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(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the program 
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
SEC. 203. GAO STUDY ON FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCY EVIDENCE COLLECTION, HANDLING, 
AND PROCESSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study— 
(1) on the evidence collection, handling, and 
processing procedures and practices of the Office of 
Justice Services and the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation in exercising jurisdiction over crimes involv-
ing Indians or committed in Indian country; 
(2) on any barriers to evidence collection, han-
dling, and processing by the agencies referred to in 
paragraph (1); 
(3) on the views of law enforcement officials at 
the agencies referred to in paragraph (1) and their 
counterparts within the Offices of the United States 
Attorneys concerning any relationship between— 
(A) the barriers identified under paragraph 
(2); and 
(B) United States Attorneys declination 
rates due to insufficient evidence; and 
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(4) that includes a survey of barriers to evi-
dence collection, handling, and processing faced by 
State and local law enforcement agencies that exer-
cise jurisdiction over Indian country under the Act 
of August 15, 1953 (67 Stat. 588, chapter 505), 
and the amendments made by that Act. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 
describing the results of the study conducted under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 204. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND TRIBAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER COUNSELING RE-
SOURCES INTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINA-
TION. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Director of the Indian Health Service and the 
Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration, and the Attorney General shall 
coordinate with the Director to ensure that Federal train-
ing materials and resources for establishing and maintain-
ing mental health wellness programs are available to Trib-
al and Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement officers 
experiencing occupational stress. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 428 
AN ACT 
To direct the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for 
Intelligence and Analysis to develop and disseminate a 
threat assessment regarding terrorist use of virtual cur-
rency. 
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 ‘‘Homeland Security 
Assessment of Terrorists’ Use of Virtual Currencies Act’’. 
SEC. 2. THREAT ASSESSMENT ON TERRORIST USE OF VIR-
TUAL CURRENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 
of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, as au-
thorized by section 201(b)(1) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(b)(1)), shall, in coordination 
with appropriate Federal partners, develop and dissemi-
nate a threat assessment regarding the actual and poten-
tial threat posed by individuals using virtual currency to 
carry out activities in furtherance of an act of terrorism, 
including the provision of material support or resources 
to a foreign terrorist organization. Consistent with the 
protection of classified and confidential unclassified infor-
mation, the Under Secretary shall share the threat assess-
ment developed under this section with State, local, and 
tribal law enforcement officials, including officials who op-
erate within State, local, and regional fusion centers 
through the Department of Homeland Security State, 
Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative established 
in section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 124h). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ 
means an organization designated as a foreign ter-
rorist organization under section 219 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) The term ‘‘virtual currency’’ means a digital 
representation of value that functions as a medium 
of exchange, a unit of account, or a store of value. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 29, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 428 
AN ACT 
To direct the Under Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity for Intelligence and Analysis to develop and 
disseminate a threat assessment regarding ter-
rorist use of virtual currency.
Act, the Secretary and the Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency shall promulgate reg-
ulations under this section for the disclosure of lead- 
based pipe hazards in housing that is offered for 
sale or lease. The regulations shall require that, be-
fore the purchaser or lessee is obligated under any 
contract to purchase or lease the housing, the seller 
or lessor shall— 
(A) provide the purchaser or lessee with a 
lead hazard information pamphlet, as pre-
scribed by the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency under section 406 of 
the Toxic Substances Control Act; 
(B) disclose to the purchaser or lessee the 
presence of any known lead-based pipe, or any 
known lead-based pipe hazards, in such housing 
and provide to the purchaser or lessee a lead 
hazard evaluation report available to the seller 
or lessor; and 
(C) permit the purchaser a 10-day period 
(unless the parties mutually agree upon a dif-
ferent rid of time) to conduct a risk assessment 
or inspection or the presence of lead-based pipe 
hazards. 
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SEC. 2. THREAT ASSESSMENT ON TERRORIST USE OF VIR-
TUAL CURRENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 
of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, as au-
thorized by section 201(b)(1) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(b)(1)), shall, in coordination 
with appropriate Federal partners, develop and dissemi-
nate a threat assessment regarding the actual and poten-
tial threat posed by individuals using virtual currency to 
carry out activities in furtherance of an act of terrorism, 
including the provision of material support or resources 
to a foreign terrorist organization. Consistent with the 
protection of classified and confidential unclassified infor-
mation, the Under Secretary shall share the threat assess-
ment developed under this section with State, local, and 
tribal law enforcement officials, including officials who op-
erate within State, local, and regional fusion centers 
through the Department of Homeland Security State, 
Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative established 
in section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 124h). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ 
means an organization designated as a foreign ter-
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rorist organization under section 219 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) The term ‘‘virtual currency’’ means a digital 
representation of value that functions as a medium 
of exchange, a unit of account, or a store of value. 
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IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 428 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 29, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To direct the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for 
Intelligence and Analysis to develop and disseminate a 
threat assessment regarding terrorist use of virtual cur-
rency. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homeland Security 
Assessment of Terrorists’ Use of Virtual Currencies Act’’. 
SEC. 2. THREAT ASSESSMENT ON TERRORIST USE OF VIR-
TUAL CURRENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 
of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, as au-
thorized by section 201(b)(1) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(b)(1)), shall, in coordination 
with appropriate Federal partners, develop and dissemi-
nate a threat assessment regarding the actual and poten-
tial threat posed by individuals using virtual currency to 
carry out activities in furtherance of an act of terrorism, 
including the provision of material support or resources 
to a foreign terrorist organization. Consistent with the 
protection of classified and confidential unclassified infor-
mation, the Under Secretary shall share the threat assess-
ment developed under this section with State, local, and 
tribal law enforcement officials, including officials who op-
erate within State, local, and regional fusion centers 
through the Department of Homeland Security State, 
Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative established 
in section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 124h). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ 
means an organization designated as a foreign ter-
rorist organization under section 219 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) The term ‘‘virtual currency’’ means a digital 
representation of value that functions as a medium 
of exchange, a unit of account, or a store of value. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 29, 
2019. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at 
rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of 
the maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the 
General Schedule. 
SEC. 7. REPORT. 
(a) SUBMISSION TO THE PRESIDENT.—The Commis-
sion shall transmit its final report to the President not 
later than 2 years after the initial meeting of the Commis-
sion. Such report shall contain a detailed statement of the 
findings and conclusions of the Commission, together with 
its recommendations for such legislative, administrative, 
or other action as the Commission considers appropriate. 
(b) SUBMISSION TO THE CONGRESS.—Not later than 
6 months after receiving the final report of the Commis-
sion under subsection (a), the President shall transmit 
such report to Congress, together with any comments or 
recommendations (including any proposed legislation) 
which the President considers appropriate. 
SEC. 8. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION. 
The Commission shall terminate on the 90th day 
after the date on which the Commission is required to sub-
mit its final report under section 7(a). 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act— 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4292 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of district 
courts to provide injunctive relief, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 
Mr. MEADOWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority 
of district courts to provide injunctive relief, 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 ‘‘Nationwide Injunction 
Abuse Prevention Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF UNITED STATES 
DISTRICT COURTS TO PROVIDE INJUNCTIVE 
RELIEF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 85 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 1370. Limitation on authority to provide injunctive 
relief 
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
United States district court shall issue any order providing 
for injunctive relief, except in the case of such an order 
that is applicable only to— 
‘‘(1) the parties to the case before such district 
court; or 
‘‘(2) in the Federal district in which the order 
is issued.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 84 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘1370. Limitation on authority to provide injunctive relief.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4297 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to treat attendance at 
an institution of higher education the same as work for the purpose 
of determining eligibility to participate in the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 
Mr. GOMEZ (for himself, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. BASS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. 
CORREA, Mr. COSTA, Mr. COX of California, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. GON-
ZALEZ of Texas, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. HARDER of California, Ms. HILL of 
California, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. TED LIEU of Cali-
fornia, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MOORE, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 
Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. 
POCAN, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SOTO, 
Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. THOMPSON 
of California, Mr. VELA, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. KHANNA, and Mr. LOWENTHAL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to treat 
attendance at an institution of higher education the same 
as work for the purpose of determining eligibility to 
participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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pendent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f note), except that in lieu of com-
pliance with clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph 
(A) of this paragraph, such an agency may 
comply with the requirements under such 
clauses by complying with such terms, condi-
tions, and requirements as may be established 
by the agency for persons on whose behalf such 
rental assistance under this subsection is pro-
vided. 
‘‘(D) TERMINATION OF VOUCHERS UPON 
TURN-OVER.—A public housing agency shall not 
reissue any such assistance made available from 
appropriated funds when assistance for the 
youth initially assisted is terminated, unless 
specifically authorized by the Secretary. 
‘‘(E) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall require each public housing agency 
that provides such assistance under this 
subsection in any fiscal year to submit a 
report to the Secretary for such fiscal year 
that— 
‘‘(I) specifies the number of per-
sons on whose behalf such assistance
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhance Access To 
SNAP Act of 2019’’ or ‘‘EATS Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2015) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)(4) by striking ‘‘employed’’ 
and inserting ‘‘attending an institution of higher 
education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) or em-
ployed, in the aggregate,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (o)(2)(A) by striking ‘‘work’’ 
and inserting ‘‘attending an institution of higher 
education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) or work, 
in the aggregate,’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect on January 2, 2020. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4298 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to restore Federal Pell Grant 
eligibility for certain periods. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 
Mrs. HAYES (for herself, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. FINKENAUER, 
Mr. SABLAN, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. MENG, Mr. LUJA´N, 
Ms. LEE of California, Ms. MOORE, Mr. POCAN, and Ms. PORTER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to restore 
Federal Pell Grant eligibility for certain periods. 
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 ‘‘Pell Grant Restoration 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESTORING FEDERAL PELL GRANT ELIGIBILITY 
FOR BORROWER DEFENSE. 
Section 401(c)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(c)(5)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘(5) The period’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(5) MAXIMUM PERIOD.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the period’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any Federal Pell 
Grant that a student received during a pe-
riod described in subclause (I) or (II) of 
clause (ii) shall not count towards the stu-
dent’s duration limits under this para-
graph. 
‘‘(ii) APPLICABLE
PERIODS.—Clause 
(i) shall apply with respect to any Federal 
Pell Grant awarded to a student to attend 
an institution— 
‘‘(I) during a period— 
‘‘(aa) for which the student 
received a loan under this title; 
and 
‘‘(bb) for which the loan de-
scribed in item (aa) is forgiven 
under— 
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‘‘(AA) section 437(c)(1) 
or 464(g)(1) due to the clos-
ing of the institution; 
‘‘(BB) section 455(h) 
due to the student’s success-
ful assertion of a defense to 
repayment of the loan; or 
‘‘(CC) 
section 
432(a)(6), section 685.215 
of title 34, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or a successor 
regulation), or any other 
loan forgiveness provision or 
regulation under this Act, as 
a result of a determination 
by the Secretary or a court 
that the institution com-
mitted fraud or other mis-
conduct; or 
‘‘(II) during a period for which 
the student did not receive a loan 
under this title but for which, if the 
student had received such a loan, the 
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student would have qualified for loan 
forgiveness under subclause (I)(bb).’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4299 
To reauthorize through 2024 the National Geological and Geophysical Data 
Preservation Program Act of 2005. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ
(for herself, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. TONKO, and Mr. 
LOWENTHAL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To reauthorize through 2024 the National Geological and 
Geophysical Data Preservation Program Act of 2005. 
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 ‘‘Data Preservation Act 
of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL GEOLOGICAL 
AND 
GEOPHYSICAL 
DATA 
PRESERVATION 
PROGRAM ACT OF 2005. 
Subsection (k) of the National Geological and Geo-
physical Data Preservation Program Act of 2005 (42 
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U.S.C. 15908(k)) is amended by striking ‘‘2006 through 
2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 
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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 ‘‘Data Preservation Act 
of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL GEOLOGICAL 
AND 
GEOPHYSICAL 
DATA 
PRESERVATION 
PROGRAM ACT OF 2005. 
Subsection (k) of the National Geological and Geo-
physical Data Preservation Program Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15908(k)) is amended by striking ‘‘2006 through 
2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 553 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4299 
[Report No. 116–669] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize through 2024 the National Geologi-
cal and Geophysical Data Preservation Program 
Act of 2005. 
DECEMBER 18, 2020 
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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(B) in section 6382(d)(2)(E), by striking 
‘‘12 months’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’. 
(2) 
PRESIDENTIAL
EMPLOYEES.—Section 
412(a)(2)(B) of title 3, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘12 months and for at least 
1,250 hours of employment during the previous 12 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’. 
(3) 
CONGRESSIONAL
EMPLOYEES.—Section 
202(a)(2)(B) of the Congressional Accountability 
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1312(a)(2)(B)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘12 months and for at least 1,250 hours 
of employment during the previous 12 months’’ and 
inserting ‘‘90 days’’. 
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF EMPLOYERS SUBJECT TO LEAVE RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
Section 101(4)(A)(i) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
2611(4)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘50 or more em-
ployees’’ and all that follows through the end of the clause 
and inserting ‘‘1 or more employees’’. 
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