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I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5351 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2019 Mr. Higgins of New York (for himself and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain shipping from the harbor maintenance tax.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Short Sea Shipping Act of 2019 . 2. Exemption of certain commercial cargo from the harbor maintenance tax (a) In general Section 4462 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j) and by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection: (i) Exemption for Certain Short Sea Shipping Cargo (1) In general No tax shall be imposed under section 4461(a) with respect to commercial cargo (other than bulk cargo) which— (A) is loaded at a port in the United States mainland and is unloaded at— (i) another port in the United States mainland after transport solely by coastal route or river, or (ii) a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System, or (B) is loaded at a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System and is unloaded at a port in the United States mainland. (2) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Bulk cargo The term bulk cargo has the meaning given that term by section 53101(1) of title 46, United States Code. (B) Great lakes st. lawrence seaway system The term Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System means the waterway between Duluth, Minnesota, and Nova Scotia, encompassing the 5 Great Lakes, their connecting channels, and the St. Lawrence River. (C) United states mainland The term United States mainland has the meaning given such term in subsection (b)(3). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to port use after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5352 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2019 Mr. Horsford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting America’s Teachers Act of 2019 . 2. Increase in deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (a) Increase Section 62(a)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $250 and inserting $500 . (b) Conforming amendment Section 62(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking 2015 and inserting 2019 , (2) by striking $250 and inserting $500 , and (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking 2014 and inserting 2018 . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5355 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2019 Mr. Neguse (for himself, Ms. Bonamici , and Mr. Casten of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To amend the America COMPETES Act to prevent political interference in the communication of scientific research, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Climate Censorship Act of 2019 . 2. Prevention of political interference in the communication of scientific research Title I of the America COMPETES Act is amended by adding at the end the following: 1010. Prevention of Political Interference (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall develop and issue policies, consistent with established scientific integrity policies, that require political appointees of each Federal civilian agency that conducts scientific research to publicly report on any action by such political appointee— (1) to modify any scientific research or findings that are used to inform any agency communication to the public relating to climate change; or (2) to modify any agency communication to the public in a manner inconsistent with scientific research or findings relating to climate change. (b) Contents of report The report required under subsection (a) shall— (1) specify the specific individuals who were involved in the decision to take such action; (2) describe the scientific evidence used to justify such decision; (3) specify any other agency or individual consulted with respect to such decision; and (4) be provided by such political appointee to the appropriate committees of jurisdiction in Congress for the respective agencies. (c) Review of policies The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall review and update as necessary the policies described in this section on a biennial basis. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Political appointee The term political appointee means a Federal employee who holds— (A) a position which has been excepted from the competitive service by reason of its confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character; or (B) a position in the Senior Executive Service as a noncareer appointee (as such term is defined in section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code). (2) Climate change The term climate change means any change in the state of the global climate that can be identified by changes in the mean or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5356 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2019 Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To amend the America COMPETES Act to strengthen reporting requirements relating to deficiencies in Federal research infrastructure, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Labs Modernization Act of 2019 . 2. Reporting requirements relating to Federal research infrastructure (a) In general Section 1007(c)(1) of the America COMPETES Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6619(c)(1) ) is amended by inserting and funding for research infrastructure after research infrastructure . (b) GAO report Not later than 180 days and every 2 years thereafter, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report that includes— (1) an assessment of the current state of Federal science facilities and related infrastructure, including with respect to climate control systems, the functionality of equipment and the usage of such equipment, the quality of buildings in which such facilities are housed (including the resiliency of such buildings to changes in climate, weather, and natural surroundings), and the safety of the materials used in construction of facilities; (2) an identification of the facilities in most critical need of repair or renovation; (3) the estimated costs of completing such repairs or renovations; and (4) an evaluation of whether facility occupancy is sufficient to meet agency demands.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5357 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2019 Mr. Peters introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a pilot program to develop, expand, and enhance the commercialization of biomedical products, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Innovation Network and Capital Act of 2019 . 2. Pilot program for research startups Part A of title IV of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 404O. Pilot program for research startups (a) Funds The Director of NIH shall award grants or contracts to eligible entities to develop, expand, and enhance the commercialization of biomedical products. (b) Eligible entity In this section, the term eligible entity means an entity receiving funding under— (1) the Small Business Innovation Research program of the National Institutes of Health; or (2) the Small Business Technology Transfer program of the National Institutes of Health. (c) Use of funds An eligible entity shall use the funds received through such grant or contract to support— (1) the Commercialization Readiness Pilot program of the National Institutes of Health; (2) the Innovation Corps program of the National Institutes of Health; (3) the Commercialization Accelerator program of the National Institutes of Health; (4) the Commercialization Assistance program of the National Institutes of Health; and (5) such other programs and activities as the Director of NIH determines to be appropriate, to support the commercialization stage of research, later stage research and development, technology transfer, and commercialization technical assistance. (d) NIH Startup Support Account (1) Establishment There is established in the Treasury an account, to be known as the NIH Startup Support Account, for purposes of carrying out this section. (2) Transfer of funds There shall be transferred to the NIH Startup Support Account from the general fund of the Treasury, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, to be available until expended without further appropriation. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5358 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2019 Mr. John W. Rose of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to expand the definition of other institutions for purposes of acquisition, preservation, and exchange of identification records and information, and for other purposes.

1. Definition of other institutions expanded Section 534(e) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) police departments serving census-designated private resorts which perform the administration of criminal justice and have arrest powers pursuant to a State statute, which allocate a substantial part of their annual budget to the administration of criminal justice, and which meet training requirements established by law or ordinance for law enforcement officers. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5359 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 6, 2019 Mr. Stivers (for himself, Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Katko , Ms. Spanberger , and Ms. Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance and to expand the availability of the student loan interest deduction.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Decreasing Employees Burdensome Taxes from Student Loans Act of 2019 or the DEBT Act of 2019 . 2. Exclusion for employer payment of qualified education loans (a) In general Section 127(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of subparagraph (A), by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C), and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: (B) the payment by an employer, whether paid to the employee or to a lender, of principal or interest on any qualified education loan (as defined in section 221(d)(1)) incurred by the employee, and . (b) Denial of double benefit Section 221(e)(1) of such Code is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , or for any amount which is excludable from gross income under section 127(c)(1)(B) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments made by employers after December 31, 2019. 3. Increase in maximum amount excludable under educational assistance programs (a) In general The text of paragraph (2) of section 127(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $5,250 both places it appears and inserting $10,000 . (b) Conforming amendment The heading for section 127(a)(2) of such Code is amended by striking $5,250 maximum and inserting Maximum . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments made by employers after December 31, 2019. 4. Modification of deduction for interest on education loans (a) Increased maximum deduction Section 221(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $2,500 and inserting $5,000 . (b) Increased income limitation Section 221(b)(2)(B)(ii) of such Code is amended by striking $15,000 ($30,000 and inserting $85,000 ($115,000 . (c) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5360 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2019 Mrs. Beatty introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to collect more data on race and wealth, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Act of 2019 . 2. Findings Congress finds that: (1) Between 1983 and 2016, the median Black family saw their wealth drop by more than half after adjusting for inflation, compared to a 33 percent increase for the median White household. (2) The Forbes 400 richest Americans own more wealth than all Black households plus a quarter of Latinx households. (3) Black families are about 20 times more likely to have zero or negative wealth (37 percent) than they are to have $1 million or more in assets (1.9 percent). (4) Latinx families are 14 times more likely to have zero or negative wealth (32.8 percent) than they are to reach the millionaire threshold (2.3 percent). (5) White families are equally likely to have zero or negative wealth (about 15 percent) as they are to be a millionaire (15 percent). (6) The rate of home ownership for Black families is the same today in 2019 as it was before passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968. (7) The racial wealth gap is not an accident or the result of inadvisable financial choices by people of color, rather it is the result of the centuries of policies, programs, Supreme Court decisions and institutional practices that were designed to create barriers or to strip wealth from people of color. (8) Adjustments to Black and Latinx education rates, homeownership, savings and employment do not greatly reduce the racial wealth divide due to the structural underpinnings holding the racial wealth divide in place. (9) To understand and address the racial wealth gap, many experts believe we need federally funded data collection efforts with the ability to disaggregate sample sizes by race, ethnicity, tribal affiliation, and country of birth. (10) Analytical tools like the Racial Wealth Audit from the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) and the Racial Equity Toolkit from the Government Alliance on Racial Equity (GARE) are needed to provide a framework to assess how legislation will widen or narrow the racial wealth divide. (11) Changes in individual behavior will not close the racial wealth divide, only structural systemic policy change. 3. Data collection on race and wealth Section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is amended by inserting before paragraph (12) the following: (11) Data collection on race and wealth The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall, in carrying out any Survey of Consumer Finances or Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking, including the collection of localized data, collect information on household assets and debt disaggregated by respondent race, ethnicity, tribal affiliation, and ancestral origin. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5362 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2019 Ms. Gabbard (for herself and Mr. Case ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize spittlebug research and extension grants, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Spittlebug Act . 2. Spittlebug research and extension (a) In General Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (21) Spittlebug research and extension Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of— (A) developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat the spittlebug (Cercopoidea); and (B) establishing an areawide integrated pest management program in areas affected by, or areas at risk of being affected by, the spittlebug. . (b) Technical Amendment Section 1672(d)(9)(B) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925(d)(9)(B) ) is amended by striking the comma after at risk of and inserting a comma after being affected by .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5363 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2019 Ms. Adams introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; references This Act may be cited as the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act or the FUTURE Act . 2. Continued support for minority-serving institutions Section 371(b)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q(b)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2019. and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter. . 3. Increased funding for Federal Pell Grants Section 401(b)(7)(A)(iv) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(7)(A)(iv) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (X), by striking $1,430,000,000 and inserting $1,455,000,000 ; and (2) in subclause (XI), by striking $1,145,000,000 and inserting $1,170,000,000 .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5367 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2019 Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit the provision of foreign assistance to border countries that are not taking adequate measures to stop child pornography from entering the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Exploiting Children Act . 2. Prohibition on foreign assistance to border countries that are not taking adequate measures to stop child pornography from entering the United States (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not provide foreign assistance to any country described in subsection (b) that the President determines is not taking adequate measures to stop child pornography from entering the United States. (b) Country described A country described in this subsection is a country that shares an international border with the United States. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Child pornography The term child pornography has the meaning given the term in section 2256 of title 18, United States Code. (2) Foreign assistance The term foreign assistance includes grants, loans, guarantees, and other types of financial assistance.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5370 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2019 Mr. Gosar (for himself and Mr. Stanton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require the General Services Administration to remove a deed restriction on property located in Prescott, Arizona, and for other purposes.

1. Removal of deed restriction (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the City of Prescott, Arizona, makes a written request to the Administrator of General Services, the Administrator shall release, convey, and quitclaim, without monetary consideration, all rights, title, and interest of the United States in and to the lands conveyed pursuant to the quitclaim deed of August 8, 2002, from the United States of America to the City of Prescott, Arizona. (b) Execution of instrument Upon receipt of the written request described in subsection (a), the Administrator shall execute an instrument to carry out this section.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5371 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2019 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To authorize grantees of Department of Justice grants to set up task forces on policing in local communities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Task Forces on 21st Century Policing Act of 2019 . 2. Use of funds to establish task forces Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (I) The establishment of a task force, composed of individuals with relevant experience or subject-matter expertise in law enforcement, civil rights, and civil liberties, which shall identify the best ways to create an effective partnership between law enforcement officers of a unit of local government and the community those officers serve that reduces crime and increases trust. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5372 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2019 Mr. Smith of Washington (for himself and Ms. Schrier ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To clarify that employees of safety net health plans are eligible for loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safety Net Health Plan Employee Student Loan Forgiveness Fairness Act . 2. Public Service Loan Forgiveness for employees of safety net health plans (a) In general Section 455(m)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting at an organization that is a safety net health plan (as such term is defined in subparagraph (C)), after school-based services, ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Safety net health plan (i) In general The term safety net health plan means any entity with net premiums written for health insurance for United States health risks that is described in clause (ii) or (iii) of section 57.2(b)(2) of title 26, Code of Federal Regulations (as such section is in effect on October 1, 2019). (ii) Other terms defined For the purposes of this subparagraph, the terms net premiums written and United States health risks have the meanings given such terms in section 57.2 of title 26, Code of Federal Regulations (as such section is in effect on October 1, 2019). . (b) Application of amendments In carrying out the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program under section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m) ), with respect to the calculation of the employment period of a borrower who is or was employed by a safety net health plan (as defined in such section, as amended by this Act), and the number of qualifying monthly payments made by such borrower for the purposes of loan forgiveness under such section, the Secretary of Education shall include any such employment performed, and any such monthly payments made, after the date of enactment of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 ( Public Law 100–15 ).
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5373 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To reauthorize the United States Anti-Doping Agency, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act of 2020 . 2. Promotion of youth sports Section 701(b) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 ( 21 U.S.C. 2001(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (5) promote a positive youth sport experience by using a portion of its funding to provide educational materials on sportsmanship, character building, and healthy performance for athletes, parents, and coaches participating in youth sports. . 3. Authorization of appropriations Section 703 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 ( 21 U.S.C. 2003 ) is amended to read as follows: 703. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the United States Anti-Doping Agency— (1) for fiscal year 2021, $15,500,000; (2) for fiscal year 2022, $16,200,000; (3) for fiscal year 2023, $16,900,000; (4) for fiscal year 2024, $17,700,000; (5) for fiscal year 2025, $18,500,000; (6) for fiscal year 2026, $21,900,000; (7) for fiscal year 2027, $22,800,000; (8) for fiscal year 2028, $24,900,000; and (9) for fiscal year 2029, $23,700,000. . 4. Coordination and sharing of information with USADA (a) Information sharing Except as otherwise prohibited by law and except in cases in which the integrity of a criminal investigation would be affected, in furtherance of the obligation of the United States under Article 7 of the Convention, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall coordinate with the United States Anti-Doping Agency with regard to any effort to prevent the use of performance-enhancing drugs or prohibit performance-enhancing methods by sharing with the United States Anti-Doping Agency all information which may be relevant to preventing the use of such performance-enhancing drugs or prohibiting such performance-enhancing methods. (b) Convention defined In this section, the term Convention means the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization International Convention Against Doping in Sport done at Paris October 19, 2005, and ratified by the United States in 2008.

Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
IIB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5373 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 30 (legislative day, September 29), 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT To reauthorize the United States Anti-Doping Agency, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act of 2020 . 2. Promotion of youth sports Section 701(b) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 ( 21 U.S.C. 2001(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (5) promote a positive youth sport experience by using a portion of its funding to provide educational materials on sportsmanship, character building, and healthy performance for athletes, parents, and coaches participating in youth sports. . 3. Authorization of appropriations Section 703 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 ( 21 U.S.C. 2003 ) is amended to read as follows: 703. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the United States Anti-Doping Agency— (1) for fiscal year 2021, $15,500,000; (2) for fiscal year 2022, $16,200,000; (3) for fiscal year 2023, $16,900,000; (4) for fiscal year 2024, $17,700,000; (5) for fiscal year 2025, $18,500,000; (6) for fiscal year 2026, $21,900,000; (7) for fiscal year 2027, $22,800,000; (8) for fiscal year 2028, $24,900,000; and (9) for fiscal year 2029, $23,700,000. . 4. Coordination and sharing of information with USADA (a) Information sharing Except as otherwise prohibited by law and except in cases in which the integrity of a criminal investigation would be affected, in furtherance of the obligation of the United States under Article 7 of the Convention, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall coordinate with the United States Anti-Doping Agency with regard to any effort to prevent the use of performance-enhancing drugs or prohibit performance-enhancing methods by sharing with the United States Anti-Doping Agency all information which may be relevant to preventing the use of such performance-enhancing drugs or prohibiting such performance-enhancing methods. (b) Convention defined In this section, the term Convention means the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization International Convention Against Doping in Sport done at Paris October 19, 2005, and ratified by the United States in 2008.

Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5376 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2019 Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio (for himself, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , Mr. Reschenthaler , and Mrs. McBath ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to require a provider of a report to the CyberTipline related to online sexual exploitation of children to preserve the contents of such report for 180 days, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminate Network Distribution of Child Exploitation Act or the END Child Exploitation Act . 2. Preservation of reports to CyberTipline related to online sexual exploitation of children Section 2258A(h) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking 90 days and inserting 180 days ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (5) Extension of preservation A provider of a report to the CyberTipline may voluntarily preserve the contents provided in the report (including any comingled content described in paragraph (2)) for longer than 180 days after the submission to the CyberTipline for the purpose of reducing the proliferation of online child sexual exploitation or preventing the online sexual exploitation of children. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5378 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2019 Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Hoyer , and Mr. Bacon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To extend the death gratuity and casualty assistance to survivors of certain deceased graduates of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Second Lieutenant Richard W. Collins III Memorial Act . 2. Death gratuity for ROTC graduates (a) In general Section 1475(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding ; or a graduate of a reserve officers' training corps who received a commission but has yet to receive a first duty assignment; or at the end. (b) Effective date The amendment under subsection (a) applies to deaths on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Casualty assistance for ROTC graduates Section 633 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( 10 U.S.C. 1475 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) ROTC graduates (1) Treated as members For purposes of this section, a graduate of a reserve officers' training corps who receives a commission and who dies before receiving a first duty assignment shall be treated as a member of the Armed Forces who dies while on active duty. (2) Effective date This subsection applies to deaths on or after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5380 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2019 Mr. Crist (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis , and Mr. Soto ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require the Commissioner of Social Security to enter into agreements with States to share data related to individuals subject to guardianship, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Senior Guardianship Social Security Protection Act of 2019 . 2. Information sharing related to State guardianship status (a) In general Section 205(j)(11) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 405(j)(11) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) The Commissioner of Social Security shall— (i) enter into agreements with each State for the purpose of sharing and matching data, on an automated monthly basis, in the system of records of the Social Security Administration with the system of records of each State to identify individuals subject to guardianship in the State who, with respect to such month, are entitled to benefits under this title that are certified for payment to a representative payee; and (ii) in any case in which the guardianship arrangement for such an individual has changed in such month, redetermine the appropriate representative payee for such individual. ; and (2) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by amending clause (i) to read as follows— (i) the term State — (I) when used in subparagraph (A), has the meaning given such term for purposes of part E of title IV; and (II) when used in subparagraph (B), has the meaning given such term for purposes of subtitle B of title XX; . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to months beginning on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5381 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2019 Mr. DesJarlais introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the label of a drug to list the country of origin of each of the drug’s active ingredients.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the International Pharmaceutical Transparency Act of 2019 . 2. Country-of-origin labeling for active ingredients in drugs (a) Misbranding Section 502 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 352 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (ee) If it is a drug and its label fails to list the country of origin of each of its active ingredients. . (b) Applicability Section 502(ee) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by subsection (a), applies beginning on the day that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5382 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2019 Mr. Fortenberry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To create a mechanism whereby insulin manufacturers may sell directly to consumers at current net prices.

The U.S. Government shall create a mechanism whereby insulin manufacturers may sell directly to consumers at current net prices.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5384 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Crosby Street in Mansfield, Louisiana, as the Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office .

1. Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Crosby Street in Mansfield, Louisiana, shall be known and designated as the Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office .

Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty H. R. 5384 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Crosby Street in Mansfield, Louisiana, as the Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office .

1. Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Crosby Street in Mansfield, Louisiana, shall be known and designated as the Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5384 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2019 Mr. Johnson of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mr. Abraham , Mr. Graves of Louisiana , Mr. Scalise , and Mr. Richmond ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Crosby Street in Mansfield, Louisiana, as the Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office .

1. Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Crosby Street in Mansfield, Louisiana, shall be known and designated as the Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office .
II Calendar No. 534 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5384 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 15, 2020 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Crosby Street in Mansfield, Louisiana, as the Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office .

1. Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Crosby Street in Mansfield, Louisiana, shall be known and designated as the Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office .

Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk

September 15, 2020 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5385 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2019 Ms. Kelly of Illinois (for herself and Mr. Sensenbrenner ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States and units of local government to deploy and implement gunfire detection and location technology, and for other purposes.

1. Gunfire detection technology grant program Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by inserting after part NN the following: OO Gunfire Detection Technology Grant Program 3051. Grant authority The Attorney General is authorized to make grants to States and units of local government to deploy and implement gunfire detection and location technology. 3052. Applications The chief executive officer of a State or unit of local government seeking a grant under this part shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require. 3053. Funding Of the total amount made available to carry out subpart 1 of part E, the Attorney General shall allocate not less than $10,000,000 for grants under this part for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023. . 2. Conforming amendment Section 505(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10156(a)(1) ) is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: and section 3053 .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5388 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2019 Ms. Slotkin (for herself, Ms. Pressley , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , and Ms. Speier ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To provide that the Secretary of Education may not issue or enforce certain rules that weaken the enforcement of the prohibition of sex discrimination applicable under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

1. Prohibition on regulations that weaken the enforcement of the prohibition of sex discrimination The Secretary of Education may not— (1) take any action to implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the proposed amendments to regulations relating to the enforcement of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, published on November 29, 2018, under the heading Non-discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (83 Fed. Reg. 61462); or (2) propose or issue any rule or guidance that is in substantially the same form or substantially the same as any of such proposed amendments.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5397 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2019 Mr. Bost (for himself, Ms. Finkenauer , Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mrs. Rodgers of Washington , Mr. LaHood , Mr. Bergman , Mrs. Bustos , Mr. Golden , Mr. Peterson , Mr. Kinzinger , Mr. Upton , Mr. Loebsack , and Mr. Shimkus ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to partnership grants for the establishment of rural teaching residency programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Education Investment Act . 2. Partnership grants for the establishment of rural teaching residency programs (a) Definition Section 200 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1021 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (16) through (23) as paragraphs (17) through (24), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new paragraph: (16) Local educational agency located in a rural area The term local educational agency located in a rural area means a local educational agency that meets the eligibility requirements for funding under— (A) the Small, Rural School Achievement Program under section 5211(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; or (B) the Rural and Low-Income School Program under section 5221(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. . (b) Grant awards Section 202(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1022a(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Selection of grantees (A) Percentage of rural local educational agencies Before the start of each award year, the Secretary shall determine, based on the number of students in kindergarten through grade 12 who are served by all local educational agencies, the percentage of students in kindergarten through grade 12 who are served by local educational agencies located in rural areas. (B) Grant reservation for rural local educational agencies Beginning with the first award year that begins after the date of enactment of the Rural Education Investment Act , the Secretary shall ensure that, of the total amount awarded for grants under this subsection for an award year, the percentage of such total amount that is awarded to eligible partnerships that are in partnership with a local educational agency located in a rural area shall not be less than the percentage determined by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) for such award year. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5398 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2019 Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Garamendi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 to direct the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking to develop recommendations to address wildlife trafficking on the internet and on social media, and to direct the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to develop a strategy to address wildlife trafficking on the internet and on social media, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be referred to as the Combating Online Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2019 . 2. Combating wildlife trafficking (a) Task Force The Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 ( 16 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 301 ( 16 U.S.C. 7631 )— (A) in subsection (d)— (i) in paragraph (4) by striking and at the end; (ii) in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (6) recommendations for how the Task Force can expand cooperative exchanges with technology and social media companies to combat wildlife trafficking on the internet, including recommendations for— (A) identifying how wildlife is trafficked on internet sites and platforms; (B) methods for technology companies to assist Federal agencies and international partners to combat wildlife trafficking; and (C) methods to improve public-private relationships with technology and internet companies to combat wildlife trafficking. ; (B) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (C) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Technology and Social Media Working Group (1) Membership The Task Force shall form a Technology and Social Media Working Group, which shall be composed of such members of the Task Force as the Task Force determines appropriate and a representative of the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, as designated by such Chairman. (2) Purpose Such Technology and Social Media Working Group shall work to address ongoing concerns with wildlife trafficking on the internet. (3) Meetings Such Technology and Social Media Working Group shall convene at least once each year. ; and (2) in section 402 ( 16 U.S.C. 7642 ), by adding at the end the following: (c) Internet and social media The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in collaboration with other relevant United States agencies, nongovernmental partners, private sector companies, and international bodies, shall develop a strategy for engaging and partnering with internet and social media companies to combat the spread of wildlife trafficking on the internet. .