datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
with generally accepted auditing standards, the 
results of which shall be made immediately 
available to the Board, the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Devel-
opment, and the appropriate Government of 
India counterpart; 
(D) assist in the creation of project spe-
cific timetables for each of the projects funded 
by a grant from the Foundation; 
(E) establish an oversight role and march- 
in audit rights for the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Devel-
opment and the appropriate Government of 
India counterpart; and 
(F) establish an annual report on the ac-
tivities of the Foundation to be made publicly 
available. 
(f) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE PROJECT INFORMATION.— 
The Foundation shall maintain a user-friendly, publicly 
available, machine readable database with detailed project 
level information, as appropriate and to the extent prac-
ticable, including a description of the grants made by the 
Foundation under this section and project level perform-
ance metrics.
(g) DETAIL OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PER-
SONNEL TO THE FOUNDATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Whenever the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment or the Secretary of State determines it to be 
in furtherance of the purposes of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator and the Secretary are authorized to de-
tail or assign any officer or employee of the Agency 
or the Department, respectively, to any position in 
the Foundation to provide technical, scientific, or 
professional assistance to the Foundation or, in co-
operation with the Foundation, to implementing 
partners of the Foundation, without reimbursement 
to the United States Government. 
(2) STATUS.—Any United States Government 
officer or employee, while detailed or assigned under 
this subsection, shall be considered, for the purpose 
of preserving their allowances, privileges, rights, se-
niority, and other benefits as such, an officer or em-
ployee of the United States Government and of the 
agency of the United States Government from which 
detailed or assigned, and shall continue to receive 
compensation, allowances, and benefits from pro-
gram funds appropriated to that agency or made 
available to that agency for purposes related to the
sales prices thereof in any forum, including a 
catalog or internet website; 
(B) receives a fee, commission, or other 
consideration from a seller for the listing; 
(C) transfers, via telephone, internet link, 
or otherwise, a customer to the seller or the 
seller’s website to complete a purchase; and 
(D) does not collect receipts from the cus-
tomer for the transaction. 
(6) SELLER.—The term ‘‘seller’’ does not in-
clude— 
(A) any marketplace provider (except with 
respect to the sale through the marketplace of 
products owned by the marketplace provider); 
(B) any referrer; 
(C) any carrier, in which the seller does 
not have an ownership interest, providing trans-
portation or delivery services with respect to 
tangible personal property; and 
(D) any credit card issuer, transaction or 
billing processor, or other financial inter-
mediary. 
(7) SIMILAR
TAX.—The term ‘‘similar tax’’ 
means a tax that is imposed with respect to the sale 
or use of a product, regardless of whether the tax 
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is imposed on the person making the sale or the pur-
chaser, with the right or obligation of the person 
making the sale to obtain reimbursement for the 
amount of the tax from the purchaser at the time 
of the transaction. 
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the sev-
eral States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the 
United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other terri-
tory or possession of the United States and includes 
any political subdivision thereof. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall apply with re-
spect to calendar quarters beginning on or after August 
1, 2019. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5519 
To amend the America COMPETES Act to improve measurement and assess-
ment capabilities for understanding proposed atmospheric interventions 
in Earth’s climate, including, as a priority, the effects of proposed inter-
ventions in the stratosphere and in cloud-aerosol processes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2019 
Mr. MCNERNEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To amend the America COMPETES Act to improve meas-
urement and assessment capabilities for understanding 
proposed atmospheric interventions in Earth’s climate, 
including, as a priority, the effects of proposed interven-
tions in the stratosphere and in cloud-aerosol processes. 
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 ‘‘Atmospheric Climate 
Intervention Research Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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‘‘(D) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
QUALIFIED 
SMALL BUSINESSES.—In the case of a qualified 
small business (as defined in subsection 
(h)(3))— 
‘‘(i) CREDIT
RATE.—Subparagraph 
(A) shall be applied by substituting ‘20 
percent’ for ‘14 percent’. 
‘‘(ii) SPECIAL RULE FOR 1ST YEAR OF 
QUALIFIED RESEARCH EXPENSES.—If the 
taxpayer has no qualified research ex-
penses in any taxable year preceding the 
taxable year for which the credit is being 
determined, subparagraph (B)(ii) shall be 
applied by substituting ‘20 percent’ for ‘6 
percent’. 
‘‘(iii) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
OTHER 
YEARS.—If the taxpayer is not described in 
clause (ii) for the taxable year, and sub-
paragraph (B) applies to such taxpayer for 
such year, at the election of the taxpayer— 
‘‘(I) subparagraph (B)(ii) shall 
be applied by substituting ‘10 percent’ 
for ‘6 percent’, or 
‘‘(II) subparagraph (B) shall not 
apply, and the average under subpara-
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 551 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the maximum penalty 
for mail theft. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2019 
Mr. CALVERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the 
maximum penalty for mail theft. 
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 ‘‘Ensuring the Safety 
of Our Mail Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASING THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR MAIL 
THEFT. 
Section 1708 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘not more than five years’’ and in-
serting ‘‘not more than 10 years’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5522 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the eligibility requirements 
for transfer of unused entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2019 
Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. KINZINGER, and 
Mr. CROW) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the eligi-
bility requirements for transfer of unused entitlement 
to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, 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 ‘‘Post-9/11 GI Bill 
Transferability Entitlement Act’’. 
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(2) the impact of policies identified under para-
graph (1) on— 
(A) the education of undergraduate stu-
dent athletes, as measured by Federal gradua-
tion rates, compared to undergraduate non-stu-
dent athletes as a whole and disaggregated by 
gender, race, sport, transfer rates, and competi-
tion level; 
(B) the ability of student athletes to select 
academic courses and a major; and 
(C) the ability of student athletes to trans-
fer, without a residency requirement, to other 
institutions of higher education; 
(3) the impact of intercollegiate athletic pro-
grams on the— 
(A) academic mission of institutions of 
higher education; and 
(B) academic integrity of institutions of 
higher education, including— 
(i) whether academic support pro-
grams are provided for student athletes by 
an athletic department or academic office 
at institutions of higher education; 
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 
FOR TRANSFER OF UNUSED ENTITLEMENT 
TO POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) 
MODIFICATION
OF
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 
3319 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUALS.—An individual re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is an individual who, at the 
time of the approval of the individual’s request to transfer 
entitlement to educational assistance under this section— 
‘‘(1) has completed at least 10 years of service 
in the uniformed services, not fewer than six of 
which were service in the Armed Forces; 
‘‘(2) is a member of the uniformed services 
who— 
‘‘(A) is not an individual described in para-
graph (1); 
‘‘(B) has served at least six years in the 
Armed Forces; and 
‘‘(C) enters into an agreement to serve as 
a member of the uniformed services for a period 
that is no less than the difference between— 
‘‘(i) 10 years; and 
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‘‘(ii) the period the individual has al-
ready served in the uniformed services; or 
‘‘(3) is described in section 3311(b)(10).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘(1)’’; 
(B) in subsection (i)(2), by striking ‘‘under 
subsection (b)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘under sub-
section (b)(2)(C)’’; and 
(C) in subsection (j)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(C) as subparagraph (B). 
(b) MODIFICATION OF TIME TO TRANSFER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of subsection 
(f) of such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) TIME
FOR
TRANSFER.—Subject to the 
time limitation for use of entitlement under section 
3321 of this title, and except as provided in sub-
section (k), an individual approved to transfer enti-
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tlement to educational assistance under this section 
may transfer such entitlement at any time.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section 
is further amended— 
(A) by amending subsection (g) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(g) COMMENCEMENT OF USE.—If a dependent to 
whom entitlement to educational assistance is transferred 
under this section is a child, the dependent may not com-
mence the use of the transferred entitlement until either— 
‘‘(1) the completion by the child of the require-
ments of a secondary school diploma (or equivalency 
certificate); or 
‘‘(2) the attainment by the child of 18 years of 
age.’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (k); and 
(C) by redesignating subsection (l) as sub-
section (k). 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(a)(7)(D) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)(7)(D)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘30’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘25’’. 
(2) 
PARTIAL
EXEMPTIONS.—Section 
215(a)(7)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
415(a)(7)(D)) is further amended by striking the 
table and inserting the following: 
If the number of such 
The applicable 
individual’s years of coverage 
(as so defined) is: 
percent is: 
24 .......................................................................................................
23 .......................................................................................................
22 .......................................................................................................
21 .......................................................................................................
50. 
(b) REDUCTION
OF
THE DOLLAR AMOUNT RE-
QUIRED TO CONSTITUTE A YEAR OF COVERAGE.—Section 
215(a)(7)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
415(a)(7)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘the reference to 
‘15 percent’ therein shall be deemed to be a reference to 
‘25 percent’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘each of the references to ‘25 
percent’ and the reference to ‘15 percent’ therein shall 
each be deemed to be a reference to ‘12.5 percent’ ’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to monthly in-
surance benefits payable for any month beginning 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5529 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to expand the exception to 
the windfall elimination provision based on years of coverage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2019 
Mr. SMITH of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to expand 
the exception to the windfall elimination provision based 
on years of coverage. 
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 ‘‘Social Security Equity 
Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF THE EXCEPTION TO THE WINDFALL 
ELIMINATION PROVISION BASED ON YEARS 
OF COVERAGE. 
(a) REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF YEARS OF COV-
ERAGE REQUIRED.— 
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(2) RECOMPUTATION OF PRIMARY INSURANCE 
AMOUNTS.—Notwithstanding section 215(f) of the 
Social Security Act, the Commissioner of Social Se-
curity shall recompute primary insurance amounts 
originally computed for months prior to the date of 
the enactment of this Act to the extent necessary to 
carry out the amendment made by this section. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 552 
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique 
ZIP Code for Eastvale, California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2019 
Mr. CALVERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a 
single, unique ZIP Code for Eastvale, California. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SINGLE, UNIQUE ZIP CODE FOR EASTVALE, 
CALIFORNIA. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the United States Postal Service shall 
designate a single, unique ZIP Code applicable to the area 
encompassing only Eastvale, California. 
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V 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5533 
For the relief of Yazmin Fabiola Juarez Coyoy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2019 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Yazmin Fabiola Juarez Coyoy. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR YAZMIN 
FABIOLA JUAREZ COYOY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Yazmin Fabiola Juarez Coyoy shall be eligible for 
issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status 
to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence upon filing an application for issuance of an immi-
grant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment 
of status to lawful permanent resident. 
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(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Yazmin Fabiola 
Juarez Coyoy enters the United States before the filing 
deadline specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered 
to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if other-
wise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under 
section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Yazmin Fabiola Juarez Coyoy, the Secretary of 
State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, dur-
ing the current or next following fiscal year, the total num-
ber of immigrant visas that are made available to natives 
of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, 
the total number of immigrant visas that are made avail-
able to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under 
section 202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
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parents, brothers, and sisters of Yazmin Fabiola Juarez 
Coyoy shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded 
any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5535 
To require Senate confirmation of an individual appointed to serve as the 
Director of the American Institute in Taiwan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 23, 2019 
Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. SHERMAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require Senate confirmation of an individual appointed 
to serve as the Director of the American Institute in 
Taiwan, 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 ‘‘Taiwan Envoy Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENATE CONFIRMATION REQUIRED OF AN INDI-
VIDUAL APPOINTED TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR 
OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that an extended period without a Director of the 
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American Institute in Taiwan would be detrimental to 
United States interests. 
(b) SENATE CONFIRMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the President shall appoint, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate, an indi-
vidual to serve as the Director of the American In-
stitute in Taiwan. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take 
effect beginning with the first appointment by the 
President of an individual to serve as the Director 
of the American Institute in Taiwan that is made 
after the date of the enactment of this section. 
(c) LOCATION IN TAIPEI.—An individual who serves 
as the Director of the American Institute in Taiwan shall 
serve at the Institute in Taipei, Taiwan. 
(d) RANK AND STATUS.—The Director of the Amer-
ican Institute in Taiwan shall have the rank and status 
of Ambassador at Large. 
(e) SUCCESSOR POSITION.—Any reference to the po-
sition of Director of the American Institute in Taiwan in 
this section includes any similar successor position. 
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(c) NOTIFICATION.—The Administrator shall notify 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate of each publica-
tion made under this section. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLICLY 
OWNED TREATMENT WORKS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
award grants, in amounts not to exceed $100,000, 
to owners and operators of publicly owned treatment 
works, to be used for the implementation of a 
pretreatment standard developed by the Adminis-
trator for a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stance. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator 
to 
carry 
out 
this 
subsection 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2025, to remain available until expended. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) COVERED PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE.— 
The term ‘‘covered perfluoroalkyl substance’’ means 
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spending on such programs to a sustainable basis, if 
applicable.’’. 
(d) RULES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Committee on Rules of the House of Representa-
tives shall submit to the House conforming amendments 
to the Rules of the House of Representatives to effectuate 
this title, including the requirement that the authority to 
appropriate funds for direct spending programs subject to 
the appropriations process is with the Committee on Ap-
propriations. 
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