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II Calendar No. 369 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2744 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 16, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations December 17, 2019 Reported by Mr. Risch , with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic AN ACT To authorize the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to prescribe the manner in which programs of the agency are identified overseas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the USAID Branding Modernization Act . 2. Authorization for branding (a) In general The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is authorized to prescribe, as appropriate, the use of logos or other insignia of the USAID Identity, or the use of additional or substitute markings including the United States flag, to appropriately identify, including as required by section 641 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2401 ), overseas programs administered by the Agency. (b) Audit Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development shall submit to Congress an audit of compliance with relevant branding and marketing requirements of the Agency by implementing partners funded by the USAID, including any requirements prescribed pursuant to the authorization under subsection (a).

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the USAID Branding Modernization Act . 2. Authorization for branding (a) In general The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (referred to in this section as USAID ), in coordination with the Secretary of State, as appropriate, and with due consideration for the safety and security of implementing partners and beneficiaries, is authorized to prescribe, as appropriate, the use of logos or other insignia of the USAID Identity, or the use of additional or substitute markings, including the United States flag, to appropriately identify, including as required by section 641 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2401 ), overseas programs administered by USAID. (b) Audit Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of USAID shall submit to Congress an audit of compliance with relevant branding and marking requirements of USAID by implementing partners funded by USAID, including any requirements prescribed pursuant to the authorization under subsection (a).

December 17, 2019 Reported with an amendment
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2746 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2019 Mr. Kind (for himself, Mr. Smith of Nebraska , Mr. Schrader , and Mr. Yoho ) 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 provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act . 2. Exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs (a) In general Section 108(f)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking or after such Act, ; (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting , under section 1415A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3151a ), or under any other State loan repayment or loan forgiveness program that is intended to provide for increased access to veterinary services in such State. ; and (3) by striking state in the heading and inserting other . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received by an individual in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2753 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2019 Mrs. Beatty introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require certain consumer reporting agencies to include a credit score when providing consumers with a free annual consumer report.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Free Credit Score Act of 2019 . 2. Inclusion of credit score with free annual report The Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 609(a)(1)(B), by inserting before the period the following: , except as required under section 612(a)(1)(D) ; and (2) in section 612(a)(1), by adding at the end the following: (D) Inclusion of credit score (i) In general A consumer reporting agency that provides a consumer report to a consumer pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall also provide such consumer with— (I) an explanation of how credit scores are calculated, including factors considered in credit scoring calculations; and (II) a credit score (as defined under section 609(f)). (ii) Rulemaking The Bureau shall issue rules— (I) to provide minimum criteria for explanations described under clause (i)(I); and (II) to require a credit score provided by a consumer reporting agency pursuant to clause (i) to be similar to the types of credit scores most commonly used by creditors. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2756 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2019 Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself and Mr. Banks ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to develop workforce development investment incentives and to consider a qualified training program of an offeror as part of the past performance rating of such offeror, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Developing the National Security Workforce Act . 2. Incentives and consideration for qualified training programs (a) In general (1) Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2409 the following new section: 2409a. Incentives and consideration for qualified training programs (a) Incentives The Secretary of Defense shall develop workforce development investment incentives for a contractor that implements a qualified training program to develop the workforce of the contractor in a manner consistent with the needs of the Department of Defense. (b) Consideration of qualified training programs The Secretary of Defense shall revise the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require that the system used by the Federal Government to monitor or record contractor past performance includes an analysis of the availability, quality, and effectiveness of a qualified training program of an offeror as part of the past performance rating of such offeror. (c) Qualified training program defined The term qualified training program means any of the following: (1) A program eligible to receive funds under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). (2) A program eligible to receive funds under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 21 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). (3) A program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act ; Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). (4) Any other program determined to be a qualified training program for purposes of this section, and that meets the workforce needs of the Department of Defense, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2409 the following new item: 2409a. Incentives and consideration for qualified training programs. . (b) Applicability This Act and the amendments made by this Act apply with respect to contracts awarded on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2758 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2019 Ms. DeLauro (for herself and Mrs. Hayes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide disaster relief assistance to individuals for the purpose of clearing fallen debris, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Diversifying Emergency Benchmarks for the Recovery of Individuals after Storms Act or the DEBRIS Act . 2. Federal assistance to individuals and households (a) Amendment Section 408(c)(2)(A) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5174(c)(2)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and (3) by inserting after clause (i) the following: (ii) the removal of debris from owner-occupied private residences and property; and . (b) Applicability (1) Covered disaster defined In this subsection, the term covered disaster means a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ) on or after May 1, 2018. (2) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any covered disaster. (3) Resubmission of requests for assistance If a request for assistance, with respect to a covered disaster, was made under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5174 ), as in effect before the date of enactment of this Act, for the removal of debris from an owner-occupied private residence or property and the request for such assistance was denied before the date of enactment of this Act, the request for assistance under such section 408, as amended by this Act, may be resubmitted. 3. Factors to be considered in major disaster declarations Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall, by rulemaking, amend the factors considered when evaluating a Governor's request for a major disaster declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) to include the estimated cost of removing fallen debris from owner-occupied private residences and property.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2761 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2019 Mrs. Fletcher (for herself, Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Babin , Mr. Brady , Mr. Carter of Texas , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Flores , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico , Mr. Graves of Louisiana , Mr. Green of Texas , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Mr. Yoho , Mr. Olson , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Cunningham , and Mr. Butterfield ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 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.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2763 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2019 Ms. Garcia of Texas (for herself, Mr. García of Illinois , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Ms. Escobar , and Mr. Correa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from implementing certain rules.

1. Prohibition The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not implement, administer, enforce, or in any manner make effective the proposed rule entitled Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status , issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development on May 10, 2019 (Docket No. FR–6124–P–01), or any final rule based substantially on such proposed rule.
IB Union Calendar No. 154 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2763 [Report No. 116–196] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2019 Ms. Garcia of Texas (for herself, Mr. García of Illinois , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Ms. Escobar , and Mr. Correa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services September 6, 2019 Additional sponsors: Ms. Pressley , Mrs. Trahan , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Schiff , Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Roybal-Allard , and Mr. DeSaulnier September 6, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 15, 2019 A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from implementing certain rules.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Families Together Act of 2019 . 2. Prohibition The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not implement, administer, enforce, or in any manner make effective the proposed rule entitled Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status , issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development on May 10, 2019 (Docket No. FR–6124–P–01), or any final rule based substantially on such proposed rule.

September 6, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2765 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2019 Mr. Moolenaar (for himself and Mr. Cuellar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To allow qualified current or former law enforcement officers to purchase their service weapons, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Security Act of 2019 . 2. Purchase of service weapons by qualified current or former law enforcement officers (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), an agency shall offer for sale at fair market value a single, functional firearm, which would otherwise be destroyed, to an individual— (1) who is— (A) a law enforcement officer employed by and in good standing with such agency; or (B) a former law enforcement officer separated from the employ of such agency for reasons other than misconduct, neglect of duty, or malfeasance; and (2) to whom such agency most recently issued such firearm. (b) Background check required (1) In general An agency may not sell a firearm to an individual under subsection (a) of this section until the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ( 34 U.S.C. 40901 ) has notified the agency that receipt of a firearm by the individual would not violate subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, or State law, unless paragraph (1) of section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, would not apply to the transfer by reason of paragraph (3) of such section 922(t) if the agency were a licensee. (2) Communication between a Federal agency and NICS For the purpose of the sale of a firearm under subsection (a) of this section, an agency may contact the national instant criminal background check system in the same manner as a licensee is authorized to contact the system under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ( 34 U.S.C. 40901 ), for information on whether receipt of a firearm by a prospective buyer would violate section 922 of title 18, United States Code, or State law, and the system may respond to such contact as if the agency were a licensee. (c) Definitions In this Act: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given such term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Firearm The term firearm means a pistol or revolver. (3) Good standing The term good standing means, with respect to an individual who is a law enforcement officer, that the individual— (A) is not currently the subject of any disciplinary action by the employing agency of such individual, which could result in permanent loss of police powers and removal from such agency; and (B) is not prohibited by Federal law from receiving a firearm. (4) Law enforcement officer The term law enforcement officer has the meaning given such term under section 8401 of title 5, United States Code. (5) Licensee The term licensee has the meaning given such term in section 103(j)(1) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ( 34 U.S.C. 40901(j)(1) ).
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2766 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2019 Mr. Moolenaar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To nullify certain memorandum of the Office of Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service regarding the application of the excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers to certain chassis renovations.

1. Application of excise tax on heavy truck and trailers to certain chassis renovations The memorandum of the Office of the Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service issued on October 31, 2013, relating to the application of the excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers to certain chassis renovations (POSTN–131956–13) shall have no force or effect.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2768 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2019 Mr. Neguse (for himself, Ms. Stefanik , and Ms. Fudge ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the General Education Provisions Act to allow the release of education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary credential.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2019 . 2. Release of education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary credential Section 444(b) of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (K)(ii), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; and (B) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the following: (M) an institution of postsecondary education in which the student was previously enrolled, to which records of postsecondary coursework and credits are sent for the purpose of applying such coursework and credits toward completion of a recognized postsecondary credential (as that term is defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 )), upon condition that the student provides written consent prior to receiving such credential. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2769 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2019 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the Council of the District of Columbia to enact laws with respect to the organization and jurisdiction of the District of Columbia courts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Courts Home Rule Act . 2. Authority of Council of District of Columbia to enact laws with respect to District of Columbia Courts Section 602(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–206.02(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2771 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2019 Mrs. Rodgers of Washington (for herself and Mr. Loebsack ) 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 direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations with respect to payment rates for durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment Act of 2019 or the Protecting HOME Act of 2019 . 2. Revising payment rates for durable medical equipment under the Medicare program (a) Rural and noncontiguous areas Not later than December 31, 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall revise section 414.210(g)(9)(iii) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), to apply the transition rule described in such section to all applicable items and services furnished in rural areas and noncontiguous areas (as such terms are defined for purposes of such section) on or after June 1, 2018. (b) Areas other than rural and noncontiguous areas With respect to items and services furnished on or after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall apply section 414.210(g)(9)(iv) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), as if the reference to 100 percent of the adjusted payment amount established under this section were instead a reference to 75 percent of the adjusted payment amount established under this section and 25 percent of the unadjusted fee schedule amount . 3. Budget neutrality for oxygen under the Medicare program Section 1834(a)(9)(D)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(9)(D)(ii) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The requirement of the preceding sentence shall not apply beginning on January 1, 2020. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2773 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2019 Mr. Sablan (for himself, Mr. San Nicolas , and Mrs. Radewagen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 13, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a mid-decade census of population for the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.

1. Census for the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (a) In general Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (2) by adding after subsection (f) the following: (g) The Secretary shall, in 2025 and every 10 years thereafter, take a mid-decade census of population as of the first day of April of the applicable year for each of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. . (b) Authorization of appropriations For the purpose of carrying out the amendments made by subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated $12,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2020 to 2024 and $6,000,000 for each succeeding fiscal year after 2024.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2774 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2019 Mr. Schneider (for himself and Ms. Stefanik ) 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 require coverage without a deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Primary Care Patient Protection Act of 2019 . 2. Requirement of coverage without deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans (a) In general Section 223(c)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking if substantially all of its coverage is coverage described in paragraph (1)(B). and inserting the following: if— (i) substantially all of its coverage is coverage described in paragraph (1)(B), or (ii) such plan has a deductible for primary care services provided by a qualified provider as part of a qualified visit. . (b) Qualified primary care services defined Section 223(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Primary care services The term primary care services has the meaning given such term by section 1833(x)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act, without regard to clauses (ii) and (iii) of such section. (7) Qualified provider The term qualified provider means a general practitioner, family physician, general internist, obstetrician, gynecologist, pediatrician, geriatric physician, or advanced practice registered nurse acting in accordance with State laws. (8) Qualified visit The term qualified visit means, with respect to an individual for a plan year, either of the first 2 visits by the individual during the year with a qualified provider who is designated by such individual as the primary care provider for such individual. . (c) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2776 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2019 Mrs. Trahan (for herself, Mr. LaHood , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Rouda , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , Mr. Trone , Mrs. Bustos , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Pappas , Mr. Ryan , Mr. Beyer , and Mr. Serrano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To make certain municipalities eligible for grants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Sewage Overflow Act . 2. Sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants Section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1301 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking or ; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (5) is a municipality with high levels of sewage in the rivers of such municipality. ; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking The Federal share and inserting the following: (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Federal share ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) Exception for certain projects (A) In general The Federal share of the cost of activities carried out using amounts from a grant made under subsection (a) for a municipality described in subsection (b)(5) shall be as follows: (i) Not less than 55 percent for municipalities the affected residents of which pay, on average, 2.0 percent or less of their household income for sewer service. (ii) Not less than 60 percent for municipalities the affected residents of which pay, on average, more than 2.0 percent, but not more than 2.5 percent, of their household income for sewer service. (iii) Not less than 65 percent for municipalities the affected residents of which pay, on average, more than 2.5 percent, but not more than 3.0 percent, of their household income for sewer service. (iv) Not less than 70 percent for municipalities the affected residents of which pay, on average, more than 3.0 percent, but not more than 3.5 percent, of their household income for sewer service. (v) Not less than 75 percent for municipalities the affected residents of which pay, on average, more than 3.5 percent of their household income for sewer service. (B) Affected residents defined For purposes of this paragraph, the term affected resident means a resident of a municipality who is in the 20th percentile of income for the municipality. ; and (3) in subsection (f)(1)— (A) by striking $225,000,000 and inserting $500,000,000 ; and (B) by striking 2020 and inserting 2030 .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2782 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2019 Mrs. Walorski (for herself, Mr. Lipinski , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , and Mr. Peterson ) 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 repeal the 30-hour threshold for classification as a full-time employee for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and replace it with 40 hours.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employee Flexibility Act of 2019 . 2. Repeal of 30-hour threshold for classification as full-time employee for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and replacement with 40 hours (a) Full-Time equivalents Paragraph (2) of section 4980H(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by repealing subparagraph (E); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: (E) Full-time equivalents treated as full-time employees Solely for purposes of determining whether an employer is an applicable large employer under this paragraph, an employer shall, in addition to the number of full-time employees for any month otherwise determined, include for such month a number of full-time employees determined by dividing the aggregate number of hours of service of employees who are not full-time employees for the month by 174. . (b) Full-Time employees Paragraph (4) of section 4980H(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by repealing subparagraph (A); and (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (A) In general The term full-time employee means, with respect to any month, an employee who is employed on average at least 40 hours of service per week. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2018.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2784 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2019 Ms. Eshoo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To clarify section 224 of the Communications Act of 1934 as not limiting the ability of a State to adopt a one touch make ready policy for pole attachments, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as Clearing Local Impediments Makes Broadband Open to New Competition and Enhancements or the CLIMB ONCE Act . 2. State adoption of one touch make ready policy for pole attachments (a) Construction Nothing in section 224 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 224 ) or the implementing rules of the Federal Communications Commission shall be construed to limit the ability of a State to adopt a one touch make ready policy with respect to pole attachments. (b) Development of model policy Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall publish recommendations on best practices, including a model policy, relating to the implementation of a one touch make ready policy by a State. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. (2) One touch make ready policy The term one touch make ready policy means, with respect to the addition or modification of a pole attachment, regulations relating to the activity undertaken in order to prepare the pole, duct, conduit, or right-of-way for the addition of a new attachment including the ability of an attacher to perform all make ready work in a single trip to the pole and a requirement of the designation by a pole owner or utility of a list of at least two approved contractors for each pole, duct, conduit, or right-of-way to perform all such activity. (3) Pole attachment; State; utility The terms pole attachment , State , and utility have the meanings given those terms in section 224(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 224(a) ).
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2790 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2019 Mr. Pence (for himself and Mr. Gallego ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , 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 make additional financial assets of the Government of Iran available to pay compensatory damages to the victims of terrorism sponsored by that Government, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Our Obligation to Recognize American Heroes (OORAH) Act of 2019 . 2. Expansion of availability of financial assets of Iran to victims of terrorism (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) On October 23, 1983, terrorists sponsored by the Government of Iran bombed the United States Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. The terrorists killed 241 servicemen and injured scores more. (2) Those servicemen were killed or injured while on a peacekeeping mission. (3) Terrorism sponsored by the Government of Iran threatens the national security of the United States. (4) The United States has a vital interest in ensuring that members of the Armed Forces killed or injured by such terrorism, and the family members of such members, are able to seek justice. (b) Amendments Section 502 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 ( 22 U.S.C. 8772 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking in the United States and inserting by or ; (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting , or an asset that would be blocked if the asset were located in the United States, after unblocked) ; and (C) in the flush text at the end— (i) by inserting after in aid of execution the following: , or to an order directing that the asset be brought to the State in which the court is located and subsequently to execution or attachment in aid of execution, ; and (ii) by inserting , without regard to concerns relating to international comity after resources for such an act ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking that are identified and inserting the following: “that are— (1) identified ; (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (2) identified in and the subject of proceedings in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in Peterson et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran et al., Case No. 13 Civ. 9195 (LAP). ; (3) by striking subsection (e); (4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and (5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Personal jurisdiction For purposes of this section, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York shall have personal jurisdiction over any foreign securities intermediary that credited financial assets described in subsection (b) to an account the intermediary holds outside the United States. .
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2792 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2019 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself, Mr. Reed , and Ms. Stefanik ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require the Secretary of Transportation to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking concerning seat belts on school buses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Every Child Under the Right Equipment Standards Act of 2019 or the SECURES Act of 2019 . 2. Proposed rulemaking (a) Requirements Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall publish a notice of proposed rulemaking on new Federal standards for school bus seat belt requirements on all school buses, regardless of gross vehicle weight rating. (b) Considerations In the proposed rulemaking, the Secretary shall consider— (1) the safety benefits of a lap/shoulder belt system (also known as a Type 2 seat belt assembly ); (2) the conclusion of the National Transportation Safety Board that Lap/shoulder belts provide the highest level of protection for school bus passengers and that Properly worn lap belts provide some benefit, while Properly worn lap/shoulder belts provide greater benefit by reducing injuries related to upper body flailing ; (3) the 2015 announcement by the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Mark Rosekind, stating that the agency believes that every child on every school bus should have a three-point seat belt ; (4) any innovative approaches to seat belt detection, seat belt reminder systems, and seat belt violation alert systems that could be incorporated into school bus designs; and (5) existing experience from the States that have already required school buses to be equipped with seat belts.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2794 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2019 Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. Smucker , Mr. Cárdenas , and Mr. Waltz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To reauthorize and improve the Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defense Small Business Advancement Act of 2019 . 2. Reauthorization and improvement of Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé Program (a) Permanent authorization Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 ( Public Law 101–510 ; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by striking subsection (j). (b) Office of Small Business Programs oversight Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 ( Public Law 101–510 ; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o); and (2) by inserting after subsection (m) the following new subsection: (n) Establishment of performance goals and periodic reviews The Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of Defense shall establish performance goals and conduct periodic reviews of approved agreements between mentors and protégés. . (c) Removal of pilot program references Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 ( Public Law 101–510 ; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— (1) in the subsection heading for subsection (a), by striking pilot ; and (2) by striking pilot each place it appears. (d) Independent report on program effectiveness (1) In general Not later than March 31, 2022, an independent third party selected by the Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report evaluating the effectiveness of the Mentor-Protégé Program established under section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 ( Public Law 101–510 ; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), including recommendations for improving the program in terms of performance metrics, forms of assistance, and overall program effectiveness. (2) Congressional defense committees defined In this subsection, the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2797 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2019 Mr. Bost (for himself, Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Yoho , and Mr. O'Halleran ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Agricultural Act of 1961 to modify the limitations applicable to qualified conservation loan guarantees, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Beginning Agriculturalist Lifetime Employment Act of 2019 or the BALE Act of 2019 . 2. Limitations applicable to qualified conservation loan guarantees (a) Limitations applicable to loan guarantees Subtitle A of title III of the Agricultural Act of 1961 ( 7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) is amended— (1) by amending section 304(e) of such Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1924(e) ) to read as follows: (e) Limitations applicable to loan guarantees (1) Percentage of loan guaranteed The portion of a loan that the Secretary may guarantee under this section shall— (A) depend on the principal amount of the loan; and (B) except as provided in paragraph (2), may not exceed the percentage specified for that principal amount in the following table: Principal Amount More Than Principal Amount Equal To Or Less Than Maximum Percent $0 $2,500,000 90% $2,500,000 $2,600,000 89% $2,600,000 $2,700,000 88% $2,700,000 $2,800,000 87% $2,800,000 $2,900,000 86% $2,900,000 $3,000,000 85% $3,000,000 $3,100,000 84% $3,100,000 $3,200,000 83% $3,200,000 $3,300,000 82% $3,300,000 $3,400,000 81% $3,400,000 $3,500,000 80%. (2) Exception for certain producers In the case of a loan to a producer that is a qualified beginning farmer or rancher or a socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher (as the term is defined in section 2501(e)), the portion of the loan the Secretary may guarantee under this paragraph may not exceed the percentage specified for the principal amount of the loan in the following table: Principal Amount More Than Principal Amount Equal To Or Less Than Maximum Percent $0 $2,500,000 95% $2,500,000 $2,600,000 94% $2,600,000 $2,700,000 93% $2,700,000 $2,800,000 92% $2,800,000 $2,900,000 91% $2,900,000 $3,000,000 90% $3,000,000 $3,100,000 89% $3,100,000 $3,200,000 88% $3,200,000 $3,300,000 87% $3,300,000 $3,400,000 86% $3,400,000 $3,500,000 85%. (3) Maximum amount The Secretary may not guarantee a loan under this section in an amount that exceeds $3,500,000. (4) Annual inflation adjustment The Secretary shall annually adjust the dollar figures under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) to reflect the change in the Prices Paid By Farmers Index (as compiled by the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the Department of Agriculture). ; and (2) in section 305(a) of such Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1925(a) )— (A) by striking $300,000, or, in the case of a loan guaranteed by the Secretary, $700,000 and inserting $600,000 ; and (B) by striking 2000 and inserting 2023 . (b) Applicability The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to qualified conservation loans entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under section 304 of the Agricultural Act of 1961 ( 7 U.S.C. 1924 ) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2798 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2019 Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act . 2. Counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces (a) Permanent program (1) In general Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1712C the following new section: 1712D. Counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated (a) Program (1) Commencing on January 1, 2021, the Secretary shall carry out, through the Readjustment Counseling Service of the Veterans Health Administration, a program to provide reintegration and readjustment services described in subsection (b) in group retreat settings to women veterans who are recently separated from service in the Armed Forces after a prolonged deployment. (2) The participation of a veteran in the program under paragraph (1) shall be at the election of the veteran. (b) Covered services The services provided to a woman veteran under the program under subsection (a)(1) shall include the following: (1) Information on reintegration into the family, employment, and community of the veteran. (2) Financial counseling. (3) Occupational counseling. (4) Information and counseling on stress reduction. (5) Information and counseling on conflict resolution. (6) Such other information and counseling as the Secretary considers appropriate to assist the veteran in reintegration into the family, employment, and community of the veteran. (c) Biennial reports Not later than December 31, 2022, and each even-numbered year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the program under subsection (a)(1). . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1712C the following new item: 1712D. Counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated. . (b) Conforming repeal Effective December 31, 2020, section 203 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 ( 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is repealed.
I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2800 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2019 Ms. Slotkin (for herself, Ms. Blunt Rochester , Mr. Kildee , and Mr. Fitzpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require continued and expanded monitoring of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PFAS Monitoring Act of 2019 . 2. Testing for PFAS Section 1445 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–4 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (k) Monitoring for PFAS in public water systems (1) In general The Administrator shall, not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, promulgate regulations that require, beginning not later than one year after such date of enactment, monitoring for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom— (A) by all public water systems serving 10,000 persons or more; (B) with respect to public water systems serving between 3,300 and 10,000 persons— (i) by all such public water systems, if appropriations are available to cover the reasonable cost of such testing and laboratory analysis as are necessary to carry out the monitoring; or (ii) by a representative sample of such public water systems, if such appropriations are not available; and (C) by a representative sample of public water systems serving fewer than 3,300 persons. (2) Public availability of results All results of monitoring carried out under this subsection shall be accessible to the public and posted online by the Administrator. (3) Covered PFAS The Administrator shall require under the regulations promulgated under paragraph (1)— (A) during the period beginning on the effective date of such regulations and ending on the date test methods are validated under paragraph (4), monitoring for at least 30 perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom; and (B) beginning on the date test methods are validated under paragraph (4), monitoring for the total amount of all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. (4) Validated test methods Not later than two years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall validate one or more test methods for monitoring the total amount of all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom in public water systems. (5) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2031 to the Administrator to pay the reasonable cost of such testing and laboratory analysis as are necessary to carry out monitoring required under this subsection by public water systems serving fewer than 10,000 persons. .