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Title: Restore the Harmony Way Bridge Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Restore the Harmony Way Bridge Act
This bill directs the White County Bridge Commission to convey to the New Harmony River Bridge Authority and the New Harmony and Wabash River Bridge Authority, all right, title, and interest of the commission in and to the bridge and the approaches thereto across the Wabash River at or near New Harmony, Indiana, and in land underneath or adjacent to such bridge and its approaches.
The Act of April 12, 1941, (creating the commission) is repealed effective on the date that the commission completes such conveyance.


[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1833 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1833

  To transfer a bridge over the Wabash River to the New Harmony River 
Bridge Authority and the New Harmony and Wabash River Bridge Authority, 
                        and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 13, 2019

   Mr. Braun (for himself, Mr. Young, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Durbin) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Environment and Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To transfer a bridge over the Wabash River to the New Harmony River 
Bridge Authority and the New Harmony and Wabash River Bridge Authority, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restore the Harmony Way Bridge 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF BRIDGE AND LAND.

    Notwithstanding any provision of the Act of April 12, 1941 (55 
Stat. 140, chapter 71), not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the White County Bridge Commission shall convey, 
without consideration, to the New Harmony River Bridge Authority and 
the New Harmony and Wabash River Bridge Authority, any and all right, 
title, and interest of the Commission in and to the bridge across the 
Wabash River at or near New Harmony, Indiana, the approaches to the 
bridge, and the land underneath or adjacent to the bridge and the 
approaches to the bridge.

SEC. 3. REPEAL.

    The Act of April 12, 1941 (55 Stat. 140, chapter 71), is repealed 
effective on the date that the White County Bridge Commission completes 
the conveyance described in section 2.
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Title: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2019
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2019
This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.
Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 555 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 555

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of 
     veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as 
 radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-
    connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans 
                    Affairs, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 26, 2019

   Ms. Smith (for herself, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Warren, Mr. Merkley, Ms. 
Collins, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Tester, 
Mr. Coons, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey, and Mr. King) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                          on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of 
     veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as 
 radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-
    connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans 
                    Affairs, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mark Takai Atomic Veterans 
Healthcare Parity Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF VETERANS WHO PARTICIPATED IN CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK 
              ATOLL AS RADIATION-EXPOSED VETERANS FOR PURPOSES OF 
              PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE-CONNECTION OF CERTAIN DISABILITIES 
              BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Section 1112(c)(3)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new clause:
                    ``(v) Cleanup of Enewetak Atoll during the period 
                beginning on January 1, 1977, and ending on December 
                31, 1980.''.
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Title: A bill to designate the airport traffic control tower located at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the "Senator Kay Hagan Airport Traffic Control Tower".
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This bill designates the airport traffic control tower located at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the Senator Kay Hagan Airport Traffic Control Tower.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4762 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4762

  To designate the airport traffic control tower located at Piedmont 
   Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the 
          ``Senator Kay Hagan Airport Traffic Control Tower''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 30 (legislative day, September 29), 2020

   Mr. Burr (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Warner) 
 introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read 
                       the third time, and passed

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To designate the airport traffic control tower located at Piedmont 
   Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the 
          ``Senator Kay Hagan Airport Traffic Control Tower''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

    The airport traffic control tower located at Piedmont Triad 
International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, and any successor 
airport traffic control tower at that location, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Senator Kay Hagan Airport Traffic Control Tower''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

    Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other 
record of the United States to the airport traffic control tower 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
``Senator Kay Hagan Airport Traffic Control Tower''.
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Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for production of refined coal.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill extends the tax credit for the production of refined coal. With respect to refined coal production facilities that do not produce steel industry fuel, the bill (1) allows facilities that were placed in service before January 1, 2012, to claim the credit for an additional 10 years, and (2) establishes an additional 3-year period (after December 31, 2018, and before January 1, 2022), during which facilities may qualify for the credit by being placed in service.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1327 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1327

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for 
                      production of refined coal.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 6, 2019

Mr. Hoeven (for himself and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for 
                      production of refined coal.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF REFINED COAL PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT.

    (a) Extension of Period During Which Refined Coal Can Be 
Produced.--Section 45(e)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Extension of credit period for certain 
                refined coal facilities.--In the case of a refined coal 
                production facility which does not produce steel 
                industry fuel and which is placed in service before 
                January 1, 2012, clauses (i) and (ii)(II) of 
                subparagraph (A) shall each be applied by substituting 
                `20-year period' for `10-year period'.''.
    (b) Extension of Period During Which Refined Coal Facilities Can Be 
Qualified.--Subparagraph (B) of section 45(d)(8) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``placed in service after'' and inserting 
        ``placed in service--
                            ``(i) after'';
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, 
        or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(ii) after December 31, 2018, and before 
                        January 1, 2022.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to coal produced and sold after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, in taxable years ending after such date.
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Title: A bill to waive an advance notice requirement with respect to the Four Forest Restoration Initiative Phase 2 Stewardship contract.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill waives certain advance notice requirements applicable to the Four Forest Restoration Initiative Phase 2 Stewardship contract. The initiative is designed to restore fire-adapted ecosystems across four national forests in Arizona.
No later than seven days after entering into such contract the Forest Service shall submit the notices otherwise required.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4826 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4826

To waive an advance notice requirement with respect to the Four Forest 
          Restoration Initiative Phase 2 Stewardship contract.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             October 21 (legislative day, October 19), 2020

  Ms. McSally introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To waive an advance notice requirement with respect to the Four Forest 
          Restoration Initiative Phase 2 Stewardship contract.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CANCELLATION CEILING.

    (a) Waiver of Advance Notice.--The 30-day advance notice 
requirement under paragraph (2) of section 604(h) of the Healthy 
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c(h)) and the 14-day 
notice requirement under paragraph (3) of that section shall not apply 
to the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) Phase 2 Stewardship 
contract (solicitation 12837119R4005).
    (b) Notice.--Not later than 7 days after entering into the Four 
Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) Phase 2 Stewardship contract 
(solicitation 12837119R4005), the Chief of the Forest Service shall 
submit the notices otherwise required under paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
section 604(h) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
U.S.C. 6591c(h)).
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Title: Warren Cowles Grade Crossing Safety Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Warren Cowles Grade Crossing Safety Act
This bill authorizes appropriations for FY2021 to carry out highway-rail grade crossing improvement projects, specifically projects for commuter rail and operators in high-ridership corridors.
The authorization level shall be adjusted for FY2022 and each subsequent fiscal year to account for changes in the Consumer Price Index.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3463 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3463

To authorize appropriations for highway-rail grade crossing improvement 
                               projects.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2020

  Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To authorize appropriations for highway-rail grade crossing improvement 
                               projects.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Warren Cowles Grade Crossing Safety 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSING 
              IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

    Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(5), by inserting ``, including such a 
        project for commuter rail and operators in high-ridership 
        corridors'' before the period at the end; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(m) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 22905(f), there 
        are authorized to be appropriated for eligible projects 
        described in subsection (c)(5) for commuter rail and operators 
        in high-ridership corridors--
                    ``(A) for fiscal year 2021, $250,000,000; and
                    ``(B) for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year 
                thereafter, the amount described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Amount described.--The amount described in this 
        paragraph for a fiscal year is $250,000,000, adjusted to 
        reflect the percentage (if any) of the increase in the average 
        of the Consumer Price Index for the preceding 12-month period 
        compared to the Consumer Price Index for fiscal year 2020.
            ``(3) Consumer price index defined.--In this subsection, 
        the term `Consumer Price Index' means the Consumer Price Index 
        for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor 
        Statistics of the Department of Labor.''.
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Title: Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2020
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2020
This bill changes how border patrol agents receive overtime pay when working up to 100 hours in a two-week period. For hours worked above 80, an agent is compensated at a rate of at least 150% of the agent's regular hourly rate.


[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3199 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3199

 To amend section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to ensure 
 appropriate compensation for certain hours of overtime work by border 
                             patrol agents.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 15, 2020

Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Ms. Sinema) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to ensure 
 appropriate compensation for certain hours of overtime work by border 
                             patrol agents.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to strengthen U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and
            (2) to ensure that border patrol agents are compensated 
        with premium pay for certain hours of overtime work.

SEC. 3. FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 PREMIUM PAY FOR BORDER PATROL 
              AGENTS.

    Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(s) Employment as a Border Patrol Agent.--No public agency shall 
be deemed to have violated subsection (a) with respect to the 
employment of any border patrol agent (as defined in section 5550(a)(2) 
of title 5, United States Code), if, during a work period of 14 
consecutive days, the border patrol agent receives compensation at a 
rate not less than 150 percent of the regular rate at which the border 
patrol agent is employed for all hours of work between 80 hours and 100 
hours. Payments required under this subsection shall be in addition to 
any payments made under section 5550 of title 5, United States Code, 
and shall be made notwithstanding any pay limitations set forth in that 
title.''.

SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
213(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (18).
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Title: Dynamic Glass Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Dynamic Glass Act
This bill classifies electrochromic glass as energy property for purposes of the energy tax credit. The bill defines "electrochromic glass" as glass which uses electricity to change its light transmittance properties to heat or cool a structure.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1848 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1848

       To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that 
 electrochromic glass qualifies as energy property for purposes of the 
                             energy credit.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 13, 2019

Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mr. Markey) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
       To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that 
 electrochromic glass qualifies as energy property for purposes of the 
                             energy credit.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Dynamic Glass Act''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF ELECTROCHROMIC GLASS AS ENERGY PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Section 48(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A)(i)--
                    (A) in subclause (III), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end, and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(V) energy property described in 
                                paragraph (3)(A)(viii) but only with 
                                respect to property the construction of 
                                which begins before January 1, 2022, 
                                and'',
            (2) in paragraph (3)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (vi), by striking ``or'' at the end,
                    (B) in clause (vii), by adding ``or'' at the end, 
                and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(viii) glass which uses electricity to 
                        change its light transmittance properties in 
                        order to heat or cool a structure,'', and
            (3) in paragraph (6), by striking ``paragraph (3)(A)(i)'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``clause (i) or (viii) of 
        paragraph (3)(A)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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Title: Helping Manufacturers Respond to COVID–19 Act of 2020
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Helping Manufacturers Respond to COVID-19 Act of 2020
This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to use amounts appropriated for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program for FY2021 to provide more than 50% of the capital and annual operating and maintenance funds to establish and support a manufacturing extension center. Under current law, this provision of funding is capped at 50%.
A manufacturing extension center works to transfer manufacturing technology and best business practices.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4719 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4719

  To provide, temporarily, authority for the Secretary of Commerce to 
    waive cost sharing requirements for the Hollings Manufacturing 
             Extension Partnership, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 24, 2020

   Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Coons, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
    Booker, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Bennet) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To provide, temporarily, authority for the Secretary of Commerce to 
    waive cost sharing requirements for the Hollings Manufacturing 
             Extension Partnership, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Manufacturers Respond to 
COVID-19 Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION 
              PARTNERSHIP COST SHARING REQUIREMENT.

    The Secretary of Commerce may waive all or a portion of the 
requirements of subsection (e)(2) of section 25 of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k) with respect 
to the provision under such section by the Secretary of capital and 
annual operating and maintenance funds required to establish and 
support a Center (as defined in subsection (a) of such section) to the 
degree that such funds are derived from amounts specifically 
appropriated for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership for 
fiscal year 2021.
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Title: A bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize appropriations for the United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
This bill authorizes appropriations for the United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund for each fiscal year to promote and support agricultural research and development activities that are of mutual benefit to the United States and Israel.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4522 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4522

 To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
 Policy Act of 1977 to authorize appropriations for the United States-
     Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            August 11, 2020

Mr. Hoeven (for himself and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
                        Nutrition, and Forestry

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
 Policy Act of 1977 to authorize appropriations for the United States-
     Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL BINATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND 
              DEVELOPMENT FUND.

    Section 1458(e) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3291(e)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
            ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to the BARD Fund such sums as are 
        necessary to carry out activities under this subsection for 
        each fiscal year.''.
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Title: Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act
This bill treats certain military survivor benefits that are received by children as earned income of the child for the purposes of the kiddie tax (the tax on the unearned income of children). This has the effect of exempting the benefits from such tax.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1370 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1370

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain military 
   survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 8, 2019

   Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
Grassley, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. King, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Baldwin, 
   Mr. Crapo, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Burr, Mr. Tester, Mr. Daines, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
Johnson, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Casey, Ms. Cortez 
Masto, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Hoeven) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                               on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain military 
   survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. CERTAIN MILITARY SURVIVOR BENEFITS TREATED AS EARNED INCOME FOR 
              KIDDIE TAX.

    (a) In General.--Section 1(g)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Treatment of certain military survivor 
                benefits.--For purposes of this subsection, any benefit 
                under laws administered by the Secretary of Defense or 
                the Secretary of Veterans Affairs which--
                            ``(i) is received by a child by reason of 
                        the child being the survivor of a deceased 
                        member of the Armed Forces or of a deceased 
                        veteran, and
                            ``(ii) is included in the gross income of 
                        such child,
                shall be considered earned income of such child.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
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Title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain services furnished by such physician assistants.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill allows direct payment, under the Medicare program, to physician assistants for certain services furnished to enrollees.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 596 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 596

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct 
payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain 
            services furnished by such physician assistants.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 28, 2019

  Mr. Barrasso (for himself and Mr. Carper) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct 
payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain 
            services furnished by such physician assistants.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DIRECT MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR SERVICES FURNISHED BY PHYSICIAN 
              ASSISTANTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1832(a)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new clause:
                            ``(v) services of a physician assistant but 
                        only if no facility or other provider charges 
                        or is paid any amounts with respect to the 
                        furnishing of such services;''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to services furnished on or after July 1, 2020.
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Title: Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2019
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2019
This bill excludes specified wheelchairs and associated accessories from Medicare's competitive acquisition program (in which rates are set through a competitive bidding program rather than by an established fee schedule).

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1223 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1223

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-
   application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex 
              rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 29, 2019

Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Portman) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-
   application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex 
              rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Beneficiary Access to 
Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFYING NON-APPLICATION OF MEDICARE COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION 
              RATES TO COMPLEX REHABILITATIVE WHEELCHAIRS AND 
              ACCESSORIES.

    Section 1834(a)(1)(F) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(a)(1)(F)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (ii), by striking at the end ``and'';
            (2) in clause (iii), by striking at the end the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(iv) in the case of covered items 
                        furnished on or after July 1, 2019, the 
                        Secretary shall not apply this subparagraph or 
                        any other provision of this title to use 
                        information from the competitive acquisition 
                        program to determine payment amounts for items 
                        excluded from such competitive acquisition 
                        program, including all complex rehabilitative 
                        manual and power wheelchairs classified by the 
                        Secretary as of January 1, 2015, and, without 
                        limitation, any wheelchair accessory, cushion, 
                        or back when furnished in connection with a 
                        complex rehabilitative manual or power 
                        wheelchair.''.
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Title: Full Military Honors Act of 2019
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Full Military Honors Act of 2019
This bill requires full military honors to be provided for the funerals of certain veterans. Specifically, a veteran shall receive full military honors if the veteran (1) is first interred or inurned in Arlington National Cemetery, (2) was awarded the medal of honor or the prisoner-of-war medal, and (3) is not entitled to full military honors because of such veteran's grade.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 646 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 646

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to require a full military 
 honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 5, 2019

  Mr. Cotton (for himself, Ms. Hassan, and Ms. Warren) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 10, United States Code, to require a full military 
 honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Full Military Honors Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. FULL MILITARY HONORS CEREMONY FOR CERTAIN VETERANS.

    Section 1491(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) The Secretary concerned shall provide full military honors 
(as determined by the Secretary concerned) for the funeral of a veteran 
who--
            ``(A) is first interred or first inurned in Arlington 
        National Cemetery on or after the date of the enactment of the 
        Full Military Honors Act of 2019;
            ``(B) was awarded the medal of honor or the prisoner-of-war 
        medal; and
            ``(C) is not entitled to full military honors by the grade 
        of that veteran.''.
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Title: Gold Star Families National Monument Extension Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Gold Star Families National Monument Extension Act
This bill extends through January 2, 2027, the authority of the Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a commemorative work in honor of Gold Star families.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1673 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1673

 To extend the authority for the establishment of a commemorative work 
        in honor of Gold Star Families, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019

  Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Menendez) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To extend the authority for the establishment of a commemorative work 
        in honor of Gold Star Families, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Gold Star Families National Monument 
Extension Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMEMORATIVE WORK.

    Notwithstanding section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, 
the authority provided by section 2859 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112-
239; 126 Stat. 2164; 40 U.S.C. 8903 note) shall continue to apply 
through January 2, 2027.
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Title: Job Corps Protection Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Job Corps Protection Act
This bill instructs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Labor to (1) not transfer the function of any Forest Service Jobs Corps Civilian Conservation Center to Labor, and (2) ensure that each center is wholly operated only by USDA.
Also, the bill prohibits any of the funds appropriated to USDA or Labor for FY2019 or FY2020 from being used to close any center.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1736 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1736

 To prohibit the transfer of operations and closure of Forest Service 
                Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 5, 2019

  Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
Kaine, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Daines, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the transfer of operations and closure of Forest Service 
                Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Job Corps Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. FOREST SERVICE JOB CORPS CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CENTERS.

    (a) Prohibition on Transfer of Functions.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law (including regulations), the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Secretary of Labor--
            (1) shall not transfer the function of any Forest Service 
        Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center to the Department of 
        Labor; and
            (2) shall ensure that each Forest Service Job Corps 
        Civilian Conservation Center is wholly operated solely by the 
        Secretary of Agriculture.
    (b) Closure of Centers.--None of the funds appropriated to the 
Department of Agriculture or the Department of Labor for fiscal year 
2019 or 2020 shall be used to close any Forest Service Job Corps 
Civilian Conservation Center.
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Title: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent executive order that requires Federal agencies to share citizenship data.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill nullifies a July 11, 2019, executive order (1) directing all federal agencies to share citizenship information with the Department of Commerce, (2) establishing an interagency working group to improve Commerce's access to citizenship-related records in other agencies, and (3) directing Commerce to strengthen efforts to obtain citizenship-related records from states.


[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2233 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2233

   To nullify the effect of the recent executive order that requires 
              Federal agencies to share citizenship data.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 23, 2019

 Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
   Reed, Mr. Brown, Mr. Booker, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
   Kaine, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Hirono, and Ms. Duckworth) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To nullify the effect of the recent executive order that requires 
              Federal agencies to share citizenship data.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RECESSION.

    (a) In General.--The provisions of Executive Order 13880 (84 Fed. 
Reg. 33821; July 11, 2019), entitled ``Collecting Information About 
Citizenship Status in Connection With the Decennial Census'', are 
rescinded and shall have no force or effect.
    (b) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect as if enacted on 
July 11, 2019.
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Title: Small Community Transit Improvement Act of 2019
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Small Community Transit Improvement Act of 2019
This bill increases the amount of certain public transportation grants to be apportioned to urbanized areas with populations of less than 200,000 that meet or exceed one or more performance categories for small transit intensive cities.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2663 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2663

 To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to apportionments 
       to small transit intensive cities, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 22, 2019

 Mr. Moran (for himself and Ms. Sinema) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
                           and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to apportionments 
       to small transit intensive cities, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Community Transit Improvement 
Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. APPORTIONMENTS.

    Section 5336(h)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(3) for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
        of amounts not apportioned under paragraphs (1) and (2), 3 
        percent shall be apportioned to urbanized areas with 
        populations of less than 200,000 in accordance with subsection 
        (i);''.
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