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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5772 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Edith Nourse Rogers 
STEM Scholarship program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2020 
Mr. BARR 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 
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program. 
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 ‘‘Veteran STEM Schol-
arship Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF EDITH NOURSE ROGERS STEM 
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) PRIORITY.—Subsection (c) of section 3320 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘In select-
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ing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘individuals:’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘If the Secretary determines that 
there are insufficient funds available in a fiscal year to 
provide additional benefits under this section to all eligible 
individuals, the Secretary may give priority to the fol-
lowing eligible individuals:’’. 
(b) AMOUNTS NOT SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITA-
TION.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
chapter or chapter 36 of this title, any additional benefits 
under this section may not be counted toward the aggre-
gate period for which section 3695 of this title limits an 
individual’s receipt of allowance or assistance.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5773 
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limita-
tions for certain vehicles hauling perishable commodities or products, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2020 
Mr. WOODALL (for himself and Mr. BISHOP of Georgia) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to 
vehicle weight limitations for certain vehicles hauling per-
ishable commodities or products, 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 ‘‘Freight Restriction 
Elimination for Safer Hauling Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS-INTERSTATE SYS-
TEM. 
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(v) VEHICLES HAULING PERISHABLE COMMOD-
ITIES OR PRODUCTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may waive the ap-
plication of any vehicle weight limit established 
under this section with respect to a covered vehicle 
hauling a perishable commodity or product. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) COVERED VEHICLE HAULING A PER-
ISHABLE COMMODITY OR PRODUCT.—The term 
‘covered vehicle hauling a perishable commodity 
or product’ means a vehicle that— 
‘‘(i) is carrying— 
‘‘(I) a perishable agricultural 
commodity (as defined in section 
1(b)(4) of the Perishable Agricultural 
Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 
499a(b)(4)); 
‘‘(II) concrete in an unhardened 
state; 
‘‘(III) live poultry; 
‘‘(IV) raw or unfinished forest 
products, including logs, pulpwood, 
biomass, or wood chips; 
‘‘(V) livestock feed; or 
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(2) make such report publicly available; and 
(3) provide to the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
a briefing on such review. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘black box warning’’ means a 
warning displayed within a box in the prescribing in-
formation for drugs that have special problems, par-
ticularly ones that may lead to death or serious in-
jury. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means any vet-
eran who received hospital care or medical services 
furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
during the five-year period preceding the death of 
the veteran. 
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‘‘(VI) other products or commod-
ities that could be deemed not useful 
after a specified amount of time in ac-
cordance with industry standards and 
practices, as defined by a State; 
‘‘(ii) meets the weight tolerances (or 
weight limits) and vehicle configurations of 
the State in which the vehicle is operating 
and, if applicable, point of origin radius 
distances within the State boundaries in 
which the vehicle is operating; and 
‘‘(iii) is equipped with speed-limiting 
technology that is turned on and set at a 
speed not greater than the lesser of— 
‘‘(I) the posted speed limit; or 
‘‘(II) 65 miles per hour. 
‘‘(B) SPEED-LIMITING TECHNOLOGY.—The 
term ‘speed-limiting technology’ means a tech-
nology that prevents a commercial motor vehicle 
from exceeding a preprogramed maximum 
speed.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to reports filed on or after the expiration of the 
60-day period which begins on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITING USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR 
TRAVEL OF SPOUSES ACCOMPANYING MEM-
BERS OF CONGRESS ON OFFICIAL TRAVEL. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No appropriated funds, including 
official funds of the House of Representatives, official 
funds of the Senate, or funds available under any Federal 
law, rule, or regulation, may be used to pay for the costs 
of travel by the spouse of a Member of Congress in accom-
panying the Member on official travel. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—If the spouse of a Member of 
Congress accompanies the Member on official travel, the 
head of the office whose funds are to be used to pay for 
the costs of such travel shall certify prior to the travel 
that no additional costs will be incurred by the Govern-
ment as the result of the spouse accompanying the Mem-
ber on such travel. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to prohibit the spouse of a Member 
of Congress who accompanies the Member on official trav-
el from paying for the costs of the spouse’s travel. 
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resources available to the covered community 
that is subject to the sanctions, including— 
‘‘(i) any Federal funding received by 
the covered community; 
‘‘(ii) the portion of the covered com-
munity that lies within an area having spe-
cial flood hazards; and 
‘‘(iii) any other factor that makes it 
difficult for the covered community to con-
duct mitigation activities for flood-prone 
structures. 
‘‘(6) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
6 years after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, and not less frequently than once every 2 
years thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report regarding the progress made by 
covered communities with respect to implementing 
plans developed under paragraph (2)(C).’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall issue regu-
lations necessary to carry out subsection (e) of section 
1361 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4102), as added by subsection (a) of this section. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5778 
To provide that any State or local law enforcement agency that has in 
effect a cooling-off period is ineligible to receive Federal funds pursuant 
to a Department of Justice law enforcement grant program, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2020 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. CLAY, Ms. MOORE, Mr. THOMPSON 
of Mississippi, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. NORTON, Mr. RUSH, Ms. 
OMAR, Ms. TLAIB, and Mr. HASTINGS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide that any State or local law enforcement agency 
that has in effect a cooling-off period is ineligible to 
receive Federal funds pursuant to a Department of Jus-
tice law enforcement grant program, 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 ‘‘Cooling-Off Period 
Elimination Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF COOLING-OFF PERIODS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any State or local law enforce-
ment agency which the Attorney General determines has 
in effect a cooling-off period is ineligible to receive any 
Federal funds pursuant to a Department of Justice law 
enforcement grant program for the following fiscal year. 
(b) COOLING-OFF PERIOD DEFINED.—The term 
‘‘cooling-off period’’ means a period of time following an 
officer-involved shooting, during which individuals inves-
tigating the shooting are prohibited from communicating 
with any officer involved in the shooting. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5779 
To provide that in the case of a law enforcement officer who uses deadly 
force against a person, and thereby causes the death of that person, 
a hearing shall be conducted before a judge to determine whether there 
is probable cause for the State to bring criminal charges against the 
law enforcement officer relating to the death of the person, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2020 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CLAY, Mr. HAS-
TINGS, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. MOORE, Mr. 
JEFFRIES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. 
PLASKETT, Ms. WILSON
of Florida, Ms. OMAR, Mr. RUSH, Ms. 
PRESSLEY, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. TLAIB, and Mr. COHEN) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide that in the case of a law enforcement officer 
who uses deadly force against a person, and thereby 
causes the death of that person, a hearing shall be con-
ducted before a judge to determine whether there is 
probable cause for the State to bring criminal charges 
against the law enforcement officer relating to the death 
of the person, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Grand Jury Reform 
Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Grand juries are typically used as the proc-
ess by which allegations of police misconduct are 
prosecuted. 
(2) There exists a symbiotic relationship be-
tween local prosecutors and the law enforcement of-
ficers who regularly testify in routine grand jury in-
vestigations. 
(3) The closeness of this relationship creates 
public suspicion that accused police officers receive 
preferential consideration from grand juries when 
they are subject to grand jury investigations. 
(4) Police officers have the right to appear be-
fore the grand jury investigating allegations of 
wrongdoing by said officer, and give testimony not 
subject to a thorough cross examination. 
(5) Grand jury proceedings are by law secret 
proceedings. 
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SEC. 3. STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH AND OPERATIONAL EN-
GAGEMENT STRATEGY. 
(a) STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the De-
partment of Homeland Security shall issue a strategy to 
improve stakeholder outreach and operational engagement 
that includes the Agency’s strategic and operational goals 
and priorities for carrying out stakeholder engagement ac-
tivities. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The stakeholder outreach and oper-
ational engagement strategy issued under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A catalogue of the stakeholder engagement 
activities and services delivered by protective security 
advisors and cybersecurity advisors of the Cyberse-
curity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, including the loca-
tions of the stakeholder engagement and services de-
livered and the critical infrastructure sectors (as 
such term is defined in section 2001(3) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601(3)) 
involved. 
(2) An assessment of the capacity of programs 
of the Agency to deploy protective security advisors 
and cybersecurity advisors, including the adequacy
of such advisors to meet service requests and the 
ability of such advisors to engage with and deliver 
services to stakeholders in urban, suburban, and 
rural areas. 
(3) Long-term objectives of the protective secu-
rity advisor and cybersecurity advisor programs, in-
cluding cross-training of the protective security advi-
sor and cybersecurity advisor workforce to optimize 
the capabilities of such programs and capacity goals. 
(4) A description of programs, policies, and ac-
tivities used to carry out such stakeholder engage-
ment activities and services under paragraph (1). 
(5) Resources and personnel necessary to effec-
tively support critical infrastructure owners and op-
erators and, as appropriate, other entities, including 
non-profit organizations, based on current and pro-
jected demand for Agency services. 
(6) Guidance on how outreach to critical infra-
structure owners and operators in a region should be 
prioritized. 
(7) Plans to ensure that stakeholder engage-
ment field personnel of the Agency have a clear un-
derstanding of expectations for engagement within 
each critical infrastructure sector and subsector, 
whether during steady state or surge capacity.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5785 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the application of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs net worth limitation to veterans other-
wise eligible for pension payments who are over the age of 99. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2020 
Mr. GAETZ (for himself, Mr. SOTO, and Mr. SPANO) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the appli-
cation of the Department of Veterans Affairs net worth 
limitation to veterans otherwise eligible for pension pay-
ments who are over the age of 99. 
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 ‘‘Joseph Ainsworth 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON APPLICATION OF DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS NET WORTH LIMITA-
TION TO VETERANS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE 
FOR PENSION PAYMENTS WHO ARE OVER 
THE AGE OF 99. 
Section 1522(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘unless the age of the veteran ex-
ceeds 99 years,’’ after ‘‘this title,’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5787 
To amend the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to clarify whistleblower 
rights and protections, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2020 
Mr. HORSFORD (for himself and Ms. TITUS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to clarify 
whistleblower rights and protections, 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 ‘‘Department of Energy 
and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Pro-
tection Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF PERSON. 
Section 211(a)(2) of the Energy Reorganization Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5851(a)(2)) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 
(G) as clauses (i) through (vii), respectively, and in-
denting the clauses appropriately; 
(2) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so re-
designated), by striking the paragraph designation 
and all that follows through ‘‘includes—’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(A) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘employer’ in-
cludes—’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) PERSON.—The term ‘person’ in-
cludes— 
‘‘(i) a person (as defined in section 11 
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2014)); 
‘‘(ii) the Commission; and 
‘‘(iii) the Department of Energy.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5788 
To amend the Fair Housing Act to require a complaint of sexual harassment 
be annually reported to Congress, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2020 
Mr. KATKO (for himself, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, 
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. MOORE, and Ms. SPEIER) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Housing Act to require a complaint 
of sexual harassment be annually reported to Congress, 
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 ‘‘Preventing Sexual 
Harassment in Public Housing Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO ANNUALLY REPORT COM-
PLAINTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 808(e)(2) of the Fair 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3608(e)(2)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(iii) by striking the 
semicolon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) containing tabulations of the number 
of instances in the preceding year in which 
complaints of discriminatory housing practices 
were filed with the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development or a fair housing assistance 
program, including identification of whether 
each complaint was filed with respect to dis-
crimination based on race, color, religion, na-
tional origin, sex, handicap, or familial status.’’. 
(b) SEXUAL HARASSMENT.—Section 808 of the Fair 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3608) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) In carrying out the reporting obligations under 
this section, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) consider a complaint filed with respect to 
discrimination based on sex to include any complaint 
filed with respect to sexual harassment; and 
‘‘(2) in reporting the instances of a complaint 
filed with respect to discrimination based on sex 
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under subsection (e)(2)(C), include a disaggregated 
tabulation of the total number of such complaints 
filed with respect to sexual harassment.’’. 
(c) INITIATIVE TO COMBAT SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN 
HOUSING.—Title 9 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
3631) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 902. INITIATIVE TO COMBAT SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN 
HOUSING. 
‘‘The Attorney General shall establish an initiative to 
investigate and prosecute an allegation of a violation 
under this Act with respect to sexual harassment.’’. 
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