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H. R. 473 
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty 
An Act 
To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative 
work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Every Word We Utter Monument may 
establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District 
of Columbia and its environs to commemorate the women’s suffrage 
movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitu-
tion, which gave women the right to vote. 
(b) COMPLIANCE
WITH
STANDARDS
FOR
COMMEMORATIVE 
WORKS.—The establishment of the commemorative work under this 
section shall be in accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’). 
(c) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Federal funds may not be used to pay 
any expense of the establishment of the commemorative work 
under this section. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EVERY WORD WE UTTER MONU-
MENT.—The Every Word We Utter Monument shall be solely 
responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment 
of the expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative 
work under this section. 
(d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If upon payment of all expenses for the 
establishment of the memorial (including the maintenance and 
preservation amount required by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, 
United States Code), there remains a balance of funds received 
for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Every 
Word We Utter Monument shall transmit the amount of the 
balance to the Secretary of the Interior for deposit in the 
account provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United 
States Code. 
(2) ON EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—If upon expiration of 
the authority for the commemorative work under section 
8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, there remains a balance 
of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative 
work, the Every Word We Utter Monument shall transmit 
the amount of the balance to a separate account with the 
National Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to 
the Secretary of the Interior or Administrator (as appropriate) 
following the process provided in section 8906(b)(4) of title
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H. R. 473—2 
40, United States Code, for accounts established under 
8906(b)(2) or (3) of title 40, United States Code. 
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 
by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 
PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 
Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Com-
mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SEC. 1. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE 
WORK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Every Word We Utter Monu-
ment may establish a commemorative work on Federal land 
in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemo-
rate the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, 
which gave women the right to vote. 
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMORA-
TIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the commemorative 
work under this section shall be in accordance with chapter 
89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the 
‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’). 
(c) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Federal funds may not be 
used to pay any expense of the establishment of the 
commemorative work under this section. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EVERY WORD WE 
UTTER
MONUMENT.—The Every Word We Utter 
Monument shall be solely responsible for acceptance of 
contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the 
establishment of the commemorative work under this 
section. 
(d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 181 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 473 
[Report No. 116–229] 
To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemora-
tive work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2019 
Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. CROW, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. TIPTON, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. PERLMUTTER, and Mr. BUCK) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
OCTOBER 11, 2019 
Additional sponsors: Mr. KING of New York, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. POCAN, Ms. 
HILL of California, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. JOHN-
SON of Texas, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. 
JACKSON LEE, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. CASE, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, 
Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
LAWRENCE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. CLAY, Mr. SABLAN, 
Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. HARDER of California, and Ms. 
ROYBAL-ALLARD 
OCTOBER 11, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 10, 2019] 
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Union Calendar No. 181 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 473 
[Report No. 116–229] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument 
to establish a commemorative work in the Dis-
trict of Columbia and its environs, and for other 
purposes. 
OCTOBER 11, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4740 
To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission, in consultation with 
the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 
the Director of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct a study 
on the safety and efficacy of tasers and firearms, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 18, 2019 
Mr. RUSH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission, in con-
sultation with the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the 
Director of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct 
a study on the safety and efficacy of tasers and firearms, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘TASER Access, Safe-
ty, and Effectiveness Review and Study Act’’ or the 
‘‘TASERS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STUDY ON TASER AND FIREARM SAFETY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Consumer Product Safety Commis-
sion, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Director 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 
the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall 
conduct a national study of firearms and tasers to deter-
mine— 
(1) the number of successful self-defense at-
tempts with each type of weapon; 
(2) the number of accidental discharges or mis-
fires with each type of weapon; 
(3) the types of injuries sustained, and their se-
verity with each type of weapon; and 
(4) the long-term health implications of being 
shot by a firearm or electrocuted by a taser. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safe-
ty Commission shall submit to the Congress a written re-
port containing the— 
(1) results of the study; and 
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(2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 
Commission. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FIREARM.—The term ‘‘firearm’’ has the 
meaning given to the term in section 921(a)(3)(A) 
of title 18, United States Code. 
(2) TASER.—The term ‘‘taser’’ means a hand- 
held device designed to expel by means of an explo-
sive two electrical contacts (barbs) connected by two 
wires attached to a high-voltage source. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4743 
To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 18, 2019 
Mr. SABLAN (for himself and Mrs. RADEWAGEN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American 
Samoa, 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 ‘‘Employment Services 
and Jobs Parity Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTH-
ERN 
MARIANA 
ISLANDS 
AND 
AMERICAN 
SAMOA. 
The Wagner-Peyser Act is amended— 
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(1) in section 2(5) (29 U.S.C. 49a(5)), by in-
serting ‘‘the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands, American Samoa,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’; 
(2) in section 5(b)(1) (29 U.S.C. 49d(b)(1)), by 
inserting ‘‘the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands, and American Samoa,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’; 
(3) in section 6(a) (29 U.S.C. 49e(a))— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
Samoa’’ after ‘‘except for Guam’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘allot to Guam’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘allot to— 
‘‘(1) Guam’’; 
(C) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands and American Samoa an amount which, 
in relation to the total amount available for the fis-
cal year, is equal to the allotment percentage that 
Guam received of amounts available under this Act 
in fiscal year 1983.’’; and 
(4) in section 6(b)(1) (29 U.S.C. 49e(b)(1)), in 
the matter following subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
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lands, American Samoa,’’ after ‘‘does not include 
Guam’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4745 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow refunds of Federal 
motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 18, 2019 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, Mrs. WAGNER, and Mr. COSTA) 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 allow re-
funds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used 
in mobile mammography vehicles. 
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 ‘‘Mobile Mammography 
Promotion Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REFUNDS OF FEDERAL MOTOR FUEL EXCISE TAXES 
FOR FUEL USED IN MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY 
VEHICLES. 
(a) REFUNDS.—Section 6427 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to fuels not used for taxable 
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purposes) is amended by inserting after subsection (e) the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) FUELS USED IN MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY VEHI-
CLES.—Except as provided in subsection (k), if any fuel 
on which tax was imposed by section 4041 or 4081 is used 
in any highway vehicle designed exclusively to provide mo-
bile mammography services to patients within such vehi-
cle, the Secretary shall pay (without interest) to the ulti-
mate purchaser of such fuel an amount equal to the aggre-
gate amount of the tax imposed on such fuel.’’. 
(b) EXEMPTION FROM RETAIL TAX.—Section 4041 
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(n) FUELS USED IN MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY VEHI-
CLES.—No tax shall be imposed under this section on any 
liquid sold for use in, or used in, any highway vehicle de-
signed exclusively to provide mobile mammography serv-
ices to patients within such vehicle.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4748 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency 
and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who 
die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans 
had such disease prior to death. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 18, 2019 
Mr. CISNEROS (for himself and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased 
dependency and indemnity compensation paid to sur-
viving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic 
lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans had 
such disease prior to death. 
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 ‘‘Justice for ALS Vet-
erans Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF INCREASED DEPENDENCY AND IN-
DEMNITY 
COMPENSATION 
TO 
SURVIVING 
SPOUSES OF VETERANS WHO DIE FROM 
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1311(a)(2) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘The rate’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) A veteran whom the Secretary determines died 
from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis shall be treated as a 
veteran described in subparagraph (A) without regard for 
how long the veteran had such disease prior to death.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
1311(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a), shall apply to a veteran who dies from 
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on or after October 1, 2019. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 474 
To insure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts Ditch headgate 
and ditch segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle County, 
Colorado, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2019 
Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Mr. LAMBORN, and Mr. TIPTON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To insure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts 
Ditch headgate and ditch segment within the Holy Cross 
Wilderness in Eagle County, Colorado, 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 ‘‘Bolts Ditch Access 
and Use Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BOLTS DITCH ACCESS. 
(a) ACCESS GRANTED.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall permit by special use authorization nonmotorized ac-
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cess and use, in accordance with section 293.6 of title 36, 
Code of Federal Regulations, of the Bolts Ditch headgate 
and the Bolts Ditch within the Holy Cross Wilderness, 
Colorado, as designated by Public Law 96–560, for the 
purposes of the diversion of water and use, maintenance, 
and repair of such ditch and headgate by the Town of 
Minturn, Colorado, a Colorado Home Rule Municipality. 
(b) LOCATION
OF FACILITIES.—The Bolts Ditch 
headgate and ditch segment referenced in subsection (a) 
are as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Bolts Ditch 
headgate and Ditch Segment’’, dated November 2015. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4750 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make student loans 
dischargeable. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 18, 2019 
Mr. CLAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make student 
loans dischargeable. 
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 ‘‘Relief from Excessive 
Debt Act’’ or the ‘‘RED Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO DISCHARGE. 
Section 523(a) of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (8); and 
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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 
(14B) as paragraphs (8) through (14A), respec-
tively. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
Title 11, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 704(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking 
‘‘(14A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(14)’’; 
(2) in section 1106(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking 
‘‘(14A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(14)’’; 
(3) in section 1202(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking 
‘‘(14A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(14)’’; and 
(4) in section 1328(a)(2) by striking ‘‘(8), or 
(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (8)’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to 
cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Drone Origin Security 
Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OR PROCUREMENT 
OF FOREIGN-MADE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
SYSTEMS. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON AGENCY OPERATION OR PRO-
CUREMENT.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
not operate, provide financial assistance for, or enter into 
or renew a contract for the procurement of— 
(1) an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that— 
(A) is manufactured in a covered foreign 
country or by a corporation domiciled in a cov-
ered foreign country; 
(B) uses flight controllers, radios, data 
transmission devices, cameras, or gimbals man-
ufactured in a covered foreign country or by a 
corporation domiciled in a covered foreign coun-
try; 
(C) uses a ground control system or oper-
ating software developed in a covered foreign 
country or by a corporation domiciled in a cov-
ered foreign country; or 
(D) uses network connectivity or data stor-
age located in or administered by a corporation 
domiciled in a covered foreign country; or
(2) a system manufactured in a covered foreign 
country or by a corporation domiciled in a covered 
foreign country for the detection or identification of 
covered unmanned aircraft systems. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) on a case 
by case basis by certifying in writing to the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate that the operation or procure-
ment that is the subject of such a waiver is required— 
(1) in the national interest of the United 
States; 
(2) for counter-UAS surrogate testing and 
training; or 
(3) for intelligence, electronic warfare, or infor-
mation warfare operations, testing, analysis, and or 
training. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The term 
‘‘covered foreign country’’ means a country labeled 
as a strategic competitor in the ‘‘Summary of the 
2018 National Defense Strategy of the United 
States of America: Sharpening the American Mili-
tary’s Competitive Edge’’ issued by the Department
of Defense pursuant to section 113 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(2) COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.— 
The term ‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 331 of the FAA 
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 
112–95; 49 U.S.C. 44802 note). 
Passed the House of Representatives February 10, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4753 
AN ACT 
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security 
from operating or procuring foreign-made un-
manned aircraft systems, and for other purposes.