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covered service (other than noncovered service as a mem-
ber of a uniformed service (as defined in section 210(m))) 
to be treated as recorded noncovered earnings. Such meth-
ods shall provide for reliance on earnings information pro-
vided to the Commissioner by employers and which, as de-
termined by the Commissioner, constitute a reasonable 
basis for treatment of earnings for noncovered service as 
recorded noncovered earnings. In making determinations 
under this clause, the Commissioner shall also take into 
account any documentary or other evidence of earnings de-
rived from noncovered service by an individual which is 
provided by the individual to the Commissioner and which 
the Commissioner considers appropriate as a reasonable 
basis for treatment of such earnings as recorded non-
covered earnings. 
‘‘(iv) In the case of any individual who, at the time 
of application for old-age or disability insurance benefits 
under this title, has recorded noncovered earnings in an 
amount the Commissioner of Social Security determines 
may entitle the individual to a monthly periodic payment 
based on such earnings (but whose application does not 
report such a monthly periodic payment), the Commis-
sioner shall reconfirm with the individual whether such a 
monthly periodic payment is being paid in order to ensure 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4538 
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to limit the orphan 
drug exclusion under the drug discount program under section 340B 
of such title. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 
Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. MCKINLEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to 
limit the orphan drug exclusion under the drug discount 
program under section 340B of such title. 
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 ‘‘Closing Loopholes for 
Orphan Drugs Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITING THE ORPHAN DRUG EXCLUSION UNDER 
340B DRUG DISCOUNT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 340B(e) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256b(e)) is amended by 
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inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘when 
transferred, prescribed, sold, or otherwise used for the 
rare condition or disease for which such drug is so des-
ignated’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to covered out-
patient drugs purchased on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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‘‘(1) A radio or television broadcasting station, 
including a cable or satellite television operator, pro-
grammer, or producer, that broadcasts materially 
deceptive audio or visual media prohibited by this 
section as part of a bona fide newscast, news inter-
view, news documentary, or on-the-spot coverage of 
bona fide news events, if the broadcast clearly ac-
knowledges through content or a disclosure, in a 
manner that can be easily heard or read by the aver-
age listener or viewer, that there are questions about 
the authenticity of the materially deceptive audio or 
visual media. 
‘‘(2) A radio or television broadcasting station, 
including a cable or satellite television operator, pro-
grammer, or producer, when it is paid to broadcast 
materially deceptive audio or visual media. 
‘‘(3) An internet website, or a regularly pub-
lished newspaper, magazine, or other periodical of 
general circulation, including an internet or elec-
tronic publication, that routinely carries news and 
commentary of general interest, and that publishes 
materially deceptive audio or visual media prohibited 
by this section, if the publication clearly states that 
the materially deceptive audio or visual media does
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4541 
To establish a grant program to provide certain eligible entities engaged 
in food recovery with grants to support certain costs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 
Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself and Ms. KAPTUR) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To establish a grant program to provide certain eligible enti-
ties engaged in food recovery with grants to support 
certain costs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FOOD WASTE RECOVERY TRANSPORTATION 
GRANTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall make grants to assist an eligible entity 
with— 
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(A) purchasing, leasing, or otherwise ac-
quiring vehicles, including refrigerated vehicles, 
or other equipment to carry out activities re-
lated to food recovery; 
(B) reimbursing travel costs related to 
food recovery at the per mile rate established by 
the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice; and 
(C) the costs of preparing, storing, and 
transporting donated food. 
(2) LIMITATION.—An eligible entity may only 
receive one grant under this section. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall submit an ap-
plication to the Secretary of Agriculture, at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary of Agriculture may require. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible for a grant 
under subsection (a), a public food program service pro-
vider, a tribal organization, or a private nonprofit entity 
(including a gleaner) shall— 
(1) have experience in the area of— 
(A) food recovery and distribution, particu-
larly concerning small and medium-sized farms; 
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(B) job training and business development 
activities for food-related activities in low-in-
come communities; or 
(C) efforts to reduce food insecurity in the 
community, including food recovery and dis-
tribution, improving access to services, or co-
ordinating services and programs; and 
(2) demonstrate competency to implement a 
project, provide fiscal accountability, collect data, 
and prepare reports and other necessary documenta-
tion. 
(d) GLEANER DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘gleaner’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
25(a)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2034(a)(2)). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2020. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4544 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit predispute arbitration agree-
ments that force arbitration of disputes arising from private education 
loans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 
Ms. DEAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit predispute 
arbitration agreements that force arbitration of disputes 
arising from private education loans, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Fair Legal 
Recourse for Private Student Loan Borrowers Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ARBITRATION OF PRIVATE EDUCATION LOAN DIS-
PUTES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 140 of the Truth in Lend-
ing Act (15 U.S.C. 1650) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(h) ARBITRATION OF PRIVATE EDUCATION LOAN 
DISPUTES.— 
‘‘(1) NO VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY.—No 
predispute arbitration agreement or predispute joint- 
action waiver shall be valid or enforceable with re-
spect to a dispute relating to a private education 
loan. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) PREDISPUTE
ARBITRATION
AGREE-
MENT.—The term ‘predispute arbitration agree-
ment’ means an agreement to arbitrate a dis-
pute that has not yet arisen at the time of the 
making of the agreement. 
‘‘(B) PREDISPUTE
JOINT-ACTION
WAIV-
ER.—The term ‘predispute joint-action waiver’ 
means an agreement, whether or not part of a 
predispute arbitration agreement, that would 
prohibit, or waive the right of, one of the par-
ties to the agreement to participate in a joint, 
class, or collective action in a judicial, arbitral, 
administrative, or other forum, concerning a 
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dispute that has not yet arisen at the time of 
the making of the agreement.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act and shall apply with respect to any dispute 
or claim that arises or accrues on or after such date. 
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not accurately represent the speech or conduct of the 
candidate. 
‘‘(4) Materially deceptive audio or visual media 
that constitutes satire or parody. 
‘‘(d) CIVIL ACTION.— 
‘‘(1) INJUNCTIVE
OR
OTHER
EQUITABLE
RE-
LIEF.—A candidate for elective office whose voice or 
likeness appears in a materially deceptive audio or 
visual media distributed in violation of this section 
may seek injunctive or other equitable relief prohib-
iting the distribution of audio or visual media in vio-
lation of this section. An action under this para-
graph shall be entitled to precedence in accordance 
with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 
‘‘(2) DAMAGES.—A candidate for elective office 
whose voice or likeness appears in a materially de-
ceptive audio or visual media distributed in violation 
of this section may bring an action for general or 
special damages against the person, committee, or 
other entity that distributed the materially deceptive 
audio or visual media. The court may also award a 
prevailing party reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. 
This paragraph shall not be construed to limit or 
preclude a plaintiff from securing or recovering any 
other available remedy.
(b) TAX LIABILITY.—Section 108(f)(5)(A) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 108(f)(5)(A)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, and before January 1, 2026’’; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(3) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); 
and 
(4) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: 
‘‘(iii) pursuant to paragraph (3) or 
(5) of section 140(g) of the Truth in Lend-
ing Act, or’’. 
(c) RULEMAKING.—The Director of the Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection may issue rules to imple-
ment the amendments made by subsection (a) as the Di-
rector determines appropriate. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred in tax-
able years beginning after December 31, 2021. 
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Union Calendar No. 565 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4545 
[Report No. 116–682, Part I] 
A BILL 
To provide for the discharge of a private education 
loan in the case of death or total and permanent 
disability of a student obligor, and for other pur-
poses. 
DECEMBER 21, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on Financial Services with 
an amendment 
DECEMBER 21, 2020 
Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4550 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide 
treatment for diabetes in minority communities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 
Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. LEE of 
California, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. 
MOORE, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. WILD, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. ROYBAL- 
ALLARD, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
RUSH, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. VELA, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. SMITH 
of Washington, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mrs. LURIA, 
Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
GONZALEZ of Texas, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, 
Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, 
Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. SEAN 
PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. 
BASS, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. SOTO, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mrs. 
WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. VEASEY, 
Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. COX of California, Mr. 
SIRES, Mr. LEWIS, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. 
MUCARSEL-POWELL, and Mr. COSTA) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants 
to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4555 
To ensure that significantly more students graduate college with the inter-
national knowledge and experience essential for success in today’s global 
economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study 
Abroad Program in the Department of Education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 
Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself and Mr. KATKO) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To ensure that significantly more students graduate college 
with the international knowledge and experience essential 
for success in today’s global economy through the estab-
lishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Pro-
gram in the Department of Education. 
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 ‘‘Senator Paul Simon 
Study Abroad Program Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Minority Diabetes Ini-
tiative Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS REGARDING TREATMENT OF DIABETES IN 
MINORITY COMMUNITIES. 
Subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by insert-
ing after section 330M the following: 
‘‘SEC. 330N. GRANTS REGARDING TREATMENT OF DIABE-
TES IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
to public and nonprofit private health care providers for 
the purpose of providing treatment for diabetes in minor-
ity communities. 
‘‘(b) RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS.—The public and non-
profit private health care providers to whom grants may 
be made under subsection (a) include physicians, podia-
trists, community-based organizations, health care organi-
zations, community health centers, and State, local, and 
tribal health departments. 
‘‘(c) SCOPE OF TREATMENT ACTIVITIES.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that grants under subsection (a) cover 
a variety of diabetes-related health care services, including 
routine care for diabetic patients, public education on dia-
betes prevention and control, eye care, foot care, and 
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treatment for kidney disease and other complications of 
diabetes. 
‘‘(d) APPROPRIATE CULTURAL CONTEXT.—A condi-
tion for the receipt of a grant under subsection (a) is that 
the applicant involved agrees that, in the program carried 
out with the grant, services will be provided in the lan-
guages most appropriate for, and with consideration for 
the cultural backgrounds of, the individuals for whom the 
services are provided. 
‘‘(e) OUTREACH SERVICES.—A condition for the re-
ceipt of a grant under subsection (a) is that the applicant 
involved agrees to provide outreach activities to inform the 
public of the services of the program, and to provide offsite 
information on diabetes. 
‘‘(f) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.—A grant may be 
made under subsection (a) only if an application for the 
grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application 
is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains 
such agreements, assurances, and information as the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 2020 through 2025.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4552 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of 
provisional transportation security cards to veterans who have been hon-
orably discharged from the Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 
Mr. BABIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to provide for the 
issuance of provisional transportation security cards to 
veterans who have been honorably discharged from the 
Armed Forces. 
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 ‘‘Honorably Discharged 
Transportation Worker Identification Credential Act of 
2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL TWIC CARDS TO VET-
ERANS WHO HAVE BEEN HONORABLY DIS-
CHARGED FROM THE ARMED FORCES. 
Section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(r) PROVISIONAL SECURITY CARDS.—(1) The Sec-
retary shall establish a process under which the Secretary 
shall issue provisional transportation security cards to cov-
ered veterans to be used during the beginning on the date 
a covered veteran applies for a transportation security 
card issued under subsection (b) and ending on the date 
on which such card is issued or denied to such veteran. 
‘‘(2) A provisional transportation security card issued 
to a covered veteran under this subsection shall authorize 
such covered veterans to have access to secure areas in 
the same manner as transportation security cards issued 
under subsection (b). 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, a covered veteran is an indi-
vidual who— 
‘‘(A) served in the active military, naval, or air 
service, and who was discharged or released there-
from under honorable conditions; and 
‘‘(B) during such service was subjected to a rig-
orous security screening. 
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‘‘(4) The Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
may prescribe a time period following discharge or separa-
tion from service in the Armed Forces during which an 
individual may be considered a covered veteran under 
paragraph (3).’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4553 
To expand the tropical disease product priority review voucher program to 
encourage treatments for the Middle East respiratory syndrome, Nipah, 
and Rift Valley fever. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 
Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. 
VEASEY, and Mr. FORTENBERRY) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To expand the tropical disease product priority review vouch-
er program to encourage treatments for the Middle East 
respiratory syndrome, Nipah, and Rift Valley fever. 
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 ‘‘Adding Epidemic Dis-
eases to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANDING TROPICAL DISEASE PRODUCT PRI-
ORITY REVIEW VOUCHER PROGRAM TO EN-
COURAGE TREATMENTS FOR MIDDLE EAST 
RESPIRATORY SYNDROME, NIPAH, AND RIFT 
VALLEY FEVER. 
Section 524(a)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360n(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (S) as sub-
paragraph (V); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (R) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(S) Middle East respiratory syndrome. 
‘‘(T) Nipah. 
‘‘(U) Rift Valley fever.’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COM-
MITTEES. 
Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) An advisory committee created under para-
graphs (1) or (2) of section 9(a) may not be terminated 
by the President, the head of an agency, or any officer 
of the Federal Government before the end of the charter 
of the advisory committee unless— 
‘‘(1) the termination is authorized by law; or 
‘‘(2) the termination is unanimously approved 
by the Chief Data Officer, Chief Evaluation Officer, 
and Chief Information Officer of the relevant agen-
cy. 
‘‘(e) Before the termination of an advisory committee 
under subsection (d)(2) and not later than 60 days before 
the date on which the advisory committee is scheduled to 
be terminated, the head of the relevant agency shall sub-
mit to Congress a notification of such termination and 
provide for a public notice and comment period.’’. 
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