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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3514 
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
to provide fisheries disaster relief for commercial fishery failures that 
are due to certain duties, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2019 
Mr. MOULTON (for himself, Mr. KEATING, and Ms. PINGREE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act to provide fisheries disaster relief for 
commercial fishery failures that are due to certain duties, 
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. FISHERIES DISASTER RELIEF FOR COMMER-
CIAL FISHERY FAILURES DUE TO CERTAIN 
DUTIES. 
Section 312(a)(1)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fish-
ery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1861a(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ before ‘‘regulatory restric-
tions’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or (ii) increases in duties on 
any United States seafood products (within the 
meaning of the term ‘fish’ under section 3), or fish 
products, as retaliation for increases in duties im-
posed by the United States pursuant to section 232 
of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 
1862) or section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2411), including increases in duties on sea-
food products pursuant to such section 301’’ after 
‘‘environment’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3518 
To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased 
Members of Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2019 
Mr. POSEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on House Administration 
A BILL 
To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving 
heirs of deceased Members of Congress. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITING PAYMENT OF GRATUITIES TO 
SURVIVORS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No payment may be made from 
the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives, 
the contingent fund of the Senate, or any other appro-
priated funds for a death gratuity payment to the widow, 
widower, or heirs-at-law of any Member of Congress who 
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dies after the commencement of the Congress to which the 
Member has been elected. 
(b) NO EFFECT
ON OTHER PAYMENTS
TO SUR-
VIVORS.—Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to 
prohibit or affect the payment to any individual of any 
unpaid balance or salary or other sums due to a Member 
of Congress who dies after the commencement of the Con-
gress to which the Member has been elected. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION. 
For purposes of this Act, a ‘‘Member of Congress’’ 
means a Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3519 
To direct the Secretary of Education to develop a common manual for 
loan servicers to ensure quality of practice and increase borrower satisfaction. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2019 
Ms. SCHRIER (for herself, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, and Ms. 
KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Education to develop a common 
manual for loan servicers to ensure quality of practice 
and increase borrower satisfaction. 
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 ‘‘Better Service to Bor-
rowers Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIRING A COMMON MANUAL FOR SERVICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part G of title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 493E. REQUIRING A COMMON MANUAL FOR LOAN 
SERVICERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the Better Service to Borrowers of 
2019, the Secretary shall develop a manual of common 
procedures and policies for entities with which the Sec-
retary enters into contracts for the origination, servicing, 
and collection of covered loans to standardize procedures 
to ensure consistency of quality and practice across loan 
servicers, and a minimum standard of quality and practice 
to ensure that borrowers are well-served. 
‘‘(b) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall update the 
manual under subsection (a) as frequently as may be nec-
essary, but not less frequently than every 5 years. 
‘‘(c) COVERED LOANS DEFINED.—The term ‘covered 
loans’ means— 
‘‘(1) loans sold or assigned to the Secretary 
under part B; 
‘‘(2) loans made or purchased under part D; 
and 
‘‘(3) loans referred, transferred, or assigned to 
the Secretary under part E.’’. 
(b) PART D LOANS.—Section 456(a)(2) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087f(a)(2)) is 
amended in the first sentence by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘, including the applicable 
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procedures and policies described in the manual developed 
under section 493E’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 351 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to lend 
Department of Defense farm equipment to eligible farmers, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2019 
Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. JONES, and Mr. DUNN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot 
program to lend Department of Defense farm equipment 
to eligible 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 ‘‘Equip Ag Act of 
2019’’. 
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FARM EQUIPMENT 
SHARING PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) SURVEY OF DOD EQUIPMENT.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
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Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Agriculture, shall conduct a survey of the equipment 
of the Department of Defense to determine which such 
equipment— 
(1) would be appropriate for use by farmers 
through an equipment sharing program; and 
(2) could be used in an equipment sharing pro-
gram without jeopardizing military readiness. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a pilot program under which the Sec-
retary shall lend equipment of the Department iden-
tified pursuant to the survey carried out under sub-
section (a) to eligible farmers. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to borrow 
equipment under the pilot program, a farmer shall— 
(A) be a new and beginning farmer, as de-
termined by the Secretary; and 
(B) submit to the Secretary an application 
containing such information and assurances as 
the Secretary may require. 
(3) LOCATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 
the pilot program at locations determined by the 
Secretary. 
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(4) DURATION.—The authority to carry out a 
pilot program under this section shall terminate on 
the date that is three years after the date of the 
commencement of the pilot program. 
(5) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the 
termination of the pilot program under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a re-
port on the pilot program that includes the rec-
ommendations of the Secretary with respect to the 
extension and expansion of the program. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3520 
To reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2019 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. BILIRAKIS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act 
of 2005, 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 ‘‘Stem Cell Therapeutic 
and Research Reauthorization Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE C.W. BILL YOUNG CELL 
TRANSPLANTATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 379(d)(2)(B) of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274k(d)(2)(B)) is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘including remote collection, 
consistent with the inventory’’ and inserting ‘‘includ-
ing collection, consistent with the inventory’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘including remote collection,’’ 
before ‘‘consistent with the requirements’’. 
(b) ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETINGS.—Subsection (a) 
of section 379 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
274k) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) The Secretary shall convene the Advisory 
Council at least two times each calendar year.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
379B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274m) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$33,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 
and $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2020 through 2024’’. 
SEC. 3. CORD BLOOD INVENTORY. 
Subsection (g) of section 2 of the Stem Cell Thera-
peutic and Research Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 274k note) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
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priated $23,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 
2024.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3521 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to wastewater 
infrastructure workforce development, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2019 
Mr. STANTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with 
respect to wastewater infrastructure workforce develop-
ment, 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 ‘‘Wastewater Infrastruc-
ture Workforce Investment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE IN-
VESTMENT. 
(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON PUBLICLY OWNED 
TREATMENT WORKS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.—Sec-
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tion 104(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1251(g)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘manpower’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘workforce’’; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fol-
lows— 
‘‘(4) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS
ON
PUBLICLY 
OWNED TREATMENT WORKS WORKFORCE DEVELOP-
MENT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of en-
actment of the Wastewater Infrastructure Workforce 
Investment Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
report containing— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of the current and fu-
ture workforce needs for publicly owned treat-
ment works, including an estimate of the num-
ber of future positions needed for such treat-
ment works and the technical skills and edu-
cation needed for such positions; 
‘‘(B) a summary of actions taken by the 
Administrator, including Federal investments 
under this Act, that promote workforce develop-
ment to address such needs; and 
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‘‘(C) any recommendations of the Adminis-
trator to address such needs.’’. 
(b) ALLOTMENT
OF FUNDS.—Section 604 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT.—A State may reserve each fiscal year up 
to 1 percent of the sums allotted to the State under this 
section for the fiscal year to carry out workforce develop-
ment, training, and retraining activities described in sec-
tion 104(g).’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3522 
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the definition 
of employee as it relates to direct sellers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2019 
Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. CURTIS, 
Mr. MCADAMS, and Mr. GOODEN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify 
the definition of employee as it relates to direct sellers, 
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 ‘‘Preserving Direct Sell-
er Independence Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 3(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
(29 U.S.C. 203(e)) is amended by inserting after para-
graph (5) the following: 
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‘‘(6) The term ‘employee’ does not include any 
person identified in section 3508(b)(2) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 
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‘‘(3) GOALS.—The goals of the Boots to Busi-
ness Program are to— 
‘‘(A) provide assistance and in-depth train-
ing to covered individuals interested in business 
ownership; and 
‘‘(B) provide covered individuals with the 
tools, skills, and knowledge necessary to identify 
a business opportunity, draft a business plan, 
identify sources of capital, connect with local 
resources for small business concerns, and start 
up a small business concern. 
‘‘(4) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Boots to Busi-
ness Program may include— 
‘‘(i) a presentation providing exposure 
to the considerations involved in self-em-
ployment and ownership of a small busi-
ness concern; 
‘‘(ii) an online, self-study course fo-
cused on the basic skills of entrepreneur-
ship, the language of business, and the 
considerations involved in self-employment 
and ownership of a small business concern; 
‘‘(iii) an in-person classroom instruc-
tion component providing an introduction 
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istration of the mitigation loan fund of the 
entity; or 
‘‘(ii) require specific changes with re-
spect to a mitigation loan fund in order to 
improve the effectiveness of the fund. 
‘‘(j) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator shall issue 
guidance or regulations as may be necessary to carry out 
this section, including guidance or regulations that— 
‘‘(1) ensure that each participating entity to 
which funds are allocated under this section uses the 
funds as efficiently as possible; 
‘‘(2) reduce, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, waste, fraud, and abuse with respect to the 
implementation of this section; 
‘‘(3) ensure compliance with the requirements 
of this section; and 
‘‘(4) require any party that receives funds di-
rectly or indirectly under this section, including a 
participating entity and an eligible recipient of 
amounts from a mitigation loan fund, to use proce-
dures with respect to the management of the funds 
that conform to generally accepted accounting stand-
ards. 
‘‘(k) FUNDING.—The President may make contribu-
tions from the Disaster Relief Fund in order to provide 
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region such as marshes and wetlands, 
if appropriate; 
‘‘(II) replacement of vegetation 
native to the region more suited to in-
creased hot and dry periods; 
‘‘(III) physical improvement and 
signage of evacuation routes; 
‘‘(IV) establishment or improve-
ment of evacuation centers; 
‘‘(V) training of first responders 
and public safety personnel on how to 
prevent, mitigate, and respond to 
wildfires; 
‘‘(VI) acquisition of equipment 
and supplies suited to mitigating and 
responding to wildfires, including ac-
quisition of technology-based solu-
tions; 
‘‘(VII) activities that increase the 
capacity of healthcare facilities to 
treat wildfire-related injuries; and 
‘‘(VIII) activities that address 
wildfire primary impacts such as from 
burn and secondary impacts to prop-
erty and infrastructure. 
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‘‘(C) interest earned on amounts in the 
fund; and 
‘‘(D) the matching funds required under 
subsection (g). 
‘‘(g) MATCHING FUNDS.—On or before the date on 
which a participating entity receives a capitalization grant, 
the entity shall deposit into the mitigation loan fund of 
the entity, in addition to the amount of the capitalization 
grant, an amount from non-Federal sources that is not 
less than 10 percent of the total amount of the capitaliza-
tion grant. 
‘‘(h) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.—Unless otherwise pro-
hibited by law, a participating entity may use the amounts 
deposited into a mitigation loan fund under this section 
only— 
‘‘(1) to make a loan, on the condition that— 
‘‘(A) the interest rate for the loan is not 
more than 50 percent of the market interest 
rate; 
‘‘(B) the recipient of the loan will begin 
making principal and interest payments on the 
loan not later than 1 year after the date on 
which the project for which the loan was made 
is completed; 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3528 
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to carry out a program to facilitate 
the development of digital products for the public, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2019 
Mr. LIPINSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to carry out a program 
to facilitate the development of digital products for the 
public, 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 Opportunity Project 
Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Opportunity Project of the Department 
of Commerce is based on a process that engages the 
technology industry to create digital products that 
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‘‘(iv) the number of jobs created with 
assistance under the Boots to Business 
Program; 
‘‘(v) the number of referrals to other 
resources and programs of the Administra-
tion; 
‘‘(vi) the number of program partici-
pants receiving financial assistance under 
loan programs of the Administration; 
‘‘(vii) the type and dollar amount of 
financial assistance received by program 
participants under any loan program of the 
Administration; and 
‘‘(viii) results of participant satisfac-
tion surveys, including a summary of any 
comments received from program partici-
pants; 
‘‘(F) an evaluation of the effectiveness of 
the Boots to Business Program in each region 
of the Administration during the most recent 
fiscal year; 
‘‘(G) an assessment of additional perform-
ance outcome measures for the Boots to Busi-
ness Program, as identified by the Adminis-
trator; 
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‘‘(B) who does not promptly notify the Sec-
retary of any suspension in such license, registra-
tion, or certification. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall conduct biennial audits of 
employees covered by subsection (f) to ensure that the em-
ployee is licensed, registered, or certified as required by 
such subsection. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall ensure that the hiring proc-
ess for employees covered by subsection (f) includes— 
‘‘(A) requesting from the individual applying 
for the position the status of the licensure, registra-
tion, or certification of the individual as required by 
such subsection, including a description of any ac-
tions the individual must take to fulfill such licen-
sure, registration, or certification requirement before 
beginning such employment; and 
‘‘(B) verifying such status before the individual 
begins such employment. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall provide annual training to 
directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks, direc-
tors of Department health-care facilities, and chiefs of 
staff of Department health-care facilities (and such other 
employees as the directors or chiefs of staff determine ap-
propriate) with respect to carrying out this subsection and 
subsection (f).’’. 
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