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‘‘(B) in the case of a borrower who re-
ceives annual counseling for a loan made under 
part D using the tool described in paragraph 
(1)(B), notify the borrower by when the bor-
rower should accept, in a manner described in 
subsection (l)(6), the loan for which the bor-
rower has received such counseling; and 
‘‘(C) in the case of a borrower described in 
subsection (b)(1)(B) at an institution that uses 
the online counseling tool described in para-
graph (1)(A) of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall attempt to provide the information de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1)(A) to the borrower 
through such tool.’’. 
SEC. 5. LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF 
STUDENT LOAN COUNSELING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education, 
acting through the Director of the Institute of Education 
Sciences, shall begin conducting a rigorous, longitudinal 
study of the impact and effectiveness of the student loan 
counseling— 
(1) provided under subsections (b), (l), and (n) 
of section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1092), as amended by this Act; and 
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(2) provided through such other means as the 
Secretary of Education may determine. 
(b) CONTENTS.— 
(1) BORROWER
INFORMATION.—The longitu-
dinal study carried out under subsection (a) shall in-
clude borrower information, in the aggregate and 
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, income, and 
status as an individual with a disability, on— 
(A) student persistence; 
(B) degree attainment; 
(C) program completion; 
(D) successful entry into student loan re-
payment; 
(E) cumulative borrowing levels; and 
(F) such other factors as the Secretary of 
Education may determine. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The disaggregation under 
paragraph (1) shall not be required in a case in 
which the number of borrowers in a category is in-
sufficient to yield statistically reliable information or 
the results would reveal personally identifiable infor-
mation about an individual borrower. 
(c) INTERIM REPORTS.—Not later than 18 months 
after the commencement of the study under subsection 
(a), and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Education 
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shall evaluate the progress of the study and report any 
short-term findings to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress. 
SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
(a) USE OF EXISTING FUNDS.—Of the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated for maintaining the Depart-
ment of Education’s Financial Awareness Counseling 
Tool, $2,000,000 shall be available to carry out this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act. 
(b) NO
ADDITIONAL
FUNDS
AUTHORIZED.—No 
funds are authorized to be appropriated by this Act to 
carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 212 
To authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable energy projects in 
developing countries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable energy 
projects in developing countries. 
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 ‘‘Solar Villages Initia-
tive Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MICROENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE FOR RENEWABLE 
ENERGY PROJECTS IN DEVELOPING COUN-
TRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
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national Development and in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State and the Secretary of Energy, is authorized 
to provide assistance for renewable energy projects de-
scribed in subsection (b) in developing countries to in-
crease the availability of credit, savings, and other services 
to microfinance and microenterprise clients lacking full ac-
cess to capital, training, technical assistance, and business 
development services. 
(b) TYPES
OF PROJECTS.—The renewable energy 
projects described in this subsection include projects to as-
sist small and micro businesses that loan or sell solar lan-
terns or lamps and other solar energy technologies. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In providing assistance under sub-
section (a), the President shall give priority to empowering 
female-owned businesses in developing countries. 
(d) RELATION TO EXISTING AUTHORITIES.—Assist-
ance provided under subsection (a) shall be made available 
under the authorities of section 252 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2211a). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry 
out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, $7,500,000 for fiscal year 
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2022, $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2023, $10,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2024, and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
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(B) with respect to whom the trade or 
business described in subparagraph (A) is inop-
erable at any time after the incident beginning 
date of such qualified disaster, and before Jan-
uary 1 of the year after the year of such inci-
dent beginning date, as a result of damage sus-
tained by reason of such qualified disaster. 
(2) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘eligible 
employee’’ means with respect to an eligible em-
ployer an employee whose principal place of employ-
ment at any time during the incident period of the 
qualified disaster referred to in paragraph (1) with 
such eligible employer was in the qualified disaster 
zone referred to in such paragraph. 
(3) QUALIFIED WAGES.—The term ‘‘qualified 
wages’’ means wages (as defined in section 51(c)(1) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, but without 
regard to section 3306(b)(2)(B) of such Code) paid 
or incurred by an eligible employer with respect to 
an eligible employee at any time during the period 
described in paragraph (1)(B), and which occurs 
during the period— 
(A) beginning on the date on which the 
trade or business described in paragraph (1) 
first became inoperable at the principal place of 
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(11) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’— 
(A) means each of the several States, the 
District of Colombia, and the territories and 
possessions of the United States; and 
(B) includes any federally recognized In-
dian tribe that notifies the Secretary, not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act or not later than 120 days before 
the start of any fiscal year during the 5-fiscal- 
year period described in subsection (j), that the 
tribe intends to develop a cyber resiliency plan 
and agrees to forfeit any distribution under 
subsection (f)(3). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2131 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate a provision 
under the Medicare Advantage program that inadvertently penalizes 
Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to Medicare 
beneficiaries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2019 
Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. GUTHRIE, and Mr. 
MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
a provision under the Medicare Advantage program that 
inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for 
providing high quality care to Medicare beneficiaries. 
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 ‘‘Medicare Advantage 
Quality Payment Relief Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. RELIEF FROM QUALITY BONUS PENALTY IN CAL-
CULATION OF THE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 
BLENDED BENCHMARK CAP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1853(n)(4) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–23(n)(4)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘determined taking into account’’ and inserting 
‘‘determined without regard to’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to plan years beginning on or 
after January 1, 2020. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2134 
To reauthorize the Helen Keller National Center for Youths and Adults 
Who Are Deaf-Blind. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2019 
Mr. POCAN (for himself, Mr. SUOZZI, and Mr. COLE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Helen Keller National Center for Youths 
and Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind. 
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 ‘‘Helen Keller National 
Center Reauthorization Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER REAUTHOR-
IZED. 
(a) GENERAL
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—The first sentence of section 205(a) of the Helen 
Keller National Center Act (29 U.S.C. 1904(a)) is amend-
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ed by striking ‘‘1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 
through 2023’’. 
(b) HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER FEDERAL 
ENDOWMENT
FUND.—The first sentence of section 
208(h) of the Helen Keller National Center Act (29 
U.S.C. 1907(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘1999 through 
2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2023’’. 
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IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2134 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the Helen Keller National Center for Youths 
and Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind. 
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 ‘‘Helen Keller National 
Center Reauthorization Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER REAUTHOR-
IZED. 
The first sentence of section 205(a) of the Helen Kel-
ler National Center Act (29 U.S.C. 1904(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 
through 2023’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 
2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2140 
To prevent child marriage in United Nations-administered refugee settlements, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2019 
Mrs. WAGNER (for herself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prevent child marriage in United Nations-administered 
refugee settlements, 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 ‘‘Preventing Child Mar-
riage Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PREVENTING CHILD MARRIAGE IN UNITED NA-
TIONS-ADMINISTERED 
REFUGEE 
SETTLE-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall direct the 
United States Permanent Representative to the United 
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ing from Federal universal service support mecha-
nisms authorized by this section.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘or 
a provider of broadband internet access service 
(as defined in section 14)’’ after ‘‘section 
214(e)’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by inserting 
‘‘or provider’’ after ‘‘carrier’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2137 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 7- 
year recovery period for motorsports entertainment complexes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2019 
Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. REED, and Mr. POSEY) intro-
duced 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 7-year recovery period for motorsports 
entertainment complexes. 
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 ‘‘Motorsports Fairness 
and Permanency Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. 7-YEAR RECOVERY PERIOD FOR MOTORSPORTS EN-
TERTAINMENT COMPLEXES MADE PERMA-
NENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 168(i)(15) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subpara-
graph (D). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
December 31, 2017. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2138 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility of low- 
income veterans to receive dental care. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2019 
Mr. TIPTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
eligibility of low-income veterans to receive dental care. 
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 ‘‘Dental Care for Low- 
Income Veterans Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF DENTAL CARE TO LOW-INCOME VET-
ERANS. 
Section 1712(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
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(2) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as sub-
paragraph (I); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (H): 
‘‘(H) beginning on the date that is two years 
after the date of the enactment of this subpara-
graph, from which a veteran whose attributable in-
come is not greater than the amount set forth in 
section 1722(b) of this title is suffering; or’’. 
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standing any other provision of this paragraph, in the case 
of a pregnant woman in custody, if that woman’s due date 
is within the final year of her term of imprisonment, that 
woman may be placed into prerelease custody beginning 
not earlier than the date that is 2 months prior to that 
woman’s due date.’’. 
SEC. 13. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
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Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
States at the United Nations to call for an adoption by 
the United Nations of a definition of ‘‘child marriage’’ and 
the development of a comprehensive strategy to address 
child marriage in refugee settlements administered by the 
United Nations. Such strategy should include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A mandate to regularly collect and report 
data related to the number of known or suspected 
child marriages taking place inside each such settle-
ment. 
(2) Protocols for United Nations personnel re-
garding prevention and monitoring of child mar-
riages inside each such settlement. 
(3) A description of programs administered at 
such settlements that provide— 
(A) physical, mental, and emotional reha-
bilitation and support to children who have ex-
tricated themselves from child marriage; and 
(B) alternatives to child marriage, such as 
education initiatives. 
(4) Protocols regarding how United Nations 
personnel should— 
(A) report adults participating in illegal 
child marriages in each such settlement; and 
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(B) monitor the prosecution of such adults 
by the authorities of the country in which the 
settlement at issue is located. 
(b) RESEARCH.—The President shall direct the 
United States Permanent Representative to the United 
Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
States at the United Nations to advocate for the United 
Nations and its appropriate agencies to include in all of 
its research into child marriage the relationship between 
child marriage and violence against girls, including young 
children and infants. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CHILD MARRIAGE.—The term ‘‘child mar-
riage’’ means a formal marriage or informal union 
involving at least one person younger than age 18. 
(2) ILLEGAL CHILD MARRIAGE.—The term ‘‘il-
legal child marriage’’ means a formal marriage or 
informal union involving at least one person younger 
than age 18 that is illegal under the laws of the 
country in which the child marriage occurs. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2142 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to require the Small 
Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Om-
budsman to create a centralized website for compliance 
guides, 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. CENTRALIZED WEBSITE FOR COMPLIANCE 
GUIDES. 
Section 30 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(e) CENTRALIZED WEBSITE.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Ombudsman shall maintain a publicly available 
website that includes— 
‘‘(1) hyperlinks to small entity compliance 
guides described under section 212(a)(1) of the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness 
Act of 1996; and 
‘‘(2) with respect to each such small entity com-
pliance guide, the contact information for an indi-
vidual who can offer assistance to small entities with 
respect to the rules that are the subject of such 
guide. 
‘‘(f) REPORT ON AGENCY COMPLIANCE.—The Om-
budsman shall include in the annual report required under 
subsection (b)(2)(C) an assessment of agency compliance 
with the requirements of section 212 of the Small Busi-
ness Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 for the 
year covered by such annual report.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 15, 2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2142 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to require the 
Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory En-
forcement Ombudsman to create a centralized 
website for compliance guides, and for other pur-
poses.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2142 
To amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agri-
culture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create a centralized 
website for compliance guides, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Mr. DELGADO (for himself and Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to require the Small 
Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Om-
budsman to create a centralized website for compliance 
guides, 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. CENTRALIZED WEBSITE FOR COMPLIANCE 
GUIDES. 
Section 30 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
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‘‘(e) CENTRALIZED WEBSITE.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Ombudsman shall maintain a publicly available 
website that includes— 
‘‘(1) hyperlinks to small entity compliance 
guides described under section 212(a)(1) of the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness 
Act of 1996; and 
‘‘(2) with respect to each such small entity com-
pliance guide, the contact information for an indi-
vidual who can offer assistance to small entities with 
respect to the rules that are the subject of such 
guide. 
‘‘(f) REPORT ON AGENCY COMPLIANCE.—The Om-
budsman shall include in the annual report required under 
subsection (b)(2)(C) an assessment of agency compliance 
with the requirements of section 212 of the Small Busi-
ness Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 for the 
year covered by such annual report.’’. 
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