datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(2) the Commission’s plan to prevent unfair or 
deceptive acts or practices relating to digital tokens; 
and 
(3) any recommendations by the Commission 
for legislation that would to improve the ability of 
the Commission and other relevant Federal agen-
cies— 
(A) to further protect consumers from un-
fair or deceptive acts or practices in the digital 
token marketplace; and 
(B) to promote the competitiveness of the 
United States and promote innovation of busi-
nesses in the global digital token sector. 
SEC. 5. PRESERVATION OF AUTHORITY. 
Nothing in this Act shall supersede the authority of 
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission nor prevent 
the treatment of digital tokens as commodities subject to 
the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1a et seq.). 
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further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 
the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall 
provide a monthly report directly to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these 
funds, beginning not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and 
Tributaries’’ for necessary expenses to address emergency 
situations at Corps of Engineers projects and rehabilitate 
and repair damages to Corps of Engineers projects, 
caused by natural disasters, including disasters in 2019, 
$575,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That 
the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall 
provide a monthly report directly to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate detailing the allocation and obligation of these
495 
Subtitle J—Miscellaneous Reports 
and Other Matters 
SEC. 591. REPEAL OF QUARTERLY REPORT ON END 
STRENGTHS. 
Section 115(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraph (3). 
SEC. 592. REVISION OF WORKPLACE AND GENDER RELA-
TIONS SURVEYS. 
(a) SURVEYS
OF
MEMBERS
OF
THE
ARMED 
FORCES.—Section 481(c) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘unwanted sexual contact,’’ after ‘‘as-
sault,’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 
(5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2), the fol-
lowing new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) The specific types of unwanted sexual con-
tact that have occurred, and the number of times 
each respondent has been subjected to unwanted 
sexual contact during the preceding year.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘and assault’’ and inserting ‘‘assault, and 
unwanted sexual contact’’;
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amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Forest and Rangeland 
Research’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the 
calendar year 2018 wildfires, $1,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended for the forest inventory and analysis 
program: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Private 
Forestry’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and the 
calendar year 2018 wildfires, $12,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
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pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood 
Prevention Operations’’, for necessary expenses for the 
Emergency Watershed Protection Program related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and 
wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, and other nat-
ural disasters, $125,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for the cost of grants for 
rural community facilities programs as authorized by sec-
tion 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act, for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Mi-
chael and Florence and wildfires occurring in calendar 
year 2018, and other natural disasters, $150,000,000, to 
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remain available until expended: Provided, That sections 
381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act are not applicable to the funds made 
available under this heading: Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 101. In addition to other amounts made avail-
able by section 309 of division A of the Additional Supple-
mental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements 
Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–72; 131 Stat. 1229), there 
is hereby appropriated $600,000,000 for the Secretary of 
Agriculture to provide a grant to the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico for disaster nutrition assistance in response 
to Presidentially declared major disasters and emer-
gencies: Provided, That the funds made available to the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this section shall re-
main available for obligation by the Commonwealth until 
September 30, 2020, and shall be in addition to funds oth-
erwise made available: Provided further, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
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H. R. 2157—31 
proficient financial controls and procurement processes and has 
established adequate procedures to prevent any duplication of bene-
fits as defined by section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure 
timely expenditure of funds, to maintain comprehensive websites 
regarding all disaster recovery activities assisted with these funds, 
and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds: Provided 
further, That amounts repurposed under this heading that were 
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE XII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 
SEC. 1201. Each amount appropriated or made available by 
this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the 
fiscal year involved. 
SEC. 1202. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 1203. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the addi-
tional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations accounts 
shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable 
to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2019. 
SEC. 1204. Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded or transferred, 
if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all 
such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 
SEC. 1205. For purposes of this Act, the consequences or impacts 
of any hurricane shall include damages caused by the storm at 
any time during the entirety of its duration as a cyclone, as defined 
by the National Hurricane Center. 
SEC. 1206. Any amount appropriated by this Act, designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985 and subsequently so designated by the President, 
and transferred pursuant to transfer authorities provided by this 
Act shall retain such designation. 
SEC. 1207. (a) Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘June 
14, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 
(b) Section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 4026) is amended by striking ‘‘June 14, 2019’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 
(c) If this Act is enacted after June 14, 2019, the amendments 
made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as if enacted 
on June 14, 2019.
H. R. 2157—32 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Additional Supplemental Appro-
priations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and (E)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(E), and (F)’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘and (E)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and (F)’’; 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
paragraph (F); 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (D), the 
following: 
‘‘(E) Subject to subparagraph (F), for the 
period beginning January 1, 2019, and ending 
September 30, 2019, the amount of the in-
crease otherwise provided under subparagraph 
(A) for the Northern Mariana Islands shall be 
further increased by $36,000,000.’’; and 
(5) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (3) of this section)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘title XIX, during’’ and in-
serting ‘‘title XIX— 
‘‘(i) during’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
(D), and (E)’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘and the Virgin Islands’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘, the Vir-
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modified credit arrangements intended to help con-
sumers fulfill their financial obligations from being 
reported to, and coded by, consumer reporting agen-
cies on a consumer’s credit report in a manner that 
hurts the creditworthiness of the consumer. 
(b) NOTICE OF GUIDANCE DURING A SHUTDOWN.— 
Not later than the end of the 24-hour period beginning 
at the start of a shutdown, the Federal financial regu-
lators shall, jointly, issue a press release to alert financial 
institutions, consumers, and businesses to the existence, 
and content, of the guidance issued pursuant to subsection 
(a). 
(c) POST-SHUTDOWN REPORT TO CONGRESS AND 
UPDATED GUIDANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the end of 
the 90-day period beginning on the date a shutdown 
ends, the Federal financial regulators shall, jointly, 
issue a report to Congress containing an analysis of 
the effectiveness of the guidance issued pursuant to 
subsection (a). 
(2) UPDATED GUIDANCE.—Not later than the 
end of the 180-day period beginning on the date a 
report is issued under paragraph (1), the Federal fi-
nancial regulators shall update the guidance re-
(1) the term ‘‘former ninth circuit’’ means the 
ninth judicial circuit of the United States as in ex-
istence on the day before the effective date of this 
Act; 
(2) the term ‘‘new ninth circuit’’ means the 
ninth judicial circuit of the United States established 
by the amendment made by section 3(2)(A); and 
(3) the term ‘‘twelfth circuit’’ means the twelfth 
judicial circuit of the United States established by 
the amendment made by section 3(2)(B). 
SEC. 3. NUMBER AND COMPOSITION OF CIRCUITS. 
Section 41 of title 28, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the matter preceding the table, by strik-
ing ‘‘thirteen’’ and inserting ‘‘fourteen’’; and 
(2) in the table— 
(A) by striking the item relating to the 
ninth circuit and inserting the following: 
‘‘Ninth ..................................................
California, Guam, Hawaii, Northern 
Mariana Islands.’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to 
the eleventh circuit the following: 
‘‘Twelfth ...............................................
Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Ne-
vada, Oregon, Washington.’’. 
SEC. 4. JUDGESHIPS. 
(a) NEW JUDGESHIPS.— 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2158 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to establish rules and procedures 
for the United States Postal Service regarding the use of centralized 
delivery of the mail with respect to residential housing units, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Mr. BURCHETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to establish rules 
and procedures for the United States Postal Service re-
garding the use of centralized delivery of the mail with 
respect to residential housing units, 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 ‘‘Easy Access to Mail 
Act’’. 
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(A) reasonably tailored to meet the pur-
poses of this subsection; and 
(B) carried out with due regard for privacy 
and civil liberties guidance and oversight. 
(f) UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUB-
LIC DIPLOMACY.— 
(1) SUBCOMMITTEE FOR RESEARCH AND EVAL-
UATION.—The United States Advisory Commission 
on Public Diplomacy shall establish a Subcommittee 
for Research and Evaluation to monitor and advise 
regarding audience research, digital analytics, and 
impact evaluations carried out by the Department of 
State and the United States Agency for Global 
Media. 
(2) REPORT.—The Subcommittee for Research 
and Evaluation established pursuant to paragraph 
(1) shall submit to Congress an annual report, in 
conjunction with the United States Advisory Com-
mission on Public Diplomacy’s Comprehensive An-
nual Report on the performance of the Department 
and the United States Agency for Global Media, de-
scribing all actions taken by the Subcommittee pur-
suant to subparagraph (1) and any findings made as 
a result of such actions. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON CENTRALIZED DELIVERY FOR CER-
TAIN RESIDENTIAL HOUSING UNITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter VII of chapter 36 of 
title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 3692. Limitation on centralized delivery 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘centralized delivery’ means a pri-
mary mode of mail delivery whereby mail receptacles 
of a number of delivery points are grouped or clus-
tered at a single location; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘primary mode of mail delivery’ 
means the typical method by which the Postal Serv-
ice delivers letter mail to the delivery point of a 
postal patron; and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘housing development’ means any 
single-family residential home or townhouse, but 
does not include any multi-home apartment or con-
dominium building. 
‘‘(b) RETROACTIVE CHANGE TO MODE OF DELIVERY 
PROHIBITED.—For any housing development with respect 
to which the primary mode of mail delivery is any such 
mode except for centralized delivery on the date of the en-
actment of this section, the Postal Service may not change 
such mode of delivery to centralized delivery. 
‘‘(c) APPROVAL REQUIRED.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Postal Service may not 
require centralized delivery with respect to any hous-
ing development constructed after the date of the 
enactment of this section without prior approval 
from the local legislative body, or, in the absence of 
a local legislative body, the legislature of the State 
with jurisdiction over the affected property. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE AND COMMENT.—If approval for 
centralized delivery is granted under paragraph (1), 
at least 60 days before commencing such delivery, 
the local postmaster shall provide— 
‘‘(A) written notice to any other units of 
local government and any planning commissions 
located within the applicable county; and 
‘‘(B) a period of 60 days for public com-
ment from residents, property owners, and 
home builders within such county regarding the 
use of centralized delivery at the applicable 
housing development.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after the item relating to section 3691 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘3692. Limitation on centralized delivery.’’. 
(c) POSTAL SERVICE POLICIES AFFECTING VULNER-
ABLE COMMUNITIES.—The Postal Regulatory Commis-
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sion shall ensure that the United States Postal Service 
does not change any Postal Service policy in effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act that would result in a 
disproportionate negative affect on rural, lower income, el-
derly, disabled, or predominately minority communities. 
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(A) make the GHSA and its implementa-
tion a high priority within their respective agen-
cies, and include GHSA-related activities within 
their respective agencies’ strategic planning and 
budget processes; 
(B) designate a senior-level official to be 
responsible for the implementation of this Act; 
(C) designate, in accordance with sub-
section (d), an appropriate representative at the 
Assistant Secretary level or higher to partici-
pate on the Council; 
(D) keep the Council apprised of GHSA- 
related activities undertaken within their re-
spective agencies; 
(E) maintain responsibility for agency-re-
lated programmatic functions in coordination 
with host governments, country teams, and 
GHSA in-country teams, and in conjunction 
with other relevant agencies; 
(F) coordinate with other agencies that are 
identified in this section to satisfy pro-
grammatic goals, and further facilitate coordi-
nation of country teams, implementers, and do-
nors in host countries; and
SEC. 15. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as provided in section 4(c), this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the first 
day of the first fiscal year that begins after the expiration 
of the 9-month period beginning on the first date on which 
5 of the judges authorized to be appointed under section 
4 have been confirmed by the United States Senate. 
SEC. 16. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act, including funds 
for additional court facilities. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2162 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance pre-
mium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete 
a financial literacy housing counseling program. 
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 ‘‘Housing Financial Lit-
eracy Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. DISCOUNT ON MORTGAGE INSURANCE PREMIUM 
PAYMENTS FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS 
WHO COMPLETE FINANCIAL LITERACY HOUS-
ING COUNSELING PROGRAMS. 
The second sentence of subparagraph (A) of section 
203(c)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1709(c)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting before the comma the following: 
‘‘and such program is completed before the mort-
gagor has signed an application for a mortgage to 
be insured under this title or a sales agreement’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘not exceed 2.75 percent of the 
amount of the original insured principal obligation of 
the mortgage’’ and inserting ‘‘be 25 basis points 
lower than the premium payment amount estab-
lished by the Secretary under the first sentence of 
this subparagraph’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 9, 2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2162 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development to discount FHA single-family 
mortgage insurance premium payments for first- 
time homebuyers who complete a financial lit-
eracy housing counseling program.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2162 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to discount 
FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time 
homebuyers who complete a financial literacy housing counseling pro-
gram. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Mrs. BEATTY (for herself and Mr. STIVERS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance pre-
mium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete 
a financial literacy housing counseling program. 
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 ‘‘Housing Financial Lit-
eracy Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISCOUNT ON MORTGAGE INSURANCE PREMIUM 
PAYMENTS FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS 
WHO COMPLETE FINANCIAL LITERACY HOUS-
ING COUNSELING PROGRAMS. 
The second sentence of subparagraph (A) of section 
203(c)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1709(c)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘not exceed 2.75 
percent of the amount of the original insured principal ob-
ligation of the mortgage’’ and inserting ‘‘be 25 basis 
points lower than the premium payment amount estab-
lished by the Secretary under the first sentence of this 
subparagraph’’. 
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