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II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1374 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 8, 2019 Ms. McSally (for herself and Mr. Murphy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act . 2. Elimination of waiting period for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (a) In general Section 223 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 423 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter following subparagraph (E), by striking or (ii) and inserting (ii) in the case of an individual who has been medically determined to have metastatic breast cancer, for each month beginning with the first month during all of which the individual is under a disability and in which the individual becomes entitled to such insurance benefits, or (iii) ; and (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting or (iii) after clause (ii) . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to applications for disability insurance benefits filed after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Waiver of 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage of individuals with metastatic breast cancer (a) In general Section 226(h) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 426(h) ) is amended by inserting or metastatic breast cancer after amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) . (b) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply to benefits for months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1378 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 8, 2019 Mr. Johnson (for himself, Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Braun , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Lee , Mr. Alexander , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Cramer , and Mr. Paul ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To repeal the multi-State plan program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Repeal Insurance Plans of the Multi-State Program Act of 2019 or the RIP MSP Act . 2. Repeal of multi-State plan program (a) Definitions In this section, the terms multi-State plan issuer and MSP issuer mean a health insurance issuer or group of health insurance issuers that has a contract with the Office of Personnel Management to offer multi-State plan options pursuant to section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ). (b) Program Repeal Effective January 1, 2020, section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) shall have no force or effect. (c) Required reporting Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall provide the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives a briefing concerning the efforts of the Office of Personnel Management (referred to in this section as OPM ) to wind down the multi-State program under section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Such briefing shall contain such information as may be required, including information regarding— (1) the methods of communication OPM and an MSP issuer will use to notify current enrollees that the multi-State plan will not be offered during the next open season, including a timeline of the planned communications; (2) a description of how the Director of OPM will work with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that no plans previously offered pursuant to such section 1334 are offered on State or Federal Exchanges; and (3) a timeline detailing how OPM will close down the information technology portal that MSP issuers utilize. (d) Rescission of Unused Funds Of the amounts made available to OPM for the purposes of staffing and administering the program under section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the unobligated balance is rescinded, effective January 1, 2020. (e) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management should assign employees of the Office whose duties on the date of enactment relate to carrying out section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) to duties relating to processing appeals brought by individuals or employers pursuant to such section 1334; and (2) no additional amounts should be appropriated for salaries and expenses relating to processing such appeals.
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty S. 1380 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to remind prosecutors of their obligations under Supreme Court case law.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Due Process Protections Act . 2. Reminder of prosecutorial obligations Rule 5 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Reminder of prosecutorial obligation (1) In general In all criminal proceedings, on the first scheduled court date when both prosecutor and defense counsel are present, the judge shall issue an oral and written order to prosecution and defense counsel that confirms the disclosure obligation of the prosecutor under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963) and its progeny, and the possible consequences of violating such order under applicable law. (2) Formation of order Each judicial council in which a district court is located shall promulgate a model order for the purpose of paragraph (1) that the court may use as it determines is appropriate. .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1380 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to remind prosecutors of their obligations under Supreme Court case law.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Due Process Protections Act . 2. Reminder of prosecutorial obligations Rule 5 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Reminder of prosecutorial obligation (1) In general In all criminal proceedings, on the first scheduled court date when both prosecutor and defense counsel are present, the judge shall issue an oral and written order to prosecution and defense counsel that confirms the disclosure obligation of the prosecutor under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963) and its progeny, and the possible consequences of violating such order under applicable law. (2) Formation of order Each judicial council in which a district court is located shall promulgate a model order for the purpose of paragraph (1) that the court may use as it determines is appropriate. .

Passed the Senate May 20, 2020. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1380 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 8, 2019 Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Mr. Durbin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to remind prosecutors of their obligations under Supreme Court case law.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Due Process Protections Act . 2. Reminder of prosecutorial obligations Rule 5 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Reminder of prosecutorial obligation (1) In general In all criminal proceedings, on the first scheduled court date when both prosecutor and defense counsel are present, the judge shall issue an oral and written order to prosecution and defense counsel that confirms the disclosure obligation of the prosecutor under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963) and its progeny, and the possible consequences of violating such order under applicable law. (2) Formation of order Each judicial council in which a district court is located shall promulgate a model order for the purpose of paragraph (1) that the court may use as it determines is appropriate. .
116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1388 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To manage supply chain risk through counterintelligence training, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supply Chain Counterintelligence Training Act of 2019 . 2. Counterintelligence training program to manage supply chain risk Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of General Services, shall establish and implement a counterintelligence training program for officials with supply chain risk management responsibilities at executive agencies (including programmatic, information communications technology, and acquisition officials). The program shall be designed to prepare such personnel to identify and mitigate counterintelligence threats that arise during the acquisition and use throughout the lifecycle of information and communications technology. 3. Reports on implementation of program Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days for the next three years, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of General Services, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a report on implementation of the program required under section 2. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees and leadership; information and communications technology The terms appropriate congressional committees and leadership and information and communications technology have the meanings given the terms in section 4713(k) of title 41, United States Code. (2) Executive agency The term executive agency has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code.

Passed the Senate November 7, 2019. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1388 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 9, 2019 Mr. Peters (for himself 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 manage supply chain risk through counterintelligence training, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supply Chain Counterintelligence Training Act of 2019 . 2. Counterintelligence training program to manage supply chain risk Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of General Services, shall establish and implement a counterintelligence training program for officials with supply chain risk management responsibilities at executive agencies (including programmatic, information communications technology, and acquisition officials). The program shall be designed to prepare such personnel to identify and mitigate counterintelligence threats that arise during the acquisition and use throughout the lifecycle of information and communications technology. 3. Reports on implementation of program Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days for the next three years, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of General Services, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a report on implementation of the program required under section 2. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees and leadership; information and communications technology The terms appropriate congressional committees and leadership and information and communications technology have the meanings given the terms in section 4713(k) of title 41, United States Code. (2) Executive agency The term executive agency has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code.
IC 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1388 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 8, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform AN ACT To manage supply chain risk through counterintelligence training, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supply Chain Counterintelligence Training Act of 2019 . 2. Counterintelligence training program to manage supply chain risk Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of General Services, shall establish and implement a counterintelligence training program for officials with supply chain risk management responsibilities at executive agencies (including programmatic, information communications technology, and acquisition officials). The program shall be designed to prepare such personnel to identify and mitigate counterintelligence threats that arise during the acquisition and use throughout the lifecycle of information and communications technology. 3. Reports on implementation of program Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days for the next three years, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of General Services, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a report on implementation of the program required under section 2. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees and leadership; information and communications technology The terms appropriate congressional committees and leadership and information and communications technology have the meanings given the terms in section 4713(k) of title 41, United States Code. (2) Executive agency The term executive agency has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code.

Passed the Senate November 7, 2019. Julie E. Adams, Secretary
II Calendar No. 191 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1388 [Report No. 116–87] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 9, 2019 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Johnson , and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs September 10, 2019 Reported by Mr. Johnson , without amendment A BILL To manage supply chain risk through counterintelligence training, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supply Chain Counterintelligence Training Act of 2019 . 2. Counterintelligence training program to manage supply chain risk Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of General Services, shall establish and implement a counterintelligence training program for officials with supply chain risk management responsibilities at executive agencies (including programmatic, information communications technology, and acquisition officials). The program shall be designed to prepare such personnel to identify and mitigate counterintelligence threats that arise during the acquisition and use throughout the lifecycle of information and communications technology. 3. Reports on implementation of program Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days for the next three years, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of General Services, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a report on implementation of the program required under section 2. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees and leadership; information and communications technology The terms appropriate congressional committees and leadership and information and communications technology have the meanings given the terms in section 4713(k) of title 41, United States Code. (2) Executive agency The term executive agency has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code.

September 10, 2019 Reported without amendment
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1390 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 9, 2019 Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Duckworth , and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To require plans for military installations for full military funeral honors for veterans at such installations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Creig Sharp Funeral Honors for Veterans Act . 2. Full military funeral honors for veterans at military installations (a) Installation plans for honors required The commander of each military installation at or through which a funeral honors detail for a veteran is provided pursuant to section 1491 of title 10, United States Code, shall maintain and carry out a plan for the provision, upon request, of full military funeral honors at funerals of veterans for whom a funeral honors detail is authorized in that section. (b) Elements Each plan of an installation under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Mechanisms to ensure compliance with the requirements applicable to the composition of funeral honors details in section 1491(b) of title 10, United States Code. (2) Mechanisms to ensure compliance with the requirements for ceremonies for funerals in section 1491(c) of such title. (3) In addition to the ceremonies required pursuant to paragraph (2), the provision of a gun salute for each funeral by appropriate personnel, including personnel of the installation, members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces residing in the vicinity of the installation who are ordered to funeral honors duty, and members of veterans organizations or other organizations referred to in section 1491(b)(2) of such title. (4) Mechanisms for the provision of support authorized by section 1491(d) of such title. (5) Such other mechanisms and activities as the Secretary concerned considers appropriate in order to assure that full military funeral honors are provided upon request at funerals of veterans. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term Secretary concerned has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term veteran has the meaning given that term in section 1491(h) of title 10, United States Code.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1392 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 9, 2019 Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an assessment of the responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of suicide prevention coordinators of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act . 2. Comptroller General assessment of responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Department of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (a) Assessment required (1) In general The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an assessment of the responsibilities, workload, training, and vacancy rates of suicide prevention coordinators of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (2) Elements The assessment under paragraph (1) shall include a determination of— (A) the extent to which the use and staffing of suicide prevention coordinators varies between facilities of the Department; and (B) the extent to which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides oversight of suicide prevention coordinators. (b) Report to Congress Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report containing the findings of the assessment required by subsection (a).
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1396 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 9, 2019 Ms. Stabenow (for herself, Mr. Boozman , Mr. Carper , Mr. Isakson , Ms. Baldwin , and Mr. Cassidy ) 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 modify the definition of municipal solid waste.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect America's Paper for Recycling Act . 2. Modification to definition of municipal solid waste (a) In general Paragraph (6) of section 45(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (6) Municipal solid waste (A) In general The term municipal solid waste has the meaning given the term solid waste under section 1004(27) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6903(27) ), except that such term does not include— (i) paper which is commonly recycled and which has been segregated from other solid waste (as so defined), or (ii) solid waste (as so defined) which is collected as part of a system which commingles commonly recycled paper with other solid waste which is not commonly recycled at any point from the time of collection through any materials recovery. (B) Special rule with respect to incidental and residual waste Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply to— (i) solid waste (as so defined) which only contains an incidental amount of commonly recycled paper, and (ii) solid waste (as so defined) which is residual waste generated at a materials recovery facility that receives and processes only paper and other recyclable materials containing no more than an incidental amount of non-recyclable solid waste. (C) No effect on existing processes Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be interpreted to require a State or a political subdivision of a State, directly or indirectly, to change the systems, processes, or equipment it uses to collect, treat, dispose, or otherwise use municipal solid waste, within the meaning of the Solid Waste Disposal Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6903 et seq.), nor require a change to the regulations that implement subtitle D of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). . (b) Rules with respect to electricity produced from solid waste Subsection (e) of section 45 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (12) Source of municipal solid waste feedstock In the case of a qualified facility that produces electricity both from municipal solid waste and other solid waste that is not a qualified energy resource— (A) such facility shall be considered a qualified facility if it otherwise meets the requirements of subsection (d), and (B) subsection (a) shall only apply to that portion of the electricity produced from municipal solid waste. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1400 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 9, 2019 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Casey , and Mr. Booker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to preserve the option of States to implement health care marketplaces, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges Act or the SAVE Act . 2. Preserving State option to implement health care marketplaces (a) In general Section 1311 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking under this subsection and inserting under this paragraph or paragraph (1) ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Additional planning and establishment grants (A) In general There shall be appropriated to the Secretary, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000 to award grants to eligible States for the uses described in paragraph (3). (B) Duration and renewability A grant awarded under subparagraph (A) shall be for a period of 2 years and may not be renewed. (C) Limitation A grant may not be awarded under subparagraph (A) after December 31, 2022. (D) Eligible State defined For purposes of this paragraph, the term eligible State means a State that, as of the date of the enactment of this paragraph, is not operating an Exchange. ; and (2) in subsection (d)(5)(A)— (A) by striking In establishing an Exchange under this section and inserting the following: (i) In general In establishing an Exchange under this section (other than in establishing an Exchange pursuant to subsection (a)(6)) ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Additional planning and establishment grants In establishing an Exchange pursuant to subsection (a)(6), the State shall ensure that such Exchange is self-sustaining beginning on January 1, 2024, including allowing the Exchange to charge assessments or user fees to participating health insurance issuers, or to otherwise generate funding, to support its operations. . (b) Clarification regarding failure To establish Exchange or implement requirements Section 1321(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18041(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking If and inserting Subject to paragraph (3), if ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Clarification This subsection shall not apply in the case of a State that elects to apply the requirements described in subsection (a) and satisfies the requirement described in subsection (b) on or after January 1, 2014. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1405 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 9, 2019 Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Cramer , Mrs. Capito , and Mr. Gardner ) 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 extend the credit for production of refined coal.

1. Extension of refined coal production tax credit (a) In general Section 45(e)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking 10-year period each place it appears and inserting 12-year period , and (2) in subparagraph (D)(ii)(II), by striking 10-year period and inserting 12-year period . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to coal produced and sold after December 31, 2018.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1406 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 9, 2019 Mr. Tillis (for himself and Mr. Burr ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To revise the boundaries of a unit of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System in Topsail, North Carolina, and for other purposes.

1. Correction to map (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall make such corrections to the map described in subsection (b) as are necessary to exclude lots from unit L06 of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System in North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, that were serviced by infrastructure, as described in subsection (c), installed along North Carolina Highway 210 and New River Inlet Road as of the date of enactment of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). (b) Maps described The map referred to in subsection (a) is a map that— (1) is included in a set of maps as part of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System entitled John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System and dated December 21, 2018; and (2) relates to unit L06 of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System. (c) Infrastructure described (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the infrastructure referred to in subsection (a) is infrastructure that meets the criteria described in section 4(g)(1)(B) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(g)(1)(B) ). (2) Inclusion For purposes of paragraph (1), North Carolina Highway 210 and New River Inlet Road shall be considered to meet the criteria described in section 4(g)(1)(B)(i) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(g)(1)(B)(i) ).
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1407 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 9, 2019 Mr. Lee 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 add definitions for the terms common carrier and personal operator , and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aviation Empowerment Act . 2. Definitions Section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (48) common carrier means a service provided by a person that meets the following elements: (A) holding out of a willingness to; (B) transport persons or property; (C) from place to place; (D) for compensation; and (E) without refusal unless authorized by law. In applying subparagraph (D), the term compensation requires the intent to pursue monetary profit but does not include flights in which the pilot and passengers share aircraft operating expenses or the pilot receives any benefit. (49) personal operator means a person providing air transportation of persons or property for compensation or hire in aircraft that have eight or fewer seats, provided that the person holds a private pilot certificate pursuant to subpart E of section 61 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation). A personal operator or a flight operated by a personal operator does not constitute a common carrier, as defined in paragraph (48), a commercial operation requiring a certificate under part 119 or 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), or a commercial operator, as defined in section 1.1 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation). . 3. Regulations Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue or revise regulations to comply with this Act and to ensure the following: (1) That a person who holds a pilot certificate may communicate with the public, in any manner the person determines appropriate, to facilitate an aircraft flight for which the pilot and passengers share aircraft operating expenses in accordance with section 61.113(c) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation) and that such flight-sharing operations under section 61.113(c) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation) shall not be deemed a common carrier, as defined in paragraph (48) of section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code, or a commercial operation requiring a certificate under part 119 or 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation). (2) That a personal operator, as defined in paragraph (49) of section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code, operating under part 91 of title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation) shall not be subject to the requirements set forth in part 121, 125, or 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1410 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 9, 2019 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Sullivan , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. King , Ms. Collins , Ms. Murkowski , Ms. Warren , Ms. Hassan , and Mr. Reed ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the Federal share of the fishing safety standards grants.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Funding Instruction for Safety, Health, and Security Avoids Fishing Emergencies Act or the FISH SAFE Act . 2. Amendment of Federal share of the fishing safety standards grants (a) Amendment Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (i)(3), by striking 50 and inserting 75 ; and (2) in subsection (j)(3), by striking 50 and inserting 75 . (b) Retroactive effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) takes effect on the day after the date of enactment of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–282 ). 3. Reimbursement Amounts appropriated to carry out section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 ( Public Law 115–31 ), shall be available until not later than September 30, 2020, in order for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide a reimbursement or supplement to a recipient of a grant under the Fishing Safety Training Grants Program under section 4502(i) of title 46, United States Code, or the Fishing Safety Research Grant Program under section 4502(j) of title 46, United States Code, in an amount that is equal to, for any non-Federal share provided by such grant recipient under such Program that is more than 25 percent, the amount of such excess non-Federal share expended or included in the approved budget by such grant recipient. 4. Authorization of appropriations amendments Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (i)(4), by striking 2019 and inserting 2021 ; and (2) in subsection (j)(4), by striking 2019 and inserting 2021 .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1412 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 9, 2019 Mr. Schumer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To authorize veterans service organizations to solicit donations at post offices before and after Federal holidays.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Access, Improving Service to Enable Veterans Engaging To Fundraise Act of 2019 or the RAISE VET FUND Act . 2. Solicitation by veterans service organizations at post offices (a) In general Section 404 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Solicitation by veterans service organizations at post offices (1) Definitions In this subsection— (A) the term business day means a day on which a post office is open; (B) the term Federal holiday means— (i) a legal public holiday under section 6103(a) of title 5; and (ii) Flag Day, as designated under section 110 of title 36; (C) the term holiday period means the period beginning 2 business days before, and ending 2 business days after, a Federal holiday; and (D) the term veterans service organization means an organization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the representation of veterans under section 5902 of title 38. (2) Authorization The Postal Service shall permit a veterans service organization to solicit donations by distributing items that are symbols for veterans at a post office on any business day during a holiday period. . (b) Regulations Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Postal Service shall promulgate regulations governing the use of post offices by veterans service organizations, including with respect to scheduling, under subsection (f) of section 404 of title 39, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). (c) Effective date Subsection (f) of section 404 of title 39, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1414 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 9, 2019 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Ms. Warren , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Brown , Ms. Harris , Ms. Hirono , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Markey , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Reed , Mr. Sanders , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Whitehouse , and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide bankruptcy relief for student borrowers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019 . 2. Amendments (a) Exception to discharge Section 523 of title 11, United States Code, is amended in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (8). (b) Conforming amendment Section 1328(a)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking (8), . 3. Effective date; application of amendments (a) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Application of amendments The amendments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11, United States Code, on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1415 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 9, 2019 Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mr. Cornyn , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Tillis , and Ms. Harris ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to immediately release certain grant funds awarded for mitigation activities under the Community Development Block Grant program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bipartisan Disaster Recovery Funding Act of 2019 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Funding for mitigation activities was appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development by Congress in February 2018 under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–123 ; 132 Stat. 64). (2) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development told Congress that the funding described in paragraph (1) would be released by May 1, 2019. (3) May 1, 2019, has come and gone with no official explanation as to the reason for the continued delay in releasing the funds. 3. Requirement For all amounts made available for mitigation activities under the heading Department of Housing and Urban Development—Community Planning and Development—Community Development Fund in Public Law 115–123 , and awarded as grants by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, release such amounts awarded to all eligible grantees, regardless of any further studies as may be otherwise required by law.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1422 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2019 Mr. Casey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To transfer revenues from the net investment income tax to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening the Medicare Trust Fund Act . 2. Transfer of net investment income tax revenues to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Section 1817(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i(a) ) is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (1), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ; and , and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) the taxes imposed by section 1411 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2018, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate based on tax returns under subtitle F of such Code. .
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1425 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2019 Mr. Paul 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 expand the deduction for interest on education loans, to extend and expand the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses, and eliminate the limitation on contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts.

1. Expansion of deduction for interest on education loans (a) Elimination of cap on deduction Section 221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsections (b) and (f). (b) Carryover of excess interest Section 221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection (a), is amended by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: (b) Carryover If the amount of the deduction allowable under subsection (a) exceeds the taxable income of the taxpayer for the taxable year (determined without regard to this section and section 222), then an amount equal to such excess shall be treated as interest paid by the taxpayer in the succeeding taxable year on a qualified education loan. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 2. Expansion of deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (a) Elimination of dollar limitation; carryover of excess expenses (1) In general Subsection (b) of section 222 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (b) Carryover If the amount of the deduction allowable under subsection (a) exceeds the taxable income of the taxpayer for the taxable year (determined without regard to this section), then an amount equal to such excess shall be treated as qualified tuition and related expenses paid by the taxpayer in the succeeding taxable year. . (2) Conforming amendment Paragraph (3) of section 222(d) of such Code is amended by striking deduction .— and inserting deduction .—Except as provided in subsection (b)— . (b) Permanent extension Section 222 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (e). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. 3. Expansion of rules for Coverdell education savings accounts (a) Elimination of contribution limitation (1) In general Section 530(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting or at the end of clause (i), by striking , or at the end of clause (ii) and inserting a period, and by striking clause (iii). (2) Conforming amendment Section 530 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (c). (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to contributions made in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1429 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2019 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Crapo , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Risch , and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act . 2. Requirement to publish on internet basis for listings Section 4(b) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (9) Publication on internet of basis for listings (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall make publicly available on the internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for each regulation, including each proposed regulation, promulgated under subsection (a)(1). (B) Exception At the request of a Governor or legislature of a State, the Secretary shall not make available under subparagraph (A) information regarding which the State has determined public disclosure is prohibited by a law of that State relating to the protection of personal information. .
116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1434 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To prohibit the use of reverse auctions for design and construction services procurements, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2019 . 2. Prohibition on use of a reverse auction for the award of a contract for design and construction services (a) Finding Congress finds that, in contrast to a traditional auction in which the buyers bid up the price, sellers bid down the price in a reverse auction. (b) Prohibition Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be amended to prohibit the use of reverse auctions for awarding contracts for design and construction services. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term design and construction services means— (A) site planning and landscape design; (B) architectural and engineering services (as defined in section 1102 of title 40, United States Code); (C) interior design; (D) performance of substantial construction work for facility, infrastructure, and environmental restoration projects; (E) delivery and supply of construction materials to construction sites; or (F) construction or substantial alteration of public buildings or public works. (2) The term reverse auction means, with respect to any procurement by an executive agency— (A) a real-time auction conducted through an electronic medium among 2 or more offerors who compete by submitting bids for a supply or service contract, or a delivery order, task order, or purchase order under the contract, with the ability to submit revised lower bids at any time before the closing of the auction; and (B) the award of the contract, delivery order, task order, or purchase order to the offeror is solely based on the price obtained through the auction process.

Passed the Senate December 19, 2019. Secretary