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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2178 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting periods 
for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals 
with metastatic breast cancer, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself and Ms. CASTOR of Florida) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
the waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and 
Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast 
cancer, 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 ‘‘Metastatic Breast Can-
cer Access to Care Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF WAITING PERIOD FOR INDIVID-
UALS WITH METASTATIC BREAST CANCER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 423) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter fol-
lowing subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘or (ii)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(ii) in the case of an individual 
who has been medically determined to have 
metastatic breast cancer, for each month begin-
ning with the first month during all of which 
the individual is under a disability and in which 
the individual becomes entitled to such insur-
ance benefits, or (iii)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘or 
(iii)’’ after ‘‘clause (ii)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to applications for dis-
ability insurance benefits filed after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. WAIVER OF 24-MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR MEDI-
CARE 
COVERAGE 
OF 
INDIVIDUALS 
WITH 
METASTATIC BREAST CANCER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 226(h) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 426(h)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
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metastatic breast cancer’’ after ‘‘amyotrophic lateral scle-
rosis (ALS)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to benefits for months beginning 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 217 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain 
changes made by Public Law 115–97 to the child tax credit. 
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 certain changes made by Public Law 115– 
97 to the child tax credit. 
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 ‘‘Permanent Tax Relief 
for Working Families Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AND MODIFICATION OF CHILD TAX 
CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 24 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended— 
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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 Communities 
and Safe Schools Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EXPENDITURE OF CERTAIN 
HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT FUNDS TO 
PURCHASE FIREARMS. 
Subsection (b) of section 2008 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) FIREARMS.—A grant awarded under sec-
tion 2003 or 2004 may not be used to purchase fire-
arms or firearms accessories, such as ammunition, 
including for use by teachers.’’. 
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‘‘(i) by substituting ‘$1,400’ for 
‘$2,000’ in subsection (a)(1), 
‘‘(ii) without regard to subsection 
(a)(2), and 
‘‘(iii) without regard to this subsection 
and the limitation under section 26(a).’’, 
(4) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘$3,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500’’, 
(5) by inserting after subsection (d)(2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT
FOR
INFLATION.—In the 
case of a taxable year beginning after 2018, the 
$1,400 amount in paragraph (1)(A) shall be in-
creased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
year in which the taxable year begins, deter-
mined by substituting ‘2017’ for ‘2016’ in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) thereof. 
If any increase under this paragraph is not a mul-
tiple of $100, such increase shall be rounded to the 
next lowest multiple of $100.’’, 
(6) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(e) IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) TAXPAYER.—No credit shall be allowed 
under this section if the identifying number of the 
taxpayer was issued after the due date for filing the 
return for the taxable year. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFYING CHILD.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No credit shall be al-
lowed under this section to a taxpayer with re-
spect to any qualifying child unless the taxpayer 
includes the social security number of such 
child on the return of tax for the taxable year. 
‘‘(B) SOCIAL
SECURITY
NUMBER
DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘social security number’ means a social se-
curity number issued to an individual by the 
Social Security Administration, but only if the 
social security number is issued— 
‘‘(i) to a citizen of the United States 
or pursuant to subclause (I) (or that por-
tion of subclause (III) that relates to sub-
clause (I)) of section 205(c)(2)(B)(i) of the 
Social Security Act, and 
‘‘(ii) before the due date for such re-
turn. 
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‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
QUALIFYING
CHIL-
DREN
DISALLOWED
CREDIT.—In the case of 
any qualifying child with respect to whom a 
credit is not allowed under this section by rea-
son of subparagraph (A), such child shall be 
treated as a dependent to whom subsection 
(a)(2) applies.’’, and 
(7) by striking subsection (h). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of section 11022 of Public Law 115–97. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2180 
To provide for the discharge of parent borrower liability if a student on 
whose behalf a parent has received certain student loans becomes disabled. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Mr. LANGEVIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To provide for the discharge of parent borrower liability 
if a student on whose behalf a parent has received cer-
tain student loans becomes disabled. 
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 ‘‘Domenic and Ed’s Law’’. 
SEC. 2. REPAYMENT OF LOANS TO PARENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 437(d) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087(d)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘or becomes permanently and totally disabled 
(as determined in accordance with regulations of the Sec-
retary), or if the student is unable to engage in any sub-
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stantial gainful activity by reason of any medically deter-
minable physical or mental impairment that can be ex-
pected to result in death, has lasted for a continuous pe-
riod of not less than 60 months, or can be expected to 
last for a continuous period of not less than 60 months,’’ 
after ‘‘dies,’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to any outstanding loan received 
by a parent before, on, or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and without regard to the onset date of the 
disability or impairment. 
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HR 6878 RFS
days after the pregnant woman notifies a Bu-
reau of Prisons official of the pregnancy, re-
ceive prenatal education, counseling, and birth 
support 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 preg-
nancy, childbirth, and parenting; 
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HR 2181 RFS
(C) the 39 Chaco Culture Archeological 
Protection Sites designated in 1995; 
(9) recognizes that the standard for Tribal con-
sultation is outlined in Executive Order No. 13175 
(25 U.S.C. 5301 note; relating to consultation and 
coordination with Indian Tribal governments); 
(10) extensive natural gas development has oc-
curred in the Greater Chaco region that affect the 
health, safety, economies, and quality of life of local 
communities; 
(11) renewed interest in oil exploration and pro-
duction within the Mancos/Gallup Shale play has in-
creased the potential for— 
(A) significant impacts on resources and 
visitor experiences at the Chaco Culture Na-
tional Historical Park; and 
(B) additional impacts on local commu-
nities in the Greater Chaco region, including 
Pueblos and Indian Tribes; 
(12) a mineral withdrawal in the landscape 
around the Chaco Culture National Historical Park 
would prevent leasing and development on Federal 
lands and of Federal minerals in the immediate area 
surrounding the Chaco Culture National Historical 
Park, which would protect resources and visitor ex-
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(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
SEC. 6. EFFECT. 
Nothing in this Act— 
(1) affects the mineral rights of an Indian 
Tribe or member of an Indian Tribe to trust land 
or allotment land; or 
(2) precludes improvements to, or rights-of-way 
for water, power, or road development on, the Fed-
eral land to assist communities adjacent to or in the 
vicinity of the Federal land. 
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gram established under section 1331 
had such participants been enrolled in 
an Exchange,’’ after ‘‘this title’’; and 
(IV) by inserting ‘‘or for imple-
menting a basic health program estab-
lished under section 1331’’ before the 
period; and 
(ii) in the second sentence, by insert-
ing before the period the following: ‘‘, and 
with respect to participation in the basic 
health program and funds provided to such 
other States under section 1331’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘at least as affordable’’ and inserting ‘‘of 
comparable affordability’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
‘‘over the term of the waiver and over the 
10-year budget plan with respect to such 
waiver’’ before the period at the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph: 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2185 
To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the District 
of Columbia to receive Federal funding under such Act, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to 
allow the District of Columbia to receive Federal funding 
under such Act, 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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Flood Prevention Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR FED-
ERAL FUNDING UNDER THE COASTAL ZONE 
MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1972. 
Section 304(4) of the Coastal Zone Management Act 
of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453(4)) is amended by inserting ‘‘the 
District of Columbia,’’ after ‘‘the term also includes’’. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 261 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2185 
[Report No. 116–321] 
To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the District 
of Columbia to receive Federal funding under such Act, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
DECEMBER 3, 2019 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. RADEWAGEN and Mr. BROWN of Maryland 
DECEMBER 3, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to 
allow the District of Columbia to receive Federal funding 
under such Act, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Flood Prevention Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR FED-
ERAL FUNDING UNDER THE COASTAL ZONE 
MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1972. 
Section 304(4) of the Coastal Zone Management Act 
of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453(4)) is amended by inserting ‘‘the 
District of Columbia,’’ after ‘‘the term also includes’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 261 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2185 
[Report No. 116–321] 
A BILL 
To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 
1972 to allow the District of Columbia to receive 
Federal funding under such Act, and for other 
purposes. 
DECEMBER 3, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2186 
To authorize borrowers of loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct 
Loan Program to modify the interest rate of such loans to be equal 
to the interest rate for such loans at the time of modification. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Mr. POCAN (for himself, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. LEE 
of California, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. BEYER, Mr. SCHIFF, 
Mr. KHANNA, Mr. COHEN, Mr. RUSH, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. 
SCHRADER, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. MENG, Mr. 
WELCH, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. PETERS, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. MOORE, 
Mr. RASKIN, Mr. MALINOWSKI, and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor 
A BILL 
To authorize borrowers of loans under the William D. Ford 
Federal Direct Loan Program to modify the interest 
rate of such loans to be equal to the interest rate for 
such loans at the time of modification. 
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 Refi-
nancing Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. BORROWER MODIFICATION OF INTEREST RATES 
UNDER THE WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DI-
RECT LOAN PROGRAM. 
Section 455(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) BORROWER MODIFICATION OF INTEREST 
RATE.— 
‘‘(A) 
MODIFICATION.—Notwithstanding 
the preceding paragraphs of this subsection, the 
borrower of a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a 
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, a 
Federal Direct PLUS Loan, or a Federal Di-
rect Consolidation Loan may elect to modify the 
interest rate of the loan to be equal to the in-
terest rate that would be applicable to such loan 
if such loan were first disbursed (or in the case 
of a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan, first 
applied for) on the date on which such borrower 
elects to modify the interest rate of such loan. 
‘‘(B) FIXED RATE.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), an interest rate elected 
under subparagraph (A) for a loan shall be 
fixed for the life of the loan. 
‘‘(C) CONTINUING
AUTHORITY
TO
MOD-
IFY.—A borrower may elect to modify the inter-
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est rate of a loan in accordance with subpara-
graph (A)— 
‘‘(i) at any time during the life of the 
loan; and 
‘‘(ii) any number of times during the 
life of the loan, except that a borrower may 
not modify the interest rate of the loan 
more than once in a six-month period.’’. 
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C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of 
Federal Regulations, or successor regulation. 
(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(10) SENIOR EXECUTIVE POSITION.—The term 
‘‘senior executive position’’ means— 
(A) with respect to a career appointee (as 
that term is defined in section 3132(a) of title 
5, United States Code), a Senior Executive 
Service position (as such term is defined in 
such section); and 
(B) with respect to a covered employee or 
covered individual, has the meaning given such 
term in section 3132(a) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(11) SUPERVISOR.—The term ‘‘supervisor’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 7103(a) of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(12) SERVICE.—The term ‘‘service’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 8331(12) or sec-
tion 8401(26) of title 5, United States Code, as the 
case may be. 
(13) SUSPEND.—The term ‘‘suspend’’ means 
the placing of an employee, for disciplinary reasons, 
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reimbursable basis, with other Federal, trib-
al, State, and local governmental and non-
governmental entities; and 
(B) may, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, enter into such contracts with private 
sector entities for such products and services as 
the Secretary determines may be necessary to 
collect, process, and provide remote sensing and 
other geospatial data and products for purposes 
of the program. 
(2) FEES.— 
(A) ASSESSMENT
AND
COLLECTION.—The 
Secretary may assess and collect fees for the con-
duct of any training, workshop, or conference 
that advances the purposes of the program. 
(B) AMOUNTS.—The amount of a fee under 
this paragraph may not exceed the sum of costs 
incurred, or expected to be incurred, by the Sec-
retary as a direct result of the conduct of the 
training, workshop, or conference, including for 
subsistence expenses incidental to the training, 
workshop, or conference, as applicable. 
(C) USE OF FEES.—Amounts collected by 
the Secretary in the form of fees under this para-
graph may be used to pay for— 
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(i) the costs incurred for conducting an 
activity described in subparagraph (A); or 
(ii) the expenses described in subpara-
graph (B). 
(3) SURVEY
AND
MAPPING.—Contracts entered 
into under paragraph (1)(B) shall be considered ‘‘sur-
veying and mapping’’ services as such term is used 
in and as such contracts are awarded by the Sec-
retary in accordance with the selection procedures in 
chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code. 
(f) OCEAN ECONOMY.—The Secretary may establish 
publically available tools that track ocean and Great Lakes 
economy data for each coastal State. 
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Union Calendar No. 256 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2189 
[Report No. 116–315] 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Commerce, acting 
through the Administrator of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration, to estab-
lish a constituent-driven program to provide a 
digital information platform capable of efficiently 
integrating coastal data with decision-support 
tools, training, and best practices and to support 
collection of priority coastal geospatial data to in-
form and improve local, State, regional, and Fed-
eral capacities to manage the coastal region, and 
for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 26, 2019 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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