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violation of such title or in the case of a claim 
described in paragraph (1)(F); 
(B) the procedures and remedies applicable 
for a violation of section 302(a)(1) of the Gov-
ernment Employee Rights Act of 1991 (42 
U.S.C. 2000e–16b(a)(1)) in the case of a claim 
alleged by such employee for a violation of such 
section; 
(C) the procedures and remedies applicable 
for a violation of section 201(a)(1) of the Con-
gressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1311(a)(1)) in the case of a claim alleged by 
such employee for a violation of such section; 
and 
(D) the procedures and remedies applicable 
for a violation of section 411 of title 3, United 
States Code, in the case of a claim alleged by 
such employee for a violation of such section. 
(3) OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—With re-
spect to a claim alleged by a covered employee (as 
defined in section 101 of the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301)) for a violation 
of this section, title III of the Congressional Ac-
countability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) 
shall apply in the same manner as such title applies 
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tion programs within the component for which the 
Under Secretary for Management is the acquisition 
decision authority. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ACQUISITION.—The term ‘acquisition’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 131 of title 
41, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) ACQUISITION DECISION AUTHORITY.—The 
term ‘acquisition decision authority’ means the au-
thority, in addition to the authorities and functions 
specified in subsection (b) of section 1702 of title 
41, United States Code, held by the Secretary acting 
through the Under Secretary for Management to— 
‘‘(A) ensure compliance with Federal law, 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and De-
partment acquisition management directives; 
‘‘(B) review (including approving, pausing, 
modifying, or canceling) an acquisition program 
throughout the life cycle of such program; 
‘‘(C) ensure that acquisition program man-
agers have the resources necessary to success-
fully execute an approved acquisition program; 
‘‘(D) ensure appropriate acquisition pro-
gram management of cost, schedule, risk, and 
system or service performance of the acquisition
program at issue, including assessing acquisi-
tion program baseline breaches and directing 
any corrective action for such breaches; 
‘‘(E) ensure that acquisition program man-
agers, on an ongoing basis, monitor cost, sched-
ule, and performance against established base-
lines and use tools to assess risks to an acquisi-
tion program at all phases of the life-cycle of 
such program; and 
‘‘(F) establish policies and procedures for 
major acquisition programs of the Department. 
‘‘(3) ACQUISITION DECISION EVENT.—The term 
‘acquisition decision event’, with respect to an acqui-
sition program, means a predetermined point within 
the acquisition life-cycle at which the acquisition de-
cision authority determines whether such acquisition 
program shall proceed to the next acquisition phase. 
‘‘(4) ACQUISITION PROGRAM.—The term ‘acqui-
sition program’ means the conceptualization, initi-
ation, design, development, test, contracting, produc-
tion, deployment, logistics support, modification, or 
disposal of systems, supplies, or services (including 
construction) to satisfy the Department’s needs. 
‘‘(5) ACQUISITION
PROGRAM
BASELINE.—The 
term ‘acquisition program baseline’, with respect to
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Divisional Realignment 
for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REALIGNMENT OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF AR-
KANSAS. 
Section 83(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Eastern District 
‘‘(a) The Eastern District comprises three divisions. 
‘‘(1) The Central Division comprises the coun-
ties of Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Dallas, Drew, 
Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Perry, 
Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Stone, Van Buren, 
White, and Yell. 
Court for the Central Division shall be held at Little Rock. 
‘‘(2) The Delta Division comprises the counties 
of Arkansas, Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Mon-
roe, Phillips, and St. Francis. 
Court for the Delta Division shall be held at Helena. 
‘‘(3) The Northern Division comprises the coun-
ties of Clay, Craighead, Cross, Fulton, Greene, Inde-
pendence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, 
Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp, and Woodruff. 
Court for the Northern Division shall be held at 
Jonesboro.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall 
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 22, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1123 
AN ACT 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify 
the composition of the eastern judicial district of 
Arkansas, and for other purposes.
H. R. 1123 
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen 
An Act 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the eastern 
judicial district of Arkansas, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Divisional Realignment for the 
Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REALIGNMENT OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. 
Section 83(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘Eastern District 
‘‘(a) The Eastern District comprises three divisions. 
‘‘(1) The Central Division comprises the counties of 
Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Dallas, Drew, Faulkner, Grant, 
Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, 
Stone, Van Buren, White, and Yell. 
Court for the Central Division shall be held at Little Rock. 
‘‘(2) The Delta Division comprises the counties of Arkansas, 
Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, and St. 
Francis. 
Court for the Delta Division shall be held at Helena. 
‘‘(3) The Northern Division comprises the counties of Clay, 
Craighead, Cross, Fulton, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jack-
son, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp, and 
Woodruff. 
Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Jonesboro.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1123 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the 
eastern judicial district of Arkansas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2019 
Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. WOMACK, and Mr. HILL 
of Arkansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the com-
position of the eastern judicial district of Arkansas, 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 ‘‘Divisional Realignment 
for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REALIGNMENT OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF AR-
KANSAS. 
Section 83(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘Eastern District 
‘‘(a) The Eastern District comprises three divisions. 
‘‘(1) The Central Division comprises the coun-
ties of Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Dallas, Drew, 
Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Perry, 
Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Stone, Van Buren, 
White, and Yell. 
Court for the Central Division shall be held at Little Rock. 
‘‘(2) The Delta Division comprises the counties 
of Arkansas, Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Mon-
roe, Phillips, and St. Francis. 
Court for the Delta Division shall be held at Helena. 
‘‘(3) The Northern Division comprises the coun-
ties of Clay, Craighead, Cross, Fulton, Greene, Inde-
pendence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, 
Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp, and Woodruff. 
Court for the Northern Division shall be held at 
Jonesboro.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall 
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
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IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1123 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 23, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the com-
position of the eastern judicial district of Arkansas, 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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HR 1123 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Divisional Realignment 
for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REALIGNMENT OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF AR-
KANSAS. 
Section 83(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Eastern District 
‘‘(a) The Eastern District comprises three divisions. 
‘‘(1) The Central Division comprises the coun-
ties of Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Dallas, Drew, 
Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Perry, 
Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Stone, Van Buren, 
White, and Yell. 
Court for the Central Division shall be held at Little Rock. 
‘‘(2) The Delta Division comprises the counties 
of Arkansas, Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Mon-
roe, Phillips, and St. Francis. 
Court for the Delta Division shall be held at Helena. 
‘‘(3) The Northern Division comprises the coun-
ties of Clay, Craighead, Cross, Fulton, Greene, Inde-
pendence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, 
Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp, and Woodruff. 
Court for the Northern Division shall be held at 
Jonesboro.’’. 
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall 
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 22, 
2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 197 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1123 
[Report No. 116–248] 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the 
eastern judicial district of Arkansas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2019 
Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. WOMACK, and Mr. HILL 
of Arkansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
OCTOBER 22, 2019 
Additional sponsor: Mr. COHEN 
OCTOBER 22, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the com-
position of the eastern judicial district of Arkansas, and 
for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Divisional Realignment 
for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REALIGNMENT OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF AR-
KANSAS. 
Section 83(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Eastern District 
‘‘(a) The Eastern District comprises three divisions. 
‘‘(1) The Central Division comprises the coun-
ties of Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Dallas, Drew, 
Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Perry, 
Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Stone, Van Buren, 
White, and Yell. 
Court for the Central Division shall be held at Little Rock. 
‘‘(2) The Delta Division comprises the counties 
of Arkansas, Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Mon-
roe, Phillips, and St. Francis. 
Court for the Delta Division shall be held at Helena. 
‘‘(3) The Northern Division comprises the coun-
ties of Clay, Craighead, Cross, Fulton, Greene, Inde-
pendence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, 
Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp, and Woodruff. 
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Court for the Northern Division shall be held at 
Jonesboro.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall 
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 197 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1123 
[Report No. 116–248] 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify 
the composition of the eastern judicial district of 
Arkansas, and for other purposes. 
OCTOBER 22, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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fairs titled ‘‘Planning and Activating Community Based 
Outpatient Clinics’’, or a successor handbook, to reflect 
current policies, best practices, and clarify the roles and 
responsibilities of the personnel of the Department in-
volved in the leasing projects of the Department. 
SEC. 5. IMPROVEMENT OF INSPECTIONS OF DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITIES 
AND IMPROVEMENT OF CARE FOR WOMEN 
PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The Department of Veterans Affairs has 
policies in place to help ensure the privacy, safety, 
and dignity of women veterans when they receive 
care at its medical facilities. 
(2) A Government Accountability Office report 
found many instances of noncompliance with such 
policies. 
(3) Women veterans are the fastest growing co-
hort within the veteran community. 
(4) Women serve in every branch of the Armed 
Forces and represent nearly 15 percent of the mem-
bers of the Armed Forces currently serving on active 
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count’ means any discretionary account other than 
defense discretionary accounts.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 1310 the 
following: 
‘‘1311. Continuing appropriations.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply with respect to any lapse of appro-
priation beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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(2) COVERED ACCOUNTS.—The term ‘‘covered 
accounts’’ means the following: 
(A) The following accounts of the Depart-
ment of the Interior that provide annual appro-
priations for the Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian 
Education account: 
(i) Operation of Indian Programs. 
(ii) Contract Support Costs. 
(iii) Indian Guaranteed Loan Pro-
gram Account. 
(B) The following accounts of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services that pro-
vide annual appropriations for the Indian 
Health Service account: 
(i) Indian Health Services. 
(ii) Contract Support Costs. 
SEC. 3. INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATIONS ESTIMATES. 
Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(40) information on estimates of appropria-
tions for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for 
which the budget is submitted for the covered ac-
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counts described in section 2(c)(2) of the Indian 
Programs Advanced Appropriations Act.’’. 
Æ 
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SEC. 8. REINSTATEMENT OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
REGARDING 
THE 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimi-
nation and Sunset Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–66; 31 
U.S.C. 1113 note) shall not apply to the report required 
under section 7632 of title 38, United States Code. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1126 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to provide inscriptions for spouses and children on certain 
headstones and markers furnished by the Secretary. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2019 
Mr. LAMALFA (for himself, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. JONES, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. 
POSEY, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. NOR-
MAN, Mr. BANKS, and Mr. CUNNINGHAM) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide inscriptions for 
spouses and children on certain headstones and markers 
furnished by the Secretary. 
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 ‘‘Honoring Veterans’ 
Families Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROVISION OF INSCRIPTIONS FOR SPOUSES AND 
CHILDREN ON CERTAIN HEADSTONES AND 
MARKERS FURNISHED BY THE SECRETARY 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2306 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(i)(1) In the case of an individual for whom the Sec-
retary has furnished a headstone or marker for the un-
marked grave of the individual in a non-VA cemetery 
under subsection (a) or for whom the Secretary has fur-
nished a headstone or marker under subsection (d), the 
Secretary may, if feasible and upon request, replace the 
headstone or marker to add an inscription for the sur-
viving spouse or eligible dependent child of such individual 
following the death of the surviving spouse or eligible de-
pendent child. 
‘‘(2) If the spouse or eligible dependent child of an 
individual referred to in paragraph (1) predeceases the in-
dividual, the Secretary may, if feasible and upon request, 
include an inscription for the spouse or dependent child 
on the headstone or marker furnished for the individual 
under subsection (a) or (d). 
‘‘(3) In this section, the term ‘non-VA cemetery’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) a veterans’ cemetery owned by a State; or 
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‘‘(B) a State, local, tribal, or private ceme-
tery.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (i) of section 
2306 of title 38, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to an individual who 
dies on or after October 1, 2018. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1128 
To provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education of the Depart-
ment of the Interior and the Indian Health Service of the Department 
of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2019 
Ms. MCCOLLUM (for herself, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. COLE, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. GRI-
JALVA, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. MULLIN, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. LUJA´N, 
and Ms. TITUS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Natural 
Resources, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide advance appropriations authority for certain ac-
counts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of 
Indian Education of the Department of the Interior and 
the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health 
and Human Services, 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 ‘‘Indian Programs Ad-
vanced Appropriations Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, beginning 
with fiscal year 2020, new budget authority provided in 
an appropriations Act for the covered accounts shall— 
(1) be made available for that fiscal year; and 
(2) include, for each such account, advance new 
budget authority that first becomes available for the 
first fiscal year after the budget year. 
(b) ESTIMATES REQUIRED.—Each applicable Sec-
retary shall include in documents submitted to Congress 
in support of the President’s budget submitted pursuant 
to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, detailed 
estimates of the funds necessary for the covered accounts 
of the Department of the Interior or the Department of 
Health and Human Services, as applicable, for the fiscal 
year following the fiscal year for which the budget is sub-
mitted. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPLICABLE SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘ap-
plicable Secretary’’ means— 
(A) with respect to actions involving the 
covered accounts described in paragraph (2)(A), 
the Secretary of the Interior; and 
(B) with respect to actions involving the 
covered accounts described in paragraph (2)(B), 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
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