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ing funds from non-Federal sources that is equal to 
or greater than 15 percent of the amount of the 
grant. 
(2) USE
OF
SALE
PROCEEDS.—Any proceeds 
from sales of properties renovated pursuant to sub-
section (c)(1)(F) may be counted toward compliance 
with the requirement under paragraph (1). 
(e) APPLICATION AND PLAN.— 
(1) APPLICATION.—A grant under this section 
may only be provided to a State that submits to the 
Secretary an application for such a grant that con-
tains a plan for use of grant funds in accordance 
with paragraph (2) and such other information, cer-
tifications, and assurances as the Secretary con-
siders necessary to provide for selection of States in 
accordance with the process and criteria under sub-
section (f). 
(2) PLAN.—A plan under this paragraph shall 
be a detailed 5-year plan for the use of grant 
amounts under this section and matching amounts 
contributed pursuant to subsection (d) that in-
cludes— 
(A) identification of the low-income com-
munities in which eligible activities under sub-
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cation 
under 
subsection 
(b)(2)(A) 
or 
(j)(2)(A)(vii), as applicable; 
‘‘(iv) quantifies the delay, if any, caused by 
any such petition on the approval of any appli-
cation submitted under subsection (b)(2) or (j), 
including a description of how any such delay is 
calculated and an estimate of when any delayed 
approval would have been granted absent the 
petition; and 
‘‘(v) in cases in which a pending applica-
tion and a petition with respect to such pending 
application are disposed of on the same or near-
ly the same date, states when the Food and 
Drug Administration would have disposed of 
the pending application absent the petition.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2389 
To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 29, 2019 
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving 
time, 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. OPTIONAL YEAR-LONG APPLICATION OF DAY-
LIGHT SAVING TIME. 
Section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 
U.S.C. 260a) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or may by law apply the ad-
vancement of time described in this section for the 
duration of the year,’’ after ‘‘may by law exempt 
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itself from the provisions of this subsection providing 
for the advancement of time,’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘the standard time otherwise 
applicable during that period’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
same standard time’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘may by law exempt either the 
entire State as provided in (1) or’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
by law, may apply either standard time provided for 
in paragraph (1) to the entire State,’’; and 
(4) by inserting ‘‘, or may apply the advance-
ment of time for the duration of the year to the en-
tire area of the State lying within any time zone’’ 
before the period at the end. 
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V 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 238 
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, 
formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, 
for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge 
in World War II. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. GROTHMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor 
to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 
and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on 
January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in 
World War II. 
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. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL 
OF HONOR TO JAMES MEGELLAS FOR ACTS 
OF VALOR DURING THE BATTLE OF THE 
BULGE. 
(a) WAIVER
OF
TIME
LIMITATIONS.—Notwith-
standing the time limitations specified in section 3744 of 
title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation 
with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons 
who served in the Armed Forces, the President may award 
the Medal of Honor under section 3741 of such title to 
James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and 
currently of Colleyville, Texas, for the acts of valor during 
World War II described in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 
referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of James 
Megellas on January 28, 1945, in Herresbach, Belgium, 
during the Battle of the Bulge when, as a first lieutenant 
in the 82nd Airborne Division, he led a surprise and dev-
astating attack on a much larger advancing enemy force, 
killing and capturing a large number and causing others 
to flee, single-handedly destroying an attacking German 
Mark V tank with two hand-held grenades, and then lead-
ing his men in clearing and seizing Herresbach. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2391 
To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to provide investment authority 
to support rural infrastructure development, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 29, 2019 
Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself and Mr. RIGGLEMAN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to provide 
investment authority to support rural infrastructure de-
velopment, 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 ‘‘Improving Rural Ac-
cess to Power Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS THAT SUPPORT 
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 11 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
U.S.C. 1431) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(m) COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS THAT SUPPORT 
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.—Each Fed-
eral Home Loan Bank is authorized to purchase invest-
ment-grade securities from nonmember lenders that are 
organized as cooperatives and that have received financing 
from the Federal Financing Bank and that have dem-
onstrated experience in making loans to cooperatives that 
are eligible to receive loans or commitments for loans from 
the Rural Utilities Service (or any successor agency). Such 
securities shall be secured investments collateralized by 
loans of the cooperative lender. The purchase of such secu-
rities shall be at the sole discretion of each Federal Home 
Loan Bank, consistent with such regulations, restrictions, 
and limitations as may be prescribed by the Agency.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2392 
To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except 
with respect to certain basic questions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 29, 2019 
Mr. SMITH of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To make participation in the American Community Survey 
voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions, 
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 ‘‘American Community 
Survey Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PARTICIPATION IN AMERICAN COMMUNITY SUR-
VEY. 
(a) OPTIONAL QUESTIONS.—Section 193 of title 13, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The Secretary shall include, in the instructions 
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for completing any survey authorized under this section, 
a statement indicating that answering any question other 
than questions that solicit the information described in 
section 221(c)(2)(A) is optional.’’. 
(b) REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE.—Section 221 of title 
13, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Whoever, 
being over eighteen years of age,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Except as provided in subsection (c), any person 
older than 18 years of age who’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision under 
this title— 
‘‘(A) no person may be compelled to disclose in-
formation relative to the person’s religious beliefs or 
to membership in a religious body; and 
‘‘(B) except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
person may be fined or otherwise compelled to an-
swer questions in connection with the survey, con-
ducted by the Secretary of Commerce, which is com-
monly referred to as the ‘American Community Sur-
vey’. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1)(B)— 
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‘‘(A) shall not apply to any question that elic-
its— 
‘‘(i) the name of the respondent; 
‘‘(ii) contact information for the respond-
ent; 
‘‘(iii) the date of the response; or 
‘‘(iv) the number of people living or stay-
ing at the same address; and 
‘‘(B) does not waive any penalty imposed for 
conduct described in subsection (b).’’. 
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V 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2395 
To authorize the President to award the Purple Heart to Louis Boria, 
Jr., for injuries incurred during World War II and the Korean War 
while a member of the Marine Corps. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 29, 2019 
Mr. SOTO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the President to award the Purple Heart to 
Louis Boria, Jr., for injuries incurred during World War 
II and the Korean War while a member of the Marine 
Corps. 
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. AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD THE PURPLE 
HEART TO LOUIS BORIA, JR., FOR INJURIES 
INCURRED DURING WORLD WAR II AND THE 
KOREAN WAR WHILE A MEMBER OF THE MA-
RINE CORPS. 
Notwithstanding the criteria in section 1 of Executive 
Order 11016, the President is authorized to award the 
Purple Heart to Louis Boria, Jr., for injuries incurred 
during World War II and the Korean War while a member 
of the Marine Corps. 
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reau of Prisons official of the pregnancy, receive 
prenatal education, counseling, and birth sup-
port services provided by a provider trained to 
provide such services, including— 
(i) information about the parental 
rights of the woman, including the right to 
place the child in kinship care, and notice 
of the rights of the child; 
(ii) information about family preserva-
tion support services that are available to 
the woman; 
(iii) information about the nutritional 
standards 
referred 
to 
in 
paragraph 
(2)(C)(iv); 
(iv) information pertaining to the 
health and safety risks of pregnancy, child-
birth, and parenting, including postpartum 
depression; 
(v) information on breast-feeding, lac-
tation, and breast health; 
(vi) appropriate educational materials, 
resources, and services related to pregnancy, 
childbirth, and parenting; 
(vii) 
information 
and 
notification 
services for incarcerated parents regarding 
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the risk of debt repayment obligations asso-
ciated with their child’s participation in so-
cial welfare programs, including assistance 
under any State program funded under 
part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or benefits under the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program, 
as defined in section 3 of the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012), or any 
State program carried out under that Act; 
and 
(viii) information from the Office of 
Child Support Enforcement of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services re-
garding seeking or modifying child support 
while incarcerated, including how to par-
ticipate in the Bureau of Prison’s Inmate 
Financial Responsibility Program under 
subpart B of part 545 of title 28, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or any successor pro-
gram). 
(B) BIRTH WHILE IN CUSTODY OR PRIOR TO 
CUSTODY.—A woman who, while in custody or 
during the 6-month period immediately pre-
ceding intake, gave birth or experienced any 
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‘‘(i) the Secretary of the Treasury makes an af-
firmative finding on a shipment-by-shipment basis 
that disclosure is likely to pose a threat of personal 
injury or property damage; or 
‘‘(ii) the information is exempt under the provi-
sions of section 552(b)(1) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall ensure that any personally 
identifiable information, including Social Security account 
numbers and passport numbers, is removed from any 
manifest signed, produced, delivered, or electronically 
transmitted under this section before access to the mani-
fest is provided to the public.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2398 
AN ACT 
To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 and title 
38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for the 
HUD–VASH program, to direct the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs to submit annual reports to the Committees 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives regarding homeless veterans, 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 ‘‘Veteran Housing Op-
portunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 
2020’’ or the ‘‘Veteran HOUSE Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HUD–VASH. 
(a) HUD PROVISIONS.—Section 8(o)(19) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)(19)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) VETERAN DEFINED.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘veteran’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 2002(b) of title 38, United 
States Code.’’. 
(b) VHA CASE MANAGERS.—Subsection (b) of sec-
tion 2003 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the case of vouchers 
provided under the HUD–VASH program under section 
8(o)(19) of such Act, for purposes of the preceding sen-
tence, the term ‘veteran’ shall have the meaning given 
such term in section 2002(b) of this title.’’. 
SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than once 
each year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the homelessness services provided 
under programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
including services under HUD–VASH program under sec-
tion 8(o)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)). 
(b) INCLUDED INFORMATION.—Each such annual re-
port shall include, with respect to the year preceding the 
submittal of the report, a statement of the number of eligi-
ble individuals who were furnished such homelessness 
services and the number of individuals furnished such 
services under each such program, disaggregated by the 
number of men who received such services and the number 
of women who received such services, and such other infor-
mation as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 13, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2398 
AN ACT 
To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 
and title 38, United States Code, to expand eligi-
bility for the HUD–VASH program, to direct the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit annual 
reports to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the Senate and House of Representatives re-
garding homeless veterans, and for other pur-
poses.
IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2398 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 14, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 and title 
38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for the 
HUD–VASH program, to direct the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs to submit annual reports to the Committees 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives regarding homeless veterans, and for other 
purposes. 
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HR 2398 RFS
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 ‘‘Veteran Housing Op-
portunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 
2020’’ or the ‘‘Veteran HOUSE Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HUD–VASH. 
(a) HUD PROVISIONS.—Section 8(o)(19) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)(19)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) VETERAN DEFINED.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘veteran’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 2002(b) of title 38, United 
States Code.’’. 
(b) VHA CASE MANAGERS.—Subsection (b) of sec-
tion 2003 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the case of vouchers 
provided under the HUD–VASH program under section 
8(o)(19) of such Act, for purposes of the preceding sen-
tence, the term ‘veteran’ shall have the meaning given 
such term in section 2002(b) of this title.’’. 
SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than once 
each year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
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to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the homelessness services provided 
under programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
including services under HUD–VASH program under sec-
tion 8(o)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)). 
(b) INCLUDED INFORMATION.—Each such annual re-
port shall include, with respect to the year preceding the 
submittal of the report, a statement of the number of eligi-
ble individuals who were furnished such homelessness 
services and the number of individuals furnished such 
services under each such program, disaggregated by the 
number of men who received such services and the number 
of women who received such services, and such other infor-
mation as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 13, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 23 
To eliminate the sunset date for the Veterans Choice Program of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, to expand eligibility for such program, and 
to extend certain operating hours for pharmacies and medical facilities 
of the Department, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. HUDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To eliminate the sunset date for the Veterans Choice Pro-
gram of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand 
eligibility for such program, and to extend certain oper-
ating hours for pharmacies and medical facilities of the 
Department, 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 ‘‘Care Veterans Deserve 
Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF VETERANS CHOICE PROGRAM. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF SUNSET.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of the Veterans 
Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 
(Public Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (p); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (q), (r), 
(s), and (t) as subsections (p), (q), (r), and (s), 
respectively. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (i)(2), by striking ‘‘dur-
ing the period in which the Secretary is author-
ized to carry out this section pursuant to sub-
section (p)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (p)(2), as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)(B), by striking subparagraph 
(F). 
(b) EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (b)(2) of such 
section is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking 
‘‘or’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D)(ii)(II), by strik-
ing the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
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