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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5006 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under 
the Medicaid program for services for the treatment of psychiatric or 
substance use disorders furnished to certain individuals in an institution 
for mental diseases, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2019 
Mr. EMMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide 
coverage under the Medicaid program for services for 
the treatment of psychiatric or substance use disorders 
furnished to certain individuals in an institution for men-
tal diseases, 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 ‘‘Expanding Access to 
Inpatient Mental Health Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR SERVICES FOR THE 
TREATMENT 
OF 
PSYCHIATRIC 
OR 
SUB-
STANCE USE DISORDERS FURNISHED TO 
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS IN AN INSTITUTION 
FOR MENTAL DISEASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1905(a) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (29), by striking ‘‘; and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (30) as para-
graph (31); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (29) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(30) services for the treatment of psychiatric 
or substance use disorders furnished to any indi-
vidual who is eligible for medical assistance under 
the State plan (or a waiver of such plan), enrolled 
with a medicaid managed care organization (as de-
fined in section 1903(m)(1)(A)) or a prepaid inpa-
tient 
health 
plan 
described 
in 
section 
1903(m)(9)(D)(iii)(I), and is a patient in an institu-
tion for mental diseases; and’’; and 
(4) in the matter preceding the subdivision (A) 
following paragraph (31), as redesignated by para-
graph (2), by striking ‘‘as otherwise provided in 
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paragraph (16)’’ and inserting ‘‘as otherwise pro-
vided in paragraphs (16) and (30)’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1903(m)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396b(m)(7)) is amended by inserting before the period 
at the end the following: ‘‘, and made with respect to serv-
ices described in such section provided before the date of 
enactment of the Expanding Access to Inpatient Mental 
Health Act’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to medical assist-
ance provided on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5007 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand certain exceptions 
to the private activity bond rules for first-time farmers, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2019 
Ms. FINKENAUER (for herself, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. LOEBSACK, 
Mr. WATKINS, and Mr. FORTENBERRY) 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 expand 
certain exceptions to the private activity bond rules for 
first-time farmers, 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 ‘‘Farmers’ Access to 
Resources and Machinery Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO THE PRI-
VATE ACTIVITY BOND RULES FOR FIRST- 
TIME FARMERS. 
(a) INCREASE IN DOLLAR LIMITATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 147(c)(2)(A) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$450,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$524,200’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF SEPARATE LOWER DOLLAR LIM-
ITATION
ON
USED
FARM
EQUIPMENT.—Section 
147(c)(2) of such Code is amended by striking sub-
paragraph (F) and by redesignating subparagraphs 
(G) and (H) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respec-
tively. 
(3) QUALIFIED SMALL ISSUE BOND LIMITATION 
CONFORMED TO INCREASED DOLLAR LIMITATION.— 
Section 144(a)(11)(A) of such Code is amended by 
striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$524,200’’. 
(4) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 147(c)(2)(G) of 
such Code, as redesignated by paragraph (2), is 
amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘after 2008, the dollar 
amount in subparagraph (A) shall be in-
creased’’ and inserting ‘‘after 2020, the 
dollar amounts in subparagraph (A) and 
section 144(a)(11)(A) shall each be in-
creased’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2007’’ in clause (ii) 
and inserting ‘‘2019’’. 
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‘‘(4) WAIVER
CONSIDERATION
AND
TRANS-
PARENCY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An application for a 
waiver under this section shall be considered by 
the Secretary, after taking into account rec-
ommendations of the Panel under subsection 
(g), in accordance with the regulations de-
scribed in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of the 
State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 
2019, the Secretary shall promulgate regula-
tions relating to waivers under this section that 
provide— 
‘‘(i) a process for public notice and 
comment in accordance with the public no-
tice and comment requirements applicable 
under regulations used for Medicaid waiv-
ers pursuant to section 1115 of the Social 
Security Act; 
‘‘(ii) a process for the submission of 
an application that ensures the disclosure 
of— 
‘‘(I) the provisions of law that 
the State involved seeks to waive; and 
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(B) 
CROSS-REFERENCE.—Section 
144(a)(11) of such Code is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—For infla-
tion adjustment of dollar amount contained in 
subparagraph (A), see section 147(c)(2)(G).’’. 
(b) SUBSTANTIAL
FARMLAND
DETERMINED
ON 
BASIS
OF AVERAGE RATHER THAN MEDIAN FARM 
SIZE.—Section 147(c)(2)(E) of such Code is amended by 
striking ‘‘median’’ and inserting ‘‘average’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to bonds issued after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5008 
To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
perform certain duties regarding underperforming medical centers of 
the Department. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2019 
Mr. GALLEGO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs to perform certain duties regarding under-
performing medical centers of the Department. 
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 ‘‘VA Improvement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DUTIES OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REGARD-
ING UNDERPERFORMING MEDICAL CENTERS 
OF THE DEPARTMENT. 
(a) LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 90 
days after the issuance of the end-of-year relative perform-
ance star ratings (in this section referred to as ‘‘Star Rat-
ings’’) for each fiscal year, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs shall identify and trans-
mit a list of specific improvement recommendations for 
each medical center of the Department that received fewer 
than two stars in the Star Ratings regarding quality of 
care for the most recent fiscal year. The Inspector General 
shall transmit each such list to— 
(1) the Director of the medical center named in 
the list; 
(2) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 
(3) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives; 
(4) the Senators for the State in which the 
medical center is located; and 
(5) the Representative in whose congressional 
district the medical center is located. 
(b) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the Inspector General transmits a list under sub-
section (a), the Inspector General shall publish on the 
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website of the Department and submit to the recipients 
of that list a report that identifies— 
(1) the extent to which the Director of the med-
ical center implemented the improvement rec-
ommendations; 
(2) any change in the performance of the med-
ical center. 
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section 3111(e)(5)(A)) for any taxable year, section 
3111(g) shall apply to the payroll tax credit portion 
of the credit otherwise determined under subsection 
(a) for the taxable year and such portion shall not 
be treated (other than for purposes of section 280C) 
as a credit determined under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) PAYROLL
TAX
CREDIT
PORTION.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the payroll tax credit 
portion of the credit determined under subsection 
(a) with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year 
is the least of— 
‘‘(A) the amount specified in the election 
made under this subsection, 
‘‘(B) the credit determined under sub-
section (a) for the taxable year (determined be-
fore the application of this subsection), or 
‘‘(C) in the case of a qualified small busi-
ness other than a partnership or S corporation, 
the amount of the business credit carryforward 
under section 39 carried from the taxable year 
(determined before the application of this sub-
section to the taxable year). 
‘‘(3) ELECTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any election under 
this subsection for any taxable year— 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5013 
To apply the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to small businesses to 
the same extent as such Act applies to consumers, to require the Director 
of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to define ‘‘small busi-
ness’’ for purposes of such Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2019 
Mr. LAWSON of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To apply the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to small 
businesses to the same extent as such Act applies to 
consumers, to require the Director of the Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection to define ‘‘small busi-
ness’’ for purposes of such 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 ‘‘Small Business Fair 
Debt Collection Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES FOR LOANS TO 
SMALL BUSINESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Fair Debt Collection Prac-
tices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 803, by amending paragraph (5) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘debt’ means any obligation or 
alleged obligation to pay money arising out of a 
transaction, whether or not such obligation has been 
reduced to judgment.’’; 
(2) by redesignating section 819 as section 820; 
and 
(3) by inserting after section 818 the following: 
‘‘§ 819. Application to small businesses 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act shall apply to small 
businesses to the same extent as this Act applies to con-
sumers. 
‘‘(b) SMALL BUSINESS DEFINED.—The Director of 
the Bureau, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration, shall issue a rule to define 
the term ‘small business’ for purposes of this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 819 and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘819. Application to small businesses. 
‘‘820. Effective date.’’. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON HARASSMENT OR ABUSE.—Sec-
tion 806(3) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 
U.S.C. 1692d) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘consumers who’’ and inserting 
‘‘consumers or small businesses that’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, to a commercial credit bu-
reau,’’ after ‘‘consumer reporting agency’’. 
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(a), applies beginning on the date that is 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. RECALL AUTHORITY FOR MISBRANDED COSMETICS 
PURPORTING TO BE ‘‘NATURAL’’. 
Chapter VI of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 361 et seq.), as amended by section 2, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 
605. 
RECORDKEEPING, 
NOTIFICATION, 
NONDIS-
TRIBUTION, AND RECALL OF MISBRANDED 
COSMETICS PURPORTING TO BE ‘NATURAL’. 
‘‘(a) 
RECORDKEEPING.—A 
manufacturer 
or 
distributer of a cosmetic purporting to be natural within 
the meaning of section 602(g) shall— 
‘‘(1) maintain records— 
‘‘(A) verifying such claim; and 
‘‘(B)(i) demonstrating that each ingredient 
in the cosmetic has been dated by the supplier 
of such ingredient using carbon-14 testing; and 
‘‘(ii) including the results of such testing; 
and 
‘‘(2) make such records available to the Sec-
retary for inspection, request, or audit. 
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION OF MISBRANDED COSMETICS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A responsible party that 
has reason to believe that a cosmetic, when intro-
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(6) PUBLIC
INSPECTION
FILE.—The term 
‘‘public inspection file’’, with respect to a covered en-
tity— 
(A) means the file or files that such entity 
is required to maintain and make available for 
public inspection under section 25.701, 25.702, 
73.3526, 73.3527, or 76.1700 of title 47, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or any successor regu-
lation), as applicable to such entity, or under 
any similar requirement applicable to such enti-
ty that is administered by the Commission; and 
(B) includes any political file that such en-
tity is required to maintain and make available 
for public inspection. 
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tional Cancer Institute to conduct a study to determine 
whether prostate cancer should be added to the list of dis-
eases specified in section 1112(c) of title 38, United States 
Code, and considered to have been incurred in or aggra-
vated during the active military, naval, or air service of 
radiation-exposed veterans. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
on which the Secretary receives the study conducted pur-
suant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a report on such study. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5018 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that sums in the Thrift 
Savings Fund may not be invested in securities that are listed on certain 
foreign exchanges, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2019 
Mr. MEADOWS (for himself, Mr. BANKS, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. 
CURTIS, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. WALKER, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. 
ABRAHAM, and Mr. GIBBS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that sums 
in the Thrift Savings Fund may not be invested in 
securities that are listed on certain foreign exchanges, 
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 ‘‘Taxpayers and Savers 
Protection Act’’ or the ‘‘TSP Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INVESTMENT OF THRIFT SAVINGS FUND. 
Section 8438 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i)(1) In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘PCAOB’ means the Public Com-
pany Accounting Oversight Board; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘registered public accounting 
firm’ has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) 
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 
7201(a)). 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, no sums in the Thrift Savings Fund may be invested 
in any security that is listed on an exchange in a jurisdic-
tion in which the PCAOB— 
‘‘(A) has never conducted an inspection or in-
vestigation of a registered public accounting firm 
under section 104 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 
2002 (15 U.S.C. 7214); and 
‘‘(B) is prevented from conducting a complete 
inspection or investigation described in subpara-
graph (A) because of a position taken by an author-
ity in that jurisdiction, as determined by the 
PCAOB. 
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‘‘(3) The Board shall consult with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on a biennial basis in order to en-
sure compliance with paragraph (2).’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5019 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide support to university 
law school programs that are designed to provide legal assistance to 
veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2019 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
support to university law school programs that are de-
signed to provide legal assistance to veterans, 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 ‘‘Veterans Legal Sup-
port Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SUPPORT 
FOR UNIVERSITY LEGAL CLINICS THAT AS-
SIST VETERANS. 
(a) SUPPORT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs may provide support to one or more univer-
sity law school programs that are designed to provide legal 
assistance to veterans. 
(b) ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS.—Programs of university 
law schools which may receive support under subsection 
(a) may include programs that assist veterans with— 
(1) filing and appealing claims for benefits 
under laws administered by the Secretary; and 
(2) such other civil, criminal, and family legal 
matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(c) FINANCIAL SUPPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The support provided a pro-
gram under subsection (a) may include financial 
support of the program. 
(2) 
LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT.—The 
total 
amount of financial support provided under sub-
section (a) in any fiscal year may not exceed 
$1,000,000. 
(3) FUNDING.—Amounts for financial support 
under subsection (a) shall be derived from amounts 
appropriated or otherwise made available to the 
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Medical Services account of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5020 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement 
with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 
or the National Cancer Institute to conduct a study on radiation exposure 
relating to prostate cancer. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2019 
Mr. PANETTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter 
into an agreement with the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the National 
Cancer Institute to conduct a study on radiation expo-
sure relating to prostate cancer. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. STUDY ON RADIATION EXPOSURE RELATING 
TO PROSTATE CANCER. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
seek to enter into an agreement with the National Acad-
emies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the Na-
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