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II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1056 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 4, 2019 Mrs. Hyde-Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To clarify oversight and jurisdiction over the regulation, inspection, and labeling of cell-cultured meat and poultry, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cell-Cultured Meat and Poultry Regulation Act of 2019 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Commissioner The term Commissioner means the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. (2) Food product The term food product means a cell-cultured food product derived from livestock or poultry. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. 3. Food safety inspection of cell-cultured food products (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Commissioner shall enter into a binding formal agreement relating to the regulation of food products under which— (1) the Commissioner shall oversee cell collection, cell banks, and cell growth and differentiation; (2) the Commissioner shall transition oversight authority of food products at the beginning of the cell harvest stage to the Secretary; and (3) the Secretary shall oversee the processing, preparation, packaging, and labeling of food products after the transition of oversight authority pursuant to paragraph (2). (b) Definition of food product for inspections (1) Federal Meat Inspection Act Section 1(j) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 601(j) ) is amended in the first sentence by inserting or from any cell-cultured food product derived during and after cell harvest from any amenable species, before excepting products . (2) Poultry Products Inspection Act Section 4(f) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 453(f) ) is amended by inserting or any cell-cultured food product derived during and after cell harvest from poultry, before excepting . (c) Regulations Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner, shall issue final regulations— (1) that prescribe the type and frequency of inspection required for the manufacture and processing of food products; and (2) for the prevention of the adulteration and misbranding of food products.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1057 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 8, 2019 Ms. McSally (for herself, Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Barrasso , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Gardner , Mr. Romney , Ms. Sinema , Mr. Lee , Mr. Enzi , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Udall , Mr. Heinrich , and Ms. Harris ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to execute and carry out agreements concerning Colorado River Drought Contingency Management and Operations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act . 2. Colorado River Basin drought contingency plans (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law expressly addressing the operation of the applicable Colorado River System reservoirs, immediately upon execution of the March 19, 2019, versions of the Agreement Concerning Colorado River Drought Contingency Management and Operations and the agreements attached thereto as Attachments A1, A2, and B, by all of the non-Federal parties thereto, the Secretary of the Interior shall, without delay, execute such agreements, and is directed and authorized to carry out the provisions of such agreements and operate applicable Colorado River System reservoirs accordingly. (b) Effect Nothing in this section shall— (1) be construed or interpreted as precedent for the litigation of, or as altering, affecting, or being deemed as a congressional determination regarding, the water rights of the United States, any Indian Tribe, band, or community, any State or political subdivision or district of a State, or any person; or (2) exempt the implementation of such agreements and the operation of applicable Colorado River System reservoirs from any requirements of applicable Federal environmental laws.
116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1057 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To direct the Secretary of the Interior to execute and carry out agreements concerning Colorado River Drought Contingency Management and Operations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act . 2. Colorado River Basin drought contingency plans (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law expressly addressing the operation of the applicable Colorado River System reservoirs, immediately upon execution of the March 19, 2019, versions of the Agreement Concerning Colorado River Drought Contingency Management and Operations and the agreements attached thereto as Attachments A1, A2, and B, by all of the non-Federal parties thereto, the Secretary of the Interior shall, without delay, execute such agreements, and is directed and authorized to carry out the provisions of such agreements and operate applicable Colorado River System reservoirs accordingly. (b) Effect Nothing in this section shall— (1) be construed or interpreted as precedent for the litigation of, or as altering, affecting, or being deemed as a congressional determination regarding, the water rights of the United States, any Indian Tribe, band, or community, any State or political subdivision or district of a State, or any person; or (2) exempt the implementation of such agreements and the operation of applicable Colorado River System reservoirs from any requirements of applicable Federal environmental laws.

Passed the Senate April 8, 2019. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1058 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 8, 2019 Ms. Harris (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein ) 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 exclude from gross income earthquake loss mitigation received under State-based earthquake loss mitigation programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Earthquake Mitigation and Tax Parity Act . 2. Exclusion of earthquake loss mitigation received under State-based earthquake loss mitigation programs (a) In general Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 139G the following new section: 139H. State-based earthquake loss mitigation programs (a) In general Gross income shall not include any earthquake loss mitigation received by a residential property owner or occupant under a State-based earthquake loss mitigation program. (b) Earthquake loss mitigation For purposes of this section— (1) In general The term earthquake loss mitigation means any property or service that reduces seismic risks to a residential structure or its contents. (2) Treatment of reimbursements, etc Such term shall include any payment, reimbursement, loan, loan forgiveness, grant, credit, rebate, voucher, or other financial incentive for any property or service described in paragraph (1). (3) Seismic The term seismic has the meaning given such term by section 4(3) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 ( 42 U.S.C. 7703(3) ). (c) Earthquake loss mitigation program For purposes of this section, the term earthquake loss mitigation program means any program which provides residential property owners or occupants with earthquake loss mitigation and which is established by a State, or agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision thereof, by itself or together with— (1) an organization described in section 501(c) and exempt from tax under section 501(a), (2) an organization determined to be exempt from State taxes pursuant to the laws of the relevant State, or (3) a public instrumentality of a State pursuant to a joint exercise of powers. (d) Special rules (1) No increase in basis Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, no increase in the basis or adjusted basis of any property shall result from any amount excluded under this subsection with respect to such property. (2) Denial of double benefit Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, no deduction or credit shall be allowed for, or by reason of, any expenditure to the extent of the amount excluded under subsection (a) for any qualified earthquake mitigation which was provided with respect to such expenditure. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139G the following new item: Sec. 139H. State-based earthquake loss mitigation programs. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1062 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 8, 2019 Mrs. Fischer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To provide authorization for nonpecuniary damages in an action resulting from a cruise ship accident occurring on the high seas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hammers' Law . 2. Limitations in certain cases (a) In general Section 30307 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking Commercial aviation accidents and inserting Limitations in certain cases ; (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Cruise ship The term cruise ship means a passenger vessel, other than a vessel of the United States operated by the Federal Government or a vessel owned and operated by a State, that— (A) is authorized to carry at least 250 passengers; (B) has onboard sleeping facilities for each passenger; (C) is on a voyage that embarks or disembarks passengers in the United States; and (D) is not engaged on a coastwise voyage. (2) Nonpecuniary damages The term nonpecuniary damages means damages for loss of care, comfort, and companionship. ; (3) in subsection (b), by inserting or cruise ship after commercial aviation ; and (4) in subsection (c), by inserting or cruise ship after commercial aviation . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 303 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 30307 and inserting the following: 30307. Limitations in certain cases. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1074 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2019 Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. Lee , and Mr. Durbin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2019 or the REAL Act of 2019 . 2. Reinstatement of Federal Pell Grant eligibility Section 401(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a(b) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (6); (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6); and (3) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking (7)(B) and inserting (6)(B) . 3. Effective date The amendments made by section 2 shall be effective for academic year 2019–2020 and succeeding academic years.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1089 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2019 Mr. Roberts (for himself, Mr. King , Mr. Isakson , and Mr. Manchin ) 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 amendments made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 . 2. Repeal of disqualification of expenses for over-the-counter drugs under certain accounts and arrangements (a) HSAs Section 223(d)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the last sentence. (b) Archer MSAs Section 220(d)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the last sentence. (c) Health flexible spending arrangements and health reimbursement arrangements Section 106 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (f). (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to expenses incurred after December 31, 2018.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1090 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2019 Mr. Enzi introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To require the Internal Revenue Service to provide Congress with sufficient notice prior to the closing of any Taxpayer Assistance Center.

1. Notice from IRS regarding closure of Taxpayer Assistance Centers Not later than 90 days before the date that a proposed closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center would take effect, the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate shall submit a report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate which provides the reasons for the proposed closure and a description of the taxpayer assistance services which will be provided by the Internal Revenue Service after the proposed closure takes effect to taxpayers in any rural city, town, or unincorporated area which has a population of not more than 50,000 inhabitants and would be affected by the proposed closure.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1095 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2019 Ms. Harris (for herself, Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Durbin , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Booker , Mr. Brown , Mr. Carper , Mr. Casey , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Hirono , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Markey , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Merkley , Mrs. Murray , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Sanders , Ms. Smith , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Warren , and Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To enable the payment of certain officers and employees of the United States whose employment is authorized under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Dream Employment Act of 2019 . 2. Certain Federal employees who are beneficiaries of DACA authorized to be paid Section 704 of title VII of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 ( Public Law 116–6 ) is amended— (1) by striking eligible; or and inserting eligible; ; and (2) by striking allegiance to the United States: and inserting allegiance to the United States; or (5) is a person who is employed by the House of Representatives or the Senate, and holds a current employment authorization document that was issued under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program of the Secretary of Homeland Security, established pursuant to the memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children , dated June 15, 2012: .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1096 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2019 Mr. Rounds (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify semiannual briefings on the consolidated corrective action plan of the Department of Defense for financial management information.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Defense Audit Improvement Act of 2019 . 2. Modification of semiannual briefings on the consolidated corrective action plan of the Department of Defense for financial management information (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 240b(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as following: (2) Semiannual briefings (A) In general Not later than February 28 and September 30 each year, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and the comptrollers of the military departments shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees on the status of the consolidated corrective action plan referred to in paragraph (1)(B)(i) as of the end of the most recent calendar half-year ending before such briefing. (B) Elements Each briefing under subparagraph (A) shall include the following: (i) The absolute number, and the percentage, of personnel performing the amount of auditing or audit remediation services being performed by professionals meeting the qualifications described in section 240d(b) of this title as of the last day of the calendar half-year covered by such briefing. (ii) With respect to each finding and recommendation issued in connection with the audit of the financial statements of a department, agency, component, or other element of the Department of Defense, or the Department of Defense as a whole, that was received by the Department during the calendar half-year covered by such briefing, each of the following: (I) A description of the manner in which the corrective action plan of such department, agency, component, or element and the corrective action plan of the Department as a whole, or the corrective action plan of the Department as a whole (in the case of a finding or recommendation regarding the Department as a whole), has been modified in order to incorporate such finding or recommendation into such plans or plan. (II) An identification of the processes, systems, procedures, and technologies required to implement such corrective action plans or plan, as so modified. (III) A determination of the funds required to procure, obtain, or otherwise implement each process, system, and technology identified pursuant to subclause (II). (IV) An identification the manner in which such corrective action plans or plan, as so modified, support the National Defense Strategy (NDS) of the United States. . (b) Technical amendment Paragraph (1)(B)(i) of such section is amended by striking section 253a and inserting section 240c . (c) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to calender half-years that end on or after that date.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1100 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2019 Mr. Booker (for himself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Ms. Hassan , and Mr. Young ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To institute a program for the disclosure of taxpayer information for third-party income verification through the Internet.

1. Disclosure of taxpayer information for third-party income verification (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the close of the 2-year period described in subsection (d)(1), the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary’s delegate (hereafter referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall implement a program to ensure that any qualified disclosure— (1) is fully automated and accomplished through the Internet; and (2) is accomplished in as close to real-time as is practicable. (b) Qualified disclosure For purposes of this section, the term qualified disclosure means a disclosure under section 6103(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of returns or return information by the Secretary to a person seeking to verify the income or creditworthiness of a taxpayer who is a borrower in the process of a loan application. (c) Application of security standards The Secretary shall ensure that the program described in subsection (a) complies with applicable security standards and guidelines. (d) User fee (1) In general During the 2-year period beginning on the first day of the 6th calendar month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall assess and collect a fee for qualified disclosures (in addition to any other fee assessed and collected for such disclosures) at such rates as the Secretary determines are sufficient to cover the costs related to implementing the program described in subsection (a), including the costs of any necessary infrastructure or technology. (2) Deposit of collections Amounts received from fees assessed and collected under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in, and credited to, an account solely for the purpose of carrying out the activities described in subsection (a). Such amounts shall be available to carry out such activities without need of further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1101 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2019 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Ms. Sinema ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To ensure that only licensed health care providers furnish disability examinations under a certain Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Better Examiner Standards and Transparency for Veterans Act of 2019 or the BEST for Vets Act of 2019 . 2. Ensuring only licensed health care providers furnish medical disability examinations under certain Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program for use contract physicians for disability examinations (a) Prohibition on use of certain health care providers Section 504(a) of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–275 ; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and inserting the following: (1) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Prohibition No examination described in paragraph (1) may be carried out under this section by any health care provider other than one described in subsection (c)(2). . (b) Remedies The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take such actions as the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure that only health care providers described in subsection (c)(2) of section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–275 ; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) are conducting examinations pursuant to contracts entered into under such section. (c) Annual report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on— (1) the conduct of the pilot program established under section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–275 ; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note); and (2) the actions of the Secretary under subsection (b). (d) Technical corrections Section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–275 ; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking physicians and inserting health care providers ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking physicians and inserting health care providers ; (B) in paragraph (2), in the paragraph heading, by striking Physician and inserting Health care provider ; (C) in paragraph (1), by striking physicians and inserting health care providers ; and (D) by striking physician each place it appears and inserting health care provider .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1104 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2019 Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit the General Services Administration from awarding contracts to certain insured depository institutions that avoid doing business with certain companies that are engaged in lawful commerce based solely on social policy considerations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Red and Blue Banks Act . 2. Insured depository institutions (a) In general The General Services Administration may not award a contract to an insured depository institution, as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1813 ), or an affiliate of a depository institution if the insured depository institution or affiliate avoids doing business with certain companies that the insured depository institution or affiliate believes are engaged in lawful commerce based solely on social policy considerations. (b) Applicability This Act shall not apply to any contract awarded before the date of enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1114 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2019 Mr. Daines (for himself and Mr. King ) 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 eliminate a provision under the Medicare Advantage program that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to Medicare beneficiaries.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2019 . 2. Relief from quality bonus penalty in calculation of the Medicare Advantage blended benchmark cap (a) In general Section 1853(n)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–23(n)(4) ) is amended by striking determined taking into account and inserting determined without regard to . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2020.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1115 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2019 Mr. Burr (for himself, Mr. Isakson , Mr. Roberts , and Mr. Enzi ) 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 prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2019 . 2. Prohibition on rehiring former IRS employees who were involuntarily separated for misconduct (a) In general Section 7804 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Prohibition on rehiring employees involuntarily separated The Commissioner may not employ any individual previously employed by the Commissioner who was removed for misconduct under this subchapter or chapter 43 or chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, or whose employment was terminated under section 1203 of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 ( 26 U.S.C. 7804 note). . (b) Effective date (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee removed from employment before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Exception The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not apply to any employee who is employed by the Internal Revenue Service as of the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to any removal for misconduct which occurred before such date.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1118 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2019 Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Portman , Ms. Sinema , Mr. Tillis , and Mr. Reed ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to authorize spouses of servicemembers who incur a catastrophic injury or illness or die while in military service to terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019 . 2. Termination of leases of premises and motor vehicles of servicemembers who incur catastrophic injury or illness or die while in military service (a) Catastrophic injuries and illnesses Subsection (a) of section 305 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3955 ), as amended by section 301 of the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–407 ), is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Catastrophic injury or illness of lessee The spouse of the lessee on a lease described in subsection (b) may terminate the lease during the one-year period beginning on the date on which the lessee incurs a catastrophic injury or illness (as that term is defined in section 439(g) of title 37, United States Code), if the lessee incurs the catastrophic injury or illness during a period of military service or while performing full-time National Guard duty, active Guard and Reserve duty, or inactive-duty training (as such terms are defined in section 101(d) of title 10, United States Code). . (b) Deaths Paragraph (3) of such subsection is amended by striking in subsection (b)(1) and inserting in subsection (b) .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1121 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2019 Ms. Ernst (for herself and Mr. King ) 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 exclude major professional sports leagues from qualifying as tax-exempt organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Properly Reducing Overexemptions for Sports Act or the PRO Sports Act . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The National Hockey League (NHL), PGA Tour, and Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) each have league offices that are registered with the Internal Revenue Service as nonprofit organizations under section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (2) League-wide operations of the NHL, PGA Tour, and LPGA together generate over $1,000,000,000 in annual revenue, and these businesses are unmistakably organized for profit and to promote their brands. (3) According to the Internal Revenue Service, section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is for groups looking to promote a common business interest and not to engage in a regular business of a kind ordinarily carried on for profit . (4) According to the Internal Revenue Service, businesses that conduct operations for profit on a cooperative basis should not qualify for tax-exempt treatment under section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 3. Elimination of specific exemption for professional football leagues (a) In general Paragraph (6) of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking , or professional football leagues (whether or not administering a pension fund for football players) , and (2) by inserting or after real-estate boards, . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019. 4. Special rules relating to professional sports leagues (a) In general Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (s) Special rules relating to professional sports leagues No organization or entity shall be treated as described in subsection (c)(6) if such organization or entity— (1) is a professional sports league, organization, or association, a substantial activity of which is to foster national or international professional sports competitions (including by managing league business affairs, officiating or providing referees, coordinating schedules, managing sponsorships or broadcast sales, operating loan programs for competition facilities, or overseeing player conduct), and (2) has annual gross receipts in excess of $10,000,000. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1124 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2019 Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To require the establishment of a working group to evaluate the food safety threat posed by beef and poultry imported from Brazil, and for other purposes.

1. Working group on beef and poultry imported from Brazil (a) Establishment of working group (1) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a working group— (A) to evaluate the food safety threat posed by beef, beef products, poultry, and poultry products imported from Brazil; and (B) to make recommendations to the Secretary with respect to whether the importation of beef, beef products, poultry, and poultry products from Brazil into the United States should be permitted. (2) Membership The Secretary shall ensure that the working group established under paragraph (1) includes— (A) experts on food safety; and (B) representatives of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other Federal agencies with responsibilities relating to international trade. (b) Temporary suspension of imports Beef, beef products, poultry, and poultry products imported from Brazil may not enter the United States during the period— (1) beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) ending on the date on which the working group established under subsection (a)(1) submits to the Secretary the recommendations required by subparagraph (B) of that subsection.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1136 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2019 Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Boozman , Mr. Cramer , and Mr. Leahy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize concurrent use of Department of Defense Tuition Assistance and Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve benefits, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Montgomery GI Bill Parity Act of 2019 . 2. Concurrent use of Department of Defense Tuition Assistance and Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve benefits (a) In general Section 16131 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (k) (1) In the case of an individual entitled to educational assistance under this chapter who is pursuing education or training described in subsection (a) or (c) of section 2007 of this title, the Secretary shall, at the election of the individual, pay the individual an educational assistance allowance to meet all or a portion of the charges of the educational institution for the education or training that are not paid by the Secretary of the military department concerned under such subsection. (2) (A) The amount of the educational assistance allowance payable to an individual under this subsection for a month shall be the amount of the educational assistance allowance to which the individual would be entitled for the month under subsection (b), (d), (e), or (f). (B) The number of months of entitlement charged under this chapter in the case of an individual who has been paid an educational assistance allowance under this subsection shall be equal to the number (including any fraction) determined by dividing the total amount of such educational assistance allowance paid the individual by the full-time monthly institutional rate of educational assistance which such individual would otherwise be paid under subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of subsection (b)(1), subsection (d), subsection (e), or subsection (f), as the case may be. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 2007(d) of such title is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting or chapter 1606 of this title after of title 38 ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting , in the case of educational assistance under chapter 30 of such title, and section 16131(k), in the case of educational assistance under chapter 1606 of this title before the period at the end.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1140 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Ms. Smith (for herself and Mr. Cassidy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the treatment under section 351(k)(7) of such Act (relating to exclusivity for reference products) of certain products deemed to have a biological product license pursuant to section 7002 of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 . 2. Treatment of biological products deemed licensed Section 351(k)(7) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262(k)(7) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) Deemed licenses (i) No additional exclusivity through deeming An approved application that is deemed to be a license for a biological product under this section pursuant to section 7002(e)(4) of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 shall not be treated as having been first licensed under subsection (a) for purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B). (ii) Limitation on exclusivity applies to any reference product Subparagraph (C) shall apply to any reference product, without regard to whether— (I) such product was first licensed under subsection (a); or (II) the approved application for such product was deemed to be a license for a biological product as described in clause (i). .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1141 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Ms. Stabenow (for herself and Mr. Burr ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To provide predictability and certainty in the tax law, create jobs, and encourage investment.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Motorsports Fairness and Permanency Act of 2019 . 2. 7-year applicable recovery period for motorsports entertainment complex facilities made permanent (a) In general Section 168(i)(15) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (D). (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2017.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1142 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Mr. Gardner , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Whitehouse , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Merkley , Ms. Smith , Mr. Reed , Mr. Booker , Mrs. Feinstein , and Ms. Hassan ) 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 tax credits for energy storage technologies, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2019 . 2. Energy credit for energy storage technologies (a) In general Subclause (II) of section 48(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (3)(A)(i) and inserting clause (i) or (viii) of paragraph (3)(A) . (b) Energy storage technologies Subparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or at the end of clause (vi), by adding or at the end of clause (vii), and by adding at the end the following new clause: (viii) equipment which receives, stores, and delivers energy using batteries, compressed air, pumped hydropower, hydrogen storage (including hydrolysis), thermal energy storage, regenerative fuel cells, flywheels, capacitors, superconducting magnets, or other technologies identified by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, and which has a capacity of not less than 5 kilowatt hours, . (c) Phaseout of credit Paragraph (6) of section 48(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking energy in the heading and inserting and energy storage ; and (2) by striking paragraph (3)(A)(i) both places it appears and inserting clause (i) or (viii) of paragraph (3)(A) . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2018. 3. Residential energy efficient property credit for battery storage technology (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 25D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (4), by inserting and after the comma at the end of paragraph (5), and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) the qualified battery storage technology expenditures, . (b) Qualified battery storage technology expenditure Subsection (d) of section 25D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Qualified battery storage technology expenditure The term qualified battery storage technology expenditure means an expenditure for battery storage technology which— (A) is installed on or in connection with a dwelling unit located in the United States and used as a residence by the taxpayer, and (B) has a capacity of not less than 3 kilowatt hours. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1144 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 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 Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to improve mapping under the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flood Insurance Rate Map Interagency Technology Act of 2019 or the FIRM IT Act of 2019 . 2. National Flood Mapping Program (a) Sharing and use of maps and data; inclusion of cadastral features in rate maps Section 100216(b) of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 ( 42 U.S.C. 4101b(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (D) consult and coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the United States Geological Survey, and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to obtain the most up-to-date maps and other information of those agencies, including information relating to topography, water flow, watershed characteristics, and any other issues that are relevant to identifying, reviewing, updating, maintaining, and publishing National Flood Insurance Program rate maps. ; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E) as clauses (i) through (v), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; (C) in the matter preceding clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking Administrator shall include— and inserting the following: “Administrator— (A) shall include— ; (D) in subparagraph (A)(v), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (E) by adding at the end the following: (B) may include— (i) any relevant information that is obtained under paragraph (1)(D); and (ii) cadastral features, including, for each cadastral feature— (I) the associated parcel identification data for that feature; and (II) to the maximum extent practicable, using public and private sector address data, the address of that feature. . (b) Format of rate maps Section 100216(c)(2) of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 ( 42 U.S.C. 4101b(c)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (D) not later than 5 years after the date on which the National Geodetic Survey completes the modernization of the National Spatial Reference System in 2022, updated to conform with the geospatial data provided by that system; and (E) spatially accurate in accordance with the common protocols for geographic information systems under section 216 of the E-Government Act of 2002 ( 44 U.S.C. 3501 note). .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1148 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mr. Hoeven (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to give preferential consideration to individuals who have successfully completed air traffic controller training and veterans when hiring air traffic control specialists.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ATC Hiring Reform Act of 2019 . 2. Hiring of air traffic control specialists Section 44506(f)(1)(B)(i) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking referring and all that follows through 10 percent. and inserting giving further preferential consideration, within each qualification category based upon pre-employment testing results, to pool 1 applicants described in clause (ii) before pool 2 applicants described in clause (iii). . 3. Report on air traffic controller and training (a) Report to Congress Not later than December 31, 2019, and every 6 months thereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report regarding the hiring and training of air traffic controllers. (b) Contents Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following information: (1) The number of applicants, from each hiring pool, who have done the following: (A) Applied for the position of air traffic controller. (B) Been issued a tentative offer letter for the position of air traffic controller. (C) Been issued a firm offer letter for the position of air traffic controller. (D) Been hired for the position of air traffic controller. (E) Reported to the FAA Academy for initial qualification training. (F) Successfully passed Air Traffic Basics training at the FAA Academy. (G) Successfully passed Terminal initial training at the FAA Academy. (H) Successfully passed En Route initial training at the FAA Academy. (2) The average cost of training per individual for the following: (A) Air Traffic Basics training at the FAA Academy. (B) Terminal initial training at the FAA Academy. (C) En Route initial training at the FAA Academy. (3) The FAA Academy attrition rate for each hiring pool. (4) Other information determined appropriate by the Administrator.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1149 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Roberts , and Mr. Thune ) 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 make permanent the deduction for qualified business income.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Main Street Tax Certainty Act . 2. Deduction for qualified business income made permanent Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (i).