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II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1913 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 19, 2019 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a bollard installation grant program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Threats On Pedestrians Act of 2019 or the STOP Act of 2019 . 2. Bollard installation grant program (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Bollard installation project The term bollard installation project means a project to install raised concrete or metal posts on a sidewalk adjacent to a roadway that are designed to slow or stop a motor vehicle. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation. (b) Establishment Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish and carry out a competitive grant program to provide assistance to local government entities for bollard installation projects designed to prevent pedestrian injuries and acts of terrorism in areas used by large numbers of pedestrians. (c) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a local government entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, which shall include, at a minimum— (1) a description of the proposed bollard installation project to be carried out; (2) a description of the pedestrian injury or terrorism risks with respect to the proposed installation area; and (3) an analysis of how the proposed bollard installation project will mitigate those risks. (d) Use of funds A recipient of a grant under this section may only use the grant funds for a bollard installation project. (e) Federal share The Federal share of the costs of a bollard installation project carried out with a grant under this section may be up to 100 percent. (f) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2029.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1921 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 20, 2019 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide that primary care services provided by the National Health Service Corps may include palliative care services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Provider Training in Palliative Care Act . 2. Palliative care Section 331(a)(3)(D) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254d(a) ) is amended by inserting palliative care, after gynecology, .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1922 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 20, 2019 Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Merkley , Mr. Carper , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Booker , and Mr. Markey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To authorize Federal agencies to establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relating to coral reef ecosystems, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coral Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2019 . 2. Prize competitions to promote innovation in coral reef research and conservation The Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 208, 209, and 210 ( 16 U.S.C. 6407 , 6408, and 6409) as sections 209, 210, and 211, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 207 the following: 208. Coral reef prize competitions (a) In general The head of any Federal agency with a representative serving on the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force established under Executive Order 13089 issued on June 11, 1998 ( 16 U.S.C. 6401 note), may, either individually or in cooperation with one or more agencies, carry out a program to award prizes competitively under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3719 ). (b) Purposes Any program carried out under this section shall be for the purpose of stimulating innovation to advance the ability of the United States to understand, research, or monitor coral reef ecosystems, or to develop management or adaptation options to preserve, sustain, and restore coral reef ecosystems. (c) Priority programs Priority shall be given to establish programs under this section that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress due to the decline or degradation of coral reef ecosystems, including— (1) scientific research and monitoring that furthers the understanding of causes behind coral reef decline and degradation and the generally slow recovery following disturbances, including ocean acidification and its impacts on coral reproduction; (2) the development of monitoring or management options for communities or industries that are experiencing significant financial hardship; (3) the development of adaptation options to alleviate economic harm and job loss caused by damage to coral reef ecosystems; (4) the development of measures to help vulnerable communities or industries, with an emphasis on rural communities and businesses; and (5) the development of adaptation and management options for impacted tourism industries. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1925 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 20, 2019 Mr. Portman introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To authorize State opioid response grants, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating Meth and Cocaine Act . 2. State opioid response grants (a) Authorization The Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use may award opioid response grants to States. (b) Prevention and treatment activities A State may use the funds awarded through a grant under subsection (a) to carry out prevention and treatment activities with respect to opioid use disorders, which may include— (1) education regarding opioid use disorders; (2) treatment (including the provision of medication) for opioid use disorders; (3) behavioral health services for individuals in opioid treatment programs; (4) referral to treatment services for individuals with an opioid use disorder; (5) recovery support for individuals with an opioid use disorder; (6) medical screening associated with such treatment; and (7) preventing or treating the abuse of psychostimulants, such as cocaine or methamphetamine. (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 for the purpose of carrying out this section.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1934 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 20, 2019 Mr. Tester (for himself, Mrs. Murray , and Mr. Brown ) 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 benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for persons disabled by treatment under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Parity in Veterans Health Care Rights Act . 2. Benefits for persons disabled by treatment under Veterans Community Care Program Subsection (a) of section 1151 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking or at the end; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): (2) the disability or death was caused by hospital care, a medical service, or an extended care service furnished the veteran by a non-Department provider under section 1703 of this title and the proximate cause of the disability or death was— (A) carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of the provider in furnishing the hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, or examination; or (B) an event not reasonably foreseeable; or .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1935 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 20, 2019 Mr. Brown (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Casey , Ms. Smith , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Booker , Mr. Coons , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Kaine , Mr. King , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Markey , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Reed , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Sanders , Mrs. Shaheen , Ms. Stabenow , and Mr. Udall ) 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 working families have access to affordable health insurance coverage.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Family Coverage Act . 2. Sense of Congress Notwithstanding the amendments made by section 3, it is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of the Treasury, within their respective jurisdictions, have the administrative authority necessary to apply the affordability provision in section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in such a manner as to expand access to affordable health insurance coverage for working families without further legislation. 3. Clarification regarding determination of affordability of employer-sponsored minimum essential coverage (a) In general Clause (i) of section 36B(c)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (i) Coverage must be affordable (I) In general Except as provided in clause (iii), an individual shall not be treated as eligible for minimum essential coverage if such coverage consists of an eligible employer-sponsored plan (as defined in section 5000A(f)(2)) and the required contribution with respect to the plan exceeds 9.86 percent of the applicable taxpayer's household income. (II) Required contribution with respect to employee In the case of the employee eligible to enroll in the plan, the required contribution for purposes of subclause (I) is the employee's required contribution (within the meaning of section 5000A(e)(1)(B)(i)) with respect to the plan. (III) Required contribution with respect to family members In the case of an individual who is eligible to enroll in the plan by reason of a relationship the individual bears to the employee, the required contribution for purposes of subclause (I) is the employee's required contribution (within the meaning of section 5000A(e)(1)(B)(i), determined by substituting family for self-only ) with respect to the plan. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Clause (ii) of section 36B(c)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: This clause shall also apply to an individual who is eligible to enroll in the plan by reason of a relationship the individual bears to the employee. . (2) Clause (iii) of section 36B(c)(2)(C) of such Code is amended by striking the last sentence of clause (i) and inserting clause (i)(III) . (3) Clause (iv) of section 36B(c)(2)(C) of such Code is amended by striking clause (i)(II) and inserting clause (i)(I) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1936 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 20, 2019 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein , Mrs. Capito , Mrs. Shaheen , Ms. Murkowski , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Portman , Ms. Warren , Ms. Klobuchar , and Ms. Stabenow ) 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 protect coverage for screening mammography, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act of 2019 or the PALS Act . 2. Protecting coverage for screening mammography (a) In General Effective during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending January 1, 2025, any provision of law that refers (including through cross-reference to another provision of law) to the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force with respect to breast cancer screening mammography shall be administered as if— (1) such reference to such current recommendations were a reference to the recommendations of such Task Force with respect to breast cancer screening mammography last issued before 2009; and (2) such recommendations last issued before 2009 applied to any screening mammography modality under section 1861(jj) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj) ). (b) Continuing medicare coverage without coinsurance Section 1833(a)(1)(Y) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)(Y) ) is amended by inserting after in the case of such services described in subparagraph (A) the following: (other than screening mammography) . (c) Maintaining frequency of medicare coverage Section 1834(c)(2)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(c)(2)(B)(ii) ) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , except that in the case of a woman over 39 years of age, such revision may not decrease such frequency . (d) Clarifying the definition of screening mammography Section 1861(jj) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj) ) is amended by inserting , including any digital modality (such as screening breast tomosynthesis) of such a procedure, after radiologic procedure . (e) Application to services furnished through Department of Veterans Affairs Section 7322(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) The policy developed under subsection (a), and any other policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to mammography screening, shall— (1) specify standards of mammography screening that ensure that the frequency of such screenings is not less than the frequency of such screenings provided pursuant to section 2(a) of the Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act of 2019 ; (2) provide recommendations, consistent with paragraph (1), with respect to screening, and the frequency of screening, for veterans, without regard to age, who have clinical symptoms, risk factors, or family history of breast cancer; and (3) provide for clinician discretion in individual cases. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1937 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 20, 2019 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2019 . 2. Premerger notification filing fees Section 605 of Public Law 101–162 ( 15 U.S.C. 18a note) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking $45,000 and inserting $30,000 ; (ii) by striking $100,000,000 and inserting $161,500,000 ; (iii) by striking 2004 and inserting 2020 ; and (iv) by striking 2003 and inserting 2019 ; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking $125,000 and inserting $100,000 ; (ii) by striking $100,000,000 and inserting $161,500,000 ; (iii) by striking but less and inserting but is less ; and (iv) by striking and at the end; (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking $280,000 and inserting $250,000 ; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting but is less than $1,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published); ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (4) $400,000 if the aggregate total amount determined under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act ( 15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2) ) is not less than $1,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published) but is less than $2,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published); (5) $800,000 if the aggregate total amount determined under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act ( 15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2) ) is not less than $2,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published) but is less than $5,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published); and (6) $2,250,000 if the aggregate total amount determined under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act ( 15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2) ) is not less than $5,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) (1) For each fiscal year commencing after September 30, 2020, the filing fees in this section shall be increased as of October 1 each year by an amount equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Producer Price Index, as determined by the Department of Commerce or its successor, for the year then ended over the level so established for the year ending September 30, 2019. (2) As soon as practicable, but not later than January 31 of each year, the Federal Trade Commission shall publish the adjusted amounts required by this section. (3) The Federal Trade Commission shall not adjust amounts required by this section if the percentage increase described in paragraph (1) is less than 1 percent. (4) An amount adjusted under this section shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $5,000. . 3. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020— (1) $180,606,000 for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice; and (2) $342,000,000 for the Federal Trade Commission.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1940 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 20, 2019 Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Schumer , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Carper , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Hirono , Ms. Smith , Ms. Baldwin , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Markey , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Booker , Ms. Harris , Mr. Durbin , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Reed , Mr. Coons , Mr. Whitehouse , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Brown , Ms. Duckworth , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Klobuchar , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Warner , Mr. Peters , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Udall , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Casey , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Leahy , Ms. Rosen , Ms. Stabenow , and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Refund Equality Act of 2019 . 2. Extension of period of limitation for certain legally married couples (a) In general In the case of an individual first treated as married for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by the application of the holdings of Revenue Ruling 2013–17— (1) if such individual filed a separate return for a taxable year ending before September 16, 2013, for which a joint return could have been made by the individual and the individual's spouse but for the fact that such holdings were not effective at the time of filing, the time prescribed by section 6013(b)(2)(A) for filing a joint return after filing a separate return shall not expire before the date prescribed by law (including extensions) for filing the return of tax for the taxable year that includes the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) in the case of a joint return filed pursuant to paragraph (1)— (A) the period of limitation prescribed by section 6511(a) of such Code for any such taxable year shall be extended until the date prescribed by law (including extensions) for filing the return of tax for the taxable year that includes the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) section 6511(b)(2) shall not apply to any claim of credit or refund with respect to such return. (b) Amendments, etc. restricted to change in marital status Subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to amendments to the return of tax, and claims for credit or refund, relating to a change in the marital status for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of the individual.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1944 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2019 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Brown , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Markey , Mr. Casey , Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Smith , and Mr. Booker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To fully fund the Prevention and Public Health Fund and reaffirm the importance of prevention in the United States healthcare system.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Health Funding Restoration Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Prevention and Public Health Fund (section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300u–11 ) was designed to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in prevention and public health programs to improve health and help restrain the rate of growth in private and public health care costs . (2) Funding under such section is essential to core efforts at the Department of Health and Human Services and in local and State health departments to prevent and control the spread of infectious disease, and prevent injuries and the development of chronic conditions. (3) Prevention and Public Health Fund dollars support evidenced-based investments in tobacco use prevention and cessation, nutrition, mental health, childhood lead poisoning prevention, elder care initiatives, and immunizations, among other prevention initiatives. Funding gives States and communities the flexibility to respond to public health threats that may be unique to their communities. (4) Such prevention efforts have shown to be effective. Funding increases for community-based public health programs reduce infant deaths and preventable deaths caused by cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Every dollar spent on prevention saves nearly $6 in health spending and every dollar spent on childhood vaccines saves $16.50 in future health care costs. (5) Investments in prevention reduce the cost of health care in the United States. $2,900,000,000 in investments in community-based disease prevention is estimated to save $16,500,000,000 annually within 5 years. (6) Cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund and other public health prevention efforts undermine efforts to create an affordable and accessible health care system, and a better quality life for Americans. (7) Restoring Prevention and Public Health Fund funding to $2,000,000,000 annually will allow the Fund to invest in more innovative, evidence-based public health programs and maintain and expand investments in programs with demonstrated success. 3. Prevention and public health fund Section 4002(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300u–11(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end and ; and (2) by striking paragraphs (5) through (9) and inserting the following: (5) for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, $2,000,000,000. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1945 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2019 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Graham , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Paul , and Mr. Leahy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To amend section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2776 ) to preserve congressional review and oversight of foreign arms sales, and for other purposes.

1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Saudi Arabia False Emergencies Act or the SAFE Act . 2. Protection of congressional review and oversight of arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other countries Section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2776 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) Determination of an emergency Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act related to a determination of an emergency to waive congressional review of proposed letters of offer, licenses, or approvals— (1) a determination pursuant to subsection (b)(1), (c)(2), (d)(2), section 3(d)(2), or any other provision of this Act that an emergency exists shall apply only to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, any member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Israel, and New Zealand; (2) the President— (A) shall submit a determination and detailed justification for each letter of offer, license, or approval subject to an emergency determination; and (B) shall include a specific and detailed description of how such waiver of the congressional review requirements directly responds to or addresses the circumstances of the emergency cited in the determination; and (3) the determination described in paragraph (2)(A) shall only be available for a certification for a letter of offer, license, or approval for defense articles or defense services— (A) that directly respond to or counter a physical security threat; and (B) 75 percent of which will be delivered not later than 2 months after the date of such determination. .
II Calendar No. 145 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1945 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2019 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Graham , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Paul , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Lee , and Mr. Merkley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations July 15, 2019 Reported by Mr. Risch , without amendment A BILL To amend section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2776 ) to preserve congressional review and oversight of foreign arms sales, and for other purposes.

1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Saudi Arabia False Emergencies Act or the SAFE Act . 2. Protection of congressional review and oversight of arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other countries Section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2776 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) Determination of an emergency Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act related to a determination of an emergency to waive congressional review of proposed letters of offer, licenses, or approvals— (1) a determination pursuant to subsection (b)(1), (c)(2), (d)(2), section 3(d)(2), or any other provision of this Act that an emergency exists shall apply only to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, any member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Israel, and New Zealand; (2) the President— (A) shall submit a determination and detailed justification for each letter of offer, license, or approval subject to an emergency determination; and (B) shall include a specific and detailed description of how such waiver of the congressional review requirements directly responds to or addresses the circumstances of the emergency cited in the determination; and (3) the determination described in paragraph (2)(A) shall only be available for a certification for a letter of offer, license, or approval for defense articles or defense services— (A) that directly respond to or counter a physical security threat; and (B) 75 percent of which will be delivered not later than 2 months after the date of such determination. .

July 15, 2019 Reported without amendment
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1953 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25, 2019 Mr. Gardner (for himself and Ms. Baldwin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to extend the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to include the setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aluminum Pricing Examination Act or the APEX Act . 2. Jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over the setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums Section 2(a)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2(a)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (J) Reference prices for aluminum premiums (i) Definitions In this subparagraph: (I) Premium The term premium has the meaning given the term in section 1.3 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). (II) Reference price The term reference price has the meaning given the term commodity reference price in section 20.1 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). (ii) Jurisdiction The Commission shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums. (iii) Consultation with Attorney General (I) In general The Commission shall consult with the Attorney General on any relevant information, allegations of anticompetitive conduct, or marketplace analysis in the setting or reporting of a reference price under clause (ii). (II) Review by Attorney General The Commission shall afford the Attorney General an opportunity to review any regulation or guideline proposed by the Commission in carrying out this subparagraph to ensure that the regulation or guideline is consistent with the goals and purposes of the antitrust laws. (III) Authorities and duties of Attorney General The Attorney General— (aa) may cooperate, and share relevant information, with the Commission with respect to the setting of a reference price under clause (ii); and (bb) shall— (AA) review any proposed regulation or guideline described in subclause (II) to ensure that the regulation or guideline is consistent with the goals and purposes of the antitrust laws; and (BB) submit to the Commission the analysis and opinion of the Attorney General on that proposed regulation or guideline. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1956 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25, 2019 Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Young , Mr. Cardin , and Mr. Brown ) 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 repeal the qualified contract exception to the extended low-income housing commitment rules for purposes of the low-income housing credit, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save Affordable Housing Act of 2019 . 2. Repeal of qualified contract option (a) Termination of option for certain buildings (1) In general Subclause (II) of section 42(h)(6)(E)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting in the case of a building described in clause (iii), before on the last day . (2) Buildings described Subparagraph (E) of section 42(h)(6) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) Buildings described A building described in this clause is a building— (I) which received its allocation of housing credit dollar amount before January 1, 2019, or (II) in the case of a building any portion of which is financed as described in paragraph (4), which received before January 1, 2019, a determination from the issuer of the tax-exempt bonds or the housing credit agency that the building is eligible to receive an allocation of housing credit dollar amount under the rules of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (m). . (b) Rules relating to existing projects Subparagraph (F) of section 42(h)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the nonlow-income portion and all that follows and inserting the nonlow-income portion and the low-income portion of the building for fair market value (determined by the housing credit agency by taking into account the rent restrictions required for the low-income portion of the building to continue to meet the standards of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (g)). The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out this paragraph. . (c) Conforming amendments (1) Paragraph (6) of section 42(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (G) and by redesignating subparagraphs (H), (I), (J), and (K) as subparagraphs (G), (H), (I), and (J), respectively. (2) Subclause (II) of section 42(h)(6)(E)(i) of such Code, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by striking subparagraph (I) and inserting subparagraph (H) . (d) Technical amendment Subparagraph (I) of section 42(h)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by subsection (c), is amended by striking agreement and inserting commitment . (e) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to buildings with respect to which a written request described in section 42(h)(6)(H) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is submitted after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1957 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25, 2019 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Reed , Ms. Warren , and Mr. Booker ) 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 provide for an investment tax credit related to the production of electricity from offshore wind.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Offshore Wind Incentives for New Development Act or the Offshore WIND Act . 2. Energy credit for qualified offshore wind facilities (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code 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 new subclause: (V) qualified offshore wind property, and ; 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 new clause: (viii) qualified offshore wind property, but only with respect to property the construction of which begins before January 1, 2026, . (b) Qualified offshore wind property Subsection (c) of section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Qualified offshore wind property (A) In general The term qualified offshore wind property means an offshore facility using wind to produce electricity. (B) Offshore facility The term offshore facility means any facility located in the inland navigable waters of the United States, including the Great Lakes, or in the coastal waters of the United States, including the territorial seas of the United States, the exclusive economic zone of the United States, and the outer Continental Shelf of the United States. (C) Exception for qualified small wind energy property The term qualified offshore wind property shall not include any property described in paragraph (4). (D) Special rule In the case of any property described in subparagraph (A) which was placed in service after December 31, 2016, and for which a credit under this section was allowed by reason of subsection (a)(5) in any taxable year which ends before or includes the date of the enactment of the Offshore WIND Act , notwithstanding any election under such subsection (a)(5), such property may be treated at the election of the taxpayer as qualified offshore wind property (and not as qualified property which is part of a qualified investment credit facility) for— (i) taxable years including or beginning after such date of enactment, and (ii) any taxable years ending before such date of enactment, including by filing an amended return. Notwithstanding section 6501, an amended return may be filed for purposes of clause (ii) for any taxable year described in such clause. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1961 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25, 2019 Mr. Brown (for himself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit certain unfair credit practices, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Lending Fairness Act . 2. Obligor transactions (a) In general Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1631 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 140B. Unfair credit practices (a) In general In connection with the extension of credit or creation of debt in or affecting commerce, as defined in section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 44 ), including any advance of funds or sale or assignment of future income or receivables that may or may not be credit, no person may directly or indirectly take or receive from another person an obligation that constitutes or contains a cognovit or confession of judgment (for purposes other than executory process in the State of Louisiana), warrant of attorney, or other waiver of the right to notice and the opportunity to be heard in the event of suit or process thereon. (b) Exemption The exemption in section 104(1) shall not apply to this section. . (b) Technical and conforming amendments (1) Section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1602 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (ff) The term debt means any obligation of a person to pay to another person money— (1) regardless of whether the obligation is absolute or contingent if the understanding between the parties is that any part of the money shall be or may be returned; (2) that includes the right of the person providing the money to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if the breach gives rise to a right to payment; and (3) regardless of whether the obligation or right to an equitable remedy described in paragraph (2) has been reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured, or unsecured. . (2) Section 130(a) of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1640 ) is amended by striking creditor each place the term appears and inserting person .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1963 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25, 2019 Mr. Brown (for himself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States of America for use by the Federal Government.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the All-American Flag Act . 2. Requirement for agencies to buy domestically made United States flags (a) Requirement for agencies To buy domestically made United States flags (1) In general Chapter 63 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 6310. Requirement for agencies to buy domestically made United States flags (a) Requirement Except as provided in subsections (b) through (d), funds appropriated or otherwise available to an agency may not be used for the procurement of any flag of the United States, unless such flag has been 100 percent manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that have been grown or 100 percent produced or manufactured in the United States. (b) Availability exception Subsection (a) does not apply to the extent that the head of the agency concerned determines that satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of a flag described in such subsection cannot be procured as and when needed at United States market prices. (c) Exception for certain procurements Subsection (a) does not apply to the following: (1) Procurements by vessels in foreign waters. (2) Procurements for resale purposes in any military commissary, military exchange, or nonappropriated fund instrumentality operated by an agency. (3) Procurements for amounts less than the simplified acquisition threshold. (d) Presidential waiver (1) In general The President may waive the requirement in subsection (a) if the President determines a waiver is necessary to comply with any trade agreement to which the United States is a party. (2) Notice of waiver Not later than 30 days after granting a waiver under paragraph (1), the President shall publish a notice of the waiver in the Federal Register. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given the term executive agency in section 102 of title 40. (2) Simplified acquisition threshold The term simplified acquisition threshold has the meaning given that term in section 134. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 6310. Requirement for agencies to buy domestically made United States flags. . (b) Applicability Section 6310 of title 41, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall apply with respect to any contract entered into on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1966 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25, 2019 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Cramer , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Ms. Ernst , and Mr. Daines ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2019 . 2. Prohibition on abortion (a) Prohibition No Federal funds may be provided (directly or indirectly, including through contract or subcontract) to an entity unless the entity certifies that, during the period for which such funds are provided, the entity will not perform, and will not provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion. (b) Exception Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to an abortion where— (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest; or (2) a physician certifies that the woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-threatening physical condition caused by, or arising from, the pregnancy itself. (c) Hospitals Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to a hospital, so long as such hospital does not, during the period for which funds described in subsection (a) are provided to such hospital, provide funds to any non-hospital entity that performs an abortion (other than an abortion described in subsection (b)). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term entity means the entire legal entity, including any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such entity. (2) The term hospital has the meaning given such term in section 1861(e) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(e) ).
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1969 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25, 2019 Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mr. Portman , and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fallen Journalists Memorial Act of 2019 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Eligible federal land (A) In general The term eligible Federal land means Federal land depicted as Area I or Area II on the map numbered 869/86501 B and dated June 24, 2003. (B) Exclusion The term eligible Federal land does not include the Reserve (as defined in section 8902(a) of title 40, United States Code). (2) Foundation The term Foundation means the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation. 3. Establishment of memorial to commemorate the commitment of the United States to a free press by honoring journalists who have sacrificed their lives in service to that cause (a) Commemorative work authorized The Foundation may establish a commemorative work on eligible Federal land to commemorate the sacrifices made by journalists working as guardians of democracy and for a free and independent press. (b) Compliance with standards for commemorative works Chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code, and other applicable Federal laws (including regulations) shall apply to the establishment of the commemorative work authorized under subsection (a). (c) Prohibition on use of federal funds The Foundation may not use Federal funds to establish the commemorative work authorized under subsection (a). (d) Deposit of excess funds (1) On establishment of commemorative work If, on payment of all expenses for the establishment of the commemorative work authorized under subsection (a) (including the maintenance and preservation amounts required by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code), there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance to the account provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of that title. (2) On expiration of authority to establish commemorative work If, on expiration under section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, of the authority for the commemorative work authorized under subsection (a), there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance to a separate account with the National Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to the Secretary of the Interior or Administrator of General Services, as appropriate, following the process provided in section 8906(b)(4) of that title for accounts established under section 8906(b)(3) of that title.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1971 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25, 2019 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Markey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To require auto dealers to fix outstanding safety recalls before selling, leasing, or loaning a used motor vehicle.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Used Car Safety Recall Repair Act . 2. Used motor vehicle consumer protection Section 30120 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (k) Limitation on the sale, lease, or loan of used motor vehicles (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Dealer Notwithstanding section 30102(a)(2), the term dealer means a person that has sold not less than 10 motor vehicles to 1 or more consumers during the most recent 12-month period. (B) Used motor vehicle The term used motor vehicle means a motor vehicle that has previously been purchased other than for resale. (2) Limitation Except as provided under paragraphs (3) and (4), a dealer may not sell, lease, or loan a used motor vehicle until after any defect or noncompliance determined under section 30118 with respect to the vehicle has been remedied. (3) Exception Paragraph (2) shall not apply if— (A) the recall information regarding the used motor vehicle— (i) was not available at the time of sale or lease using the means established by the Secretary under section 31301 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act ( 49 U.S.C. 30166 note; Public Law 112–141 ); and (ii) was not available on the website of the manufacturer; or (B) notification of the defect or noncompliance is required by an order issued by the Secretary under section 30118(b)(2), but enforcement of the order is set aside in a civil action to which section 30121(d) applies. (4) Rulemaking The Secretary, by rule, may exempt from paragraph (2) the auctioning of a used motor vehicle to dealers if the exemption does not harm public safety. . 3. Effective date This Act shall take effect on the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.