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I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3851 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2019 Mr. Welch (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis , Ms. Titus , and Mr. Long ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To extend funding for Brand USA through fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2019 . 2. Travel promotion fund Subsection (d) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 2020 and inserting 2027 ; and (2) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking 2020 and inserting 2027 . 3. Electronic system for travel authorization fee increase Section 217(h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(i)(I) ) is amended by striking $10 and inserting $17 .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3853 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2019 Ms. Wexton (for herself and Ms. Norton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase under the Medicaid program the minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals and couples, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Personal Needs Allowance Modernization Act or the PNA Modernization Act . 2. Increasing under the Medicaid program the minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals and couples Section 1902(q)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(q)(2) ) is amended— (1) by inserting after $30 the following: (or, beginning January 1, 2020, $60) ; (2) by inserting after and $60 the following: (or, beginning January 1, 2020, $120) ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new sentence: Whenever benefit amounts under title II of the Social Security Act are increased by any percentage effective with a month after November 2020 as a result of a determination made under section 215(i) of such Act, each of the dollar amounts in effect under the previous sentence for the month before such month shall be increased by the same percentage. .
V 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3854 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2019 Mr. Cicilline introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To allow the Coast Guard to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel Oliver Hazard Perry, and for other purposes.

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In 2018, the Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry was named the Official Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador of Rhode Island. (2) At 200 feet long, the 3-masted Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry is the largest civilian Sailing School Vessel in the United States and serves as Rhode Island’s Official Education Sailing Vessel. (3) The mission of the Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry is to provide innovative and empowering education-at-sea programs that promote personal and professional growth. (4) The Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry is named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, from Rhode Island, who led United States forces to victory in the decisive Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. 2. Jones Act waiver for the Oliver Hazard Perry (a) In general Notwithstanding section 12112(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel Oliver Hazard Perry (IMO number 8775560; United States official number 1257224). (b) Termination of effectiveness of endorsement The coastwise endorsement authorized under subsection (a) for the vessel Oliver Hazard Perry (IMO number 8775560; United States official number 1257224) shall expire on the first date on which any of the following apply: (1) The vessel is sold to a person, including an entity, that is not related by ownership or control to the person, including an entity, that owned the vessel on the date of enactment of this Act. (2) The vessel is rebuilt and not rebuilt in the United States (as defined in section 12101(a) of title 46, United States Code). (3) The vessel is no longer operating in primary service as a sailing school vessel or an educational sailing vessel.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3855 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 19, 2019 Mrs. Lesko introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform asylum procedures, and for other purposes.

1. Credible fear interviews Section 235(b)(1)(B)(v) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B)(v) ) is amended by striking claim and all that follows, and inserting claim, as determined pursuant to section 208(b)(1)(B)(iii), and such other facts as are known to the officer, that the alien could establish eligibility for asylum under section 208, and it is more probable than not that the statements made by, and on behalf of, the alien in support of the alien’s claim are true. . 2. Jurisdiction of asylum applications Section 208(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158 ) is amended by striking subparagraph (C). 3. Recording expedited removal and credible fear interviews (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish quality assurance procedures and take steps to effectively ensure that questions by employees of the Department of Homeland Security exercising expedited removal authority under section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b) ) are asked in a uniform manner, to the extent possible, and that both these questions and the answers provided in response to them are recorded in a uniform fashion. (b) Factors relating to sworn statements Where practicable, any sworn or signed written statement taken of an alien as part of the record of a proceeding under section 235(b)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(A) ) shall be accompanied by a recording of the interview which served as the basis for that sworn statement. (c) Interpreters The Secretary shall ensure that a competent interpreter, not affiliated with the government of the country from which the alien may claim asylum, is used when the interviewing officer does not speak a language understood by the alien. (d) Recordings in immigration proceedings There shall be an audio or audio visual recording of interviews of aliens subject to expedited removal. The recording shall be included in the record of proceeding and shall be considered as evidence in any further proceedings involving the alien. (e) No private right of action Nothing in this section shall be construed to create any right, benefit, trust, or responsibility, whether substantive or procedural, enforceable in law or equity by a party against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, entities, officers, employees, or agents, or any person, nor does this section create any right of review in any administrative, judicial, or other proceeding.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3856 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 19, 2019 Mrs. Lesko introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform asylum procedures related to safe third countries, and for other purposes.

1. Safe third country Section 208(a)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2)(A) ) is amended— (1) by striking Attorney General each place it appears and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security ; and (2) by striking removed, pursuant to a bilateral or multilateral agreement, to and inserting removed to .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3858 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 19, 2019 Mrs. Lesko introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To authorize appropriations for detention spaces for the purpose of enforcing the immigration laws, and for other purposes.

1. Detention spaces There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to provide for sufficient detention spaces as the Secretary of Homeland Security determines necessary to enforce the immigration laws.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3859 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 19, 2019 Mrs. Lesko introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To authorize the Attorney General to appoint 100 additional immigration judges, and for other purposes.

1. Immigration judges (a) In general The Attorney General may appoint 100 additional immigration judges in addition to immigration judges currently serving as of the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3862 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 19, 2019 Mr. Cohen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equal Employment for All Act of 2019 . 2. Use of credit checks prohibited for employment purposes Section 604 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681b ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3)(B), by inserting , subject to the requirements of subsection (b) after purposes ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by amending the paragraph heading to read as follows: Use of consumer reports for employment purposes ; (ii) in subparagraph (A), by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and by moving such subclauses two ems to the right; (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and by moving such clauses two ems to the right; (iv) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) (as so redesignated) and inserting ; and ; (v) by striking agency may furnish and inserting agency— (A) may furnish ; and (vi) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) except as provided in paragraph (5), may not furnish a consumer report with respect to any consumer in which any information contained in the report bears on the consumer’s creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity to an employer if the employer seeks to use such information in a denial of employment or any other decision made for employment purposes. ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Requirements for consumer reports bearing on the consumer’s creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity (A) Exceptions An employer may use a consumer report with respect to any consumer in which any information contained in the report bears on the consumer’s creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity in a decision made for employment purposes or before taking an adverse action for employment purposes only if the consumer authorizes the procurement of the report as described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) and— (i) the consumer applies for, or currently holds, employment that requires the consumer to be eligible for access to classified information; or (ii) when otherwise required by law. (B) Limitation A person who seeks to obtain or use a consumer report with respect to any consumer in which any information contained in the report bears on the consumer’s creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity may not deny employment to the consumer or make any other decision for employment purposes with respect to the consumer because the consumer has not authorized the procurement of the report as described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii). .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3863 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 19, 2019 Mr. Courtney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To deauthorize the New London Harbor Waterfront Channel.

1. New London Harbor Waterfront Channel, Connecticut (a) In general The portion of the project for navigation, New London Harbor, Connecticut, 23-foot Waterfront Channel, authorized by section 1 of the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902 (32 Stat. 333) described in subsection (b) is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Area described The area described in this subsection is generally the portion of the Federal navigation project lying between and around the two piers at State Pier New London, specifically described as that area— (1) beginning at a point N691970.24, E1180372.61; (2) running southeasterly about 47.69 feet to a point N691951.68, E1180416.54; (3) running southeasterly about 948.57 feet to a point N691179.20, E1180967.05; (4) running northeasterly about 304.20 feet to a point N691263.78, E1181259.26; (5) running northwesterly about 955.59 feet to a point N692046.26, E1180710.74; (6) running northeasterly about 100.00 feet to a point N692103.66, E1180792.62; (7) running southeasterly about 989.80 feet to a point N691293.17, E1181360.78; (8) running southeasterly about 93.23 feet to a point N691216.82, E1181414.30; (9) running southwesterly about 411.08 feet to a point N690982.28, E1181076.69; (10) running northwesterly about 198.95 feet to a point N691144.29, E1180961.23; and (11) running northwesterly about 1014.23 feet to the point described in paragraph (1).
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3866 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 19, 2019 Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Pallone , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Norton , Mr. Serrano , and Mr. Khanna ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hear our Heroes Act of 2019 . 2. Presumption of service-connection for hearing loss and tinnitus Section 1112 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) (1) For purposes of section 1110 of this title, and subject to the provisions of section 1113 of this title, diagnosed hearing loss, tinnitus, or both of a veteran described in paragraph (2) shall be considered to have been incurred in or aggravated by the active military, naval, or air service of the veteran, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such hearing loss or tinnitus, as the case may be, during the period of such service. (2) A veteran described in this paragraph is a veteran who while on active military, naval, or air service— (A) was assigned to a military occupational specialty or equivalent described in paragraph (3); or (B) served in combat. (3) A military occupational specialty or equivalent referred to in paragraph (2)(A) is a military occupational specialty or equivalent in which individuals assigned to such military occupational specialty or equivalent in the active military, naval, or air service are or were likely to be exposed to a sufficiently high level of acoustic trauma as to result in permanent hearing loss, tinnitus, or both, as determined by the Secretary. . 3. Modification to schedule for rates for disability compensation Pursuant to section 1155 of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall adjust the schedule of rating disabilities to establish a minimum disability rating for a veteran who requires a hearing aid because of a service-connected disability, including pursuant to section 1112(d) of such title, as amended by section 2.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3868 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 22, 2019 Ms. Wasserman Schultz (for herself, Ms. Dean , Ms. Mucarsel-Powell , Ms. Shalala , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Ryan , Ms. DeLauro , and Ms. Wilson of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To grant Members of Congress access to detention facilities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Help Oversee, Manage, and Evaluate Safe Treatment and Ensure Access without Delay Act of 2019 or the HOMESTEAD Act of 2019 . 2. Mandatory access to detention facilities (a) In general A Member of Congress may not be prevented from entering any detention facility for the purpose of conducting oversight. (b) Temporary modification The head of a detention facility may not make any temporary modification at the detention facility in a manner that alters what is observed by a visiting Member of Congress. (c) No notice required A Member of Congress shall not be required to provide notice of intent to enter a detention facility for the purpose of conducting oversight. (d) Detention facility defined In this section, the term detention facility means any facility— (1) used to detain or otherwise house aliens; and (2) operated by or for— (A) the Department of Homeland Security (including any facility operated by a private contractor with the Department); or (B) the Department of Health and Human Services (including any facility operated by a private contractor with the Department).
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3870 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 511 West 165th Street in New York, New York, as the Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building .

1. Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 511 West 165th Street in New York, New York, shall be known and designated as the Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty H. R. 3870 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 511 West 165th Street in New York, New York, as the Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building .

1. Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 511 West 165th Street in New York, New York, shall be known and designated as the Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3870 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 22, 2019 Mr. Espaillat (for himself, Mr. Rose of New York , Mr. Morelle , Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Suozzi , Ms. Meng , Mr. Serrano , and Mrs. Lowey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 511 West 165th Street in New York, New York, as the Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building .

1. Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 511 West 165th Street in New York, New York, shall be known and designated as the Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building .
IIB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3870 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 15, 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 511 West 165th Street in New York, New York, as the Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building .

1. Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 511 West 165th Street in New York, New York, shall be known and designated as the Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3871 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 22, 2019 Mr. Foster introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to preserve the independent funding of the Office of Financial Research.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting the Independent Funding of the Office of Financial Research Act . 2. Preserving independent funding The Financial Stability Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5311 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 152— (A) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) Budget (1) In general The Director shall have sole discretion to establish the annual budget of the Office. (2) Minimum Funding Level of the Budget The annual budget of the Office in any given fiscal year shall not be less than a dollar amount equal to the budget of the Office in fiscal year 2017. (3) Adjustment of Minimum Funding Level The dollar amount referred to in paragraph (2) shall be adjusted annually by the Director, using the percent increase, if any, in the employment cost index for total compensation for State and local government workers published by the Federal Government, or the successor index thereto, for the 12-month period ending September 30 of the year preceding the annual budget. ; (B) in subsection (d), by striking , in consultation with the Chairperson, each place such term appears; (C) in subsection (h), by striking , in consultation with the Chairperson, ; and (D) in subsection (i), by striking , in consultation with the Chairperson, ; (2) in section 155— (A) in subsection (d), by inserting before the period the following: , as determined in the sole discretion of the Director ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (e) Reviewability Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the funding pursuant to subsection (d) shall not be subject to review by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (f) Preservation of the Office of Financial Research’s independence Nothing in this section shall authorize the Secretary to influence the budget or the number or compensation of employees of the Office. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3875 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 22, 2019 Ms. Tlaib introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To prohibit Federal funding from being used for the purchase or use of facial recognition technology, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibiting Federal funding for facial recognition technology (a) In general No Federal funds may be used for the purchase or use of facial recognition technology. (b) Facial recognition technology defined In this Act, the term facial recognition technology means technology which facilitates or otherwise enables an automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying an individual based on the physical characteristics of the individual’s face, or that logs characteristics of an individual’s face, head, or body to infer emotion, associations, activities, or the location of an individual. (c) Effective date This Act shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3876 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2019 Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself and Ms. Adams ) 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 ensure the solvency of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund by extending the excise tax on coal.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act . 2. Extension of black lung disability trust fund excise tax (a) In general Section 4121(e)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2018 and inserting December 31, 2029 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply on and after the first day of the first calendar month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3878 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify the process for registrants to exercise due diligence upon discovering a suspicious order, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Block, Report, And Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act of 2020 . 2. Clarification of process for registrants to exercise due diligence upon discovering a suspicious order (a) In general Paragraph (3) of section 312(a) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 832(a) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) upon discovering a suspicious order or series of orders— (A) exercise due diligence; (B) establish and maintain (for not less than a period to be determined by the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration) a record of the due diligence that was performed; (C) decline to fill the order or series of orders if the due diligence fails to resolve all of the indicators that gave rise to the suspicion that filling the order or series of orders would cause a violation of this title by the registrant or the prospective purchaser; and (D) notify the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Special Agent in Charge of the Division Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration for the area in which the registrant is located or conducts business of— (i) each suspicious order or series of orders discovered by the registrant; and (ii) the indicators giving rise to the suspicion that filling the order or series of orders would cause a violation of this title by the registrant or the prospective purchaser. . (b) Regulations Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, for purposes of section 312(a)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act, as amended by subsection (a), the Attorney General of the United States shall promulgate a final regulation specifying the indicators that give rise to a suspicion that filling an order or series of orders would cause a violation of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) by a registrant or a prospective purchaser. (c) Applicability Section 312(a)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act, as amended by subsection (a), shall apply beginning on the day that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. Until such day, section 312(a)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act shall apply as such section 312(a)(3) was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. 3. Determination of budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3878 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2019 Mr. McKinley (for himself and Mrs. Dingell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify the process for registrants to exercise due diligence upon discovering a suspicious order, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Block, Report, And Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act of 2019 . 2. Clarification of process for registrants to exercise due diligence upon discovering a suspicious order (a) In general Paragraph (3) of section 312(a) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 832(a) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) upon discovering a suspicious order or series of orders— (A) exercise due diligence; (B) establish and maintain (for not less than a period to be determined by the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration) a record of the due diligence that was performed; (C) decline to fill the order or series of orders if the due diligence fails to dispel all of the indicators that gave rise to the suspicion that filling the order or series of orders would cause a violation of this title by the registrant or the prospective purchaser; and (D) notify the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Special Agent in Charge of the Division Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration for the area in which the registrant is located or conducts business of— (i) each suspicious order or series of orders discovered by the registrant; and (ii) the indicators giving rise to the suspicion that filling the order or series of orders would cause a violation of this title by the registrant or the prospective purchaser. . (b) Applicability Section 312(a)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act, as amended by subsection (a), shall apply beginning on the day that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act. Until such day, section 312(a)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act shall apply as such section 312(a)(3) was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.
IIB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3878 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify the process for registrants to exercise due diligence upon discovering a suspicious order, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Block, Report, And Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act of 2020 . 2. Clarification of process for registrants to exercise due diligence upon discovering a suspicious order (a) In general Paragraph (3) of section 312(a) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 832(a) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) upon discovering a suspicious order or series of orders— (A) exercise due diligence; (B) establish and maintain (for not less than a period to be determined by the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration) a record of the due diligence that was performed; (C) decline to fill the order or series of orders if the due diligence fails to resolve all of the indicators that gave rise to the suspicion that filling the order or series of orders would cause a violation of this title by the registrant or the prospective purchaser; and (D) notify the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Special Agent in Charge of the Division Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration for the area in which the registrant is located or conducts business of— (i) each suspicious order or series of orders discovered by the registrant; and (ii) the indicators giving rise to the suspicion that filling the order or series of orders would cause a violation of this title by the registrant or the prospective purchaser. . (b) Regulations Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, for purposes of section 312(a)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act, as amended by subsection (a), the Attorney General of the United States shall promulgate a final regulation specifying the indicators that give rise to a suspicion that filling an order or series of orders would cause a violation of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) by a registrant or a prospective purchaser. (c) Applicability Section 312(a)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act, as amended by subsection (a), shall apply beginning on the day that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. Until such day, section 312(a)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act shall apply as such section 312(a)(3) was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. 3. Determination of budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
IB Union Calendar No. 481 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3878 [Report No. 116–583, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2019 Mr. McKinley (for himself and Mrs. Dingell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned November 16, 2020 Additional sponsors: Mr. Walden and Ms. Stefanik November 16, 2020 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic November 16, 2020 Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 23, 2019 A BILL To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify the process for registrants to exercise due diligence upon discovering a suspicious order, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Block, Report, And Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act of 2020 . 2. Clarification of process for registrants to exercise due diligence upon discovering a suspicious order (a) In general Paragraph (3) of section 312(a) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 832(a) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) upon discovering a suspicious order or series of orders— (A) exercise due diligence; (B) establish and maintain (for not less than a period to be determined by the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration) a record of the due diligence that was performed; (C) decline to fill the order or series of orders if the due diligence fails to resolve all of the indicators that gave rise to the suspicion that filling the order or series of orders would cause a violation of this title by the registrant or the prospective purchaser; and (D) notify the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Special Agent in Charge of the Division Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration for the area in which the registrant is located or conducts business of— (i) each suspicious order or series of orders discovered by the registrant; and (ii) the indicators giving rise to the suspicion that filling the order or series of orders would cause a violation of this title by the registrant or the prospective purchaser. . (b) Applicability Section 312(a)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act, as amended by subsection (a), shall apply beginning on the day that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act. Until such day, section 312(a)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act shall apply as such section 312(a)(3) was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.

November 16, 2020 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment November 16, 2020 Committee on the Judiciary discharged; 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. 3880 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2019 Mr. Delgado (for himself and Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania ) 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 allow the deduction for health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Fairness for the Self-Employed Act of 2019 . 2. Deduction for health insurance costs allowed in computing self-employment taxes (a) In general Subsection (l) of section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (4) and by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4). (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3886 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2019 Mr. McAdams (for himself and Mr. Hollingsworth ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to provide a temporary exemption for low-revenue issuers from certain auditor attestation requirements.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 . 2. Temporary exemption for low-revenue issuers Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Temporary exemption for low-Revenue issuers (1) Low-revenue exemption Subsection (b) shall not apply with respect to an audit report prepared for an issuer that— (A) ceased to be an emerging growth company on the last day of the fiscal year of the issuer following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of common equity securities of the issuer pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933; (B) had average annual gross revenues of less than $50,000,000 as of its most recently completed fiscal year; and (C) is not a large accelerated filer. (2) Expiration of temporary exemption An issuer ceases to be eligible for the exemption described under paragraph (1) at the earliest of— (A) the last day of the fiscal year of the issuer following the tenth anniversary of the date of the first sale of common equity securities of the issuer pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933; (B) the last day of the fiscal year of the issuer during which the average annual gross revenues of the issuer exceed $50,000,000; or (C) the date on which the issuer becomes a large accelerated filer. (3) Definitions For purposes of this subsection: (A) Average annual gross revenues The term average annual gross revenues means the total gross revenues of an issuer over its most recently completed three fiscal years divided by three. (B) Emerging growth company The term emerging growth company has the meaning given such term under section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c ). (C) Large accelerated filer The term large accelerated filer has the meaning given that term under section 240.12b–2 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3888 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2019 Mrs. Rodgers of Washington (for herself and Mr. McNerney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To required the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct a study on motor vehicle safety and impaired driving, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Impaired Driving Study Act of 2019 . 2. NHTSA study on motor vehicle safety and impaired driving (a) Study The Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall conduct a study on the ways in which the Administration can improve motor vehicle safety, as defined in section 30102 of title 49, United States Code, to address impaired driving, including alcohol, marijuana, and opioid-impaired driving. (b) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the following: (1) A description of the activities undertaken pursuant to subsection (a). (2) An update on the progress of the study pursuant to subsection (a). (3) The results of the study once it is completed.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3890 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2019 Mr. Bucshon (for himself and Mrs. Dingell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Secretary of Transportation to provide funds to address motor vehicle safety and impaired driving, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combatting Impaired Driving Act of 2019 . 2. Motor vehicle safety and impaired driving (a) Authorization of funds The Secretary of Transportation shall provide funding for grants, pilot program activities, demonstration projects, and innovative solutions to improve motor vehicle safety, as defined in section 30102 of title 49, United States Code, to address impaired driving, including alcohol, marijuana, and opioid-impaired driving. (b) Funding amount There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out subsection (a), amounts as follows: (1) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. (2) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. (3) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. (4) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. (5) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3896 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2019 Mr. Lipinski (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide that only citizens or nationals of the United States may operate trains within the United States that originate in Mexico.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection of American Jobs in Cross-Border Rail Operations With Mexico Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The country of Mexico prohibits Americans from serving as crews on railroad trains in Mexico. (2) The rail safety laws and regulations of Mexico, and the requirements for certification of Mexican railroad operating crews, are far less stringent than those of the United States. (3) A reciprocal restriction on Mexican nationals crewing trains in the United States will protect the work and jobs of American rail workers, protect the safety of Americans living and working in proximity to railroad tracks in the United States that are used for cross-border rail operations with Mexico, and promote otherwise fair and equitable labor conditions. 3. Crew requirements for trains originating in Mexico (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 20169. Crew requirements for trains originating in Mexico Trains originating in Mexico may only be operated in the United States by crews comprised entirely of citizens or nationals of the United States. . (b) Regulations required Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendments made by this Act. (c) Conforming amendment The table of sections for subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 20169. Crew requirements for trains originating in Mexico. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3897 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2019 Mr. Bilirakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for individuals who pursue programs of education solely through distance learning on more than a half-time basis.

1. Increase of monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for individuals who pursue programs of education solely through distance learning on more than a half-time basis (a) In general Section 3313(c)(1)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking clause (iii); (2) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii); and (3) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting clause (ii) . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to a quarter, semester, or term beginning on or after August 1, 2020.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3898 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2019 Mr. Bost (for himself and Ms. Finkenauer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require the Corps of Engineers to consider benefits to navigation to be gained by certain projects, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Levee Rehabilitation Improvements Act . 2. Consideration of benefits Section 5(a)(2)(A) of the Flood Control Act of 1941 ( 33 U.S.C. 701n(a)(2)(A) ) is amended to read as follows: (A) Consideration of benefits In preparing a cost and benefit feasibility assessment for any emergency project described in paragraph (1), the Chief of Engineers shall consider— (i) the benefits to be gained by such project for the protection of— (I) residential establishments; (II) commercial establishments, including the protection of inventory; and (III) agricultural establishments, including the protection of crops; and (ii) the benefits to navigation to be gained by such project. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3901 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2019 Ms. Judy Chu of California (for herself, Mr. Khanna , Mr. Case , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , and Mr. Takano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Education Sciences and Reform Act of 2002 to include racial subgroups in IPEDS data, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Data Counts Act of 2019 . 2. Inclusion of racial subgroups in IPEDS data Section 153(a)(3) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 ( 20 U.S.C. 9543(a)(3) ) is amended— (1) by striking feasible, information and inserting the following: feasible— (A) information ; (2) by inserting and after the semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) information from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Survey or a successor system (whichever includes the most recent data), that is disaggregated by race in a manner that captures all the racial groups specified in the American Community Survey of the United States Census Bureau; .