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Public Health Service or to the ‘reserve’ of the Pub-
lic Health Service shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the Ready Reserve Corps.’’. 
(b) 
DEPLOYMENT
READINESS.—Section 
203A(a)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 204a(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘Active Re-
serves’’ and inserting ‘‘Ready Reserve Corps’’. 
(c) RETIREMENT OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.— 
Section 211 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
212) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(in the case of an officer in the 
Reserve Corps)’’ each place it appears; 
(2) by striking ‘‘the Service’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘the Regular Corps’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or an officer of the 
Reserve Corps’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or under section 
221(a)(19)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Regular 
or Reserve Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Regular 
Corps or Ready Reserve Corps’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘the Regular 
or Reserve Corps of’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4869 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to remove all adverse credit 
history related to a loan from the credit history of a borrower who 
has rehabilitated the loan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2019 
Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to remove 
all adverse credit history related to a loan from the 
credit history of a borrower who has rehabilitated the 
loan. 
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 ‘‘Student Loan Default 
Reduction Program Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFAULT REDUCTION PROGRAM. 
Section 428F(a)(1)(C) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–6(a)(1)(C)) is amended by strik-
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ing ‘‘to remove the record of the default from the bor-
rower’s credit history’’ and inserting ‘‘to remove any ad-
verse item of information relating to such loan from the 
borrower’s credit history’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 486 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
study of Chicano Park, located in San Diego, California, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2019 
Mr. VARGAS (for himself, Mr. VELA, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali-
fornia, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, and Mr. PETERS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study of Chicano Park, located in San 
Diego, California, 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 ‘‘Chicano Park Preser-
vation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall con-
duct a special resource study of Chicano Park and its mu-
rals located in San Diego, California. 
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(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) evaluate the national significance of the 
site; 
(2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 
designating the site as an Affiliated Site of the Na-
tional Park System; 
(3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 
protection, and interpretation of Chicano Park and 
its murals by Federal, State, or local governmental 
entities, or private and nonprofit organizations; 
(4) consult with interested Federal, State, or 
local governmental entities, private and nonprofit or-
ganizations or any other interested individuals; and 
(5) identify cost estimates for any development, 
interpretation, operation, and maintenance associ-
ated with the alternatives. 
(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required under 
subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with sec-
tion 100507 of title 54, United States Code, except that 
the study shall not consider any options that involve Fed-
eral acquisition of lands, interests in lands, or any other 
property related to the Chicano Park and its murals. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date on which funds are first made available for the study 
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under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report containing the results 
of the study and any conclusions and recommendations of 
the Secretary. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4870 
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Public Health 
Service Corps. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2019 
Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Ms. ESHOO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to 
the Public Health Service Corps. 
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 ‘‘United States Public 
Health Service Modernization Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
(a) COMMISSIONED CORPS
AND READY RESERVE 
CORPS.—Section 203 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 204) is amended— 
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(d) RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, ETC. OF OFFICERS AND 
SURVIVING BENEFICIARIES.—Section 221 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 213a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(19) Chapter 1223, Retired Pay for Non-Reg-
ular Service. 
‘‘(20) Section 12601, Compensation: Reserve on 
active duty accepting from any person. 
‘‘(21) Section 12684, Reserves: separation for 
absence without authority or sentence to imprison-
ment.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Health, Edu-
cation, and Welfare or his designee’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Secretary of Health and Human Services 
or the designee of such secretary’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(b) The authority vested’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b)(1) The authority vested’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘For purposes of’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) For purposes of’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) For purposes of paragraph (19) of subsection 
(a), the terms ‘Military department’, ‘Secretary con-
cerned’, and ‘Armed forces’ in such title 10 shall be 
deemed to include, respectively, the Department of Health 
and Human Services, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, and the Commissioned Corps.’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Title II of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 202 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in sections 204, 207(c), and 208(a), by 
striking ‘‘Regular or Reserve Corps’’ and inserting 
‘‘Regular Corps or Ready Reserve Corps’’; and 
(2) in sections 205(c), 206(c), 210, and 219, 
and in subsections (a), (b), and (d) of section 207, 
by striking ‘‘Reserve Corps’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Ready Reserve Corps’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4876 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a work-based 
learning opportunities pilot grant program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2019 
Mr. KILMER (for himself and Ms. BONAMICI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish 
a work-based learning opportunities pilot grant program. 
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 ‘‘Earning Experience 
Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. PILOT GRANT PROGRAM. 
Part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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(6) the Department of Defense; and 
(7) nongovernmental organizations providing 
legal aid in the special immigrant visa application 
process. 
(d) PUBLICATION.—The non-classified portion of the 
report described in this section shall be published on the 
website of the Department of State. 
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Rescue Committee bill received from the Senate is a 
revenue measure. 
(f) RULES TO COORDINATE ACTION WITH OTHER 
HOUSE.— 
(1) TREATMENT OF RESCUE COMMITTEE BILL 
OF OTHER HOUSE.—If a Rescue Committee bill is 
not introduced in the Senate or the Senate fails to 
consider a Rescue Committee bill under this section, 
the Rescue Committee bill of the House of Rep-
resentatives consisting of legislative language ap-
proved by the same Rescue Committee as the Rescue 
Committee bill in the Senate shall be entitled to ex-
pedited floor procedures under this section. 
(2) TREATMENT OF COMPANION MEASURES IN 
THE
SENATE.—If, following passage of a Rescue 
Committee bill in the Senate, the Senate then re-
ceives from the House of Representatives a Rescue 
Committee bill approved by the same Rescue Com-
mittee and consisting of the same legislative lan-
guage as the Senate-passed Rescue Committee bill, 
the House-passed Rescue Committee bill shall not be 
debatable. The vote on passage of the Rescue Com-
mittee bill in the Senate shall be considered to be 
the vote on passage of the Rescue Committee bill re-
ceived from the House of Representatives. 
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commit the approval bill is not in order. A mo-
tion to reconsider the vote by which the ap-
proval bill is agreed to or disagreed to is not in 
order. 
‘‘(4) AMENDMENTS PROHIBITED.—No amend-
ment to, or motion to strike a provision from, an ap-
proval bill considered under this section shall be in 
order in either the Senate or the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
‘‘(5) COORDINATION WITH ACTION BY OTHER 
HOUSE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If, before passing the 
approval bill, one House receives from the other 
a bill— 
‘‘(i) the approval bill of the other 
House shall not be referred to a com-
mittee; and 
‘‘(ii) the procedure in the receiving 
House shall be the same as if no approval 
bill had been received from the other 
House until the vote on passage, when the 
bill received from the other House shall 
supplant the approval bill of the receiving 
House. 
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‘‘(d) MAP.—The Secretary, in coordination with the 
Chief Information Officer of the Department of Agri-
culture, shall make publicly available on a website a map 
of areas represented by Councils, including, with respect 
to each area, the members of the Council. 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERS.—The Sec-
retary may enter into a cooperative agreement under sec-
tion 607(b)(4) of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (7 
U.S.C. 2204b(b)(4)) with an eligible technical assistance 
provider to provide technical assistance to the Secretary 
and Councils in carrying out the Fund. 
‘‘SEC. 385I. EVALUATION AND REPORTING. 
‘‘(a) EVALUATIONS.—Not later than the last day of 
the fourth year of the first rural partnership block grant 
awarded to a Council, and annually thereafter— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary shall evaluate the perform-
ance of the Council in carrying out the Plan of the 
Council in relation to the benchmarks established 
under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(2) the Council shall use the evaluation under 
paragraph (1) in updating the Plan under section 
385E(d)(1). 
‘‘(b) REPORTING BENCHMARKS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with Councils and national providers of tech-
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nical assistance under section 385H(e), shall estab-
lish annual reporting benchmarks relating to the 
purposes of the Fund. 
‘‘(2) EXISTING MEASURES.—In establishing re-
porting benchmarks under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall consider relevant existing performance 
measures used in programs of the rural development 
mission area— 
‘‘(A) to achieve alignment with those pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(B) to allow for opportunities for a part-
nership block grant to leverage other funding 
provided under those programs. 
‘‘(c) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) not less frequently than annually, prepare 
and submit to Congress a report describing— 
‘‘(A) the implementation of the Fund; and 
‘‘(B) an assessment of future goals for the 
Fund; and 
‘‘(2) include the assessment described in para-
graph (1)(B) in the comprehensive rural develop-
ment strategy under section 607(c) of the Rural De-
velopment Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2204b(c)). 
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‘‘SEC. 385J. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the Fund $10,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024, of which— 
‘‘(1) $100,000,000 for each fiscal year shall be 
used for administrative functions, including staff 
and information technology infrastructure, of the 
Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration; 
and 
‘‘(2) $40,000,000 for each fiscal year shall be 
used to carry out section 385H.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4875 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2201 E. Maple Street in North Canton, Ohio, 
as the ‘‘Lance Cpl. Stacy ‘Annie’ Dryden Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LANCE CPL. STACY ‘‘ANNIE’’ DRYDEN POST OF-
FICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 2201 E. Maple Street in North 
Canton, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Lance Cpl. Stacy ‘Annie’ Dryden Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Lance Cpl. Stacy 
‘Annie’ Dryden Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 30, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4875 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 2201 E. Maple Street in 
North Canton, Ohio, as the ‘‘Lance Cpl. Stacy 
‘Annie’ Dryden Post Office’’.
H. R. 4875 
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 designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2201 E. 
Maple Street in North Canton, Ohio, as the ‘‘Lance Cpl. Stacy ‘Annie’ Dryden 
Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LANCE CPL. STACY ‘‘ANNIE’’ DRYDEN POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2201 E. Maple Street in North Canton, Ohio, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Lance Cpl. Stacy ‘Annie’ 
Dryden Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Lance Cpl. Stacy ‘Annie’ Dryden Post Office’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4875 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2201 E. Maple Street in North Canton, Ohio, as the ‘‘Lance Cpl. 
Stacy ‘Annie’ Dryden Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2019 
Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio (for himself, Mr. LATTA, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. JOYCE 
of Ohio, Mr. JORDAN, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. TURNER, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. STIV-
ERS, Mr. RYAN, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio, Mr. JOHNSON 
of Ohio, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. KAPTUR, and Mr. GIBBS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2201 E. Maple Street in North Canton, Ohio, 
as the ‘‘Lance Cpl. Stacy ‘Annie’ Dryden Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LANCE CPL. STACY ‘‘ANNIE’’ DRYDEN POST OF-
FICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 2201 E. Maple Street in North 
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Canton, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Lance Cpl. Stacy ‘Annie’ Dryden Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Lance Cpl. Stacy 
‘Annie’ Dryden Post Office’’. 
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IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4875 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 1, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2201 E. Maple Street in North Canton, Ohio, 
as the ‘‘Lance Cpl. Stacy ‘Annie’ Dryden Post Office’’. 
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. LANCE CPL. STACY ‘‘ANNIE’’ DRYDEN POST OF-
FICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 2201 E. Maple Street in North 
Canton, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Lance Cpl. Stacy ‘Annie’ Dryden Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Lance Cpl. Stacy 
‘Annie’ Dryden Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 30, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4878 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical 
facility project in Jacksonville, Florida. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2019 
Mr. LAWSON of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
a major medical facility project in Jacksonville, Florida. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Emergency 
Treatment Services Act’’ or the ‘‘VETS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 
PROJECT. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a 
major medical facility project in fiscal year 2021 con-
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ville, Florida, in an amount not to exceed $300,000,000. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4879 
To exempt certain officers and employees of the Defense POW/MIA 
Accounting Agency from furlough, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2019 
Mr. LYNCH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To exempt certain officers and employees of the Defense 
POW/MIA Accounting Agency from furlough, 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 ‘‘Defense POW/MIA 
Accounting Agency Support Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXEMPTING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF DEFENSE 
POW/MIA ACCOUNTING AGENCY FROM FUR-
LOUGH. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE FURLOUGH.—An officer or em-
ployee of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency who 
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is traveling on or conducting an accounting and recovery 
mission shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
rule, or regulation, be exempted from furlough. In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘furlough’’— 
(1) means the placement of an officer or em-
ployee in a temporary status in which the officer or 
employee has no duties and is not paid when the 
placement in such status is by reason of insufficient 
work, funds, or for other nondisciplinary reasons; 
and 
(2) does not include any furlough resulting 
from a lapse in discretionary appropriations for the 
Agency. 
(b) SHUTDOWN FURLOUGH.—Any services by an of-
ficer or employee of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting 
Agency carried out while traveling on or conducting an 
accounting and recovery mission shall be deemed, for pur-
poses of section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, serv-
ices for emergencies involving the safety of human life or 
the protection of property. 
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H4879
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS