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I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4987 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 5, 2019 Ms. Herrera Beutler (for herself and Mr. Higgins of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To provide first responders with planning, training, and equipment capabilities for crude oil-by-rail and ethanol-by-rail derailment and incident response, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act . 2. Support for firefighters for crude oil-by-rail and ethanol-by-rail derailment and incident response Section 33(c) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Priority The Administrator of FEMA shall, in carrying out this section, give high priority consideration to grants providing for planning, training, and equipment to firefighters for crude oil-by-rail and ethanol-by-rail derailment and incident response. .
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4988 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Walnut Street in Bordentown, New Jersey, as the Clara Barton Post Office Building .

1. Clara Barton Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Walnut Street in Bordentown, New Jersey, shall be known and designated as the Clara Barton 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 Clara Barton Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 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. 4988 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Walnut Street in Bordentown, New Jersey, as the Clara Barton Post Office Building .

1. Clara Barton Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Walnut Street in Bordentown, New Jersey, shall be known and designated as the Clara Barton 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 Clara Barton 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. 4988 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 5, 2019 Mr. Kim (for himself, Mr. Norcross , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Malinowski , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Payne , Ms. Sherrill , and Mrs. Watson Coleman ) 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 14 Walnut Street in Bordentown, New Jersey, as the Clara Barton Post Office Building .

1. Clara Barton Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Walnut Street in Bordentown, New Jersey, shall be known and designated as the Clara Barton 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 Clara Barton Post Office Building .
IIB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4988 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 11, 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 14 Walnut Street in Bordentown, New Jersey, as the Clara Barton Post Office Building .

1. Clara Barton Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Walnut Street in Bordentown, New Jersey, shall be known and designated as the Clara Barton 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 Clara Barton Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4992 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2019 Ms. Gabbard introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program on suicide prevention in the military health care system.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recovery Engagement And Coordination for Health–Military Innovations for Life Act or the REACH MIL Act . 2. Pilot program on suicide prevention in military health care system (a) Pilot program The Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall carry out a pilot program on suicide prevention in the military health care system. Such program shall be similar to the REACH VET predictive analysis pilot program carried out by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (b) Predictive analytics process (1) Pre-emptive care In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall analyze existing data from health records of members of the Armed Force serving on active duty to identify the members who are at a statistically elevated risk for suicide, hospitalization, illness, or other adverse outcomes, in order to provide pre-emptive care and support for such members before such members have or express suicidal thoughts to clinicians. (2) Process The Secretary shall ensure that the predictive analytics process developed pursuant to paragraph (1)— (A) identifies members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who are at high statistical risk for suicide; (B) flags the records of the members; and (C) requires health care providers of the military health care system to contact such members to initiate a care plan. (c) Information sharing The Secretary of Defense shall provide information under the pilot program under subsection (a) with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who transitions from the military health care system to the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs is able to schedule appropriate follow-up mental health care appointments with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4997 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2019 Mrs. Roby (for herself and Mr. Jeffries ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 708 of title 17, United States Code, to permit the Register of Copyrights to waive fees for filing an application for registration of a copyright claim in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Artistic Recognition for Talented Students Act or the ARTS Act . 2. Waiver of fees for winners of certain competitions Section 708 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) (1) In this subsection, the term covered competition means— (A) an art competition sponsored by the Congressional Institute that is open only to high school students; and (B) the competition described in section 3 of H. Res. 77, as adopted by the 113th Congress. (2) With respect to a work that wins a covered competition, the Register of Copyrights— (A) shall waive the requirement under subsection (a)(1) with respect to an application for registration of a copyright claim for that work if that application is filed not later than the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the work claimed by the application wins the covered competition (referred to in this paragraph as the covered year ); and (B) may waive the fee described in subparagraph (A) for an application filed after the end of the covered year if the fee would have been waived under that subparagraph had the application been submitted before the last day of the covered year. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5001 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2019 Mr. Clay introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to clarify that the definition of a debt collector includes, in all cases, a person in a business the principal purpose of which is the enforcement of security interests.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act . 2. Enforcers of security interests Section 803(6) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692a(6) ) is amended by striking For the purpose of section 808(6), such term also includes any person who uses any instrumentality of interstate commerce or the mails in any business the principal purpose of which is the enforcement of security interests. .
IB Union Calendar No. 523 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5001 [Report No. 116–638] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2019 Mr. Clay introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services December 10, 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 November 8, 2019 A BILL To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to clarify that the definition of a debt collector includes, in all cases, a person in a business the principal purpose of which is the enforcement of security interests.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act . 2. Enforcement of security interests Section 803(6) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692a(6) ) is amended by striking For the purpose of section 808(6), such term also includes any person who uses any instrumentality of interstate commerce or the mails in any business the principal purpose of which is the enforcement of security interests. .

December 10, 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 2d Session H. R. 5003 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act . 2. Enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of servicemembers (a) Communication in connection with debt collection Section 805 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692c ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Communications concerning servicemember debts (1) Definition In this subsection, the term covered member means— (A) a covered member or a dependent as defined in section 987(i) of title 10, United States Code; and (B) (i) an individual who was separated, discharged, or released from duty described in such section 987(i)(1), but only during the 365-day period beginning on the date of separation, discharge, or release; or (ii) a person, with respect to an individual described in clause (i), described in subparagraph (A), (D), (E), or (I) of section 1072(2) of title 10, United States Code. (2) Prohibitions A debt collector may not, in connection with the collection of any debt of a covered member— (A) threaten to have the covered member reduced in rank; (B) threaten to have the covered member’s security clearance revoked; or (C) threaten to have the covered member prosecuted under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice). . (b) Unfair practices Section 808 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692f ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (9) The representation to any covered member (as defined under section 805(e)(1)) that failure to cooperate with a debt collector will result in— (A) a reduction in rank of the covered member; (B) a revocation of the covered member’s security clearance; or (C) prosecution under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice). . 3. GAO study The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on the impact of this Act on— (1) the timely delivery of information to a covered member (as defined in section 805(e) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, as added by this Act); (2) military readiness; and (3) national security, including the extent to which covered members with security clearances would be impacted by uncollected debt. 4. 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 March 2, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5003 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2019 Ms. Dean introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act . 2. Enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of members of the Armed Forces (a) Communication in connection with debt collection Section 805 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692c ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Communications concerning servicemember debts (1) Definition In this subsection, the term covered member — (A) has the meaning given the term in section 987(i)(1) of title 10, United States Code; and (B) means an individual who was separated, discharged, or released from duty described in such section 987(i)(1), but only during the 365-day period beginning on the date of separation, discharge, or release. (2) Prohibitions A debt collector may not, in connection with the collection of any debt of a covered member— (A) communicate with any individual above a covered member in the chain of command, including for the purpose of acquiring location information about the covered member; (B) threaten to have the covered member reduced in rank; or (C) threaten to have the covered member’s security clearance revoked. . (b) Unfair practices Section 808 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692f ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (9) The representation to any covered member (as defined under section 805(e)(1)) that failure to cooperate with a debt collector will result in— (A) a reduction in rank of the covered member; (B) a revocation of the covered member’s security clearance; or (C) prosecution under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice). .
IIB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5003 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 3, 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs AN ACT To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act . 2. Enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of servicemembers (a) Communication in connection with debt collection Section 805 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692c ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Communications concerning servicemember debts (1) Definition In this subsection, the term covered member means— (A) a covered member or a dependent as defined in section 987(i) of title 10, United States Code; and (B) (i) an individual who was separated, discharged, or released from duty described in such section 987(i)(1), but only during the 365-day period beginning on the date of separation, discharge, or release; or (ii) a person, with respect to an individual described in clause (i), described in subparagraph (A), (D), (E), or (I) of section 1072(2) of title 10, United States Code. (2) Prohibitions A debt collector may not, in connection with the collection of any debt of a covered member— (A) threaten to have the covered member reduced in rank; (B) threaten to have the covered member’s security clearance revoked; or (C) threaten to have the covered member prosecuted under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice). . (b) Unfair practices Section 808 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692f ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (9) The representation to any covered member (as defined under section 805(e)(1)) that failure to cooperate with a debt collector will result in— (A) a reduction in rank of the covered member; (B) a revocation of the covered member’s security clearance; or (C) prosecution under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice). . 3. GAO study The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on the impact of this Act on— (1) the timely delivery of information to a covered member (as defined in section 805(e) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, as added by this Act); (2) military readiness; and (3) national security, including the extent to which covered members with security clearances would be impacted by uncollected debt. 4. 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 March 2, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5006 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2019 Mr. Emmer 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 provide coverage under the Medicaid program for services for the treatment of psychiatric or substance use disorders furnished to certain individuals in an institution for mental diseases, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Inpatient Mental Health Act . 2. Medicaid coverage for services for the treatment of psychiatric or substance use disorders furnished to certain individuals in an institution for mental diseases (a) In general Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (29), by striking ; and at the end; (2) by redesignating paragraph (30) as paragraph (31); (3) by inserting after paragraph (29) the following new paragraph: (30) services for the treatment of psychiatric or substance use disorders furnished to any individual who is eligible for medical assistance under the State plan (or a waiver of such plan), enrolled with a medicaid managed care organization (as defined in section 1903(m)(1)(A)) or a prepaid inpatient health plan described in section 1903(m)(9)(D)(iii)(I), and is a patient in an institution for mental diseases; and ; and (4) in the matter preceding the subdivision (A) following paragraph (31), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by striking as otherwise provided in paragraph (16) and inserting as otherwise provided in paragraphs (16) and (30) . (b) Conforming amendment Section 1903(m)(7) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)(7) ) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and made with respect to services described in such section provided before the date of enactment of the Expanding Access to Inpatient Mental Health Act . (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to medical assistance provided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5007 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2019 Ms. Finkenauer (for herself, Mr. Crawford , Mrs. Axne , Mr. Loebsack , Mr. Watkins , and Mr. Fortenberry ) 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 expand certain exceptions to the private activity bond rules for first-time farmers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farmers’ Access to Resources and Machinery Act . 2. Expansion of certain exceptions to the private activity bond rules for first-time farmers (a) Increase in dollar limitation (1) In general Section 147(c)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $450,000 and inserting $524,200 . (2) Repeal of separate lower dollar limitation on used farm equipment Section 147(c)(2) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (F) and by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and (H) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively. (3) Qualified small issue bond limitation conformed to increased dollar limitation Section 144(a)(11)(A) of such Code is amended by striking $250,000 and inserting $524,200 . (4) Inflation adjustment (A) In general Section 147(c)(2)(G) of such Code, as redesignated by paragraph (2), is amended— (i) by striking after 2008, the dollar amount in subparagraph (A) shall be increased and inserting after 2020, the dollar amounts in subparagraph (A) and section 144(a)(11)(A) shall each be increased ; and (ii) by striking 2007 in clause (ii) and inserting 2019 . (B) Cross-reference Section 144(a)(11) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) Inflation adjustment For inflation adjustment of dollar amount contained in subparagraph (A), see section 147(c)(2)(G). . (b) Substantial farmland determined on basis of average rather than median farm size Section 147(c)(2)(E) of such Code is amended by striking median and inserting average . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5008 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2019 Mr. Gallego introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs to perform certain duties regarding underperforming medical centers of the Department.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Improvement Act . 2. Duties of the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding underperforming medical centers of the Department (a) List of recommendations Not later than 90 days after the issuance of the end-of-year relative performance star ratings (in this section referred to as Star Ratings ) for each fiscal year, the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall identify and transmit a list of specific improvement recommendations for each medical center of the Department that received fewer than two stars in the Star Ratings regarding quality of care for the most recent fiscal year. The Inspector General shall transmit each such list to— (1) the Director of the medical center named in the list; (2) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; (3) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives; (4) the Senators for the State in which the medical center is located; and (5) the Representative in whose congressional district the medical center is located. (b) Progress reports Not later than 180 days after the Inspector General transmits a list under subsection (a), the Inspector General shall publish on the website of the Department and submit to the recipients of that list a report that identifies— (1) the extent to which the Director of the medical center implemented the improvement recommendations; (2) any change in the performance of the medical center.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5013 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2019 Mr. Lawson of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To apply the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to small businesses to the same extent as such Act applies to consumers, to require the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to define small business for purposes of such Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act . 2. Fair debt collection practices for loans to small businesses (a) In general The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 803, by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows: (5) The term debt means any obligation or alleged obligation to pay money arising out of a transaction, whether or not such obligation has been reduced to judgment. ; (2) by redesignating section 819 as section 820; and (3) by inserting after section 818 the following: 819. Application to small businesses (a) In general This Act shall apply to small businesses to the same extent as this Act applies to consumers. (b) Small business defined The Director of the Bureau, in consultation with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, shall issue a rule to define the term small business for purposes of this section. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 819 and inserting the following: 819. Application to small businesses. 820. Effective date. . (c) Prohibition on harassment or abuse Section 806(3) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692d ) is amended— (1) by striking consumers who and inserting consumers or small businesses that ; and (2) by inserting , to a commercial credit bureau, after consumer reporting agency .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5015 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2019 Mr. Luján (for himself, Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. Welch , Mr. Sarbanes , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. McNerney , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Loebsack , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Peters , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Ms. McCollum , Ms. Norton , Mr. Cooper , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Himes , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Lamb , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mr. Takano , Ms. Brownley of California , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Morelle , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. DeFazio , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Kim , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , and Mrs. Lee of Nevada ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Federal Communications Commission to revise its sponsorship identification rules so as to require the disclosure of the names of significant donors to persons paying for or furnishing broadcast matter or origination cablecasting matter that is political matter or matter involving the discussion of a controversial issue of public importance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honest Campaigns Act of 2019 . 2. Revision to sponsorship identification rules Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall revise its sponsorship identification rules (sections 73.1212 and 76.1615 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations) so as to provide that, in the case of broadcast matter or origination cablecasting matter that is political matter or matter involving the discussion of a controversial issue of public importance, the announcement required by such sections shall include the names of significant donors to the person the identity of which is required to be disclosed in such announcement.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5018 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2019 Mr. Meadows (for himself, Mr. Banks , Mr. Chabot , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Curtis , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Walker , Mr. Gallagher , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Abraham , and Mr. Gibbs ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that sums in the Thrift Savings Fund may not be invested in securities that are listed on certain foreign exchanges, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayers and Savers Protection Act or the TSP Act . 2. Investment of Thrift Savings Fund Section 8438 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) (1) In this subsection— (A) the term PCAOB means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; and (B) the term registered public accounting firm has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 7201(a) ). (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no sums in the Thrift Savings Fund may be invested in any security that is listed on an exchange in a jurisdiction in which the PCAOB— (A) has never conducted an inspection or investigation of a registered public accounting firm under section 104 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 7214 ); and (B) is prevented from conducting a complete inspection or investigation described in subparagraph (A) because of a position taken by an authority in that jurisdiction, as determined by the PCAOB. (3) The Board shall consult with the Securities and Exchange Commission on a biennial basis in order to ensure compliance with paragraph (2). .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5019 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2019 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide support to university law school programs that are designed to provide legal assistance to veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Legal Support Act of 2019 . 2. Department of Veterans Affairs support for university legal clinics that assist veterans (a) Support authorized The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may provide support to one or more university law school programs that are designed to provide legal assistance to veterans. (b) Eligible programs Programs of university law schools which may receive support under subsection (a) may include programs that assist veterans with— (1) filing and appealing claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary; and (2) such other civil, criminal, and family legal matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) Financial support (1) In general The support provided a program under subsection (a) may include financial support of the program. (2) Limitation on amount The total amount of financial support provided under subsection (a) in any fiscal year may not exceed $1,000,000. (3) Funding Amounts for financial support under subsection (a) shall be derived from amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Medical Services account of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5020 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2019 Mr. Panetta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the National Cancer Institute to conduct a study on radiation exposure relating to prostate cancer.

1. Study on radiation exposure relating to prostate cancer (a) Study The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the National Cancer Institute to conduct a study to determine whether prostate cancer should be added to the list of diseases specified in section 1112(c) of title 38, United States Code, and considered to have been incurred in or aggravated during the active military, naval, or air service of radiation-exposed veterans. (b) Report Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on such study.
I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5023 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Youngstown, Ohio, as the Carl Nunziato VA Clinic .

1. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Carl Nunziato graduated from Youngstown State University ROTC as the Distinguished Military Graduate in 1961 and commissioned into the U.S. Army. (2) While serving, Major (ret.) Nunziato was stationed in Thailand during the Laotian Crisis. Major Nunziato later served two voluntary tours of combat duty in Vietnam. (3) On his second tour, then-Captain Nunziato was severely injured, losing both legs from a mortar attack while protecting a small Vietnamese village in Soui Da. (4) Major Nunziato spent two years at Walter Reed Military Hospital recovering from his wounds. He then returned home to Northeastern Ohio where he enrolled in Case Western University Law School earning a degree in 1971. Following retirement from active duty, Major Nunziato continuously championed the rights of veterans and the disabled, while establishing a distinguished career in banking and finance. (5) Due to Major Nunziato’s tireless efforts, a Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic was established in Youngstown. Additionally, his exhaustive work throughout Mahoning County has brought curb cuts, wheel chair ramps and other accessibility measures to county public buildings, universities and courthouses, affording more independence to local disabled population. These efforts were borne from witnessing fellow disabled veterans denied justice and equality, after having fought and sacrificed for those same principles. 2. Name of Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic, Youngstown, Ohio The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Youngstown, Ohio, shall, after the date of the enactment of this Act, be known and designated as the Carl Nunziato VA Clinic . Any reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Carl Nunziato VA Clinic.

Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 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. 5023 AN ACT To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Youngstown, Ohio, as the Carl Nunziato VA Clinic .

1. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Carl Nunziato graduated from Youngstown State University ROTC as the Distinguished Military Graduate in 1961 and commissioned into the U.S. Army. (2) While serving, Major (ret.) Nunziato was stationed in Thailand during the Laotian Crisis. Major Nunziato later served two voluntary tours of combat duty in Vietnam. (3) On his second tour, then-Captain Nunziato was severely injured, losing both legs from a mortar attack while protecting a small Vietnamese village in Soui Da. (4) Major Nunziato spent two years at Walter Reed Military Hospital recovering from his wounds. He then returned home to Northeastern Ohio where he enrolled in Case Western University Law School earning a degree in 1971. Following retirement from active duty, Major Nunziato continuously championed the rights of veterans and the disabled, while establishing a distinguished career in banking and finance. (5) Due to Major Nunziato’s tireless efforts, a Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic was established in Youngstown. Additionally, his exhaustive work throughout Mahoning County has brought curb cuts, wheel chair ramps and other accessibility measures to county public buildings, universities and courthouses, affording more independence to local disabled population. These efforts were borne from witnessing fellow disabled veterans denied justice and equality, after having fought and sacrificed for those same principles. 2. Name of Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic, Youngstown, Ohio The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Youngstown, Ohio, shall, after the date of the enactment of this Act, be known and designated as the Carl Nunziato VA Clinic . Any reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Carl Nunziato VA Clinic.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5023 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2019 Mr. Ryan (for himself, Mr. Chabot , Mr. Wenstrup , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Jordan , Mr. Latta , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Davidson of Ohio , Mr. Turner , Ms. Fudge , Mr. Balderson , Mr. Joyce of Ohio , Mr. Stivers , Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio , and Ms. Kaptur ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Youngstown, Ohio, as the Carl Nunziato VA Clinic .

1. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Carl Nunziato graduated from Youngstown State University ROTC as the Distinguished Military Graduate in 1961 and commissioned into the U.S. Army. (2) While serving, Major (ret.) Nunziato was stationed in Thailand during the Laotian Crisis. Major Nunziato later served two voluntary tours of combat duty in Vietnam. (3) On his second tour, then-Captain Nunziato was severely injured, losing both legs from a mortar attack while protecting a small Vietnamese village in Soui Da. (4) Major Nunziato spent two years at Walter Reed Military Hospital recovering from his wounds. He then returned home to Northeastern Ohio where he enrolled in Case Western University Law School earning a degree in 1971. Following retirement from active duty, Major Nunziato continuously championed the rights of veterans and the disabled, while establishing a distinguished career in banking and finance. (5) Due to Major Nunziato’s tireless efforts, a Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic was established in Youngstown. Additionally, his exhaustive work throughout Mahoning County has brought curb cuts, wheel chair ramps and other accessibility measures to county public buildings, universities and courthouses, affording more independence to local disabled population. These efforts were borne from witnessing fellow disabled veterans denied justice and equality, after having fought and sacrificed for those same principles. 2. Name of Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic, Youngstown, Ohio The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Youngstown, Ohio, shall, after the date of the enactment of this Act, be known and designated as the Carl Nunziato VA Clinic . Any reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Carl Nunziato VA Clinic.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5023 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 24, 2020 Received AN ACT To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Youngstown, Ohio, as the Carl Nunziato VA Clinic .

1. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Carl Nunziato graduated from Youngstown State University ROTC as the Distinguished Military Graduate in 1961 and commissioned into the U.S. Army. (2) While serving, Major (ret.) Nunziato was stationed in Thailand during the Laotian Crisis. Major Nunziato later served two voluntary tours of combat duty in Vietnam. (3) On his second tour, then-Captain Nunziato was severely injured, losing both legs from a mortar attack while protecting a small Vietnamese village in Soui Da. (4) Major Nunziato spent two years at Walter Reed Military Hospital recovering from his wounds. He then returned home to Northeastern Ohio where he enrolled in Case Western University Law School earning a degree in 1971. Following retirement from active duty, Major Nunziato continuously championed the rights of veterans and the disabled, while establishing a distinguished career in banking and finance. (5) Due to Major Nunziato’s tireless efforts, a Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic was established in Youngstown. Additionally, his exhaustive work throughout Mahoning County has brought curb cuts, wheel chair ramps and other accessibility measures to county public buildings, universities and courthouses, affording more independence to local disabled population. These efforts were borne from witnessing fellow disabled veterans denied justice and equality, after having fought and sacrificed for those same principles. 2. Name of Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic, Youngstown, Ohio The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Youngstown, Ohio, shall, after the date of the enactment of this Act, be known and designated as the Carl Nunziato VA Clinic . Any reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Carl Nunziato VA Clinic.

Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5024 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2019 Mr. Sablan (for himself and Mrs. Radewagen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand health care coverage provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs during the transition of members of the Armed Forces from service in the Armed Forces to civilian life, and for other purposes.

1. Expansion of health care coverage for veterans (a) In general Section 1710(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph (B): (B) to any veteran during the one-year period following the discharge or release of the veteran from active military, naval, or air service, or from active status (as defined in section 101 of title 10); and . (b) Patient enrollment system Section 1705(c) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the Secretary from providing hospital care and medical services to a veteran under section 1710(a)(1)(B) of this title during the period specified in such section notwithstanding the failure of the veteran to enroll in the system of patient enrollment established by the Secretary under subsection (a). . (c) Promotion of expanded eligibility (1) Transition Assistance Program (A) In general The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall promote to members of the Armed Forces transitioning from service in the Armed Forces to civilian life through the Transition Assistance Program the expanded eligibility of veterans for health care under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the amendments made by this section. (B) Transition Assistance Program defined In this paragraph, the term Transition Assistance Program means the Transition Assistance Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code. (2) Publication by Department of Veterans Affairs Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish on a website of the Department of Veterans Affairs notification of the expanded eligibility of veterans for health care under the laws administered by the Secretary pursuant to the amendments made by this section.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5025 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2019 Mr. Smith of Nebraska 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 Communications Act of 1934 and title 17, United States Code, to enhance the ability of direct broadcast satellite providers to offer additional local broadcast services to consumers under limited circumstances, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Western Expanded In-State Television Access Act of 2019 or the WEST Access Act . 2. Secondary transmissions of local television programming by satellite Section 122(a)(4) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (F) Certain network stations On January 1, 2019, if 16 counties in a single State were in a local market comprised principally of counties located in another State and within the top 120 markets for the year 2019 according to Nielsen Media Research, the statutory license provided for in this paragraph shall apply to the secondary transmission by a satellite carrier to subscribers in any of those 16 counties of the primary transmissions of any network station assigned to a local market that includes not more than 4 counties in the State in which such 16 counties are located and all counties encompassed by such local market are located in the same time zone. . 3. Carriage of local television signals by satellite carriers Section 338(l) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 338(l) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) Special consideration for requests involving an orphan county Pursuant to a request under paragraph (1), the Commission may modify the local market of a television broadcast station to add an orphan county, as defined by the Commission, solely on the basis of paragraph (2)(B)(iii), if the Commission considers whether the station provides programming specifically related to the State of residence of the orphan county subscribers. .