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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5090 
To require the Administrator of General Services to issue regulations allowing 
the leasing of certain space for preventive health fitness programs, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2019 
Ms. FUDGE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, 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 Administrator of General Services to issue 
regulations allowing the leasing of certain space for pre-
ventive health fitness programs, 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 ‘‘More Opportunities 
for Veterans to Exercise Act’’ or the ‘‘MOVE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall 
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amend section 102–73.225 of title 41, Code of Federal 
Regulations, to provide that the Department of Veterans 
Affairs is delegated authority to lease, as a type of special 
purpose space, space for preventive health fitness pro-
grams and preventive health fitness counseling for the 
purpose of improving healthcare outcomes (including 
weight management). 
SEC. 3. PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES. 
Section 1701(9) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘;’’; and 
(3) by adding after subparagraph (L) at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(M) weight management services and physical 
activity programming for the purpose of improving 
physical and mental health; and 
‘‘(N) physical activity counseling.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5095 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to delist certain endangered species 
and threatened species. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2019 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee, Mr. SMITH of 
Nebraska, Mr. ROUZER, and Mr. YOUNG) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to delist certain 
endangered species and threatened species. 
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 ‘‘Endangered Species 
Accountability Reform Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DELISTING OF SPECIES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later 
than 30 days after the date that is 5 years after the date 
on which the Secretary of the Interior determines that a 
species is an endangered species or a threatened species 
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the Chief shall develop and publish a map depicting at- 
risk communities (as defined in section 101 of the Healthy 
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511)), in-
cluding Tribal at-risk communities. 
SEC. 7. REPORT ON RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall pre-
pare a report relating to insufficient radio frequencies, 
barriers to interoperability of radio frequencies, and avail-
able products and technologies for overcoming barriers to 
interoperability for wildland fire management. 
(b) COOPERATION.—In preparing the report under 
subsection (a), the Administrator shall cooperate with— 
(1) the Secretary of Agriculture; 
(2) agencies responsible for the management of 
Federal land; 
(3) State fire and emergency response agencies; 
and 
(4) municipal fire departments and volunteer 
fire departments in relevant communities. 
(c) COMPATIBILITY; ADDITIONAL FREQUENCIES.— 
The report under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) a determination on whether the organiza-
tions identified in the report have an existing ability 
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to communicate by way of radio during a potential 
fire suppression effort for a large fire; 
(2) a determination on whether— 
(A) the reserved radio frequencies are suf-
ficient for wildland fire management; or 
(B) additional frequencies, listed by type 
and location, are recommended to be reserved 
or obtained; 
(3) an analysis of commercially available tech-
nology and products to enable radios from multiple 
agencies operating on different radio frequencies to 
be interoperable; and 
(4) if the Secretary determines under para-
graph (1) that the organizations do not have an ex-
isting ability to communicate, a plan for ensuring 
organizations would be able to communicate ade-
quately during a fire suppression effort for a large 
fire. 
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pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) the Secretary of the Interior shall 
delist such species. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5093 
To amend the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 to provide for the 
treatment of proceeds from seized or forfeited assets in connection with 
certain third-party land use, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2019 
Mr. TED LIEU of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 to 
provide for the treatment of proceeds from seized or 
forfeited assets in connection with certain third-party 
land use, 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 ‘‘West Los Angeles VA 
Campus Improvement Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF PROCEEDS FROM SEIZED OR FOR-
FEITED ASSETS UNDER WEST LOS ANGELES 
LEASING ACT OF 2016. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 2 of the 
West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 (Public Law 114– 
226; 38 U.S.C. 101 note), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) REVENUES FROM LEASES AT THE CAMPUS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any funds received by the 
Secretary under a lease described in subsection (b) 
shall be credited to the applicable Department med-
ical facilities account and shall be available, without 
fiscal year limitation and without further appropria-
tion, exclusively for the renovation and maintenance 
of the land and facilities at the Campus. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF PROCEEDS FROM SEIZED 
OR FORFEITED ASSETS.—Proceeds from any seized 
or forfeited assets, and any restitution paid, in con-
nection with any third-party land use at the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Campus 
in Los Angeles, California, shall be considered funds 
received under paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to funds received 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs after the date of the 
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enactment of the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 
(Public Law 114–226; 38 U.S.C. 101 note). 
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etary identifiers under section 6402(a)(3)(B) of title 31, 
United States Code, as added by section 3(a). 
(b) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In making the 
determination required pursuant to subsection (a), the Di-
rector and the Secretary shall consider factors such as ac-
cessibility and cost to recipients of Federal awards, agen-
cies that issue Federal awards, private-sector experts, and 
members of the public, including privacy experts and pri-
vacy advocates. 
(c) PUBLICATION
AND REPORT
ON DETERMINA-
TION.—Not later than the earlier of 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act or the date on which the Sec-
retary and Director establish data standards pursuant to 
section 6402(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code, as 
added by section 3(a), the Secretary and the Director shall 
publish and submit to the Committees on Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives and 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate a report explaining the reasoning for the determination 
made pursuant to subsection (a). 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the terms ‘‘agency’’, ‘‘Director’’, ‘‘Fed-
eral award’’, and ‘‘Secretary’’ have the meaning given 
those terms in section 6401 of title 31, United States 
Code, as added by section 3(a). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5099 
To require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to submit 
to Congress a plan to ensure that the executive branch of Government 
has a full workforce composed of qualified employees, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2019 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To require the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment to submit to Congress a plan to ensure that the 
executive branch of Government has a full workforce 
composed of qualified employees, 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 ‘‘Federal Employee Re-
cruitment and Retention Plan Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. PLAN TO ENSURE FULL WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 months after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Director of the 
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Office of Personnel Management shall submit to Congress 
a plan, including the actionable strategies described in 
subsection (b), to ensure that the executive branch of Gov-
ernment has a full workforce composed of qualified em-
ployees. 
(b) ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES DESCRIBED.—The ac-
tionable strategies described in this subsection are to— 
(1) hire new employees for vacant positions or 
positions that are predicted to be vacant within 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this section; 
(2) attract at least 1 qualified applicant for 
each job opening not later than 2 weeks after the 
date such opening is made available for applicants to 
apply; and 
(3) prevent the loss of institutional knowledge 
when an employee leaves the executive branch. 
(c) EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘employee’’— 
(1) has the meaning given that term in section 
2105 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(2) includes an employee of the United States 
Postal Service or of the Postal Regulatory Commis-
sion. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5101 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing of 
the Superfund. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2019 
Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. PASCRELL) 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 extend 
the financing of the Superfund. 
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 ‘‘Superfund Polluter 
Pays Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF SUPERFUND TAXES. 
(a) EXCISE TAXES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4611(e) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(4) in consultation with survivors of human 
trafficking, or anti-human trafficking organizations, 
producing, and disseminating, including making 
publicly available, when possible, replication guides 
and training materials for law enforcement officers, 
prosecutors, judges, emergency responders, individ-
uals working in crime victim services, schools and 
school systems, adult and child protective services, 
social services, and public safety, medical personnel, 
mental health personnel, financial services personnel, 
and any other individuals whose work may bring 
them in contact with human trafficking regarding 
how to— 
‘‘(A) identify signs of human trafficking; 
‘‘(B) conduct investigations in human traf-
ficking cases; 
‘‘(C) address evidentiary issues and other 
legal issues in human trafficking cases; and 
‘‘(D) appropriately assess, respond to, and 
interact with victims and witnesses in human 
trafficking cases, including in administrative, 
civil, and criminal judicial proceedings; and 
‘‘(5) carrying out such other duties as the At-
torney General determines necessary in connection 
with enhancing the understanding, prevention, detec-
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tion, investigation, and prosecution of, and response 
to, human trafficking.’’. 
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(2) update the mission statement of the Admin-
istration to reflect such priorities. 
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institutions of higher education and Federal agen-
cies; 
(2) the Coastlines and People initiative under 
the National Science Foundation as a tool to use on-
going interdisciplinary research; and 
(3) the National Sea Grant College Program as 
a resource to help foster collaboration between public 
institutions of higher education and Federal agen-
cies. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(2) 
MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an insti-
tution of higher education eligible to receive funds 
under section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5103 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the floor on 
the area wage index under the inpatient prospective payment system 
to certain sole community hospitals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2019 
Mr. PETERSON (for himself and Mr. TIPTON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend 
the floor on the area wage index under the inpatient 
prospective payment system to certain sole community 
hospitals. 
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 ‘‘Rural Hospital Fron-
tier Workforce Fairness Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENDING FLOOR ON AREA WAGE INDEX TO CER-
TAIN SOLE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS. 
Section 1886(d)(3)(E)(iii) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)(E)(iii)) is amended— 
(1) in subclause (I), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘and, for discharges 
occurring on or after October 1, 2019, the area 
wage index applicable under this subparagraph to 
any sole community hospital that is located not more 
than 75 miles from the closest frontier State and 
that makes an election under subclause (V) may not 
be less than 1.00’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
clause: 
‘‘(V) SOLE
COMMUNITY
HOS-
PITAL
ELECTION.—The 
Secretary 
shall provide for a process under 
which a sole community hospital de-
scribed in subclause (I) may elect, at 
such time and in such manner as 
specified by the Secretary, to apply 
subclause (I) to such sole community 
hospital.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5104 
To ensure full labor protections for graduate student workers, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2019 
Mr. POCAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To ensure full labor protections for graduate student 
workers, 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 ‘‘Respect Graduate Stu-
dent Workers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that, pursuant to the defi-
nition of ‘‘employee’’ in the National Labor Relations Act 
(29 U.S.C. 152), graduate student workers at colleges and 
universities are employees and should be granted every 
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right and responsibility conferred to them under such Act, 
and graduate student workers should not be excluded from 
the definition of ‘‘employee’’ on the basis of an educational 
relationship with an employer. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN RULEMAKING. 
The National Labor Relations Board may not finalize 
the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Jurisdiction-Nonemployee Sta-
tus of University and College Students Working in Con-
nection With Their Studies’’, published September 23, 
2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 49691), or make any similar rule. 
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States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 2(b) of the 
PIPES Act of 2016, the Secretary shall expend 
$1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2019 
to carry out this section. Such amounts shall not be de-
rived from user fees collected under section 60301’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 2(a) of the SAFER Pipelines Act of 
2019, the Secretary shall expend $2,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2020 through 2023 to carry out this section’’. 
(e) STATE DAMAGE PREVENTION PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 60134(i) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘$1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 
through 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2020 through 2023’’. 
(f) ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS.—Section 
6107 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$1,058,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 
2019’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2020 through 2023’’. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSE AND GENERAL AUTHORITY. 
(a) COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS.—Section 60102(b) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraphs (C) through 
(E); and 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5109 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand the priorities of the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in developing plans 
and policy for the use of the navigable airspace. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2019 
Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. CASE, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. PA-
NETTA, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. SUOZZI, 
Mr. RASKIN, Ms. ESHOO, and Mr. SMITH of Washington) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand the prior-
ities of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration in developing plans and policy for the use of 
the navigable airspace. 
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 ‘‘Fairness in Airspace 
Includes Residents Act’’ or the ‘‘F-AIR Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SOVEREIGNTY AND USE OF AIRSPACE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 40103(b)(1) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1)(A) The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall develop plans and policy for the use 
of the navigable airspace and assign by regulation or order 
the use of the airspace necessary to ensure— 
‘‘(i) as a primary priority, the safety of aircraft; 
and 
‘‘(ii) as secondary co-equal priorities— 
‘‘(I) the efficient use of airspace; and 
‘‘(II) the minimization of the impact of 
aviation noise, and other health impacts, on 
residents and communities, and other impacts 
of the use of airspace on the environment. 
‘‘(B) The Administrator may modify or revoke an as-
signment when required in the public interest.’’. 
(b) UPDATES TO FAA PRIORITIES.—Not later than 
12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
shall— 
(1) review the regulations, policies, procedures, 
and processes of the Administration and modify 
them as necessary to reflect the priorities in clauses 
(i) and (ii) of section 40103(b)(1)(A) of title 49, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a); and 
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