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II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1151 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with the Maduro regime, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Venezuelan Contracting Restriction Act . 2. Prohibition on contracting with persons that have business operations with the Maduro regime (a) Prohibition The head of an executive agency may not enter into a contract for the procurement of goods or services with any person that has business operations with an authority of the government of Venezuela that is not recognized as the legitimate government of Venezuela by the United States Government. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Business operations The term business operations means engaging in commerce in any form, including acquiring, developing, maintaining, owning, selling, possessing, leasing, or operating equipment, facilities, personnel, products, services, personal property, real property, or any other apparatus of business or commerce. (2) Executive agency The term executive agency has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code. (3) Person The term person means— (A) a natural person, corporation, company, business association, partnership, society, trust, or any other nongovernmental entity, organization, or group; (B) any governmental entity or instrumentality of a government, including a multilateral development institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(3) of the International Financial Institutions Act ( 22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(3) )); and (C) any successor, subunit, parent entity, or subsidiary of, or any entity under common ownership or control with, any entity described in subparagraph (A) or (B). (c) Applicability This section shall apply with respect to any contract entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this section.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1163 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mr. Crapo (for himself, Ms. Stabenow , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Gardner , Mr. King , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Menendez , Mrs. Gillibrand , and Mr. Risch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act . 2. Exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs (a) In general Paragraph (4) of section 108(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking or after such Act, , (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting , under section 1415A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3151a ), or under any other State loan repayment or loan forgiveness program that is intended to provide for increased access to veterinary services in such State. , and (3) by striking state in the heading and inserting other . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received by an individual in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1164 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself, Mrs. Capito , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Wicker , and Mr. Daines ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit black market adoption of children, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Infants Domestically Safe Act of 2019 or the KIDS Act . 2. Amendment Section 2251A of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the undesignated matter following paragraph (2)(B), by striking subsection (c) and inserting subsection (d) ; (2) in subsection (b), in the undesignated matter following paragraph (2)(B), by striking subsection (c) and inserting subsection (d) ; (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) (1) It shall be unlawful for a parent, legal guardian, or other person having custody or control of a minor to sell, trade, or offer to sell or trade, the minor in exchange for money or other consideration, if any of the circumstances described in subsection (d) exist. (2) It shall be unlawful for a person to purchase or otherwise obtain custody or control, or offer to purchase or otherwise obtain custody or control, of a minor in exchange for money or other consideration, if any of the circumstances described in subsection (d) exist. (3) Any person who violates paragraph (1) or (2) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not less than 30 years or for life, or both. (4) (A) This subsection shall not be construed to apply to any person adopting a minor through a legal adoption process. (B) In this paragraph, the term legal adoption process — (i) means an adoption process conducted in accordance with State law; and (ii) includes a surrogacy or gestational carrier agreement conducted in accordance with State law. ; and (5) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting subsections (a), (b), and (c) .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1168 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mr. Blunt (for himself, Mr. Lankford , and Mr. Scott of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equal Campus Access Act of 2019 . 2. Campus access for religious groups Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 124. Campus access for religious groups None of the funds made available under this Act may be provided to any public institution of higher education that denies to a religious student organization any right, benefit, or privilege that is otherwise afforded to other student organizations at the institution (including full access to the facilities of the institution and official recognition of the organization by the institution) because of the religious beliefs, practices, speech, leadership standards, or standards of conduct of the religious student organization. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1171 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mr. Tillis (for himself and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To suspend the current compensation packages for all officers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Respect the Caps Act . 2. Prohibition on transfer of functions (a) Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Section 303(h) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1452(h) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) The Corporation may not transfer or delegate any duty or responsibility of the chief executive officer, as of November 25, 2015, to any other position. . (b) Federal National Mortgage Association Section 309(d) of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1723a(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) The corporation may not transfer or delegate any duty or responsibility of the chief executive officer, as of November 25, 2015, to any other position. . 3. Removal of Director of FHFA for cause Section 1312(b)(2) of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 4512(b)(2) ) is amended by inserting , including for approving the compensation and benefits of any chief executive officer of an enterprise at a level greater than the level described in section 3 of the Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2015 ( 12 U.S.C. 4518 note) before the period at the end.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1173 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Alexander ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 . 2. Reauthorization of the Emergency Medical Services for Children program Section 1910(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300w–9(d) ) is amended by inserting before the period the following: , and $22,334,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 .
II Calendar No. 137 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1173 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Alexander , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Brown , and Ms. Smith ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions July 9, 2019 Reported by Mr. Alexander , without amendment A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 . 2. Reauthorization of the Emergency Medical Services for Children program Section 1910(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300w–9(d) ) is amended by inserting before the period the following: , and $22,334,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 .

July 9, 2019 Reported without amendment
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1180 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mr. Udall (for himself, Ms. Baldwin , Ms. Cantwell , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Heinrich , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Markey , Mr. Merkley , Mrs. Murray , Ms. Smith , Mr. Tester , and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To extend the full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Urban Indian Health Parity Act . 2. Extension of full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(b) ) is amended by striking Indian Health Care Improvement Act) and inserting Indian Health Care Improvement Act) or through an Urban Indian organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act) pursuant to a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service under title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1182 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mrs. Hyde-Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 West Cherokee Street in Brookhaven, Mississippi, as the Deputy Donald William Durr, Corporal Zach Moak, and Patrolman James White Memorial Post Office Building .

1. Deputy Donald William Durr, Corporal Zach Moak, and Patrolman James White Memorial Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 West Cherokee Street in Brookhaven, Mississippi, shall be known and designated as the Deputy Donald William Durr, Corporal Zach Moak, and Patrolman James White Memorial 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 Deputy Donald William Durr, Corporal Zach Moak, and Patrolman James White Memorial Post Office Building .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1185 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mr. Leahy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow any deduction for punitive damages, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Tax Write-offs for Corporate Wrongdoers Act . 2. Disallowance of deduction for punitive damages (a) Disallowance of deduction (1) In general Section 162(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (B) by striking If and inserting: (1) Treble damages If ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Punitive damages No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for any amount paid or incurred for punitive damages in connection with any judgment in, or settlement of, any action. . (2) Conforming amendment The heading for section 162(g) of such Code is amended by inserting or Punitive Damages after Laws . (b) Inclusion in income of punitive damages paid by insurer or otherwise (1) In general Part II of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 92. Punitive damages compensated by insurance or otherwise Gross income shall include any amount paid to or on behalf of a taxpayer as insurance or otherwise by reason of the taxpayer’s liability (or agreement) to pay punitive damages. . (2) Reporting requirements Section 6041 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Section To apply to punitive damages compensation This section shall apply to payments by a person to or on behalf of another person as insurance or otherwise by reason of the other person’s liability (or agreement) to pay punitive damages. . (3) Conforming amendment The table of sections for part II of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 92. Punitive damages compensated by insurance or otherwise. . (c) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply to damages paid or incurred on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1187 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To prevent childhood exposure to chlorpyrifos through certain school meal programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe School Meals for Kids Act . 2. Preventing childhood dietary exposure to chlorpyrifos (a) In general Beginning with the 2018–2019 school year, the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall phase out all food that has been treated with, or has levels in excess of the threshold established by the Secretary under subsection (b)(1) of, chlorpyrifos residue in food— (1) in school meals provided under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); (2) in school meals provided under the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773 ); and (3) provided by the Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. (b) Requirements In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) establish a threshold for chlorpyrifos for the food described in subsection (a) of not more than .001 micrograms of chlorpyrifos per kilogram of food, as the Secretary determines to be necessary; (2) provide guidance, in consultation with State and local educational agencies, to eliminate chlor­pyr­i­fos from meals provided by schools, which may include guidance or criteria related to food procurement or supply contract policies; (3) periodically update the guidance described in paragraph (2); and (4) provide technical assistance to State and local educational agencies to enforce the requirements of this section. (c) Review by the Secretary Not later than January 1, 2020, and every 2 years thereafter until January 1, 2028, the Secretary shall conduct a review to evaluate whether, based on reports provided by State and local educational agencies, any of the food described in subsection (a) exceeds the threshold for chlorpyrifos established by the Secretary under subsection (b)(1).
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1189 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mr. Gardner (for himself and Mr. Menendez ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To require the Secretary of State to determine whether the Russian Federation should be designated as a state sponsor of terrorism and whether Russian-sponsored armed entities in Ukraine should be designated as foreign terrorist organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Malign Activities from Russian Terrorism Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives . (2) State sponsor of terrorism The term state sponsor of terrorism means a country, the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 ( 50 U.S.C. 4605(j) ) (as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act), section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2371 ), section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2780 ), or any other provision of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. 3. Determination on the designation of the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a determination to the appropriate congressional committees that indicates whether the Russian Federation meets the criteria to be designated as a state sponsor of terrorism. (b) Form The determination required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, if appropriate. 4. Determination on the designation of the Russian-supported armed forces in the Donbas region of Ukraine as foreign terrorist organizations (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a determination to the appropriate congressional committees that indicates whether armed entities that are physically present in the Donbas region of Ukraine and are controlled or aided by the Russian Federation, or armed entities that are associated or controlled by the Donetsk People’s Republic or the Lugansk People’s Republic , meet the criteria to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ). (b) Form The determination required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, if appropriate.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1190 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mrs. Capito (for herself and Mrs. Shaheen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and Federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019 . 2. Medicare payment for certain Federally qualified health center and rural health clinic services furnished to hospice patients Section 1834 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m ) is amended— (1) in subsection (o), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Payment for attending physician services furnished by Federally qualified health centers to hospice patients In the case of services described in section 1812(d)(2)(A)(ii) furnished on or after January 1, 2020, by an attending physician (as defined in section 1861(dd)(3)(B), other than a physician or practitioner who is employed by a hospice program) who is employed by or working under contract with a Federally qualified health center, a Federally qualified health center shall be paid for such services under the prospective payment system under this subsection. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (x) Payment for attending physician services furnished by rural health clinics to hospice patients In the case of services described in section 1812(d)(2)(A)(ii) furnished on or after January 1, 2020, by an attending physician (as defined in section 1861(dd)(3)(B), other than a physician or practitioner who is employed by a hospice program) who is employed by or working under contract with a rural health clinic, a rural health clinic shall be paid for such services under the methodology for all-inclusive rates (established by the Secretary) under section 1833(a)(3), subject to the limits described in section 1833(f). .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1193 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mr. Jones , Mr. Warner , Mr. Kaine , Ms. Duckworth , and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to extend the period during which certain reclamation fees are required to be paid.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Extension Act . 2. Abandoned mine land reclamation fee Section 402(b) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 1232(b) ) is amended by striking September 30, 2021 and inserting September 30, 2036 .
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. 1196 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, as the Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building .

1. Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Fire Captain Cory Barr 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 Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1196 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, as the Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building .

1. Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Fire Captain Cory Barr 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 Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building .

Passed the Senate July 30, 2019. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1196 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. Johnson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, as the Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building .

1. Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Fire Captain Cory Barr 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 Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building .
IC 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1196 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 2, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, as the Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building .

1. Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Fire Captain Cory Barr 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 Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building .

Passed the Senate July 30, 2019. Julie E. Adams, Secretary
II Calendar No. 86 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1196 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. Johnson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 15, 2019 Reported by Mr. Johnson , without amendment A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, as the Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building .

1. Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Fire Captain Cory Barr 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 Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building .

May 15, 2019 Reported without amendment
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1206 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Kennedy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit aircraft from having in place cameras and microphones that can monitor passengers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Passenger Privacy Protection Act of 2019 . 2. Prohibitions relating to cameras and microphones on aircraft (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 41725. Prohibitions relating to cameras and microphones on aircraft (a) Prohibitions The following rules shall apply to all aircraft of an air carrier and a foreign air carrier: (1) Any in-flight entertainment system installed on the aircraft after the date of the enactment of this section may not have an embedded camera or microphone. In the case where the aircraft has, as of such date of enactment, a existing camera or microphone embedded in an in-flight entertainment system, by not later than 2 months after such date of enactment— (A) the camera shall be either— (i) removed; (ii) permanently disabled and covered; or (iii) covered in a fashion that prevents the camera from making any observation; and (B) the microphone shall be either— (i) removed; or (ii) physically disconnected and covered in a fashion that renders the microphone ineffective. (2) Any camera or microphone that is designed to observe a passenger and that is separate from an in-flight entertainment system may not be installed on the aircraft after the date of the enactment of this section. Any such camera or microphone that was installed on the aircraft prior to such date of enactment shall be removed within 2 months of such date of enactment. (b) Changes to remote switches not sufficient Changes made by an air carrier or a foreign air carrier to remote switches of an in-flight entertainment system are not sufficient to meet the requirements of subsection (a)(1). . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 41724 the following: 41725. Prohibitions relating to cameras and microphones on aircraft. . 3. Requiring audits of airlines regarding the information they collect on passengers The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall periodically conduct audits of air carriers and foreign air carriers (as such terms are defined in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code) regarding the information the carrier collects with respect to passengers on its aircraft, including any information obtained through the physical surveillance of passengers.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1210 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Cardin , Mr. Schumer , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Durbin , and Mr. Rounds ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2019 . 2. Benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (a) Increase in dollar limitation on qualified payments Subparagraph (B) of section 139B(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $30 and inserting $50 . (b) Reimplementing and making permanent benefits Section 139B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (d). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1216 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mr. Inhofe introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation.

1. Permanent extension of depreciation rules for property on Indian reservations (a) In general Subsection (j) of section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (9). (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2017.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1217 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mr. Inhofe introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties.

1. Elimination of taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties (a) In general Section 613A(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (H) Nonapplication of taxable income limit with respect to marginal production The second sentence of subsection (a) of section 613 shall not apply to so much of the allowance for depletion as is determined under subparagraph (A). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1219 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2019 Mr. Portman (for himself, Mr. Coons , and Mr. King ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide for the discharge of parent borrower liability if a student on whose behalf a parent has received certain student loans becomes disabled.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as Domenic and Ed’s Law . 2. Repayment of loans to parents (a) In general Section 437(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087(d) ) is amended by inserting or becomes permanently and totally disabled (as determined in accordance with regulations of the Secretary), or if the student is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death, has lasted for a continuous period of not less than 60 months, or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 60 months, after dies, . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any outstanding loan received by a parent before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and without regard to the onset date of the disability or impairment.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1223 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 29, 2019 Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Portman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2019 . 2. Clarifying non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories Section 1834(a)(1)(F) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(1)(F) ) is amended— (1) in clause (ii), by striking at the end and ; (2) in clause (iii), by striking at the end the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iv) in the case of covered items furnished on or after July 1, 2019, the Secretary shall not apply this subparagraph or any other provision of this title to use information from the competitive acquisition program to determine payment amounts for items excluded from such competitive acquisition program, including all complex rehabilitative manual and power wheelchairs classified by the Secretary as of January 1, 2015, and, without limitation, any wheelchair accessory, cushion, or back when furnished in connection with a complex rehabilitative manual or power wheelchair. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1226 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 29, 2019 Mr. Rounds (for himself and Ms. Duckworth ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for interest on certain small business loans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access Business Credit Act of 2019 . 2. Exclusion of interest on certain small business loans (a) In general Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 139G the following new section: 139H. Interest on certain small business loans (a) In general In the case of a bank described in subsection (c), gross income shall not include qualified interest received from a small business during the taxable year. (b) Qualified interest The term qualified interest means, with respect to a small business, interest on indebtedness of not more than $5,000,000— (1) secured by land situated in the United States that is used or held by the small business in connection with the active conduct of a farming business, or (2) incurred in the ordinary course of the trade or business of the small business. (c) Bank described (1) In general A bank is described in this subsection if the bank has less than $50,000,000,000 in assets at the close of the preceding taxable year. (2) Bank defined For purposes of this subsection— (A) In general The term bank means— (i) any financial institution described in section 581 or 591, and (ii) a corporation which, under the laws of the State of its incorporation, is subject to supervision and examination by the Commissioner of Banking or other officer of such State in charge of the administration of the banking laws of such State. (B) Holding company The term bank includes— (i) any bank holding company (within the meaning of section 2(a) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956), and (ii) any subsidiary of a financial institution described in section 581 or 591 or of any bank holding company if such subsidiary is predominantly engaged (directly or indirectly) in the active conduct of a banking, financing, or similar business. (d) Small business The term small business means a small business concern as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ). (e) Farming business The term farming business has the meaning given such term by section 263A(e)(4). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139G the following new item: Sec. 139H. Interest on certain small business loans. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to interest received in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.
116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1231 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.

1. Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program reauthorization (a) In general .—Section 1001(a)(23) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(23) ) is amended by striking part Y and all that follows and inserting part Y, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter. . (b) Program name Part Y of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10531 et seq.) is amended by inserting before section 2501 the following: 2500. Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program The program under this part shall be known as the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program . .

Passed the Senate May 14, 2019. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1231 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 30, 2019 Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Graham , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Coons , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Hawley , Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Collins , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Gardner , Ms. Hirono , and Mr. Toomey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.

1. Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program reauthorization Section 1001(a)(23) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(23) ) is amended by striking part Y and all that follows and inserting part Y, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter. .
II Calendar No. 82 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1231 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 30, 2019 Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Graham , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Coons , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Hawley , Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Collins , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Gardner , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Toomey , Mr. Booker , Mr. Cramer , and Ms. Harris ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary May 9, 2019 Reported by Mr. Graham , with amendments Insert the part printed in italic A BILL To reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.

1. Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program reauthorization (a) In general .— Section 1001(a)(23) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(23) ) is amended by striking part Y and all that follows and inserting part Y, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter. . (b) Program name Part Y of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10531 et seq.) is amended by inserting before section 2501 the following: 2500. Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program The program under this part shall be known as the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program . .

May 9, 2019 Reported with amendments
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1233 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 30, 2019 Mr. Rounds introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To provide relief to community banks, to promote access to capital for community banks, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2019 . 2. Internal control attestation requirement exemptions Section 404(c) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 7262(c) ) is amended— (1) by striking that is neither and inserting the following: “that— (1) is neither ; (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) is an insured depository institution or a depository institution holding company (as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1813 )) with less than $5,000,000,000 in total consolidated assets. . 3. Annual report on financial condition and management Section 36(a)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831m(a)(1) ) is amended by inserting that has more than $5,000,000,000 in total consolidated assets after institution . 4. Regulation D (a) Definition of accredited investors Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall amend section 230.501(a)(5)(i)(A) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, to read as follows: (A) The person's primary residence shall be included as an asset; . (b) Limitation on number of purchasers Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall amend section 230.506(b)(2)(i) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, to read as follows: (i) Limitation on number of purchasers There are no more than or the issuer reasonably believes that there are no more than 70 purchasers of securities from the issuer in any offering under this section. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1237 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 30, 2019 Mr. Rounds (for himself and Mr. Cardin ) 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 modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a specific block explicitly identified as the location in which a member of the Armed Forces may provide one or more email addresses by which the member may be contacted.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DD–214 Modernization Act . 2. Inclusion of specific email address block on Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) (a) Modification required The Secretary of Defense shall modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a specific block explicitly identified as the location in which a member of the Armed Forces may provide one or more email addresses by which the member may be contacted after discharge or release from active duty in the Armed Forces. (b) Deadline for modification The Secretary of Defense shall release a revised Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), modified as required by subsection (a), not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1238 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 30, 2019 Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To provide requirements for Executive agency spending at the end of a fiscal year, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Covered period The term covered period means the 2-month period immediately preceding the end of a fiscal year. (2) Discretionary appropriations The term discretionary appropriations has the meaning given the term in section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 900(c) ). (3) Executive agency The term Executive agency has the meaning given the term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. 3. Requirements for Executive agency spending at the end of a fiscal year (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (c), the amount of discretionary appropriations obligated by an Executive agency during each month of a covered period may not exceed the average monthly amount of discretionary appropriations obligated by the Executive agency during the 10-month period immediately preceding the covered period. (b) Report Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, each Executive agency shall submit to Congress and post on a publicly available website an itemized list of discretionary appropriations obligated by the Executive agency during the covered period immediately preceding the date on which the report is submitted. (c) Exception This section shall not apply with respect to any discretionary appropriations obligated by an Executive agency for national security-related activities.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1240 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 30, 2019 Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count resident time spent in a critical access hospital as resident time spent in a nonprovider setting for purposes of making Medicare direct and indirect graduate medical education payments.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2019 . 2. Counting resident time spent in a critical access hospital as resident time spent in a nonprovider setting for purposes of making Medicare direct and indirect graduate medical education payments (a) GME Section 1886(h)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking subparagraphs (J) and (K) and inserting subparagraphs (J), (K), and (L) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (L) Treatment of critical access hospitals Effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 1, 2020, such rules shall provide that a critical access hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm)(1)) is deemed to be a nonprovider setting for purposes of determining the hospital's number of full-time equivalent residents under this subsection. . (b) IME Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(iv)(II) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(iv)(II) ) is amended by adding at the end the following sentence: Effective for discharges occurring on or after July 1, 2020, for purposes of this subclause, a critical access hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm)(1)) is deemed to be a nonprovider setting. .