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I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4183 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disability and pension benefits provided to members of the National Guard and members of reserve components of the Armed Forces by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act . 2. Comptroller General study on disability and pension benefits provided to members of the National Guard and members of reserve components of the Armed Forces by the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Not later than 36 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall complete a study on disability and pension benefits provided to members of the National Guard and members of reserve components of the Armed Forces by the Department of Veterans Affairs. In conducting such study, the Comptroller General shall review, for the period beginning on January 1, 2008, and ending on December 31, 2018, each of the following: (1) The number of members of the National Guard and the number of members of reserve components of the Armed Forces who received disability compensation or pension provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. (2) A comparison of each of the following between veterans who served only in the National Guard or reserve components and veterans who served in the regular components of the Armed Forces: (A) The percentage of each group of such veterans with service-connected disabilities. (B) The number of veterans in each group with each disability rating. (C) The number of veterans in each group with a service-connected disability, including the number of each of the following types of such veterans in each group: (i) Pilots. (ii) Veterans who served in the special forces. (iii) Veterans who participated in the Personnel Reliability Program. (iv) Veterans who underwent diving or flight physicals as a regular component of their service in the Armed Forces and who have a muscular-skeletal or mental health condition. (D) The number of total claims for disability compensation and pension submitted, approved, and disapproved for each group of veterans. (3) An identification of common barriers for members of the National Guard and members of reserve components in obtaining disability benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, including barriers relating to documentation of injuries incurred while serving, such as line of duty letters. (b) Reports (1) Preliminary report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a preliminary report on the findings of the study required by subsection (a). (2) Final report Upon completion of the study, the Comptroller General shall submit to such Committees a final report on such study.

Passed the House of Representatives December 17, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4184 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 13, 2019 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To require the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia and the Director of the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency to reside in the District of Columbia.

1. District of Columbia residency requirement for Director of Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency and Director of Pretrial Services Agency (a) Director of CSOSA Section 11233(b)(1) of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (sec. 24–133(b)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking the period at the end of the second sentence and inserting the following: , except that as a condition of appointment, the Director shall be a resident of the District of Columbia. . (b) Director of Pretrial Services Agency Section 23–1304(b), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking Columbia. and inserting Columbia and who shall be a resident of the District of Columbia. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to each individual who is first appointed to serve as the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia or the Director of the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency (as the case may be) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4186 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 13, 2019 Ms. Stefanik (for herself and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources and the investment credit for certain qualified investment credit facilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Renewable Electricity Tax Credit Equalization Act . 2. Extension of credit for qualified investment credit facilities (a) In general Section 48(a)(5)(C)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (ii) which is placed in service after 2008 and the construction of which begins before January 1, 2018 (January 1, 2020, in the case of any facility which is described in paragraph (1) of section 45(d) or January 1, 2025, in the case of any facility which is described in paragraph (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (9) or (11) of section 45(d)), and . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to facilities the construction of which begins after December 31, 2017. 3. Extension and modification of production credits for certain facilities (a) Extension of credit Paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (9), and (11) of section 45(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking January 1, 2018 and inserting January 1, 2025 . (b) Full credit allowed for certain facilities Section 45(b)(4)(A) of such Code is amended by inserting and the construction of which began before the date of the enactment of the Renewable Electricity Tax Credit Equalization Act after subsection (d) . (c) Effective dates (1) Extension The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to facilities the construction of which begins after December 31, 2017. (2) Allowance of full credit The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to facilities the construction of which begins on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4187 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 13, 2019 Mr. Weber of Texas (for himself and Mr. McCaul ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To penalize acts of domestic terrorism, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Domestic Terrorism Penalties Act of 2019 . 2. Domestic terrorism (a) In general Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 2339E. Domestic terrorism (a) Offenses and penalties Whoever, with respect to a circumstance described in subsection (b), and with the intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or influence, affect, or retaliate against the policy or conduct of a government— (1) kills any person, shall be sentenced to death or imprisonment of not more than a term of life imprisonment, fined under this title, or both; (2) kidnaps any person, shall be imprisoned not more than a term of life imprisonment, fined under this title, or both; (3) assaults any person with a deadly weapon, shall be imprisoned not more than 30 years, fined under this title, or both; (4) assaults any person, and serious bodily injury results therefrom, shall be imprisoned not more than 30 years, fined under this title, or both; (5) destroys or damages any structure, conveyance, or other real or personal property, shall be imprisoned not more than 25 years, fined under this title, or both; or (6) attempts or conspires to commit an offense described under paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of this subsection, shall be punished in the same manner as a completed act of such offense. (b) Circumstance described A circumstance described in this subsection is, with respect to an offense under subsection (a), that the offense is committed— (1) against any person or property within the United States, and— (A) the mail or any facility of interstate or foreign commerce is used in furtherance of the offense; (B) such property is used in interstate or foreign commerce or in an activity that affects interstate or foreign commerce; (C) any perpetrator travels in or causes another to travel in interstate or foreign commerce in furtherance of the offense; or (D) the offense, or the results of the offense, affect interstate or foreign commerce, or, in the case of a threat, attempt, or conspiracy, would have affected interstate or foreign commerce; (2) against any property that is owned, leased, or used by the United States or by any department or agency of the United States, whether the property is within or outside of the United States; or (3) against any property within the United States that is owned, leased, or used by a foreign government. . (b) Clerical Amendment The table of sections for such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 2339D the following: 2339E. Domestic terrorism. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4189 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 16, 2019 Mr. Bergman (for himself and Mr. Kim ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow claims against foreign states for unlawful computer intrusion, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeland and Cyber Threat Act or the HACT Act . 2. Foreign state computer intrusions (a) In general Chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1605B the following: 1605C. Computer intrusions by a foreign state A foreign state shall not be immune from the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States or of the States in any case not otherwise covered by this chapter in which money damages are sought against a foreign state by a national of the United States for personal injury, harm to reputation, or damage to or loss of property resulting from any of the following activities, whether occurring in the United States or a foreign state: (1) Unauthorized access to or access exceeding authorization to a computer located in the United States. (2) Unauthorized access to confidential, electronic stored information located in the United States. (3) The transmission of a program, information, code, or command to a computer located in the United States, which, as a result of such conduct, causes damage without authorization. (4) The use, dissemination, or disclosure, without consent, of any information obtained by means of any activity described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3). (5) The provision of material support or resources for any activity described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), including by an official, employee, or agent of such foreign state. . (b) Application This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply to any action pending on or filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4190 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 16, 2019 Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Attorney General to submit to Congress a report on domestic terrorism, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Domestic Terrorism Information Act of 2019 . 2. Report on domestic terrorism (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report that includes, for the period beginning on January 1, 2009, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, the following: (1) The number of individuals arrested by a Federal law enforcement officer pursuant to an investigation of an act of domestic terrorism, the results of each such investigation, and any charges filed pursuant to each such investigation. (2) The number of individuals who have been killed by acts of domestic terrorism. (3) The methods and strategies that the Department of Justice uses to prevent domestic terrorism. (b) Defintion In this Act, the term domestic terrorism has the meaning given that term in section 2331 of title 18, United States Code.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4191 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 16, 2019 Mr. Carbajal (for himself, Mr. Smucker , Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. Fitzpatrick , and Mr. Cisneros ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To exclude from consideration as income under the housing assistance programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member of the family, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Home for the Brave Act of 2019 . 2. Exclusion of veterans disability benefits from income The Department of Housing and Urban Development Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3531 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 15. Exclusion of veterans disability benefits from income Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts received by any member of a household or family as disability compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, or dependency and indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of such title, shall not be considered as income of such household or family for purposes of— (1) determining the eligibility of such family or household for assistance under any program for housing assistance administered by the Secretary; (2) the amount of benefits payable to or on behalf of such family or household under such program; or (3) the amount of rent paid by such family or household for occupancy of a dwelling unit assisted under any such program. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4196 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 20, 2019 Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cole , and Ms. Spanberger ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include child development and early learning as community services under the Federal work-study program.

1. Child development and early learning community services Section 441(c)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087–51(c)(1) ) is amended by striking literacy training and inserting child development and early learning (including Head Start programs and Early Head Start programs carried out under the Head Start Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), literacy training .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4198 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 20, 2019 Ms. Plaskett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to cover into the treasury of the Virgin Islands revenue from tax on gasoline refined in the Virgin Islands and entered into the United States.

1. Gasoline tax covered over into Virgin Island treasury (a) In general Section 7652 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) Shipment of gasoline from the Virgin Islands to the United States All taxes collected under section 4081(a) on gasoline refined in the Virgin Islands and entered into the United States from the Virgin Islands shall be covered into the treasury of the Virgin Islands. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to fuel entered into the United States after December 31, 2019.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4200 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 321 South 1st Street in Montrose, Colorado, as the Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office .

1. Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 321 South 1st Street in Montrose, Colorado, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant David Kinterknecht 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 Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office . (c) Repeal of previous designation Section 1 of Public Law 115–366 is hereby repealed, and the designation made and references deemed in subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of such section shall have no force or effect.

Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty H. R. 4200 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 321 South 1st Street in Montrose, Colorado, as the Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office .

1. Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 321 South 1st Street in Montrose, Colorado, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant David Kinterknecht 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 Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office . (c) Repeal of previous designation Section 1 of Public Law 115–366 is hereby repealed, and the designation made and references deemed in subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of such section shall have no force or effect.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4200 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 20, 2019 Mr. Tipton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 321 South 1st Street in Montrose, Colorado, as the Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office .

1. Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 321 South 1st Street in Montrose, Colorado, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant David Kinterknecht 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 Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office . (c) Repeal of previous designation Section 1 of Public Law 115–366 is hereby repealed, and the designation made and references deemed in subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of such section shall have no force or effect.
IIB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4200 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 15, 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 321 South 1st Street in Montrose, Colorado, as the Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office .

1. Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 321 South 1st Street in Montrose, Colorado, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant David Kinterknecht 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 Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office . (c) Repeal of previous designation Section 1 of Public Law 115–366 is hereby repealed, and the designation made and references deemed in subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of such section shall have no force or effect.

Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4201 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 20, 2019 Mr. Veasey (for himself and Mr. Allred ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title V of the Social Security Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States under the Maternal and Child Health Care Program for purposes of establishing Baby Box Programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Baby Box and Maternal Assistance Act of 2019 . 2. Establishment of Baby Box Programs Section 501 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 701 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), insert and including by providing such grants to States for the establishment of Baby Box Programs described in subsection (d) after services development ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) (1) For purposes of subsection (a)(2), a Baby Box Program described in this subsection is a program under which a State— (A) provides to eligible individuals and to a partner chosen by such an individual, at no cost to such individuals and such partners— (i) training with respect to prenatal, newborn, and postpartum care (as defined by the State), including evidence-based training with respect to safe sleeping practices for newborns and smoking cessation practices for parents; (ii) baby boxes to such individuals who have completed an amount of such training determined appropriate by the State; and (iii) doula services or midwife services, furnished by doulas or midwives who meet such standards as specified by the State, for such individuals who have so completed such training; (B) makes available, using funds other than funds made available through grants awarded under subsection (a)(2), training and boxes described in clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, of subparagraph (A) to all individuals residing in such State at an affordable cost determined appropriate by such State; and (C) provides funding for the recruitment and training of doulas or midwives from diverse backgrounds. (2) For purposes of this subsection: (A) The term baby box means a package that contains such items with respect to newborn and postpartum care as the State determines appropriate. (B) The term eligible individual means— (i) a low-income (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) woman; or (ii) a woman eligible to enroll under the State plan (or waiver of such plan) under title XIX of the State in which such woman resides. (C) The term— (i) doula means an individual trained to provide pre and postpartum care with respect to pregnant women; and (ii) doula services means such care furnished by such an individual. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4202 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 23, 2019 Mr. Arrington introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection are authorized to conduct asylum interviews, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Comprehensive Review in Entry Enforcement Now Act of 2019 or the SCREEN Act of 2019 . 2. Officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorized to conduct asylum interviews Section 235(b)(1)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(E)) is amended in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting , including an officer of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, after immigration officer .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4203 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 23, 2019 Mr. Costa (for himself, Mr. Olson , Mrs. Lesko , and Ms. Escobar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as Jane’s Law . 2. Spousal obligations (a) In General Chapter 11A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 228A. Failure to pay legal spousal court-ordered property distribution (a) Offense Whoever knowingly, travels in interstate or foreign commerce, with the intent to evade compliance with a court ordered property distribution as part of a separation or divorce settlement involving more than $5,000, with respect to a spouse or former spouse, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than two years or both. (b) Mandatory Restitution Upon a conviction under this section, the court shall order restitution under section 3663A in an amount equal to the total unpaid property distribution. (c) Definition The term court ordered property distribution means any amount determined under a court order pursuant to the law of a State or of an Indian tribe to be due from a spouse or former spouse as an equitable or other distribution to a spouse or former spouse of assets in connection with a separation or divorce. . (b) Clerical amendments (1) Table of sections The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 11A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 228A. Failure to pay legal spousal court-ordered property distribution. . (2) Table of chapters The item in the table of chapters for part I of title 18, United States Code, relating to chapter 11A is amended to read as follows: 11A. Child support and spousal obligations 228 .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4204 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 23, 2019 Mr. Costa (for himself, Mr. Young , Mr. Cook , and Mr. Langevin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2019 . 2. Eligibility for internment in national cemeteries (a) In general Section 2402(a)(10) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) who— (i) the Secretary determines served honorably with a special guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a base in Laos in support of the Armed Forces of the United States at any time during the period beginning February 28, 1961, and ending May 7, 1975; and (ii) at the time of the individual’s death— (I) was a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States; and (II) resided in the United States. . (b) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall have effect as if included in the enactment of section 251(a) of title II of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (division J of Public Law 115–141 ; 132 Stat. 824).
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4205 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 23, 2019 Mr. Curtis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture to reimburse sponsors for certain costs of emergency water protection measures, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Funding Local Assistance and Recovery Efforts Act or the FLARE Act . 2. Emergency watershed protection reimbursement In carrying out the Emergency Watershed Protection Program under part 624 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), the Secretary of Agriculture shall make payments for activities specified in an agreement between the Secretary and a sponsor and undertaken by the sponsor during the period between the signing of the agreement and the release of funds pursuant to the agreement.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4207 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 23, 2019 Mr. Weber of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for enhanced penalties for certain unlawful discharges of a firearm on or near schools, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Victims of School Shootings Act . 2. School shootings Section 924(a)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Whoever violates and inserting (A) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, whoever violates ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Whoever violates section 922(q)(3) and thereby causes harm to or the death of a person through the use of a firearm, shall— (i) for killing, or if death results to any person from any other conduct prohibited by this section, be punished by death or by imprisonment for any term of years or for life, be fined under this title, or both; (ii) for assault resulting in serious bodily injury, be imprisoned for not more than 30 years or fined under this title, or both; or (iii) for attempting or conspiring to commit an offense with the intent to cause the death of any person, be imprisoned for not more than 20 years or fined under this title, or both. . 3. Definition of school revised to include institutions of higher education Section 921(a)(26) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (26) The term school means— (A) a school which provides elementary or secondary education, as determined under State law; or (B) for purposes of section 922(q)(3), a college, university, or other postsecondary institution. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4208 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 23, 2019 Mr. Yoho introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit treatment of certain non-native, non-indigenous hoofstock born within the borders of the United States as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population.

1. Prohibition of treatment of certain hoofstock as endangered species, threatened species, essential experimental population, or nonessential experimental population Section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1532 ) is amended— (1) by inserting before the first sentence the following: (a) In general ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Limitation (1) A covered hoofstock born within the borders of the United States shall not be treated as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population under this Act. (2) In this subsection the term covered hoofstock means any barasingha, red lechwe, Arabian oryx, Eld’s deer, Grevy’s zebra, gaur, or banteng. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4210 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 27, 2019 Mr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To enhance the salaries of Federal employees, including employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, in Stanislaus County, California, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Pay for the Modesto VA Act . 2. Enhancement of salaries of Federal employees in Stanislaus County, California (a) Cost of living in determining rates of pay for VA employees (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, cost of living shall be included in any determination of the rate of basic pay for any position within the Department of Veterans Affairs where the duty station is located in Stanislaus County, California. (2) Redetermination of rates of pay Not later than the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and not less than once during each subsequent five-year period, the rate of basic pay for each position described under paragraph (1) shall be redetermined. (b) Locality-Based comparability payments for Federal employees Beginning on the date that is 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, Stanislaus County, California, shall be included in the locality pay area applicable to San Francisco, California, pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United States Code. (c) Application Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— (1) result in a lower rate of basic pay for any position affected by the requirements of subsection (a) or (b) otherwise payable for that position but for the requirements of this Act; (2) affect any payment in addition to basic pay that an employee occupying such a position is eligible to receive, including locality pay under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, or any allowance, differential, bonus, award, or other similar cash payment under such title or title 38, United States Code; or (3) supersede or otherwise affect any limitation on total pay, including the limitation provided in section 5307 of title 5, United States Code.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4213 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 27, 2019 Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Carson of Indiana , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Soto , and Mr. McNerney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To establish a grant program to assist States to establish or expand universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Universal Prekindergarten and Early Childhood Education Act of 2019 . 2. Universal Prekindergarten and Early Childhood Education grant program (a) Program authorization From amounts appropriated under section 3, the Secretary of Education is authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to States to pay the Federal share of establishing or expanding full-day prekindergarten programs. (b) State application To receive a grant under this Act, a State shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (c) Use of funds A State that receives a grant under this Act shall use such grant funds to establish or expand a prekindergarten program that, at a minimum— (1) is located at a public school in the State; (2) permits each 3- or 4-year-old child in the State to be voluntarily enrolled by the child’s parent, regardless of income, in the program at a school in which the child may be enrolled for kindergarten; (3) is a full-day program that runs the length of the regular school year; (4) is taught by teachers who possess equivalent or similar qualifications to the qualifications of teachers of other grades in the school involved; and (5) meets any other criteria that the Secretary may require. (d) Federal share The Federal share of a grant under this Act shall be not more than 80 percent of the costs of carrying out the activities described in subsection (c). (e) Supplement not supplant Grant funds received under this Act shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal early childhood education funds in the State. 3. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as are necessary for fiscal years 2020 through 2025. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Full-day The term full-day used with respect to a program, means a program with a minimum of a 6-hour schedule per day. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education. (3) State The term State has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (4) Parent The term parent has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (5) Public school The term public school has the meaning given the term elementary school or secondary school in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ), except that the term does not include private schools.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4214 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 27, 2019 Mr. Zeldin (for himself and Mr. Duffy ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require verification of immigration status for receipt of assisted housing benefits, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Qualified Housing Assistance Act of 2019 . 2. Mandatory immigration status verification for assisted housing benefits Section 214(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 1436a(d) ) is amended— (1) by striking Immigration and Naturalization Service each place it appears and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security ; and (2) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking may request verification of the declaration and inserting shall request verification of the declaration .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4218 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 30, 2019 Mr. Quigley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide that Poland may be designated as a program country under the Visa Waiver Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 . 2. Poland made eligible for the Visa Waiver Program Notwithstanding any provision of section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1187 ), the Secretary of Homeland Security may designate Poland as a program country under the visa waiver program established by that section.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4219 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 30, 2019 Mr. John W. Rose of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide that an appeal of an order granting a nationwide injunction issued by a district court of the United States shall lie to the Supreme Court.

1. Appeal of order granting a nationwide injunction (a) In General Chapter 155 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 2285. Appeal of order granting a nationwide injunction (a) In general In the case that a district court of the United States grants a nationwide injunction, the appeal from the order granting such injunction shall lie to the Supreme Court. (b) Definition In this section, the term nationwide injunction means an order issued by a Federal court that purports to restrain the enforcement of a Federal statute, regulation, order, or similar authority against a non-party, unless the non-party is represented by a party acting in a representative capacity pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 155 of title 28, United States Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2285 the following: 2285. Appeal of order granting a nationwide injunction. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4222 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 30, 2019 Mr. Sablan (for himself and Mr. Case ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the STEM education program for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students under the Higher Education Act of 1965.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Indigenous STEM Professional Development Act . 2. Improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education with a focus on American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students Section 819 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1161j ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN and inserting NATIVE AMERICAN ; (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians and inserting American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Native American Pacific Islanders to enable them to succeed in these fields ; (3) in subsection (b)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), as paragraphs (2), (4), (5), and (6), respectively; (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following: (1) Native American The term Native American includes Alaska Natives, American Indians, Native Hawaiians and Native American Pacific Islanders. ; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following: (3) American Indian The term American Indian has the meaning given the term Indian in section 202 of the Indian Land Consolidation Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2201 ). ; (4) in subsection (c)— (A) by inserting create or after to enable the eligible partnership to ; (B) by inserting Native American after the development of ; and (C) by striking , including existing programs for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students ; (5) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian students and inserting programs that serve Native American students ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students and inserting programs that serve Native American students ; and (C) in paragraph (3), by striking Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian students and inserting Native American students ; (6) in subsection (f), by striking 30 percent or more of the program participants are Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian and inserting 30 percent or more of the program participants are Native American ; and (7) in subsection (i), by striking to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years and inserting $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years .
V 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4224 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 30, 2019 Mrs. Beatty introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Edith Espinal Moreno.

1. Permanent resident status for Edith Espinal Moreno (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Edith Espinal Moreno shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status If Edith Espinal Moreno enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Edith Espinal Moreno, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Edith Espinal Moreno shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4226 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 3, 2019 Mr. Gallego (for himself, Mr. Espaillat , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Norton , Mr. Huffman , Ms. Moore , Mr. Crow , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Correa , and Mr. Ted Lieu of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide that certain guidance related to the citizenship of children of Federal employees and members of the Armed Forces shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Children of Public Servants and Service Members Abroad Act of 2019 . 2. Nullifying guidance The policy guidance entitled Defining Residence in Statutory Provisions Related to Citizenship issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on August 28, 2019, or any other substantially similar policy guidance, memorandum, or action by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall have no force or effect.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4227 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To prohibit the submission to the Federal Communications Commission of broadband internet access service coverage information or data for the purposes of compiling an inaccurate broadband coverage map.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mapping Accuracy Promotes Services Act or the MAPS Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Broadband internet access service The term broadband internet access service has the meaning given the term in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (2) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. (3) Provider The term provider means a provider of fixed or mobile broadband internet access service. (4) Quality of service The term quality of service means information regarding offered download and upload speeds and latency of a provider’s broadband internet access service as determined by and to the extent otherwise collected by the Commission. 3. Enforcement (a) In general It shall be unlawful for a person to willfully, knowingly, or recklessly submit broadband internet access service coverage information or data to the Commission for the purposes of compiling a broadband coverage map that is inaccurate with respect to the availability or quality of service of broadband internet access service. (b) Penalty Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be subject to an appropriate penalty, as determined by the Commission, under— (1) the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), including section 501 of that Act ( 47 U.S.C. 501 ); and (2) the rules of the Commission. (c) Effective date (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), subsection (a) shall apply with respect to broadband internet access service coverage information or data that is submitted to the Commission on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Quality of service information or data To the extent broadband internet access service coverage information or data relates to quality of service, subsection (a) shall apply with respect to information or data that is submitted on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.