (i) and not enrolled in a Fed-
eral health care program, the individual. 
‘‘(2) Each health care provider or health care facility 
that fails to provide the estimate as required under para-
graph (1) shall be subject to a civil monetary penalty in 
an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each such failure. 
The provisions of this section (other than subsection (a), 
subsection (b), the first sentence of subsection (c)(1), and 
subsection (o)) shall apply to a civil monetary penalty im-
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and abilities of State, local, Tribal, and ter-
ritorial government personnel to address cy-
bersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats; 
‘‘(vi) ensure continuity of communica-
tions and data networks within such State 
between such State and local, Tribal, and 
territorial governments that own or operate 
information systems within such State in 
the event of an incident involving such com-
munications or data networks within such 
State; 
‘‘(vii) assess and mitigate, to the great-
est degree possible, cybersecurity risks and 
cybersecurity threats related to critical in-
frastructure and key resources, the degrada-
tion of which may impact the performance 
of information systems within such State; 
‘‘(viii) enhance capability to share 
cyber threat indicators and related informa-
tion between such State and local, Tribal, 
and territorial governments that own or op-
erate information systems within such 
State; and 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5817 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 to require health plans to provide to participants, beneficiaries, 
and enrollees an advanced explanation of benefits with respect to items 
and services scheduled to be received from providers and facilities and 
to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require health care 
providers and health care facilities to provide good faith estimates of 
the expected charges for furnishing such items and services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2020 
Mr. NUNES (for himself and Mr. PASCRELL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and 
Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require 
health plans to provide to participants, beneficiaries, and 
enrollees an advanced explanation of benefits with re-
spect to items and services scheduled to be received from 
providers and facilities and to amend title XI of the 
Social Security Act to require health care providers and 
health care facilities to provide good faith estimates of 
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(iii) of section 1867(e)(1)(A) of the Social Security 
Act. 
‘‘(5) EMERGENCY SERVICES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘emergency 
services’, with respect to an emergency medical 
condition, means— 
‘‘(i) a medical screening examination 
(as required under section 1867 of the So-
cial Security Act, or as would be required 
under such section if such section applied 
to an independent freestanding emergency 
department) that is within the capability of 
the emergency department of a hospital or 
of an independent freestanding emergency 
department, as applicable, including ancil-
lary services routinely available to the 
emergency department to evaluate such 
emergency medical condition; and 
‘‘(ii) within the capabilities of the 
staff and facilities available at the hospital 
or the independent freestanding emergency 
department, as applicable, such further 
medical examination and treatment as are 
required under section 1867 of such Act, 
or as would be required under such section 
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(v) Section 17(b)(10)(C)(ii) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
21(b)(10)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end. 
(w) Section 17(b)(11) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
21(b)(11)) is amended by striking the period and inserting 
a semicolon. 
(x) Section 17(b)(12) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
21(b)(12)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(A)’’; and 
(2) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’. 
(y) Section 17(b)(13) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
21(b)(13)) is amended by striking ‘‘A’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’. 
(z) Section 17 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 21) is amended 
by redesignating subsection (q), as added by section 
233(5) of Public Law 97–444, and subsection (r) as sub-
sections (r) and (s), respectively. 
(aa) Section 22(b)(3) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 25(b)(3)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘of registered’’ and inserting ‘‘of 
a registered’’. 
(bb) Section 22(b)(4) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 25(b)(4)) 
is amended by inserting a comma after ‘‘entity’’. 
SEC. 213. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 14(e). 
Section 14(e) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 
U.S.C. 18(e)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(e)’’; 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5818 
To provide clarification regarding the common or usual name for bison and 
compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2020 
Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself and Mr. LONG) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide clarification regarding the common or usual name 
for bison and compliance with section 403 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 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 ‘‘Truth in Buffalo La-
beling Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMMON OR USUAL NAME FOR NORTH AMERICAN 
BISON. 
Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 343) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(z)(1) Subject to subparagraph (2), if it is a food 
that is or contains any animal in the genus Bubalus and 
the labeling uses the term ‘buffalo’ as a common or usual 
name for the food, unless the term used in the labeling 
of that food is ‘water buffalo’. 
‘‘(2) Subparagraph (1) shall not be construed as pro-
hibiting the use of the term ‘buffalo’ as a common or usual 
name for the animal Bison bison bison (commonly known 
as the plains bison), or the animal Bison bison athabascae 
(commonly known as the wood bison).’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5820 
To permit the territories of the United States to provide and furnish statues 
for placement in the national statuary hall. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2020 
Mr. SAN NICOLAS (for himself and Mr. SABLAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To permit the territories of the United States to provide 
and furnish statues for placement in the national stat-
uary hall. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PLACEMENT OF STATUES FROM TERRITORIES 
IN NATIONAL STATUARY HALL. 
(a) PLACEMENT OF STATUES.—Section 1814 of the 
Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 2131) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘For purposes of this section, the term ‘State’ in-
cludes American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
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Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO RE-
PLACEMENT OF STATUES.—Section 311 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 2132) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) For purposes of this section, the term ‘State’ in-
cludes American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.’’. 
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year, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $40,000,000, for subtitle B of title I of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12521 et seq.). 
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‘‘(I) require the owner of covered 
housing in which a family with a child 
of less than 6 years of age will reside 
or is expected to reside to conduct an 
initial risk assessment for lead-based 
paint hazards— 
‘‘(aa) in the case of covered 
housing receiving public housing 
assistance 
under 
the 
United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) or project- 
based rental assistance under 
section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f), not later than 15 days 
after the date on which a phys-
ical condition inspection occurs; 
and 
‘‘(bb) in the case of covered 
housing not described in item 
(aa), not later than a date estab-
lished by the Secretary; 
‘‘(II) provide that a visual assess-
ment alone is not sufficient for pur-
poses of complying with subclause (I); 
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‘‘(i) A written notice (as specified by 
the Secretary and in a clear and under-
standable manner) is provided by such pro-
vider or facility to such individual, before 
such item or service is furnished, that in-
cludes the following information: 
‘‘(I) That such provider or facil-
ity is a nonparticipating provider or 
nonparticipating facility (as applica-
ble). 
‘‘(II) To the extent practicable, 
the estimated amount that such non-
participating facility or nonpartici-
pating provider may charge the indi-
vidual for such item or service. 
‘‘(III) A statement that the indi-
vidual may seek such item or service 
from a provider that is a participating 
provider or a hospital or independent 
freestanding emergency department 
that is a participating facility and a 
list, if feasible, of participating facili-
ties or participating providers, as ap-
plicable, who are able to furnish such 
item or service. 
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if such section applied to an independent 
freestanding emergency department, to 
stabilize the patient (regardless of the de-
partment of the hospital in which such fur-
ther examination or treatment is fur-
nished). 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION
OF
ADDITIONAL
SERV-
ICES.—In the case of an individual enrolled in 
a health plan who is furnished services de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) by a provider or 
hospital or independent freestanding emergency 
department to stabilize such individual with re-
spect to an emergency medical condition, the 
term ‘emergency services’ shall include, in addi-
tion to those described in subparagraph (A), 
items and services furnished as part of out-
patient observation or an inpatient or out-
patient stay during a visit in which such indi-
vidual is so stabilized with respect to such 
emergency condition if— 
‘‘(i) such items and services would 
otherwise be covered under such plan if 
furnished by a participating provider or 
participating facility; and 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5824 
To require reporting regarding accreditation of basic training programs of 
the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2020 
Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico (for herself and Ms. SLOTKIN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To require reporting regarding accreditation of basic training 
programs of the Department of Homeland Security, 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 ‘‘Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Research and Reporting Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. FLETC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Train-
ing Centers (FLETC), in coordination with the Under 
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‘‘(ii) such items and services are fur-
nished— 
‘‘(I) to maintain, improve, or re-
solve the individual’s stabilization with 
respect to such condition, unless any 
circumstance described in subpara-
graph (C) has occurred with respect 
to such individual before such items 
and services are furnished; or 
‘‘(II) for any purpose not de-
scribed in subclause (I), unless each 
of the criteria described in subpara-
graph (D) have been met with respect 
to such individual and such item or 
service. 
‘‘(C) CIRCUMSTANCES.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (B)(ii)(I), a circumstance de-
scribed in this subparagraph is any of the fol-
lowing, with respect to an individual who is a 
beneficiary, participant, or enrollee of a health 
plan who is furnished services described in sub-
paragraph (A) by a hospital or independent 
freestanding emergency department with re-
spect to an emergency medical condition: 
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‘‘(i) A participating provider, with re-
spect to such plan, with privileges at the 
hospital or independent freestanding emer-
gency department assumes responsibility 
for the care of the individual. 
‘‘(ii) A participating provider, with re-
spect to such plan, assumes responsibility 
for the care of the individual through 
transfer of the individual. 
‘‘(iii) The health plan and the pro-
vider treating such individual at the hos-
pital or independent freestanding emer-
gency department for such condition reach 
an agreement concerning the care for the 
individual. 
‘‘(iv) The individual is discharged. 
‘‘(D) SIGNED NOTICE CRITERIA.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (B)(ii)(II), the criteria 
described in this subparagraph, with respect to 
an individual and an item or service furnished 
by a nonparticipating provider or nonpartici-
pating facility that is a hospital or an inde-
pendent freestanding emergency department, 
are the following: 
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