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II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 359 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6, 2019 Mr. Cardin (for himself and Mr. Wicker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain federally subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act . 2. Exclusion of certain federally subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty (a) In general Section 108(f)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting , under a loan repayment program receiving a grant or contract under section 748(a)(2) of such Act after section 338I of such Act . (b) Conforming amendment Section 108(f)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking National Health Service Corps loan repayment program and certain State loan repayment programs in the heading thereof and inserting certain Federal and State loan repayment programs . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) GAO report The Comptroller General of the United States shall review and report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the participation of dental providers and faculty in areas and schools receiving funding from the Dental Faculty Development and Loan Repayment Program under section 748(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, including the extent to which they remain full-time faculty teaching and practicing in dental clinics located in dental schools, hospitals, or community-based affiliated sites after receiving funding from the program.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 361 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6, 2019 Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Crapo , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Tester , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Risch , and Mr. Enzi ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2019 . 2. Facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (a) In general Paragraph (12) of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (J) Treatment of mutual ditch irrigation companies (i) In general In the case of a mutual ditch or irrigation company or of a like organization to a mutual ditch or irrigation company, subparagraph (A) shall be applied without taking into account— (I) any income received or accrued from the sale, lease, or exchange of fee or other interests in real and personal property, including interests in water (other than income derived from the sale, lease, or transfer of water to nonmembers outside the river basin or basins within which the mutual ditch or irrigation company operates), (II) any income received or accrued from the sale or exchange of stock in a mutual ditch or irrigation company (or in a like organization to a mutual ditch or irrigation company) or contract rights for the delivery or use of water, or (III) any income received or accrued from the investment of income described in subclause (I) or (II), except that any income described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) which is distributed or expended for expenses (other than for operations, maintenance, and capital improvements) of the mutual ditch or irrigation company or of the like organization to a mutual ditch or irrigation company (as the case may be) shall be treated as nonmember income in the year in which it is distributed or expended. For purposes of the preceding sentence, expenses (other than for operations, maintenance, and capital improvements) include expenses for the construction of conveyances designed to deliver water outside of the system of the mutual ditch or irrigation company or of the like organization. (ii) Treatment of organizational governance In the case of a mutual ditch or irrigation company or of a like organization to a mutual ditch or irrigation company, where State law provides that such a company or organization may be organized in a manner that permits voting on a basis which is pro rata to share ownership on corporate governance matters, subparagraph (A) shall be applied without taking into account whether its member shareholders have one vote on corporate governance matters per share held in the corporation. Nothing in this clause shall be construed to create any inference about the requirements of this subsection for companies or organizations not included in this clause. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 363 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6, 2019 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Blunt , Mr. Casey , Mr. Inhofe , and Mr. Boozman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To establish an Intercountry Adoption Advisory Committee, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Intercountry Adoption Advisory Committee Act . 2. Intercountry Adoption Advisory Committee (a) Establishment The Secretary of State may establish within the Bureau of Consular Affairs an intercountry adoption advisory committee (the Advisory Committee ). (b) Duties (1) In general If the Advisory Committee is established under subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall consult the Advisory Committee, as appropriate, on intercountry adoption, including on the development, refinement, and implementation of policies and programs pertaining to intercountry adoption. (2) Recommendations The Advisory Committee shall develop, at the request of the Secretary, recommendations for improvements to intercountry adoption. (3) Periodic reports The Advisory Committee shall periodically submit to the Secretary of State— (A) reports on matters identified by the Secretary; and (B) reports on other matters identified by a majority of the members of the Advisory Committee. (4) Annual report The Advisory Committee shall submit to the Secretary of State an annual report providing information on the activities, findings, and recommendations of the Advisory Committee for the preceding year. Not later than 180 days after the date that the Secretary receives the annual report, the Secretary shall publish a public version describing the Advisory Committee's activities and such related matters as would be informative to the public consistent with the policy of section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code. (5) Feedback Not later than 90 days after receiving recommendations transmitted by the Advisory Committee under paragraph (4), the Secretary of State shall respond in writing to the Advisory Committee with feedback on each of the recommendations, an action plan to implement any of the recommendations with which the Secretary concurs, and a justification for why any of the recommendations have been rejected. (6) Congressional notification Not later than 30 days after providing written feedback to the Advisory Committee under paragraph (5), the Secretary of State shall notify Congress of the feedback. (c) Membership Not later than 180 days after establishing the Advisory Committee under subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall appoint the members of the Advisory Committee. The members so appointed shall include groups representing adoption service providers, adoptive families, adoptees, adoption attorneys, social workers, and representatives of U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of State.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 364 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6, 2019 Mr. Brown (for himself and Mr. Portman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway Act of 1996 to modify the funding limitation.

1. Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway Section 810(a) of the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–333 ; 110 Stat. 4275; 122 Stat. 826) is amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: Not more than a total of $20,000,000 may be appropriated for the canalway under this title. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 368 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Collins , Ms. Baldwin , Ms. Murkowski , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Booker , Mr. Brown , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Carper , Mr. Casey , Mr. Coons , Ms. Cortez Masto , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Durbin , Mrs. Feinstein , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Harris , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Heinrich , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Kaine , Mr. King , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Markey , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Murphy , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Peters , Mr. Reed , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Schatz , Ms. Sinema , Ms. Smith , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Tester , Mr. Udall , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Warren , Mr. Warner , Mr. Whitehouse , and Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act . 2. Assistance for foreign nongovernmental organizations under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or policy, in determining eligibility for assistance authorized under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), foreign nongovernmental organizations— (1) shall not be ineligible for such assistance solely on the basis of health or medical services, including counseling and referral services, provided by such organizations with non-United States Government funds if such services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided and would not violate United States Federal law if provided in the United States; and (2) shall not be subject to requirements relating to the use of non-United States Government funds for advocacy and lobbying activities other than those that apply to United States nongovernmental organizations receiving assistance under part I of such Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 369 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mr. Burr (for himself and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2019 . 2. Reauthorization of the Blue Ridge National Heritage area Section 140 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 108–108 ; 117 Stat. 1280) is amended— (1) in subsection (i)(1), by striking $12,000,000 and inserting $14,000,000 ; and (2) in subsection (j), by striking the date and all that follows through of this section and inserting September 30, 2021 .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 370 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Lee , and Mr. Leahy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 or NOPEC . 2. Sherman act The Sherman Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 7 the following: 7A. Oil producing cartels (a) In general It shall be illegal and a violation of this Act for any foreign state, or any instrumentality or agent of any foreign state, to act collectively or in combination with any other foreign state, any instrumentality or agent of any other foreign state, or any other person, whether by cartel or any other association or form of cooperation or joint action— (1) to limit the production or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any other petroleum product; (2) to set or maintain the price of oil, natural gas, or any petroleum product; or (3) to otherwise take any action in restraint of trade for oil, natural gas, or any petroleum product, when such action, combination, or collective action has a direct, substantial, and reasonably foreseeable effect on the market, supply, price, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or other petroleum product in the United States. (b) Inapplicability of defenses No court of the United States shall decline, based on the act of state, foreign sovereign compulsion, or political question doctrine to make a determination on the merits in an action brought under this section. (c) Enforcement The Attorney General of the United States shall have the sole authority to bring an action to enforce this section. Any such action shall be brought in any district court of the United States as provided under the antitrust laws. . 3. No sovereign immunity in oil cartel cases Title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 1605(a)— (A) in paragraph (5), by striking or after the semicolon; (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (7) in which the action is brought under section 7A of the Sherman Act. ; and (2) in section 1610(a)— (A) in paragraph (7) by striking the period at the end and inserting , or ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (8) the judgment relates to a claim that is brought under section 7A of the Sherman Act. . 4. Severability If any provision of this Act (or of an amendment made by this Act) is held invalid the remainder of this Act (or of the amendment) shall not be affected thereby.
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty S. 371 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To provide regulatory relief to charitable organizations that provide housing assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Up Independent Lives and Dreams Act or the BUILD Act . 2. Mortgage loan transaction disclosure requirements (a) TILA Amendment Section 105 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1604 ) is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Disclosure for charitable mortgage loan transactions With respect to a mortgage loan transaction involving a residential mortgage loan offered at 0 percent interest with only bonafide and reasonable fees and that is primarily for charitable purposes by an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code, forms HUD–1 and GFE (as defined under section 1024.2(b) of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) together with a disclosure substantially in the form of the Loan Model Form H–2 (as depicted in Appendix H to part 1026 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) shall, collectively, be an appropriate model form for purposes of subsection (b) of this section. . (b) RESPA amendment Section 4 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 ( 12 U.S.C. 2603 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Disclosure for charitable mortgage loan transactions With respect to a mortgage loan transaction involving a residential mortgage loan offered at 0 percent interest with only bonafide and reasonable fees and that is primarily for charitable purposes, an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code may use forms HUD–1 and GFE (as defined under section 1024.2(b) of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) together with a disclosure substantially in the form of the Loan Model Form H–2 (as depicted in Appendix H to part 1026 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations), collectively, in lieu of the disclosure published under subsection (a) of this section. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 371 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To provide regulatory relief to charitable organizations that provide housing assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Up Independent Lives and Dreams Act or the BUILD Act . 2. Mortgage loan transaction disclosure requirements (a) TILA Amendment Section 105 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1604 ) is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Disclosure for charitable mortgage loan transactions With respect to a mortgage loan transaction involving a residential mortgage loan offered at 0 percent interest with only bonafide and reasonable fees and that is primarily for charitable purposes by an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code, forms HUD–1 and GFE (as defined under section 1024.2(b) of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) together with a disclosure substantially in the form of the Loan Model Form H–2 (as depicted in Appendix H to part 1026 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) shall, collectively, be an appropriate model form for purposes of subsection (b) of this section. . (b) RESPA amendment Section 4 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 ( 12 U.S.C. 2603 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Disclosure for charitable mortgage loan transactions With respect to a mortgage loan transaction involving a residential mortgage loan offered at 0 percent interest with only bonafide and reasonable fees and that is primarily for charitable purposes, an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code may use forms HUD–1 and GFE (as defined under section 1024.2(b) of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) together with a disclosure substantially in the form of the Loan Model Form H–2 (as depicted in Appendix H to part 1026 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations), collectively, in lieu of the disclosure published under subsection (a) of this section. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the Senate December 21, 2020. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 371 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mrs. Fischer (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To provide regulatory relief to charitable organizations that provide housing assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Up Independent Lives and Dreams Act or the BUILD Act . 2. Mortgage loan transaction disclosure requirements (a) TILA Amendment Section 105 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1604 ) is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Disclosure for charitable mortgage loan transactions With respect to a mortgage loan transaction involving a residential mortgage loan offered at 0 percent interest primarily for charitable purposes by an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code, forms HUD–1 and GFE (as defined under section 1024.2(b) of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) together with a disclosure substantially in the form of the Loan Model Form H–2 (as depicted in Appendix H to part 1026 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) shall, collectively, be an appropriate model form for purposes of subsection (b) of this section. . (b) RESPA amendment Section 4 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 ( 12 U.S.C. 2603 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Disclosure for charitable mortgage loan transactions With respect to a mortgage loan transaction involving a residential mortgage loan offered at 0 percent interest primarily for charitable purposes, an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code may use forms HUD–1 and GFE (as defined under section 1024.2(b) of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) together with a disclosure substantially in the form of the Loan Model Form H–2 (as depicted in Appendix H to part 1026 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations), collectively, in lieu of the disclosure published under subsection (a) of this section. . (c) Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to implement the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b). (d) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 372 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mr. Risch (for himself and Mr. Crapo ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To appropriately limit the impact of the presence of large Federal installations in the delineation of core based statistical areas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Statistical Area Fairness Act of 2019 . 2. Limits in delineation of core based statistical areas (a) Definition In this section, the term large Federal installation means a parcel of Federal land— (1) that has an area of not less than 500 miles; and (2) on which a Federal facility (as defined in section 930 of title 18, United States Code) is situated. (b) Purposes The purposes of this section are— (1) to account for the impact that large Federal installations have on rural counties in which they are based; and (2) to ensure that rural counties with large Federal installations within their borders are not negatively affected by core based statistical area designations. (c) Limitation In delineating core based statistical areas, the Office of Management and Budget shall not include a county in which a large Federal installation is located in a core based statistical area on the basis of the percentage of the employment in that county that is accounted for by workers who reside in the central county or counties of the core based statistical area, as determined by the Office of Management and Budget.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 373 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Ms. Collins , and Mr. Reed ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To provide for the retention and service of transgender individuals in the Armed Forces.

1. Retention and service of transgender individuals in the Armed Forces (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) individuals who are qualified and can meet the standards to serve in the military should be eligible to serve; and (2) the policies recommended in the memorandum of the Secretary of Defense entitled Military Service by Transgender Individuals and dated February 22, 2018, are inconsistent with this goal. (b) Retention of currently serving members of the Armed Forces An individual serving as a member of the Armed Forces on or after the date of the enactment of this Act may not be involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces, or denied reenlistment or continuation in service in the Armed Forces, solely on the basis of the member's gender identity. Nothing in this subsection relieves a member from meeting applicable military and medical standards, including deployability, or requires retention of the member in service if the member fails to meet such standards. (c) Accession into the Armed Forces On or after the date of the enactment of this Act, an individual may not be denied initial enlistment, commissioning, or other accession into the Armed Forces solely on the basis of the individual's gender identity. Nothing in this subsection relieves an individual from meeting applicable military and medical standards, including deployability, for enlistment, commissioning, or other accession. (d) Gender identity defined In this section, the term gender identity means the gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s designated sex at birth.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 379 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Ms. Baldwin , Ms. Duckworth , Mrs. Feinstein , and Mr. Manchin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit amounts paid for programs to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of a 529 account.

1. Certain career training expenses treated as qualified higher education expenses (a) In general Paragraph (3) of section 529(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Certain career training expenses (i) In general In the case of an individual who is enrolled in or attending a program to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or occupational license, the term qualified higher education expenses includes expenses similar to the expenses described in subparagraph (A) which are required for such program. (ii) Program to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential For purposes of this subparagraph— (I) the term recognized postsecondary credential has the meaning given the term in section 3(52) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102(52) ), and (II) when used with respect to obtaining such a credential, the term program means only a program which is included, and is offered by a provider which is included, on the list described in section 122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3152(d) ). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to expenses paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 381 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mr. Gardner (for himself and Mr. Bennet ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To direct the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to submit to Congress a report on the merits of, and options for, establishing an institute relating to space resources, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Space Resources Institute Act . 2. Report on merits and options for establishing an institute relating to space resources (a) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the merits of, and options for, establishing an institute relating to space resources to advance the objectives of NASA in maintaining United States preeminence in space. Such objectives shall include the following: (1) Identifying, developing, and distributing space resources, including by encouraging the development of foundational science and technology. (2) Reducing the technological risks associated with identifying, developing, and distributing space resources. (3) Developing options for using space resources to— (A) support current and future space architectures, programs, and missions; and (B) enable such architectures, programs, and missions that would not otherwise be possible. (b) Additional matters The report required under subsection (a) shall also include the following assessments of the Administrator: (1) Whether a virtual or physical institute relating to space resources is most cost effective and appropriate. (2) Whether partnering with institutions of higher education and the aerospace industry, and the extractive industry as appropriate, would be effective in increasing information available to the institute with respect to advancing the objectives described in subsection (a). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of NASA. (2) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (3) Extractive industry The term extractive industry means companies and individuals involved in the processes of extracting, including mining, quarrying, drilling, and dredging, raw, natural materials or energy sources. (4) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) ). (5) NASA The term NASA means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (6) Space resource (A) In general The term space resource means an abiotic resource in situ in outer space. (B) Inclusions The term space resource includes a raw, natural material or energy source.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 389 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Roberts ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Society of the First Infantry Division to make modifications to the First Division Monument located on Federal land in Presidential Park in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the First Infantry Recognition of Sacrifice in Theater Act or the FIRST Act . 2. Modification to First Division Monument (a) Authorization (1) In general The Society of the First Infantry Division, an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code, may make modifications, including construction of additional plaques and stone plinths on which to put plaques, to the First Division Monument located on Federal land in Presidential Park in the District of Columbia that was set aside for memorial purposes of the First Infantry Division, to honor the members of the First Infantry Division who made the ultimate sacrifice during United States operations, including Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn, and Operation Enduring Freedom. (2) Collaboration The First Infantry Division at the Department of the Army shall collaborate with the Department of Defense to provide to the Society of the First Infantry Division the list of names to be added to the First Division Monument under paragraph (1). (b) Nonapplicability of Commemorative Works Act Subsections (b) and (c) of section 8903 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the Commemorative Works Act ), shall not apply to any activity carried out pursuant to subsection (a). (c) Funding Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense of the activities of the Society of the First Infantry Division authorized by this section.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 390 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mr. Enzi introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To clarify that funding for the Securities Investor Protection Corporation is not subject to the sequester.

1. Clarification Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901a ) does not apply with respect to the funding of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 391 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mr. Enzi introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the sequester.

1. Clarification Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901a ) does not apply with respect to the funding of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 392 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mr. Enzi introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To clarify that funding for the standard setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 is not subject to the sequester.

1. Clarification Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901a ) does not apply with respect to the funding of the standard setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77s(b) ).
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 393 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Booker , Mr. Casey , Mr. Coons , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Durbin , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Harris , Ms. Hirono , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Markey , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Warren , and Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices and judges of the courts of the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supreme Court Ethics Act . 2. Code of conduct (a) In general Chapter 57 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 964. Code of conduct Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Judicial Conference of the United States shall issue a code of conduct, which applies to each justice and judge of the courts of the United States, except that the code of conduct may include provisions that are applicable only to certain categories of judges or justices. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 57 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item related to section 963 the following: 964. Code of conduct. .
116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 395 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To require each agency, in providing notice of a rule making, to include a link to a 100 word plain language summary of the proposed rule.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019 . 2. Requirement to post a 100 word summary to regulations.gov Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2) , by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) the Internet address of a summary of not more than 100 words in length of the proposed rule, in plain language, that shall be posted on the Internet website under section 206(d) of the E-Government Act of 2002 ( 44 U.S.C. 3501 note) (commonly known as regulations.gov). .

Passed the Senate June 11, 2019. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 395 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Ms. Sinema , Mr. Risch , Mr. Peters , Mr. Roberts , and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require each agency, in providing notice of a rule making, to include a link to a 100 word plain language summary of the proposed rule.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019 . 2. Requirement to post a 100 word summary to regulations.gov Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2) , by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) the Internet address of a summary of not more than 100 words in length of the proposed rule, in plain language, that shall be posted on the Internet website under section 206(d) of the E-Government Act of 2002 ( 44 U.S.C. 3501 note) (commonly known as regulations.gov). .
IC 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 395 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2019 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To require each agency, in providing notice of a rule making, to include a link to a 100 word plain language summary of the proposed rule.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019 . 2. Requirement to post a 100 word summary to regulations.gov Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2) , by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) the Internet address of a summary of not more than 100 words in length of the proposed rule, in plain language, that shall be posted on the Internet website under section 206(d) of the E-Government Act of 2002 ( 44 U.S.C. 3501 note) (commonly known as regulations.gov). .

Passed the Senate June 11, 2019. Julie E. Adams, Secretary
II Calendar No. 45 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 395 [Report No. 116–14] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Ms. Sinema , Mr. Risch , Mr. Peters , Mr. Roberts , and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs March 25, 2019 Reported by Mr. Johnson , without amendment A BILL To require each agency, in providing notice of a rule making, to include a link to a 100 word plain language summary of the proposed rule.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019 . 2. Requirement to post a 100 word summary to regulations.gov Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2) , by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) the Internet address of a summary of not more than 100 words in length of the proposed rule, in plain language, that shall be posted on the Internet website under section 206(d) of the E-Government Act of 2002 ( 44 U.S.C. 3501 note) (commonly known as regulations.gov). .

March 25, 2019 Reported without amendment
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 396 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mr. Johnson (for himself and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board.

1. Merit Systems Protection Board continuation of service Section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 1202. Term of office; filling vacancies; removal (a) Term The term of office of each member of the Merit Systems Protection Board is 7 years. (b) In-Term vacancies (1) Term of appointment A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the end of a term of office of the member’s predecessor may serve for the remainder of that term. (2) Appointment requirements Any appointment to fill a vacancy is subject to the requirements of section 1201. (3) Continuation of service Any member serving only a portion of a 7-year term in office may continue to serve until a successor is appointed and has qualified, except that— (A) such member may not continue to serve for more than 1 year after the date on which the term of the member would otherwise expire under this section, unless reappointed under section 1201; or (B) if such member is the sole member appointed to the Board under section 1201 on the date on which the term of the member would expire under subparagraph (A), unless such member is reappointed under section 1201, such member may not continue to serve on and after the earlier of— (i) the date on which a member (including a successor) is appointed and has qualified; or (ii) the date that is 2 years after the date on which the term of the member would otherwise expire under this section. (c) Continuation of service as member for full-Term appointments Any member appointed for a 7-year term— (1) may not be reappointed to any following term; and (2) may continue to serve beyond the expiration of the term until a successor is appointed and has qualified, except that— (A) such member may not continue to serve for more than 1 year after the date on which the term of the member would otherwise expire under this section; or (B) if such member is the sole member appointed to the Board under section 1201 on the date on which the term of the member would expire under subparagraph (A), such member may not continue to serve on and after the earlier of— (i) the date on which a member (including a successor) is appointed and has qualified; or (ii) the date that is 2 years after the date on which the term of the member would otherwise expire under this section. (d) Removal Any member may be removed by the President only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 397 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mr. Merkley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from operating unlicensed temporary emergency shelters for unaccompanied alien children.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act . 2. Defined term In this Act, the term temporary emergency shelter means an unlicensed care provider facility that provides temporary emergency shelter and services for unaccompanied alien children when licensed facilities are near or at capacity. 3. Prohibition against temporary emergency shelters The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not maintain or operate (directly or through a contract) any temporary emergency shelter, including— (1) the temporary emergency shelter previously operational in Tornillo, Texas; and (2) the temporary emergency shelter in Homestead, Florida.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 399 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Mr. Paul (for himself and Mr. Leahy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice Safety Valve Act of 2019 . 2. Authority to impose a sentence below a statutory minimum Section 3553 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) Authority To impose a sentence below a statutory minimum To prevent an unjust sentence (1) General rule Notwithstanding any provision of law other than this subsection, the court may impose a sentence below a statutory minimum if the court finds that it is necessary to do so in order to avoid violating the requirements of subsection (a). (2) Court to give parties notice Before imposing a sentence under paragraph (1), the court shall give the parties reasonable notice of the court’s intent to do so and an opportunity to respond. (3) Statement in writing of factors The court shall state, in the written statement of reasons, the factors under subsection (a) that require imposition of a sentence below the statutory minimum. (4) Appeal rights not limited This subsection does not limit any right to appeal that would otherwise exist in its absence. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 405 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2019 Ms. Stabenow (for herself, Ms. Baldwin , Ms. Smith , Mr. Murphy , and Mr. Merkley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require publication of the annual reports required under the Presidential Orders on Buy American and Hire American and Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Buying American Act of 2019 . 2. Publication of annual reports on Buy American and Hire American compliance (a) In general The head of each agency required to submit reports under Executive Order 13788, entitled Buy American and Hire American , (or any successor order) shall make each report available to the public, and submit each report to Congress, at the same time the head of the agency submits the report to the Secretary of Commerce and Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (b) Publication of previous reports Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each agency that was previously required to submit a report under Executive Order 13788 shall make each such report available to the public, and submit each such report to Congress. 3. Publication of reports identifying opportunities to maximize the use of Buy American principles The head of each agency required to submit a report under Executive Order 13858, entitled Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects , (or any successor order) shall make the report available to the public, and submit the report to Congress, at the same time the head of the agency submits the report to the President or the Assistant to the President for Trade and Manufacturing Policy.