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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5489 
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation 
of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date 
the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2019 
Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. SMUCKER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to 
allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport 
hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was 
determined to be a threatened species under the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973, 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 ‘‘Polar Bear Conserva-
tion and Fairness Act’’. 
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the Department of Commerce or the Secretary of 
Commerce, or by or against any individual in the of-
ficial capacity of such individual as an officer or em-
ployee of the Department of Commerce, shall abate 
by reason of the enactment of this Act. 
(5) CONTINUANCE OF SUITS.—If any Govern-
ment officer in the official capacity of such officer 
is party to a suit with respect to a function of the 
officer, and under this Act such function is trans-
ferred to any other officer or office, then such suit 
shall be continued with the other officer or the head 
of such other office, as applicable, substituted or 
added as a party. 
(6) ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEDURE
AND
JUDI-
CIAL REVIEW.—Except as otherwise provided by this 
Act, any statutory requirements relating to notice, 
hearings, action upon the record, or administrative 
or judicial review that apply to any function trans-
ferred by this Act shall apply to the exercise of such 
function by the head of the Federal agency, and 
other officers of the agency, to which such function 
is transferred by this Act. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
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SEC. 2. PERMITS FOR IMPORTATION OF POLAR BEAR TRO-
PHIES TAKEN IN SPORT HUNTS IN CANADA. 
Section 104(c)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protec-
tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1374(c)(5)(D)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(D)(i) The Secretary of the Interior shall, ex-
peditiously after the expiration of the applicable 30- 
day period under subsection (d)(2), issue a permit 
for the importation of any polar bear part (other 
than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in 
a sport hunt in Canada to any person— 
‘‘(I) who submits, with the permit applica-
tion, proof that the polar bear was legally har-
vested by the person before February 18, 1997; 
or 
‘‘(II) who has submitted, in support of a 
permit application submitted before May 15, 
2008, proof that the polar bear was legally har-
vested by the person before May 15, 2008, from 
a polar bear population from which a sport- 
hunted trophy could be imported before that 
date in accordance with section 18.30(i) of title 
50, Code of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall issue permits under 
clause (i)(I) without regard to subparagraphs (A) 
and (C)(ii) of this paragraph, subsection (d)(3), and 
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sections 101 and 102. Sections 101(a)(3)(B) and 
102(b)(3) shall not apply to the importation of any 
polar bear part authorized by a permit issued under 
clause (i)(I). This clause shall not apply to polar 
bear parts that were imported before June 12, 1997. 
‘‘(iii) The Secretary shall issue permits under 
clause (i)(II) without regard to subparagraph (C)(ii) 
of this paragraph or subsection (d)(3). Sections 
101(a)(3)(B) and 102(b)(3) shall not apply to the 
importation of any polar bear part authorized by a 
permit issued under clause (i)(II). This clause shall 
not apply to polar bear parts that were imported be-
fore the date of enactment of the Polar Bear Con-
servation and Fairness Act.’’. 
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‘‘(40)(A) in the case of a fiscal year in which 
the budget is projected to result in a deficit, an esti-
mate of the pro rata cost of such deficit for tax-
payers who will file individual income tax returns for 
taxable years ending during such fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of any fiscal year, an estimate 
of the pro rata cost of the public debt for taxpayers 
who will file individual income tax returns for tax-
able years ending during such fiscal year.’’. 
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A BILL 
To designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela 
to be eligible for temporary protected status under such 
section, and for other purposes. 
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(3) AUDITS.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall perform, or cause an independent third party 
to perform, audits of any recipient that receives 
grant funds from the Director issued with respect to 
a high-risk country. 
(e) RISK ANALYSIS.—In performing a risk assess-
ment analysis for a covered grant, the Director shall in-
clude the occurrence of human rights violations as a factor 
in such analysis. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) COVERED
GRANT.—The term ‘‘covered 
grant’’ means a grant awarded by the Director 
under which funds will be expended outside the 
United States, including grants issued pursuant to— 
(A) section 2101 of the African Elephant 
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211); 
(B) section 4 of the Great Ape Conserva-
tion Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6303); 
(C) section 4 of the Marine Turtle Con-
servation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6603); and 
(D) section 5 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger 
Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5304). 
(2) COVERED RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘covered 
recipient’’ means any entity that is a grantee, sub-
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grantee, or applicant with respect to a covered 
grant. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 
(4) GROSS VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONALLY 
RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS.—The term ‘‘gross vio-
lations of internationally recognized human rights’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
502B(d)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2304(d)(1)). 
(5) HIGH-RISK COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘high-risk 
country’’ means a country with respect to which the 
most recent report issued pursuant to section 116(d) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2151n(d)) includes reports of extrajudicial, arbi-
trary, or unlawful killings by security forces. 
(6) PROHIBITED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘prohib-
ited entity’’ means a person or entity that is credibly 
alleged to have committed a gross violation of inter-
nationally recognized human rights— 
(A) during the 10-year period ending on 
the date of issuance of the relevant covered 
grant; or 
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(B) after the date of issuance of the rel-
evant covered grant. 
(7) SUCCESSOR.—The term ‘‘successor’’ means 
an entity that the Director determines is substan-
tially owned by persons who owned a prohibited enti-
ty at the time such entity became a prohibited enti-
ty. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5494 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2019 
Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. SEWELL of Ala-
bama, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. 
SPEIER, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. 
COOK, Mr. BERA, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, and Mr. AGUILAR) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude 
from gross income amounts received from State-based 
catastrophe loss mitigation programs. 
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 ‘‘Catastrophe Loss Miti-
gation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED FROM STATE- 
BASED 
CATASTROPHE 
LOSS 
MITIGATION 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 139 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection 
(h) as subsection (i) and by inserting after subsection (g) 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) STATE-BASED CATASTROPHE LOSS MITIGATION 
PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Gross income shall not in-
clude any amount received by an individual as a 
qualified catastrophe mitigation payment under a 
program established by a State, or a political sub-
division or instrumentality thereof, for the purpose 
of making such payments. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
CATASTROPHE
MITIGATION 
PAYMENT.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘qualified catastrophe mitigation payment’ means 
any amount which is received by an individual to 
make improvements to such individual’s residence 
for the sole purpose of reducing the damage that 
would be done to such residence by a windstorm, 
earthquake, or wildfire. 
‘‘(3) NO INCREASE IN BASIS.—Rules similar to 
the rules of subsection (g)(3) shall apply in the case 
of this subsection.’’. 
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(i) FACILITATION BY REGIONAL FEDERAL EXECU-
TIVE BOARDS.—The regional Federal Executive Boards 
(as that term is used in part 960 of title 5, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations) shall help facilitate the transfer of useful 
Federal electronic equipment from the agencies they rep-
resent to educational recipients under this Act. 
SEC. 3. PREFERENCE IN DONATION OF PERSONAL PROP-
ERTY THROUGH STATE AGENCIES. 
Section 549(e)(3)(B) of title 40, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The state plan’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The state plan’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(ii) PREFERENCE.—The state plan 
of operation shall require the state agency 
to give the highest preference for electronic 
equipment to eligible institutions (as de-
scribed in subsection (c)(3)) that are lo-
cated in an enterprise community or em-
powerment zone designated under section 
1391 or 1400 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, a political subdivision with 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 139(d) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
qualified’’ and inserting ‘‘, qualified catastrophe 
mitigation payments, and qualified’’. 
(2) Section 139(i) (as redesignated by sub-
section (a)) is amended by striking ‘‘or qualified’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, qualified catastrophe mitigation 
payment, or qualified’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2019. 
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as subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) the 
following: 
‘‘(c) NONCONTIGUOUS TRADE EXEMPTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (b) shall not 
apply with respect to transportation in noncontig-
uous trade of merchandise on a foreign qualified 
freight vessel for which the Secretary of Transpor-
tation has issued a certificate of documentation 
under chapter 121. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1): 
‘‘(A) FOREIGN QUALIFIED FREIGHT VES-
SEL.—The term ‘foreign qualified freight vessel’ 
means a freight vessel (as that term is defined 
in section 2101) of not less than 1,000 gross 
tons that— 
‘‘(i) was not built in the United States 
(or if rebuilt, not rebuilt in the United 
States); 
‘‘(ii) is registered in a foreign country; 
and 
‘‘(iii) employs United States citizens 
to the extent required of vessels registered 
under section 12102. 
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‘‘(B) NONCONTIGUOUS TRADE.—The term 
‘noncontiguous trade’ has the meaning given to 
such term in section 53501.’’. 
(b) 
COASTWISE
ENDORSEMENTS.—Section 
12112(a)(2)(B) of title 46, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) is a foreign qualified freight vessel 
(as defined in section 55102(c)) used for trans-
portation referred to in section 55102(c) for 
which the Secretary of Transportation has 
issued a certificate of documentation.’’. 
(c) FOREIGN TRANSFER.—Section 56101(a)(2) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Paragraph (1)(A)’’ and insert-
ing: 
‘‘(A) Paragraph (1)(A)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) Paragraph (1) does not apply with 
respect to a foreign qualified freight vessel (as 
defined in section 55102(c)) for which the Sec-
retary has issued a certificate of documentation 
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SEC. 7. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS; RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—This Act supersedes 
Executive Order 12999 (61 Fed. Reg. 17227; relating to 
educational technology: ensuring opportunity for all chil-
dren in the next century). 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This Act may not be 
construed to create any right or benefit, substantive or 
procedural, enforceable at law by a party against the 
United States or its agencies, officers, or employees. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5496 
To include Iceland in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible 
for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants 
if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of 
Iceland, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2019 
Ms. PINGREE (for herself, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, and Mr. 
COURTNEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To include Iceland in the list of foreign states whose nation-
als are eligible for admission into the United States 
as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals 
are treated similarly by the Government of Iceland, 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 ‘‘Iceland Commercial 
and Economic Leadership for Arctic and National Devel-
opment Act’’ or the ‘‘ICELAND Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NONIMMIGRANT TRADERS AND INVESTORS. 
For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)), Iceland shall be considered to be 
a foreign state described in such section if the Government 
of Iceland provides similar nonimmigrant status to nation-
als of the United States. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5497 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a time- 
limited conditional approval pathway, subject to specific obligations, for 
certain drugs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2019 
Mr. WESTERMAN (for himself, Mr. GALLAGHER, and Mr. BURCHETT) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
establish a time-limited conditional approval pathway, 
subject to specific obligations, for certain drugs, 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 ‘‘Conditional Approval 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF NEW HUMAN DRUGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter V of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 351 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 524B. CONDITIONAL AND TIME-LIMITED APPROVAL 
PATHWAY FOR NEW DRUGS. 
‘‘(a) PATHWAY
REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall, at the request of the sponsor of a new drug, grant 
provisional and time-limited approval of such drug under 
this section, if the Secretary determines— 
‘‘(1) it is likely that the sponsor will be able to 
provide comprehensive clinical data after such drug 
is conditionally approved; 
‘‘(2) such drug is intended for the treatment, 
prevention, or medical diagnosis of a seriously debili-
tating disease, a life-threatening disease, or a chron-
ic condition; 
‘‘(3) the expected benefits of the drug outweigh 
the potential risks to patients, taking into account 
the fact that additional data are still required to as-
sess the drug and the severity of the underlying dis-
ease or condition the drug is intended to treat; 
‘‘(4) there are no existing meaningful treat-
ments for the disease or condition that the drug is 
intended to treat; 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee 
authorized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity is authorized to charge and collect a fee of $360 
for each application for temporary protected status 
under section 244 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act by a person who is only eligible for such 
status by reason of subsection (a). 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall permit aliens to apply for a waiver of 
any fees associated with filing an application re-
ferred to in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 549 
AN ACT 
To designate Venezuela under section 244 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to permit na-
tionals of Venezuela to be eligible for temporary 
protected status under such section, and for 
other purposes.
(3) post evidence of documentation and en-
dorsements aboard such vessel indicating the owner 
or owners of such vessel, including any person con-
trolling vessels and the number of port calls and 
coastwise trips made during that calendar year. 
(b) PERSONS TREATED AS SINGLE EMPLOYER.—For 
purposes of paragraph (3), all persons treated as a single 
employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be treated as 1 per-
son. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5499 
To provide a definition of reasonable rate for noncontiguous domestic ocean 
trade, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2019 
Mr. CASE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide a definition of reasonable rate for noncontiguous 
domestic ocean trade, 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 ‘‘Noncontiguous Ship-
ping Reasonable Rate Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. NONCONTIGUOUS DOMESTIC OCEAN TRADE. 
Section 13701(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, a rate is reasonable if such rate is within 10 
percent of a rate set by a comparable international 
ocean rate index recognized by the Federal Maritime 
Commission.’’. 
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