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II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3087 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 18, 2019 Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Warren (for herself and Mr. Gardner )) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from denying home loans for veterans who legally work in the marijuana industry on the basis of the nature of such work, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibition on denial of Department of Veterans Affairs home loans for veterans who legally work in the marijuana industry (a) Prohibition In the case of a person with documented income that is derived, in whole or in part, from working in the marijuana industry in compliance with the law of the State in which the work takes place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not use the fact that such documented income is derived, in whole or in part, from working in the marijuana industry as a factor in determining whether to guarantee, issue, or make a housing loan under chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code. (b) Treatment of conduct (1) In general The conduct described in paragraph (2) shall— (A) not be construed to violate section 401 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 841 ) or any other provision of law; and (B) not constitute the basis for forfeiture of property under section 511 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 881 ) or section 981 of title 18, United States Code. (2) Conduct described The conduct described in this paragraph is the following: (A) The receipt by the Department of Veterans Affairs of documented income described in subsection (a). (B) The guaranteeing, insuring, or making by the Department of a housing loan described in subsection (a) for a person described in such subsection. (C) The conduct of a person described in subsection (a) relating solely to the application for or obtaining of a housing loan described in such subsection. (c) Proceeds The proceeds from any transaction in compliance with this Act received by the Department of Veterans Affairs shall not be deemed to be the proceeds of an unlawful transaction under section 1956 or 1957 of title 18, United States Code, or any other provision of law.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3091 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 18, 2019 Mr. Coons (for himself and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans had such disease prior to death, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2019 . 2. Extension of increased dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a) Extension Section 1311(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (A) before The rate ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) A veteran whom the Secretary determines died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis shall be treated as a veteran described in subparagraph (A) without regard for how long the veteran had such disease prior to death. . (b) Applicability Subparagraph (B) of section 1311(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to a veteran who dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on or after October 1, 2019.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3092 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 18, 2019 Ms. Smith (for herself and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 180-day exclusivity period, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2019 . 2. 180-day exclusivity period (a) In general Section 505(j)(5)(B)(iv) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355(j)(5)(B)(iv) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (I), by striking effective on the date that is 180 days after and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: “effective— (aa) except as provided in item (bb), on the date that is 180 days after the date of the first commercial marketing of the drug (including the commercial marketing of the listed drug) by any first applicant; or (bb) if, in an infringement action brought in a district court solely against the applicant for the application described in this subclause (or any affiliate of the applicant), or an action in a district court for a declaratory judgment brought by that applicant, with respect to each patent to which a first applicant had submitted and lawfully maintained a certification under paragraph (2)(A)(vii)(IV), the district court decides that each patent is invalid or not infringed (including any substantive determination that there is no cause of action for patent infringement or invalidity), and the applicant for the application described in this subclause meets the requirements under subclause (III), immediately upon the district court entering such decision for such applicant. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (III) Applicant requirements The requirements under this subclause are that the applicant for the application described in subclause (I)— (aa) does not stay the action described in item (bb) of such subclause; (bb) does not agree to be bound by a judgment as to another applicant; and (cc) does not request joinder under section 42.122 of title 37, Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling), for any petition that the applicant may have filed with respect to the application. . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to an application filed under section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355(j) ) after the date of enactment of this Act that identifies a listed drug for which no certification under paragraph (2)(A)(vii)(IV) of such section was made before such date of enactment.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3093 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 18, 2019 Mr. Merkley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To improve the collection of broadband speed data by the Federal Communications Commission in order to support the effective deployment of broadband services to all areas in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Broadband Speed Act . 2. Broadband speed test (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Broadband internet access service The term broadband internet access service — (A) means a mass-market retail service by wire or radio that provides the capability to transmit data to and receive data from all or substantially all internet endpoints, including any capabilities that are incidental to and enable the operation of the communications service; (B) includes any service that the Commission finds to be providing a functional equivalent of the service described in subparagraph (A); and (C) does not include dial-up internet service. (2) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. (b) Regulations required Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue a rule that— (1) establishes an annual reporting requirement under which each provider of broadband internet access service shall submit to the Commission a report on broadband speed data based on a reasonable sample that is captured to demonstrate that the provider is capable of performing at the speed reported to the Commission on Form 477 or any successor report; (2) establishes a fine for any provider that is found under paragraph (1) to have willfully or knowingly provided false data about the speeds offered; and (3) to minimize duplication, incorporates any other requirements issued by the Commission relating to reporting on broadband speed data. (c) Broadband speed requirement for infrastructure funding Any broadband infrastructure that is built with funding awarded on or after the date of enactment of this Act from the Federal universal service support programs established under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 254 ) shall provide broadband internet access service with a download speed of not less than 100 megabits per second.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3094 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 18, 2019 Mr. Merkley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to authorize the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service to make telecommunications grants for the collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, economic development or other community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small internet providers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Broadband Mapping Act . 2. Grants for the collection of rural broadband infrastructure data (a) In general Title VI of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 950bb et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 607. Grants for the collection of rural broadband infrastructure data (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered authority The term covered authority means— (A) this section; (B) section 602; (C) section 603; (D) section 604; (E) section 2333 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 950aaa–2 ); and (F) section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 ( Public Law 115–141 ; 132 Stat. 399). (2) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means— (A) a unit of local government in a rural area; (B) an economic development or other community organization that serves a rural area; (C) an electric cooperative (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 796 )) that sells electric energy to persons in a rural area; (D) a telephone cooperative that serves a rural area; and (E) an internet service provider that— (i) has not more than 100,000 subscribers; and (ii) serves a rural area. (3) Rural area The term rural area means an area that is not in an urbanized area or urban cluster the population of which is 25,000 or more, as determined by the Director of the Bureau of the Census. (b) Authority To make grants to certain entities To collect broadband infrastructure data Notwithstanding any other provision of a covered authority, the Secretary may make a grant under a covered authority to an eligible entity for the purpose of enabling the collection of data relating to where broadband infrastructure is located and which homes are provided with nonsatellite broadband service, without regard to any applicable household service percentage requirement. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3097 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 18, 2019 Mr. Gardner (for himself and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide an exception from the grounds of inadmissibility for participation in a cannabis business operating in compliance with State law.

1. Exception for participation in cannabis businesses operating in compliance with State law Section 212(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)(A)(ii) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively, and moving the items two ems to the right; (2) by striking the clause designation and heading and all that follows through if— and inserting the following: (ii) Exceptions (I) Petty offense Clause (i)(I) shall not apply to an alien who committed only one crime if— ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (II) Lawful cannabis business Clause (i)(II) shall not apply to an alien who admits having committed, or who admits committing, acts— (aa) carried out in compliance with State law; and (bb) relating to participation by the alien in a cannabis business operating in compliance with State law. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3098 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 18, 2019 Mr. Perdue (for himself and Mr. Isakson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To redesignate the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site as the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park Redesignation Act . 2. Jimmy Carter National Historical Park (a) In general The Jimmy Carter National Historic Site shall be known and designated as the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park . (b) Amendments to Public Law 100–206 Public Law 100–206 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 101 Stat. 1434) is amended— (1) in section 1(a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking National Historic Site and inserting National Historical Park ; (2) in section 3— (A) in subsection (a), by striking provisions of law generally applicable to national historic sites and inserting provisions of law generally applicable to units of the National Park System ; and (B) in subsection (d), in the second sentence, by striking National Historic Site and inserting National Historical Park ; (3) in section 6(2), by striking National Historic Site and inserting National Historical Park ; (4) by striking historic site each place it appears and inserting historical park ; (5) by striking Historic Site each place it appears and inserting Historical Park ; and (6) by striking Historic Site each place it appears and inserting Historical Park . (c) References Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site shall be considered to be a reference to the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3101 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 18, 2019 Mr. Menendez (for himself and Mr. Crapo ) 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 limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and to transfer a portion of such cover over to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund.

1. Repeal of limitation on cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (a) In general Section 7652 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (f) and by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively. (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to distilled spirits brought into the United States after December 31, 2018. 2. Transfer to Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund of portion of Puerto Rico rum cover over (a) In general Section 7652(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (2) Transfer to Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund of portion of rum cover over (A) In general From any amount otherwise required to be covered over to the treasury of Puerto Rico under this section with respect to taxes collected on rum under section 5001(a)(1) or subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund an amount equal to $0.46 per proof gallon of rum to which such cover over is attributable. Any amount transferred under the preceding sentence shall be treated for purposes of this section (other than this paragraph) as having been covered over to the treasury of Puerto Rico. (B) Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund For purposes of this section, the term Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund means the fund established pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of the Interior and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, dated December 24, 1968. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to rum brought into the United States after December 31, 2018.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3105 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 18, 2019 Mr. Braun (for himself and Mr. Young ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 456 North Meridian Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the Richard G. Lugar Post Office .

1. Richard G. Lugar Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 456 North Meridian Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, shall be known and designated as the Richard G. Lugar 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 Richard G. Lugar Post Office .
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty S. 3105 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 456 North Meridian Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the Richard G. Lugar Post Office .

1. Richard G. Lugar Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 456 North Meridian Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, shall be known and designated as the Richard G. Lugar 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 Richard G. Lugar Post Office .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3105 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 456 North Meridian Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the Richard G. Lugar Post Office .

1. Richard G. Lugar Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 456 North Meridian Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, shall be known and designated as the Richard G. Lugar 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 Richard G. Lugar Post Office .

Passed the Senate December 18, 2019. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3108 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2019 Mr. Jones (for himself, Mr. Moran , and Mr. Perdue ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide that the consumer transaction account deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2019 . 2. Limited exception for consumer transaction account deposits Section 29 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831f ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j) Limited exception for consumer transaction account deposits (1) In general Consumer transaction account deposits of an insured depository institution shall not be considered to be funds obtained, directly or indirectly, by or through a deposit broker. (2) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Consumer transaction account deposit The term consumer transaction account deposit means a deposit in a transaction account with an insured depository institution— (i) that is entirely covered by deposit insurance; (ii) that is opened by an individual; (iii) that is held in the name of the individual; (iv) that is used monthly by the individual to make payments to, and to receive deposits from, third parties; and (v) with respect to which only the individual is recognized by the insured depository institution as being authorized to designate that withdrawals or payments be made from the account. (B) Transaction account The term transaction account has the meaning given the term in section 19(b)(1) of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 461(b)(1) ). .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3109 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2019 Mr. Heinrich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to initiate a rulemaking to reform the interregional transmission planning process, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2019 . 2. Rulemaking to increase the effectiveness of interregional transmission planning (a) In general Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall initiate a rulemaking to consider— (1) the effectiveness of existing planning processes for identifying transmission projects across regions that provide economic, reliability, operational, and public policy benefits, taking into consideration the public interest, the integrity of markets, and the protection of consumers; (2) changes to the processes described in paragraph (1) to ensure that efficient, cost-effective, and broadly beneficial transmission solutions are selected for construction, taking into consideration— (A) the public interest; (B) the integrity of markets; (C) the protection of consumers; (D) the broad range of benefits that interregional transmission provides; (E) the need for single projects to secure approvals based on a comprehensive assessment of the multiple benefits provided; (F) that projects that meet interregional benefit criteria should not be subject to subsequent reassessment by regional entities; (G) the importance of synchronization of planning processes in neighboring regions, such as using a joint model on a consistent timeline with a single set of needs, input assumptions, and benefit metrics; (H) that evaluation of long-term scenarios should align with the expected life of a transmission asset; (I) that transmission planning authorities should allow for the identification and joint evaluation of alternatives proposed by stakeholders; (J) that interregional planning should be done regularly and not less frequently than once every 3 years; and (K) the elimination of arbitrary project voltage, size, or cost requirements for interregional solutions; and (3) cost allocation methodologies that reflect the multiple benefits provided by interregional solutions. (b) Timing Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall promulgate a final rule to complete the rulemaking initiated under subsection (a).
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3111 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2019 Mr. Perdue (for himself, Mr. Jones , and Mr. Moran ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to exclude affiliates and subsidiaries of insured depository institutions from the definition of deposit broker, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2019 . 2. Brokered deposits Section 29(g) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831f(g) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or any affiliate or subsidiary of that insured depository institution, after an insured depository institution, ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or any affiliate or subsidiary of the insured depository institution, after an insured depository institution, ; and (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: (4) Employee For purposes of this subsection, the term employee — (A) means an individual who receives compensation in any form from— (i) an insured depository institution; or (ii) any affiliate or subsidiary of an insured depository institution; and (B) includes a registered representative of a broker or dealer that is an affiliate or subsidiary of an insured depository institution. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3114 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2019 Mr. Enzi introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require that all institutions of higher education participating in student financial assistance programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 meet certain revenue requirements.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 90/10 Accountability for All Act . 2. Expanding the applicability of the 90/10 rule (a) In general Section 487 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(24), by striking In the case of a proprietary institution of higher education (as defined in section 102(b)), such institution and inserting The institution ; and (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking a proprietary and inserting an ; (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking , except in and all that follows through higher education ; (iii) in subparagraph (C)(iv), by striking subparagraph (D)(iii) and inserting subparagraph (D)(ii) ; (iv) in subparagraph (D)— (I) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following: (i) in the case of loans made by an institution of higher education on or after July 1, 2012, only the amount of loan repayments received during the applicable institutional fiscal year; and ; (II) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii); and (III) in clause (ii), as redesignated by subclause (II)— (aa) by striking a proprietary and inserting an institution ; and (bb) by inserting and after the semicolon at the end; (v) by striking subparagraph (E); and (vi) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (E); (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A)— (I) by striking A proprietary and inserting An ; and (II) by striking a proprietary and inserting an ; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking a proprietary and inserting an ; (C) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking proprietary ; and (D) in paragraph (4), by striking proprietary . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on July 1, 2020.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3120 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2019 Ms. McSally (for herself and Ms. Sinema ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act . 2. Reauthorization of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Section 7 of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–319 ; 114 Stat. 1284; 128 Stat. 3802) is amended by striking 2021 and inserting 2036 .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3122 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2019 Ms. McSally introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on suicide among veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Annual report on suicide among veterans Section 1720F of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new subsection (k); (k) Annual report on suicide among veterans (1) Not less frequently than annually, in carrying out the comprehensive program, 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 suicide among veterans. (2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall, for the year covered by the report— (A) specify the number of veterans who committed suicide, disaggregated by age, sex, race, and ethnicity; and (B) include such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3127 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2019 Ms. Sinema introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To protect, for current and future generations, the watershed, ecosystem, and cultural heritage of the Grand Canyon region in the State of Arizona, to provide for a study relating to the uranium stockpile in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act . 2. Withdrawal of Federal land from mining laws (a) Definition of map In this section, the term Map means the Bureau of Land Management map entitled Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act and dated July 11, 2019. (b) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, the approximately 1,006,545 acres of Federal land in the State of Arizona within the area depicted on the Map, including any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from— (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws and mineral materials laws. (c) Availability of map The Map shall be kept on file and made available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. 3. GAO study on domestic uranium stockpiles (a) In general The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of uranium stockpiles in the United States that are available to meet future national security requirements. (b) Requirements The study conducted under subsection (a) shall identify— (1) (A) existing and potential future national security program demands for uranium; and (B) existing and projected future inventories of domestic uranium that could be available to meet national security needs; and (2) the extent to which national security needs are capable of being met with existing uranium stockpiles. (c) Deadline for completion of study Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide a briefing on the study conducted under subsection (a) to— (1) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; (2) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; (3) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; (4) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; (5) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and (6) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3132 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2019 Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposes.

1. Extension of the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006 Section 13 of the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–455 ; 15 U.S.C. 44 note) is amended by striking September 30, 2020 and inserting September 30, 2027 . 2. Report Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall transmit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report describing its use of and experience with the authority granted by the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–455 ) and the amendments made by such Act. The report shall include— (1) the number of cross-border complaints received and acted upon by the Commission; (2) identification of the foreign agencies with which the Commission has cooperated and the results of such cooperation, including any foreign agency enforcement action or lack thereof; (3) a description of Commission litigation brought in foreign courts and the results of such litigation; and (4) any recommendations for legislation that may advance the mission of the Commission in carrying out the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006 and the amendments made by such Act.
II Calendar No. 517 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3132 [Report No. 116–256] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2019 Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation August 12, 2020 Reported by Mr. Wicker , without amendment A BILL To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposes.

1. Extension of the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006 Section 13 of the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–455 ; 15 U.S.C. 44 note) is amended by striking September 30, 2020 and inserting September 30, 2027 . 2. Report Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall transmit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report describing its use of and experience with the authority granted by the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–455 ) and the amendments made by such Act. The report shall include— (1) the number of cross-border complaints received and acted upon by the Commission; (2) identification of the foreign agencies with which the Commission has cooperated and the results of such cooperation, including any foreign agency enforcement action or lack thereof; (3) a description of Commission litigation brought in foreign courts and the results of such litigation; and (4) any recommendations for legislation that may advance the mission of the Commission in carrying out the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006 and the amendments made by such Act.

August 12, 2020 Reported without amendment
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3134 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2019 Mr. Toomey (for himself and Mr. Durbin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To add Ireland to the E–3 nonimmigrant visa program.

1. E–3 visas for Irish nationals (a) In general Section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(iii) ) is amended by inserting or, on a basis of reciprocity as determined by the Secretary of State, a national of Ireland, after Australia . (b) Employer requirements Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating the second subsection (t) (as added by section 1(b)(2)(B) of Public Law 108–449 (118 Stat. 3470)) as subsection (u); and (2) by adding at the end of subsection (t)(1) (as added by section 402(b)(2) of Public Law 108–77 (117 Stat. 941)) the following: (E) In the case of an attestation filed with respect to a national of Ireland described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii), the employer is, and will remain during the period of authorized employment of such Irish national, a participant in good standing in the E-Verify program described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a note). . (c) Application allocation Paragraph (11) of section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(11) ) is amended to read as follows: (11) (A) The Secretary of State may approve initial applications submitted for aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) only as follows: (i) For applicants who are nationals of the Commonwealth of Australia, not more than 10,500 for a fiscal year. (ii) For applicants who are nationals of Ireland, not more than a number equal to the difference between 10,500 and the number of applications approved in the prior fiscal year for aliens who are nationals of the Commonwealth of Australia. (B) The approval of an application described under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be deemed for numerical control purposes to have occurred on September 30 of the prior fiscal year. (C) The numerical limitation under subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and not to the spouses or children of such aliens. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3140 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2019 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Romney , Mr. Daines , and Mr. Johnson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to issue a final rule relating to the delisting of the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Wild Game and Livestock Protection Act . 2. Issuance of final rule relating to the delisting of the gray wolf (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall issue as a final rule the proposed rule entitled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (84 Fed. Reg. 9648 (March 15, 2019)) without regard to any other provision of law (including regulations) that applies to the issuance of that rule. (b) Exemption of judicial review This section and the issuance of the rule under subsection (a) shall not be subject to judicial review.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3141 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2019 Mr. Toomey (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to clarify and expand food donation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Food Donation Improvement Act of 2019 . 2. Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1791 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting or is charged a good Samaritan reduced price before the period at the end; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively; (C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6) Good Samaritan reduced price The term good Samaritan reduced price means, with respect to the price of an apparently wholesome food or apparently fit grocery product, a price that is an amount not greater than the cost of handling, administering, and distributing the apparently wholesome food or apparently fit grocery product. ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (12) Qualified direct donor The term qualified direct donor means a retail grocer, wholesaler, agricultural producer, restaurant, caterer, school food authority, and institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )). ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting at zero cost or at a good Samaritan reduced price after needy individuals each place it appears; (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) Direct donations to needy individuals A qualified direct donor shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of apparently wholesome food or an apparently fit grocery product that the qualified direct donor donates in good faith or sells at a good Samaritan reduced price to a needy individual. ; and (D) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking and (2) and inserting through (3) . 3. Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue regulations that clarify the quality and labeling standards that food products donated under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1791 ) must meet to be eligible for liability protection under that Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3143 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2019 Mr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To ban certain rare earth magnets, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Magnet Injury Prevention Act . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Small, rare earth, high-powered magnets are commonly sold in sets of 200 or more individual magnets. (2) Rare earth, high-powered magnets pose a hidden hazard to infants, children and teens. (3) When two or more rare earth, high-powered magnets are ingested, the force (or flux) allows magnets to find each other across or between different segments of the digestive system. (4) When magnets connect across or between different segments of the digestive system the result can be perforations, abscesses, or fistulas in the bowel. (5) Sometimes, the magnetic force causes the intestine to twist, cutting off blood supply and leading to bowel necrosis. (6) Ingestion of two of more rare earth, high-powered magnets confers a high risk of abdominal catastrophe and death. (7) Children almost universally require high-cost medical intervention following rare earth, high-powered magnet ingestions. (8) Evidence does not exist that warning information will reduce the hazard associated with the ingestion of small, powerful rare-earth magnets from magnet sets. (9) The absence of regulatory action to reinstate standards for rare earth, high-powered magnet sets requires legislative action. 3. Ban on certain rare earth magnets (a) Covered rare earth magnet defined In this section, the term covered rare earth magnet means any individual or set of separable, permanent magnets that— (1) is made from alloys of rare earth elements; (2) is— (A) a consumer product (as defined in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2052 )) that is— (i) intended, marketed, or commonly used as a manipulative or construction item for entertainment, such as puzzle working, sculpture building, mental stimulation, stress relief, or for similar entertainment; (ii) not a toy subject to ASTM F963 (or any successor standard); and (iii) not children’s jewelry that is subject to ASTM F2923 (or any successor standard); or (B) a component of a consumer product described in subparagraph (A); (3) is or contains any individual magnet that fits completely within the small parts cylinder described in section 1501.4 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations; and (4) is or contains any individual magnet with a flux index of greater than 50 kG2 mm2. (b) Ban on certain rare earth magnets Covered rare earth magnets shall be considered banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2057 ). (c) Effective date Subsection (b) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to covered rare earth magnets that are manufactured in or imported into the United States after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3146 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2019 Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Markey , Mr. Booker , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Smith , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Durbin , Ms. Harris , Mr. Brown , Ms. Duckworth , Ms. Warren , Mr. Peters , Mr. Warner , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Coons , Mr. Kaine , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Sanders , Mrs. Murray , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Reed , and Mr. King ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining agreements under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code.

1. Fair negotiation of collective bargaining agreements (a) In general Any collective bargaining agreement under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, or any article or term thereof, that has an effective date on or after April 30, 2019, shall have no force or effect if the collective bargaining agreement was not— (1) mutually and voluntarily agreed to by all parties to the agreement; or (2) ordered following the completion of binding arbitration pursuant to section 7119(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code. (b) Continuation of certain agreements Any collective bargaining agreement under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, or any article or term thereof, that expired on or before April 30, 2019, and with respect to which a new collective bargaining agreement having force and effect under subsection (a) of this section has not been executed, shall remain in full force and effect until a new collective bargaining agreement reached through mutual and voluntary agreement, or ordered following the completion of binding arbitration pursuant to section 7119(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, takes effect.