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I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 994 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2019 Mr. DeFazio (for himself and Mr. Huffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to make technical corrections to the segment designations for the Chetco River, Oregon.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chetco River Protection Act of 2019 . 2. Technical Corrections to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Section 3(a)(69) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(69) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (2) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking The 44.5-mile and inserting the following: (A) Designations The 44.5-mile ; (3) in clause (i) (as so redesignated)— (A) by striking 25.5-mile and inserting 27.5-mile ; and (B) by striking Boulder Creek at the Kalmiopsis Wilderness boundary and inserting Mislatnah Creek ; (4) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated)— (A) by striking 8-mile and inserting 7.5-mile ; and (B) by striking Boulder Creek to Steel Bridge and inserting Mislatnah Creek to Eagle Creek ; (5) in clause (iii) (as so redesignated)— (A) by striking 11-mile and inserting 9.5-mile ; and (B) by striking Steel Bridge and inserting Eagle Creek ; and (6) by adding at the end the following: (B) Withdrawal Subject to valid rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of the river segments designated by subparagraph (A) is withdrawn from all forms of— (i) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (ii) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (iii) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 996 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2019 Ms. Clarke of New York (for herself, Mr. Gosar , Mr. Simpson , and Ms. Meng ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain federally subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act . 2. Exclusion of certain federally subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty (a) In general Section 108(f)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting , under a loan repayment program receiving a grant or contract under section 748(a)(2) of such Act after section 338I of such Act . (b) Conforming amendment Section 108(f)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking National Health Service Corps loan repayment program and certain State loan repayment programs in the heading thereof and inserting certain Federal and State loan repayment programs . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) GAO report The Comptroller General of the United States shall review and report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the participation of dental providers and faculty in areas and schools receiving funding from the Dental Faculty Development and Loan Repayment Program under section 748(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, including the extent to which they remain full-time faculty teaching and practicing in dental clinics located in dental schools, hospitals, or community-based affiliated sites after receiving funding from the program.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1001 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2019 Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Walorski , Ms. Gabbard , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Welch , Mr. Thompson of California , and Ms. Norton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a process by which a family member of a deceased individual who is eligible for the Department of Veterans Affairs burn pit registry may register for such registry on behalf of the deceased individual.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Family Member Access to Burn Pit Registry Act . 2. Authority for family members to register for Department of Veterans Affairs burn pit registry on behalf of deceased eligible individuals Section 201 of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–260 ; 38 U.S.C. 527 note) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): (c) Registration on behalf of deceased individuals In the case of a deceased eligible individual, the Secretary shall provide a process by which an immediate family member of the individual may register for the burn pit registry under this section on behalf of the deceased eligible individual. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1004 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2019 Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Espaillat , Ms. Gabbard , Mr. Jones , Ms. Haaland , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Levin of Michigan , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. McCollum , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Moore , Mr. Moulton , Ms. Norton , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Ms. Omar , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Velázquez , and Mr. Welch ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services , and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prohibit the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities with respect to Venezuela, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act . 2. Prohibition on introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities with respect to Venezuela (a) Funding prohibition None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense or to any other Federal department or agency may be used to introduce the Armed Forces of the United States into hostilities with respect to Venezuela, except pursuant to— (1) a declaration of war; (2) a specific statutory authorization described in subsection (b); or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Armed Forces. (b) Specific statutory authorization described A specific statutory authorization described in this subsection is an authorization that— (1) meets the requirements of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.); and (2) is enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed to affect or alter the requirements of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.) or any restrictions or reporting requirements contained in such Resolution.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1005 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2019 Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Mr. Stauber , Mr. Ruiz , and Mr. Cisneros ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to amend the schedule for rating disabilities to add a diagnostic code and evaluation criteria for obliterative bronchiolitis, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Burn Pit Veterans Revision Act . 2. Revision of Department of Veterans Affairs disability rating schedule with respect to obliterative bronchiolitis Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall— (1) amend the schedule for rating disabilities pursuant to section 1155 of title 38, United States Code, to add a diagnostic code and evaluation criteria for obliterative bronchiolitis; and (2) provide a process by which a veteran who, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, is receiving compensation under chapter 11 of such title for a service-connected disability— (A) may have such service-connected disability reevaluated based on the diagnostic code and evaluation criteria described in paragraph (1); and (B) may be assigned a new disability rating as a result of such reevaluation, if such assignment does not reduce the disability rating of such veteran in effect immediately prior to the date of such assignment.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1009 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2019 Mr. Cárdenas (for himself and Mr. Lowenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide for the study and evaluation of net metering, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Evaluation of Techniques for Making Energy Technologies More Efficient and Resilient Act of 2019 . 2. Net metering study and evaluation Title XVIII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–58 ; 119 Stat. 1122) is amended by adding at the end the following: 1841. Net metering study and evaluation (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (referred to in this section as the National Academies ) under which the National Academies shall— (1) study the opportunities and challenges associated with net metering; and (2) evaluate the expected medium- and long-term impacts of net metering. (b) Elements The study and evaluation conducted pursuant to the agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall address— (1) developments in net metering, including the emergence of new technologies; (2) alternatives to existing metering systems that— (A) provide for transactions that— (i) measure electric energy consumption by an electric consumer at the home or facility of that electric consumer; and (ii) are capable of sending electric energy usage information through a communications network to an electric utility; (B) promote equitable distribution of resources and costs; and (C) provide incentives for the use of distributed renewable generation; (3) net metering planning and operating techniques; (4) effective architecture for net metering; (5) successful net metering business models; (6) consumer and industry incentives for net metering; (7) the role of renewable resources in the electric grid; (8) the role of net metering in developing future models for renewable infrastructure; and (9) the use of battery storage with net metering. (c) Report (1) In general The agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall require the National Academies to submit to the Secretary, not later than 2 years after entering into the agreement, a report that describes the results of the study and evaluation conducted pursuant to the agreement. (2) Public Availability The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be made available to the public through electronic means, including the internet. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1010 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2019 Ms. Castor of Florida (for herself, Ms. Barragán , Mr. Horsford , Ms. Moore , Ms. Underwood , and Mr. DeSaulnier ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor , and Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide that the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance shall have no force or effect.

1. Short-term limited duration insurance rule prohibition The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Labor may not take any action to implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance (83 Fed. Reg. 38212 (August 3, 2018)), and the Secretaries may not promulgate any substantially similar rule.
IB Union Calendar No. 29 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1010 [Report No. 116–43, Parts I and II] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2019 Ms. Castor of Florida (for herself, Ms. Barragán , Mr. Horsford , Ms. Moore , Ms. Underwood , and Mr. DeSaulnier ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor , and Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned April 29, 2019 Reported from the Committee on Education and Labor May 10, 2019 Additional sponsors: Mr. Welch , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Ruiz , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Rush , Mr. Pallone , Ms. Matsui , Ms. Eshoo , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Shalala , Mr. Van Drew , Ms. Wild , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Case , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Kilmer , Ms. Mucarsel-Powell , and Mr. Langevin May 10, 2019 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce May 10, 2019 Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To provide that the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance shall have no force or effect.

1. Short-term limited duration insurance rule prohibition The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Labor may not take any action to implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance (83 Fed. Reg. 38212 (August 3, 2018)), and the Secretaries may not promulgate any substantially similar rule.

May 10, 2019 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce May 10, 2019 Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1017 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2019 Mr. Kelly of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide space-available travel on aircraft of the Department of Defense to children, surviving spouses, and siblings of members of the Armed Forces who die while serving in the active military, naval, or air service.

1. Space-available travel for children, surviving spouses, and siblings of members of the Armed Forces who die while serving in the active military, naval, or air service Section 2641b(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph (6): (6) Children, surviving spouses, and siblings of members of the armed forces who die while serving in the active military, naval, or air service (as that term is defined in section 101 of title 38). .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1019 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2019 Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Taylor , Mr. Crenshaw , and Mrs. Luria ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Full Military Honors Act of 2019 . 2. Full Military Honors ceremony for certain veterans Section 1491(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) The Secretary concerned shall provide full military honors (as determined by the Secretary concerned) for the funeral of a veteran who— (A) is first interred or first inurned in Arlington National Cemetery on or after the date of the enactment of the Full Military Honors Act of 2019; (B) was awarded the medal of honor or the prisoner-of-war medal; and (C) is not entitled to full military honors by the grade of that veteran. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1020 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2019 Mr. Posey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities, and for other purposes.

1. Disclosure by Members of Congress of business ties with foreign entities (a) In general Section 102 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 ( 5 U.S.C. App. 102 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) Any report filed pursuant to section 101(d) by a Member of Congress shall include the disclosure of any business ties the Member or any member of the Member’s immediate family has (if any) with a foreign entity. If a Member of Congress makes an affirmative disclosure of any such ties, the Member shall include information detailing the nature of the business tie and foreign entity. . (b) Application The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any report filed pursuant to section 101(d) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 ( 5 U.S.C. App. 101(d) ) after the date of enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1029 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2019 Mr. Tipton (for himself and Mr. Perlmutter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To direct the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to submit to Congress a report on the merits of, and options for, establishing an institute relating to space resources, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Space Resources Institute Act . 2. Report on merits and options for establishing an institute relating to space resources (a) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the merits of, and options for, establishing an institute relating to space resources to advance the objectives of NASA in maintaining United States preeminence in space. Such objectives shall include the following: (1) Identifying, developing, and distributing space resources, including by encouraging the development of foundational science and technology. (2) Reducing the technological risks associated with identifying, developing, and distributing space resources. (3) Developing options for using space resources to— (A) support current and future space architectures, programs, and missions; and (B) enable such architectures, programs, and missions that would not otherwise be possible. (b) Additional matters The report required under subsection (a) shall also include the following assessments of the Administrator: (1) Whether a virtual or physical institute relating to space resources is most cost effective and appropriate. (2) Whether partnering with institutions of higher education and the aerospace industry, and the extractive industry as appropriate, would be effective in increasing information available to the institute with respect to advancing the objectives described in subsection (a). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of NASA. (2) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (3) Extractive industry The term extractive industry means companies and individuals involved in the processes of extracting, including mining, quarrying, drilling, and dredging, raw, natural materials or energy sources. (4) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) ). (5) NASA The term NASA means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (6) Space resource (A) In general The term space resource means an abiotic resource in situ in outer space. (B) Inclusions The term space resource includes a raw, natural material or energy source.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1030 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2019 Ms. Titus (for herself, Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Ms. Gabbard , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Haaland , Mr. Higgins of New York , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. McCollum , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Norton , Mr. Peters , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Rush , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Suozzi , Mrs. Watson Coleman , and Ms. Wilson of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to amend the definition of the term spouse to recognize new State definitions of such term for the purpose of the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act . 2. Definition of spouse for purposes of veteran benefits to reflect new State definitions of spouse (a) Definitions Section 101 of title 38, United States Code is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking of the opposite sex ; and (2) in paragraph (31), by striking of the opposite sex who is a wife or husband and inserting in a marriage recognized under section 103 of this title . (b) Determination Subsection (c) of section 103 of such title is amended to read as follows: (c) (1) For the purposes of all laws administered by the Secretary, the Secretary shall recognize a marriage based on the law of the State where the marriage occurred. In the case of a marriage that occurred outside a State, the Secretary shall recognize the marriage if the marriage was lawful in the place where it occurred and could have been entered into under the laws of any State. Except in the case of a purported marriage deemed valid under subsection (a), the Secretary may not recognize more than one marriage for any person at the same time. (2) In this subsection, the term State has the meaning given that the term in section 101(20) of this title, except that such term also includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1032 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2019 Ms. Speier (for herself, Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Katko , Mrs. Davis of California , and Mr. Brown of Maryland ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To provide for the retention and service of transgender individuals in the Armed Forces.

1. Retention and service of transgender individuals in the Armed Forces (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) individuals who are qualified and can meet the standards to serve in the military should be eligible to serve; and (2) the policies recommended in the memorandum of the Secretary of Defense entitled Military Service by Transgender Individuals and dated February 22, 2018, are inconsistent with this goal. (b) Retention of currently serving members of the Armed Forces An individual serving as a member of the Armed Forces on or after the date of the enactment of this Act may not be involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces, or denied reenlistment or continuation in service in the Armed Forces, solely on the basis of the member's gender identity. Nothing in this subsection relieves a member from meeting applicable military and medical standards, including deployability, or requires retention of the member in service if the member fails to meet such standards. (c) Accession into the Armed Forces On or after the date of the enactment of this Act, an individual may not be denied initial enlistment, commissioning, or other accession into the Armed Forces solely on the basis of the individual's gender identity. Nothing in this subsection relieves an individual from meeting applicable military and medical standards, including deployability, for enlistment, commissioning, or other accession. (d) Gender identity defined In this section, the term gender identity means the gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s designated sex at birth.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1036 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2019 Mr. Riggleman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Truth in Lending Act to clarify the exclusion for seller-financers from the definition of mortgage originator, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Access to Rural Installment Transactions for Years Act of 2019 or the PARITY Act of 2019 . 2. Amendments related to the exclusion of seller-financers in the definition of mortgage originator Section 103(dd)(2)(E) of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1602(dd)(2)(E) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding clause (i)— (A) by striking 3 properties and inserting 5 properties ; (B) by striking a person, estate, or trust and inserting a person or entity (including a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, association, cooperative, estate, or trust) ; and (C) by striking such person, estate, or trust and inserting such a person or entity ; (2) in clause (i)— (A) by inserting or after the semicolon; (B) by striking a person, estate, or trust that has constructed and inserting such a person or entity that— (I) has constructed ; and (C) by inserting at the end the following new subclause: (II) has received any other compensation related to such loan, including origination points or fees and excluding interest payments; ; (3) by striking clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv); and (4) by inserting after clause (i) the following new clauses: (ii) is not a high-cost mortgage; (iii) does not include terms under which the outstanding principal balance will increase at any time over the course of the loan because the regular periodic payments do not cover the full amount of interest due; (iv) has— (I) a fixed rate; or (II) an adjustable rate that was not determined by a prior contractual obligation between the consumer and such a person or entity and— (aa) is adjustable after 5 or more years (as determined by the addition of a margin to a widely available index rate) subject to reasonable annual and lifetime limitations on interest rate increases or is determined by a prior obligation that is included in or assumed by the terms of the loan; or (bb) with respect to any part of such loan contractually required to be used to make payments on an existing mortgage loan secured by such a property, is adjustable on or after the date of a rate adjustment on such existing mortgage loan; and .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1038 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2019 Mr. Riggleman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the Treasury to take a more prominent role in coordinating AML/CFT policy and examinations across the Government, and for other purposes.

1. Requiring Treasury to take a more prominent role in coordinating AML/CFT policy and examinations across the Government (a) Priorities Not later than nine months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and at least annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury, acting through the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, in consultation with relevant Federal law enforcement, the Director of National Intelligence, and any other Federal departments and agencies that the Secretary of the Treasury determines appropriate, shall establish and make public its priorities for U.S. anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing policy. (b) Supervision and examination The incorporation by financial institutions of the priorities established pursuant to subsection (a) into the programs established by those financial institutions to meet obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, and other anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing laws and regulations shall form the basis on which the financial institutions are supervised and examined for compliance with those obligations. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in subsection (a) may be construed as releasing financial institutions from the requirement to comply with obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act and other Federal laws and regulations. (d) Report Not later than nine months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury (in consultation with Federal law enforcement agencies, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Federal functional regulators) shall submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report containing— (1) an analysis of the Secretary of the Treasury’s delegation of examination authority under the Bank Secrecy Act, including the adequacy of the Department of the Treasury’s resources, capacity, expertise, and ability to effectively carry out the purposes of the Bank Secrecy Act; (2) an examination of whether the Secretary should de-delegate that authority with regard to certain financial institutions; and (3) legislative, administrative, and other recommendations to strengthen the Department of the Treasury’s authority to ensure an effective U.S. anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing regime. 2. Definitions For purposes of this Act: (1) Bank Secrecy Act The term Bank Secrecy Act means— (A) section 21 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; (B) chapter 2 of title I of Public Law 91–508 ; and (C) subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code. (2) Financial institution The term financial institution has the meaning given that term under section 5312 of title 31, United States Code.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1041 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2019 Mr. Smith of Nebraska (for himself and Ms. Sewell of Alabama ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019 . 2. Removing Medicare 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (a) In general Section 1814(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395f(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by adding and at the end; (2) in paragraph (7), at the end of subparagraph (E), by striking and and inserting a period; and (3) by striking paragraph (8). (b) Application The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2020.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1043 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2019 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Stefanik , Mrs. Murphy , Mr. Smith of Missouri , Ms. Moore , Mr. Cole , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Barr , Ms. Barragán , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Bera , Mr. Bost , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mrs. Brooks of Indiana , Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Bucshon , Mrs. Bustos , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Cartwright , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Cook , Mr. Crawford , Ms. Dean , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Delgado , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Foster , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Gomez , Mr. Grothman , Ms. Haaland , Ms. Hill of California , Mr. Himes , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Hurd of Texas , Mr. Joyce of Ohio , Mr. Katko , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. King of New York , Mr. Kinzinger , Mrs. Kirkpatrick , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , Mr. LaHood , Mr. Lamb , Mr. Levin of California , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mr. Loebsack , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. Marshall , Mrs. McBath , Mr. McEachin , Mr. McGovern , Mr. McKinley , Mr. McNerney , Mr. Mitchell , Mr. Moulton , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. O'Halleran , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Peterson , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Quigley , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Riggleman , Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Rose of New York , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Ruppersberger , Mr. Ryan , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. Schrader , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Ms. Slotkin , Mr. Stanton , Mr. Stivers , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. Takano , Mr. Tonko , Mrs. Torres of California , Mrs. Trahan , Mr. Turner , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Welch , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Womack , Mr. Lynch , and Mr. Hastings ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019 . 2. Exclusion for employer payment of qualified education loans (a) In general Section 127(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of subparagraph (A), by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C), and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: (B) the payment by an employer, whether paid to the employee or to a lender, of principal or interest on any qualified education loan (as defined in section 221(d)(1)) incurred by the employee, and . (b) Denial of double benefit Section 221(e)(1) of such Code is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , or for any amount which is excludable from gross income under section 127(c)(1)(B) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments made by employers after December 31, 2019.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1047 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2019 Mr. Dunn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To give effect to more accurate maps of units of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System that were produced by digital mapping of such units, and for other purposes.

1. Replacement of certain John H. Chafee coastal barrier resources system maps (a) Cape San Blas P30/P30P (1 of 2) The map entitled Cape San Blas Unit P30/P30P (1 of 2) and dated January 11, 2016, as included in the set of maps entitled Coastal Barrier Resources System referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(a) ), is hereby replaced by another map relating to that unit entitled Cape San Blas Unit P30/P30P (1 of 2) and dated December 19, 2018. (b) Cape San Blas P30/P30P (2 of 2) The map entitled Cape San Blas Unit P30/P30P (2 of 2) and dated January 11, 2016, as included in the set of maps entitled Coastal Barrier Resources System referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(a) ), is hereby replaced by another map relating to that unit entitled Cape San Blas Unit P30/P30P (2 of 2) and dated December 19, 2018.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1051 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2019 Ms. Sewell of Alabama (for herself, Mr. Ruppersberger , Ms. Moore , and Mr. Raskin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend section 1341 of title 31, United States Code, to require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Back Pay Fairness Act of 2019 . 2. Interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations (a) In general Section 1341(c) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) (A) If a payment under paragraph (2) to an employee furloughed as a result of a covered lapse in appropriations or to an excepted employee is made after the regularly scheduled pay date for such payment in the absence of a lapse in appropriations, the payment shall include an interest payment prorated daily which shall accrue from such regularly scheduled pay date. (B) An interest payment under subparagraph (A)— (i) shall be computed at the rate of interest established by the Secretary of the Treasury under section 3902 that is in effect on the first day of the covered lapse in appropriations; and (ii) shall be in addition to any other remedy available under any other law, rule, or regulation. . (b) Applicability The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any covered lapse in appropriations (as defined in section 1341(c) of title 31, United States Code) that begins before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1052 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2019 Ms. Sewell of Alabama (for herself and Mr. Smith of Nebraska ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain services furnished by such physician assistants.

1. Direct Medicare payment for services furnished by physician assistants (a) In general Section 1832(a)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)(2)(B) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (v) services of a physician assistant but only if no facility or other provider charges or is paid any amounts with respect to the furnishing of such services; . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after July 1, 2020.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1053 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2019 Mr. Carbajal (for himself and Ms. Lofgren ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue regulations to require public corporations to disclose political expenditures, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corporate Political Disclosure Act of 2019 . 2. Disclosure of corporate expenditures for political activities (a) Amendment to reporting requirements Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (s) Reporting requirements related to expenditures for political activities (1) Reports required Each issuer required to file an annual report under this section shall disclose in that report, and publish on an internet website accessible to the shareholders of such issuer and to the public, a summary of expenditures for political activities made during the preceding year. (2) Expenditure for political activities defined In this subsection, the term expenditure for political activities means any— (A) independent expenditure (as defined in section 301(17) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971); (B) electioneering communication (as defined in section 304(f)(3) of that Act) and any other public communication (as defined in section 301(22) of that Act) that would be an electioneering communication if it were a broadcast, cable, or satellite communication; or (C) dues or other payments to trade associations or organizations described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of that Code that are, or could reasonably be anticipated to be, used or transferred to another association or organization for a use described in paragraphs (1), (2), or (4) of such section 501(c). . (b) Rulemaking Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall issue regulations to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a).
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1057 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2019 Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Casten of Illinois , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Cooper , Mr. Cummings , Mr. DeFazio , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Engel , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Foster , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Hastings , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Luján , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Moore , Mr. Moulton , Ms. Mucarsel-Powell , Mr. Nadler , Ms. Norton , Mr. Pascrell , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Sarbanes , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Mr. Smith of Washington , Ms. Speier , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. Takano , Mr. Tonko , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Welch , and Mr. Yarmuth ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices and judges of the courts of the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supreme Court Ethics Act . 2. Code of conduct (a) In general Chapter 57 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 964. Code of conduct Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Judicial Conference of the United States shall issue a code of conduct, which applies to each justice and judge of the courts of the United States, except that the code of conduct may include provisions that are applicable only to certain categories of judges or justices. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 57 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item related to section 963 the following: 964. Code of conduct. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1060 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To provide regulatory relief to charitable organizations that provide housing assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Up Independent Lives and Dreams Act or the BUILD Act . 2. Mortgage loan transaction disclosure requirements (a) TILA Amendment Section 105 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1604 ) is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Disclosure for charitable mortgage loan transactions With respect to a mortgage loan transaction involving a residential mortgage loan offered at 0 percent interest primarily for charitable purposes by an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code, forms HUD–1 and GFE (as defined under section 1024.2(b) of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) together with a disclosure substantially in the form of the Loan Model Form H–2 (as depicted in Appendix H to part 1026 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) shall, collectively, be an appropriate model form for purposes of subsection (b) of this section. . (b) RESPA amendment Section 4 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 ( 12 U.S.C. 2603 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Disclosure for charitable mortgage loan transactions With respect to a mortgage loan transaction involving a residential mortgage loan offered at 0 percent interest primarily for charitable purposes, an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code may use forms HUD–1 and GFE (as defined under section 1024.2(b) of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) together with a disclosure substantially in the form of the Loan Model Form H–2 (as depicted in Appendix H to part 1026 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations), collectively, in lieu of the disclosure published under subsection (a) of this section. . (c) Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to implement the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b). (d) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Determination of Budgetary Effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

Passed the House of Representatives May 14, 2019. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1060 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2019 Mr. Loudermilk (for himself and Mr. Sherman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To provide regulatory relief to charitable organizations that provide housing assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Up Independent Lives and Dreams Act or the BUILD Act . 2. Mortgage loan transaction disclosure requirements (a) TILA Amendment Section 105 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1604 ) is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Disclosure for charitable mortgage loan transactions With respect to a mortgage loan transaction involving a residential mortgage loan offered at 0 percent interest primarily for charitable purposes by an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code, forms HUD–1 and GFE (as defined under section 1024.2(b) of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) together with a disclosure substantially in the form of the Loan Model Form H–2 (as depicted in Appendix H to part 1026 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) shall, collectively, be an appropriate model form for purposes of subsection (b) of this section. . (b) RESPA amendment Section 4 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 ( 12 U.S.C. 2603 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Disclosure for charitable mortgage loan transactions With respect to a mortgage loan transaction involving a residential mortgage loan offered at 0 percent interest primarily for charitable purposes, an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code may use forms HUD–1 and GFE (as defined under section 1024.2(b) of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) together with a disclosure substantially in the form of the Loan Model Form H–2 (as depicted in Appendix H to part 1026 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations), collectively, in lieu of the disclosure published under subsection (a) of this section. . (c) Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to implement the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b). (d) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.