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‘‘SEC. 644. FUNDING SET ASIDE. 
‘‘Of the funds appropriated under section 643(1) for 
a fiscal year, not more than 5 percent shall be made avail-
able to carry out part D for such fiscal year if for such 
fiscal year— 
‘‘(1) the funds appropriated for parts A and B 
are greater than the funds appropriated for such 
parts for fiscal year 2019; and 
‘‘(2) the Assistant Secretary makes available 
for parts A and B not less than the amount of re-
sources made available for fiscal year 2019.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5329 
To require that the Federal Government procure from the private sector 
the goods and services necessary for the operations and management 
of certain Government agencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2019 
Mr. STEUBE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To require that the Federal Government procure from the 
private sector the goods and services necessary for the 
operations and management of certain Government agen-
cies, 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 ‘‘Freedom from Govern-
ment Competition Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
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(1) Private sector business concerns, which are 
free to respond to the private or public demands of 
the marketplace, constitute the strength of the 
United States economic system. 
(2) Competitive private enterprises are the most 
productive, efficient, and effective sources of goods 
and services. 
(3) Unfair Government competition with the 
private sector of the economy is detrimental to the 
United States economic system. 
(4) Unfair Government competition with the 
private sector of the economy is at an unacceptably 
high level, both in scope and in dollar volume. 
(5) Current law and policy have failed to ad-
dress adequately the problem of unfair Government 
competition with the private sector of the economy. 
(6) It is in the public interest that the Federal 
Government establish a consistent policy to rely on 
the private sector of the economy to provide goods 
and services necessary for or beneficial to the oper-
ation and management of Federal agencies and to 
avoid unfair Government competition with the pri-
vate sector of the economy. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘agency’’ means— 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 537 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5330 
[Report No. 116–653] 
To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide a timetable 
for verification of medical debt and to increase the efficiency of credit 
markets with more perfect information, to prohibit consumer reporting 
agencies from issuing consumer reports containing information about 
debts related to medically necessary procedure, about and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2019 
Ms. TLAIB introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
DECEMBER 15, 2020 
Reported with amendments, 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 December 5, 2019] 
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(ii) RVC.—The term ‘‘RVC’’ means 
the regional value content of the good, ex-
pressed as a percentage. 
(iii) VNM.—The term ‘‘VNM’’ means 
the value of nonoriginating materials used 
by the producer in the production of the 
good. 
(4) VALUE OF NONORIGINATING MATERIALS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The value of nonorigi-
nating materials used by the producer in the 
production of a good shall not, for purposes of 
calculating the regional value content of the 
good under paragraph (2) or (3), include the 
value of nonoriginating materials used or con-
sumed to produce originating materials that are 
subsequently used or consumed in the produc-
tion of the good. 
(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN COMPO-
NENTS.—The following components of the value 
of nonoriginating materials used by the pro-
ducer in the production of a good may be 
counted as originating content for purposes of 
determining whether the good meets the re-
gional value content requirement set forth in 
Annex 4–B of the USMCA: 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5335 
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish or designate the Distributed 
Energy Opportunity Board to carry out a program to facilitate a vol-
untary streamlined processes for local permitting of distributed renewable 
energy, energy storage, and electric vehicle charging systems, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2019 
Mr. TONKO (for himself, Mr. FORTENBERRY, and Mrs. LEE of Nevada) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 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 require the Secretary of Energy to establish or designate 
the Distributed Energy Opportunity Board to carry out 
a program to facilitate a voluntary streamlined processes 
for local permitting of distributed renewable energy, en-
ergy storage, and electric vehicle charging systems, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5334 
To amend the FAST Act to authorize appropriations for the United States 
Forest Service, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2019 
Mr. CARBAJAL (for himself and Mr. LAMALFA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the FAST Act to authorize appropriations for 
the United States Forest Service, 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 ‘‘Funding Our Roads 
and Ecosystems Sustainably Together Act’’ or the ‘‘FOR-
EST Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL LANDS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. 
Section 1101(a)(3)(B)(ii)(III) of the FAST Act 
(Public Law 114–94) is amended— 
(1) in item (dd) by striking ‘‘and’’; 
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(2) in item (ee) by striking the period and in-
serting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ff) $250,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2021; 
‘‘(gg) $255,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2022; 
‘‘(hh) $260,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2023; 
‘‘(ii) $265,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2024; and 
‘‘(jj) $270,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2025.’’. 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 41, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 4712 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 4713. Consideration of contractors with qualified 
training programs 
‘‘(a) CONSIDERATION.—The head of each executive 
agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consider 
the existence of qualified training programs of contractors 
by requiring a contracting officer, in the evaluation of of-
fers for any contract in an amount greater than 
$25,000,000— 
‘‘(1) to consider the existence of a qualified 
training program of an offeror as a factor in the 
evaluation; 
‘‘(2) to give consideration to an offeror that 
provides comprehensive training and education pro-
grams to develop its workforce, consistent with 
needs of the agency; and 
‘‘(3) in the consideration of past performance of 
an incumbent contractor, to consider the manner in 
which the incumbent contractor is educating, invest-
ing, and retaining the contractor’s workforce. 
‘‘(b) INCENTIVES.—The head of each executive agen-
cy shall develop workforce development investment incen-
tives for contractors. 
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SEC. 7. COST LIMITATION. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 8. CHILDHOOD CANCER DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘childhood cancer’’ means can-
cers formed or diagnosed in individuals under the age of 
20. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 28, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 533 
To amend title 41, United States Code, to require the head of each executive 
agency to consider the existence of qualified training programs of con-
tractors in the award of certain contracts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 14, 2019 
Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself, Ms. BONAMICI, and Ms. CLARKE of 
New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 41, United States Code, to require the head 
of each executive agency to consider the existence of 
qualified training programs of contractors in the award 
of certain contracts. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONSIDERATION OF CONTRACTORS WITH 
QUALIFIED TRAINING PROGRAMS. 
(a) CONSIDERATION OF CONTRACTORS WITH QUALI-
FIED TRAINING PROGRAMS.— 
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‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed as altering or superceding the appli-
cability of existing work force development investment in-
centives for contractors. 
‘‘(d) QUALIFIED TRAINING PROGRAM DEFINED.— 
The term ‘qualified training program’ means any of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) A program eligible to receive funds under 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 
‘‘(2) A program eligible to receive funds under 
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006 (21 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). 
‘‘(3) A program registered under the Act of Au-
gust 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘National 
Apprenticeship Act’; Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 
U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 
‘‘(4) Any other Federal program determined to 
be a qualified training program for purposes of this 
section by the head of the executive agency.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 4712 
the following new item: 
‘‘4713. Consideration of contractors with qualified training programs.’’. 
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(b) APPLICABILITY.—This Act and the amendments 
made by this Act apply with respect to contracts awarded 
on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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320, 323, 325, and 332 of title 33, Code of Federal 
Regulations, and part 230 of title 40, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations.’’. 
SEC. 3. ELIMINATING DUPLICATIVE OVERSIGHT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404(c) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(c)) is re-
pealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 404(b) of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1344(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Subject to subsection (c) of 
this section, each such disposal site’’ and inserting 
‘‘Each such disposal site’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the Administrator, in conjunc-
tion with’’. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON EXCESS MITIGATION. 
Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(u) No governmental entity may carry out, or other-
wise provide for, compensatory mitigation, with respect to 
a permit issued to the entity under this section, in excess 
of the requirements for such mitigation under parts 320, 
323, 325, and 332 of title 33, Code of Federal Regula-
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(13) In 2004, sociologist David Naguib Pellow 
credited Johnson and the People for Community Re-
covery with putting ‘‘the South Side of Chicago on 
the radar screen for activists and policy makers 
around the United States who are concerned about 
environmental racism’’. 
(14) On January 12, 2011, the Illinois General 
Assembly, by way of a House Joint Resolution, des-
ignated ‘‘the portion of 130th Street from the 
Bishop Ford Freeway to State Street in Chicago as 
the ‘Hazel Johnson EJ Way’ ’’. 
(15) Johnson was a visionary, who was able to 
foresee the impacts of failing to address environ-
mental and social justice conditions. 
(16) Johnson’s work earned her the title of 
‘‘mother of the environmental justice movement’’. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the President pro tem-
pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 
for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of the Con-
gress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemo-
ration to Hazel M. Johnson, in recognition of her achieve-
ments and contributions to the environmental justice 
movement. 
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(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the 
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, 
devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(c) NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HIS-
TORY AND CULTURE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Following the award of the 
gold medal under subsection (a), the gold medal 
shall be given to the National Museum of African 
American History and Culture of the Smithsonian 
Institution, where it shall be available for display as 
appropriate and made available for research. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the gold medal received under para-
graph (1) should be made available for display else-
where, particularly at other appropriate locations as-
sociated with Hazel M. Johnson. 
SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 3 
under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 
a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, 
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materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, 
and the cost of the gold medal. 
SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursu-
ant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 
51 of title 31, United States Code. 
(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 
5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck 
under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5341 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to citizen 
suits and the specification of disposal sites, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2019 
Mr. RICE of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. BANKS, Mr. CAL-
VERT, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. FLORES, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mr. HARRIS, Mrs. 
HARTZLER, Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. 
MARCHANT, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. NOR-
MAN, Mr. OLSON, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. PERRY, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. AUSTIN 
SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. STEWART, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. YOHO, Mr. 
YOUNG, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. BUDD, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, and Mr. 
WEBER of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with 
respect to citizen suits and the specification of disposal 
sites, 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 ‘‘Discouraging Frivolous 
Lawsuits Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CITIZEN SUITS. 
(a) COSTS OF LITIGATION.—Section 505(d) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1365(d)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) The court, in issuing any final order in any ac-
tion brought pursuant to this section, shall award costs 
of litigation (including reasonable attorney and expert wit-
ness fees) to the prevailing party. For purposes of this 
subsection, the prevailing party shall be considered to be 
the party, if any, that prevails on more than half of the 
claims at issue in the action. The court may, if a tem-
porary restraining order or preliminary injunction is 
sought, require the filing of a bond or equivalent security 
in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.’’. 
(b) RESTRICTION ON CERTAIN SETTLEMENTS.—Sec-
tion 505(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1365(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) RESTRICTION ON CERTAIN ORDERS AND 
SETTLEMENTS.—A Federal court may not order, or 
approve a settlement requiring, in an action brought 
pursuant to this section, a governmental entity to 
carry out, or otherwise provide for, compensatory 
mitigation with respect to a permit applied for by, 
or issued to, the entity under section 404 in excess 
of the requirements for such mitigation under parts 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5344 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide support to State 
and local governments in their efforts to counter violent extremist 
threats, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2019 
Mr. AGUILAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide 
support to State and local governments in their efforts 
to counter violent extremist threats, 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 ‘‘Preventing Radical Ex-
tremist’s Violent Endeavors Now and Tomorrow Act of 
2019’’ or the ‘‘PREVENT Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUPPORT TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN 
THEIR EFFORTS TO COUNTER VIOLENT EX-
TREMIST THREATS. 
Subsection (b) of section 801 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 361) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) for the purposes of countering violent ex-
tremist threats— 
‘‘(A) 
provide 
training 
from 
specially 
trained clinical social workers, psychologists, re-
ligious leaders, community leaders, and law en-
forcement personnel, to assist local efforts at 
securing the homeland; and 
‘‘(B) in coordination with the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation, provide to State and local 
governments specialists, analysts, and agents 
trained to counter terrorism and White nation-
alism to assist, in the manner and degree nec-
essary, local efforts at responding to such 
threats.’’. 
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