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I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1768 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To reauthorize subtitle G of title VII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, relating to diesel emissions reduction, and for other purposes.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 . 2. Reauthorization Section 797(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16137(a) ) is amended by striking 2016 and inserting 2024 .

Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1768 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2019 Ms. Matsui (for herself, Mr. Long , Mr. Lowenthal , and Mr. Wittman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To reauthorize subtitle G of title VII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, relating to diesel emissions reduction, and for other purposes.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 . 2. Reauthorization Section 797(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16137(a) ) is amended by striking 2016 and inserting 2024 .
IIB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1768 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 10, 2019 Received December 18, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works AN ACT To reauthorize subtitle G of title VII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, relating to diesel emissions reduction, and for other purposes.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 . 2. Reauthorization Section 797(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16137(a) ) is amended by striking 2016 and inserting 2024 .

Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1770 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2019 Mr. McCaul (for himself, Mr. Peterson , and Mr. Cuellar ) 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 exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student agriculturist, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Agriculture Protection Act of 2019 . 2. Exclusion of certain gain by student agriculturists from gross income (a) In general Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 139G the following new section: 139H. Gain from property produced or raised by a student agriculturist (a) In general In the case of a student agriculturist, gross income shall not include so much of the gain from qualified dispositions during the taxable year as does not exceed $5,000. (b) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) Student agriculturist The term student agriculturist means an individual who has not attained age 22 and who is enrolled in— (A) an FFA chapter or a program established by the National FFA Organization, (B) a 4–H Club or other program established by 4–H, or (C) any student agriculture program similar in nature to a club or program described in subparagraph (A) or (B) which is under the direction or guidance of an agricultural educator, advisor, or club leader. (2) Qualified disposition (A) In general The term qualified disposition means a sale or exchange of qualified property by or on behalf of a student agriculturist (determined as of the date of the sale or exchange) which occurs— (i) during an activity of a type described in paragraph (2)(B) or (3)(B) of section 513(d), or (ii) under the supervision of a program described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1). (B) Qualified property For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term qualified property means personal property, including livestock, crops, and agricultural mechanics or shop projects, produced or raised— (i) by the student agriculturist by or on behalf of whom the sale or exchange is made, and (ii) under the supervision of a program described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1). . (b) Conforming amendment The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139G the following new item: Sec. 139H. Gain from property produced or raised by a student agriculturist. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1778 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2019 Mr. Brindisi (for himself and Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a special rule for the period of admission of H–2A nonimmigrants employed as dairy workers and sheepherders, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dairy and Sheep H–2A Visa Enhancement Act . 2. Nonimmigrant status for dairy workers and sheepherders Section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) ) is amended by inserting after abandoning the following: who is coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services as a sheepherder or dairy worker, or . 3. Special rule for period of admission of H–2A nonimmigrants employed as sheepherders or dairy workers Section 218(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1188(h) ) is amended by adding at the end of the following: (3) In the case of an alien admitted as an H–2A worker for employment as a dairy worker or sheepherder— (A) the initial period of admission shall be for a period of 3 years; (B) the period of admission may be extended for additional periods of 3 years; and (C) no period of absence from the United States may be required as a condition of approval of an extension under subparagraph (B). . 4. Workers engaged in the range production of livestock The Secretary of Labor shall issue regulations that address the specific requirements for the provision of housing to workers engaged in the range production of livestock. 5. Range production of livestock Nothing in section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1188 ) shall preclude the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Homeland Security from continuing to apply special procedures and requirements to the admission and employment of aliens in occupations involving the range production of livestock.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1779 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2019 Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services , 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 titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to authorize a person awarded the Medal of Honor to designate an individual to receive the special pension after death, and for other purposes.

1. Authorizing a person awarded the Medal of Honor to designate an individual to receive the special pension after death (a) In general Section 1562 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking The Secretary and inserting (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) A person described in paragraph (1) may designate an individual to receive the special pension under this section after the death of that person by notifying the Secretary of such designation in writing. In the case of a Medal of Honor that is awarded posthumously, the individual authorized under section 1482(c) of title 10 to direct disposition of the remains of the person shall be treated as such a designee. ; (2) in subsection (d), by inserting (or the designee of such person under subsection (a)(2)) before shall not ; and (3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking person who is in receipt of special pension payable under this section and inserting person described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) (or the designee of such a person under paragraph (2) of that subsection) . (b) Conforming amendments Section 1134a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by striking living ; and (2) in subsection (d), in the second sentence, by inserting (or the designee of that person under subsection (a)(2) of that section) before the period.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1783 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2019 Ms. DeLauro introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 provide for increased scrutiny with respect to pesticide residues of glyphosate, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Food Safe from Glyphosate Act of 2019 . 2. Restoring previous tolerance for glyph­o­sate on oats (a) In general The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, pursuant to section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 346a ), shall establish a permanent tolerance for the use of glyphosate on oats not to exceed 0.1 parts per million. (b) Glyphosate defined In this section, the term glyphosate means glyphosate acid (CAS number 1071–83–6) [N-phosphonomethyle) glycine], an herbicide belonging to the phosphono amino acid class of pesticides that can be associated with different counter cations to form salts. 3. Labeling changes Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a pesticide containing glyph­o­sate (as defined in section 2(b)) is misbranded within the meaning of section 2(q) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136(q) ) if its labeling does not include, in a clear and conspicuous manner, the following statement: Unlawful to apply this product prior to harvest of oats. . 4. Increased testing for glyphosate by the Department of Agriculture Section 301 of the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 ( 21 U.S.C. 346a note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Annual glyphosate testing Beginning not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Keep Food Safe from Glyphosate Act of 2019 , and each year thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture shall, as part of the residue data collection activities conducted under subsection (c), with respect to foods most likely consumed by infants and children (including oats and oat-based products), test for residues of glyphosate (as defined in section 2 of the Keep Food Safe from Glyphosate Act of 2019 ). .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1785 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2019 Mr. Golden (for himself and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain 16- and 17-year-old individuals employed in timber harvesting entities or mechanized timber harvesting entities from child labor laws, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Future in Logging Careers Act . 2. Child labor law exemptions for timber harvesting entities and mechanized timber harvesting entities The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 3 ( 29 U.S.C. 203 ), by adding at the end the following: (z) (1) Timber harvesting employer means an employer engaged in— (A) the felling, skidding, yarding, loading and processing of timber by equipment other than manually operated chainsaws and cable skidders; (B) the felling of timber in mechanized operations; (C) the bucking or converting of timber into logs, poles, ties, bolts, pulpwood, chemical wood, excelsior wood, cordwood, fence posts, or similar products; (D) the collecting, skidding, yarding, loading, transporting and unloading of such products in connection with logging; (E) the constructing, repairing and maintaining of roads or camps used in connection with logging; the constructing, repairing, and maintenance of machinery or equipment used in logging; and (F) other work performed in connection with logging. (2) Mechanized timber harvesting employer — (A) means an employer engaged in the felling, skidding, yarding, loading and processing of timber by equipment other than manually operated chain­saws and cable skidders; and (B) includes an employer engaged in the use of whole tree processors, cut-to-length processors, stroke boom delimbers, wheeled and track feller-bunchers, pull thru delimbers, wheeled and track forwarders, chippers, grinders, mechanical de­bark­ers, wheeled and track grapple skidders, yarders, bulldozers, excavators, and log loaders. ; and (2) in section 13 ( 29 U.S.C. 213 ), by adding at the end the following: (k) The provisions of section 12 relating to child labor shall not apply to an employee between the ages sixteen and eighteen years who is employed— (1) in an occupation that the Secretary of Labor finds to be particularly hazardous for the employment of children between the ages of sixteen and eighteen years; (2) by a person who is a parent, or standing in the place of a parent, of such employee; and (3) by a timber harvesting employer or a mechanized timber harvesting employer, owned or operated by such person. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1786 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2019 Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico (for herself, Mr. Young , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Duffy , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , and Mr. Suozzi ) 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 repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and to transfer a portion of such cover over to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund.

1. Repeal of limitation on cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (a) In general Section 7652 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (f) and by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively. (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to distilled spirits brought into the United States after December 31, 2018. 2. Transfer to Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund of portion of Puerto Rico rum cover over (a) In general Section 7652(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (2) Transfer to Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund of portion of rum cover over (A) In general From any amount otherwise required to be covered over to the treasury of Puerto Rico under this section with respect to taxes collected on rum under section 5001(a)(1) or subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund an amount equal to $0.46 per proof gallon of rum to which such cover over is attributable. Any amount transferred under the preceding sentence shall be treated for purposes of this section (other than this paragraph) as having been covered over to the treasury of Puerto Rico. (B) Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund For purposes of this section, the term Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund means the fund established pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of the Interior and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, dated December 24, 1968. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to rum brought into the United States after December 31, 2018.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1789 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2019 Mr. Huffman (for himself and Mr. Price of North Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To eliminate the discount for UHF television stations for purposes of the limitation on the aggregate national audience reach of television broadcast stations in which a party may have a cognizable interest.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local and Independent Television Protection Act of 2019 . 2. Elimination of UHF discount (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall amend section 73.3555(e) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, such that, for purposes of the aggregate national audience reach limitation under such section, a UHF television station is attributed with 100 percent of the television households in the designated market area of such station. (b) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (c), the Commission shall provide that— (1) the amendment required by subsection (a) shall apply beginning on a date specified by the Commission, which shall be not later than 90 days after the day on which the Commission adopts such amendment; and (2) any party that exceeds the limitation under section 73.3555(e) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations— (A) through the grant, transfer, or assignment of an additional license on or after the date specified by the Commission under paragraph (1) shall come into compliance with such limitation as required by section 73.3555(e)(3) of such title; or (B) solely by reason of applying such amendment (and not through the grant, transfer, or assignment of an additional license) shall come into compliance with such limitation not later than 2 years after the date specified by the Commission under paragraph (1). (c) Grandfathering In the case of television broadcast stations in which a party had a cognizable interest as of September 26, 2013 (or would have had such an interest following the completion of a transfer or assignment of a license that was approved by the Commission on or before such date or for which an application was pending with the Commission on such date), if the aggregate national audience reach of such stations would exceed the limitation under section 73.3555(e) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, solely by reason of applying the amendment required by subsection (a) as of such date, such amendment shall not apply to such party with respect to such stations.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1790 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2019 Mr. Kind (for himself and Mr. Schweikert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To require any amounts remaining in Members’ Representational Allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Giveback Deficit Reduction Act . 2. Requiring amounts remaining in members’ representational allowances to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated for Members’ Representational Allowances for the House of Representatives for a fiscal year which remain after all payments are made under such Allowances for the year shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction, except that in the case of a fiscal year for which there is no Federal budget deficit, such amounts shall be used to reduce the Federal debt (in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). (b) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2019 and each succeeding fiscal year. 3. Regulations The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act. 4. Definition As used in this Act, the term “Member of the House of Representatives” means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1791 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2019 Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself, Mr. Carter of Texas , Mrs. Rodgers of Washington , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , and Mr. Wittman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt survivor benefit annuity plan payments from the individual alternative minimum tax.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Children of Fallen Ser­vice­mem­bers AMT Relief Act of 2019 . 2. Exemption for survivor benefit annuity plan payments from the individual alternative minimum tax (a) In general Section 59(j)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new flush sentence: Solely for purposes of this subsection, any annuity paid under the Survivor Benefit Plan under subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, shall be considered earned income. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1794 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2019 Mr. Lewis 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 an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2019 . 2. Exclusion from gross income of AmeriCorps educational awards (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 117(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting , or , and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) a national service educational award under subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990. . (b) Exclusion of discharge of student loan debt Subsection (f) of section 108 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Payments under national service educational award programs In the case of an individual, gross income shall not include any amount received under a national service educational award under subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.). . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1797 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2019 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 40, United States Code, to remove the authority of the National Capital Planning Commission with respect to property owned by the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Capital Planning Commission District of Columbia Home Rule Act . 2. Removal of the authority of the National Capital Planning Commission with respect to property owned by the District (a) Recommendation of the Commission for transfers of jurisdiction of property Section 8124 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking and District of Columbia ; (2) in the first sentence of subsection (a)— (A) by striking and District of Columbia ; and (B) by striking or by the District ; and (3) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). (b) Approval of the Commission for proposed developments and projects Section 8722 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking and district ; (2) in subsection (a), by striking and District of Columbia governmental each place it appears; (3) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(1)— (A) by striking or District of Columbia ; and (B) by striking or District ; (4) in subsection (c)(1), by striking and District ; and (5) by striking subsection (e). (c) Approval of the Commission To sell land (1) In general Title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking section 8734. (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV of chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 8734. (d) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1800 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2019 Mr. Sires introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To modify the minimum allocation requirement for the emergency solutions grants program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Solutions to End Homelessness Act of 2019 . 2. Minimum allocation requirement for emergency solutions grants program Section 414(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11373(b) ) is amended to read as follows: (b) Minimum allocation requirement (1) In general If, under the allocation provisions applicable under this subtitle, a metropolitan city or an urban county would receive a grant of less than .05 percent of the amounts appropriated under section 408 and made available to carry out this subtitle for any fiscal year, such amount shall be reallocated to the State in which the metropolitan city or urban county, as applicable, is located, except that— (A) in the case of the metropolitan city, such amount shall be reallocated to the urban county in which the metropolitan city is located, if the urban county— (i) has previously received and administered assistance under this section; and (ii) agrees to receive such amount; and (B) in the case of the urban county, such amount shall be provided to the urban county if the urban county has previously received and administered assistance under this section. (2) Exception Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a metropolitan city shall receive the grant amount described such paragraph if the metropolitan city— (A) is located in a State that does not have counties as local governments; (B) has a population greater than 40,000 but less than 50,000 as used in determining the fiscal year 1987 community development block grant program allocation; and (C) was allocated in excess of $1,000,000 in community development block grant funds in fiscal year 1987. (3) Amounts reallocated to urban counties An urban county that receives amounts reallocated under paragraph (1)(A) shall expend those amounts for the benefit of metropolitan cities located in the urban county. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1803 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2019 Mr. Walden introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To nullify the Supplemental Treaty Between the United States of America and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon, concluded on November 15, 1865.

1. Nullification of treaty The Supplemental Treaty Between the United States of America and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon, concluded on November 15, 1865, and entered into pursuant to the Senate resolution of ratification dated March 2, 1867 (14 Stat. 751), shall have no force or effect.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1804 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2019 Mr. Walker (for himself and Mr. Richmond ) 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 prohibit qualified amateur sports organizations from prohibiting or substantially restricting the use of an athletes name, image, or likeness, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student-Athlete Equity Act . 2. Modification to Definition of Qualified Amateur Sports Organizations (a) In General Section 501(j)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding after the period at the end the following: Such term does not include an organization that substantially restricts a student athlete from using, or being reasonably compensated for the third party use of, the name, image, or likeness of such student athlete. . (b) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1807 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2019 Mr. Young introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To extend the authorization of appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes of awarding grants to veterans service organizations for the transportation of highly rural veterans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act . 2. Extension of authority to make grants to Veterans Service Organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans Section 307(d) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–163 ; 124 Stat. 1154; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note), as most recently amended by section 107 of the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–251 ; 132 Stat. 3168), is amended by striking 2020 and inserting 2021 .
V 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1808 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2019 Mr. King of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical.

1. Permanent resident status for Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical 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 Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he 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 Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical, 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 Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
IB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1812 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center readjustment counseling and related mental health services to certain individuals.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act . 2. Expansion of Vet Center services Section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking clauses (i) through (iv) both places it appears and inserting clauses (i) through (vi) ; (2) by striking in clause (v) both places it appears and inserting in clause (vii) ; (3) in subsection (a)(1)(C)— (A) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; and (B) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clauses: (iv) Any individual who is a veteran or member of the Armed Forces, including a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, who served— (I) on active service in response to a national emergency or major disaster declared by the President; or (II) in the National Guard of a State under orders of the chief executive of that State in response to a disaster or civil disorder in such State. (v) Any individual who participated in a drug interdiction operation as a member of the Coast Guard, regardless of the location of that operation. ; and (4) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (4) The term active service has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10. (5) The term civil disorder has the meaning given that term in section 232 of title 18. . 3. Plan to provide Vet Center services to veterans living in areas where no Vet Center is located The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a plan to provide Vet Center services to veterans living in geographic areas where no Vet Center is located, including in the United States insular areas.

Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2019. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
IB 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. 1812 AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center readjustment counseling and related mental health services to certain individuals.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act . 2. Expansion of Vet Center services Section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking clauses (i) through (iv) both places it appears and inserting clauses (i) through (vi) ; (2) by striking in clause (v) both places it appears and inserting in clause (vii) ; (3) in subsection (a)(1)(C)— (A) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; and (B) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clauses: (iv) Any individual who is a veteran or member of the Armed Forces, including a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, who served— (I) on active service in response to a national emergency or major disaster declared by the President; or (II) in the National Guard of a State under orders of the chief executive of that State in response to a disaster or civil disorder in such State. (v) Any individual who participated in a drug interdiction operation as a member of the Coast Guard, regardless of the location of that operation. ; and (4) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (4) The term active service has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10. (5) The term civil disorder has the meaning given that term in section 232 of title 18. . 3. Plan to provide Vet Center services to veterans living in areas where no Vet Center is located The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a plan to provide Vet Center services to veterans living in geographic areas where no Vet Center is located, including in the United States insular areas.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1812 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2019 Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Levin of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center readjustment counseling and related mental health services to certain individuals.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act . 2. Expansion of Vet Center services Section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking clauses (i) through (iv) both places it appears and inserting clauses (i) through (vi) ; (2) by striking in clause (v) both places it appears and inserting in clause (vii) ; (3) in subsection (a)(1)(C)— (A) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; and (B) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clauses: (iv) Any individual who is a veteran or member of the Armed Forces, including a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, who served— (I) on active service in response to a national emergency or major disaster declared by the President; or (II) in the National Guard of a State under orders of the chief executive of that State in response to a disaster or civil disorder in such State. (v) Any individual who participated in a drug interdiction operation as a member of the Coast Guard, regardless of the location of that operation. ; and (4) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (4) The term active service has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10. (5) The term civil disorder has the meaning given that term in section 232 of title 18. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1812 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2019 Received AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center readjustment counseling and related mental health services to certain individuals.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act . 2. Expansion of Vet Center services Section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking clauses (i) through (iv) both places it appears and inserting clauses (i) through (vi) ; (2) by striking in clause (v) both places it appears and inserting in clause (vii) ; (3) in subsection (a)(1)(C)— (A) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; and (B) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clauses: (iv) Any individual who is a veteran or member of the Armed Forces, including a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, who served— (I) on active service in response to a national emergency or major disaster declared by the President; or (II) in the National Guard of a State under orders of the chief executive of that State in response to a disaster or civil disorder in such State. (v) Any individual who participated in a drug interdiction operation as a member of the Coast Guard, regardless of the location of that operation. ; and (4) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (4) The term active service has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10. (5) The term civil disorder has the meaning given that term in section 232 of title 18. . 3. Plan to provide Vet Center services to veterans living in areas where no Vet Center is located The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a plan to provide Vet Center services to veterans living in geographic areas where no Vet Center is located, including in the United States insular areas.

Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk
IB Union Calendar No. 51 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1812 [Report No. 116–75] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2019 Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Levin of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs May 20, 2019 Additional sponsor: Mr. Dunn May 20, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 18, 2019 A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center readjustment counseling and related mental health services to certain individuals.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act . 2. Expansion of Vet Center services Section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking clauses (i) through (iv) both places it appears and inserting clauses (i) through (vi) ; (2) by striking in clause (v) both places it appears and inserting in clause (vii) ; (3) in subsection (a)(1)(C)— (A) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; and (B) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clauses: (iv) Any individual who is a veteran or member of the Armed Forces, including a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, who served— (I) on active service in response to a national emergency or major disaster declared by the President; or (II) in the National Guard of a State under orders of the chief executive of that State in response to a disaster or civil disorder in such State. (v) Any individual who participated in a drug interdiction operation as a member of the Coast Guard, regardless of the location of that operation. ; and (4) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (4) The term active service has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10. (5) The term civil disorder has the meaning given that term in section 232 of title 18. . 3. Plan to provide Vet Center services to veterans living in areas where no Vet Center is located The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a plan to provide Vet Center services to veterans living in geographic areas where no Vet Center is located, including in the United States insular areas.

May 20, 2019 Reported with an amendment, 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. 1814 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2019 Mr. Cárdenas (for himself, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Turner , Mr. Rose of New York , and Ms. Wasserman Schultz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age requirement with respect to eligibility for qualified ABLE programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ABLE Age Adjustment Act . 2. Modification of age requirement for qualified ABLE programs (a) In general Section 529A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking age 26 in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A)(i)(II) and inserting age 46 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1816 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2019 Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Ms. Schakowsky ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that children’s cosmetics containing talc include an appropriate warning unless the cosmetics are demonstrated to be asbestos-free, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Children’s Product Warning Label Act of 2019 . 2. Labeling of talc in children’s cosmetics (a) Misbranding Section 602 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 362 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) If it is marketed for use in children (meaning individuals under the age of 18) and contains talc (as defined in section 604) unless— (1) its label includes the following statement printed in conspicuous text: WARNING: Talc in this product has not been evaluated for asbestos contamination. Asbestos may be present. Asbestos at any level is known to the FDA to cause cancer, including lung cancer and mesothelioma. This product is not suitable for use by children. ; or (2) a waiver is in effect with respect to the cosmetic pursuant to section 604. . (b) Premarket safety verification of talc content Chapter VI of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 604. Premarket safety verification of talc content (a) In general The Secretary shall waive the applicability of section 602(g)(1) with respect to a cosmetic containing talc if the manufacturer of the cosmetic— (1) attests in writing to the Secretary that the source of the talc is an asbestos-free mine; and (2) demonstrates to the Secretary that the talc is asbestos-free using the transmission electron microscopy method. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term asbestos means the asbestiform varieties of chrysotile (serpentine), crocidolite (rie­beck­ite), amosite (cummingtonitegrunerite), an­tho­phyl­lite, tremolite, and actinolite. (2) The term asbestos-free means containing no traceable asbestos fibers. (3) The term talc — (A) means a basic silicate of magnesium; and (B) includes talcum powder, hydrous magnesium silicate, non-fibrous talc, non-as­best­i­form talc, steatite talc, and fibrous non-tremolite talc. (4) The term transmission electron microscopy refers to the asbestos analysis method used by laboratories that— (A) are accredited by the National Bureau of Standards; and (B) use the protocol described in appendix A to subpart E of part 763 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations). . (c) Applicability Sections 602(g) and 604 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by subsections (a) and (b), apply beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (d) Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall promulgate final regulations to implement such sections 602(g) and 604.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1819 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign nationals who have committed genocide or war crimes, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act . 2. Department of State rewards program Paragraph (10) of section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2708(b) ) is amended by striking defined under the statute of such tribunal; and inserting the following: defined under— (A) the statute of such country or tribunal, as the case may be; or (B) United States law; .

Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1819 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2019 Ms. Foxx of North Carolina (for herself and Mr. Engel ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign nationals who have committed genocide or war crimes, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act . 2. Department of State rewards program Paragraph (10) of section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2708(b) ) is amended by striking defined under the statute of such tribunal; and inserting the following: defined under— (A) the statute of such country or tribunal, as the case may be; or (B) United States law; .