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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2873 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize the knowing consent 
of the visual depiction, or live transmission, of a minor engaged in 
sexually explicit conduct, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2019 
Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize the 
knowing consent of the visual depiction, or live trans-
mission, of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, 
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 ‘‘Protecting Against 
Child Exploitation Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN. 
Section 2251 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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‘‘(B) transported or transmitted in or af-
fecting interstate or foreign commerce; or 
‘‘(C) mailed; or 
‘‘(4) any part of the offense occurred in a terri-
tory or possession of the United States or within the 
special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the 
United States. 
‘‘(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, no criminal charge under subsection (a)(3) may be 
brought against an electronic communication service pro-
vider or remote computing service provider unless such 
provider has intentionally transmitted or caused to be 
transmitted a visual depiction with actual knowledge that 
such depiction is of a minor engaged in sexually explicit 
conduct, nor may any such criminal charge be brought if 
barred by the provisions of section 2258B.’’. 
SEC. 3. LIMITED LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN PERSONS WHEN 
RESPONDING TO SEARCH WARRANTS OR 
OTHER LEGAL PROCESS. 
Section 2258B of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘from the re-
sponse to a search warrant or other legal process 
or’’ before ‘‘from the performance’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by inserting ‘‘the 
response to a search warrant or other legal process 
or to’’ before ‘‘the performance of any responsi-
bility’’. 
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equipment supply chain for 5th and future genera-
tions infrastructure and systems equipment. 
(6) Identification of incentives and policy op-
tions to help close or narrow such security gaps in 
the United States domestic industrial base, including 
research and development in critical technologies 
and workforce development in new generation tech-
nologies. 
(7) Identification of incentives and policy op-
tions for leveraging the telecommunications equip-
ment suppliers from mutual defense treaty allies, 
strategic partners, and other countries to ensure 
that private industry in the United States has ade-
quate sources for secure, effective, and reliable 5th 
and future generations mobile telecommunications 
systems and infrastructure equipment. 
(8) A strategy for diplomatic engagement with 
mutual defense treaty allies, strategic partners, and 
other countries to share security risk information 
and findings pertaining to 5th and future genera-
tions mobile telecommunications systems and infra-
structure equipment and cooperation on mitigating 
those risks. 
(9) A strategy for engagements with private 
sector telecommunications infrastructure and sys-
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2876 
To direct the Secretary of State to make available to the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention copies of consular reports 
of death of United States citizens, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2019 
Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of State to make available to the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion copies of consular reports of death of United States 
citizens, 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 ‘‘American Students 
Abroad Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COPIES OF CONSULAR REPORTS OF DEATH OF U.S. 
CITIZENS ABROAD TO BE MADE AVAILABLE 
TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL 
AND PREVENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall make 
available to the Director of the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention for each calendar quarter a copy of 
each report described in subsection (b) that is issued dur-
ing the preceding calendar quarter. 
(b) REPORT DESCRIBED.—The report described in 
this subsection is a report issued by a United States em-
bassy or consulate relating to the death of a United States 
citizen in a foreign country upon receipt by the embassy 
or consulate of the foreign death certificate or finding of 
death by a local competent authority. 
SEC. 3. SURVEILLANCE BY CDC OF DEATHS OF UNITED 
STATES CITIZENS ABROAD. 
The Public Health Service Act is amended by insert-
ing after section 317T of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–22) 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 317U. SURVEILLANCE OF DEATHS OF UNITED STATES 
CITIZENS ABROAD. 
‘‘The Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall expand 
and intensify the programs and activities of the Centers 
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for surveillance of deaths of United States citizens occur-
ring abroad.’’. 
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SECTION 1. E–3 VISAS FOR IRISH NATIONALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(E)(iii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or, on a 
basis of reciprocity as determined by the Secretary of 
State, a national of Ireland,’’ after ‘‘Australia’’. 
(b) EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS.—Section 212 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second subsection (t) 
(as added by section 1(b)(2)(B) of Public Law 108– 
449 (118 Stat. 3470)) as subsection (u); and 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (t)(1) 
(as added by section 402(b)(2) of Public Law 108– 
77 (117 Stat. 941)) the following: 
‘‘(E) In the case of an attestation filed with re-
spect to a national of Ireland described in section 
101(a)(15)(E)(iii), the employer is, and will remain 
during the period of authorized employment of such 
Irish national, a participant in good standing in the 
E-Verify program described in section 403(a) of the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Respon-
sibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note).’’. 
(c) APPLICATION ALLOCATION.—Paragraph (11) of 
section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1184(g)(11)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(11)(A) The Secretary of State may approve 
initial applications submitted for aliens described in 
section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) only as follows: 
‘‘(i) For applicants who are nationals of 
the Commonwealth of Australia, not more than 
10,500 for a fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) For applicants who are nationals of 
Ireland, not more than a number equal to the 
difference between 10,500 and the number of 
applications approved in the prior fiscal year 
for aliens who are nationals of the Common-
wealth of Australia. 
‘‘(B) The approval of an application described 
under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be deemed for nu-
merical control purposes to have occurred on Sep-
tember 30 of the prior fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) The numerical limitation under subpara-
graph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and 
not to the spouses or children of such aliens.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 9, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2877 
AN ACT 
To add Ireland to the E–3 nonimmigrant visa 
program.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2878 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow qualified distributions 
from health savings accounts for certain home care expenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2019 
Ms. PORTER (for herself, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. LARSON of Con-
necticut, and Mrs. WALORSKI) 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 allow quali-
fied distributions from health savings accounts for cer-
tain home care expenses. 
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 ‘‘Homecare for Seniors 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CERTAIN HOME CARE EXPENSES TREATED AS 
QUALIFIED DISTRIBUTIONS FROM HEALTH 
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223(d)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘medical care (as defined in sec-
tion 213(d)’’ in subparagraph (A) and inserting 
‘‘specified medical care (as defined in subparagraph 
(D))’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) SPECIFIED
MEDICAL
CARE.—For 
purposes of this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘speci-
fied medical care’ means— 
‘‘(I) medical care (as defined in 
section 213(d)), and 
‘‘(II) qualified home care. 
‘‘(ii) QUALIFIED
HOME
CARE.—The 
term ‘qualified home care’ means a con-
tract to provide three or more of the fol-
lowing services in the residence of the serv-
ice recipient: 
‘‘(I) Assistance with eating. 
‘‘(II) Assistance with toileting. 
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tems equipment developers to share information and 
findings on 5th and future generations mobile tele-
communication systems and infrastructure equip-
ment standards to secure platforms. 
(10) A strategy for diplomatic engagements 
with mutual defense treaty allies, strategic partners, 
and other countries to share information and find-
ings on 5th and future generations mobile tele-
communication systems and infrastructure equip-
ment standards and standards setting bodies to pro-
mote maximum interoperability, competitiveness, 
openness, and secure platforms. 
(11) A strategy for joint testing environments 
with mutual defense treaty allies, strategic partners, 
and other countries to ensure a trusted marketplace 
for 5th and future generations mobile telecommuni-
cation systems and infrastructure equipment. 
(12) A strategy for research and development 
by the Federal Government, in close partnership 
with trusted supplier entities, mutual defense treaty 
allies, strategic partners, and other countries to 
reach and maintain United States leadership in 5th 
and future generations communications security, in-
cluding the development of an ongoing monitoring 
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‘‘(III) Assistance with transfer-
ring. 
‘‘(IV) Assistance with bathing. 
‘‘(V) Assistance with dressing. 
‘‘(VI) Assistance with continence. 
‘‘(VII) Medication adherence. 
Such term shall not include any contract 
unless the services provided pursuant to 
such contract are provided by a service 
provider which is licensed by the State to 
provide such services or such services are 
otherwise provided in a manner that is 
consistent with State requirements. 
‘‘(iii) RELATED PARTIES.—The term 
‘qualified home care’ shall not include any 
contract which is, directly or indirectly, be-
tween a service provider and a service re-
cipient who are related within the meaning 
of section 267(b) or 707(b).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid with respect to 
taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(c) PROMOTION
OF PUBLIC AWARENESS
OF IN- 
HOME SERVICE EXPENSES ELIGIBLE
FOR TAX-FREE 
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DISTRIBUTION FROM HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.—The 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall carry out a cam-
paign to increase public awareness of the in-home service 
expenses that are eligible for tax-free distribution from 
health savings accounts. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 287 
To prohibit oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast 
of New England. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2019 
Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. COURTNEY, 
Ms. DELAURO, Mr. GOLDEN, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. HIMES, Mr. KEATING, 
Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. 
LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MOULTON, 
Mr. NEAL, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mrs. TRAHAN, 
and Mr. WELCH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To prohibit oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental 
Shelf off the coast of New England. 
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 ‘‘New England Coastal 
Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING ON THE 
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF THE COAST 
OF NEW ENGLAND. 
Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(q) PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN 
CERTAIN AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any 
other law, the Secretary may not issue a lease for the ex-
ploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas 
in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast 
of the State of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, 
Rhode Island, or Connecticut.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2883 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow chiropractors 
to provide items and services through private contracts with Medicare 
beneficiaries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2019 
Mrs. WALORSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow 
chiropractors to provide items and services through pri-
vate contracts with Medicare beneficiaries. 
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 ‘‘Chiropractors Equity 
Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. ALLOWING CHIROPRACTORS TO PROVIDE ITEMS 
AND 
SERVICES 
THROUGH 
PRIVATE 
CON-
TRACTS WITH MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1802(b)(6)(B) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395a(b)(6)(B)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to items and services 
furnished on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2884 
To improve the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2019 
Mr. WITTMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To improve the provision of health care by the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, 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 ‘‘Veteran’s Choice Ac-
countability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF FEE-BASIS CARE PROVIDED BY DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall evaluate all 
programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs under 
which the Secretary furnishes hospital care, medical serv-
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ices, and nursing home care to determine the most inten-
sively used specialized care programs of the Department 
and to ensure such programs are maintained as centers 
of excellence. 
SEC. 3. EVALUATION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF VA BUDGET 
AND CHOICE IMPROVEMENT ACT. 
Not later than two years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to Congress an evaluation of the implementation 
by the Secretary of the VA Budget and Choice Improve-
ment Act (title IV of Public Law 114–41). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2887 
To include nonprofit and volunteer ground and air ambulance crew members 
and first responders for certain benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2019 
Mr. ZELDIN (for himself and Mr. SUOZZI) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To include nonprofit and volunteer ground and air ambulance 
crew members and first responders for certain benefits. 
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 ‘‘Emergency Medical 
Service Providers Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (7) to read as follows: 
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‘‘(7) ‘member of a rescue squad or ambulance 
crew’ means an officially recognized or designated 
employee or volunteer member of a rescue squad or 
ambulance crew (including a ground or air ambu-
lance service) that— 
‘‘(A) is a public agency; or 
‘‘(B) is (or is a part of) a nonprofit or pri-
vate, for-profit entity serving the public that is 
officially authorized or licensed to engage in 
rescue activity or to provide emergency medical 
services; and 
‘‘(i) engages in rescue activities or 
provides emergency medical services as 
part of an official emergency response sys-
tem; or 
‘‘(ii) is officially designated as a pre- 
hospital emergency medical response agen-
cy;’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (9), by inserting after ‘‘and by 
the applicable agency or entity’’ the following: ‘‘(and 
as designated by such agency or entity)’’. 
SEC. 3. OFFSET. 
Of the unobligated balances available under the De-
partment of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund, $12,000,000 
are permanently cancelled. 
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SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by section 2 shall apply only 
to injuries sustained on or after March 1, 2007, and shall 
take effect beginning on the date that is 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act. Any person who had 
made an application under part L of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and whose 
application was denied by reason of the date an injury was 
sustained may reapply. 
SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Section 1086(d)(2)(A) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 
239) is amended by striking ‘‘June 1, 2009’’ and inserting 
‘‘March 25, 2007’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2893 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit causing the beam of 
a laser pointer to strike a vessel operating on the navigable waters 
of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2019 
Mr. ROUDA (for himself and Mr. GIBBS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit causing 
the beam of a laser pointer to strike a vessel operating 
on the navigable waters of the United States, 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 ‘‘Boater Protection from 
Laser Pointers Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AIMING A LASER POINTER AT A VESSEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 700 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 70014. Aiming a laser pointer at a vessel 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlawful to cause the 
beam of a laser pointer to strike a vessel operating on the 
navigable waters of the United States. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—This section shall not apply to 
a member or element of the Department of Defense or 
Department of Homeland Security acting in an official ca-
pacity for the purpose of research, development, oper-
ations, testing, or training. 
‘‘(c) LASER POINTER DEFINED.—In this section the 
term ‘laser pointer’ means any device designed or used to 
amplify electromagnetic radiation by stimulated emission 
that emits a beam designed to be used by the operator 
as a pointer or highlighter to indicate, mark, or identify 
a specific position, place, item, or object.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
chapter is amended by adding at the end of the items re-
lating to such subchapter the following: 
‘‘70014. Aiming a laser pointer at a vessel.’’. 
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