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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2162 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 10, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance pre-
mium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete 
a financial literacy housing counseling program. 
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 ‘‘Housing Financial Lit-
eracy Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. DISCOUNT ON MORTGAGE INSURANCE PREMIUM 
PAYMENTS FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS 
WHO COMPLETE FINANCIAL LITERACY HOUS-
ING COUNSELING PROGRAMS. 
The second sentence of subparagraph (A) of section 
203(c)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1709(c)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting before the comma the following: 
‘‘and such program is completed before the mort-
gagor has signed an application for a mortgage to 
be insured under this title or a sales agreement’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘not exceed 2.75 percent of the 
amount of the original insured principal obligation of 
the mortgage’’ and inserting ‘‘be 25 basis points 
lower than the premium payment amount estab-
lished by the Secretary under the first sentence of 
this subparagraph’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 9, 2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2165 
To amend the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, 
to clarify acceptable 9–1–1 obligations or expenditures, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Mr. COLLINS of New York (for himself, Ms. ESHOO, and Ms. PINGREE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Wireless Communications and Public Safety 
Act of 1999, to clarify acceptable 9–1–1 obligations or 
expenditures, 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 ‘‘9–1–1 Fee Integrity 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CLARIFYING ACCEPTABLE 9–1–1 OBLIGATIONS OR 
EXPENDITURES. 
Section 6(f) of the Wireless Communications and 
Public Safety Act of 1999 (47 U.S.C. 615a–1(f)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as specified 
in the provision of State or local law adopting the 
fee or charge’’ and inserting ‘‘consistent with accept-
able obligations or expenditures in the final rules 
issued pursuant to paragraph (3)’’; and 
(2) after paragraph (2), by inserting the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) ACCEPTABLE
OBLIGATION
OR
EXPENDI-
TURE.— 
‘‘(A) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—In order 
to prevent diversion of 9–1–1 taxes, fees, or 
charges, the Commission shall, within 180 days 
after date of the enactment of this paragraph, 
issue final rules designating purposes and func-
tions that are acceptable obligations or expendi-
tures by any State or taxing jurisdiction au-
thorized to impose a tax, fee, or charge. 
‘‘(B) PURPOSES
AND
FUNCTIONS.—The 
purposes and functions described in subpara-
graph (A) include only those used solely for the 
support and implementation of a State or tax-
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1074 
States civil aviation to provide support for Depart-
ment of Defense missions in areas where a Federal 
Aviation Administration SFAR is in effect; 
(2) review existing processes of the Department 
of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration, 
and the Department of State, with respect to the 
Department of Defense’s use of contracted United 
States civil aviation in areas where a Federal Avia-
tion Administration SFAR is in effect; 
(3) identify any issues, inefficiencies, or con-
cerns with the existing options and processes, includ-
ing safety of flight, legal considerations, mission de-
livery, and security considerations; and 
(4) develop recommendations, if any, to improve 
existing processes or expand the options available for 
the Department of Defense to use contracted United 
States civil aviation to provide support to Depart-
ment of Defense missions in areas where a Federal 
Aviation Administration SFAR is in effect. 
(c) MEMBERS.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary 
of State shall each appoint not more than 5 mem-
bers to the working group with expertise in civil 
aviation safety, state aircraft operations, the provi-
ing jurisdiction 9–1–1 services and operational 
expenses of public safety answering points with-
in a State or taxing jurisdiction. 
‘‘(C) 
CONSULTATION
REQUIRED.—The 
Commission shall consult with public safety or-
ganizations and State, local, and Tribal govern-
ments as part of any proceeding under this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(D) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) 9–1–1 SERVICES; E9–1–1
SERV-
ICES; 
NEXT
GENERATION
9–1–1
SERV-
ICES.—The terms ‘9–1–1 services’, ‘E9–1– 
1 services’, and ‘Next Generation 9–1–1 
services’ have the meaning given those 
terms in section 158(e) of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Ad-
ministration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
942(e)). 
‘‘(ii) STATE
OR
TAXING
JURISDIC-
TION.—The term ‘State or taxing jurisdic-
tion’ means a State, political subdivision 
thereof, Indian Tribe, or village or regional 
corporation serving a region established 
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pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Set-
tlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).’’. 
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(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—There shall be al-
lowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter 
for the taxable year an amount equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(1) $2,000 for each qualifying child of the tax-
payer, and 
‘‘(2) $500 for each dependent of the taxpayer 
(as defined in section 152, without regard to all that 
follows ‘resident of the United States’ in section 
152(b)(3)(A)) other than a qualifying child.’’, 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the threshold amount’’ in 
paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘$400,000 in the 
case of a joint return ($200,000 in any other 
case)’’, 
(B) by striking paragraph (2), and 
(C) by striking ‘‘LIMITATIONS’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘The amount’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘LIMITATION BASED ON ADJUSTED GROSS 
INCOME.—The amount’’, 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking all that 
follows ‘‘under this section’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘determined— 
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(F) assess efforts to coordinate United 
States global health security programs, activi-
ties, and initiatives with key stakeholders; and 
(G) incorporate a plan for regularly review-
ing and updating strategies, partnerships, and 
programs and sharing lessons learned with a 
wide range of stakeholders, including key stake-
holders, in an open, transparent manner. 
(e) FORM.—The strategy required under subsection 
(a) and the report required under subsection (d) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 7. COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOREIGN AID TRANS-
PARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 
2016. 
Section 2(3) of the Foreign Aid Transparency and 
Accountability Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–191; 22 
U.S.C. 2394c note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) the Global Health Security Act of 
2018.’’. 
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SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
(2) GLOBAL
HEALTH
SECURITY.—The term 
‘‘global health security’’ means activities supporting 
epidemic and pandemic preparedness and capabili-
ties at the country and global levels in order to mini-
mize vulnerability to acute public health events that 
can endanger the health of populations across geo-
graphical regions and international boundaries. 
SEC. 9. SUNSET. 
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act 
(other than section 5), shall cease to be effective on De-
cember 31, 2024. 
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(1) DRUG-RELATED
CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY
DE-
FINED.—In section 3(b)(9) (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(9)), 
by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, except that such term shall not include 
any such manufacture, sale, distribution, use, or 
possession of marihuana (as such term is defined in 
such section) that is in compliance with the law of 
the State in which such manufacture, sale, distribu-
tion, use, or possession takes place’’. 
(2) CURRENTLY
ENGAGING
IN
THE
ILLEGAL 
USE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND DRUG-RE-
LATED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY DEFINED.—In section 6 
(42 U.S.C. 1437d)— 
(A) in subsection (l), in the last sentence 
after paragraph (9)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (5)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (6)’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘, except that such 
term shall not include any such manufac-
ture, sale, distribution, use, or possession 
of marihuana (as such term is defined in 
such section) that is in compliance with the 
law of the State in which such manufac-
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2168 
To reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in 
Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. BANKS, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, Mr. HILL of Arkansas, and Mr. RICHMOND) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals 
incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, 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 ‘‘Restoring Education 
And Learning Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘REAL Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF FEDERAL PELL GRANT ELIGI-
BILITY. 
Section 401(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking paragraph (6); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (6); and 
(3) 
in 
paragraph 
(2)(A)(ii), 
by 
striking 
‘‘(7)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘(6)(B)’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by section 2 shall be effective 
for academic year 2019–2020 and succeeding academic 
years. 
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demonstration, and commercial application activities 
among— 
(A) relevant programs within the Depart-
ment, including— 
(i) the Office of Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy; 
(ii) the Office of Science; 
(iii) the Office of Electricity Delivery 
and Energy Reliability; 
(iv) the Office of Fossil Energy; 
(v) the Advanced Research Projects 
Agency—Energy; and 
(vi) other offices as determined by the 
Secretary; and 
(B) relevant technology research and devel-
opment programs within other Federal agen-
cies, as determined by the Secretary. 
(5) FEDERAL
DEMONSTRATION
OF
TECH-
NOLOGIES.—The Secretary shall make information 
available to procurement programs of Federal agen-
cies regarding the potential to demonstrate tech-
nologies resulting from activities funded through 
programs under this Act. 
(6) INTERGOVERNMENTAL
COORDINATION.— 
The Secretary shall seek opportunities to leverage 
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after the item relating to section 7527 the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 7527A. Advance payment of middle class tax credit.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to taxable years begin-
ning after December 31, 2018. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 216 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
deduction for qualified business income. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. SMITH of Missouri 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 make 
permanent the deduction for qualified business income. 
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 ‘‘Main Street Tax Cer-
tainty Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED BUSINESS INCOME 
MADE PERMANENT. 
Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by striking subsection (i). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2171 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that certain TRICARE 
beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico may enroll in TRICARE Prime, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that cer-
tain TRICARE beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico 
may enroll in TRICARE Prime, 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. AVAILABILITY OF TRICARE PRIME IN PUERTO 
RICO. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF TRICARE PRIME IN PUERTO 
RICO.—Section 1097 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(f) AVAILABILITY OF TRICARE PRIME IN PUERTO 
RICO.—In designating geographical areas under sub-
section (b)(3), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
beneficiaries covered by subsection (c) of section 1086 of 
this title, other than Medicare-eligible beneficiaries de-
scribed in subsection (d)(2) of such section, may enroll 
in TRICARE Prime in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
beginning not later than January 1, 2021.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than six months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the 
progress of the Secretary in carrying out the requirements 
of subsection (f) of section 1097 of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2172 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the matching 
requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for 
Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico (for herself, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, and 
Mr. SOTO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove 
the matching requirement for a territory to use specially 
allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D 
drugs for low-income individuals. 
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. REMOVING MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR A 
TERRITORY TO USE SPECIALLY ALLOCATED 
FEDERAL FUNDS FOR MEDICARE COVERED 
PART D DRUGS FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVID-
UALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1935(e)(1)(B) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u–5(e)(1)(B)) is amend-
ed by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘and the Federal medical assistance percentage shall be 
100 percent for expenditures under such plan that are at-
tributable to this subsection and the additional amounts 
provided under paragraph (3)’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1905(b) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 1933(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 
1933(d) and 1935(e)(1)(B)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts expended for fiscal pe-
riods beginning on or after October 1, 2019. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2174 
To remove fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Missouri River 
Mainstem Reservoir System and to make flood control the highest pri-
ority of authorized purposes of such system, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Mr. GRAVES of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To remove fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of 
the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System and to 
make flood control the highest priority of authorized 
purposes of such system, 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. AUTHORIZED PURPOSES OF THE MISSOURI 
RIVER MAINSTEM RESERVOIR SYSTEM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Fish and wildlife shall not be 
an authorized purpose of the Missouri River Mainstem 
Reservoir System. 
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(b) PRIORITY.—Flood control shall be the highest 
priority of authorized purposes for the Missouri River 
Mainstem Reservoir System at all times. 
(c) REVISION OF CONTROL MANUAL.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment, the Chief of Engi-
neers shall revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir 
System Master Water Control Manual and any related 
regulations to conform with subsections (a) and (b). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2177 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make members of health 
care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. 
MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. WALKER, 
Mr. PALMER, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. BABIN, Mr. SMITH 
of New Jersey, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. ALLEN, Mrs. 
HARTZLER, Mr. LAMBORN, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. 
MASSIE, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, and 
Mr. SMITH of Nebraska) 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 make 
members of health care sharing ministries eligible to 
establish health savings accounts. 
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 ‘‘Faith in Health Sav-
ings Accounts Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. MEMBERS OF HEALTH CARE SHARING MINISTRIES 
ELIGIBLE TO ESTABLISH HEALTH SAVINGS 
ACCOUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) APPLICATION TO HEALTH CARE SHARING MIN-
ISTRIES.—For purposes of this section, membership in a 
health care sharing ministry (as defined in section 
5000A(d)(2)(B)(ii)) shall be treated as coverage under a 
high deductible health plan.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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