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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1986 
To amend section 175b of title 18, United States Code, to correct a scrivener’s 
error. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 28, 2019 
Mr. RATCLIFFE (for himself, Miss RICE of New York, and Mr. HURD of 
Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 175b of title 18, United States Code, 
to correct a scrivener’s error. 
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 ‘‘Effective Prosecution 
of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 
2019’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE POSSESSION OF BIOLOGICAL 
TOXINS AND AGENTS. 
Section 175b of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a)(1) No restricted’’ and 
all that follows through the end of paragraph 
(1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for a 
restricted person to— 
‘‘(A) ship, transport, or possess in or af-
fecting interstate or foreign commerce any bio-
logical agent or toxin described in paragraph 
(2); or 
‘‘(B) receive any biological agent or toxin 
described in paragraph (2) that has been 
shipped or transported in interstate or foreign 
commerce. 
‘‘(2) AGENTS AND TOXINS COVERED.—A bio-
logical agent or toxin described in this paragraph is 
a biological agent or toxin that— 
‘‘(A) is listed as a non-overlap or overlap 
select biological agent or toxin under part 73 of 
title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, pursuant 
to section 351A of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 262a); and 
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‘‘(B) is not excluded or exempted under 
part 73 of title 42, Code of Federal Regula-
tions.’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(2) Whoever’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(3) PENALTY.—Whoever’’ and adjusting 
the margin accordingly; and 
(2) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘DEFINITIONS.—’’ be-
fore ‘‘In this section:’’. 
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amended by inserting after section 179E the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 179F. MECHANICAL INSULATION PROPERTY. 
‘‘(a) TREATMENT AS EXPENSES.—In addition to any 
other deduction in this subtitle, there shall be allowed as 
a deduction an amount equal to the applicable percentage 
of the cost of mechanical insulation property placed in 
service during the taxable year. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes of 
subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘applicable per-
centage’ means the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) 30 percent, and 
‘‘(B) the reduction in energy loss (ex-
pressed as a percentage) from the installed me-
chanical insulation property compared to ref-
erence mechanical insulation property which 
meets the minimum requirements of ASHRAE 
standard 90.1–2007. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL
RULE
RELATING
TO
MAINTE-
NANCE.—In the case of mechanical insulation prop-
erty placed in service as a replacement for insulation 
property— 
‘‘(A) paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply, and 
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II 
Calendar No. 143 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1988 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 10, 2019 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced 
mortgage loans, 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 ‘‘Protecting Affordable 
Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. SEASONING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN REFI-
NANCED MORTGAGE LOANS. 
(a) GINNIE MAE.—Paragraph (1) of section 306(g) 
of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)(1)) is 
amended by striking the second sentence (as added by sec-
tion 309(b) of Public Law 115–174). 
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(b) VETERANS LOANS.—Section 3709 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) LOAN SEASONING.—Except as provided in sub-
section (d) and notwithstanding section 3703 of this title 
or any other provision of law, a loan to a veteran for a 
purpose specified in section 3710 of this title that is a 
refinance may not be guaranteed or insured under this 
chapter until the date that is the later of— 
‘‘(1) the date on which the borrower has made 
at least six consecutive monthly payments on the 
loan being refinanced; and 
‘‘(2) the date that is 210 days after the first 
payment due date of the loan being refinanced.’’. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
may be construed to restrict or otherwise modify the au-
thorities of the Government National Mortgage Associa-
tion. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 9, 2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 143 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1988 
AN ACT 
To clarify seasoning requirements for certain 
refinanced mortgage loans, and for other purposes. 
JULY 10, 2019 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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V 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1991 
For the relief of Jeanette Vizguerra-Ramirez. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 28, 2019 
Mr. NEGUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Jeanette Vizguerra-Ramirez. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR JEA-
NETTE VIZGUERRA-RAMIREZ. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Jeanette Vizguerra-Ramirez shall be eligible for 
issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status 
to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence upon filing an application for issuance of an immi-
grant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment 
of status to lawful permanent resident. 
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(b) 
ADJUSTMENT
OF
STATUS.—If 
Jeanette 
Vizguerra-Ramirez enters the United States before the fil-
ing deadline specified in subsection (c), she shall be con-
sidered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, 
if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status 
under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Jeanette Vizguerra-Ramirez, the Secretary of 
State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, dur-
ing the current or next following fiscal year, the total num-
ber of immigrant visas that are made available to natives 
of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, 
the total number of immigrant visas that are made avail-
able to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under 
section 202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
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parents, brothers, and sisters of Jeanette Vizguerra-Rami-
rez shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded 
any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1992 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the amount of certain 
qualified conservation contributions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2019 
Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself and Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania) 
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 limit the 
amount of certain qualified conservation contributions. 
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 ‘‘Charitable Conserva-
tion Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PARTNER’S DEDUCTION FOR 
QUALIFIED CONSERVATION CONTRIBUTIONS 
MADE BY PARTNERSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 170(h) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) LIMITATION
ON
PARTNERSHIP
ALLOCA-
TION OF CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of any 
qualified conservation contributions of any part-
nership (whether directly or as a distributive 
share of such contributions of another partner-
ship), no amount of such contributions may be 
taken into account under this section by any 
partner of such partnership as a distributive 
share of such contributions if the aggregate 
amount so taken into account by such partner 
for the taxable year would (but for this para-
graph) exceed 2.5 times such partner’s adjusted 
basis in such partnership (determined as of the 
close of such taxable year and without regard to 
such contributions). The preceding sentence 
shall apply only with respect to the first 3 tax-
able years of such partner which end after the 
date on which such partner first became a part-
ner in the partnership. 
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‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR FAMILY PARTNER-
SHIPS.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with 
respect to any partnership if substantially all of 
the partnership interests in such partnership 
are held by individuals who are related within 
the meaning of section 152(d)(2). 
‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
prescribe such regulations or other guidance as 
may be necessary to carry out, and prevent the 
avoidance of, the purposes of this paragraph.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to 
contributions made in taxable years ending after Decem-
ber 23, 2016. No inference is intended as the appropriate 
treatment of contributions made in taxable years ending 
on or before such date or as to any activity not described 
in section 170(h)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, as added by this section. 
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221(d)) of the designated beneficiary or a sib-
ling of the designated beneficiary. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The amount of dis-
tributions treated as a qualified higher edu-
cation expense under this paragraph with re-
spect to the loans of any individual shall not ex-
ceed $10,000 (reduced by the amount of dis-
tributions so treated for all prior taxable years). 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
SIBLINGS
OF 
THE DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY.— 
‘‘(i) SEPARATE
ACCOUNTING.—For 
purposes of subparagraph (B) and sub-
section (d), amounts treated as a qualified 
higher education expense with respect to 
the loans of a sibling of the designated 
beneficiary shall be taken into account 
with respect to such sibling and not with 
respect to such designated beneficiary. 
‘‘(ii) SIBLING
DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph, the term ‘sibling’ 
means an individual who bears a relation-
ship to the designated beneficiary which is 
described in section 152(d)(2)(B).’’. 
(2) COORDINATION WITH DEDUCTION FOR STU-
DENT LOAN INTEREST.—Section 221(e)(1) of such
ferry, passenger vessel, or small passenger vessel, as such 
terms are defined in section 2101, that has a passenger 
capacity of 50 passengers or greater)’’ after ‘‘short sea 
transportation’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1996 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to rename the visa waiver 
program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2019 
Mr. 
QUIGLEY
(for 
himself, 
Mr. 
RICE
of 
South 
Carolina, 
Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, and Mr. RESCHENTHALER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to rename 
the visa waiver program, 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 ‘‘Secure Travel Partner-
ship Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. RENAMING OF PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 217 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) is amended— 
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(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘VISA 
WAIVER
PROGRAM
FOR
CERTAIN
VISITORS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘SECURE TRAVEL PARTNERSHIP’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a program 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘pro-
gram’)’’ and inserting ‘‘a program (hereinafter in 
this section referred to as the ‘Secure Travel Part-
nership’ or the ‘program’)’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (5)(B)(iv), by striking 
‘‘visa waiver program’’ each place that it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Secure Travel Partner-
ship’’; 
(B) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘visa waiver program’’ 
each place that it appears and inserting 
‘‘Secure Travel Partnership’’; and 
(ii) in the heading for subparagraph 
(D), by striking ‘‘IN
THE
VISA
WAIVER 
PROGRAM’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (12)(A), by striking ‘‘visa 
waiver program’’ and inserting ‘‘Secure Travel 
Partnership’’; and 
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(4) in subsection (i)(1), by striking ‘‘visa waiver 
program’’ and inserting ‘‘Secure Travel Partner-
ship’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
212(a)(7)(B)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(7)(B)(iv)) is amended in the 
clause heading by striking ‘‘VISA WAIVER PROGRAM’’ 
and inserting ‘‘SECURE TRAVEL PARTNERSHIP’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents for the Immigration and Nationality Act is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 217 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 217. Secure Travel Partnership.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1998 
To provide for the confidentiality of information submitted in requests for 
deferred action under the deferred action for childhood arrivals program, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2019 
Mrs. TORRES of California (for herself, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Ms. OMAR, Ms. NORTON, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for the confidentiality of information submitted 
in requests for deferred action under the deferred action 
for childhood arrivals program, 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 ‘‘Protect DREAMer 
Confidentiality Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DACA PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘DACA pro-
gram’’ means the deferred action for childhood ar-
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rivals program described in the memorandum of the 
Department of Homeland Security entitled ‘‘Exer-
cising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Indi-
viduals Who Came to the United States as Chil-
dren’’ issued on June 15, 2012. 
(2) INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION INFORMATION.— 
The term ‘‘individual application information’’ 
means any information, including personally identifi-
able information, submitted to the Secretary after 
June 15, 2012, as part of a request for consider-
ation or reconsideration for the DACA program. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 3. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED 
FOR DACA PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall protect indi-
vidual application information from disclosure to U.S. Im-
migration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection for any purpose other than the imple-
mentation of the DACA program. 
(b) REFERRALS PROHIBITED.—The Secretary may 
not refer to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of 
Justice, or any other law enforcement agency any indi-
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vidual the case of whom has been deferred pursuant to 
the DACA program. 
(c) LIMITED EXCEPTION.—Individual application in-
formation may be shared with national security and law 
enforcement agencies— 
(1) to identify or prevent fraudulent claims; 
(2) for particularized national security purposes 
relating to an individual application; and 
(3) for the investigation or prosecution of any 
felony not related to immigration status. 
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‘‘(ii) APPLICATION WITHOUT REGARD 
TO BUDGET NEUTRALITY.—The reductions 
made under this subparagraph— 
‘‘(I) shall not be considered an 
adjustment under paragraph (2)(E); 
and 
‘‘(II) shall not be implemented in 
a budget neutral manner.’’. 
Subtitle B—Drug Price 
Transparency 
SEC. 111. REPORTING ON EXPLANATION FOR DRUG PRICE 
INCREASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘PART W—DRUG PRICE REPORTING; DRUG 
VALUE FUND 
‘‘SEC. 399OO. REPORTING ON EXPLANATION FOR DRUG 
PRICE INCREASES. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) MANUFACTURER.—The term ‘manufac-
turer’ means the person— 
‘‘(A) that holds the application for a drug 
approved under section 505 of the Federal 
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‘‘(A) with respect to claims for reimburse-
ment submitted electronically, 14 days; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to claims for reimburse-
ment submitted otherwise, 30 days. 
‘‘(4) DISCOUNTED PRICE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘discounted 
price’ means, with respect to an applicable drug 
of a manufacturer furnished during a year to 
an applicable beneficiary, 90 percent of the ne-
gotiated price of such drug. 
‘‘(B) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed as affecting the re-
sponsibility of an applicable beneficiary for pay-
ment of a dispensing fee for an applicable drug. 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL CASE FOR CLAIMS SPANNING 
DEDUCTIBLE.—In the case where the entire 
amount of the negotiated price of an individual 
claim for an applicable drug with respect to an 
applicable beneficiary does not fall at or above 
the annual deductible specified in section 
1860D–2(b)(1) for the year, the manufacturer 
of the applicable drug shall provide the dis-
counted price under this section on only the 
portion of the negotiated price of the applicable 
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158 
‘‘(B) OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—An election 
official may not make a determination that a 
discrepancy exists between the signature on an 
absentee ballot and the signature of the indi-
vidual who submits the ballot on the official list 
of registered voters in the State unless— 
‘‘(i) at least 2 election officials make 
the determination; and 
‘‘(ii) each official who makes the de-
termination has received training in proce-
dures used to verify signatures. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 
days after the end of a Federal election cycle, 
each chief State election official shall submit to 
Congress a report containing the following in-
formation for the applicable Federal election 
cycle in the State: 
‘‘(i) The number of ballots invalidated 
due to a discrepancy under this subsection. 
‘‘(ii) Description of attempts to con-
tact voters to provide notice as required by 
this subsection. 
‘‘(iii) Description of the cure process 
developed by such State pursuant to this
Act of 2002) which the officials would provide to the 
applicant through regular mail.’’. 
(2) PROHIBITING
USE
FOR
PURPOSES
UNRE-
LATED
TO
OFFICIAL
DUTIES
OF
ELECTION
OFFI-
CIALS.—Section 9 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20508) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITING USE OF ELECTRONIC MAIL AD-
DRESSES FOR OTHER THAN OFFICIAL PURPOSES.—The 
chief State election official shall ensure that any electronic 
mail address provided by an applicant under subsection 
(b)(5) is used only for purposes of carrying out official 
duties of election officials and is not transmitted by any 
State or local election official (or any agent of such an 
official, including a contractor) to any person who does 
not require the address to carry out such official duties 
and who is not under the direct supervision and control 
of a State or local election official.’’. 
(b) REQUIRING PROVISION
OF INFORMATION
BY 
ELECTION OFFICIALS.—Section 302(b) of the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21082(b)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) PROVISION OF OTHER INFORMATION BY 
ELECTRONIC MAIL.—If an individual who is a reg-
istered voter has provided the State or local election