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I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5118 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 15, 2019 Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself, Mr. Young , and Ms. Craig ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to carry out public service campaigns which promote transportation career opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Service in Transportation Act . 2. Transportation workforce outreach program (a) In general Chapter 55 of subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 5506. Transportation workforce outreach program (a) In general The Secretary shall establish and administer a transportation workforce outreach program that carries out a series of public service announcement campaigns during fiscal years 2021 through 2026. (b) Purpose The purpose of each campaign carried out under the program shall be to achieve the following objectives: (1) Increase awareness of career opportunities in the transportation sector, including aviation pilots, safety inspectors, mechanics and technicians, air traffic controllers, flight attendants, truck drivers, engineers, transit workers, railroad workers, and other transportation professionals. (2) Increase diversity, including race, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, of professionals in the transportation sector. (c) Advertising The Secretary may use, or authorize the use of, funds available to carry out the program for the development, production, and use of broadcast, digital, and print media advertising and outreach in carrying out campaigns under this section. (d) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each fiscal years 2021 through 2026. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 55 of subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5505 the following new item: 5506. Transportation workforce outreach program. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5121 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 15, 2019 Mr. Beyer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to require health insurance issuers to maintain a price comparison tool, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthcare Cost Transparency Act . 2. Requiring health insurance issuers to maintain a price comparison tool (a) PHSA Section 2709 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–9 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Maintenance of price comparison tool In connection with the offering of any health insurance coverage in a geographic area for a plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, a health insurance issuer shall employ an individual to offer price comparison guidance or make available on an Internet website a price comparison tool that (to the extent practicable) allows an individual enrolled under such coverage, with respect to such plan year and such geographic area, to compare the amount (determined by historic claims data of participating providers with respect to such coverage) of cost-sharing (including deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance) that the individual would be responsible for paying under such plan with respect to the furnishing of a specific item or service by any of such providers. . (b) FEHB (1) In general Section 8902 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (p) A contract for a plan under this chapter, chapter 89A, or 89B shall require the applicable carrier to make available on an Internet website an individual to offer price comparison guidance or the price comparison tool, as described under subsection (c) of section 2709 of Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–9 ). . (2) Application The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to contract years beginning in 2020.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5122 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 15, 2019 Mr. Buck (for himself and Mr. Khanna ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to require registration statements filed under such Act to be filed in a structured data format which enables the statements to be digitized for purposes of the publicly available electronic database maintained under such Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Agents Registration Modernization Act of 2019 or the FARM Act of 2019 . 2. Format for registration statements filed under Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (a) Requiring registration statements To be in structured data format Section 2(g) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 612(g) ) is amended by striking in electronic form and inserting in an electronic, structured data format under which the statement or supplement shall be published in a publicly available, machine-processable digital format for purposes of the National Foreign Agents Database under section 6(d) . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to statements filed on or after the expiration of the 180-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Requirements for electronic database of registration statements (a) Requiring database To be searchable and sortable by public; designation of database as National Foreign Agents Database Section 6(d)(1) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 616(d)(1) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking to the extent technically practicable, ; (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking an electronic database and inserting an electronic database to be known as the National Foreign Agents Database ; and (3) in subparagraph (A), by striking includes the information and inserting includes in a digitized format the information . (b) Requiring immediate posting of statements upon receipt Section 6(d)(2) of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 616(d)(2) ) is amended by striking as soon as technically practicable and inserting immediately . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect upon the expiration of the 180-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5123 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 476 East Main Street in Galesburg, Illinois, as the Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building .

1. Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 476 East Main Street in Galesburg, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building . (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 Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 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. 5123 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 476 East Main Street in Galesburg, Illinois, as the Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building .

1. Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 476 East Main Street in Galesburg, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building . (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 Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5123 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 15, 2019 Mrs. Bustos (for herself, Mr. Rush , Mr. Lipinski , Mr. Casten of Illinois , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Bost , Ms. Underwood , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Mr. Quigley , Mr. LaHood , Mr. Foster , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Schneider , Mr. Kinzinger , Mr. Shimkus , Mr. García of Illinois , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , and Ms. Schakowsky ) 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 476 East Main Street in Galesburg, Illinois, as the Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building .

1. Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 476 East Main Street in Galesburg, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building . (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 Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building .
IIB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5123 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 11, 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 476 East Main Street in Galesburg, Illinois, as the Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building .

1. Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 476 East Main Street in Galesburg, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building . (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 Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5128 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 15, 2019 Mr. Nadler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to declassify any and all information relating to whether the Government of Saudi Arabia assisted a citizen or national of Saudi Arabia in departing the United States while the citizen or national was awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saudi Fugitive Declassification Act of 2019 . 2. Declassification of any and all information relating to actions by Government of Saudi Arabia to assist persons in departing United States who were awaiting trial or sentencing in United States Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall declassify any and all information related to whether the Government of Saudi Arabia materially assisted or facilitated any citizen or national of Saudi Arabia in departing from the United States while the citizen or national was awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the United States.
IB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5130 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Small Business Act to adjust the employment size standard requirements for determining whether a manufacturing concern is a small business concern, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Capturing All Small Businesses Act of 2019 . 2. Employment size standard requirements (a) In general Section 3(a)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting and subject to the requirements specified under subparagraph (C) after paragraph (1) ; and (2) in subparagraph (C)— (A) by inserting (including the Administration when acting pursuant to subparagraph (A)) after no Federal department or agency ; and (B) in clause (ii)(I) by striking 12 months and inserting 24 months . (b) Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives January 8, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5130 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 15, 2019 Mr. Veasey (for himself and Mr. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to adjust the employment size standard requirements for determining whether a manufacturing concern is a small business concern, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Capturing All Small Businesses Act of 2019 . 2. Employment size standard requirements (a) In general Section 3(a)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting and subject to the requirements specified under subparagraph (C) after paragraph (1) ; and (2) in subparagraph (C)— (A) by inserting (including the Administration when acting pursuant to subparagraph (A)) after no Federal department or agency ; and (B) in clause (ii)(I) by striking 12 months and inserting 24 months . (b) Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
IIB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5130 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 9, 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship AN ACT To amend the Small Business Act to adjust the employment size standard requirements for determining whether a manufacturing concern is a small business concern, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Capturing All Small Businesses Act of 2019 . 2. Employment size standard requirements (a) In general Section 3(a)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting and subject to the requirements specified under subparagraph (C) after paragraph (1) ; and (2) in subparagraph (C)— (A) by inserting (including the Administration when acting pursuant to subparagraph (A)) after no Federal department or agency ; and (B) in clause (ii)(I) by striking 12 months and inserting 24 months . (b) Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives January 8, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
IB Union Calendar No. 285 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5130 [Report No. 116–360] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 15, 2019 Mr. Veasey (for himself and Mr. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business December 19, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to adjust the employment size standard requirements for determining whether a manufacturing concern is a small business concern, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Capturing All Small Businesses Act of 2019 . 2. Employment size standard requirements (a) In general Section 3(a)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting and subject to the requirements specified under subparagraph (C) after paragraph (1) ; and (2) in subparagraph (C)— (A) by inserting (including the Administration when acting pursuant to subparagraph (A)) after no Federal department or agency ; and (B) in clause (ii)(I) by striking 12 months and inserting 24 months . (b) Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

December 19, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5131 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 15, 2019 Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself and Ms. Lee of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require reimbursement for costs associated with Presidential travel, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act . 2. Reimbursement required Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of a person whom the United States Secret Service is authorized to protect under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code, if that person travels domestically or internationally in furtherance of the business interests of an entity owned by or controlled by the President of the United States, or from which the President of the United States receives any financial benefit, that person shall reimburse to the Treasury— (1) amount expended by the United States Secret Service for the provision of such protection; and (2) any amount expended for other costs incurred by the Government pertaining to that travel.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5134 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2019 Ms. Barragán introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that care packages mailed to a member of the Armed Forces by any family member shall be carried at no cost to the family member, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Care Package Program Act . 2. No-cost mailing of care packages to members of the Armed Forces (a) In general Chapter 34 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3401 the following new section: 3402. Mailing privileges of family members of members of the Armed Forces of the United States (a) A military care package shall be carried at no cost to the sender if the package— (1) is mailed to an individual who is a member of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation; (2) is mailed by a family member of such individual; and (3) is addressed to a postal facility located at an Armed Forces installation. (b) The Department of Defense shall reimburse the Postal Service for carrying out this section consistent, to the greatest extent practicable, with the requirements of the second sentence of subsection (c) and subsection (e) of section 3401. (c) This section shall be administered under such conditions, and under such regulations, as the Postal Service and the Secretary of Defense jointly may prescribe. (d) In this section— (1) the term contingency operation has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(13) of title 10; and (2) the term family member means a parent, sibling, spouse, or child of an individual who is a member of the Armed Forces. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3401 the following new item: 3402. Mailing privileges of family members of members of the Armed Forces of the United States. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5135 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2019 Ms. Barragán introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To give priority in allocation of rental assistance vouchers under the Veterans Affairs Supported Housing program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to areas having the largest populations of homeless veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing Homeless Veterans Act of 2019 . 2. Allocation of HUD–VASH vouchers (a) Amendment to VASH program Paragraph (19) of section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (D) Allocation criteria Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including paragraph (6) under the heading Public and Indian Housing—Tenant-Based Rental Assistance in title II of division K of Public Law 115–31 ), in making amounts for assistance under this paragraph available among public housing agencies in each fiscal year, the Secretary shall give priority to public housing agencies that— (i) serve areas having the highest numbers of homeless veterans; and (ii) have fully utilized their available funds under this paragraph for the preceding fiscal year and have a demonstrated need for incremental assistance under this paragraph. (E) Reallocation of unused vouchers for VASH assistance (i) Recapture and reallocation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall— (I) recapture from any public housing agency described in clause (ii) any amounts of assistance provided under this paragraph to the agency that are not— (aa) under lease after 24 months; (bb) committed under an agreement to enter into a housing assistance payments contract; or (cc) committed, under a commitment of award letter that has been approved by the board of governors or other similar governing body of the public housing agency, for project-based voucher assistance for a project; and (II) reallocate any recaptured amounts to public housing authorities that have leased their entire allocation of assistance under this paragraph. (ii) Agencies subject to recapture An agency described in this clause is an agency whose jurisdiction is located within an area within which the homeless population has decreased, according to the point-in-time information of the Secretary for the two most recent reporting periods for such information. . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to amounts made available— (1) by paragraph (6) under the heading Public and Indian Housing—Tenant-Based Rental Assistance in title II of division K of Public Law 115–31 , to the extent such amounts remain unobligated as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) by any other provision of law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5137 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2019 Mr. Pence (for himself and Mr. Meadows ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market value, and for other purposes.

1. Limitation on discounted purchase options Section 585 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Any bargain-price option to purchase at less than fair market value contained in any lease agreement entered into on or after January 1, 2019, pursuant to this section may be exercised only to the extent specifically provided for in subsequent appropriation Acts or other Acts of Congress. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5142 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2019 Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to update the Federal purchase requirement to ensure the use of 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Green Energy for Federal Buildings Act . 2. Federal purchase requirement Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15852 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) Not less than 7.5 percent in fiscal years 2013 through 2019. ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (4) Not less than 35 percent in fiscal years 2030 through 2039. (5) Not less than 75 percent in fiscal years 2040 through 2049. (6) Not less than 100 percent in fiscal year 2050 and each fiscal year thereafter. ; and (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) Feasibility In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall seek to ensure that, to the maximum extent economically feasible and technically practicable, the Federal Government consumes renewable energy produced— (1) on-site at a Federal facility; (2) on Federal lands; or (3) on Indian land as defined in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 ( 25 U.S.C. 3501 ). .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5146 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2019 Mr. Hagedorn (for himself and Mr. Evans ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to require contracting officers to take a small business concern’s past performance as part of a joint venture into account when evaluating the small business concern, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 . 2. Past performance ratings of joint ventures for small business concerns (a) In general Section 15(e) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) Past performance ratings of joint ventures for small business concerns With respect to evaluating an offer for a prime contract made by a small business concern that previously participated in a joint venture with another business concern (whether or not such other business concern was itself a small business concern), the Administrator shall establish regulations— (A) requiring contracting officers to consider the record of past performance of the joint venture when evaluating the past performance of the small business concern; and (B) requiring the small business concern to inform the contracting officer what duties and responsibilities the small business concern carried out as part of the joint venture. . 3. Past performance ratings of first-tier small business subcontractors Section 8(d)(17) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(17) ) is amended to read as follows: (17) Past performance ratings for certain small business subcontractors (A) In general Upon request by a small business concern that performed as a first-tier subcontractor on a covered contract (as defined in paragraph 13(A)) that is submitting an offer for a solicitation, the prime contractor for such covered contract shall submit to the contracting agency issuing the solicitation or to such small business concern a record of past performance for such small business concern with respect to such covered contract. (B) Consideration A contracting officer shall consider the record of past performance of a small business concern provided under subparagraph (A) when evaluating an offer for a prime contract made by such small business concern. . 4. Rulemaking (a) SBA rules Not later than the end of the 120-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall issue rules to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act. (b) Federal Acquisition Regulation Not later than the end of the 120-day period beginning on the date that rules are issued under paragraph (1), the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to reflect such rules.
IB Union Calendar No. 286 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5146 [Report No. 116–361] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2019 Mr. Hagedorn (for himself and Mr. Evans ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business December 19, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to require contracting officers to take a small business concern’s past performance as part of a joint venture into account when evaluating the small business concern, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 . 2. Past performance ratings of joint ventures for small business concerns (a) In general Section 15(e) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) Past performance ratings of joint ventures for small business concerns With respect to evaluating an offer for a prime contract made by a small business concern that previously participated in a joint venture with another business concern (whether or not such other business concern was itself a small business concern), the Administrator shall establish regulations— (A) requiring contracting officers to consider the record of past performance of the joint venture when evaluating the past performance of the small business concern; and (B) requiring the small business concern to inform the contracting officer what duties and responsibilities the small business concern carried out as part of the joint venture. . 3. Past performance ratings of first-tier small business subcontractors Section 8(d)(17) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(17) ) is amended to read as follows: (17) Past performance ratings for certain small business subcontractors (A) In general Upon request by a small business concern that performed as a first-tier subcontractor on a covered contract (as defined in paragraph 13(A)) that is submitting an offer for a solicitation, the prime contractor for such covered contract shall submit to the contracting agency issuing the solicitation or to such small business concern a record of past performance for such small business concern with respect to such covered contract. (B) Consideration A contracting officer shall consider the record of past performance of a small business concern provided under subparagraph (A) when evaluating an offer for a prime contract made by such small business concern. . 4. Rulemaking (a) SBA rules Not later than the end of the 120-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall issue rules to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act. (b) Federal Acquisition Regulation Not later than the end of the 120-day period beginning on the date that rules are issued under paragraph (1), the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to reflect such rules.

December 19, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5148 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2019 Mr. Levin of California (for himself, Ms. Brownley of California , and Mr. Cisneros ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To improve program integrity through State evaluation of institutions of higher education, requirements for student complaint submissions, and the establishment of policies and procedures to address closure of institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Higher Education Standards Improvement Act . 2. State responsibilities Section 495(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1099a(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by inserting and the accrediting agency or association involved after Secretary ; (B) by striking revokes a license and inserting takes a negative action, or revokes a license, ; and (C) by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) evaluate each institution of higher education located in the State or seeking authorization to operate in the State to determine if such institution of higher education meets the applicable standards of the State relating to— (A) facilities, equipment, and supplies; and (B) measures of program length and other factors relevant for a student or graduate to receive a professional license from the State; (5) certify to the Secretary that the State shall— (A) accept student complaints from— (i) all students attending an institution of higher education located in the State; and (ii) all students who are residents of the State and attend an institution of higher education not located in the State through correspondence or distance education; and (B) report to the Secretary and accrediting bodies— (i) relevant student complaints received by the State, including multiple student complaints that present consistent allegations with respect to an institution of higher education in the State; and (ii) such othe r complaints the Secretary determines necessary; and (6) establish policies and procedures to anticipate and respond to the closure of an institution of higher education, which shall include— (A) the maintenance of sufficient cash reserves (or an equivalent alternative) in accordance with regulations issued pursuant to section 498(c)(6)(A) to ensure repayment of any required refunds; (B) a plan to address ensuring custodial record-keeping of institutional records and student transcripts in the case of such a closure; (C) the maintenance of contact information adequate to ensure communication directly between the State and each student in the case of such a closure; and (D) in the case of an institution of higher education located in the State, to develop a process to identify when a campus of such institution of higher education closes in any State. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5154 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2019 Mr. Horsford (for himself, Mr. Higgins of New York , Ms. Sánchez , Mr. Suozzi , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Panetta , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Blumenauer , and Ms. Moore ) 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 include geothermal energy in the 30 percent energy credit.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act of 2019 or the GEO Act of 2019 . 2. Inclusion of geothermal in 30 percent energy credit (a) In general Section 48(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking paragraph (3)(A)(i) and inserting clause (i) or (iii) of paragraph (3)(A) . (b) Phaseout Section 48(a) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) Phaseout for geothermal (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case of any energy property described in paragraph (3)(A)(iii) the construction of which begins before January 1, 2027, the energy percentage determined under paragraph (2) shall be equal to— (i) in the case of any property the construction of which begins after December 31, 2024, and before January 1, 2026, 26 percent, and (ii) in the case of any property the construction of which begins after December 31, 2025, and before January 1, 2027, 22 percent. (B) Placed in service deadline In the case of any energy property described in paragraph (3)(A)(iii) the construction of which begins before January 1, 2027, and which is not placed in service before January 1, 2029, the energy percentage determined under paragraph (2) shall be equal to 10 percent. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to periods after December 31, 2019, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5156 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2019 Ms. Sewell of Alabama (for herself, Mr. Suozzi , Ms. Sánchez , Mr. Panetta , and Ms. Moore ) 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 extend the credit for carbon oxide sequestration.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Carbon Capture and Sequestration Extension Act of 2019 . 2. Extension of credit for carbon oxide sequestration (a) In general Section 45Q(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking January 1, 2024 and inserting January 1, 2025 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section applies to facilities the construction of which begins after December 31, 2023.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5157 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2019 Mr. Blumenauer (for himself, Mr. Suozzi , Ms. Sánchez , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Ms. Moore , Mr. Horsford , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Panetta , Ms. DelBene , and Mr. Gomez ) 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 provide for elective payments for energy property and electricity produced from certain renewable resources.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2019 . 2. Elective payment for energy property and electricity produced from certain renewable resources, etc (a) In general Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 6431. Elective payment for energy property and electricity produced from certain renewable resources, etc (a) Energy property In the case of a taxpayer making an election (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may provide) under this section with respect to any portion of an energy credit which would (without regard to this section) be determined under section 48 with respect to such taxpayer or any portion of a renewable electricity production credit which would (without regard to this section) be determined under section 45 with respect to such taxpayer, such taxpayer shall be treated as making a payment against the tax imposed by subtitle A for the taxable year equal to— (1) in the case of an Indian tribal government (within the meaning of such term for purposes of section 139E), the amount of such portion, and (2) in the case of any other taxpayer, 85 percent of such amount. (b) Timing The payment described in subsection (a) shall be treated as made on the later of the due date of the return of tax for such taxable year or the date on which such return is filed. (c) Exclusion from gross income Gross income of the taxpayer shall be determined without regard to this section. (d) Denial of double benefit Solely for purposes of section 38, in the case of a taxpayer making an election under this section, the energy credit determined under section 45 or the renewable electricity production credit determined under section 48 shall be reduced by the amount of the portion of such credit with respect to which the taxpayer makes such election. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 65 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 6431. Elective payment for energy property and electricity produced from certain renewable resources, etc. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property originally placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5158 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2019 Ms. Moore (for herself, Mr. O'Halleran , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Suozzi , Mr. Horsford , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. DelBene , and Ms. Sánchez ) 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 provide for elective payments to Indian tribal governments for energy property and electricity produced from certain renewable resources.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Sustainable Energy Projects for Tribal Communities Act of 2019 . 2. Elective payment to Indian tribal governments for energy property and electricity produced from certain renewable resources, etc (a) In general Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 6431. Elective payment to Indian tribal governments for energy property and electricity produced from certain renewable resources, etc (a) Energy property In the case of an Indian tribal government (within the meaning of such term for purposes of section 139E) making an election (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may provide) under this section with respect to any portion of an energy credit which would (without regard to this section) be determined under section 48 with respect to such taxpayer or any portion of a renewable electricity production credit which would (without regard to this section) be determined under section 45 with respect to such taxpayer, such taxpayer shall be treated as making a payment against the tax imposed by subtitle A for the taxable year equal to the amount of such portion. (b) Timing The payment described in subsection (a) shall be treated as made on the later of the due date of the return of tax for such taxable year or the date on which such return is filed. (c) Exclusion from gross income Gross income of the taxpayer shall be determined without regard to this section. (d) Denial of double benefit Solely for purposes of section 38, in the case of a taxpayer making an election under this section, the energy credit determined under section 45 or the renewable electricity production credit determined under section 48 shall be reduced by the amount of the portion of such credit with respect to which the taxpayer makes such election. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 65 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 6431. Elective payment to Indian tribal governments for energy property and electricity produced from certain renewable resources, etc. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property originally placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5159 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2019 Ms. Moore (for herself, Mr. Suozzi , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Ms. Sánchez , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Horsford , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Evans , Mr. Gomez , Mr. Blumenauer , and Mr. Doggett ) 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 include home energy audits in the nonbusiness energy property credit.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering Homeowners Energy Efficiency Act of 2019 . 2. Inclusion of home energy audits in nonbusiness energy property credit (a) In general Section 25C(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (1), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting , and , and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) 30 percent of the amount paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year for home energy audits. . (b) Limitation Section 25C(b) of such Code is amended adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Home energy audits The amount of the credit allowed under this section by reason of subsection (a)(3) shall not exceed $150. . (c) Definition of home energy audit Section 25C of such Code is amended by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g), as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection: (e) Home energy audits For purposes of this section, the term home energy audit means an inspection and written report with respect to a dwelling unit located in the United States and owned or used by the taxpayer as the taxpayer’s principal residence (within the meaning of section 121) which— (1) identifies the most significant and cost-effective energy efficiency improvements with respect to such dwelling unit, including an estimate of the energy and cost savings with respect to each such improvement, and (2) is conducted and prepared by a home energy auditor that meets the certification or other requirements specified by the Secretary (after consultation with the Secretary of Energy, and not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection) in regulations or other guidance. . (d) Conforming amendment Section 1016(a)(33) of such Code is amended by striking section 25C(f) and inserting section 25C(g) . (e) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2019.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5162 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2019 Mr. Beyer (for himself, Mr. Panetta , Ms. Sánchez , Ms. Moore , Mr. Blumenauer , and Mr. Kildee ) 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 provide for a credit for zero-emission heavy vehicles.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Green Vehicle Adoption Nationwide Act of 2019 or as the Green VAN Act of 2019 . 2. Credit for zero-emission heavy vehicles (a) In general Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 45T. Zero-emission heavy vehicle credit (a) Allowance of credit For purposes of section 38, in the case of a manufacturer of a zero-emission heavy vehicle, the zero-emission heavy vehicle credit determined under this section for a taxable year is an amount equal to 10 percent of the sum of the sale price of each zero-emission heavy vehicle sold by such taxpayer during such taxable year. (b) Limitation The sale price of a zero-emission heavy vehicle may not be taken into account under subsection (a) to the extent such price exceeds $1,000,000. (c) Zero-Emission heavy vehicle For purposes of this section— (1) In general The term zero-emission heavy vehicle means a motor vehicle which— (A) has a gross vehicle weight rating of not less than 14,000 pounds, (B) is not powered or charged by an internal combustion engine, and (C) is propelled solely by an electric motor which draws electricity from a battery or fuel cell. (2) Motor vehicle; manufacturer The term motor vehicle and manufacturer have the meaning given such terms in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 30D(d), respectively. (d) Special rules (1) Sale price For purposes of this section, the sale price of a zero-emission heavy vehicle shall be reduced by any rebate or other incentive given before, on, or after the date of the sale. (2) Domestic use No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) with respect to a zero-emission heavy vehicle to a manufacturer who knows or has reason to know that such vehicle will not be used primarily in the United States or a possession of the United States. (3) Regulations The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. (e) Termination This section shall not apply to sales after December 31, 2024. . (b) Credit made part of general business credit Subsection (b) of section 38 of such Code is amended by striking plus at the end of paragraph (31), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (32) and inserting , plus , and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (33) the zero-emission heavy vehicle credit determined under section 45T. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 45T. Zero-emission heavy vehicle credit. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales after the date of the enactment of this Act.