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II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1632 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To terminate the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Visa Lottery Repeal Act . 2. Termination of Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (a) Repeal Section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153 ) is amended by striking subsection (c). (b) Technical and conforming amendments Title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 201— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (1), by adding and at the end; (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ; and and inserting a period; and (iii) by striking paragraph (3); and (B) by striking subsection (e); (2) in section 203— (A) by striking subsection (c); (B) in subsection (d), by striking subsection (a), (b), or (c) and inserting subsection (a) or (b) ; (C) in subsection (e)— (i) by striking paragraph (2); and (ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); (D) in subsection (f), by striking subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section and inserting subsection (a) or (b) ; (E) in subsection (g), by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting subsections (a) and (b) ; and (F) in subsection (h)(2)(B), by striking subsection (a), (b), or (c) and inserting subsection (a) or (b) ; and (3) in section 204— (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraph (I); (B) in subsection (e), by striking subsection (a), (b), or (c) and inserting subsection (a) or (b) ; and (C) in subsection (l)(2)(B), by striking section 203 (a) or (d) and inserting subsection (a) or (d) of section 203 . 3. Effective date The amendments made by section 2 shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1633 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Cornyn , and Mr. Barrasso ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act or the RAISE Act . 2. Payment of higher wages Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 159(a) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) after (a) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Notwithstanding a labor organization’s exclusive representation of employees in a unit, or the terms and conditions of any collective bargaining contract or agreement then in effect, nothing in either— (A) paragraph (1) or (5) of section 8(a), or (B) a collective bargaining contract or agreement renewed or entered into after the date of enactment of the RAISE Act, shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee in the unit greater wages, pay, or other compensation for, or by reason of, his or her services as an employee of such employer, than provided for in such contract or agreement. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1635 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Cornyn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Odessa, Texas, as the Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic .

1. Designation of Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic (a) Finding Congress finds that Private First Class Alfred Mac Wilson of the Marine Corps and Staff Sergeant Marvin Rex Young of the Army were both posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for their heroic actions in the Vietnam War. (b) Designation The community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Odessa, Texas, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic . (c) Reference Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (b) shall be considered to be a reference to the Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1637 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Cardin , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Warner , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Merkley , and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to reaffirm the authority of the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019 . 2. Reaffirming the authority of the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics Subtitle F of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 6971 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 252. Reaffirming the authority of the Under Secretary (a) In general Notwithstanding the authority specified in Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1953 (67 Stat. 633; 5 U.S.C. App.; 7 U.S.C. 2201 note) or any other provision of Federal law relating to the authority of the Secretary, including section 296— (1) the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (and any successor agency to any of those agencies) shall be within the research, education, and economics mission area of the Department; (2) the authority to administer each of those agencies is vested in the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics; and (3) the authority to administer those agencies may not be vested in the head of another agency within the Department. (b) Location of agencies The Secretary shall locate the headquarters of the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and the majority of the staff of each of those agencies, within the National Capital Region to ensure maximum coordination and interaction— (1) between those agencies; (2) between each of those agencies and the agencies delivering the food and agricultural programs and services of the Department; and (3) between each of those agencies and other Federal science agencies (including science agencies of the Department). .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1638 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Isakson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the maximum limit on the number of special masters allowed in the United States Court of Federal Claims, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2019 . 2. Increase in maximum limit on number of special masters allowed in United States Court of Federal Claims Section 2112(c)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300aa–12(c)(1) ) is amended by striking not more than 8 special masters and inserting not more than 16 special masters .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1641 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Roberts (for himself, Mr. Moran , Mr. Hoeven , and Mr. Cramer ) 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 interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America Act of 2019 or as the ECORA Act of 2019 . 2. Exclusion for interest on loans secured by agricultural real property (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. Interest on loans secured by agricultural real property (a) Exclusion Gross income shall not include interest received by a qualified lender on any qualified real estate loan. (b) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) Qualified lender The term qualified lender means any bank or savings association the deposits of which are insured under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.). (2) Qualified real estate loan The term qualified real estate loan means any loan secured by agricultural real estate or by a leasehold mortgage (with a status as a lien) on agricultural real estate. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the determination of whether property securing such loan is agricultural real estate shall be made as of the time the interest income on such loan is accrued. (3) Agricultural real estate The term agricultural real estate means— (A) real property which is substantially used for the production of one or more agricultural products, and (B) any single family residence— (i) which is the principal residence (within the meaning of section 121) of its occupant, (ii) which is located in a rural area (as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture), which is not within a Metropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget) and which has a population (determined on the basis of the most recent decennial census for which data are available) of 2,500 or less, and (iii) which is purchased or improved with the proceeds of the qualified real estate loan. (c) Coordination with section 265 Qualified real estate loans shall be treated as obligations described in section 265(a)(2) the interest on which is wholly exempt from the taxes imposed by this subtitle. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such part III is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139G the following new item: Sec. 139H. Interest on loans secured by agricultural real property. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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. 1646 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in St. Augustine, Florida, as the Leo C. Chase Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic .

1. Designation of Leo C. Chase Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic (a) Designation The community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 207 Stratton Road, St. Augustine, Florida, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Leo C. Chase Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic or the Leo C. Chase Jr. VA Clinic . (b) Reference Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Leo C. Chase Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1646 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in St. Augustine, Florida, as the Leo C. Chase Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic .

1. Designation of Leo C. Chase Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic (a) Designation The community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 207 Stratton Road, St. Augustine, Florida, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Leo C. Chase Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic or the Leo C. Chase Jr. VA Clinic . (b) Reference Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Leo C. Chase Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.

Passed the Senate September 17, 2020. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1646 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in St. Augustine, Florida, as the Leo C. Chase Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic .

1. Designation of Leo C. Chase Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic (a) Designation The community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 207 Stratton Road, St. Augustine, Florida, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Leo C. Chase Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic . (b) Reference Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Leo C. Chase Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1647 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Menendez ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title V of the Social Security Act to extend funding for family-to-family health information centers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Act . 2. Findings Congress finds that family-to-family health information centers— (1) assist families of children with disabilities or special health care needs to improve the well-being of children; (2) provide information to families regarding resources available to help children with disabilities or special health care needs; (3) work with representatives of health care organizations to facilitate collaboration between families of such children and professionals and organizations in the health care system; (4) since fiscal year 2007, the first year the Secretary of Health and Human Services began to develop and support such centers, they have spread to the extent that family-to-family information centers now operate in all 50 States; and (5) since fiscal year 2018, these centers have been, and continue to be, developed in the territories and for Indian tribes. 3. Extension for family-to-family health information centers Section 501(c) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 701(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(vii), by striking and 2019 and inserting through 2024 ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking fiscal years 2018 and 2019 and inserting fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1649 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Brown , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Leahy , Ms. Warren , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Sanders , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Merkley , and Mr. Schatz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To restore protections for Social Security, Railroad retirement, and Black Lung benefits from administrative offset.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act . 2. Protecting Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefits from administrative offset (a) Prohibition on administrative offset authority (1) Assignment under Social Security Act Section 207 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 407 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of section 3716(c)(3) of title 31, United States Code, as such subparagraphs were in effect on the date before the date of enactment of the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act , shall be null and void and of no effect. . (2) Conforming amendments (A) Section 14(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 ( 45 U.S.C. 231m(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: . The provisions of section 207(d) of the Social Security Act shall apply with respect to this title to the same extent as they apply in the case of title II of such Act. . (B) Section 2(e) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act ( 45 U.S.C. 352(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The provisions of section 207(d) of the Social Security Act shall apply with respect to this title to the same extent as they apply in the case of title II of such Act. (b) Repeal of administrative offset authority (1) In general Paragraph (3) of section 3716(c) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking (3)(A)(i) Notwithstanding and all that follows through any overpayment under such program). ; (B) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); and (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as paragraph (3). (2) Conforming amendment Paragraph (5) of such section is amended by striking the Commissioner of Social Security and . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to any collection by administrative offset occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act of a claim arising before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1651 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Portman , and Mr. Cardin ) 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 include foster care transition youth as members of targeted groups for purposes of the work opportunity credit.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2019 . 2. Inclusion of foster care transition youth for purposes of work opportunity credit (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 51(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking or at the end of subparagraph (I); (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) and inserting , or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (K) a qualified foster care transition youth. . (b) Qualified foster care transition youth Subsection (d) of section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (16) Qualified foster care transition youth The term qualified foster care transition youth means any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as— (A) not having attained age 27 as of the hiring date, and (B) having been in foster care (within the meaning of section 477 of the Social Security Act) after attaining the age specified in section 477(a)(7) of the Social Security Act. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to individuals who begin work for the employer after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1652 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Blunt , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Sasse , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Risch , Ms. Warren , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Markey , Mr. Rounds , and Mr. Tester ) 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 provide for a refundable adoption tax credit.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act of 2019 . 2. Refundable adoption tax credit (a) Credit made refundable (1) Credit moved to subpart relating to refundable credits The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) by redesignating section 23 as section 36C; and (B) by moving section 36C (as so redesignated) from subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 to the location immediately before section 37 in subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1. (2) Conforming amendments (A) Section 25(e)(1)(C) of such Code is amended by striking sections 23 and 25D and inserting section 25D . (B) Section 36C of such Code, as so redesignated, is amended— (i) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking (determined without regard to subsection (c)) ; (ii) by striking subsection (c); and (iii) by redesignating subsections (d) through (i) as subsections (c) through (h), respectively. (C) Section 137 of such Code is amended— (i) in subsection (d), by striking section 23(d) and inserting section 36C(c) ; and (ii) in subsection (e), by striking subsections (e), (f), and (g) of section 23 and inserting subsections (d), (e), and (f) of section 36C . (D) Section 1016(a)(26) of such Code is amended by striking 23(g) and inserting 36C(f) . (E) Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code is amended by inserting 36C, after 36B, . (F) The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 23. (G) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting 36C, after 36B, . (H) Paragraph (33) of section 471(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 671(a) ) is amended by striking section 23 and inserting section 36C . (I) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 36B the following new item: Sec. 36C. Adoption expenses. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1653 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Sullivan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend section 3063 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.

1. Powers of the Environmental Protection Agency Section 3063 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking paragraph (1); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) The guidelines approved under subsection (b) shall require that a law enforcement officer described in subsection (a) provide notice to appropriate State and local law enforcement agencies before executing and serving any warrant. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1654 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Isakson , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Portman , Mr. Cardin , and Mr. Cassidy ) 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 provide authority to add additional vaccines to the list of taxable vaccines.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2019 . 2. Addition of new vaccines to list of taxable vaccines (a) In general Section 4132(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (Q) Any vaccine which is not described in any other subparagraph of this paragraph and which is included on the Vaccine Injury Table under section 2114 of the Public Health Service Act. . (b) Notification Not later than 30 days after the Secretary of Health and Human Services adds a vaccine to the Vaccine Injury Table pursuant of section 2114 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300aa–14 ), the Secretary shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate , the Committee on Finance of the Senate , the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives , and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives of such designation. (c) Effective date (1) Sales, etc The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to sales and uses on or after the date on which the Secretary of Health and Human Services lists any new vaccine pursuant to section 2114 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300aa–14 ) for purposes of compensation for any vaccine-related injury or death through the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. (2) Deliveries For purposes of paragraph (1) and section 4131 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of sales on or before the effective date described in such paragraph for which delivery is made after such date, the delivery date shall be considered the sale date.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1655 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Markey (for himself and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To provide for the carriage of certain television broadcast stations, and for other purposes.

1. Carriage of television broadcast stations (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a cable operator may transmit to subscribers in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, in the designated market area of Albany, New York (in this section referred to as the Albany designated market area ), any television broadcast station that— (1) was retransmitted to subscribers located in Berkshire County in the Albany designated market area on December 1, 2016; and (2) as of the date of enactment of this Act, is not retransmitted to all subscribers in Berkshire County in the Albany designated market area. (b) Negotiations A cable operator that engages in the retransmission described in subsection (a) shall engage in good faith negotiations within the meaning of section 76.65 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto, with a television broadcast station regarding the terms of such retransmission. (c) Nonduplication Any television broadcast station licensed to a community within the Albany designated market area may assert network nonduplication or syndicated exclusivity protections against any cable system in any cable community located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. (d) Rules of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed— (1) to alter any contract provided under section 325 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 325 ); or (2) to affect the applicability of any other communications or copyright law related to the retransmission of a television broadcast station by a cable operator.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1659 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Blunt (for himself and Mr. Reed ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Children’s Access to Specialty Care Act of 2019 . 2. Participation of pediatric subspecialties in National Health Service Corps (a) Primary health services definition Section 331(a)(3)(D) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254d(a)(3)(D) ) is amended by inserting (and pediatric subspecialties and special qualifications in pediatrics) after pediatrics . (b) Behavioral and mental health professionals definition Section 331(a)(3)(E)(i) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254d(a)(3)(E)(i) ) is amended by inserting (including pediatric subspecialists thereof) after psychiatrists . (c) Health professional shortage areas Section 332(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254e(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting (including such a population group of children and adolescents) after shortage ; and (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting pediatric subspecialty medical residency or fellowship training site, after health department, . (d) Loan repayment program Subparagraph (B) of section 338B(b)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254l–1(b)(1) ) is amended by inserting (including a pediatric subspecialty residency or fellowship training program) before the semicolon.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1662 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Merkley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To establish an annual fee applicable to opioid manufacturers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Opioid Treatment Surge Act . 2. Annual fee (a) In general For each of the 10 calendar years immediately proceeding the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall assess a fee against each prescription drug manufacturer that, at any time during the period beginning on January 1, 1999, and ending on the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the fee is assessed, manufactured any opioid drug (other than a drug described in subsection (b)). Such fee, with respect to such a manufacturer, shall be in an amount, as determined by such Secretary, that bears the same relationship to $2,000,000,000 as the market share of any such opioid drugs manufactured by such manufacturer during the period for which the fee is being assessed bears to the total market for opioid drugs (excluding such drugs described in subsection (b)) during such period. (b) Exceptions The fee described in subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any opioid drug used exclusively for the treatment of— (1) opioid addiction, as part of a medically assisted treatment effort; or (2) cancer or hospice patients. (c) Transfers To block grant programs For each year that the Secretary of Health and Human Services assesses fees under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the general fund of the Treasury to the Secretary of Health and Human Services an amount equal to the amount of such fees, for purposes of carrying out the substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant under subpart II of part B of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300x–21 et seq.).
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1667 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself, Ms. Hassan , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Daines , Ms. Ernst , Ms. Collins , Mr. King , Ms. Sinema , Mr. Jones , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Menendez , Ms. Cortez Masto , Ms. Klobuchar , and Mr. Blumenthal ) 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 treat certain scholarships as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Relief for Student Success Act . 2. Certain scholarships treated as earned income for kiddie tax (a) In general Section 1(g)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) Treatment of certain scholarships For purposes of this subsection, any scholarship or fellowship grant which— (i) is received by a child who is a candidate for a degree at an educational organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii), (ii) supports such candidacy, and (iii) is included in the gross income of such child, shall be considered earned income of such child. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1668 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To clarify that participants in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program may be assigned to serve in pediatric inpatient mental health facilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending Access to Mental Health Care Act . 2. Provision of primary care health professionals at pediatric inpatient mental health facilities (a) Health professional shortage area medical facilities Section 332(a)(2)(A) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254e(a)(2)(A) ) is amended by inserting pediatric inpatient mental health facility that is certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, after community mental health center, . (b) Assignment of Corps members Section 338B(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254l–1(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ; and and inserting ; ; (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) an adequate supply of mental health professionals at pediatric inpatient mental health facilities that are certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; and .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1673 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Menendez ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To extend the authority for the establishment of a commemorative work in honor of Gold Star Families, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Families National Monument Extension Act . 2. Extension of authority for establishment of commemorative work Notwithstanding section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, the authority provided by section 2859 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239 ; 126 Stat. 2164; 40 U.S.C. 8903 note) shall continue to apply through January 2, 2027.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1674 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Manchin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a competitive grant program to enable States to purchase, customize, or repair vehicles with hot and cold food storage for delivering meals to older individuals through the Congregate Nutrition Program or the Home-Delivered Nutrition Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Our Most Elderly Secure Meals Act or the HOME Meals Act . 2. Grants for vehicles with hot and cold food storage for meal delivery to older individuals Subpart 3 of part C of title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3030g–21 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 340. Grants for vehicles with hot and cold food storage for meal delivery (a) In general The Assistant Secretary shall award grants in accordance with subsection (c) on a competitive basis to States receiving a grant under section 331 or 336 to enable such States to purchase, customize, or repair vehicles meeting the requirement under subsection (b) to be used in delivering meals to older individuals through a nutrition project supported under either such section. (b) Vehicle requirement The requirement under this subsection is that the vehicle has the capability to safely store hot food and cold food, as determined by the Assistant Secretary, while delivering meals. (c) Application and selection process (1) Applications (A) In general A State receiving a grant under section 331 or 336 that seeks a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Assistant Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Assistant Secretary may reasonably require, including the demonstrations described in subparagraph (B). (B) Demonstrations An application under this paragraph shall contain a demonstration— (i) of how the State submitting the application will use the grant to enhance the delivery of services to older individuals with greatest economic need and older individuals with greatest social need; and (ii) that a program is in effect within the State, on the date on which the State submits the application, to use vehicles meeting the requirement under subsection (b) to provide nutrition services under section 331 or 336. (2) Selection The Assistant Secretary, in selecting States meeting the requirements under paragraph (1) to receive a grant under this section, shall give preference to— (A) States with a high percentage of individuals who are 60 years of age or older; and (B) States with a high rate of individuals at or below the poverty line. (d) Grant amount A grant awarded under this section shall be for an amount that is equal to or less than $3,000,000. (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 to carry out this section. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1677 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Perdue (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto ) 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 provide authority to postpone certain deadlines by reason of State declared disasters or emergencies.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act . 2. Authority to postpone Federal tax deadlines by reason of State-declared disasters (a) In general Section 7508A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: (c) Special rule for State-Declared disasters (1) In general Upon the request of the Governor of a State (or the Mayor, in the case of the District of Columbia) in which an emergency or disaster has been declared under State law, subsection (a) shall apply to such State-declared emergency or disaster in the same manner as such subsections apply to federally declared disasters. (2) State For purposes of this section, the term State includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to declarations made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1684 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Cotton (for himself and Mr. Shelby ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prevent prisoners who have been convicted of terrorism related offenses from being eligible for early release, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Leniency for Terrorists Act of 2019 . 2. Early release exception (a) In general Section 3624(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking Subject to paragraph (2) each place it appears and inserting Subject to paragraphs (2) and (5) ; and (B) by striking year and inserting year, ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (5) A prisoner may not receive credit toward service of the prisoner’s sentence for a crime under— (A) chapter 113B of this title; or (B) section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1705 ) resulting from conspiring with, providing material support or resources to, supplying services to, or otherwise aiding a foreign terrorist organization designated under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ). . (b) Applicability This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to each prisoner in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1686 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Casey (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to require full disclosure for entities receiving Federal funding.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Know Conflicts Act of 2019 . 2. Full disclosure of entities receiving Federal funding Section 2 of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating— (i) paragraphs (6) through (8) as paragraphs (9) through (11), respectively; and (ii) paragraphs (1) through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following: (1) Active financial conflict of interest The term active financial conflict of interest means any potential source of conflict that constitutes a financial interest in or liability owed to an entity reported as receiving a Federal award under this Act. (2) Covered person The term covered person means the President, Vice President, the spouse of the President, the spouse of the Vice President, a dependent child of the President, or a dependent child of the Vice President. ; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (7), as redesignated the following: (8) Potential source of conflict The term potential source of conflict means any financial interest or liability held by a covered person that— (A) (i) is not a financial interest described in section 102(f)(8) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); and (ii) is included in a covered person’s financial disclosure report required to be filed under section 101 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); or (iii) is otherwise identified by the Director of the Office of Government Ethics as a potential source of conflict. ; and (2) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (F)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (H); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following: (G) information indicating whether a Federal award has resulted in the existence of one or more active financial conflicts of interest; and . 3. Report Not later than November 30 of each year, the Bureau of the Fiscal Service of the Department of the Treasury shall submit to Congress a report that includes a comprehensive accounting of all new or ongoing active conflicts of interest, as defined in section 2 of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note), as amended by section 2 of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1687 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself, Mr. Wicker , Mr. Rubio , and Mr. Cotton ) 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 provide a special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Forest Recovery Act . 2. Casualty losses of uncut timber (a) In general Section 165(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking For purposes of subsection (a) and inserting the following: (1) In general For purposes of subsection (a) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Special rule for casualty loss of uncut timber (A) In general In the case of the loss of any uncut timber from fire, storm, or other casualty, or from theft, the basis for determining the amount of the deduction for such loss (as otherwise determined under paragraph (1)) shall not be less than the excess of— (i) the fair market value of such uncut timber determined immediately before such loss was sustained, over (ii) the salvage value of such timber. (B) Exclusion of timber not held for sale Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any timber unless such timber is held for the purpose of being cut and sold. (C) Inclusion of pre-merchantable timber For purposes of this paragraph, the term uncut timber shall not fail to include pre-merchantable timber. (D) Reforestation requirement Subparagraph (A) shall not apply unless the uncut timber subject to the loss is reforested (with hardwoods, softwoods, or any combination thereof) by planting, seeding, or appropriate site preparation, not later than the close of the 5-year period beginning on the date of such loss. . (b) Exception To repeal of personal casualty losses Section 165(h)(5)(A) is amended by inserting or a loss of uncut timber (within the meaning of subsection (b)(2)) to which subsection (b)(2)(A) applies after Federally declared disaster (as defined in subsection (i)(5)) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1688 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Enzi (for himself and Mr. Casey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the full disclosure of billing and service information to patients.

1. Patient disclosures Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 399V–7. Patient disclosures (a) In general The Secretary shall require— (1) health care facilities and practitioners to provide to patients a list of services rendered during the visit to such facility or practitioner upon discharge; and (2) health care facilities and practitioners to send all bills to the patient within 30 business days. (b) Payment after billing No patient may be required to pay a bill for health care services any earlier than 30 business days after receipt of a bill for such services. (c) Effect of violation (1) Notification and refund requirements If a facility or practitioner bills a patient after the 30-business-day period described in subsection (a)(2), such facility or practitioner shall— (A) report such bill to the Secretary; and (B) refund the patient for the full amount paid in response to such bill with interest, at a rate determined by the Secretary. (2) Civil monetary penalties (A) In general The Secretary may impose civil monetary penalties of up to $10,000 a day on any facility or practitioner that submits more than 10 bills outside of the period described in subsection (a)(2), beginning on the date on which such facility or practitioner sends the tenth such bill. (B) Procedure The provisions of section 1128A of the Social Security Act, other than subsections (a) and (b) and the first sentence of subsection (c)(1) of such section, shall apply to civil money penalties under this subsection in the same manner as such provisions apply to a penalty or proceeding under section 1128A of the Social Security Act. .