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I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3479 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2019 Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Beyer , and Mrs. Walorski ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the qualified contract exception to the extended low-income housing commitment rules for purposes of the low-income housing credit, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save Affordable Housing Act of 2019 . 2. Repeal of qualified contract option (a) Termination of option for certain buildings (1) In general Subclause (II) of section 42(h)(6)(E)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting in the case of a building described in clause (iii), before on the last day . (2) Buildings described Subparagraph (E) of section 42(h)(6) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) Buildings described A building described in this clause is a building— (I) which received its allocation of housing credit dollar amount before January 1, 2019, or (II) in the case of a building any portion of which is financed as described in paragraph (4), which received before January 1, 2019, a determination from the issuer of the tax-exempt bonds or the housing credit agency that the building is eligible to receive an allocation of housing credit dollar amount under the rules of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (m). . (b) Rules relating to existing projects Subparagraph (F) of section 42(h)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the nonlow-income portion and all that follows and inserting the nonlow-income portion and the low-income portion of the building for fair market value (determined by the housing credit agency by taking into account the rent restrictions required for the low-income portion of the building to continue to meet the standards of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (g)). The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out this paragraph. . (c) Conforming amendments (1) Paragraph (6) of section 42(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (G) and by redesignating subparagraphs (H), (I), (J), and (K) as subparagraphs (G), (H), (I), and (J), respectively. (2) Subclause (II) of section 42(h)(6)(E)(i) of such Code, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by striking subparagraph (I) and inserting subparagraph (H) . (d) Technical amendment Subparagraph (I) of section 42(h)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by subsection (c), is amended by striking agreement and inserting commitment . (e) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to buildings with respect to which a written request described in section 42(h)(6)(H) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is submitted after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3480 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2019 Mr. Payne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to declare that an aviation humanitarian crisis exists for airports impacted by a major disaster or emergency, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aviation Humanitarian Crisis Act of 2019 . 2. Aviation humanitarian crisis declarations (a) Authority To declare If the President declares that a major disaster or emergency exists with respect to an area under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ), the Secretary of Transportation may declare, with respect to airports serving the area, that an aviation humanitarian crisis exists. (b) Contents of declaration For each aviation humanitarian crisis declared to exist, the Secretary shall identify— (1) the airports subject to the declaration; and (2) the time period during which the declaration applies. (c) Results of declaration If the Secretary declares that an aviation humanitarian crisis exists with respect to an airport, during the time period to which the declaration applies— (1) an air carrier that provides a flight in air transportation to or from the airport may not charge for any seat on the flight an amount that exceeds the median amount charged with respect to all seats on all flights of the carrier traveling the same route during the 1-year period ending on the date on which the crisis was declared to exist; and (2) an entity that imposes, with respect to the airport, a passenger facility charge authorized by the Secretary under section 40117 of title 49, United States Code, shall suspend imposing the charge.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3481 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2019 Mr. Payne (for himself and Mr. Sires ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require air carriers to disclose to consumers the actual wheels-off and wheels-on times for certain domestic passenger flight segments, and for other purposes.

1. Consumer information on actual flight times (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation shall modify regulations contained in section 234.11 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to ensure that— (1) a reporting carrier (including its contractors), during the course of a reservation or ticketing discussion or other inquiry, discloses to a consumer upon reasonable request the projected period between the actual wheels-off and wheels-on times for a reportable flight; and (2) a reporting carrier displays, on the public internet website of the carrier, information on the actual wheels-off and wheels-on times during the most recent calendar month for a reportable flight. (b) Definitions In this section, the terms reporting carrier and reportable flight have the meanings given those terms in section 234.2 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3484 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2019 Mr. Richmond (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mr. Correa , and Mr. Langevin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a rotational cybersecurity research program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Homeland Security Rotational Cybersecurity Program Act of 2019 or the DHS Rotational Cybersecurity Program Act of 2019 . 2. Homeland security rotational cybersecurity research program at the Coast Guard Academy (a) In general Subtitle E of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 846. Rotational cybersecurity research program To enhance the Department’s cybersecurity capacity, the Secretary may establish a rotational research, development, and training program to— (1) detail to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (including the national cybersecurity and communications integration center authorized by section 2209) Coast Guard Academy graduates and faculty; and (2) detail to the Coast Guard Academy, as faculty, individuals with expertise and experience in cybersecurity who are employed by— (A) the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (including employees from the national cybersecurity and communications integration center); (B) the Directorate of Science and Technology; or (C) institutions that have been designated by the Department as a Center of Excellence for Cyber Defense, or the equivalent. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the of the items relating to such subtitle the following: Sec. 846. Rotational cybersecurity research program. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3485 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2019 Ms. Speier (for herself, Ms. Brownley of California , and Ms. Schakowsky ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that over-the-road bus drivers are covered under the maximum hours requirements.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Driver Fatigue Prevention Act . 2. Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Section 13(b)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 213(b)(1) ) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: , except an employee employed as a driver of an over-the-road bus, which is a bus characterized by an elevated passenger deck located over a baggage compartment. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3490 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2019 Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Mr. Marshall , and Mr. Schneider ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit certain unfair credit practices, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Lending Fairness Act . 2. Obligor transactions (a) In general Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1631 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 140B. Unfair credit practices (a) In general In connection with the extension of credit or creation of debt in or affecting commerce, as defined in section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 44 ), including any advance of funds or sale or assignment of future income or receivables that may or may not be credit, no person may directly or indirectly take or receive from another person an obligation that constitutes or contains a cognovit or confession of judgment (for purposes other than executory process in the State of Louisiana), warrant of attorney, or other waiver of the right to notice and the opportunity to be heard in the event of suit or process thereon. (b) Exemption The exemption in section 104(1) shall not apply to this section. . (b) Technical and conforming amendments (1) Section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1602 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (ff) The term debt means any obligation of a person to pay to another person money— (1) regardless of whether the obligation is absolute or contingent if the understanding between the parties is that any part of the money shall be or may be returned; (2) that includes the right of the person providing the money to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if the breach gives rise to a right to payment; and (3) regardless of whether the obligation or right to an equitable remedy described in paragraph (2) has been reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured, or unsecured. . (2) Section 130(a) of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1640 ) is amended by striking creditor each place the term appears and inserting person .
IB Union Calendar No. 336 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3490 [Report No. 116–417] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2019 Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Mr. Marshall , and Mr. Schneider ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services March 19, 2020 Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 25, 2019 A BILL To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit certain unfair credit practices, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Lending Fairness Act . 2. Obligor transactions (a) In general Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1631 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 140B. Unfair credit practices (a) In general In connection with the extension of credit or creation of debt in or affecting commerce, as defined in section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 44 ), including any advance of funds or sale or assignment of future income or receivables that may or may not be credit, no person may directly or indirectly take or receive from another person an obligation that constitutes or contains a cognovit or confession of judgment (for purposes other than executory process in the State of Louisiana), warrant of attorney, or other waiver of the right to notice and the opportunity to be heard in the event of suit or process thereon. (b) Exemption The exemption in section 104(1) shall not apply to this section. . (b) Technical and conforming amendments (1) Section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1602 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (ff) The term debt means any obligation of a person to pay to another person money— (1) regardless of whether such obligation is absolute or contingent if the understanding between the parties is that any part of the money shall be or may be returned; (2) that includes the right of the person providing the money to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if the breach gives rise to a right to payment; and (3) regardless of whether the obligation or right to an equitable remedy described in paragraph (2) has been reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured, or unsecured. . (2) Section 130(a) of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1640 ) is amended by striking creditor each place the term appears and inserting person . (3) The table of sections in chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1631 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 140B. Unfair credit practices. .

March 19, 2020 Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3493 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2019 Mr. Sensenbrenner (for himself and Mr. Mast ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish a United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2019 . 2. United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 64. United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs (a) Establishment There is established within the Department of State an Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs (referred to in this section as the Ambassador ), appointed in accordance with subsection (b). (b) Appointment The Ambassador shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (c) Duties (1) Diplomatic representation Subject to the direction of the President and the Secretary of State, the Ambassador is authorized to represent the United States in matters and cases relevant to Arctic affairs in— (A) contacts with foreign governments, intergovernmental organizations, and specialized agencies of the United Nations, the Arctic Council, and other international organizations of which the United States is a member; and (B) multilateral conferences and meetings relating to Arctic affairs. (2) Chair of the Arctic Council The Ambassador shall serve as the Chair of the Arctic Council when the United States holds the Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. (3) Policies and procedures The Ambassador shall coordinate United States Arctic policies. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3498 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2019 Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Mr. McGovern , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Omar , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. García of Illinois , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Espaillat , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Mucarsel-Powell , Ms. Norton , Mr. Veasey , Ms. Haaland , Mr. Rush , Mr. Gallego , Ms. Barragán , Mrs. Torres of California , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Soto , Ms. Pressley , Mr. Blumenauer , and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security from wearing clothing or other items bearing the word police .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating Deceptive Immigration Enforcement Practices Act of 2019 . 2. Limitation on immigration officer uniforms Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1357 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security, including officers and agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall not wear any clothing, accessories, or other items on their person bearing the word police while performing duties under the immigration laws. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3505 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2019 Mr. Brown of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to access and inspect privatized military housing units, and for other purposes.

1. Department of Defense inspection authority regarding privatized military housing (a) Inspection authority Section 2885 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Post-Construction access and inspection authority (1) Requirement The Secretary concerned shall retain the authority after the completion of a military housing privatization project to access and inspect any military housing unit, ancillary supporting facility, or common area acquired, constructed, or renovated as part of the project in order to protect the health and safety of members of the armed forces and their dependents who occupy the privatized military housing units. (2) Notice and right of refusal of access and inspection The Secretary concerned shall ensure that the individuals who lease or are assigned a military housing unit— (A) are provided not less than 48 hours notice prior to the Secretary concerned accessing and inspecting the unit as authorized under paragraph (1); and (B) have the right to refuse the Secretary concerned such access. . (b) Retroactive application of amendment Subsection (g) of section 2885 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to each military housing privatization project completed prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, and to each such project completed on or after such date.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3514 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2019 Mr. Moulton (for himself, Mr. Keating , and Ms. Pingree ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide fisheries disaster relief for commercial fishery failures that are due to certain duties, and for other purposes.

1. Fisheries disaster relief for commercial fishery failures due to certain duties Section 312(a)(1)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1861a(a)(1)(B) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (i) before regulatory restrictions ; and (2) by inserting or (ii) increases in duties on any United States seafood products (within the meaning of the term fish under section 3), or fish products, as retaliation for increases in duties imposed by the United States pursuant to section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ( 19 U.S.C. 1862 ) or section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2411 ), including increases in duties on seafood products pursuant to such section 301 after environment .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3515 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2019 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit States and municipalities from adopting certain laws and ordinances, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wage Increase Fairness Act . 2. Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act 1938 Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act ( 29 U.S.C. 206 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Nothing in this subsection shall limit the amount of a minimum wage set pursuant to this section, or of a minimum wage set by a State or municipality pursuant to section 18 of this Act, provided that: notwithstanding section 18 or any other provision of law, no State or municipality shall adopt any law or ordinance which has the purpose or effect of establishing a minimum wage which distinguishes, classifies, or establishes any requirement on an employer based on its status as excluded from the definition of “enterprise” pursuant to the second sentence of section 3(r)(1). .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3518 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2019 Mr. Posey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress.

1. Prohibiting payment of gratuities to survivors of members of Congress (a) Prohibition No payment may be made from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives, the contingent fund of the Senate, or any other appropriated funds for a death gratuity payment to the widow, widower, or heirs-at-law of any Member of Congress who dies after the commencement of the Congress to which the Member has been elected. (b) No effect on other payments to survivors Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to prohibit or affect the payment to any individual of any unpaid balance or salary or other sums due to a Member of Congress who dies after the commencement of the Congress to which the Member has been elected. 2. Definition For purposes of this Act, a Member of Congress means a Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3519 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2019 Ms. Schrier (for herself, Mr. Allred , Mr. Casten of Illinois , and Ms. Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To direct the Secretary of Education to develop a common manual for loan servicers to ensure quality of practice and increase borrower satisfaction.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Better Service to Borrowers Act of 2019 . 2. Requiring a common manual for servicers (a) In general Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 493E. Requiring a common manual for loan servicers (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Better Service to Borrowers of 2019, the Secretary shall develop a manual of common procedures and policies for entities with which the Secretary enters into contracts for the origination, servicing, and collection of covered loans to standardize procedures to ensure consistency of quality and practice across loan servicers, and a minimum standard of quality and practice to ensure that borrowers are well-served. (b) Updates The Secretary shall update the manual under subsection (a) as frequently as may be necessary, but not less frequently than every 5 years. (c) Covered loans defined The term covered loans means— (1) loans sold or assigned to the Secretary under part B; (2) loans made or purchased under part D; and (3) loans referred, transferred, or assigned to the Secretary under part E. . (b) Part D loans Section 456(a)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087f(a)(2) ) is amended in the first sentence by inserting before the period at the end the following: , including the applicable procedures and policies described in the manual developed under section 493E .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3520 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2019 Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2019 . 2. Reauthorization of the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (a) In general Section 379(d)(2)(B) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 274k(d)(2)(B) ) is amended— (1) by striking including remote collection, consistent with the inventory and inserting including collection, consistent with the inventory ; and (2) by inserting including remote collection, before consistent with the requirements . (b) Advisory council meetings Subsection (a) of section 379 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 274k ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) The Secretary shall convene the Advisory Council at least two times each calendar year. . (c) Authorization of appropriations Section 379B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 274m ) is amended by striking $33,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 and $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 and inserting $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 . 3. Cord blood inventory Subsection (g) of section 2 of the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 274k note) is amended to read as follows: (g) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $23,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3521 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2019 Mr. Stanton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to wastewater infrastructure workforce development, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wastewater Infrastructure Workforce Investment Act . 2. Wastewater infrastructure workforce investment (a) Report to Congress on publicly owned treatment works workforce development Section 104(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251(g) ) is amended— (1) by striking manpower each place it appears and inserting workforce ; and (2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows— (4) Report to Congress on publicly owned treatment works workforce development Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Wastewater Infrastructure Workforce Investment Act , the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report containing— (A) an assessment of the current and future workforce needs for publicly owned treatment works, including an estimate of the number of future positions needed for such treatment works and the technical skills and education needed for such positions; (B) a summary of actions taken by the Administrator, including Federal investments under this Act, that promote workforce development to address such needs; and (C) any recommendations of the Administrator to address such needs. . (b) Allotment of funds Section 604 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1384 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Wastewater infrastructure workforce development A State may reserve each fiscal year up to 1 percent of the sums allotted to the State under this section for the fiscal year to carry out workforce development, training, and retraining activities described in section 104(g). .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3522 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2019 Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Cuellar , Mr. Curtis , Mr. McAdams , and Mr. Gooden ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the definition of employee as it relates to direct sellers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Direct Seller Independence Act . 2. Definitions Section 3(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 203(e) ) is amended by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6) The term employee does not include any person identified in section 3508(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. .
IB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3525 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish uniform processes for medical screening of individuals interdicted between ports of entry, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act . 2. Research regarding provision of medical screening of individuals interdicted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection between ports of entry (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Chief Medical Officer of the Department, shall research innovative approaches to address capability gaps regarding the provision of comprehensive medical screening of individuals, particularly children, pregnant women, the elderly, and other vulnerable populations, interdicted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection between ports of entry and issue to the Secretary recommendations for any necessary corrective actions. (b) Consultation In carrying out the research required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security shall consult with appropriate national professional associations with expertise and non-governmental experts in emergency, nursing, and other medical care, including pediatric care. (c) Report The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report containing the recommendations referred to in subsection (a), together with information relating to what actions, if any, the Secretary plans to take in response to such recommendations. 3. Electronic health records implementation (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Chief Medical Officer of the Department, shall establish within the Department an electronic health record system that can be accessed by all departmental components operating along the borders of the United States for individuals in the custody of such components. (b) Assessment Not later than 120 days after the implementation of the electronic health records system, the Chief Information Officer, in coordination with the Chief Medical Officer, shall conduct an assessment of such system to determine system capacity for improvement and interoperability.

Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
IIB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3525 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 15, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish uniform processes for medical screening of individuals interdicted between ports of entry, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act . 2. Research regarding provision of medical screening of individuals interdicted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection between ports of entry (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Chief Medical Officer of the Department, shall research innovative approaches to address capability gaps regarding the provision of comprehensive medical screening of individuals, particularly children, pregnant women, the elderly, and other vulnerable populations, interdicted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection between ports of entry and issue to the Secretary recommendations for any necessary corrective actions. (b) Consultation In carrying out the research required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security shall consult with appropriate national professional associations with expertise and non-governmental experts in emergency, nursing, and other medical care, including pediatric care. (c) Report The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report containing the recommendations referred to in subsection (a), together with information relating to what actions, if any, the Secretary plans to take in response to such recommendations. 3. Electronic health records implementation (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Chief Medical Officer of the Department, shall establish within the Department an electronic health record system that can be accessed by all departmental components operating along the borders of the United States for individuals in the custody of such components. (b) Assessment Not later than 120 days after the implementation of the electronic health records system, the Chief Information Officer, in coordination with the Chief Medical Officer, shall conduct an assessment of such system to determine system capacity for improvement and interoperability.

Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk
IB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3526 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To authorize certain counter terrorist networks activities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Counter Terrorist Network Act . 2. Duty to counter terrorist networks; details and assignment Section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (g)(4)— (A) in subparagraph (C)— (i) in clause (vi), by striking and at the end; (ii) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii); and (iii) by inserting after clause (vi) the following new clause: (vii) collaborate with appropriate agencies, including Federal, State, local, Tribal, and international entities, to enhance border security through operations such as operations that seek to disrupt and dismantle networks, including foreign terrorist organizations (as such term is described in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 )), that pose terrorist or other threats; and ; (2) by redesignating subsections (p) through (r) as subsections (q) through (s), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (o) the following new subsection: (p) Assignment of personnel The Commissioner may detail or otherwise assign personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to other appropriate agencies, including to serve overseas in support of global information sharing partnership operations in furtherance of enhancing border security, including by preventing entry into the United States by individuals known or suspected of being associated with a network, including a foreign terrorist organization (as such term is described in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 )), that poses terrorist or other threats. . 3. Briefings The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall biannually brief the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding activities, during the prior 6 months, in furtherance of clause (vii) of section 411(g)(4)(C) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211(g)(4)(C) ), as added by section 2 of this Act. Such briefings may be provided in a classified setting if the Commissioner determines such is appropriate.

Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3526 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 27, 2019 Ms. Underwood (for herself and Mr. Katko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To authorize certain counter terrorist networks activities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Counter Terrorist Network Act . 2. Duty to counter terrorist networks; details and assignment Section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (g)(4)— (A) in subparagraph (C)— (i) in clause (vi), by striking and at the end; (ii) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii); and (iii) by inserting after clause (vi) the following new clause: (vii) collaborate with appropriate agencies, including Federal, State, local, Tribal, and international entities, to enhance border security through operations such as operations that seek to disrupt and dismantle networks, including foreign terrorist organizations (as such term is described in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 )), that pose terrorist or other threats; and ; (2) by redesignating subsections (p) through (r) as subsections (q) through (s), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (o) the following new subsection: (p) Assignment of personnel The Commissioner may detail or otherwise assign personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to other appropriate agencies, including to serve overseas in support of global information sharing partnership operations in furtherance of enhancing border security, including by preventing entry into the United States by individuals known or suspected of being associated with a network, including a foreign terrorist organization (as such term is described in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 )), that poses terrorist or other threats. . 3. Briefings The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall biannually brief the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding activities, during the prior six months, in furtherance of clause (vii) of section 411(g)(4)(C) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211(g)(4)(C) ), as added by section 2 of this Act. Such briefings may be provided in a classified setting if the Commissioner determines such is appropriate.
IIB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3526 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 15, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To authorize certain counter terrorist networks activities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Counter Terrorist Network Act . 2. Duty to counter terrorist networks; details and assignment Section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (g)(4)— (A) in subparagraph (C)— (i) in clause (vi), by striking and at the end; (ii) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii); and (iii) by inserting after clause (vi) the following new clause: (vii) collaborate with appropriate agencies, including Federal, State, local, Tribal, and international entities, to enhance border security through operations such as operations that seek to disrupt and dismantle networks, including foreign terrorist organizations (as such term is described in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 )), that pose terrorist or other threats; and ; (2) by redesignating subsections (p) through (r) as subsections (q) through (s), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (o) the following new subsection: (p) Assignment of personnel The Commissioner may detail or otherwise assign personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to other appropriate agencies, including to serve overseas in support of global information sharing partnership operations in furtherance of enhancing border security, including by preventing entry into the United States by individuals known or suspected of being associated with a network, including a foreign terrorist organization (as such term is described in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 )), that poses terrorist or other threats. . 3. Briefings The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall biannually brief the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding activities, during the prior 6 months, in furtherance of clause (vii) of section 411(g)(4)(C) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211(g)(4)(C) ), as added by section 2 of this Act. Such briefings may be provided in a classified setting if the Commissioner determines such is appropriate.

Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk
IB Union Calendar No. 147 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3526 [Report No. 116–189] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 27, 2019 Ms. Underwood (for herself and Mr. Katko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security August 27, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To authorize certain counter terrorist networks activities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Counter Terrorist Network Act . 2. Duty to counter terrorist networks; details and assignment Section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (g)(4)— (A) in subparagraph (C)— (i) in clause (vi), by striking and at the end; (ii) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii); and (iii) by inserting after clause (vi) the following new clause: (vii) collaborate with appropriate agencies, including Federal, State, local, Tribal, and international entities, to enhance border security through operations such as operations that seek to disrupt and dismantle networks, including foreign terrorist organizations (as such term is described in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 )), that pose terrorist or other threats; and ; (2) by redesignating subsections (p) through (r) as subsections (q) through (s), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (o) the following new subsection: (p) Assignment of personnel The Commissioner may detail or otherwise assign personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to other appropriate agencies, including to serve overseas in support of global information sharing partnership operations in furtherance of enhancing border security, including by preventing entry into the United States by individuals known or suspected of being associated with a network, including a foreign terrorist organization (as such term is described in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 )), that poses terrorist or other threats. . 3. Briefings The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall biannually brief the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding activities, during the prior six months, in furtherance of clause (vii) of section 411(g)(4)(C) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211(g)(4)(C) ), as added by section 2 of this Act. Such briefings may be provided in a classified setting if the Commissioner determines such is appropriate.

August 27, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3527 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 27, 2019 Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Mr. Guthrie , and Mr. Rush ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to assign the highest priority status for hospital care and medical services provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans who are former prisoners of war.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the POW Priority Care Act of 2019 . 2. Highest priority status for enrollment of former prisoners of war in health care system of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Enrollment Section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking and veterans and inserting , veterans ; and (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting , and veterans who are former prisoners of war. ; and (2) in paragraph (3), by striking who are former prisoners of war or . (b) Extended care services Section 1710B(c)(2)(D) of such title is amended by inserting a veteran who is a former prisoner of war or before a veteran who . (c) Applicability The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to veterans who are former prisoners of war before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.