I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9064 
To amend and improve Federal law in the areas of immigration, health 
care, the Constitution, education, trade, veterans affairs, welfare, tax, 
and other matters. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 31, 2020 
Mr. KING of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on En-
ergy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Natural 
Resources, House Administration, Rules, Appropriations, Agriculture, 
Oversight and Reform, Veterans’ Affairs, and Foreign Affairs, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend and improve Federal law in the areas of immigra-
tion, health care, the Constitution, education, trade, vet-
erans affairs, welfare, tax, and other matters. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Refurbishing the Pillars of American Exceptionalism Act 
of 2020’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
DIVISION A—llllll 
TITLE I—BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Citizenship at birth for certain persons born in the United States. 
TITLE II—OBAMACARE REPEAL 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the 
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. 
TITLE III—BARRING PPACA SUPREME COURT CASES FROM 
CITATION 
Sec. 301. Barring PPACA Supreme Court cases from citation. 
TITLE IV—PROTECT INTERSTATE COMMERCE 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Prohibition against interference by State and local governments with 
production or manufacture of items in other States. 
Sec. 403. Federal cause of action to challenge State regulation of interstate 
commerce. 
Sec. 404. Agricultural product defined. 
TITLE V—ESTABLISHING MANDATORY MINIMUMS FOR ILLEGAL 
REENTRY 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Increased penalties for reentry of removed aliens. 
TITLE VI—SARAH’S LAW 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Mandatory detention of certain aliens charged with a crime resulting 
in death or serious bodily injury. 
Sec. 603. Savings provision. 
TITLE VII—HEARTBEAT PROTECTION 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Sec. 702. Abortions prohibited without a check for fetal heartbeat, or if a fetal 
heartbeat is detectable. 
TITLE VIII—SANCTITY OF LIFE 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Sec. 802. Findings and declaration. 
Sec. 803. Limitation on jurisdiction. 
Sec. 804. Limitation on jurisdiction. 
Sec. 805. Effective date. 
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Sec. 806. Severability. 
TITLE IX—TAX FREE HEALTH INSURANCE 
Sec. 901. Short title. 
Sec. 902. Deduction for premiums for health insurance. 
TITLE X—AMERICAN FUTURE HEALTHCARE 
Sec. 1001. Short title. 
Sec. 1002. Reform of Health Savings Accounts. 
Sec. 1003. HSA Rollover to Medicare Advantage MSA. 
Sec. 1004. Treatment of direct primary care service arrangement fees as med-
ical expense. 
Sec. 1005. Allowing certain individuals with alternative health coverage to 
choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit. 
TITLE XI 
Subtitle A—Choices in Education Act 
Sec. 1101. Short title. 
Sec. 1102. Repeal of Elementary and Secondary Education Act and limitation 
on secretarial authority. 
Sec. 1103. Block grants to states. 
Sec. 1104. Application. 
Sec. 1105. Education voucher program requirements. 
Sec. 1106. Definitions. 
Subtitle B—No Hungry Kids Act 
Sec. 1121. Short title. 
Sec. 1122. Repeal of rule. 
Sec. 1123. Limits on certain nutritional requirements. 
TITLE XII—RELIGIOUS WORKER VISA RECIPROCITY 
Sec. 1201. Short title. 
Sec. 1202. Requiring reciprocal immigration treatment. 
TITLE XIII—TERMINATION OF EB–5 PROGRAM 
Sec. 1301. Termination of EB–5 program. 
TITLE XIV—EXPATRIATE TERRORIST 
Sec. 1401. Short title. 
Sec. 1402. Loss of nationality due to support of terrorism. 
Sec. 1403. Revocation or denial of passports and passport cards to individuals 
who are members of foreign terrorist organizations. 
TITLE XV—SILENCERS HELP US SAVE HEARING 
Sec. 1501. Short title. 
Sec. 1502. Equal treatment of silencers and firearms. 
Sec. 1503. Treatment of certain silencers. 
Sec. 1504. Preemption of certain State laws in relation to firearm silencers. 
Sec. 1505. Silencers and mufflers not to be federally regulated. 
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TITLE XVI—PROTECT AMERICAN IPR 
Sec. 1601. Short title. 
Sec. 1602. Study and report on violations of United States intellectual property 
rights in China or by Chinese persons. 
Sec. 1603. Imposition of duties on merchandise from China and distribution of 
proceeds of such duties to holders of certain United States in-
tellectual property rights. 
Sec. 1604. Compensation for losses borne by holders of United States intellec-
tual property rights. 
TITLE XVII—SUNSET ACT 
Sec. 1701. Short title. 
Sec. 1702. Congressional review of agency rulemaking. 
TITLE XVIII—ILLEGAL DEDUCTION ELIMINATION 
Sec. 1801. Short title. 
Sec. 1802. Clarification that wages paid to unauthorized aliens may not be de-
ducted from gross income. 
Sec. 1803. Modification of E–Verify Program. 
TITLE XIX—ENGLISH LANGUAGE UNITY 
Sec. 1901. Short title. 
Sec. 1902. Findings. 
Sec. 1903. English as official language of the United States. 
Sec. 1904. General rules of construction for English language texts of the laws 
of the United States. 
Sec. 1905. Implementing regulations. 
Sec. 1906. Effective date. 
TITLE XX—DAVIS-BACON REPEAL 
Sec. 2001. Short title. 
Sec. 2002. Repeal of Davis-Bacon wage requirements. 
Sec. 2003. Effective date and limitation. 
TITLE XXI—CENSUS ACCURACY 
Sec. 2101. Short title. 
Sec. 2102. Citizenship or lawful presence status on census questionnaires. 
TITLE XXII—TRUTH IN EMPLOYMENT 
Sec. 2201. Short title. 
Sec. 2202. Findings and purpose. 
Sec. 2203. Protection of employer rights. 
TITLE XXIII—E-BONDING FOR IMMIGRATION INTEGRITY 
Sec. 2301. Short title. 
Sec. 2302. Requirement of bond. 
Sec. 2303. Visa overstay rate categories. 
Sec. 2304. E-bond Enforcement Fund. 
Sec. 2305. Report. 
Sec. 2306. Definitions. 
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TITLE XXIV—RESTORING MAXIMUM MOBILITY TO OUR NATION’S 
VETERANS 
Sec. 2401. Short title. 
Sec. 2402. Wheelchairs for veterans with service-connected disabilities. 
TITLE XXV—END SANCTUARIES AND HELP OUR AMERICAN 
HOMELESS AND VETERANS 
Sec. 2501. Short title. 
Sec. 2502. Findings. 
Sec. 2503. Treatment of sanctuary jurisdictions. 
Sec. 2504. Private right of action. 
TITLE XXVI—SOCIAL SECURITY INTEGRITY ACT OF 2020 
Sec. 2601. Short title. 
Sec. 2602. Findings. 
Sec. 2603. Implementation of OIG recommendations. 
TITLE XXVII—HJ RES 47 
TITLE XXVIII—HJ RES 49 
TITLE XXIX—PROTECTING ACCESS TO CARE 
Sec. 2901. Short title. 
Sec. 2902. Encouraging speedy resolution of claims. 
Sec. 2903. Compensating patient injury. 
Sec. 2904. Maximizing patient recovery. 
Sec. 2905. Authorization of payment of future damages to claimants in health 
care lawsuits. 
Sec. 2906. Product liability for health care providers. 
Sec. 2907. Definitions. 
Sec. 2908. Effect on other laws. 
Sec. 2909. Rules of construction. 
Sec. 2910. Effective date. 
Sec. 2911. Limitation on expert witness testimony. 
Sec. 2912. Communications following unanticipated outcome. 
Sec. 2913. Expert witness qualifications. 
Sec. 2914. Affidavit of merit. 
Sec. 2915. Notice of intent to commence lawsuit. 
TITLE XXX—CONSOLIDATION OF FEDERAL WELFARE PROGRAMS 
Sec. 3001. Sense of congress. 
DIVISION B—FAIR TAX ACT 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Congressional findings. 
TITLE I—REPEAL OF THE INCOME TAX, PAYROLL TAXES, AND 
ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES 
Sec. 101. Income taxes repealed. 
Sec. 102. Payroll taxes repealed. 
Sec. 103. Estate and gift taxes repealed. 
Sec. 104. Conforming amendments; effective date. 
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TITLE II—SALES TAX ENACTED 
Sec. 201. Sales tax. 
Sec. 202. Conforming and technical amendments. 
TITLE III—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 301. Phase-out of administration of repealed Federal taxes. 
Sec. 302. Administration of other Federal taxes. 
Sec. 303. Sales tax inclusive Social Security benefits indexation. 
TITLE IV—SUNSET OF SALES TAX IF SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT 
NOT REPEALED 
Sec. 401. Elimination of sales tax if Sixteenth Amendment not repealed. 
DIVISION C—CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS 
TITLE I—REPEAL OF 16TH AMENDMENT 
Sec. I Repeal of 16th Amendment. 
TITLE II—APPORTIONMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Sec. II Apportionment of Representatives. 
DIVISION A—llllll 
TITLE I—BIRTHRIGHT 
CITIZENSHIP 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Birthright Citizenship 
Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 102. CITIZENSHIP AT BIRTH FOR CERTAIN PERSONS 
BORN IN THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘The following’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (h) 
as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—Acknowledging the right of birth-
right citizenship established by section 1 of the 14th 
amendment to the Constitution, a person born in the 
United States shall be considered ‘subject to the jurisdic-
tion’ of the United States for purposes of subsection (a)(1) 
if the person is born in the United States of parents, one 
of whom is— 
‘‘(1) a citizen or national of the United States; 
‘‘(2) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence in the United States whose residence is in 
the United States; or 
‘‘(3) an alien performing active service in the 
armed forces (as defined in section 101 of title 10, 
United States Code).’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a)(3) shall not be construed to affect the citizen-
ship or nationality status of any person born before the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE II—OBAMACARE REPEAL 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘ObamaCare Repeal 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 202. REPEAL OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AF-
FORDABLE CARE ACT AND THE HEALTH 
CARE AND EDUCATION RECONCILIATION ACT 
OF 2010. 
(a) PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE 
ACT.—Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Pro-
tection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), 
such Act is repealed, and the provisions of law amended 
or repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such 
Act had not been enacted. 
(b) HEALTH CARE
AND EDUCATION RECONCILI-
ATION ACT OF 2010.—Effective as of the enactment of 
the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 
(Public Law 111–152), such Act is repealed, and the pro-
visions of law amended or repealed by such Act are re-
stored or revived as if such Act had not been enacted. 
TITLE III—BARRING PPACA SU-
PREME COURT CASES FROM 
CITATION 
SEC. 301. BARRING PPACA SUPREME COURT CASES FROM 
CITATION. 
Under Article 3, Section 2, which allows Congress to 
provide exceptions and regulations for Supreme Court con-
sideration of cases and controversies, the following cases 
are barred from citation for the purpose of precedence in 
all future cases after enactment: Nat’l Fed’n of Indep. 
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Bus. v. Sebelius, 132 S. Ct. 2566, 2573, 183 L. Ed. 2d 
450 (2012) and King v. Burwell, 135 S. Ct. 2480, 2485, 
192 L. Ed. 2d 483 (2015) and Burwell v. Hobby Lobby 
Stores Inc., 134 S. Ct. 2751, 2782, 189 L. Ed. 2d 675 
(2014). 
TITLE IV—PROTECT 
INTERSTATE COMMERCE 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Interstate 
Commerce Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 402. PROHIBITION AGAINST INTERFERENCE BY STATE 
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH PRODUC-
TION OR MANUFACTURE OF ITEMS IN OTHER 
STATES. 
Consistent with article I, section 8, clause 3 of the 
Constitution of the United States, the government of a 
State or locality therein shall not impose a standard or 
condition on the production or manufacture of any agricul-
tural product sold or offered for sale in interstate com-
merce if— 
(1) such production or manufacture occurs in 
another State; and 
(2) the standard or condition is in addition to 
the standards and conditions applicable to such pro-
duction or manufacture pursuant to— 
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(A) Federal law; and 
(B) the laws of the State and locality in 
which such production or manufacture occurs. 
SEC. 403. FEDERAL CAUSE OF ACTION TO CHALLENGE 
STATE REGULATION OF INTERSTATE COM-
MERCE. 
(a) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—A person, includ-
ing, but not limited to, a producer, transporter, 
distributer, consumer, laborer, trade association, the Fed-
eral Government, a State government, or a unit of local 
government, which is affected by a regulation of a State 
or unit of local government which regulates any aspect of 
an agricultural product, including any aspect of the meth-
od of production, which is sold in interstate commerce, or 
any means or instrumentality through which such an agri-
cultural product is sold in interstate commerce, may bring 
an action in the appropriate court to invalidate such a reg-
ulation and seek damages for economic loss resulting from 
such regulation. 
(b) PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION.—Upon a motion of 
the plaintiff described in subsection (a), the court shall 
issue a preliminary injunction to preclude the State or unit 
of local government from enforcing the regulation at issue 
until such time as the court enters a final judgment in 
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the case, unless the State or unit of local government 
proves by clear and convincing evidence that— 
(1) the State or unit of local government is like-
ly to prevail on the merits at trial; and 
(2) the injunction would cause irreparable harm 
to the State or unit of local government. 
(c) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—No action shall be 
maintained under this section unless it is commenced 
within 10 years after the cause of action arose. 
SEC. 404. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT DEFINED. 
In this title, the term ‘‘agricultural product’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 207 of the Agricul-
tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1626). 
TITLE V—ESTABLISHING MAN-
DATORY MINIMUMS FOR IL-
LEGAL REENTRY 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as ‘‘Sarah’s Law’’ or as the 
‘‘Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry 
Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 502. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR REENTRY OF RE-
MOVED ALIENS. 
Section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1326) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), in the matter following 
paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘fined under title 18, 
United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 2 
years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘imprisoned not less 
than 5 years and not more than 6 years’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘fined 
under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned 
not more than 10 years, or both’’ and inserting 
‘‘imprisoned not less than 5 and not more than 
10 years, and may, in addition, be fined under 
title 18, United States Code’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘fined 
under such title, imprisoned not more than 20 
years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘imprisoned not 
less than 5 and not more than 20 years and 
may, in addition, be fined under such title’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘fined 
under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned 
for not more than 10 years, or both’’ and in-
serting ‘‘imprisoned for not less than 5 and not 
more than 10 years and may, in addition, be 
fined under such title’’. 
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TITLE VI—SARAH’S LAW 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as ‘‘Sarah’s Law’’. 
SEC. 602. MANDATORY DETENTION OF CERTAIN ALIENS 
CHARGED WITH A CRIME RESULTING IN 
DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY. 
Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 
striking the comma at the end of each subpara-
graph and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘sentence’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘sentenced’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, or’’ and inserting a 
semicolon; 
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
comma at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following: 
‘‘(E)(i)(I) was not inspected and admitted 
into the United States; 
‘‘(II) held a nonimmigrant visa (or other 
documentation authorizing admission into the 
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United States as a nonimmigrant) that has 
been revoked under section 221(i); or 
‘‘(III) 
is 
described 
in 
section 
237(a)(1)(C)(i); and 
‘‘(ii) has been charged by a prosecuting au-
thority in the United States with any crime 
that resulted in the death or serious bodily in-
jury (as defined in section 1365(h)(3) of title 
18, United States Code) of another person,’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Upon en-
countering or gaining knowledge of an alien de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement shall make reasonable efforts— 
‘‘(A) to obtain information from law en-
forcement agencies and from other available 
sources regarding the identity of any victims of 
the crimes for which such alien was charged or 
convicted; and 
‘‘(B) to provide the victim or, if the victim 
is deceased, a parent, guardian, spouse, or clos-
est living relative of such victim, with informa-
tion, on a timely and ongoing basis, including— 
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‘‘(i) the alien’s full name, aliases, date 
of birth, and country of nationality; 
‘‘(ii) the alien’s immigration status 
and criminal history; 
‘‘(iii) the alien’s custody status and 
any changes related to the alien’s custody; 
and 
‘‘(iv) a description of any efforts by 
the United States Government to remove 
the alien from the United States.’’. 
SEC. 603. SAVINGS PROVISION. 
Nothing in this title, or the amendments made by this 
title, may be construed to limit the rights of crime victims 
under any other provision of law, including section 3771 
of title 18, United States Code. 
TITLE VII—HEARTBEAT 
PROTECTION 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Heartbeat Protection 
Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 702. ABORTIONS PROHIBITED WITHOUT A CHECK FOR 
FETAL HEARTBEAT, OR IF A FETAL HEART-
BEAT IS DETECTABLE. 
(a) ABORTIONS PROHIBITED WITHOUT
A CHECK 
FOR FETAL HEARTBEAT, OR IF A FETAL HEARTBEAT IS 
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DETECTABLE.—Chapter 74 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in the chapter heading, by striking ‘‘PAR-
TIAL-BIRTH’’; 
(2) by inserting after section 1531 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 1532. Abortions prohibited without a check for 
fetal heartbeat, or if a fetal heartbeat is 
detectable 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—Any physician who knowingly per-
forms an abortion and thereby kills a human fetus— 
‘‘(1) without determining, according to stand-
ard medical practice, whether the fetus has a detect-
able heartbeat; 
‘‘(2) without informing the mother of the re-
sults of that determination; or 
‘‘(3) after determining, according to standard 
medical practice, that the fetus has a detectable 
heartbeat, 
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 
5 years, or both. This subsection does not apply to an 
abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother 
whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical 
illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering 
physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy 
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itself, but not including psychological or emotional condi-
tions. 
‘‘(b) DEFENDANT MAY SEEK HEARING.—A defend-
ant indicted for an offense under this section may seek 
a hearing before the State Medical Board on whether the 
physician’s conduct was necessary to save the life of the 
mother whose life was endangered by a physical disorder, 
physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endan-
gering physical condition caused by or arising from the 
pregnancy itself, but not including psychological or emo-
tional conditions. The findings on that issue are admissible 
on that issue at the trial of the defendant. Upon a motion 
of the defendant, the court shall delay the beginning of 
the trial for not more than 30 days to permit such a hear-
ing to take place. 
‘‘(c) NO LIABILITY FOR THE MOTHER ON WHOM 
ABORTION IS PERFORMED.—A mother upon whom an 
abortion is performed may not be prosecuted under this 
section, for a conspiracy to violate this section, or for an 
offense under section 2, 3, or 4 of this title based on a 
violation of this section. 
‘‘(d) REQUIREMENT FOR DATA RETENTION.—The 
physician shall include in the medical file of the mother 
documentation of the determination, according to stand-
ard medical practice, of whether the fetus has a detectable 
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heartbeat, the results of that determination, notification 
of the mother of those results, and any information en-
tered into evidence in any proceedings under subsection 
(b). Paragraph (j)(2) of section 164.530 of title 45, Code 
of Federal Regulations, shall apply to such documentation. 
‘‘(e) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this section 
or the application of such provision to any person or cir-
cumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of this sec-
tion and the application of the provisions of the remainder 
to any person or circumstance shall not be affected there-
by.’’; and 
(3) in the table of sections, by inserting after 
the item pertaining to section 1841 the following: 
‘‘1532. Abortions prohibited without a check for fetal heartbeat, or if a fetal 
heartbeat is detectable.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
for part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended, 
in the item relating to chapter 74, to read as follows: 
‘‘74. Abortions .......................................................................................... 1531’’. 
TITLE VIII—SANCTITY OF LIFE 
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sanctity of Life Act 
of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 802. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that uncontroverted 
scientific evidence has always shown that actual human 
life exists from the moment of conception. 
(b) DECLARATION.—Upon the basis of these find-
ings, and in the exercise of the powers of the Congress, 
the Congress hereby declares that human life shall be 
deemed to exist from fertilization, without regard to race, 
sex, age, health, defect, or condition of dependency and 
‘‘person’’ shall include all human life as defined herein. 
Congress further recognizes that each State has a compel-
ling interest in protecting the lives of those within the 
State’s jurisdiction whom the State rationally regards as 
human beings. 
SEC. 803. LIMITATION ON JURISDICTION. 
(a) Chapter 81 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding the following new section and renum-
bering any appropriate section accordingly: 
‘‘§ 1261. Appellate jurisdiction; limitations 
‘‘Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1253, 
1254, and 1257 of this chapter, the Supreme Court shall 
not have jurisdiction to review, by appeal, writ of certio-
rari, or otherwise, any case arising out of any statute, or-
dinance, rule, regulation, practice, or any part thereof, or 
arising out of any act interpreting, applying, enforcing, 
or effecting any statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, or 
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practice, on the grounds that such statute, ordinance, rule, 
regulation, practice, act, or part thereof (1) protects the 
rights of human persons between conception and birth, or 
(2) prohibits, limits, or regulates (a) the performance of 
abortions or (b) the provision of public expense of funds, 
facilities, personnel, or other assistance for the perform-
ance of abortions.’’. 
(b) The section analysis of chapter 81 of title 28 is 
amended by adding the following new item: 
‘‘1261. Appellate jurisdiction; limitations.’’. 
SEC. 804. LIMITATION ON JURISDICTION. 
(a) Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
section and renumbering any appropriate section accord-
ingly: 
‘‘§ 1370. Limitations on jurisdiction 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the dis-
trict courts shall not have jurisdiction of any case or ques-
tion which the Supreme Court does not have jurisdiction 
to review under section 1261 of this title.’’. 
(b) The section analysis at the beginning of chapter 
85 of title 28 is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new item: 
‘‘1370. Limitations on jurisdiction.’’. 
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SEC. 805. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The provisions of this title shall take effect imme-
diately upon enactment. 
SEC. 806. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this title or the application thereof 
to any person or circumstance is judicially determined to 
be invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and 
the application of such provision to other persons and cir-
cumstances shall not be affected by such determination. 
TITLE IX—TAX FREE HEALTH 
INSURANCE 
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Tax Free Health In-
surance Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 902. DEDUCTION FOR PREMIUMS FOR HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part VII of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by redesignating section 224 as section 225 and by insert-
ing after section 223 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 224. DEDUCTION FOR PREMIUMS FOR HEALTH IN-
SURANCE. 
‘‘In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed 
as a deduction to the taxpayer for the taxable year 
amounts paid by the taxpayer for insurance which con-
stitutes medical care (as defined in section 213(d)) for the 
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taxpayer and the taxpayer’s spouse and dependents. No 
amount shall be taken into account under the preceding 
sentence if a deduction or credit is allowed for such 
amount under this chapter or to any other taxpayer.’’. 
(b) DEDUCTION ALLOWED WHETHER OR NOT INDI-
VIDUAL ITEMIZES OTHER DEDUCTIONS.—Subsection (a) 
of section 62 of such Code is amended by inserting before 
the last sentence at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(22) DEDUCTION FOR PREMIUMS FOR HEALTH 
INSURANCE.—The deduction allowed by section 
224.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 224 
and adding at the end the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 224. Deduction for premiums for health insurance. 
‘‘Sec. 225. Cross reference.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2018. 
TITLE X—AMERICAN FUTURE 
HEALTHCARE 
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘American Future 
Healthcare Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 1002. REFORM OF HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. 
(a) REPEAL OF HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLAN 
REQUIREMENT.—Section 223(a) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) DEDUCTION ALLOWED.—In the case of an indi-
vidual, there shall be allowed as a deduction for a taxable 
year an amount equal to the aggregate amount paid in 
cash during such taxable year by or on behalf of such indi-
vidual to a health savings account of such individual.’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN DEDUCTIBLE HSA CONTRIBUTION 
LIMITATIONS.—Section 223(b)(1) of such Code is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘the sum of the monthly’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘eligible individual’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000 
($20,000 in the case of a joint return)’’. 
(c) MEDICARE ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO 
CONTRIBUTE TO HSA.—Section 223(b) of such Code is 
amended by striking paragraph (7). 
(d) PURCHASE
OF HEALTH INSURANCE.—Section 
223(d)(2) of such Code is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C), and 
(2) by striking ‘‘QUALIFIED
MEDICAL
EX-
PENSES.—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘The term’’ 
and inserting ‘‘QUALIFIED MEDICAL EXPENSES.— 
The term’’. 
(e) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT
FOR CATCHUP 
CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 223(f)(1) of such Code (as re-
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designated by subsection (g)(3)) is amended by striking 
‘‘Each dollar amount in subsections (b)(2) and (c)(2)(A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘In the case of a taxable year beginning 
after December 31, 2019, each dollar amount in para-
graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b)’’. 
(f) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT INDEXED TO CPI 
MEDICAL CARE COMPONENT.—Section 223(f) (as so re-
designated) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) CPI MEDICAL CARE COMPONENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
year shall be determined by substituting ‘CPI 
medical care component’ for ‘CPI’. 
‘‘(B) CPI MEDICAL CARE COMPONENT.— 
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
‘CPI medical care component’ means the med-
ical care component for the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers published by 
the Department of Labor.’’. 
(g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 223(b) of such Code is amended by 
striking paragraphs (2), (5), and (8) and by redesig-
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nating paragraphs (3), (4), and (6) as paragraphs 
(2), (3), and (4), respectively. 
(2) Section 223(b)(3) of such Code (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)) is amended by striking the 
last sentence. 
(3) Section 223 of such Code is amended by 
striking subsection (c) and redesignating subsections 
(d) through (h) as subsections (c) through (g), re-
spectively. 
(4) Section 223(c)(1)(A) of such Code (as re-
designated by paragraph (3)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (f)(5)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (e)(5)’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘the sum of— 
’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘the dollar 
amount in effect under subsection (b)(1).’’. 
(5) Section 223(f)(1) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3)) is amended by striking ‘‘calendar year 
2003’’ and inserting ‘‘calendar year 2014’’. 
(6) Section 26(b)(2)(U) of such Code is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘section 223(f)(4)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 223(e)(4)’’. 
(7) 
Sections 
35(g)(3), 
220(f)(5)(A), 
848(e)(1)(v), 4973(a)(5), and 6051(a)(12) of such 
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Code are each amended by striking ‘‘section 223(d)’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 223(c)’’. 
(8) Section 106(d)(1) of such Code is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘who is an eligible indi-
vidual (as defined in section 223(c)(1))’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 223(d)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 223(c)’’. 
(9) Section 408(d)(9) of such Code is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘who 
is an eligible individual (as defined in section 
223(c)) and’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘com-
puted on the basis of the type of coverage under 
the high deductible health plan covering the in-
dividual at the time of the qualified HSA fund-
ing distribution’’. 
(10) Section 877A(g)(6) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘223(f)(4)’’ and inserting 
‘‘223(e)(4)’’. 
(11) Section 4973(g) of such Code is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 223(d)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 223(c)’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 
223(f)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 223(e)(2)’’; 
and 
(C) by striking ‘‘section 223(f)(3)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 223(e)(3)’’. 
(12) Section 4975 of such Code is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)(6)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 223(d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 223(c)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘section 223(e)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 223(d)(2)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)(1)(E), by striking 
‘‘section 
223(d)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
223(c)’’. 
(13) Section 6693(a)(2)(C) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 223(h)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 223(g)’’. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2018. 
SEC. 1003. HSA ROLLOVER TO MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MSA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 138(b)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end of subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of 
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subparagraph (C), and by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) an HSA rollover contribution de-
scribed in subsection (d)(5),’’. 
(b) 
HSA 
ROLLOVER
CONTRIBUTION.—Section 
138(c) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTION.—An amount is 
described in this paragraph as a rollover contribu-
tion if it meets the requirement of subparagraphs 
(A) and (B). 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The requirements of 
this subparagraph are met in the case of an 
amount paid or distributed from a health sav-
ings to the account beneficiary to the extent the 
amount is received is paid into a Medicare Ad-
vantage MSA of such beneficiary not later than 
the 60th day after the day on which the bene-
ficiary receives the payment or distribution. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—This paragraph shall 
not apply to any amount described in subpara-
graph (A) received by an individual from a 
health savings account if, at any time during 
the 1-year period ending on the day of such re-
ceipt, such individual received any other amount 
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described in subparagraph (A) from a health 
savings account which was not includible in the 
individual’s gross income because of the appli-
cation of section 223(e)(5)(A).’’. 
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
223(e)(5)(A) of such Code, as amended by section 1002, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘or Medicare Advantage MSA’’ 
after ‘‘into a health savings account’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2018. 
SEC. 1004. TREATMENT OF DIRECT PRIMARY CARE SERV-
ICE ARRANGEMENT FEES AS MEDICAL EX-
PENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223(c)(2)(C) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by the preceding 
provisions of this title, is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end of clause (iii), by striking the period at the end of 
clause (iv) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by adding at the end 
the following new clause: 
‘‘(v) any direct primary care service arrangement.’’. 
(b) DIRECT PRIMARY CARE SERVICE ARRANGE-
MENT.—Section 223(c) of such Code, as amended by the 
preceding provisions of this title, is amended by redesig-
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nating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5) and by inserting 
after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) DIRECT
PRIMARY
CARE
SERVICE
AR-
RANGEMENT.—For purposes of this paragraph— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘direct pri-
mary care service arrangement’ means, with re-
spect to any individual, an arrangement under 
which such individual is provided medical care 
(as defined in section 213(d)) consisting solely 
of primary care services (as defined in section 
1833(x)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act) pro-
vided by primary care practitioners (as defined 
in section 1833(x)(2)(A) of the Social Security 
Act, determined without regard to clause (ii) 
thereof), if the sole compensation for such care 
is a fixed periodic fee. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—With respect to any 
individual for any month, such term shall not 
include any arrangement if the aggregate fees 
for all direct primary care service arrangements 
(determined without regard to this subclause) 
with respect to such individual for such month 
exceed $150 (twice such dollar amount in the 
case of an individual with any direct primary 
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care service arrangement (as so determined) 
that covers more than one individual). 
‘‘(C) CERTAIN
SERVICES
SPECIFICALLY 
EXCLUDED
FROM
TREATMENT
AS
PRIMARY 
CARE SERVICES.—For purposes of this para-
graph, the term ‘primary care services’ shall not 
include— 
‘‘(i) procedures that require the use of 
general anesthesia, 
‘‘(ii) prescription drugs (other than 
vaccines), and 
‘‘(iii) laboratory services not typically 
administered in an ambulatory primary 
care setting. 
The Secretary, after consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, shall 
issue regulations or other guidance regarding 
the application of this subparagraph.’’. 
(c) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 223(g)(1) of 
such Code is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and (c)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
(c)(2)(A), and (c)(4)(B)’’, and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘clause 
(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (ii) and (iii)’’ in clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (i), by 
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striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and in-
serting ‘‘, and’’, and by inserting after clause (ii) the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) in the case of the dollar amount 
in subsection (c)(4)(B) for taxable years 
beginning in calendar years after 2019, 
‘calendar year 2018’.’’. 
(d) REPORTING OF DIRECT PRIMARY CARE SERVICE 
ARRANGEMENT FEES ON W–2.—Section 6051(a) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (16), by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
(17) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by inserting after para-
graph (17) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(18) in the case of a direct primary care serv-
ice arrangement (as defined in section 223(c)(4)) 
which is provided in connection with employment, 
the aggregate fees for such arrangement for such 
employee.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this subsection shall apply to months beginning after De-
cember 31, 2018, in taxable years ending after such date. 
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SEC. 1005. ALLOWING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WITH ALTER-
NATIVE HEALTH COVERAGE TO CHOOSE TO 
OPT OUT OF THE MEDICARE PART A BEN-
EFIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any individual described in sub-
section (c) who is otherwise entitled to benefits under part 
A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act may elect (in 
such form and manner as may be specified by the Commis-
sioner of Social Security, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services) to opt out of such 
entitlement. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
in the case of an individual who makes such an election, 
such individual— 
(1) may (in such form and manner as may be 
specified by the Commissioner, in consultation with 
the Secretary) subsequently choose to end such elec-
tion and opt back into such entitlement (in accord-
ance with a process determined by the Commis-
sioner, in consultation with the Secretary) without, 
subject to subsection (b), being subject to any pen-
alty; 
(2) shall not be required to opt out of benefits 
under title II of such Act as a condition for making 
such election; and 
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(3) shall not be required to repay any amount 
paid under such part A for items and services fur-
nished prior to making such election. 
(b) NOTIFICATION OF TERMINATION OF QUALIFYING 
ALTERNATIVE HEALTH COVERAGE REQUIRED.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION.—In the case of an indi-
vidual who makes an election under subsection (a) 
and whose enrollment in qualifying alternative 
health coverage is subsequently terminated, such in-
dividual shall notify the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services of such termination not later than 
60 days after the date of such termination. 
(2) LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTY.—If an indi-
vidual required to notify the Secretary under para-
graph (1) fails to provide such notification within 
the period specified under such paragraph and sub-
sequently chooses to end the election made by such 
individual under subsection (a) and opt back into 
benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Se-
curity Act, such individual shall be subject to a late 
enrollment penalty (as determined by the Secretary) 
in a manner and amount similar to an individual en-
rolled under such part A pursuant to section 1818 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–2). 
(c) INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, 
an individual described in this subsection is an indi-
vidual who demonstrates (in accordance with a proc-
ess determined by the Commissioner, in consultation 
with the Secretary) that the individual is enrolled 
under qualifying alternative health coverage. 
(2) QUALIFYING
ALTERNATIVE
HEALTH
COV-
ERAGE.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘‘qualifying alternative health coverage’’ includes a 
group health plan or health insurance coverage of-
fered in the group or individual market (as such 
terms are defined in section 2791 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–91), or other 
health coverage specified by the Commissioner, in 
consultation with the Secretary, that provides at 
least benefits comparable to benefits provided under 
part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act. 
TITLE XI 
Subtitle A—Choices in Education 
Act 
SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Choices in Edu-
cation Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 1102. REPEAL OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDU-
CATION ACT AND LIMITATION ON SECRE-
TARIAL AUTHORITY. 
(a) REPEAL.—The Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is repealed. 
(b) LIMITATION ON SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY.—The 
authority of the Secretary under this title is limited to 
evaluating State applications under section 1104 and 
making payments to States under section 1103. The Sec-
retary shall not impose any further requirements on States 
with respect to elementary and secondary education be-
yond the requirements of this title. 
SEC. 1103. BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES. 
(a) GRANTS
TO STATES.—From amounts appro-
priated to carry out this title for a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall award grants (from allotments made under 
subsection (b)) to qualified States to enable such States 
to carry out an education voucher program under section 
1105. 
(b) ALLOTMENT.—From amounts described in sub-
section (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to 
each qualified State for that fiscal year an amount that 
bears the same ratio to those amounts as the number of 
eligible children in the qualified State (as determined by 
the Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory 
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data) bears to the number of all eligible children in all 
States in such school year. 
(c) REALLOTMENT.—If a State does not receive 
funds under subsection (b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall allot the remainder of such funds to each qualified 
State in an amount that bears the same ratio to such re-
mainder for such year as the amount received under sub-
section (b) by such qualified State bears to the amount 
received under such subsection for such year by all quali-
fied States. 
(d) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—Any amounts remaining 
after allotments are made under subsection (c) for a fiscal 
year shall not be available for any purpose other than def-
icit reduction. 
SEC. 1104. APPLICATION. 
(a) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this title, a State shall submit an application to the 
Secretary that includes assurances that the State will— 
(1) comply with the requirements of section 
1105; and 
(2) make it lawful for parents of an eligible 
child to elect— 
(A) to enroll their child in any public or 
private elementary or secondary school in the 
State; or 
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(B) to home-school their child. 
(b) APPROVAL.—Not later than 30 days after receiv-
ing an application from a State that meets the require-
ments of subsection (a), the Secretary shall approve such 
application. 
SEC. 1105. EDUCATION VOUCHER PROGRAM REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) EDUCATION VOUCHER PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The State shall distribute 
funds received under this title among the local edu-
cational agencies in the State based on the number 
of eligible children enrolled in the public schools op-
erated by each local educational agency and the 
number of eligible children within each local edu-
cational agency’s geographical area whose parents 
elect to send their child to a private school or to 
home-school their child. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that States should distribute non-Federal 
funds for elementary and secondary education in a 
manner that promotes competition and choices in 
education. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE CHILDREN; ALLO-
CATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE CHILDREN.— 
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(A) LEA IDENTIFICATION.—On an annual 
basis, on a date to be determined by the Sec-
retary, each local educational agency shall in-
form the State educational agency of— 
(i) the number of eligible children en-
rolled in public schools served by the local 
educational agency; and 
(ii) the number of eligible children 
within each local educational agency’s geo-
graphical area whose parents elect— 
(I) to send their child to a pri-
vate school; or 
(II) to home-school their child. 
(B) STATE IDENTIFICATION.—On an an-
nual basis, on a date to be determined by the 
Secretary, each State educational agency shall 
inform the Secretary of the total number of 
children identified by all local educational agen-
cies in the State under subparagraph (A). 
(2) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the amount of payment for each eli-
gible child in a State shall be equal to— 
(i) the total amount allotted to the 
State under this title; divided by 
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(ii) the total number of eligible chil-
dren in the State identified under para-
graph (1). 
(B) LIMITATIONS.— 
(i) In the case of a payment made to 
the parent of an eligible child who elects to 
attend a private school, the amount of the 
payment described in subparagraph (A) for 
each eligible child shall not exceed the cost 
for tuition, fees, and transportation for the 
eligible child to attend the private school. 
(ii) In the case of a payment made to 
a parent of an eligible child who elects to 
home-school such child, the amount of the 
payment described in subparagraph (A) for 
each eligible child shall not exceed the cost 
of home-schooling the child. 
(3) ALLOCATION
TO
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL 
AGENCIES.—Based on the identification of eligible 
children in paragraph (1), the State educational 
agency shall provide to a local educational agency an 
amount equal to the product of— 
(A) the amount available for each eligible 
child in the State, as determined in paragraph 
(2); multiplied by 
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(B) the number of eligible children identi-
fied by the local educational agency under para-
graph (1)(A). 
(4) 
DISTRIBUTION
TO
SCHOOLS.—From 
amounts allocated under paragraph (3), each local 
educational agency that receives funds under such 
paragraph shall distribute a portion of such funds to 
the public schools served by the local educational 
agency, which amount shall— 
(A) be based on the number of eligible chil-
dren enrolled in such schools and included in 
the count submitted under paragraph (1)(A); 
and 
(B) be distributed in a manner that would, 
in the absence of such Federal funds, supple-
ment the funds made available from non-Fed-
eral resources for the education of eligible chil-
dren, and not to supplant such funds. 
(5) DISTRIBUTION TO PARENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts allo-
cated under paragraph (3), each local edu-
cational agency that receives funds under such 
paragraph shall distribute a portion of such 
funds, in an amount equal to the amount de-
scribed in paragraph (2), to the parents of each 
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‘‘(B) an oath, affirmation, or declaration 
of allegiance to the foreign state, political sub-
division, or designated foreign terrorist organi-
zation is required for such office, post, or em-
ployment. 
‘‘(6) Making a formal renunciation of United 
States nationality before a diplomatic or consular of-
ficer of the United States in a foreign state, in such 
form as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State. 
‘‘(7) Making in the United States a formal 
written renunciation of nationality in such form as 
may be prescribed by, and before such officer as 
may be designated by, the Attorney General, when-
ever the United States shall be in a state of war and 
the Attorney General shall approve such renunci-
ation as not contrary to the interests of national de-
fense. 
‘‘(8)(A) Committing any act of treason against, 
or attempting by force to overthrow, or bearing arms 
against, the United States; 
‘‘(B) violating or conspiring to violate any of 
the provisions of section 2383 of title 18, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(C) willfully performing any act in violation of 
section 2385 of title 18, United States Code; or 
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islative days after Congress receives the report 
submitted under subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) In the Senate, the majority leader of 
the Senate (or his designee) and the minority 
leader of the Senate (or his designee) shall in-
troduce such joint resolution described in sub-
section (a) (by request), within 3 session days 
after Congress receives the report submitted 
under subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION OF JOINT RESOLUTION.— 
Subsections (b) through (g) of section 802 shall 
apply to a joint resolution described in paragraph 
(1) of this subsection in the same manner as a joint 
resolution described in subsection (a) of section 802, 
except that for purposes of that subsection, the term 
‘submission date’ means the date on which the Con-
gress receives the report submitted under subsection 
(b).’’. 
TITLE XVIII—ILLEGAL 
DEDUCTION ELIMINATION 
SEC. 1801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as— 
(1) the ‘‘IDEA Act’’; or 
(2) the ‘‘Illegal Deduction Elimination Act’’. 
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