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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5634 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require that past-due benefits 
be paid prior to the payment of social security representative fees, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2020 
Mr. BURCHETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require 
that past-due benefits be paid prior to the payment of 
social security representative fees, 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. LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF SOCIAL SECU-
RITY REPRESENTATIVE FEES. 
Section 206 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
406) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) In no case shall any fee required by subsection 
(a)(4) or (b)(1) to be certified for payment to an attorney 
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(or a nonattorney described in subsection (e)) from a 
claimant’s past-due benefits be paid prior to the payment 
to such claimant of the full amount of such past-due bene-
fits.’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO EXPEDITE PAST-DUE BENEFIT 
PAYMENTS. 
Of any unobligated amounts otherwise available to 
the Commissioner of Social Security, the Commissioner 
shall expend not less than $1,500,000 for the purpose of 
expediting the payment of past-due benefits. 
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SEC. 2. PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR DIS-
EASES ASSOCIATED WITH FIREFIGHTING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subchapter II of chapter 11 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1119. Presumptions of service connection for dis-
eases associated with firefighting 
‘‘(a) SERVICE CONNECTION.—For the purposes of 
section 1110 of this title, and subject to section 1113 of 
this title, a disease specified in subsection (b) becoming 
manifest in a veteran described in subsection (c) to a de-
gree of disability specified in subsection (d) and within the 
period specified in subsection (e) shall be considered to 
have been incurred in or aggravated during active military, 
naval, or air service, notwithstanding that there is no 
record of evidence of such disease during a period of such 
service. 
‘‘(b) SPECIFIED DISEASES.—The diseases specified 
in this subsection are the following: 
‘‘(1) Heart disease. 
‘‘(2) Lung disease. 
‘‘(3) Brain cancer. 
‘‘(4) Cancer of the blood or lymphatic systems. 
‘‘(5) Leukemia. 
‘‘(6) Lymphoma (except Hodgkin’s disease). 
‘‘(7) Multiple myeloma. 
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‘‘(8) Bladder cancer. 
‘‘(9) Kidney cancer. 
‘‘(10) Cancer of the reproductive system (in-
cluding testicular cancer). 
‘‘(11) Cancer of the digestive system. 
‘‘(12) Colon cancer. 
‘‘(13) Liver cancer. 
‘‘(14) Skin cancer. 
‘‘(15) Lung cancer. 
‘‘(16) Breast cancer. 
‘‘(17) Each additional disease (if any) that the 
Secretary determines in regulations prescribed under 
this section— 
‘‘(A) warrants a presumption of service 
connection by reason of having positive associa-
tion with firefighting; and 
‘‘(B) becomes manifest within the period 
(if any) prescribed in such regulations in a vet-
eran described in subsection (c), notwithstand-
ing subsection (e). 
‘‘(c) COVERED VETERANS.—A veteran described in 
this subsection is a veteran who— 
‘‘(1) is trained in fire suppression; and 
‘‘(2) served on active duty in a military occupa-
tional specialty or career field with a primary re-
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sponsibility for firefighting or damage control for at 
least five years in the aggregate. 
‘‘(d) DEGREE OF DISABILITY.—The degree of dis-
ability specified in this subsection is 10 percent or more. 
‘‘(e) PERIOD.—The period specified in this subsection 
is within 15 years of the date on which the veteran sepa-
rated from active military, naval, or air service. 
‘‘(f) EFFECTIVE DATE OF AWARD.—The effective 
date of an award under this section shall be determined 
in accordance with section 5110 of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1118 the following new 
item: 
‘‘1119. Presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with fire-
fighting.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 563 
To require the Secretary of Defense to modify the Certificate of Release 
or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a specific 
block explicitly identified as the location in which a member of the 
Armed Forces may provide one or more email addresses by which the 
member may be contacted. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2019 
Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself, Mr. JONES, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. MAST, 
Mr. MOULTON, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. EVANS, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. LANGEVIN, 
Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. COOK, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Mr. HASTINGS, and Mr. O’HALLERAN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Defense to modify the Certificate 
of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 
214) to include a specific block explicitly identified as 
the location in which a member of the Armed Forces 
may provide one or more email addresses by which the 
member may be contacted. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DD–214 Moderniza-
tion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF SPECIFIC EMAIL ADDRESS BLOCK 
ON 
CERTIFICATE 
OF 
RELEASE 
OR 
DIS-
CHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY (DD FORM 214). 
(a) MODIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall modify the Certificate of Release or Dis-
charge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a spe-
cific block explicitly identified as the location in which a 
member of the Armed Forces may provide one or more 
email addresses by which the member may be contacted 
after discharge or release from active duty in the Armed 
Forces. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR MODIFICATION.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall release a revised Certificate of Release 
or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), modified 
as required by subsection (a), not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5640 
To require the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate data 
on maternal health outcomes into its broadband health maps. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2020 
Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois, and Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
A BILL 
To require the Federal Communications Commission to in-
corporate data on maternal health outcomes into its 
broadband health maps. 
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 ‘‘Data Mapping to Save 
Moms’ Lives Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MAPPING BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY AND MATER-
NAL HEALTH OUTCOMES. 
(a) INCORPORATION OF MATERNAL HEALTH OUT-
COME DATA.—The Federal Communications Commission 
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‘‘(2) the date on which the shareholder trans-
fers such stock to any other person. 
‘‘(h) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TRANSFERS.— 
‘‘(1) 
DISTRIBUTIONS
FROM
ESTATES
OR 
TRUSTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section, in the case of a distribution of stock 
from an estate or trust to a beneficiary, the bene-
ficiary (and not the estate or trust) shall be treated 
as the shareholder to which this section applies with 
respect to periods after such distribution. 
‘‘(2) 
CERTAIN
TRANSFERS
INVOLVING 
SPOUSES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section, in the case of a transfer described in 
section 1041, the transferee (and not the transferor) 
shall be treated as the shareholder to which this sec-
tion applies with respect to periods after such trans-
fer. 
‘‘(i) TREATMENT OF INCOME IN RESPECT OF THE 
DECEDENT.— 
‘‘(1) ADJUSTMENT TO BUILT-IN GAIN OF PROP-
ERTY HELD BY S CORPORATION.—For purposes of 
subsection (b)(2), the fair market value of any prop-
erty taken into account under subparagraph (A) 
thereof shall be decreased by any amount of income 
in respect of the decedent with respect to such prop-
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shall incorporate data on maternal health outcomes for not 
less than 1 year postpartum, as recommended by the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention under subsection 
(b), into the broadband health mapping tools of the Com-
mission. 
(b) CONSULTATION WITH CDC.—The Federal Com-
munications Commission shall consult with the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention regarding the maternal 
health outcomes that should be incorporated into the 
broadband health mapping tools of the Commission under 
subsection (a). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5642 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to set aside not less than 5 percent of certain funds for certain 
active transportation projects and activities from the Federal lands trans-
portation program and Federal lands access program, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2020 
Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. COHEN, Ms. BROWNLEY of Cali-
fornia, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, and Mr. 
BEYER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Sec-
retary of Transportation to set aside not less than 5 
percent of certain funds for certain active transportation 
projects and activities from the Federal lands transpor-
tation program and Federal lands access program, 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 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5645 
To provide for media coverage of Federal appellate court proceedings, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2020 
Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. QUIGLEY, and Mr. CONNOLLY) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for media coverage of Federal appellate court 
proceedings, 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 ‘‘Eyes on the Courts 
Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. MEDIA COVERAGE IN FEDERAL APPELLATE COURT 
PROCEEDINGS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PRESIDING JUDGE.—The term ‘‘presiding 
judge’’ means the judge presiding over a proceeding 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Active Transportation 
for Public Lands Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL LANDS AND TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION 
PROGRAMS. 
Section 201 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) SET ASIDE FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out active trans-
portation, the Secretary shall for each fiscal year 
combine and use not less than 5 percent of the 
funds authorized for programs under sections 203 
and 204. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION
DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘active transportation’ 
means any of the following projects or activities: 
‘‘(A) Construction, planning, and design of 
on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedes-
trians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorized forms 
of transportation, including sidewalks, bicycle 
infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle signals, 
traffic calming techniques, lighting and other 
safety-related infrastructure, and transportation 
projects to achieve compliance with the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12101 et seq.). 
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‘‘(B) Construction planning, and design of 
infrastructure-related projects and systems that 
will provide safe routes for non-drivers, includ-
ing children, older adults, and individuals with 
disabilities, to access public accommodations 
and points of interest. 
‘‘(C) Conversion and use of abandoned 
railroad corridors for trails for pedestrians, 
bicyclists, or other nonmotorized transportation 
users.’’. 
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in an appellate court of the United States. In pro-
ceedings in which more than one judge participates, 
the presiding judge shall be the senior active judge 
so participating or, in the case of a circuit court of 
appeals, the senior active circuit judge so partici-
pating, except that— 
(A) in en banc sittings of any United 
States circuit court of appeals, the presiding 
judge shall be the chief judge of the circuit 
whenever the chief judge participates; and 
(B) in en banc sittings of the Supreme 
Court of the United States, the presiding judge 
shall be the Chief Justice whenever the Chief 
Justice participates. 
(2) APPELLATE
COURT
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES.—The term ‘‘appellate court of the United 
States’’ means any United States circuit court of ap-
peals and the Supreme Court of the United States. 
(b) MEDIA COVERAGE OF COURT PROCEEDINGS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The presiding judge in a 
proceeding of an appellate court of the United 
States shall permit the photographing, electronic re-
cording, audio-visual coverage, broadcasting, tele-
vising, or streaming in real time or near-real time on 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5644 
To prohibit the use of reverse auctions for design and construction services 
procurements, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2020 
Mr. MEADOWS (for himself and Mr. KHANNA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of reverse auctions for design and 
construction services procurements, 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 ‘‘Construction Con-
sensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF A REVERSE AUCTION FOR 
THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR DESIGN 
AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, in contrast to a 
traditional auction in which the buyers bid up the price, 
sellers bid down the price in a reverse auction. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation shall be amended to prohibit the use of reverse 
auctions for awarding contracts for design and construc-
tion services. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘design and construction serv-
ices’’ means— 
(A) site planning and landscape design; 
(B) architectural and engineering services 
(as defined in section 1102 of title 40, United 
States Code); 
(C) interior design; 
(D) performance of substantial construc-
tion work for facility, infrastructure, and envi-
ronmental restoration projects; 
(E) delivery and supply of construction 
materials to construction sites; or 
(F) construction or substantial alteration 
of public buildings or public works. 
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(2) The term ‘‘reverse auction’’ means, with re-
spect to any procurement by an executive agency— 
(A) a real-time auction conducted through 
an electronic medium among 2 or more offerors 
who compete by submitting bids for a supply or 
service contract, or a delivery order, task order, 
or purchase order under the contract, with the 
ability to submit revised lower bids at any time 
before the closing of the auction; and 
(B) the award of the contract, delivery 
order, task order, or purchase order to the of-
feror is solely based on the price obtained 
through the auction process. 
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the internet of that proceeding to or for the public, 
unless— 
(A) the presiding judge determines in writ-
ing, on the motion of any party to the pro-
ceeding or sua sponte, that allowing such 
photographing, recording, broadcasting, tele-
vising, or streaming would violate the due proc-
ess rights of a party to the proceeding or is oth-
erwise not in the interests of justice; and 
(B) the determination under paragraph (1) 
is published at least 72 hours before the pro-
ceeding begins. 
(2) INTERLOCUTORY
APPEALS
BARRED.—The 
determination of a presiding judge under paragraph 
(1)(A) may not be challenged through an interlocu-
tory appeal. 
(3) GUIDELINES.—The Judicial Conference of 
the United States may promulgate guidelines with 
respect to the management and administration of 
photographing, recording, broadcasting, televising, 
or streaming described under paragraph (1). 
(4) PROCEDURES.—In the interests of justice 
and fairness, the presiding judge of each appellate 
court of the United States may promulgate rules 
and disciplinary measures for the courtroom use of 
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any form of media or media equipment and the ac-
quisition or distribution of any of the images or 
sounds obtained in the courtroom. The presiding 
judge may also require written acknowledgment of 
the rules by anyone individually or on behalf of any 
entity before being allowed to acquire any images or 
sounds from the courtroom. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall apply with re-
spect to any proceeding in an appellate court of the United 
States that begins on or after the end of the 90-day period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 2. DELAWARE RIVER BASIN CONSERVATION REAU-
THORIZATION. 
(a) COST
SHARING.—Section 3504(c)(1) of the 
Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act 
(Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 1775) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Federal share’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Federal share’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) SMALL, RURAL, AND DISADVANTAGED 
COMMUNITIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the Federal share of the cost of a 
project funded under the grant program 
that serves a small, rural, or disadvantaged 
community shall be 90 percent of the total 
cost of the project, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(ii) WAIVER.—The Secretary may in-
crease the Federal share under clause (i) 
to 100 percent of the total cost of the 
project if the Secretary determines that the 
grant recipient is unable to pay, or would 
experience significant financial hardship if 
required to pay, the non-Federal share.’’. 
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(b) REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 
FOR FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF INTERESTS IN LAND.— 
Section 3506 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements 
for the Nation Act (Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 1775) 
is repealed. 
(c) SUNSET.—Section 3507 of the Water Infrastruc-
ture Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114– 
322; 130 Stat. 1775) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
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II 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6965 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 11, 2022 
Received 
AN ACT 
To promote travel and tourism in the United States, 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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such person for performing services in his or her ca-
pacity as a professional athlete. 
(4) PROFESSIONAL ENTERTAINER.—The term 
‘‘professional entertainer’’ means a person of promi-
nence who performs services in the professional per-
forming arts for wages or other remuneration on a 
per-event basis, provided that the wages or other re-
muneration are paid to such person for performing 
services in his or her capacity as a professional en-
tertainer. 
(5) QUALIFIED PRODUCTION EMPLOYEE.—The 
term ‘‘qualified production employee’’ means a per-
son who performs production services of any nature 
directly in connection with a State qualified, cer-
tified or approved film, television or other commer-
cial video production for wages or other remunera-
tion, provided that the wages or other remuneration 
paid to such person are qualified production costs or 
expenditures under such State’s qualified, certified 
or approved film incentive program, and that such 
wages or other remuneration must be subject to 
withholding under such film incentive program as a 
condition to treating such wages or other remunera-
tion as a qualified production cost or expenditure. 
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