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Union Calendar No. 154 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2763 
[Report No. 116–196] 
To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 
implementing certain rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2019 
Ms. GARCIA of Texas (for herself, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. OCASIO-COR-
TEZ, Ms. ESCOBAR, and Mr. CORREA) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 
Additional sponsors: Ms. PRESSLEY, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALO-
NEY of New York, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. BROWNLEY of Cali-
fornia, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, 
and Mr. DESAULNIER 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 15, 2019] 
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A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development from implementing certain rules. 
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Union Calendar No. 154 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2763 
[Report No. 116–196] 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development from implementing certain rules. 
SEPTEMBER 6, 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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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2765 
To allow qualified current or former law enforcement officers to purchase 
their service weapons, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2019 
Mr. MOOLENAAR (for himself and Mr. CUELLAR) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To allow qualified current or former law enforcement officers 
to purchase their service weapons, 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 ‘‘Law Enforcement Offi-
cer Safety and Security Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. PURCHASE OF SERVICE WEAPONS BY QUALIFIED 
CURRENT OR FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), an agency shall offer for sale at fair market value 
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(1) Eating disorders affect approximately 
30,000,000 Americans, including individuals from 
every age, gender, body size, race, and socioeconomic 
status. 
(2) Eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, 
bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, avoidant/re-
strictive intake disorder, and Other Specified Feed-
ing or Eating Disorders. 
(3) Eating disorders result in the highest mor-
tality rate of any psychiatric illness, and the suicide 
rate for individuals with such disorders is 23 percent 
higher than the suicide rate for the general popu-
lation. 
(4) Research demonstrates that— 
(A) eating disorders often co-occur with 
complex medical conditions, mental illnesses, 
and substance use disorders; and 
(B) up to 35 percent of individuals with a 
substance use disorder have a co-occurring eat-
ing disorder. 
(5) Studies indicate that there is a higher prev-
alence of eating disorders among members of the 
Armed Forces and veterans than among the general 
population. 
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a single, functional firearm, which would otherwise be de-
stroyed, to an individual— 
(1) who is— 
(A) a law enforcement officer employed by 
and in good standing with such agency; or 
(B) a former law enforcement officer sepa-
rated from the employ of such agency for rea-
sons other than misconduct, neglect of duty, or 
malfeasance; and 
(2) to whom such agency most recently issued 
such firearm. 
(b) BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An agency may not sell a 
firearm to an individual under subsection (a) of this 
section until the national instant criminal back-
ground check system established under section 103 
of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 
U.S.C. 40901) has notified the agency that receipt 
of a firearm by the individual would not violate sub-
section (g) or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code, or State law, unless paragraph (1) of 
section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, would 
not apply to the transfer by reason of paragraph (3) 
of such section 922(t) if the agency were a licensee. 
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(2) COMMUNICATION
BETWEEN
A
FEDERAL 
AGENCY AND NICS.—For the purpose of the sale of 
a firearm under subsection (a) of this section, an 
agency may contact the national instant criminal 
background check system in the same manner as a 
licensee is authorized to contact the system under 
section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Preven-
tion Act (34 U.S.C. 40901), for information on 
whether receipt of a firearm by a prospective buyer 
would violate section 922 of title 18, United States 
Code, or State law, and the system may respond to 
such contact as if the agency were a licensee. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(2) FIREARM.—The term ‘‘firearm’’ means a 
pistol or revolver. 
(3) GOOD STANDING.—The term ‘‘good stand-
ing’’ means, with respect to an individual who is a 
law enforcement officer, that the individual— 
(A) is not currently the subject of any dis-
ciplinary action by the employing agency of 
such individual, which could result in perma-
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nent loss of police powers and removal from 
such agency; and 
(B) is not prohibited by Federal law from 
receiving a firearm. 
(4) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—The term 
‘‘law enforcement officer’’ has the meaning given 
such term under section 8401 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(5) LICENSEE.—The term ‘‘licensee’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 103(j)(1) of the 
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 
40901(j)(1)). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2766 
To nullify certain memorandum of the Office of Chief Counsel of the Internal 
Revenue Service regarding the application of the excise tax on heavy 
trucks and trailers to certain chassis renovations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2019 
Mr. MOOLENAAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To nullify certain memorandum of the Office of Chief Coun-
sel of the Internal Revenue Service regarding the applica-
tion of the excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers to 
certain chassis renovations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF EXCISE TAX ON HEAVY 
TRUCK AND TRAILERS TO CERTAIN CHASSIS 
RENOVATIONS. 
The memorandum of the Office of the Chief Counsel 
of the Internal Revenue Service issued on October 31, 
2013, relating to the application of the excise tax on heavy 
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trucks and trailers to certain chassis renovations 
(POSTN–131956–13) shall have no force or effect. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2768 
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to allow the release of 
education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary 
credential. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2019 
Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Ms. STEFANIK, and Ms. FUDGE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to allow 
the release of education records to facilitate the award 
of a recognized postsecondary credential. 
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 ‘‘Reverse Transfer Effi-
ciency Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. RELEASE OF EDUCATION RECORDS TO FACILITATE 
THE AWARD OF A RECOGNIZED POSTSEC-
ONDARY CREDENTIAL. 
Section 444(b) of the General Education Provisions 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (K)(ii), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(B) in subparagraph (L), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(M) an institution of postsecondary education 
in which the student was previously enrolled, to 
which records of postsecondary coursework and cred-
its are sent for the purpose of applying such 
coursework and credits toward completion of a rec-
ognized postsecondary credential (as that term is de-
fined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)), upon condition 
that the student provides written consent prior to re-
ceiving such credential.’’. 
Æ 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2769 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the Council 
of the District of Columbia to enact laws with respect to the organization 
and jurisdiction of the District of Columbia courts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2019 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit 
the Council of the District of Columbia to enact laws 
with respect to the organization and jurisdiction of the 
District of Columbia courts. 
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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Courts Home Rule Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF COUNCIL OF DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA TO ENACT LAWS WITH RESPECT TO DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS. 
Section 602(a) of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act (sec. 1–206.02(a), D.C. Official Code) is amend-
ed by striking paragraph (4). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2771 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations 
with respect to payment rates for durable medical equipment under 
the Medicare program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2019 
Mrs. RODGERS of Washington (for herself and Mr. LOEBSACK) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
revise regulations with respect to payment rates for dura-
ble medical equipment under the Medicare program, 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 Home Oxy-
gen and Medical Equipment Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘Pro-
tecting HOME Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. REVISING PAYMENT RATES FOR DURABLE MEDICAL 
EQUIPMENT UNDER THE MEDICARE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) RURAL AND NONCONTIGUOUS AREAS.—Not later 
than December 31, 2020, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall revise section 414.210(g)(9)(iii) of 
title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor 
regulation), to apply the transition rule described in such 
section to all applicable items and services furnished in 
rural areas and noncontiguous areas (as such terms are 
defined for purposes of such section) on or after June 1, 
2018. 
(b) AREAS OTHER THAN RURAL AND NONCONTIG-
UOUS AREAS.—With respect to items and services fur-
nished on or after the date that is 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall apply section 414.210(g)(9)(iv) of 
title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor 
regulation), as if the reference to ‘‘100 percent of the ad-
justed payment amount established under this section’’ 
were instead a reference to ‘‘75 percent of the adjusted 
payment amount established under this section and 25 
percent of the unadjusted fee schedule amount’’. 
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SEC. 3. BUDGET NEUTRALITY FOR OXYGEN UNDER THE 
MEDICARE PROGRAM. 
Section 1834(a)(9)(D)(ii) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(9)(D)(ii)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The requirement of 
the preceding sentence shall not apply beginning on Janu-
ary 1, 2020.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2773 
To amend title 13, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Commerce 
to conduct a mid-decade census of population for the Northern Mariana 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2019 
Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, and Mrs. RADEWAGEN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 13, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Commerce to conduct a mid-decade census of 
population for the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, 
American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 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. CENSUS FOR THE NORTHERN MARIANA IS-
LANDS, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, AND THE 
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 141 of title 13, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by adding after subsection (f) the following: 
‘‘(g) The Secretary shall, in 2025 and every 10 years 
thereafter, take a mid-decade census of population as of 
the first day of April of the applicable year for each of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 
and the U.S. Virgin Islands.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out the amendments made by sub-
section (a), there are authorized to be appropriated 
$12,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2020 to 2024 
and $6,000,000 for each succeeding fiscal year after 2024. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2774 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require coverage without 
a deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2019 
Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself and Ms. STEFANIK) 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 require 
coverage without a deductible of certain primary care 
services by high deductible health plans. 
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 ‘‘Primary Care Patient 
Protection Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF COVERAGE WITHOUT DEDUCT-
IBLE OF CERTAIN PRIMARY CARE SERVICES 
BY HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223(c)(2)(B) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘if sub-
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stantially all of its coverage is coverage described in para-
graph (1)(B).’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘if— 
‘‘(i) substantially all of its coverage is 
coverage described in paragraph (1)(B), or 
‘‘(ii) such plan has a deductible for 
primary care services provided by a quali-
fied provider as part of a qualified visit.’’. 
(b) QUALIFIED
PRIMARY
CARE
SERVICES
DE-
FINED.—Section 223(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6) PRIMARY CARE SERVICES.—The term ‘pri-
mary care services’ has the meaning given such term 
by section 1833(x)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act, 
without regard to clauses (ii) and (iii) of such sec-
tion. 
‘‘(7) QUALIFIED PROVIDER.—The term ‘quali-
fied provider’ means a general practitioner, family 
physician, general internist, obstetrician, gyne-
cologist, pediatrician, geriatric physician, or ad-
vanced practice registered nurse acting in accord-
ance with State laws. 
‘‘(8) QUALIFIED
VISIT.—The term ‘qualified 
visit’ means, with respect to an individual for a plan 
year, either of the first 2 visits by the individual 
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during the year with a qualified provider who is des-
ignated by such individual as the primary care pro-
vider for such individual.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to plan years beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2776 
To make certain municipalities eligible for grants under the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2019 
Mrs. TRAHAN (for herself, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. 
TLAIB, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. TRONE, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. RYAN, Mr. BEYER, and Mr. SERRANO) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To make certain municipalities eligible for grants under the 
Federal Water Pollution Control 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 ‘‘Stop Sewage Overflow 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SEWER OVERFLOW AND STORMWATER REUSE MU-
NICIPAL GRANTS. 
Section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) is amended— 
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(2) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Chair’s’’. 
(r) SARBANES-OXLEY
ACT
OF
2002.—Section 
101(e)(4)(A) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 
U.S.C. 7211(e)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Chairman 
of the Board of Governors’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair of the 
Board of Governors’’. 
(s) SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.—Section 
17A(f)(4)(C) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
U.S.C. 78q–1(f)(4)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘Chairman 
of the Board of Governors’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair of the 
Board of Governors’’. 
(t) TITLE 31.—Title 31, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in section 1344(b)(7), by striking ‘‘Chair-
man of the Board of Governors’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chair of the Board of Governors’’; and 
(2) in section 5318A, by striking ‘‘Chairman of 
the Board of Governors’’ each place such term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Chair of the Board of Gov-
ernors’’. 
(u) TRADE ACT OF 1974.—Section 163(b)(3) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2213(b)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Chairman of the Board of Governors’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Chair of the Board of Governors’’. 
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tion of an analysis for placing youth in employ-
ment described in clause (iv)(II)(bb) of that 
section shall cover employment that follows a 
schedule— 
‘‘(i) that consists of— 
‘‘(I) not more than 15 hours per 
week for in-school youth; and 
‘‘(II) not less than 20 and not 
more than 40 hours per week for out- 
of-school youth; and 
‘‘(ii) that depends on the needs and 
work-readiness level of the population 
being served. 
‘‘(C) With respect to an application for an 
implementation grant, the descriptions and evi-
dence specified in section 176B(d)(1)(C)— 
‘‘(i) except that the reference in sec-
tion 176(d)(1)(C)(ii) to employment de-
scribed in section 176B(d)(1)(B) shall 
cover employment that follows the schedule 
described in subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(ii) except that the reference to pro-
grams in clause (vii)(II)(aa) of that section 
shall be considered to refer only to pro-
grams funded under the Carl D. Perkins 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Access to Sufficient 
Capital for Everyone in Natural Disaster areas Act of 
2019’’ or the ‘‘ASCEND Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DISASTER 
LOANS UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS ACT. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO THE RISE AFTER DISASTER 
ACT OF 2015.—Section 2102 of the RISE After Disaster 
Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–88) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and 
(2) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as though enacted as part 
of the RISE After Disaster Act of 2015. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 15, 2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 277 
AN ACT 
To adjust collateral requirements under the Small 
Business Act for disaster loans, and for other 
purposes.