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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 115 
To require the Department of State to establish a policy regarding the 
use of location-tracking consumer devices by employees at diplomatic 
and consular facilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require the Department of State to establish a policy 
regarding the use of location-tracking consumer devices 
by employees at diplomatic and consular facilities, 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 Diplomats 
from Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SECURING UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC AND CON-
SULAR FACILITIES AGAINST CYBERSURVEIL-
LANCE. 
(a) POLICY ON LOCATION-TRACKING CONSUMER DE-
VICES.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall establish 
a policy on the use of location-tracking consumer devices, 
including GPS-enabled devices, at United States diplo-
matic and consular facilities by United States Government 
employees, contractors, locally employed staff, and mem-
bers of other agencies deployed to or stationed at such 
facilities. 
(b) SECURITY BRIEFING.—Existing and new employ-
ees at United States diplomatic and consular facilities, in-
cluding contractors, locally employed staff, and members 
of other agencies deployed to or stationed at such facili-
ties, shall, as a part of the security briefings provided to 
such employees, be informed of the policy described in sub-
section (a) and given instructions on the use of location- 
tracking consumer devices both on and off the premises 
of such facilities. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of State shall co-
ordinate with the heads of any other agencies whose em-
ployees are deployed to or stationed at United States dip-
lomatic and consular facilities in the formulation of the 
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policy described in subsection (a) and the dissemination 
of such policy pursuant to subsection (b). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the for-
mulation of the policy described in subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the 
details of such policy. 
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IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 115 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 11, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
AN ACT 
To require the Department of State to establish a policy 
regarding the use of location-tracking consumer devices 
by employees at diplomatic and consular facilities, 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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HR 115 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Diplomats 
from Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SECURING UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC AND CON-
SULAR FACILITIES AGAINST CYBERSURVEIL-
LANCE. 
(a) POLICY ON LOCATION-TRACKING CONSUMER DE-
VICES.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall establish 
a policy on the use of location-tracking consumer devices, 
including GPS-enabled devices, at United States diplo-
matic and consular facilities by United States Government 
employees, contractors, locally employed staff, and mem-
bers of other agencies deployed to or stationed at such 
facilities. 
(b) SECURITY BRIEFING.—Existing and new employ-
ees at United States diplomatic and consular facilities, in-
cluding contractors, locally employed staff, and members 
of other agencies deployed to or stationed at such facili-
ties, shall, as a part of the security briefings provided to 
such employees, be informed of the policy described in sub-
section (a) and given instructions on the use of location- 
tracking consumer devices both on and off the premises 
of such facilities. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of State shall co-
ordinate with the heads of any other agencies whose em-
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ployees are deployed to or stationed at United States dip-
lomatic and consular facilities in the formulation of the 
policy described in subsection (a) and the dissemination 
of such policy pursuant to subsection (b). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the for-
mulation of the policy described in subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the 
details of such policy. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 10, 
2019. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Forest comprising approximately 104,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Garns Mountain Wilderness. 
(33) ANTELOPE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within Caribou-Targhee National For-
est comprising approximately 17,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Bald Mountain Antelope Creek Wilderness. 
(34) BEAR CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Caribou-Targhee National For-
est comprising approximately 98,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Bear Creek Wilderness. 
(35) STUMP
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National 
Forest comprising approximately 97,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Stump Creek Wilderness. 
(36) CARIBOU-TARGHEE
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 94,000 acres 
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two years after the date of the contingent appointment, 
the individual completes all the requirements for appoint-
ment under subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(3) An individual who is appointed on a contingent 
basis under paragraph (1) who fails to complete the re-
quirements for appointment under subsection (b)(1) by 
not later than two years after the date on which the indi-
vidual is so appointed may not be appointed to such posi-
tion on a permanent basis.’’. 
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as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Caribou-Targhee Wilderness. 
(37) POKER PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Caribou-Targhee National For-
est comprising approximately 20,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Poker Peak Wilderness. 
(38) TINCUP
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest 
comprising approximately 7,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Tincup Wilderness. 
(39) SCHMID
PEAK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National 
Forest comprising approximately 20,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Schmid Peak Wilderness. 
(40) SAGE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Caribou-Targhee National For-
est comprising approximately 11,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
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HR 116 RFS
meaning given that term under section 3 of the Fed-
eral Deposit Insurance Act.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 14, 
2019. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 116 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to 
increase the amount that certain banks and savings asso-
ciations may invest in small business investment compa-
nies, subject to the approval of the appropriate Federal 
banking agency, 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 ‘‘Investing in Main 
Street Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. INVESTMENT IN SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT 
COMPANIES. 
Section 302(b) of the Small Business Investment Act 
of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 682(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘or, subject to the approval of the 
appropriate Federal banking agency, 15 percent of 
such capital and surplus’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘or, subject to the approval of the 
appropriate Federal banking agency, 15 percent of 
such capital and surplus’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE FEDERAL BANKING AGENCY 
DEFINED.—For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘appropriate Federal banking agency’ has the
meaning given that term under section 3 of the Fed-
eral Deposit Insurance Act.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 14, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 116 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958 to increase the amount that certain banks 
and savings associations may invest in small 
business investment companies, subject to the ap-
proval of the appropriate Federal banking agen-
cy, and for other purposes.
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 116 
To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the amount 
that certain banks and savings associations may invest in small business 
investment companies, subject to the approval of the appropriate Federal 
banking agency, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself and Mr. NORMAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to 
increase the amount that certain banks and savings asso-
ciations may invest in small business investment compa-
nies, subject to the approval of the appropriate Federal 
banking agency, 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 ‘‘Investing in Main 
Street Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. INVESTMENT IN SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT 
COMPANIES. 
Section 302(b) of the Small Business Investment Act 
of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 682(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘or, subject to the approval of the 
appropriate Federal banking agency, 15 percent of 
such capital and surplus’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘or, subject to the approval of the 
appropriate Federal banking agency, 15 percent of 
such capital and surplus’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE FEDERAL BANKING AGENCY 
DEFINED.—For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘appropriate Federal banking agency’ has the 
meaning given that term under section 3 of the Fed-
eral Deposit Insurance Act.’’. 
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IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 116 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 15, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to 
increase the amount that certain banks and savings asso-
ciations may invest in small business investment compa-
nies, subject to the approval of the appropriate Federal 
banking agency, 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 ‘‘Investing in Main 
Street Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. INVESTMENT IN SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT 
COMPANIES. 
Section 302(b) of the Small Business Investment Act 
of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 682(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘or, subject to the approval of the 
appropriate Federal banking agency, 15 percent of 
such capital and surplus’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘or, subject to the approval of the 
appropriate Federal banking agency, 15 percent of 
such capital and surplus’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE FEDERAL BANKING AGENCY 
DEFINED.—For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘appropriate Federal banking agency’ has the 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1171 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected 
from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the 
costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that 
a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited 
in the general fund of the Treasury. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2019 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. KATKO, Miss 
RICE of New York, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. TITUS, 
Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. 
BROWNLEY of California, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. HECK, Ms. NORTON, 
Mr. WELCH, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. HUFFMAN, 
Ms. PINGREE, Mr. SOTO, and Mr. MCEACHIN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that reve-
nues collected from passengers as aviation security fees 
are used to help finance the costs of aviation security 
screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of 
such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited 
in the general fund of the Treasury. 
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 ‘‘Funding for Aviation 
Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act’’ or the 
‘‘FASTER Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT REGARDING CREDITING 
AND DEPOSIT OF A PORTION OF AVIATION 
SECURITY FEES. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 44940 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (3); 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking the heading and inserting 
‘‘DEPOSIT AND AVAILABILITY OF FEE.—’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (1); 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and 
(D) by amending paragraph (1), as so re-
designated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) shall be deposited into a separate account 
in the Treasury, which shall be available to the Ad-
ministrator for expenditure only to pay the costs of 
activities and services for which the fee is imposed; 
and’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (i). 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (d)(4) 
of such section is amended by striking ‘‘, other than sub-
section (i),’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1173 
To require that $1 coins issued during 2019 honor President George H.W. 
Bush and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue bullion coins 
during 2019 in honor of Barbara Bush. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2019 
Mr. WILLIAMS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require that $1 coins issued during 2019 honor President 
George H.W. Bush and to direct the Secretary of the 
Treasury to issue bullion coins during 2019 in honor 
of Barbara Bush. 
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 ‘‘President George H.W. 
Bush and Barbara Bush Dollar Coin Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COINS HONORING PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH 
AND BARBARA BUSH. 
(a) CIRCULATING $1 COINS HONORING PRESIDENT 
GEORGE H.W. BUSH.—Notwithstanding subsections (d), 
(n)(2)(E), (n)(3), (n)(4), and (n)(8) of section 5112 of 
title 31, United States Code, in addition to the coins to 
be issued under subsection (r) of such section 5112, and 
in accordance with the other provisions of subsection (n) 
of such section 5112, $1 coins issued during the 1-year 
period beginning on January 1, 2019, shall bear the image 
of President George H.W. Bush. 
(b) BULLION COINS HONORING BARBARA BUSH.— 
Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (5)(C) of section 
5112(o) of title 31, United States Code, and in accordance 
with the other provisions of such section 5112(o), the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall, during the 1-year period be-
ginning on January 1, 2019, issue bullion coins that bear 
the image of Barbara Bush. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1176 
To repeal the restriction on the use of funds by the Securities and Exchange 
Commission to ensure that shareholders of corporations have knowledge 
of corporation political activity. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2019 
Mr. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Mr. KIM, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
PAPPAS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, and Ms. WILD) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services 
A BILL 
To repeal the restriction on the use of funds by the Securities 
and Exchange Commission to ensure that shareholders 
of corporations have knowledge of corporation political 
activity. 
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 ‘‘Transparency in Cor-
porate Political Spending Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS BY SE-
CURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION TO 
ENSURE SHAREHOLDERS OF CORPORATIONS 
HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF CORPORATION POLIT-
ICAL ACTIVITY. 
Notwithstanding section 101 of division C of Public 
Law 115–245, section 631 of Division E of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2018 shall have no force or ef-
fect during fiscal year 2019. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1188 
To shorten monopoly periods for prescription drugs that are the subjects 
of sudden price hikes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2019 
Mr. GOLDEN (for himself, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. 
CISNEROS, Mr. ROSE of New York, and Ms. PINGREE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
A BILL 
To shorten monopoly periods for prescription drugs that 
are the subjects of sudden price hikes. 
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 ‘‘Forcing Limits on 
Abusive and Tumultuous Prices’’ or the ‘‘FLAT Prices 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REDUCED MARKET EXCLUSIVITY. 
(a) PENALTY.—If the manufacturer of a prescription 
drug approved under section 505 of the Federal Food, 
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Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) or licensed under 
section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
262) increases the price of such drug as described in sub-
section (b), any remaining period of market exclusivity 
with respect to such drug shall be reduced as follows: 
(1) With respect to any price increase described 
in subsection (b), such market exclusivity shall be 
reduced by 180 days. 
(2) For every 5 percent price increase over the 
10 percent, 18 percent, or 25 percent, respectively, 
threshold price increases described in subsection (b), 
such market exclusivity shall be reduced for an addi-
tional 30 days. 
(b) PRICE INCREASE.—A price increase described in 
this subsection is an increase in the wholesale acquisition 
cost (as defined in section 1847A(c)(6)(B) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–3a(c)(6)(B))) of a pre-
scription drug of more than 10 percent over a 1-year pe-
riod, more than 18 percent over a 2-year period, or more 
than 25 percent over a 3-year period. 
(c) REPORT ON PRICE INCREASE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A drug manufacturer that 
increases the price of a prescription drug as de-
scribed in subsection (b) shall report such increase 
to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (re-
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