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Public Law 116–334: To authorize the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to prescribe the manner in which programs of the agency are identified overseas, and for other purposes. Public Law 334 Public Law 116–334 134 Stat. 5115 2021-01-13 United States Government Publishing Office National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 3.8.8;Stage2.20210217 2021-04-01 116 public

134 STAT. 5115 Public Law 116–334 116th Congress

An Act To authorize the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to prescribe the manner in which programs of the agency are identified overseas, and for other purposes. Jan. 13, 2021 [ H.R. 2744 ]   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, USAID Branding Modernization Act. 22 USC 2401 note . SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.   This Act may be cited as the “ USAID Branding Modernization Act ”. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR BRANDING. (a) Coordination. In General .— The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (referred to in this section as “USAID”), in coordination with the Secretary of State, as appropriate, and with due consideration for the safety and security of implementing partners and beneficiaries, is authorized to prescribe, as appropriate, the use of logos or other insignia of the USAID Identity, or the use of additional or substitute markings, including the United States flag, to appropriately identify, including as required by section 641 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2401 ), overseas programs administered by USAID. (b) Deadline. Audit .— Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of USAID shall submit to Congress an audit of compliance with relevant branding and marking requirements of USAID by implementing partners funded 134 STAT. 5116 by USAID, including any requirements prescribed pursuant to the authorization under subsection (a). Approved January 13, 2021.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY — H.R. 2744 : CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 165 (2019): July 15, considered and passed House. Vol. 166 (2020): Feb. 13, considered and passed Senate, amended. Dec. 31, House concurred in Senate amendment.

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Public Law 116–335: To direct the Director of the National Science Foundation to support research on opioid addiction, and for other purposes. Public Law 335 Public Law 116–335 134 Stat. 5117 2021-01-13 United States Government Publishing Office National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 3.8.8;Stage2.20210217 2021-04-01 116 public

134 STAT. 5117 Public Law 116–335 116th Congress

An Act To direct the Director of the National Science Foundation to support research on opioid addiction, and for other purposes. Jan. 13, 2021 [ H.R. 3153 ]   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Expanding Findings for Federal Opioid Research and Treatment Act. 42 USC 1861 note . SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. (a) Short Title .— This Act may be cited as the “ Expanding Findings for Federal Opioid Research and Treatment Act ” or the “ EFFORT Act ”. (b) 42 USC 1862u note . Findings .— The Congress finds that— (1) research gaps currently exist in the prevention and treatment of opioid addiction; (2) the National Science Foundation’s research on opioid addiction has increased understanding of the neuroscience of addiction, substance abuse intervention, the role of illicit supply networks, the secondary effects on families, the use of technology to address the opioid epidemic, and options for alternative, non-addictive therapeutics for pain; and (3) the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health have recognized that fundamental questions in basic, clinical, and translational research would benefit greatly from multidisciplinary approaches and collaboration. SEC. 2. Consultation. 42 USC 1862u . NSF SUPPORT OF RESEARCH ON OPIOID ADDICTION.   The Director of the National Science Foundation, in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on the science of opioid addiction. Approved January 13, 2021.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY — H.R. 3153 : HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 116–131 ( Comm. on Science, Space, and Technology ). SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 116–248 ( Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transporta­tion ). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 165 (2019): July 23, considered and passed House. Vol. 166 (2020): Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate, amended. Dec. 31, House concurred in Senate amendment.

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Public Law 116–341: To redesignate the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site as the “Jimmy Carter National Historical Park”. Public Law 341 Public Law 116–341 134 Stat. 5132 2021-01-13 United States Government Publishing Office National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 3.8.8;Stage2.20210217 2021-04-01 116 public

134 STAT. 5132 Public Law 116–341 116th Congress

An Act To redesignate the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site as the “Jimmy Carter National Historical Park”. Jan. 13, 2021 [ H.R. 5472 ]   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Jimmy Carter National Historical Park Redesignation Act. 16 USC 410hhhh note . SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.   This Act may be cited as the “ Jimmy Carter National Historical Park Redesignation Act ”. SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF JIMMY CARTER NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. (a) 16 USC 410hhhh note . In General .— The Jimmy Carter National Historic Site shall be known and designated as the “Jimmy Carter National Historical Park”. (b) Amendments to Public Law 100–206 .— Public Law 100–206 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note ; 101 Stat. 1434 ) is amended — (1) 16 USC 410hhhh . in section 1(a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “ National Historic Site ” and inserting “ National Historical Park ”; (2) 16 USC 410hhhh–2 . in section 3— (A) in subsection (a), by striking “ provisions of law generally applicable to national historic sites ” and inserting “ provisions of law generally applicable to units of the National Park System ”; and (B) in subsection (d), in the second sentence, by striking “ National Historic Site ” and inserting “ National Historical Park ”; (3) 16 USC 410hhhh–5 . in section 6(2), by striking “ National Historic Site ” and inserting “ National Historical Park ”; (4) 16 USC 410hhhh , 410hhhh–2—410hhhh–6. 16 USC 410hhhh , 410hhhh–2—410hhhh–6. 16 USC 410hhhh . by striking “ historic site ” each place it appears and inserting “ historical park ”; (5) by striking “ historic site ” each place it appears and inserting “ historical park ”; and (6) by striking “ Historic Site ” each place it appears and inserting “ Historical Park ”. (c) 16 USC 410hhhh note . References .— Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to the 134 STAT. 5133 Jimmy Carter National Historic Site shall be considered to be a reference to the “Jimmy Carter National Historical Park”. Approved January 13, 2021.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY — H.R. 5472 : HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 116–643 ( Comm. on Natural Resources ). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020): Dec. 17, considered and passed House. Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate.

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Public Law 116–344: To authorize the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to delegate authority to approve payroll and personnel actions. Public Law 344 Public Law 116–344 134 Stat. 5141 2021-01-13 United States Government Publishing Office National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 3.8.8;Stage2.20210217 2021-04-01 116 public

134 STAT. 5141 Public Law 116–344 116th Congress

An Act To authorize the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to delegate authority to approve payroll and personnel actions. Jan. 13, 2021 [ S. 5076 ]   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE PAYROLL AND PERSONNEL ACTIONS.   Section 1201 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1984 ( 2 U.S.C. 6598 ) is amended — (1) by striking “ all vouchers, for payment of moneys, ” and inserting “ any voucher for payment of moneys, payroll action, or personnel action ”; and (2) by striking “ any voucher, for payment of moneys, ” and inserting “ any voucher for payment of moneys, payroll action, or personnel action ”. Approved January 13, 2021.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY — S. 5076 : CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020): Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate. Dec. 31, considered and passed House.

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II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 8 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 3, 2019 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the supported housing program of the Department of Veterans Affairs has not fewer than one program manager for every 35 rental assistance cases under such program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Our Commitment to Homeless Veterans Act . 2. Staffing of program managers for supported housing program of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Staffing Section 2003(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before The Secretary ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The Secretary shall provide case management support whenever requested by a local housing authority under the supported housing program administered under such section. (3) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall ensure that in each fiscal year no case manager is concurrently assigned to more than 35 veterans under this subsection. (B) The Secretary may waive the requirement of subparagraph (A) for a particular case manager in a particular fiscal year as the Secretary considers appropriate. (C) Not less frequently than once each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the waivers made by the Secretary under subparagraph (B) in the previous fiscal year. Each report shall include a description of the circumstances under which each waiver was made. (4) The Secretary shall ensure that each veteran to whom a case manager is assigned under this subsection is located within such distance of the case manager as the Secretary considers reasonable. (5) (A) In any case in which a position within the Veterans Health Administration for a case manager described in paragraph (1) is vacant for a period of 180 days or more, the Secretary shall seek to enter into a contract with a local service provider with knowledge and expertise applicable to a case manager in such position to furnish the case management services that would otherwise be provided by a case manager in such position. (B) The requirement in subparagraph (A) to seek to enter into a contract shall cease to apply if the Secretary fills the vacancy referred to in such subparagraph. . (b) Limitation on conversion of funds The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not convert any of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in a fiscal year to carry out section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19) ) from a specific purpose program to a general purpose program unless the Secretary included a proposal to do so in the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs budget for such fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President for such fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code).
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 9 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 3, 2019 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Gardner , Mr. Manchin , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Menendez , and Mrs. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug Administration’s jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019 . 2. Limitation of authority with respect to premium cigars (a) Exception for traditional large and premium cigars Section 901(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 387a(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), in the heading, by inserting for certain tobacco leaf after authority ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (3) Limitation of authority for certain cigars (A) In general The provisions of this chapter (except for section 907(d)(3)) shall not apply to traditional large and premium cigars. (B) Rule of construction Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to grant the Secretary authority to promulgate regulations on any matter that involves traditional large and premium cigars. (C) Traditional large and premium cigar defined For purposes of this paragraph, the term traditional large and premium cigar — (i) means any roll of tobacco that is wrapped in 100-percent leaf tobacco, bunched with 100-percent tobacco filler, contains no filter, tip or non-tobacco mouthpiece, weighs at least 6 pounds per 1,000 count, and— (I) has a 100-percent leaf tobacco binder and is hand rolled; (II) has a 100-percent leaf tobacco binder and is made using human hands to lay the leaf tobacco wrapper or binder onto only one machine that bunches, wraps, and caps each individual cigar; or (III) has a homogenized tobacco leaf binder and is made in the United States using human hands to lay the 100-percent leaf tobacco wrapper onto only one machine that bunches, wraps, and caps each individual cigar; and (ii) does not include a cigarette (as such term is defined by section 900(3)) or a little cigar (as such term is defined by section 900(11)). . (b) Conforming amendments Section 919(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 387s(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II), by inserting , but excluding traditional large and premium cigars (as such term is defined under section 901(c)(3)) before the period; and (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting subject to section 901(c)(3), before if a user fee .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 13 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 3, 2019 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To include the State of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico outer Continental Shelf revenue sharing program, to extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Florida Shores Protection and Fairness Act . 2. Inclusion of State of Florida in Gulf of Mexico outer Continental Shelf revenue sharing program Section 102 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432 ) is amended by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: (7) Gulf producing State The term Gulf producing State means each of the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. . 3. Moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas of Gulf of Mexico Section 104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432 ) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking June 30, 2022 and inserting June 30, 2027 .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 14 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 3, 2019 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To authorize additional district court judgeships for the northern, middle, and southern districts of Florida.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Florida Federal Judicial Relief Act . 2. District judges for the district courts (a) Additional judgeships The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate— (1) 6 additional district judges for the middle district of Florida; (2) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of Florida; and (3) 3 additional district judges for the southern district of Florida. (b) Conversion of temporary judgeships The existing judgeship for the southern district of Florida authorized by section 312(c) of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act ( Public Law 107–273 ; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), as of the date of enactment of this Act, shall be authorized under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, and the incumbent in that office shall hold the office under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, as amended by this Act. (c) Technical and conforming amendments The table contained in section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the items relating to Florida and inserting the following: Florida: Northern 5 Middle 21 Southern 21 .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 17 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 3, 2019 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To provide for a comfortable and safe temperature level in dwelling units receiving certain Federal housing assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Temperature Act of 2019 . 2. Comfortable and safe temperature level in Federally assisted housing (a) Public housing and project-Based assistance The United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 8(o) ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o) ), by adding at the end the following: (P) Maintaining temperature level in units The Secretary may require the owner of a dwelling unit receiving assistance under a housing assistance payment under this paragraph to ensure that the dwelling unit maintains a comfortable and safe temperature level ranging from 71 degrees to 81 degrees Fahrenheit. ; and (2) in section 9 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g ), by adding at the end the following: (p) Use of funds To maintain temperate level in units With respect to a public housing dwelling unit, the Secretary may use amounts in the Capital Fund or the Operating Fund to ensure that the dwelling unit maintains a comfortable and safe temperature level ranging from 71 degrees to 81 degrees Fahrenheit. . (b) Supportive housing for the elderly Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 is amended by striking the first and second subsection (m) and inserting the following: (m) Maintaining temperature in units The Secretary may require the owner of housing assisted under this section to ensure that each unit in that housing maintains a comfortable and safe temperature level ranging from 71 degrees to 81 degrees Fahrenheit. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 19 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 3, 2019 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To exempt health insurance of residents of United States territories from the annual fee on health insurance providers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Territory Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 . 2. Health insurance of residents of United States territories exempt from annual fee on health insurance providers (a) In general Section 9010(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Exception for health insurance of residents of United States territories (A) In general Solely for purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the term United States health risk shall not include the health risk of any individual who is a bona fide resident of Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands (as determined under section 937(a)). (B) Exception not to increase fee allocation The amount determined under paragraph (1)(B) shall be determined without regard to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. . (b) Reporting Section 9010(g)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by inserting (and the amount of such net premiums to which subsection (b)(4)(A) applies) before the period at the end. (c) Effective date (1) In general The amendments made by this section shall apply to calendar years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Transitional rule for reporting For purposes of applying the amendment made by subsection (a) with respect to the first calendar year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s designee) shall provide a method for covered entities to report the information described in the amendment made by subsection (b) for the calendar year which precedes such first calendar year.
II Calendar No. 2 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 21 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 3, 2019 Mr. Thune (for himself, Mr. Wicker , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Jones , Ms. Collins , and Mrs. Hyde-Smith ) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time January 4, 2019 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL Making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event an appropriations act expires prior to the enactment of a new appropriations act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Our Coast Guard Act . 2. Continuing appropriations for the Coast Guard There are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for the Coast Guard are not in effect— (1) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to members of the Coast Guard (as described in section 1 of title 14, United States Code), including the reserve component thereof, who perform active service or inactive-duty training during such period; (2) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to civilian employees of the Coast Guard; (3) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to contractors of the Coast Guard; (4) such sums as are necessary for— (A) the payment of a death gratuity under sections 1475-1477 and 1489 of title 10, United States Code, with respect to members of the Coast Guard; (B) the payment or reimbursement of authorized funeral travel and travel related to the dignified transfer of remains and unit memorial services under section 481f of title 37, United States Code, with respect to members of the Coast Guard; and (C) the temporary continuation of a basic allowance of housing for dependents of members of the Coast Guard dying on active duty, as authorized by section 403(l) of title 37, United States Code; and (5) such sums as are necessary to provide for Coast Guard retired pay, including such payments as are described in the provision regarding Coast Guard retired pay in title II of division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 (P.L. 115–141; 132 Stat. 348). 3. Termination Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available in section 2. (2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose.

January 4, 2019 Read the second time and placed on the calendar
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America 1st Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen S. 24 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by lapses in appropriations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 . 2. Compensation for Federal and other government employees affected by a lapse in appropriations Section 1341 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking An officer and inserting Except as specified in this subchapter or any other provision of law, an officer ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) (1) In this subsection— (A) the term covered lapse in appropriations means any lapse in appropriations that begins on or after December 22, 2018; (B) the term District of Columbia public employer means— (i) the District of Columbia Courts; (ii) the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia; or (iii) the District of Columbia government; (C) the term employee includes an officer; and (D) the term excepted employee means an excepted employee or an employee performing emergency work, as such terms are defined by the Office of Personnel Management or the appropriate District of Columbia public employer, as applicable. (2) Each employee of the United States Government or of a District of Columbia public employer furloughed as a result of a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for the period of the lapse in appropriations, and each excepted employee who is required to perform work during a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for such work, at the employee's standard rate of pay, at the earliest date possible after the lapse in appropriations ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates. (3) During a covered lapse in appropriations, each excepted employee who is required to perform work shall be entitled to use leave under chapter 63 of title 5, or any other applicable law governing the use of leave by the excepted employee, for which compensation shall be paid at the earliest date possible after the lapse in appropriations ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates. .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 24 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by lapses in appropriations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 . 2. Compensation for Federal and other government employees affected by a lapse in appropriations Section 1341 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking An officer and inserting Except as specified in this subchapter or any other provision of law, an officer ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) (1) In this subsection— (A) the term covered lapse in appropriations means any lapse in appropriations that begins on or after December 22, 2018; (B) the term District of Columbia public employer means— (i) the District of Columbia Courts; (ii) the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia; or (iii) the District of Columbia government; (C) the term employee includes an officer; and (D) the term excepted employee means an excepted employee or an employee performing emergency work, as such terms are defined by the Office of Personnel Management or the appropriate District of Columbia public employer, as applicable. (2) Each employee of the United States Government or of a District of Columbia public employer furloughed as a result of a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for the period of the lapse in appropriations, and each excepted employee who is required to perform work during a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for such work, at the employee's standard rate of pay, at the earliest date possible after the lapse in appropriations ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates. (3) During a covered lapse in appropriations, each excepted employee who is required to perform work shall be entitled to use leave under chapter 63 of title 5, or any other applicable law governing the use of leave by the excepted employee, for which compensation shall be paid at the earliest date possible after the lapse in appropriations ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates. .

Passed the Senate January 10, 2019. Secretary
II Calendar No. 3 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 24 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 3, 2019 Mr. Cardin (for himself, Ms. Collins , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Reed , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Markey , Mr. Jones , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Coons , Ms. Smith , Mr. Carper , Mr. Wyden , Mrs. Shaheen , Ms. Hassan , Ms. Warren , Ms. Cantwell , Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Manchin , Mr. Warner , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Heinrich , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Harris , and Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time January 4, 2019 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by lapses in appropriations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 . 2. Compensation for Federal and other government employees affected by a lapse in appropriations Section 1341 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking An officer and inserting Except as specified in this subchapter or any other provision of law, an officer ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) (1) In this subsection— (A) the term covered lapse in appropriations means any lapse in appropriations that begins on or after December 22, 2018; (B) the term District of Columbia public employer means— (i) the District of Columbia Courts; (ii) the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia; or (iii) the District of Columbia government; (C) the term employee includes an officer; and (D) the term excepted employee means an excepted employee or an employee performing emergency work, as such terms are defined by the Office of Personnel Management or the appropriate District of Columbia public employer, as applicable. (2) Each employee of the United States Government or of a District of Columbia public employer furloughed as a result of a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for the period of the lapse in appropriations, and each excepted employee who is required to perform work during a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for such work, at the employee's standard rate of pay, at the earliest date possible after the lapse in appropriations ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates. (3) During a covered lapse in appropriations, each excepted employee who is required to perform work shall be entitled to use leave under chapter 63 of title 5, or any other applicable law governing the use of leave by the excepted employee, for which compensation shall be paid at the earliest date possible after the lapse in appropriations ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates. .

January 4, 2019 Read the second time and placed on the calendar
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 25 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 3, 2019 Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To reserve any amounts forfeited to the United States Government as a result of the criminal prosecution of Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera (commonly known as El Chapo ), or of other felony convictions involving the transportation of controlled substances into the United States, for security measures along the Southern border, including the completion of a border wall.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order Act or the EL CHAPO Act . 2. Use of certain forfeited criminal proceeds for border security measures Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any illegally obtained profits resulting from any criminal drug trafficking enterprise led by Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera (commonly known as El Chapo ), which are criminally forfeited to the United States Government as a result of the conviction of Mr. Guzman Loera in a district court of the United States, shall be reserved for security measures along the border between the United States and Mexico, including the completion of a wall along such border, for the purpose of stemming the flow of illegal narcotics into the United States and furthering the security of the United States. 3. Use of forfeited criminal proceeds of other convicted cartel members (a) Definition In this section, the term member of a drug cartel means an individual engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise involving knowingly and intentionally distributing a controlled substance, intending and knowing that the substance would be unlawfully imported into the United States from a place outside of the United States. (b) Use of proceeds Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds that are criminally forfeited to the United States Government as the result of a felony conviction in a district court of the United States of a member of a drug cartel shall be reserved for security measures along the border between the United States and Mexico, including the completion of a wall along such border, for the purpose of stemming the flow of illegal narcotics into the United States and furthering the security of the United States.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 30 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 8, 2019 Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. Moran , and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services for certain covered beneficiaries as part of the TRICARE program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act . 2. Chiropractic health care services from the Department of Defense for certain covered beneficiaries (a) Plan required Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall complete development of a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits for eligible covered beneficiaries as a permanent part of the TRI­CARE program. (b) Contents of plan The plan developed under subsection (a) shall require that a contract entered into under section 1097 of title 10, United States Code, for the delivery of health care services shall— (1) include the delivery of chiropractic services to eligible covered beneficiaries; (2) require that chiropractic services may be provided only by a doctor of chiropractic; and (3) provide that an eligible covered beneficiary may select and have direct access to a doctor of chiropractic without referral by another health practitioner. (c) Implementation of plan The plan developed under subsection (a) shall provide for implementation of the plan to begin not later than 60 days after the date on which the plan is completed. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term chiropractic services — (A) includes diagnosis (including by diagnostic x-ray tests), evaluation and management, and therapeutic services for the treatment of a patient's health condition, including neuro­mus­cu­lo­skel­e­tal conditions and the subluxation complex, and such other services determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense and as authorized under State law; and (B) does not include the use of drugs or surgery. (2) The term covered beneficiary has the meaning given that term in section 1072(5) of title 10, United States Code. (3) The term eligible covered beneficiary means a covered beneficiary excluding a dependent of a member or former member of a uniformed service. (4) The term dependent has the meaning given that term in section 1072(2) of title 10, United States Code. (5) The term doctor of chiropractic means only a doctor of chiropractic who is licensed as a doctor of chiropractic, chiropractic physician, or chiropractor by a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States. (6) The term TRICARE program has the meaning given that term in section 1072(7) of title 10, United States Code.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 31 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 8, 2019 Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mr. Durbin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To include Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County, Illinois, to the Lincoln National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act . 2. Adjustment of boundaries of Lincoln National Heritage Area (a) Boundary adjustment Section 443(b)(1) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–229 ; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended— (1) by inserting , Livingston, after LaSalle ; and (2) by inserting , the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County after Woodford counties . (b) Map The Secretary of the Interior shall update the map referred to in section 443(b)(2) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 to reflect the boundary adjustment made by the amendments in subsection (a) of this section.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 33 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 8, 2019 Mr. Gardner (for himself and Mr. Bennet ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To update the map of, and modify the maximum acreage available for inclusion in, the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.

1. Map update; maximum acreage available for inclusion in the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument The first section of Public Law 91–60 (83 Stat. 101) is amended— (1) by striking entitled Proposed Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument , numbered NM–FFB–7100, and dated March 1967, and more particularly described by metes and bounds in an attachment to that map, and inserting entitled Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Proposed Boundary Adjustment , numbered 171/132,544, and dated May 3, 2016, ; and (2) by striking six thousand acres and inserting 6,300 acres .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 34 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 8, 2019 Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To require a report on the continuing participation of Cambodia in the Generalized System of Preferences.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cambodia Trade Act of 2019 . 2. Report on the continuing participation of Cambodia in the Generalized System of Preferences (a) Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth the following: (1) A determination as to whether, if its status as such were reviewed, the Government of Cambodia would meet the criteria in sections 501 and 502(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2461 , 2462(c)) for designation as— (A) a beneficiary developing country; or (B) a least-developed beneficiary de­vel­op­ing country. (2) A decision as to whether the application of duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences to the Government of Cambodia should be withdrawn, suspended, or limited pursuant to section 502(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2462(d) ). (b) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (c) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 35 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 8, 2019 Mr. Gardner (for himself and Mr. Bennet ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the site known as Amache in the State of Colorado.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Amache Study Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (2) Study area The term study area means the site known as Amache , Camp Amache , and Granada Relocation Center in Granada, Colorado, which was 1 of the 10 relocation centers where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II. 3. Amache special resource study (a) In general The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of the study area. (b) Contents In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System; (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by the Federal Government, State or local government entities, or private and nonprofit organizations; (4) consult with interested Federal agencies, State or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, or any other interested individuals; and (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives described in paragraphs (2) and (3). (c) Applicable law The study required under subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code. (d) Report Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available to carry out the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes— (1) the results of the study; and (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 37 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 8, 2019 Mr. Gardner (for himself and Mr. Bennet ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To ensure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle County, Colorado, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act . 2. Bolts ditch access (a) Access granted The Secretary of Agriculture shall permit by special use authorization nonmotorized access and use, in accordance with section 293.6 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, of the Bolts Ditch Headgate and the Bolts Ditch within the Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado, as designated by Public Law 96–560 , for the purposes of the diversion of water and use, maintenance, and repair of such ditch and headgate by the Town of Minturn, Colorado, a Colorado Home Rule Municipality. (b) Location of facilities The Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch segment referenced in subsection (a) are as generally depicted on the map entitled Bolts Ditch headgate and Ditch Segment and dated November, 2015.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 43 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 8, 2019 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Cruz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land in the State of Texas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lake Fannin Recreation Area Conveyance Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) County The term County means Fannin County, Texas. (2) Map The term map means the map entitled Lake Fannin Conveyance and dated November 21, 2013. (3) National Forest System land The term National Forest System land means the approximately 2,025 acres of National Forest System land generally depicted on the map. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service. 3. Land conveyance (a) In general Subject to the terms and conditions described in subsection (b), if the County submits to the Secretary an offer to acquire the National Forest System land for the fair market value, as determined by the appraisal under subsection (c), the Secretary shall convey the National Forest System land to the County. (b) Terms and conditions The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be— (1) subject to valid existing rights; (2) made by quitclaim deed; and (3) subject to any other terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (c) Appraisal (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete an appraisal to determine the fair market value of the National Forest System land. (2) Standards The appraisal under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with— (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. (d) Map (1) Availability of map The map shall be kept on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Forest Service. (2) Correction of errors The Secretary may correct minor errors in the map. (e) Consideration As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the County shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the National Forest System land, as determined by the appraisal under subsection (c). (f) Survey The exact acreage and legal description of the National Forest System land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary and the County. (g) Use As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), the County shall agree to manage the land conveyed under that subsection for public recreational purposes. (h) Costs of conveyance As a condition on the conveyance under subsection (a), the County shall pay to the Secretary all costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost of— (1) the appraisal under subsection (c); and (2) the survey under subsection (f).
116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 46 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act . 2. Repeal Public Law 89–224 (commonly known as the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act ) (79 Stat. 897) is repealed. 3. Disbursement of remaining funds Notwithstanding any provision of Public Law 89–224 (79 Stat. 897) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) relating to the distribution or use of funds, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall disburse to the Klamath Tribe the balance of any funds that, on or before the date of enactment of this Act, were appropriated or deposited into the trust accounts for remaining legal fees and administration and per capita trust accounts, as identified by the Secretary of the Interior, under that Act (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act).

Passed the Senate June 27, 2019. Secretary