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(v) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(ii), by in-
serting ‘‘and part D’’ after ‘‘this part’’. 
(C) Section 2724 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–23) is amend-
ed— 
(i) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘this part and 
part C insofar as it relates to this 
part’’ and inserting ‘‘this part, part 
D, and part C insofar as it relates to 
this part or part D’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘or part D’’ 
after ‘‘requirement of this part’’; 
(ii) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting 
‘‘or part D’’ after ‘‘this part’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘or 
part D’’ after ‘‘this part (other than sec-
tion 2704)’’. 
(b) ERISA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part 7 of sub-
title B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1181 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
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directly or indirectly by the payee entity or 
organization for any activity referred to in 
subclause (I). 
‘‘(iv) Clause (i) shall not apply for a tax-
able year for which the 10 percent threshold 
specified in clause (i)(I) is exceeded by not 
more than a de minimis amount if the Sec-
retary determines that the reason for exceeding 
the threshold was not willful and is due to rea-
sonable cause. 
‘‘(v) The Secretary shall prescribe such 
regulations as may be necessary or appropriate 
to prevent the avoidance of clause (i), including 
regulations relating to a direct or indirect 
transfer of all or part of the assets of an entity 
to an entity controlled (directly or indirectly) by 
the same person or persons who control the 
transferor entity.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act or amendment made by 
this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
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tional, the remainder of this Act and amendments made 
by this Act, and the application of the provisions and 
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be 
affected by the holding. 
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report shall include with respect to each 
such State demonstration program— 
‘‘(I) an assessment of clinical 
outcomes for maternity services pro-
vided by freestanding birth centers 
participating in the demonstration 
program compared to outcomes for 
low-risk pregnancy Medicaid patients 
in comparable demographic and geo-
graphic areas, including with respect 
to the number of births and data on 
intrapartum and postpartum maternal 
and newborn transfer rates and hos-
pital admissions; and 
‘‘(II) an assessment of the im-
pact of all the State demonstration 
programs conducted under this para-
graph on the Federal and State costs 
relating to providing freestanding 
birth center services for women with a 
low-risk pregnancy (including with re-
spect to the provision of inpatient, 
emergency, and ambulatory services) 
and newborn care, compared to the 
Federal and State costs related to the 
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(b) FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.—Not later 
than the end of the 120-day period beginning on the date 
that rules are issued under paragraph (1), the Federal Ac-
quisition Regulation shall be revised to reflect such rules. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 514 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe a motor vehicle safety 
standard requiring motor vehicles to be equipped with an ignition inter-
lock device that prevents a vehicle from being operated if the operator 
is intoxicated. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2019 
Mrs. DINGELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe a 
motor vehicle safety standard requiring motor vehicles 
to be equipped with an ignition interlock device that 
prevents a vehicle from being operated if the operator 
is intoxicated. 
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 ‘‘Abbas Stop Drunk 
Driving Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard 
under chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, that 
requires a motor vehicle to be equipped with an ignition 
interlock device that— 
(1) determines the blood alcohol concentration 
of the operator of the vehicle; and 
(2) if the blood alcohol concentration deter-
mined by the device is equal to or greater than the 
blood alcohol concentration specified in section 
163(a) of title 23, United States Code, prevents the 
vehicle from being operated. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘motor 
vehicle’’ and ‘‘motor vehicle safety standard’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 30102 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
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(iii) ADDITION TO EXISTING SIGNIFI-
CANT NEW USE RULE.—The date on which 
the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stance 
or 
class 
of 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances is added to a list 
of substances covered by a covered deter-
mination. 
(iv) ADDITION
AS
ACTIVE
CHEMICAL 
SUBSTANCE.—The 
date 
on 
which 
the 
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance 
or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
substances to which a covered determination 
applies is— 
(I) added to the list published 
under paragraph (1) of section 8(b) of 
the Toxic Substances Control Act and 
designated as an active chemical sub-
stance under paragraph (5)(A) of such 
section; or 
(II) designated as an active chem-
ical substance on such list under para-
graph (5)(B) of such section. 
(B) COVERED DETERMINATION.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph, a covered determination 
is a determination made, by rule, under section 
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the Armed Forces for a period of more than 180 
days; 
(2) for each noncitizen described in paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) the country of origin of the noncitizen; 
(B) the length of time the noncitizen 
served as a member of the Armed Forces; 
(C) the grounds for removal under section 
237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1227) or section 212(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182), as 
applicable; and 
(D) whether the noncitizen appealed the 
removal order; 
(3) the number of noncitizens described in 
paragraph (1) who— 
(A) were discharged or released from serv-
ice under honorable conditions; 
(B) were deployed overseas; 
(C) served on active duty in the Armed 
Forces in an overseas contingency operation; 
(D) were awarded military decorations, 
campaign medals, or service medals; 
(E) applied for benefits under laws admin-
istered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or 
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(F) are receiving benefits described in sub-
paragraph (E); and 
(4) a description of the reasons preventing any 
of the noncitizens who applied for benefits described 
in paragraph (3)(E) from receiving such benefits. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the completion of the study required under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall joint-
ly submit a report containing the results of such study 
to the appropriate congressional committees. 
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zation of Indians which is chartered under section 
17 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Indian Reorganization Act’’) (25 U.S.C. 
5124), by the recognized governing body of any In-
dian Tribe or Tribes, and with demonstrable experi-
ence in the restoration of buffalo and buffalo habitat 
on Indian land. 
SEC. 4. BUFFALO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. 
(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—The Secretary shall 
establish a permanent program within the Department of 
the Interior for the purpose of— 
(1) promoting and developing the capacity of 
Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to manage 
buffalo and buffalo habitat; 
(2) promoting the ability of Indian Tribes and 
Tribal organizations to protect, conserve, and en-
hance populations of buffalo that are owned by In-
dian Tribes or Tribal organizations; 
(3) promoting the development and use of buf-
falo and buffalo habitat for the maximum prac-
ticable benefit of Indian Tribes and Tribal organiza-
tions; and 
(4) promoting the inclusion of Indian Tribes 
and Tribal organizations in Department, inter-
national, national, regional, and local decision mak-
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(C) the use of buffalo for economic develop-
ment, in the case of an Indian Tribe that chooses 
to use buffalo for economic development. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to fulfill the government-to-government rela-
tionship between Tribal governments and the United 
States in the management of buffalo and buffalo habi-
tat; 
(2) to promote and develop the capacity of In-
dian Tribes and Tribal organizations to manage buf-
falo and buffalo habitat; 
(3) to protect, conserve, and enhance Indian buf-
falo, which are important to the subsistence, culture, 
and economic development of many Indian Tribes; 
(4) to promote the development and use of buf-
falo and buffalo habitat for the maximum practicable 
benefit of Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, 
through management of buffalo and buffalo habitats 
in accordance with integrated resource management 
plans developed by Indian Tribes and Tribal organi-
zations; 
(5) to develop buffalo herds and increase produc-
tion of buffalo in order to meet Tribal subsistence, 
health, cultural, and economic development needs; and 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5154 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include geothermal energy 
in the 30 percent energy credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2019 
Mr. HORSFORD (for himself, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. 
SUOZZI, Mr. BEYER, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 
and Ms. MOORE) 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 include 
geothermal energy in the 30 percent energy credit. 
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 ‘‘Geothermal Energy 
Opportunity Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘GEO Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF GEOTHERMAL IN 30 PERCENT EN-
ERGY CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 48(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by 
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striking ‘‘paragraph (3)(A)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (i) 
or (iii) of paragraph (3)(A)’’. 
(b) PHASEOUT.—Section 48(a) of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(8) PHASEOUT FOR GEOTHERMAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), in the case of any energy property 
described in paragraph (3)(A)(iii) the construc-
tion of which begins before January 1, 2027, 
the energy percentage determined under para-
graph (2) shall be equal to— 
‘‘(i) in the case of any property the 
construction of which begins after Decem-
ber 31, 2024, and before January 1, 2026, 
26 percent, and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of any property the 
construction of which begins after Decem-
ber 31, 2025, and before January 1, 2027, 
22 percent. 
‘‘(B) PLACED IN SERVICE DEADLINE.—In 
the case of any energy property described in 
paragraph (3)(A)(iii) the construction of which 
begins before January 1, 2027, and which is 
not placed in service before January 1, 2029, 
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the energy percentage determined under para-
graph (2) shall be equal to 10 percent.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to periods after December 31, 
2019, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) 
as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5155 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include waste energy 
recovery property in the energy credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2019 
Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. DANNY K. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. BEYER, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Ms. 
MOORE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include 
waste energy recovery property in the energy credit. 
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 ‘‘Waste Heat to Power 
Investment Tax Credit Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF WASTE ENERGY RECOVERY PROP-
ERTY IN ENERGY CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 48(a)(3)(A) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ 
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at the end of clause (vi), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of 
clause (vii), and by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(viii) waste energy recovery prop-
erty,’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF 30 PERCENT CREDIT.—Section 
48(a)(2)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end of subclauses (III) and adding at the end the 
following new subclause: 
‘‘(V) waste energy recovery prop-
erty, and’’. 
(c) PHASEOUT.—Section 48(a) of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(8) PHASEOUT FOR WASTE ENERGY RECOV-
ERY PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), in the case of any waste energy re-
covery property, the energy percentage deter-
mined under paragraph (2) shall be equal to— 
‘‘(i) in the case of any property the 
construction of which begins after Decem-
ber 31, 2024, and before January 1, 2026, 
26 percent, and 
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energy and cost savings with respect to each such 
improvement, and 
‘‘(2) is conducted and prepared by a home en-
ergy auditor that meets the certification or other re-
quirements specified by the Secretary (after con-
sultation with the Secretary of Energy, and not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection) in regulations or other guidance.’’. 
(d) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1016(a)(33) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 
25C(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 25C(g)’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after 
December 31, 2019. 
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‘‘(ii) in the case of any property the 
construction of which begins after Decem-
ber 31, 2025, and before January 1, 2027, 
22 percent. 
‘‘(B) PLACED IN SERVICE DEADLINE.—In 
the case of any energy property described in 
subparagraph (A) which is not placed in service 
before January 1, 2029, the energy percentage 
determined under paragraph (2) shall be equal 
to 0 percent.’’. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 48(c) of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) WASTE ENERGY RECOVERY PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘waste en-
ergy recovery property’ means property that 
generates electricity solely from heat from 
buildings or equipment if the primary purpose 
of such building or equipment is not the genera-
tion of electricity. 
‘‘(B) CAPACITY
LIMITATION.—The term 
‘waste energy recovery property’ shall not in-
clude any property which has a capacity in ex-
cess of 50 megawatts. 
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‘‘(C) NO
DOUBLE
BENEFIT.—Any waste 
energy recovery property (determined without 
regard to this subparagraph) which is part of a 
system which is a combined heat and power sys-
tem property shall not be treated as waste en-
ergy recovery property for purposes of this sec-
tion unless the taxpayer elects to not treat such 
system as a combined heat and power system 
property for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(D) TERMINATION.—The term ‘waste en-
ergy recovery property’ shall not include any 
property the construction of which does not 
begin before January 1, 2027.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to periods after December 31, 
2019, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) 
as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5156 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for 
carbon oxide sequestration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2019 
Ms. SEWELL of Alabama (for herself, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. PA-
NETTA, and Ms. MOORE) 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 credit for carbon oxide sequestration. 
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 ‘‘Carbon Capture and 
Sequestration Extension Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR CARBON OXIDE SE-
QUESTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 45Q(d)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘January 
1, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2025’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section applies to facilities the construction of which 
begins after December 31, 2023. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5157 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for elective payments 
for energy property and electricity produced from certain renewable resources. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2019 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. DANNY K. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. MOORE, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. BEYER, Mr. PA-
NETTA, Ms. DELBENE, and Mr. GOMEZ) 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 provide 
for elective payments for energy property and electricity 
produced from certain renewable resources. 
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 ‘‘Renewable Energy In-
vestment Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELECTIVE PAYMENT FOR ENERGY PROPERTY AND 
ELECTRICITY PRODUCED FROM CERTAIN RE-
NEWABLE RESOURCES, ETC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 6431. ELECTIVE PAYMENT FOR ENERGY PROPERTY 
AND ELECTRICITY PRODUCED FROM CER-
TAIN RENEWABLE RESOURCES, ETC. 
‘‘(a) ENERGY PROPERTY.—In the case of a taxpayer 
making an election (at such time and in such manner as 
the Secretary may provide) under this section with respect 
to any portion of an energy credit which would (without 
regard to this section) be determined under section 48 
with respect to such taxpayer or any portion of a renew-
able electricity production credit which would (without re-
gard to this section) be determined under section 45 with 
respect to such taxpayer, such taxpayer shall be treated 
as making a payment against the tax imposed by subtitle 
A for the taxable year equal to— 
‘‘(1) in the case of an Indian tribal government 
(within the meaning of such term for purposes of 
section 139E), the amount of such portion, and 
‘‘(2) in the case of any other taxpayer, 85 per-
cent of such amount. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 515 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on 
the deduction for certain State, local, and foreign taxes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2019 
Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. ROSE of New York, 
Mr. BRINDISI, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. TED LIEU of California, 
Ms. BASS, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. SIRES, Ms. 
SCANLON, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. CORREA, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. 
TORRES of California, and Mr. GOTTHEIMER) 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 repeal 
the limitation on the deduction for certain State, local, 
and foreign taxes. 
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 ‘‘State And Local Tax 
Deduction Fairness Act of 2019’’. 
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