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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2109 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, in awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, 
to give a preference to offerors that employ veterans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 4, 2019 
Miss RICE of New York (for herself and Mr. COOK) 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, in awarding a contract 
for the procurement of goods or services, to give a pref-
erence to offerors that employ veterans. 
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 ‘‘Boosting Rates of 
American Veteran Employment Act’’ or the ‘‘BRAVE 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PREFERENCE FOR OFFERORS EMPLOYING VET-
ERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 81 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
section 8128 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8129. Preference for offerors employing veterans 
‘‘(a) PREFERENCE.—In awarding a contract for the 
procurement of goods or services, the Secretary may give 
a preference to offerors that employ veterans on a full- 
time basis. The Secretary shall determine such preference 
based on the percentage of the full-time employees of the 
offeror who are veterans. 
‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT PENALTIES FOR MISREPRESEN-
TATION.—(1) Any offeror that is determined by the Sec-
retary to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented 
the veteran status of the employees of the offeror for pur-
poses of subsection (a) may be debarred from contracting 
with the Department for a period of not less than five 
years. 
‘‘(2) If the Secretary carries out a debarment under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall commence debarment 
action against the offeror by not later than 30 days after 
determining that the offeror willfully and intentionally 
misrepresented the veteran status of the employees of the 
offeror as described in paragraph (1) and shall complete 
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debarment actions against such offeror by not later than 
90 days after such determination. 
‘‘(3) The debarment of an offeror under paragraph 
(1) includes the debarment of all principals in the offeror 
for a period of not less than five years.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 8128 the following new 
item: 
‘‘8129. Preference for offerors employing veterans.’’. 
Æ 
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whether such lack of payment is due to an 
undue restriction placed on the prime con-
tractor by an action of the Federal agency. 
‘‘(ii) RESPONSE DURING DETERMINA-
TION.—During the period in which the 
OSDBU is making the determination 
under clause (i), the prime contractor may 
respond to both the subcontractor and the 
OSDBU with relevant verifying docu-
mentation to either prove payment or al-
lowable status of nonpayment. 
‘‘(C) CURE
PERIOD.—If the OSDBU 
verifies the lack of payment under subpara-
graph (B) and determines that such lack of 
payment is not due to an action of the Federal 
agency, the OSDBU shall notify the prime con-
tractor and provide the prime contractor with a 
15-day period in which the prime contractor 
may make the payment owed to the subcon-
tractor. 
‘‘(D) RESULT OF NONPAYMENT.—If, after 
notifying the prime contractor under subpara-
graph (C), the OSDBU determines that the 
prime contractor has not fully paid the amount 
owed within the 15-day cure period described 
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IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2109 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 25, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in awarding a contract 
for the procurement of goods or services, to give a pref-
erence to offerors that employ veterans. 
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 ‘‘Boosting Rates of 
American Veteran Employment Act’’ or the ‘‘BRAVE 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PREFERENCE FOR OFFERORS EMPLOYING VET-
ERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 81 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
section 8128 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8129. Preference for offerors employing veterans 
‘‘(a) PREFERENCE.—In awarding a contract for the 
procurement of goods or services, the Secretary may give 
a preference to offerors that employ veterans on a full- 
time basis. The Secretary shall determine such preference 
based on the percentage of the full-time employees of the 
offeror who are veterans. 
‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT PENALTIES FOR MISREPRESEN-
TATION.—(1) Any offeror that is determined by the Sec-
retary to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented 
the veteran status of the employees of the offeror for pur-
poses of subsection (a) may be debarred from contracting 
with the Department for a period of not less than 5 years. 
‘‘(2) If the Secretary carries out a debarment under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall commence debarment 
action against the offeror by not later than 30 days after 
determining that the offeror willfully and intentionally 
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misrepresented the veteran status of the employees of the 
offeror as described in paragraph (1) and shall complete 
debarment actions against such offeror by not later than 
90 days after such determination. 
‘‘(3) The debarment of an offeror under paragraph 
(1) includes the debarment of all principals in the offeror 
for a period of not less than 5 years.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 8128 the following new 
item: 
‘‘8129. Preference for offerors employing veterans.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 24, 2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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triggered SPIKE increase (or combination of 
such increases) for which a justification is made 
under this section for such drug by such manu-
facturer; or 
‘‘(B) such increase is less than the wholesale 
acquisition cost (or alternative cost measure 
specified by the Secretary under paragraph (3)) 
of such drug during the calendar-year period de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A) or the three-cal-
endar-year 
period 
described 
in 
paragraph 
(1)(B), as applicable, for such increase, increased 
by the percentage increase in the consumer price 
index for all urban consumers (all items; United 
States city average) for the 12-month period end-
ing six months prior to the calendar-year period 
so described and for the 36-month period ending 
six months prior to the three-calendar-year pe-
riod so described, respectively. 
‘‘(5) UNIT DETERMINATION.—For purposes of de-
termining the wholesale acquisition cost in carrying 
out this section, the Secretary shall determine a unit 
(such as a unit size) to apply. 
‘‘(6) PUBLIC POSTING.—Beginning with respect 
to 2021, the Secretary shall publicly post on the 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2114 
AN ACT 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide 
Federal financial assistance to States to implement, re-
view, and revise State energy security plans, 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 ‘‘Enhancing State En-
ergy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act 
of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. STATE ENERGY SECURITY PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of title III of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 367. STATE ENERGY SECURITY PLANS. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—Federal financial assistance 
made available to a State under this part may be used 
for the implementation, review, and revision of a State en-
ergy security plan that assesses the State’s existing cir-
cumstances and proposes methods to strengthen the abil-
ity of the State, in consultation with owners and operators 
of energy infrastructure in such State, to— 
‘‘(1) secure the energy infrastructure of the 
State against all physical and cybersecurity threats; 
‘‘(2) mitigate the risk of energy supply disrup-
tions to the State and enhance the response to, and 
recovery from, energy disruptions; and 
‘‘(3) ensure the State has a reliable, secure, and 
resilient energy infrastructure. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—A State energy security 
plan described in subsection (a) shall—
‘‘(1) address all fuels, including petroleum 
products, other liquid fuels, coal, electricity, and nat-
ural gas, as well as regulated and unregulated en-
ergy providers; 
‘‘(2) provide a State energy profile, including 
an assessment of energy production, distribution, 
and end-use; 
‘‘(3) address potential hazards to each energy 
sector or system, including physical threats and cy-
bersecurity threats and vulnerabilities; 
‘‘(4) provide a risk assessment of energy infra-
structure and cross-sector interdependencies; 
‘‘(5) provide a risk mitigation approach to en-
hance reliability and end-use resilience; and 
‘‘(6) address multi-State, Indian Tribe, and re-
gional coordination planning and response, and to 
the extent practicable, encourage mutual assistance 
in cyber and physical response plans. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In developing a State energy 
security plan under this section, the energy office of the 
State shall, to the extent practicable, coordinate with— 
‘‘(1) the public utility or service commission of 
the State; 
‘‘(2) energy providers from the private sector; 
and
concurrence of the Secretary of State and Ad-
ministrator of USAID; and 
(D) other Federal departments and agen-
cies support the activities of the Department of 
State and USAID as appropriate, with the con-
currence of the Secretary of State and Adminis-
trator of USAID. 
(2) Identification of which officials of the De-
partment of State, USAID, and the Department of 
Defense, with a rank not lower than Assistant Sec-
retary or Assistant Administrator, as the case may 
be, will be responsible for overseeing and leading the 
initiative. 
(3) Identification of the authorities, staffing, 
and other resource requirements needed to effec-
tively implement the initiative. 
(4) Descriptions of the organizational steps the 
Secretary of State, the Administrator, the Secretary 
of Defense, and the head of each other relevant Fed-
eral department or agency will take to improve plan-
ning, 
coordination, 
implementation, 
assessment, 
monitoring, evaluation, adaptive management, and 
iterative learning with respect to the programs car-
ried out under the initiative.
‘‘(3) other entities responsible for maintaining 
fuel or electric reliability. 
‘‘(d) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—A State is not eligible 
to receive Federal financial assistance under this part, for 
any purpose, for a fiscal year unless the Governor of such 
State submits to the Secretary, with respect to such fiscal 
year— 
‘‘(1) a State energy security plan described in 
subsection (a) that meets the requirements of sub-
section (b); or 
‘‘(2) after an annual review of the State energy 
security plan by the Governor— 
‘‘(A) any necessary revisions to such plan; 
or 
‘‘(B) a certification that no revisions to 
such plan are necessary. 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Upon request of the 
Governor of a State, the Secretary may provide informa-
tion and technical assistance, and other assistance, in the 
development, implementation, or revision of a State energy 
security plan. 
‘‘(f) SUNSET.—This section shall expire on October 
31, 2024.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
365(f) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6325(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$125,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$90,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2007 through 2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2021 through 2025’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 363 
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6323) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (e); and 
(B) by striking subsection (e). 
(2) 
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—Section 
366(3)(B)(i) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6326(3)(B)(i)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘approved under section 367’’. 
(3) REFERENCE.—The item relating to ‘‘De-
partment of Energy—Energy Conservation’’ in title 
II of the Department of the Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1985 (42 U.S.C. 
6323a) is amended by striking ‘‘sections 361 
through 366’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 361 through 
367’’.
(4) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
for part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Con-
servation Act is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘Sec. 367. State energy security plans.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2114 
AN ACT 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
to provide Federal financial assistance to States 
to implement, review, and revise State energy se-
curity plans, and for other purposes.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2114 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide Federal finan-
cial assistance to States to implement, review, and revise State energy 
security plans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2019 
Mr. RUSH (for himself and Mr. UPTON) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide 
Federal financial assistance to States to implement, re-
view, and revise State energy security plans, 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 ‘‘Enhancing State En-
ergy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act 
of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. STATE ENERGY SECURITY PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of title III of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 367. STATE ENERGY SECURITY PLANS. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—Federal financial assistance 
made available to a State under this part may be used 
for the implementation, review, and revision of a State en-
ergy security plan that assesses the State’s existing cir-
cumstances and proposes methods to strengthen the abil-
ity of the State, in consultation with owners and operators 
of energy infrastructure in such State, to— 
‘‘(1) secure the energy infrastructure of the 
State against all physical and cybersecurity threats; 
‘‘(2) mitigate the risk of energy supply disrup-
tions to the State and enhance the response to, and 
recovery from, energy disruptions; and 
‘‘(3) ensure the State has a reliable, secure, and 
resilient energy infrastructure. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—A State energy security 
plan described in subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) address all fuels, including petroleum 
products, other liquid fuels, coal, electricity, and nat-
ural gas, as well as regulated and unregulated en-
ergy providers; 
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107 
(b) PLACEMENT WITH ADOPTIVE FAMILIES.—Sec-
tion 203(b)(11)(C) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 
5113(b)(11)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘such children’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the children and youth described in the 
matter preceding paragraph (1) of section 201’’. 
(c) PRE-ADOPTION SERVICES.—Section 203(c)(1) of 
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption 
Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5113(c)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘post’’ and inserting ‘‘pre- and post-’’. 
(d) SERVICES.—Section 203(c)(2) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 
1978 (42 U.S.C. 5113(c)(2)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘and the development of such services,’’ after ‘‘not sup-
plant, services’’. 
(e) ELIMINATION
OF
BARRIERS
TO
ADOPTION 
ACROSS
JURISDICTIONAL
BOUNDARIES.—Section 
203(e)(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5113(e)(1)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘with, States,’’ and inserting 
‘‘with States, Indian Tribes,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, including through the use of 
web-based tools such as the electronic interstate 
case-processing system referred to in section 437(g)
IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2114 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide 
Federal financial assistance to States to implement, re-
view, and revise State energy security plans, 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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhancing State En-
ergy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act 
of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. STATE ENERGY SECURITY PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of title III of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 367. STATE ENERGY SECURITY PLANS. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—Federal financial assistance 
made available to a State under this part may be used 
for the implementation, review, and revision of a State en-
ergy security plan that assesses the State’s existing cir-
cumstances and proposes methods to strengthen the abil-
ity of the State, in consultation with owners and operators 
of energy infrastructure in such State, to— 
‘‘(1) secure the energy infrastructure of the 
State against all physical and cybersecurity threats; 
‘‘(2) mitigate the risk of energy supply disrup-
tions to the State and enhance the response to, and 
recovery from, energy disruptions; and 
‘‘(3) ensure the State has a reliable, secure, and 
resilient energy infrastructure. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—A State energy security 
plan described in subsection (a) shall— 
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(5) Descriptions of the steps the Secretary of 
State, the Administrator, the Secretary of Defense, 
and the head of each other relevant Federal depart-
ment or agency will take to ensure appropriate host- 
country ownership and to improve coordination and 
collaboration under the initiative with international 
development organizations, international donors, 
multilateral organizations, and the private sector. 
(6) Descriptions of potential areas of improved 
public and private sector research and development, 
including with academic, philanthropic, and civil so-
ciety organizations, on data collection efforts and 
more effective approaches to stabilize conflict-af-
fected areas and prevent violence and fragility glob-
ally. 
(7) Descriptions of the processes for regularly 
evaluating and updating the initiative on an iterative 
basis, including regarding priority country and re-
gional plans described in subsection (d). 
(8) A list of priority countries and regions se-
lected pursuant to subsection (c), including descrip-
tions of the rationale for such selections. 
(c) SELECTION OF PRIORITY COUNTRIES AND RE-
GIONS.—The Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Administrator of USAID and the Secretary of Defense,
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The requirement of paragraph 
(1) may be waived by the Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral upon a determination that the financial cir-
cumstances affecting the applicant warrant a finding 
that such a waiver is equitable. 
‘‘(j) COMPLIANCE AND REDIRECTION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
an eligible entity receives a grant under this section, 
such entity shall implement a policy that is substan-
tially similar to the policy under section 3 of Pro-
tecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Preg-
nant Women Act of 2022. 
‘‘(2) EXTENSION.—The Attorney General may 
provide a 120-day extension to an eligible entity that 
is making good faith efforts to collect the informa-
tion required under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
to remain available until expended— 
‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2023, $5,000,000; 
‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2024, $5,000,000; 
‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2025, $5,000,000; 
‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2026, $6,000,000; and 
‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2027, $6,000,000. 
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‘‘(l) FUNDS TO BE SUPPLEMENTAL.—To receive a 
grant under this section, the eligible entity shall certify 
to the Attorney General that the amounts received under 
the grant shall be used to supplement, not supplant, non- 
Federal funds that would otherwise be available for pro-
grams or services in the prison where funds will be used. 
‘‘(m) UNOBLIGATED AND UNSPENT FUNDS.—Funds 
made available pursuant to this section that remain unob-
ligated for a period of 6 months after the end of the fiscal 
year for which the funds have been appropriated shall be 
awarded to other recipients of this grant. 
‘‘(n) CIVIL RIGHTS OBLIGATION.—A recipient of a 
grant under this section shall be subject to the non-
discrimination requirement under section 40002(b)(13) of 
the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12291(b)(13)). 
‘‘(o) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘in cus-
tody’ means, with respect to an individual, that the indi-
vidual is under the supervision of a Federal, State, tribal, 
or local correctional facility, including pretrial and con-
tract facilities, and juvenile or medical or mental health 
facilities.’’. 
SEC. 12. PLACEMENT IN PRERELEASE CUSTODY. 
Section 3624(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Notwith-
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