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II Calendar No. 381 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 641 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 4, 2019 Mr. Gardner (for himself and Mr. Bennet ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources December 18, 2019 Reported by Ms. Murkowski , with an amendment and an amendment to the title Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To update the map of, and modify the maximum acreage available for inclusion in, the Yucca House National Monument.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Yucca House National Monument Boundary Revision Act . 2. Yucca House National Monument boundary revision (a) Boundary revision The boundaries of the Yucca House National Monument are revised to include the approximately 160 acres of land generally depicted as Proposed Expansion Tract on the map entitled Yucca House National Monument Proposed Boundary Revision , numbered 318/105,085, and dated August 2010. (b) Map The map described in subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (c) Acquisition of land (1) Method of acquisition Within the land described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior may acquire land and interests in land by donation. (2) Administrative costs The Secretary of the Interior may pay any administrative costs of acquiring land and interests in land by donation under paragraph (1) with appropriated funds.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Yucca House National Monument Boundary Revision Act . 2. Yucca house national monument (a) Land Acquisition The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ) may acquire by donation approximately 160 acres of land or interest in land, as generally depicted on the map entitled Yucca House National Monument Proposed Boundary Addition , numbered 318/105,085A, and dated February 27, 2019. (b) Boundary Revision On the acquisition of the land or interest in land under subsection (a), the boundaries of the Yucca House National Monument shall be revised to include the acquired land or interest in land. (c) Availability of Map The map described in subsection (a) shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (d) Administrative costs The Secretary may pay any administrative costs of acquiring the land or interest in land by donation under subsection (a) with appropriated funds.

Amend the title so as to read: A bill to authorize the acquisition of land for inclusion in the Yucca House National Monument in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. .

December 18, 2019 Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 643 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 4, 2019 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require all new legal permanent residents to pay an additional fee, which shall be used for improving immigration and enhancing the security of the United States border.

1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Border Enforcement, Security, And Funding Enhancement Act or the BE SAFE Act . 2. Immigration improvements and border security enhancements (a) Fee authorized Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, each alien granted lawful permanent residence in the United States, before the alien is issued a Permanent Resident Card (commonly referred to as the Green Card ), shall remit to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, in addition to any fees otherwise required, a fee in an amount equal to $2,500. (b) Border Security Enhancement Fund (1) Establishment There is established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the Border Security Enhancement Fund (referred to in this subsection as the Fund ). (2) Deposits All fees remitted to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deposited into the Fund. (3) Use of funds The President may use amounts from the Fund to facilitate the enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States and to improve immigration-related governmental processes, including by— (A) constructing border barriers, border fencing, or a border wall along the United States border; (B) carrying out enforcement, detention, and removal operations for priority removable aliens; (C) disrupting illegal cross border trafficking activity, including human trafficking and the movement of opioids and other narcotics; (D) improving facilities and trade and travel infrastructure at ports of entry and border crossings; (E) reducing visa overstays; (F) verifying the status of all alien students in the United States who have been issued student visas; (G) regularly assessing individuals who have been granted asylum or have been admitted as refugees for indications of terrorism; (H) expanding trusted traveler programs; (I) reducing the immigration court backlog; and (J) deploying a complete biometric entry-exit control system in accordance with section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208 ; 8 U.S.C. 1221 note).
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 645 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2019 Mr. Cotton (for himself and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of homeschooled students in Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps units.

1. Inclusion of homeschooled students in Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps units Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) (1) Each public secondary educational institution that maintains a unit under this section shall permit membership in the unit to homeschooled students residing in the area served by the institution who are qualified for membership in the unit (but for lack of enrollment in the institution). (2) A student who is a member of a unit pursuant to this subsection shall count toward the satisfaction by the institution concerned of the requirement in subsection (b)(1) relating to the minimum number of student members in the unit necessary for the continuing maintenance of the unit. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 646 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2019 Mr. Cotton (for himself, Ms. Hassan , and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Full Military Honors Act of 2019 . 2. Full military honors ceremony for certain veterans Section 1491(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) The Secretary concerned shall provide full military honors (as determined by the Secretary concerned) for the funeral of a veteran who— (A) is first interred or first inurned in Arlington National Cemetery on or after the date of the enactment of the Full Military Honors Act of 2019; (B) was awarded the medal of honor or the prisoner-of-war medal; and (C) is not entitled to full military honors by the grade of that veteran. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 649 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2019 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Ms. Rosen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act . 2. Definitions In this Act, the terms affected Indian tribe , affected unit of local government , high-level radioactive waste , repository , Secretary , spent nuclear fuel , and unit of general local government have the meanings given the terms in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10101 ). 3. Consent based approval (a) In general The Secretary may not make an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund established under section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10222(c) ) for the costs of the activities described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 302(d) of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 10222(d) ) unless the Secretary has entered into an agreement for a repository with— (1) the Governor of the State in which the repository is proposed to be located; (2) each affected unit of local government; (3) any unit of general local government contiguous to the affected unit of local government if spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste will be transported through that unit of general local government for disposal at the repository; and (4) each affected Indian tribe. (b) Conditions on agreement Any agreement for a repository under this Act— (1) shall be in writing and signed by all parties; (2) shall be binding on the parties; and (3) shall not be amended or revoked except by mutual agreement of the parties.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 651 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2019 Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Moran , Mr. Van Hollen , and Mr. Roberts ) 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 increase the age requirement with respect to eligibility for qualified ABLE programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ABLE Age Adjustment Act . 2. Modification of age requirement for qualified ABLE programs (a) In general Section 529A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking age 26 each place it appears in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A)(i)(II) and inserting age 46 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 652 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2019 Mr. Portman (for himself, Mr. Udall , Mr. Carper , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Markey , 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 require the United States Postal Service to continue selling the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp until all remaining stamps are sold, and for other purposes.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019 . 2. Reauthorization; requirement to sell all stamps (a) In general Section 2(c) of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 ( 39 U.S.C. 416 note; Public Law 111–241 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking of at least 6 years, ; and (B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: and ending not earlier than the date on which the United States Postal Service provides notice to Congress under paragraph (5) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (5) Requirement to sell all stamps printed (A) In general The United States Postal Service shall sell each copy of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp that the United States Postal Service prints under this Act. (B) Notification of Congress The United States Postal Service shall notify the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives when all copies of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp printed under this Act have been sold. . (b) Retroactive applicability (1) In general The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on the day after the date of enactment of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2013 ( Public Law 113–165 ; 128 Stat. 1878). (2) Consequence of destruction of stamps If the United States Postal Service destroys 1 or more Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamps before the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Postal Service shall print and sell the same number of such stamps on or after that date of enactment.
VI 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 653 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2019 Mr. Menendez introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Malachy McAllister, Nicola McAllister, and Sean Ryan McAllister.

1. Permanent resident status (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151 ), Malachy McAllister, Nicola Mc­Al­lis­ter, and Sean Ryan McAllister shall each be eligible for an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status If Malachy Mc­Al­lis­ter, Nicola McAllister, or Sean Ryan McAllister enters the United States before the filing deadline described in subsection (d), he or she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully in the United States and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 ), as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Waiver of grounds for removal of, or denial of admission (1) In general Notwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a) and 1227(a)), Malachy McAllister, Nicola McAllister, and Sean Ryan Mc­Al­lis­ter may not be removed from the United States, or denied admission to the United States, by reason of any act of any of such individuals that is a ground for removal or denial of admission and is reflected in the records of the Department of Homeland Security, or the Visa Office of the Department of State, on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Rescission of outstanding order of removal The Secretary of Homeland Security shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or deportation, or any finding of deportability, that has been entered against Malachy McAllister, Nicola McAllister, or Sean Ryan McAllister by reason of any act described in paragraph (1). (d) Deadline for application and payment of fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply unless Malachy McAllister, Nicola McAllister, and Sean Ryan McAllister each file an application for an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status, with appropriate fees, not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Reduction of immigrant visa number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent resident status to Malachy McAllister, Nicola McAllister, and Sean Ryan McAllister, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by three, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2) ).
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 657 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2019 Mr. Braun introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits.

1. Requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits (a) In general Subpart II of part A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–11 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 2729A. Requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits A group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall not, and shall ensure that any entity that provides pharmacy benefits management services under a contract with any such health plan or health insurance coverage does not, receive from a drug manufacturer a reduction in price or other remuneration with respect to any prescription drug received by an enrollee in the plan or coverage and covered by the plan or coverage, unless— (1) any such reduction in price is reflected at the point of sale to the enrollee; and (2) any such other remuneration is a flat fee-based service fee that a manufacturer of prescription drugs pays to a pharmacy benefit manager for services rendered to the manufacturer that relate to arrangements by the pharmacy benefit manager to provide pharmacy benefit management services to a health plan or health insurance issuer, if certain conditions established by the Secretary are met, including requirements that the fees are transparent to the health plan or health insurance issuer. . (b) Effective date Section 2729A of the Public Health Service Act, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on January 1, 2020.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 658 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2019 Mr. Braun introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide for an accelerated approval pathway for certain drugs that are authorized to be lawfully marketed in other countries.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accelerated Drug Approval for Prescription Therapies Act or the ADAPT Act . 2. Accelerated approval of certain drugs that are authorized to be lawfully marketed in other countries Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 506 the following: 506–1. Accelerated approval of certain drugs that are authorized to be lawfully marketed in other countries (a) In general The Secretary may approve an application for approval for a drug under subsection (c) or (j) of section 505 that is currently authorized to be marketed in one or more of the countries included in the list under section 802(b)(1), upon a determination by the Secretary that the sponsor has submitted evidence sufficient to demonstrate all of the criteria under subsection (b)(1). (b) Criteria (1) In general The Secretary may approve a drug under subsection (a) only if the Secretary determines that there is evidence that— (A) at the time of application, the drug is authorized to be marketed in a country included in the list under section 802(b)(1); (B) the drug is safe and clinically effective and has a satisfactory history of clinical trials and data; (C) the manufacturer is capable of manufacturing the drug safely and consistently, and can assure the safety of the supply chain outside the United States; (D) all relevant United States patents or legal exclusivities are expired; (E) absent reciprocal marketing approval, the drug is not approved for marketing in the United States; (F) the Secretary has not, because of any concern relating to safety or effectiveness, rescinded or withdrawn any such approval; and (G) there is a public health or unmet medical need for the drug in the United States. (2) Limitation Approval of a drug under this section may, as the Secretary determines appropriate, be subject to 1 or both of the following requirements: (A) The sponsor conduct appropriate postapproval studies to verify and describe the predicted effect on irreversible morbidity or mortality or other clinical benefit of the drug. (B) The sponsor submit copies of all promotional materials related to the product during the preapproval review period and, following approval and for such period thereafter as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, at least 30 days prior to dissemination of the materials. (c) Timeline The Secretary shall make a determination on an application described in subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the date of submission of such application. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 660 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2019 Mr. Braun introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To address abuse of the Food and Drug Administration's citizen petition process by brand drug manufacturers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Efficiency and Transparency in Petitions Act . 2. Citizen petition amendments Section 505(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355(q) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in clause (i), by striking ; and and inserting ; ; (ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and (iii) by inserting after clause (i) the following: (ii) (I) the petition is submitted within 1 year of the petitioner first discovering the issue that is the basis for submission of such petition; or (II) the Secretary grants a waiver of the 1-year period under subclause (I); and ; and (B) in subparagraph (H), by adding at the end the following: Any subsequent petition or amendment to a petition with respect to the same application under subsection (b)(2) or (j) of this section or section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act filed by the same person shall include an explanation of why such person did not include the information or allegations contained in the subsequent petition or amendment in the original petition. ; (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ; and and inserting , and the basis for the determinations of such number of days; ; (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (E) as applicable, the timing of submission of the petition in relation to the expiration of any patents listed under subsection (j)(7) for a drug approved under subsection (c) of this section that is referenced in the application under subsection (b)(2) or (j); and (F) the time the Food and Drug Administration expended on the petition. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (6) Publication of petitions The Secretary shall annually publish a list of all petitions that were submitted during the preceding 12-month period. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 664 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2019 Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Booker , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Smith , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Merkley , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Sanders , and Mr. Durbin ) 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 clarify the requirements for meeting the definition of the term employee , and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Workers’ Freedom to Organize Act . 2. Definitions under the National Labor Relations Act Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 152 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: An individual performing any service shall be considered an employee (except as provided in the previous sentence) and not an independent contractor for purposes of this Act, unless— (A) the individual is free from control and direction in connection with the performance of the service, both under the contract for the performance of the service and in fact; (B) the service is performed outside the usual course of the business of the employer; and (C) the individual is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, profession, or business of the same nature as that involved in the service performed. ; and (2) in paragraph (11)— (A) by inserting and for a majority of the individual's work time after interest of the employer ; (B) by striking assign, ; and (C) by striking or responsibly to direct them, .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 668 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 6, 2019 Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Wicker , Mr. Cardin , Ms. Collins , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Booker , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Casey , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Coons , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Cramer , Ms. Duckworth , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Harris , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Heinrich , Ms. Hirono , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Jones , Mr. King , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Markey , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Peters , Mr. Reed , Mr. Sanders , Mrs. Shaheen , Ms. Sinema , Ms. Smith , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Udall , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Whitehouse , and Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive coinsurance under Medicare for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men and women combined in the United States. (2) In 2019, more than 145,600 Americans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and approximately 51,000 Americans will die from it. (3) Approximately 60 percent of colorectal cancer cases and 70 percent of deaths occur in those aged 65 and older. (4) Colorectal cancer screening colonoscopy allows for the detection and removal of polyps, or abnormal growths, that could become cancerous, as well as for the early detection of colorectal cancer when treatment can be most effective. (5) Although colorectal cancer is largely preventable, one in three adults over the age of 50 are not up to date with recommended colorectal cancer screening. (6) Over 1,700 organizations have committed to eliminating colorectal cancer as a major public health problem and are working toward the shared goal of reaching 80 percent screened for colorectal cancer in every community. (7) Colorectal cancer screening colonoscopy is a highly effective preventive service, and removing financial barriers can help to increase screening rates. 3. Waiving Medicare coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests (a) In general Section 1833(a)(1)(Y) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)(Y) ) is amended by inserting , including a colorectal cancer screening test (regardless of the code that is billed for the establishment of a diagnosis as a result of the test, or for the removal of tissue or other procedure that is furnished in connection with, as a result of, and in the same clinical encounter as the screening test), after section 1861(ddd)(3) . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to items and services furnished after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 670 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 6, 2019 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sunshine Protection Act of 2019 . 2. Making daylight savings time permanent (a) Repeal of temporary period for daylight savings time Section 3 of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 ( 15 U.S.C. 260a ) is hereby repealed. (b) Advancement of standard time (1) In general The second sentence of subsection (a) of section 1 of the Act of March 19, 1918 (commonly known as the Calder Act ) ( 15 U.S.C. 261 ), is amended— (A) by striking 4 hours and inserting 3 hours ; (B) by striking 5 hours and inserting 4 hours ; (C) by striking 6 hours and inserting 5 hours ; (D) by striking 7 hours and inserting 6 hours ; (E) by striking 8 hours and inserting by 7 hours ; (F) by striking 9 hours and inserting 8 hours ; (G) by striking 10 hours; and inserting 9 hours; ; (H) by striking 11 hours and inserting 10 hours ; and (I) by striking 10 hours. and inserting 11 hours. . (2) State exemption Such section is further amended by— (A) redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (B) inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Standard time for certain States and areas The standard time for a State that has exempted itself from the provisions of section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 ( 15 U.S.C. 260a(a) ), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Sunshine Protection Act of 2019 , pursuant to such section or an area of a State that has exempted such area from such provisions pursuant to such section shall be, as such State considers appropriate— (1) the standard time for such State or area, as the case may be, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section; or (2) the standard time for such State or area, as the case may be, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section as it was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Sunshine Protection Act of 2019 . . (3) Conforming amendment Such section is further amended, in the second sentence, by striking Except as provided in section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 ( 15 U.S.C. 260a(a) ), the and inserting Except as provided in subsection (b), .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 679 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 6, 2019 Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Tester , Mr. Isakson , Mr. Jones , Mr. Tillis , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Grassley , Ms. Smith , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Moran , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Cotton , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Rubio , Mrs. Shaheen , and Mr. Rounds ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To exempt from the calculation of monthly income certain benefits paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019 or the HAVEN Act . 2. Definition of current monthly income Section 101(10A) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) (i) includes any amount paid by any entity other than the debtor (or in a joint case the debtor and the debtor's spouse), on a regular basis for the household expenses of the debtor or the debtor's dependents (and in a joint case the debtor's spouse if not otherwise a dependent); and (ii) excludes— (I) benefits received under the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); (II) payments to victims of war crimes or crimes against humanity on account of their status as victims of such crimes; (III) payments to victims of international terrorism or domestic terrorism, as those terms are defined in section 2331 of title 18, on account of their status as victims of such terrorism; and (IV) any monthly compensation, pension, pay, annuity, or allowance paid under title 10, 37, or 38 in connection with a disability, combat-related injury or disability, or death of a member of the uniformed services, except that any retired pay excluded under this subclause shall include retired pay paid under chapter 61 of title 10 only to the extent that such retired pay exceeds the amount of retired pay to which the debtor would otherwise be entitled if retired under any provision of title 10 other than chapter 61 of that title. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 682 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 6, 2019 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Schumer , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Wyden , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Booker , Mr. Brown , 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. Jones , Mr. Kaine , Mr. King , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Manchin , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Murphy , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Peters , Mr. Reed , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Sanders , Mrs. Shaheen , Ms. Smith , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Tester , Mr. Udall , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Warner , Ms. Warren , and Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To restore the Federal Communications Commission's Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save the Internet Act of 2019 . 2. Restoration of Open Internet Order (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission; and (2) the term rule has the meaning given the term in section 804 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Repeal of rule The Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, and Order in the matter of restoring internet freedom that was adopted by the Commission on December 14, 2017 (FCC 17–166), shall have no force or effect. (c) Prohibition on reissued rule or new rule The Commission may not reissue the Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, and Order described in subsection (b) in substantially the same form, or issue a new rule that is substantially the same as that Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, and Order, unless the reissued or new rule is specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. (d) Restoration of repealed and amended regulations The following are restored as in effect on January 19, 2017: (1) The Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order in the matter of protecting and promoting the open internet that was adopted by the Commission on February 26, 2015 (FCC 15–24). (2) Part 8 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations. (3) Any other rule of the Commission that was amended or repealed by the Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, and Order described in subsection (b).
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 685 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 6, 2019 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Grassley , Ms. Murkowski , Mrs. Blackburn , and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Inspector General Access Act of 2019 . 2. Investigations of Department of Justice personnel Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking and paragraph (3) ; (B) by striking paragraph (3); (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by striking paragraph (4) and inserting paragraph (3) ; and (2) in subsection (d), by striking , except with respect to allegations described in subsection (b)(3), .
II Calendar No. 487 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 685 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 6, 2019 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Grassley , Ms. Murkowski , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Kennedy , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Wyden , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Leahy , and Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary June 29, 2020 Reported by Mr. Graham , without amendment A BILL To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Inspector General Access Act of 2019 . 2. Investigations of Department of Justice personnel Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking and paragraph (3) ; (B) by striking paragraph (3); (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by striking paragraph (4) and inserting paragraph (3) ; and (2) in subsection (d), by striking , except with respect to allegations described in subsection (b)(3), .

June 29, 2020 Reported without amendment
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 687 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 6, 2019 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To provide for a temporary safe harbor for certain failures by individuals to pay estimated income tax.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Penalty Protection Act of 2019 . 2. Temporary safe harbor for failure by individuals to pay estimated income tax In the case of a taxable year beginning in 2018— (1) In general Section 6654(d)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied— (A) by substituting 80 percent for 90 percent each place such term appears in clause (i) of such section, and (B) by substituting 80 percent for 100 percent in clause (ii) of such section. (2) Individuals with adjusted gross income of $150,000 In the case of an individual to whom section 6654(d)(1)(C) of such Code would (but for this paragraph) apply, section 6654 of such Code shall be applied without regard to— (A) paragraph (1)(B) of this Act, and (B) section 6654(d)(1)(C) of such Code. (3) Farmers and fishermen Section 6654(i) of such Code shall be applied without regard to this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 688 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 6, 2019 Ms. McSally (for herself and Ms. Sinema ) 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 add Flagstaff and Yuma to the list of locations in which court shall be held in the judicial district for the State of Arizona.

1. District courts in the judicial district for the State of Arizona Section 82 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking Globe, Phoenix, Prescott, and Tucson and inserting Flagstaff, Globe, Phoenix, Prescott, Tucson, and Yuma .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 691 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 7, 2019 Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal , Mrs. Gillibrand , and Ms. Baldwin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to enhance prescription drug affordability by expanding access to assistance with out-of-pocket costs under Medicare part D for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Extra Rx Higher Eligibility Limits in Part D Act of 2019 or the Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act of 2019 . 2. Enhancing prescription drug affordability by expanding access to assistance with out-of-pocket costs under Medicare part D for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities (a) In general Section 1860D–14 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–114 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the heading, by striking 150 percent and inserting 200 percent ; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the heading, by striking 135 percent and inserting 200 percent ; and (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (I) by striking 135 percent and inserting 200 percent ; and (II) by striking and who meets the resources requirement described in paragraph (3)(D) or who is covered under this paragraph under paragraph (3)(B)(i) and inserting or who is covered under this paragraph under paragraph (3)(B)(v) ; (C) by striking paragraph (2); (D) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (A)— (I) in clause (i), by adding and at the end; (II) in clause (ii)— (aa) by striking 150 percent and inserting 200 percent ; and (bb) by striking ; and at the end and inserting a period; and (III) by striking clause (iii); and (ii) by striking subparagraphs (D), (E), and (G); and (E) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraph (B); and (2) in subsection (c)(1), in the second sentence, by striking subsections (a)(1)(D) and (a)(2)(E) and inserting subsection (a)(1)(D) . (b) Conforming amendment Section 1905(p)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(p)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following flush matter: The Secretary shall apply subparagraph (C) as if the amendments made by section 2(a) of the Medicare Extra Rx Higher Eligibility Limits in Part D Act of 2019 had not been enacted and shall continue to calculate the maximum resource level applied for a year under section 1860D–14(a)(3)(D) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of such Act) without regard to such amendments. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to plan year 2020 and subsequent plan years.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 692 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 7, 2019 Mr. Toomey (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Alexander , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Casey , Mr. Crapo , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Grassley , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Isakson , Mr. Jones , Ms. McSally , Mr. Portman , Ms. Rosen , Mrs. Shaheen , Ms. Sinema , Ms. Smith , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Young , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Rubio , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Gardner , and Mr. Blunt ) 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 repeal the excise tax on medical devices.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 . 2. Repeal of medical device excise tax (a) In general Chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subchapter E. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Subsection (a) of section 4221 of such Code is amended by striking the last sentence. (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6416(b) of such Code is amended by striking the last sentence. (c) Clerical amendment The table of subchapters for chapter 32 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to subchapter E. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales after December 31, 2019.
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America 1st Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen S. 693 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title 36, United States Code, to require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the United States is displayed on certain Federal property.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National POW/MIA Flag Act . 2. Days on which the POW/MIA flag is displayed on certain Federal property Section 902 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: (c) Days for Flag Display For the purposes of this section, POW/MIA flag display days are all days on which the flag of the United States is displayed. .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 693 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title 36, United States Code, to require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the United States is displayed on certain Federal property.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National POW/MIA Flag Act . 2. Days on which the POW/MIA flag is displayed on certain Federal property Section 902 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: (c) Days for Flag Display For the purposes of this section, POW/MIA flag display days are all days on which the flag of the United States is displayed. .

Passed the Senate May 2, 2019. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 693 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 7, 2019 Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Cotton , Mr. Thune , and Ms. Sinema ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 36, United States Code, to require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the United States is displayed on certain Federal property.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National POW/MIA Flag Act . 2. Days on which the POW/MIA flag is displayed on certain Federal property Section 902 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: (c) Days for Flag Display For the purposes of this section, POW/MIA flag display days are all days on which the flag of the United States is displayed. .
IC 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 693 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2019 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To amend title 36, United States Code, to require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the United States is displayed on certain Federal property.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National POW/MIA Flag Act . 2. Days on which the POW/MIA flag is displayed on certain Federal property Section 902 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: (c) Days for Flag Display For the purposes of this section, POW/MIA flag display days are all days on which the flag of the United States is displayed. .

Passed the Senate May 2, 2019. Julie E. Adams, Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 694 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 7, 2019 Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To repeal the Jones Act restrictions on coastwise trade, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Open America's Waters Act of 2019 . 2. Repeal of certain limitations on coastwise trade (a) In general Section 12112(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) In general A coastwise endorsement may be issued for a vessel that qualifies under the laws of the United States to engage in the coastwise trade. . (b) Regulations Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard shall issue regulations to implement the amendment made by subsection (a) that require all vessels permitted to engage in the coastwise trade to meet all appropriate safety and security requirements. (c) Conforming amendments (1) Tank vessel construction standards Section 3703a(c)(1)(C) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking and is qualified for documentation as a wrecked vessel under section 12112 of this title . (2) Liquified gas tankers Section 12120 of such title is amended by striking , if the vessel— and all that follows and inserting a period. (3) Small passenger vessels Section 12121(b) of such title is amended by striking 12112, . (4) Loss of coastwise trade privileges Section 12132 of such title is repealed. (5) Oil spill response vessels Section 12117(b) of such title is amended by striking sections 12103, 12132, and 50501 and inserting sections 12103 and 50501 . (6) Optional regulatory measurement Section 14305(a)(6) of such title is amended by striking sections 12118 and 12132 and inserting section 12118 . (7) Court sales of undocumented vessels Section 31329(b) of such title is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ; and inserting ; and ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ; and and inserting a period; and (C) by striking paragraph (3). (8) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 12132.