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Deadline. Assessment. Determination. Compliance. Waiver authority. Certification. Reports. Time period. Deadline. Briefing. of the Department of Health and Human Services in advance of implementing such changes. (c) Within 15 days of the Secretary’s communication of the justification, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall provide an assessment, in writing, to the Secretary and to Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of whether such changes to operational directives are necessary to prevent unaccompanied chil- dren from being placed in danger. SEC. 404. None of the funds made available in this Act under the heading ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services—Adminis- tration for Children and Families—Refugee and Entrant Assistance’’ may be obligated to a grantee or contractor to house unaccompanied alien children (as such term is defined in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2))) in any facility that is not State-licensed for the care of unaccompanied alien chil- dren, except in the case that the Secretary determines that housing unaccompanied alien children in such a facility is necessary on a temporary basis due to an influx of such children or an emergency, provided that— (1) the terms of the grant or contract for the operations of any such facility that remains in operation for more than six consecutive months shall require compliance with— (2) the Secretary may grant a 60-day waiver for a contrac- tor’s or grantee’s non-compliance with paragraph (1) if the Secretary certifies and provides a report to Congress on the contractor’s or grantee’s good-faith efforts and progress towards compliance; (3) not more than four consecutive waivers under paragraph (2) may be granted to a contractor or grantee with respect to a specific facility; (4) ORR shall ensure full adherence to the monitoring requirements set forth in section 5.5 of its Policies and Proce- dures Guide as of May 15, 2019; (5) for any such unlicensed facility in operation for more than three consecutive months, ORR shall conduct a minimum of one comprehensive monitoring visit during the first three months of operation, with quarterly monitoring visits there- after; and (6) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, ORR shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate outlining the requirements of ORR for influx facilities including any require- ment listed in paragraph (1)(A) that the Secretary has deter- mined are not applicable to non-State licensed facilities. (A) the same requirements as licensed placements, as listed in Exhibit 1 of the Flores Settlement Agreement that the Secretary determines are applicable to non-State licensed facilities; and (B) staffing ratios of one (1) on-duty Youth Care Worker for every eight (8) children or youth during waking hours, one (1) on-duty Youth Care Worker for every sixteen (16) children or youth during sleeping hours, and clinician ratios to children (including mental health providers) as required in grantee cooperative agreements;

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SEC. 405. In addition to the existing Congressional notification for formal site assessments of potential influx facilities, the Sec- retary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days before operationalizing an unlicensed facility, and shall (1) specify whether the facility is hard-sided or soft-sided, and (2) provide analysis that indicates that, in the absence of the influx facility, the likely outcome is that unaccompanied alien children will remain in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security for longer than 72 hours or that unaccompanied alien children will be otherwise placed in danger. Within 60 days of bringing such a facility online, and monthly thereafter, the Secretary shall provide to the Commit- tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report detailing the total number of children in care at the facility, the average length of stay and average length of care of children at the facility, and, for any child that has been at the facility for more than 60 days, their length of stay and reason for delay in release. SEC. 406. (a) The Secretary shall ensure that, when feasible, no unaccompanied alien child is at an unlicensed facility if the child— (1) is not expected to be placed with a sponsor within 30 days; (3) does not speak English or Spanish as his or her pre- ferred language; (4) has known special needs, behavioral health issues, or medical issues that would be better served at an alternative facility; (6) would have a diminution of legal services as a result of the transfer to such an unlicensed facility. (b) ORR shall notify a child’s attorney of record in advance of any transfer, where applicable. SEC. 407. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to prevent a United States Senator or Member of the House of Representatives from entering, for the purpose of con- ducting oversight, any facility in the United States used for the purpose of maintaining custody of, or otherwise housing, unaccom- panied alien children (as defined in section 462(g)(2) of the Home- land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2))), provided that such Senator or Member has coordinated the oversight visit with the Office of Refugee Resettlement not less than two business days in advance to ensure that such visit would not interfere with the operations (including child welfare and child safety operations) of such facility. SEC. 408. Not later than 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa- tives and the Senate, and make publicly available online, a report with respect to children who were separated from their parents or legal guardians by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (regardless of whether or not such separation was pursuant to an option selected by the children, parents, or guardians), subse- quently classified as unaccompanied alien children, and transferred to the care and custody of ORR during the previous month. Each report shall contain the following information: (2) is under the age of 13; (5) is a pregnant or parenting teen; or Notification. Time periods. Analysis. Reports. Time period. Notification. Time period. Public information. Reports.

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Deadline. Spend plan. Lists. Costs. Time period. (1) the number and ages of children so separated subse- quent to apprehension at or between ports of entry, to be reported by sector where separation occurred; and (2) the documented cause of separation, as reported by DHS when each child was referred. SEC. 409. Funds made available in this Act under the heading ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and Families—Refugee and Entrant Assistance’’ shall be subject to the authorities and conditions of section 224 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116– 6). SEC. 410. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appro- priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend plan of anticipated uses of funds made available in this account, including the following: a list of existing grants and con- tracts for both permanent and influx facilities, including their costs, capacity, and timelines; costs for expanding capacity through the use of community-based residential care placements (including long- term and transitional foster care and small group homes) through new or modified grants and contracts; current and planned efforts to expand small-scale shelters and available foster care placements, including collaboration with state child welfare providers; influx facilities being assessed for possible use, costs and services to be provided for legal services, child advocates, and post release serv- ices; program administration; and the average number of weekly referrals and discharge rate assumed in the spend plan: Provided , That such plan shall be updated to reflect changes and expenditures and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate every 60 days until all funds are expended or expired. SEC. 501. Each amount appropriated or made available by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year involved. SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. SEC. 503. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the addi- tional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations accounts shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2019. SEC. 504. Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con- trol Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded or transferred, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. SEC. 505. Any amount appropriated by this Act, designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con- trol Act of 1985 and subsequently so designated by the President, ## GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT ## TITLE V

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# Public Law 116–37 116th Congress To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, to establish a congressional budget for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, to temporarily suspend the debt limit, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019’’. ## TITLE I—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT ## SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO THE BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT OF 1985. (a) REVISED DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.—Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)) is amended by striking paragraphs (7) and (8) and inserting the following: (b) OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS AMOUNTS.—In fiscal years 2020 and 2021, the adjustments under section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)) for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism appropriations will be as follows: This subsection shall not affect the applicability of section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. (c) NEW ADJUSTMENT FOR THE U.S. CENSUS FOR 2020.—Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control ‘‘(7) for fiscal year 2020— ‘‘(A) for the revised security category, $666,500,000,000 in new budget authority; and ‘‘(B) for the revised nonsecurity category, $621,500,000,000 in new budget authority; and ‘‘(8) for fiscal year 2021— ‘‘(A) for the revised security category, $671,500,000,000 in new budget authority; and ‘‘(B) for the revised nonsecurity category, $626,500,000,000 in new budget authority;’’. (1) For the revised nonsecurity category— (A) for fiscal year 2020, $8,000,000,000; and (B) for fiscal year 2021, $8,000,000,000. (2) For the revised security category— (A) for fiscal year 2020, $71,500,000,000; and (B) for fiscal year 2021, $69,000,000,000. # An Act Aug. 2, 2019 [H.R. 3877] Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. 2 USC 900 note.

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Effective date. Effective date. Deadline. Applicability. Effective date. Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (d) DIRECT SPENDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2020 AND 2021.—Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a), is amended— (1) in paragraph (5)(B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘and (12)’’ and inserting ‘‘(12), and (13)’’; and ‘‘(13) IMPLEMENTING DIRECT SPENDING REDUCTIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2020 AND 2021.—(A) OMB shall make the calcula- tions necessary to implement the direct spending reductions calculated pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (4) without regard to the amendment made to section 251(c) revising the discre- tionary spending limits for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. ‘‘(B) Paragraph (5)(B) shall not be implemented for fiscal years 2020 and 2021.’’. ## SEC. 102. BALANCES ON THE PAYGO SCORECARDS. Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the balances on the PAYGO scorecards established pursuant to paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(d)) shall be zero. ## SEC. 201. ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 BUDGET RESOLUTION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Upon the date of the enactment of this Act— (1) the Chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives may adjust the allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels included in the statement referred to in section 1(b) of House Resolution 293 (116th Congress) con- sistent with this Act; and (2) subsections (e), (f), and (g) of section 1 of House Resolu- tion 293 (116th Congress) shall have no force or effect through the remainder of the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress. ## SEC. 202. AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 BUDGET RESOLUTION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (a) FISCAL YEAR 2021.—If a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2021 has not been adopted by April 15, 2020, for the purpose of enforcing the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for fiscal year 2021, the allocations, aggregates, and levels provided for in subsection (b) shall apply in the House of Representatives after April 15, 2020, in the same manner as for a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2021 with appropriate ‘‘(G) THE 2020 CENSUS.—If, for fiscal year 2020, appro- priations for the Periodic Censuses and Programs account of the Bureau of the Census of the Department of Com- merce are enacted that the Congress designates in statute as being for the 2020 Census, then the adjustment for that fiscal year shall be the total of such appropriations for that fiscal year designated as being for the 2020 Census, but shall not exceed $2,500,000,000.’’. (2) by adding at the end the following: ## TITLE II—ESTABLISHING A CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET

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(b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). Approved August 2, 2019.

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budgetary levels for fiscal year 2021 and for fiscal years 2022 through 2030. (b) COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS, AGGREGATES, AND LEVELS.—In the House of Representatives, the Chair of the Committee on the Budget shall submit a statement for publication in the Congres- sional Record after April 15, 2020, but not later than May 15, 2020, containing— (1) for the Committee on Appropriations, committee alloca- tions for fiscal year 2021 consistent with discretionary spending limits set forth in section 251(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended by this Act, and the outlays flowing therefrom, and committee allocations for fiscal year 2021 for current law mandatory budget authority and outlays, for the purpose of enforcing sec- tion 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; (2) for all committees of the House of Representatives other than the Committee on Appropriations, committee allocations for fiscal year 2021 and for the period of fiscal years 2021 through 2030 consistent with the most recent baseline of the Congressional Budget Office, as adjusted, to the extent prac- ticable, for the budgetary effects of any provision of law enacted during the period beginning on the date such baseline is issued and ending on the date of submission of such statement, for the purpose of enforcing section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; (3) aggregate spending levels for fiscal year 2021 in accord- ance with the allocations established under paragraphs (1) and (2), for the purpose of enforcing section 311 of the Congres- sional Budget Act of 1974; and (4) aggregate revenue levels for fiscal year 2021 and for the period of fiscal years 2021 through 2030 consistent with the most recent baseline of the Congressional Budget Office, as adjusted, to the extent practicable, for the budgetary effects of any provision of law enacted during the period beginning on the date such baseline is issued and ending on the date of submission of such statement, for the purpose of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. (c) ADDITIONAL MATTER.—The statement referred to in sub- section (b) may also include for fiscal year 2021 the matter contained in the provisions referred to in subsection (e). (d) ADJUSTMENTS.—The Chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives may adjust the allocations, aggre- gates, and other budgetary levels included in the statement referred to in subsection (b)— (1) to reflect changes resulting from the Congressional Budget Office’s updates to its baseline for fiscal years 2021 through 2030; or (2) for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure would not increase the deficit for either of the following time periods: fiscal year 2021 to fiscal year 2025 or fiscal year 2021 to fiscal year 2030. (e) APPLICATION.— (1) Upon submission of the statement referred to in sub- section (b), all references to allocations, aggregates, or other appropriate levels in ‘‘this concurrent resolution’’ in sections 5201, 5202, and 5203 of the House Concurrent Resolution 71 Time periods. Congressional Record, publication. Deadline.

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Lists. Congressional Record, publication. Applicability. Time periods. Congressional Record, publication. (115th Congress), specified in section 30104(f)(1) of the Bipar- tisan Budget Act of 2018, and continued in effect by section 103(m) of House Resolution 6 (116th Congress) and section 1(h)(1) of House Resolution 293 (116th Congress), shall be treated for all purposes in the House of Representatives as references to the allocations, aggregates, or other appropriate levels contained in the statement referred to in subsection (b), as adjusted in accordance with this or any other Act. (2) The provisions of House Concurrent Resolution 71 (115th Congress), specified in section 30104(f)(1) of the Bipar- tisan Budget Act of 2018, shall have no force or effect in the House of Representatives except for the sections of such concurrent resolution identified in paragraph (1). (f) EXPIRATION.—Subsections (a) through (e) shall no longer apply if a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2021 is agreed to by the Senate and House of Representatives. ## SEC. 203. LIMITATION ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (a) IN GENERAL.—In the House of Representatives, except as provided in subsection (b), any general appropriation bill or bill or joint resolution continuing appropriations, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, may not provide an advance appropria- tion. (b) EXCEPTIONS.—An advance appropriation may be provided for programs, activities or accounts identified in lists submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chair of the Com- mittee on the Budget— (1) for fiscal year 2022, under the heading ‘‘Accounts Identi- fied for Advance Appropriations’’ in an aggregate amount not to exceed $28,852,000,000 in new budget authority, and for fiscal year 2023, accounts separately identified under the same heading; and (2) for fiscal year 2022, under the heading ‘‘Veterans Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations’’. (c) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘advance appropriation’’ means any new discretionary budget authority provided in a general appropria- tion bill or bill or joint resolution continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, or any amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that first becomes available following fiscal year 2021. (d) EXPIRATION.—The preceding subsections of this section shall expire if a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2021 is agreed to by the Senate and the House of Representatives pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. ## SEC. 204. AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 BUDGET RESOLUTION IN THE SENATE. (a) FISCAL YEAR 2020.—For the purpose of enforcing the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) and enforcing budgetary points of order in prior concurrent resolutions on the budget, the allocations, aggregates, and levels provided for in subsection (b) shall apply in the Senate in the same manner as for a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2020 with appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2020 and for fiscal years 2021 through 2029. (b) COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS, AGGREGATES, AND LEVELS.—The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate shall submit a statement for publication in the Congressional Record

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as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act that includes— (1) for the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, committee allocations for fiscal year 2020 consistent with the discretionary spending limits set forth in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended by this Act, for the purpose of enforcing section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633); (2) for all committees other than the Committee on Appro- priations, committee allocations for fiscal years 2020, 2020 through 2024, and 2020 through 2029 consistent with the May 2019 baseline of the Congressional Budget Office, as adjusted for the budgetary effects of any provision of law enacted during the period beginning on the date such baseline was issued and ending on the date of submission of such statement, for the purpose of enforcing section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633); (3) aggregate spending levels for fiscal year 2020 in accord- ance with the allocations established under paragraphs (1) and (2), for the purpose of enforcing section 311 of the Congres- sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 642); (4) aggregate revenue levels for fiscal years 2020, 2020 through 2024, and 2020 through 2029 consistent with the May 2019 baseline of the Congressional Budget Office, as adjusted for the budgetary effects of any provision of law enacted during the period beginning on the date such baseline was issued and ending on the date of submission of such statement, for the purpose of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 642); and (5) levels of Social Security revenues and outlays for fiscal years 2020, 2020 through 2024, and 2020 through 2029 con- sistent with the May 2019 baseline of the Congressional Budget Office, as adjusted for the budgetary effects of any provision of law enacted during the period beginning on the date such baseline was issued and ending on the date of submission of such statement, for the purpose of enforcing sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633, 642). (c) ADDITIONAL MATTER.—The filing referred to in subsection (b) may also include for fiscal year 2020 the deficit-neutral reserve funds in title III of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, updated by two fiscal years. (d) EXPIRATION.—This section shall expire if a concurrent reso- lution on the budget for fiscal year 2020 is agreed to by the Senate and the House of Representatives pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632). ## SEC. 205. AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 BUDGET RESOLUTION IN THE SENATE. (a) FISCAL YEAR 2021.—For the purpose of enforcing the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), after April 15, 2020, and enforcing budgetary points of order in prior concurrent resolutions on the budget, the allocations, aggregates, and levels provided for in subsection (b) shall apply in the Senate in the same manner as for a concurrent resolution on the budget Effective date. Applicability.

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Time periods. Deadline. for fiscal year 2021 with appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2021 and for fiscal years 2022 through 2030. (b) COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS, AGGREGATES, AND LEVELS.—After April 15, 2020, but not later than May 15, 2020, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate shall file— (1) for the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, committee allocations for fiscal year 2021 consistent with the discretionary spending limits set forth in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended by this Act, for the purpose of enforcing section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633); (2) for all committees other than the Committee on Appro- priations, committee allocations for fiscal years 2021, 2021 through 2025, and 2021 through 2030 consistent with the most recent baseline of the Congressional Budget Office, as adjusted for the budgetary effects of any provision of law enacted during the period beginning on the date such baseline is issued and ending on the date of submission of such statement, for the purpose of enforcing section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 642); (3) aggregate spending levels for fiscal year 2021 in accord- ance with the allocations established under paragraphs (1) and (2), for the purpose of enforcing section 311 of the Congres- sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 642); (4) aggregate revenue levels for fiscal years 2021, 2021 through 2025, and 2021 through 2030 consistent with the most recent baseline of the Congressional Budget Office, as adjusted for the budgetary effects of any provision of law enacted during the period beginning on the date such baseline is issued and ending on the date of submission of such statement, for the purpose of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 642); and (5) levels of Social Security revenues and outlays for fiscal years 2021, 2021 through 2025, and 2021 through 2030 con- sistent with the most recent baseline of the Congressional Budget Office, as adjusted for the budgetary effects of any provision of law enacted during the period beginning on the date such baseline is issued and ending on the date of submis- sion of such statement, for the purpose of enforcing sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633, 642). (c) ADDITIONAL MATTER.—The filing referred to in subsection (b) may also include for fiscal year 2021 the deficit-neutral reserve funds in title III of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, updated by three fiscal years. (d) EXPIRATION.—This section shall expire if a concurrent reso- lution on the budget for fiscal year 2021 is agreed to by the Senate and the House of Representatives pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632). ## SEC. 206. LIMITATION ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS IN THE SENATE. (a) POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS IN THE SENATE.— (1) IN GENERAL.— (A) POINT OF ORDER.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider

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(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Advance appropriations may be pro- vided— (4) FORM OF POINT OF ORDER.—A point of order under paragraph (1) may be raised by a Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)). (5) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in relation to, a bill or joint resolution, upon a point of order being made by any Senator pursuant to this subsection, and such point of order being sustained, such material contained in such conference report or amendment between the Houses shall be stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate shall recede from its amend- ment and concur with a further amendment, or concur in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case may be, which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the conference report or House amendment, as the case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion in the Senate shall be debatable. In any case in which such point of order is sustained against a conference report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference report by operation of this para- graph), no further amendment shall be in order. (b) SUNSET.—Subsection (a) shall terminate on the date on which a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2021 is agreed to by the Senate and House of Representatives pursuant any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that would pro- vide an advance appropriation for a discretionary account. (B) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘advance appropriation’’ means any new budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for fiscal year 2020 that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2020 or any new budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for fiscal year 2021 that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2021. (A) for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 for programs, projects, activities, or accounts identified in a statement submitted to the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate under the heading ‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations’’ in an aggregate amount not to exceed $28,852,000,000 in new budget authority in each fiscal year; (B) for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; and (C) for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the Medical Services, Medical Support and Compliance, Vet- erans Medical Community Care, and Medical Facilities accounts of the Veterans Health Administration. (3) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.— (A) WAIVER.—In the Senate, paragraph (1) may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of three- fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. (B) APPEAL.—An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under paragraph (1). Congressional Record, publication.

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Estimates. to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632). ## SEC. 207. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CERTAIN CHANGES IN MANDA- TORY PROGRAMS IN THE SENATE. (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘CHIMP’’ means a provision that— (1) would have been estimated as affecting direct spending or receipts under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 902) (as in effect prior to September 30, 2002) if the provision was included in legislation other than appropriation Acts; and (2) results in a net decrease in budget authority in the budget year, but does not result in a net decrease in outlays over the period of the total of the current year, the budget year, and all fiscal years covered under the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget. (b) POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for a full fiscal year, or an amendment thereto, amendment between the Houses in relation thereto, conference report thereon, or motion thereon, that includes a CHIMP that, if enacted, would cause the absolute value of the total budget authority of all such CHIMPs enacted in relation to a full fiscal year to be more than the amount specified in paragraph (2). (2) AMOUNT.—The amount specified in this paragraph is, for fiscal year 2021, $15,000,000,000. (c) DETERMINATION.—For purposes of this section, budgetary levels shall be determined on the basis of estimates provided by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate. (d) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL IN THE SENATE.—In the Senate, subsection (b) may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under subsection (b). ## SEC. 208. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST DESIGNATION OF FUNDS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS IN THE SENATE. (a) POINT OF ORDER.—When the Senate is considering a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report, if a point of order is made by a Senator against a provision that designates funds for fiscal years 2020 or 2021 for overseas contingency operations, in accordance with section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)), and the point of order is sustained by the Chair, that provision shall be stricken from the measure and may not be offered as an amendment from the floor. (b) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER.—A point of order under subsection (a) may be raised by a Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)). (c) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in relation to, a bill or joint resolution, upon a point of order

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being made by any Senator pursuant to subsection (a), and such point of order being sustained, such material contained in such conference report or House amendment shall be stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate shall recede from its amendment and concur with a further amend- ment, or concur in the House amendment with a further amend- ment, as the case may be, which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the conference report or House amendment, as the case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion in the Senate shall be debatable. In any case in which such point of order is sustained against a conference report (or Senate amend- ment derived from such conference report by operation of this subsection), no further amendment shall be in order. (d) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.—In the Senate, this section may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirma- tive vote of three-fifths of Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section. (e) SUSPENSION OF POINT OF ORDER.—This section shall not apply if a declaration of war by Congress is in effect. ## SEC. 209. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. The sections of this title are enacted by the Congress— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of that House to which they specifically apply, and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change such rules (so far as relating to such House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of such House. ## TITLE III—TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT ## SEC. 301. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on July 31, 2021. (b) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO OBLIGATIONS ISSUED DURING EXTENSION PERIOD.—Effective on August 1, 2021, the limitation in effect under section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall be increased to the extent that— (1) the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States Government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Sec- retary of the Treasury) outstanding on August 1, 2021, exceeds (2) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) EXTENSION LIMITED TO NECESSARY OBLIGATIONS.—An obligation shall not be taken into account under subsection (b)(1) unless the issuance of such obligation was necessary to fund a Time period. 31 USC 3101 note. Effective date.

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commitment incurred pursuant to law by the Federal Government that required payment before August 1, 2021. ## SEC. 401. CUSTOMS USER FEES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(j)(3) of the Consolidated Omni- bus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘October 20, 2027’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2029’’; and (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2027’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2029’’. (b) RATE FOR MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES.—Section 503 of the United States–Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 112–41; 19 U.S.C. 3805 note) is amended by striking ‘‘May 26, 2027’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2029’’. ## SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF DIRECT SPENDING REDUCTIONS THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2029. Section 251A(6) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a(6)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2022 through 2027’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2022 through 2029’’; and (2) in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2027’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2029’’. ## SEC. 501. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(d)). ## TITLE V—BUDGETARY EFFECTS ## TITLE IV—OFFSETS

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Aug. 9, 2019 [H.R. 2695] # Public Law 116–41 116th Congress To rename the Success Dam in Tulare County, California, as the Richard L. Schafer Dam. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. RENAMING OF DAM. (a) RENAMING.—The Success Dam in Tulare County, California, shall hereafter be known and designated as the ‘‘Richard L. Schafer Dam’’. (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the dam referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Richard L. Schafer Dam. Approved August 9, 2019. # An Act

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# Public Law 117–10 117th Congress To allow Senators, Senators-elect, committees of the Senate, leadership offices, and other offices of the Senate to share employees, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Senate Shared Employee Act’’. ## SEC. 2. ALLOWING SENATORS, COMMITTEES, LEADERSHIP OFFICES, AND OTHER OFFICES OF THE SENATE TO SHARE EMPLOYEES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 114 of the Legislative Branch Appro- priation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 4576) is amended— (2) by striking ‘‘position, each of’’ and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘qualifying position if the aggregate gross pay from those posi- tions does not exceed— ‘‘(1) the maximum rate specified in section 105(d)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 4575(d)(2)), as amended and modified; or ‘‘(2) in a case where 1 or more of the individual’s qualifying positions are positions described in subsection (d)(2)(B), the maximum rate specified in section 105(e)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 4575(e)(3)), as amended and modified.’’; and ‘‘(b)(1) For an individual serving in more than 1 qualifying position under subsection (a), the cost of any travel for official business shall be paid by the office authorizing the travel. ‘‘(2) Messages for each electronic mail account used in connec- tion with carrying out the official duties of an individual serving in more than 1 qualifying position under subsection (a) may be delivered to and sent from a single handheld communications device provided to the individual for purposes of official business. ‘‘(3)(A) For purposes of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), the rate of basic pay for an individual serving in more than 1 qualifying position under subsection (a) shall be the total basic pay received by the individual from all such positions. ‘‘(B) For an individual serving in more than one qualifying position under subsection (a), for purposes of the rights and obliga- tions described in, or described in the provisions applied under, title II of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) related to practices used at a time when the individual (1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Notwithstanding’’; (3) by adding at the end the following: # An Act Apr. 23, 2021 [S. 422] 2 USC 4501 note. Senate Shared Employee Act.

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Definition. is serving in such a qualifying position with an employing office, the rate of pay for the individual shall be the individual rate of pay received from the employing office. ‘‘(c)(1) If the duties of a qualifying position under subsection (a) include information technology services and support, an indi- vidual may only serve in the qualifying position and 1 or more additional qualifying positions under such subsection if the indi- vidual is in compliance with each information technology standard and policy established for Senate offices by the Office of the Ser- geant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a), an employee serving in a qualifying position in the Office of the Secretary of the Senate or the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate may serve in an additional qualifying position only if— ‘‘(A) the other qualifying position is with the other Office; or ‘‘(B) the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate has approved the arrangement. ‘‘(d) In this section, the term ‘qualifying position’ means a position that— ‘‘(1) is designated as a shared position for purposes of this section by the Senator or other head of the office in which the position is located; and ‘‘(2) is one of the following: ‘‘(A) A position— ‘‘(ii) the pay of which is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. ‘‘(B) A position— ‘‘(i) that is in any committee of the Senate (including a select or special committee) or a joint committee of Congress; and ‘‘(ii) the pay of which is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate out of an appropriation under the heading ‘INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS’ or ‘JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE’, or a heading relating to a Joint Congres- sional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. ‘‘(C) A position— ‘‘(i) that is in another office (excluding the Office of the Vice President and the Office of the Chaplain of the Senate); and ‘‘(ii) the pay of which is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate out of an appropriation under the heading ‘SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES’. ‘‘(D) A position— ‘‘(i) that is filled pursuant to section 105 of the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 6311); and ‘‘(ii) the pay of which is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate out of an appropriation under the heading ‘MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS’.’’. ‘‘(i) that is in the office of a Senator; and

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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect beginning on the day that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act. Approved April 23, 2021. 2 USC 4576 note.

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# BLUE WATER NAVY VIETNAM VETERANS ACT OF 2019

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June 25, 2019 [H.R. 299] Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019. 38 USC 101 note. 38 USC 1116A. Time period. Time period. Determination. Determination. # Public Law 116–23 116th Congress To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019’’. ## SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PRESUMPTIONS OF EXPOSURE FOR VET- ERANS WHO SERVED IN VICINITY OF REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1116 the following new section: ## ‘‘§ 1116A. Presumptions of service connection for veterans who served offshore of the Republic of Vietnam ‘‘(a) SERVICE CONNECTION.—For the purposes of section 1110 of this title, and subject to section 1113 of this title, a disease covered by section 1116 of this title becoming manifest as specified in that section in a veteran who, during active military, naval, or air service, served offshore of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, shall be considered to have been incurred in or aggravated by such service, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such disease during the period of such service. ‘‘(b) EXPOSURE.—A veteran who, during active military, naval, or air service, served offshore of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, shall be presumed to have been exposed during such service to an herbicide agent unless there is affirmative evidence to establish that the veteran was not exposed to any such agent during that service. ‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE OF AWARD.—(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), the effective date of an award under this section shall be determined in accordance with section 5110 of this title. ‘‘(2)(A) Notwithstanding subsection (g) of section 5110 of this title, the Secretary shall determine the effective date of an award based on a claim under this section for an individual described in subparagraph (B) by treating the date on which the individual filed the prior claim specified in clause (i) of such subparagraph as the date on which the individual filed the claim so awarded under this section. # An Act

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<img src='content_image/1063554.jpg'> (c) WAIVER OF FEES FOR PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS.—Section 3729(c)(1) of such title is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘or from a surviving spouse’’ and inserting ‘‘, from a surviving spouse’’; and

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38 USC 3703 note. 38 USC 3703 note. 38 USC 3731 note. 38 USC 3731 note. (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, or from a member of the Armed Forces who is serving on active duty and who provides, on or before the date of loan closing, evidence of having been awarded the Purple Heart’’. (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to a loan guaranteed under section 3710 of title 38, United States Code, on or after January 1, 2020. (e) GUIDANCE.—Notwithstanding section 501 of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may issue guidance to implement this section before prescribing new regulations under sections 3703, 3729, and 3762 of such title, as amended by this section. ## SEC. 7. INFORMATION GATHERING FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOME LOAN APPRAISALS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3731(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(3) The Secretary shall permit an appraiser on a list developed and maintained under subsection (a)(3) to make an appraisal for the purposes of this chapter based solely on information gathered by a person with whom the appraiser has entered into an agreement for such services.’’. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to an appraisal under section 3731 of such title, on or after January 1, 2020. (c) GUIDANCE.—Notwithstanding section 501 of such title, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may issue guidance to implement this section before prescribing new regulations under sections 3731 of such title, as amended by subsection (a). ## SEC. 8. 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 Com- mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. Approved June 25, 2019.

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‘‘(B) An individual described in this subparagraph is a veteran, or a survivor of a veteran, who meets the following criteria: ‘‘(i) The veteran or survivor submitted a claim for disability compensation on or after September 25, 1985, and before January 1, 2020, for a disease covered by this section, and the claim was denied by reason of the claim not establishing that the disease was incurred or aggravated by the service of the veteran. ‘‘(ii) The veteran or survivor submits a claim for disability compensation on or after January 1, 2020, for the same condi- tion covered by the prior claim under clause (i), and the claim is approved pursuant to this section. ‘‘(d) DETERMINATION OF OFFSHORE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of this section, the Secretary shall treat a location as being offshore of Vietnam if the location is not more than 12 nautical miles seaward of a line commencing on the southwestern demarcation line of the waters of Vietnam and Cambodia and intersecting the following points: <img src='content_image/1062020.jpg'> ‘‘(e) HERBICIDE AGENT.—In this section, the term ‘herbicide agent’ has the meaning given that term in section 1116(a)(3) of this title.’’. Criteria. Time period. Effective date.

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38 USC 1101 prec. 38 USC 1116A note. Reports. Time period. Time period. 38 USC 1116A note. Web posting. Notice. Notification. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin- ning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1116 the following new item: ‘‘1116A. Presumptions of service connection for veterans who served offshore of the Republic of Vietnam.’’. (c) IMPLEMENTATION.— (1) GUIDANCE.—Notwithstanding section 501 of such title, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may issue guidance to imple- ment section 1116A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), before prescribing new regulations under such section. (2) UPDATES.—(A) Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate regarding the plans of the Secretary— (B) On a quarterly basis during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which regulations are prescribed to carry out such section 1116A, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Vet- erans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate updates on the status of such regulations. (d) OUTREACH.— (1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct outreach to inform veterans described in paragraph (2) of the ability to submit a claim for disability compensation under section 1116A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). Such outreach shall include the following: (i) to conduct outreach under subsection (d); and (ii) to respond to inquiries from veterans regarding claims for disability compensation under section 1116A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section. (3) PENDING CASES.— (A) AUTHORITY TO STAY.—The Secretary may stay a claim described in subparagraph (B) until the date on which the Secretary commences the implementation of such section 1116A. (B) CLAIMS DESCRIBED.—A claim described in this subparagraph is a claim for disability compensation— (i) relating to the service and diseases covered by such section 1116A; and (ii) that is pending at the Veterans Benefits Administration or the Board of Veterans’ Appeals on or after the date of the enactment of this Act and before the date on which the Secretary commences the implementation of such section 1116A. (A) The Secretary shall publish on the website of the Department a notice that a veterans described in paragraph (2) may submit or resubmit a claim for disability compensa- tion under such section 1116A. (B) The Secretary shall notify in writing the veteran service organization community of the ability of veterans described in paragraph (2) to submit or resubmit claims for disability compensation under such section 1116A.

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(2) VETERAN DESCRIBED.—A veteran described in this para- graph is a veteran who, during active military, naval, or air service, served offshore of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975. (e) REPORTS.—Not later than January 1, 2021, and annually thereafter for 2 years, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representa- tives and the Senate a report regarding claims for disability com- pensation under section 1116A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). Each report shall include, with respect to the calendar year preceding the report, disaggregated by the regional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the following: (1) The number of claims filed under such section. (2) The number of such claims granted. (3) The number of such claims denied. (f) HEALTH CARE.—Section 1710(e)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘(including offshore of such Republic as described in section 1116A(d) of this title)’’ after ‘‘served on active duty in the Republic of Vietnam’’. (g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2020. ## SEC. 3. PRESUMPTION OF HERBICIDE EXPOSURE FOR CERTAIN VET- ERANS WHO SERVED IN KOREA. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1116A, as added by section 2, the following new section: ## ‘‘§ 1116B. Presumption of herbicide exposure for certain vet- erans who served in Korea ‘‘(a) PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE-CONNECTION.—(1) For the pur- poses of section 1110 of this title, and subject to section 1113 of this title, a disease specified in subsection (b) that becomes manifest as specified in that subsection in a veteran described in paragraph (2) shall be considered to have been incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such disease during the period of such service. ‘‘(2) A veteran described in this paragraph is a veteran who, during active military, naval, or air service, served in or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), during the period beginning on September 1, 1967, and ending on August 31, 1971. ‘‘(b) DISEASES.—A disease specified in this subsection is— ‘‘(1) a disease specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of section 1116 of this title that becomes manifest as specified in that paragraph; or ‘‘(2) any additional disease that— ‘‘(A) the Secretary determines in regulations warrants a presumption of service-connection by reason of having positive association with exposure to an herbicide agent; and ‘‘(B) becomes manifest within any period prescribed in such regulations. ‘‘(c) HERBICIDE AGENT.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘herbicide agent’ has the meaning given such term in section 1821(d) of this title.’’. Time period. 38 USC 1116A note. 38 USC 1116B. Time period. Determination. Regulations.

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38 USC 1101 prec. 38 USC 1116B note. Reports. Time period. Time period. 38 USC 1116B note. 38 USC 1822. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin- ning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1116A, as added by section 2, the following new item: ## ‘‘1116B. Presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea.’’. (c) IMPLEMENTATION.— (1) GUIDANCE.—Notwithstanding section 501 of such title, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may issue guidance to imple- ment section 1116B of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), before prescribing new regulations under such section. (2) UPDATES.—(A) Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate regarding the plans of the Secretary to respond to inquiries from veterans regarding claims for disability compensation under section 1116B of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section. (B) On a quarterly basis during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which regulations are prescribed to carry out such section 1116B, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Vet- erans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate updates on the status of such regulations. (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2020. ## SEC. 4. BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF CERTAIN THAILAND SERVICE VETERANS BORN WITH SPINA BIFIDA. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 18 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ## ‘‘§ 1822. Benefits for children of certain Thailand service vet- erans born with spina bifida ‘‘(a) BENEFITS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may provide to any child of a veteran of covered service in Thailand who is suffering from spina bifida the health care, vocational training and rehabilita- tion, and monetary allowance required to be paid to a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under sub- chapter I of this chapter as if such child of a veteran of covered (3) PENDING CASES.— (A) AUTHORITY TO STAY.—The Secretary may stay a claim described in subparagraph (B) until the date on which the Secretary commences the implementation of sec- tion 1116B of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). (B) CLAIMS DESCRIBED.—A claim described in this subparagraph is a claim for disability compensation— (i) relating to the service and diseases covered by such section 1116B; and (ii) that is pending at the Veterans Benefits Administration or the Board of Veterans’ Appeals on or after the date of the enactment of this Act and before the date on which the Secretary commences the implementation of such section 1116B.

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service in Thailand were a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under such subchapter. ‘‘(b) SPINA BIFIDA CONDITIONS COVERED.—This section applies with respect to all forms and manifestations of spina bifida, except spina bifida occulta. ‘‘(c) VETERAN OF COVERED SERVICE IN THAILAND.—For purposes of this section, a veteran of covered service in Thailand is any individual, without regard to the characterization of that individ- ual’s service, who— ‘‘(1) served in the active military, naval, or air service in Thailand, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975; and ‘‘(2) is determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to have been exposed to a herbicide agent during such service in Thailand. ‘‘(d) HERBICIDE AGENT.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘herbicide agent’ means a chemical in a herbicide used in support of United States and allied military operations in Thailand, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975.’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF ‘‘CHILD’’.—Sec- tion 1831(1) of such title is amended— (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— (1) SUBCHAPTER HEADING.—The heading for subchapter III of chapter 18 of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘AND THAILAND’’ after ‘‘KOREA’’. (2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the begin- ning of chapter 18 of such title is amended— ## ‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—CHILDREN OF CERTAIN KOREA AND THAILAND SERVICE VETERANS BORN WITH SPINA BIFIDA’’; and ‘‘1822. Benefits for children of certain Thailand service veterans born with spina bifida.’’. (d) IMPLEMENTATION.— (1) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking ‘‘subchapter III of this chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1821 of this title’’; and (B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘section 1821 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘that section’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(C) For purposes of section 1822 of this title, an indi- vidual, regardless of age or marital status, who— ‘‘(i) is the natural child of a veteran of covered service in Thailand (as determined for purposes of that section); and ‘‘(ii) was conceived after the date on which that veteran first entered service described in subsection (c) of that section.’’. (A) by striking the item relating to subchapter III and inserting the following new item: (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 1821 the following new item: Determinations. Consultations. Time period. Definition. Determination. Consultation. Time period. 38 USC 1821 prec. 38 USC 1801 prec. 38 USC 1822 note.

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Reports. Time period. Time period. Consultation. Time period. 38 USC 1822 note. (1) GUIDANCE.—Notwithstanding section 501 of such title, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may issue guidance to imple- ment section 1822 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), before prescribing new regulations under such section. (2) UPDATES.—(A) Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate regarding the plans of the Secretary to respond to inquiries from veterans regarding claims for disability compensation under section 1822 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section. (B) On a quarterly basis during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which regulations are prescribed to carry out such section 1822, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Vet- erans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate updates on the status of such regulations. (3) PENDING CASES.— (A) AUTHORITY TO STAY.—The Secretary may stay a claim described in subparagraph (B) until the date on which the Secretary commences the implementation of sec- tion 1822 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). (B) CLAIMS DESCRIBED.—A claim described in this subparagraph is a claim for benefits— (e) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consulta- tion with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report identifying— (1) the military installations of the United States located in Thailand during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, at which an herbicide agent (as defined in section 1822 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)) was actively used; and (2) the period of such use. (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2020. ## SEC. 5. UPDATED REPORT ON CERTAIN GULF WAR ILLNESS STUDY. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate an updated report on the findings, as of the date of the updated report, of the Follow-up Study of a National Cohort of Gulf War and Gulf Era Veterans under the epidemiology program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (i) relating to the spina bifida and service covered by such section 1822; and (ii) that is pending at the Veterans Benefits Administration or the Board of Veterans’ Appeals on or after the date of the enactment of this Act and before the date on which the Secretary commences the implementation of such section 1822.

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## SEC. 6. LOANS GUARANTEED UNDER HOME LOAN PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) ADJUSTMENT OF LOAN LIMIT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3703(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— ‘‘(C)(i) With respect to loans described in subclause (IV) of subparagraph (A)(i) made to a veteran not covered by clause (ii), the maximum amount of guaranty entitlement available to the veteran shall be 25 percent of the loan. ‘‘(ii) With respect to loans described in subclause (IV) of subparagraph (A)(i) made to a covered veteran, the maximum amount of guaranty entitlement available to the veteran shall be 25 percent of the Freddie Mac conforming loan limit, reduced by the amount of entitlement previously used by the veteran under this chapter and not restored as a result of the exclusion in section 3702(b) of this title. ‘‘(iii) In this subparagraph: ‘‘(I) The term ‘covered veteran’ means a veteran who has previously used entitlement under this chapter and for whom the full amount of entitlement so used has not been restored as a result of the exclusion in section 3702(b) of this title. ‘‘(II) The term ‘Freddie Mac conforming loan limit’ means the limit determined under section 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1454(a)(2)) for a single-family residence, as adjusted for the year involved.’’. (2) LOANS TO NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS.—Section 3762(c) of such title is amended— (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3710(d)(4) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘section 3703(a)(1)(B) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 3703(a)(1) of this title’’. (b) ADJUSTMENT OF LOAN FEES.—Section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking the loan fee table and inserting the following: (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in clause (i)(IV), by striking ‘‘the lesser of the maximum guaranty amount (as defined in subpara- graph (C)) or’’; and (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B) of this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B) or (C)’’; (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking ‘‘The maximum’’ and inserting ‘‘With respect to loans described in subclauses (I), (II), or (III) of subparagraph (A)(i), the maximum’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘or in the case’’ and all that follows through ‘‘subparagraph (C)),’’; and (C) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph (C): (A) by striking paragraph (1); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as para- graphs (1) and (2), respectively.

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# Public Law 116–35 116th Congress To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize The American Legion to determine the requirements for membership in The American Legion, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Let Everyone Get Involved in Opportunities for National Service Act’’ or the ‘‘LEGION Act’’. ## SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: (1) Since the end of World War II, the Federal Government has designated specific periods of war, the dates of which are important for qualification for certain benefits or member- ship in veterans organizations established by Congress. (2) In between those recognized periods of war, during so-called peacetime eras, the United States military has been involved in not fewer than 12 known eras, which are unrecog- nized by the United States Government as periods of war, resulting in numerous United States personnel combat casual- ties. (3) Those 12 unrecognized war eras occurred at the direc- tion of the then President of the United States, with full knowl- edge and consent of the then Congress. (4) The first of those 12 unrecognized war eras involving active United States military personnel was the Greek Civil War, fought in Greece from 1946 to 1949 between the army of the Government of Greece, supported by active military personal of the United States and the United Kingdom, and the Democratic Army of Greece, the military branch of the Communist Party of Greece. (5) During the Greek Civil War, one member of the Armed Forces of the United States sacrificed his life in service to the United States, and five others suffered non-combat deaths. (6) The second of those unrecognized war eras involving active United States military personnel was the Chinese Civil War, which occurred during the aftermath of World War II. (7) During the Chinese Civil War, the United States mili- tary equipped, trained, transported, and supplied the Kuo- mintang-led Government of the Republic of China with approxi- mately $4,430,000,000 in its resistance to the Communist Party of China. # An Act July 30, 2019 [S. 504] Let Everyone Get Involved in Opportunities for National Service Act. 36 USC 101 note. 36 USC 21703 note.

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(8) During the Chinese Civil War, 14 members of the Armed Forces of the United States sacrificed their lives in service to the United States, 150 non-combatants of the United States lost their lives in the war, and 51 were wounded, resulting in 215 United States military casualties. (9) The third unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel is known as the Cold War. (10) The Cold War was a period spanning from approxi- mately 1947 until 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed. (11) Although no direct large-scale military fighting occurred between the militaries of the United States and the Soviet Union, active United States military personnel served in multiple regional conflicts during the Cold War, resulting in the deaths of not fewer than 32 members of the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in service to the United States and not fewer than 12 additional casualties. (12) The fourth unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel is known as the China Cold War. (13) The China Cold War started when the Kuomintang- led Government of the Republic of China retreated to the island of Taiwan and lasted until 1972, after President Richard Nixon conducted a landmark state visit to China. (14) During the military operations of the China Cold War, not fewer than 16 members of the Armed Forces of the United States sacrificed their lives in service to the United States. (15) The fifth unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel was the Lebanon Crisis of 1958, which involved more than 14,000 United States personnel and resulted in the death of one member of the Armed Forces who sacrificed his life in service to the United States and five non-combat deaths. (16) The sixth unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel was the Bay of Pigs invasion in April 1961. (17) The Bay of Pigs invasion was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by a United States military group spon- sored by the Central Intelligence Agency that resulted in not fewer than one death of a member of the Armed Forces who sacrificed his life in service to the United States and 19 non- combat deaths. (18) The seventh unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel was the Cuban Missile Crisis, which took place between October 16 and October 28, 1962. (19) The Cuban Missile Crisis directly related to homeland protection against the deployment of a Soviet ballistic missile in Cuba. (20) During the Cuban Missile Crisis, one member of the Armed Forces sacrificed his life in service to the United States and 19 others died as non-combatants. (21) The eighth unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel was the Dominican Civil War in 1965. (22) Operations during the Dominican Civil War resulted in the deaths of 27 members of the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in service to the United States, 20 non-combat- related deaths, and 283 wounded.

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(23) The ninth unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel was the Iran Hostage Crisis, which lasted from November 4, 1979, through January 20, 1981. (24) The Iran Hostage Crisis involved military intervention by the United States which resulted in the deaths of 8 members of the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in service to United States. (25) The tenth unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel was the Salvadoran Civil War. (26) The Salvadoran Civil War lasted more than 12 years, through the terms of two Presidential administrations of the United States, and resulted in the deaths of 22 members of the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in service to the United States, 15 non-combat deaths, and 35 other casualties. (27) The 11th unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel started on April 5, 1986, when the La Belle discotheque in West Berlin, Germany, was bombed, killing two United States soldiers and wounding 79 other mem- bers of the Armed Forces, which triggered what became known as the Libyan Conflict. (28) The military operations of the Libyan Conflict included numerous air strikes by United States military forces and resulted in the deaths of two members of the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in service to the United States. (29) The Libyan Conflict led to the 12th unrecognized war era involving active United States military personnel, known collectively as the Persian Gulf Conflicts, which lasted from July 24, 1987, through September 26, 1988. (30) The Persian Gulf Conflicts involved United States military missions to protect Kuwaiti-owned oil tankers which represented the largest United States naval convoy operation since World War II. (31) The Persian Gulf Conflicts resulted in numerous mili- tary operations and the deaths of not fewer than 39 members of the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in service to the United States and 31 wounded. (32) Since the armistice that ended the hostilities of the Korean War on January 31, 1955, nearly 100 active United States military personnel have sacrificed their lives in service to the United States in South Korea, and more than 132 people of the United States have been wounded in-country. (33) Since January 1, 1947, through all of the unrecognized war eras involving active United States military personnel, not fewer than 778 combat and non-combat members of the Armed Forces have sacrificed their lives in service to the United States and not fewer than 797 have been wounded. (34) Since January 1, 1947, the unrecognized war eras involving active United States military personnel who were wounded and killed serving their country were administered under orders from the commander in chief and with the consent of Congress, proving that the United States has been conducting deadly wartime service to protect the country consistently since December 7, 1941. (35) Eligibility for membership in The American Legion is determined by Congress through the establishment of specific

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36 USC 21704A. dates of declared and officially recognized hostilities in which United States military personnel are on active service. (36) The American Legion provides invaluable services to its members and supports the community of veterans who sacrificed in service of the United States. (37) Membership in The American Legion allows veterans to engage in public service activities, such as supporting Boys and Girls State and Nation, youth mentorship programs, and benefit assistance, career fairs, and employment assistance for veterans. (38) The American Legion has gone on record as supporting the 12 unrecognized war eras involving active United States military personnel since the beginning of World War II. (39) The American Legion has aided, assisted, and com- forted the families of the men and women who were called to serve or volunteered to serve during all of the unrecognized war eras and continues to provide support to veterans of those eras. (40) The American Legion has commended the heroic actions of all military personnel who risked their lives in defense of freedom during each of the unrecognized war eras involving active United States military personnel. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that, in accordance with the history, tradition, and purposes of The American Legion, it is fair, proper, and reasonable that the privilege of membership in The American Legion should be extended to all military personnel who served on active military duty during all of the unrecognized war eras involving active United States military personnel. ## SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE AMERICAN LEGION. Section 21703 of title 36, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘during any period from—’’ and all that follows through the end of clause (vii) and inserting the following: ‘‘during— (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or time’’ after ‘‘a period’’; and (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or time’’ after ‘‘that period’’. ## SEC. 4. NONDISCRIMINATION WITH RESPECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HOLDING A STAFF POSITION IN THE AMERICAN LEGION. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 217 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 21704 the following new section: ## ‘‘§ 21704A. Nondiscrimination ‘‘The requirements for holding a staff position in the corporation may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.’’. ‘‘(i) the period from April 6, 1917, through November 11, 1918; or ‘‘(ii) any time after December 7, 1941; or’’; and

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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin- ning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 21704 the following new item: ‘‘21704A. Nondiscrimination.’’. Approved July 30, 2019. 36 USC 21701 prec.

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July 25, 2019 [S. 998] Supporting and Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019. 34 USC 10101 note. # Public Law 116–32 116th Congress To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting and Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019’’. ## SEC. 2. EXPANDING SUPPORT FOR POLICE OFFICER FAMILY SERVICES, STRESS REDUCTION, AND SUICIDE PREVENTION. Part W of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10491 et seq.) is amended— (1) in the part heading, by striking ‘‘ FAMILY SUPPORT ’’ and inserting ‘‘ SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FAMILIES ’’; (3) in section 2302 (34 U.S.C. 10492), by inserting ‘‘and mental health services’’ after ‘‘family support services’’; and ‘‘(4) Evidence-based programs to reduce stress, prevent sui- cide, and promote mental health.’’; and (2) in section 2301 (34 U.S.C. 10491)— (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, including any research and reports developed under the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 (Public Law 115– 113; 131 Stat. 2276)’’ after ‘‘interested parties’’; and (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, psychological serv- ices, suicide prevention,’’ after ‘‘stress reduction’’; (4) in section 2303 (34 U.S.C. 10493)— (A) in subsection (b)— (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘officers and’’ after ‘‘law enforcement’’; and (B) in subsection (c)— (i) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, mental health crisis, and suicide prevention’’ after ‘‘family crisis’’; (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘the human immunodeficiency virus’’ and inserting ‘‘infectious dis- ease’’; (iii) in paragraph (8), by inserting ‘‘, injured, or permanently disabled’’ after ‘‘killed’’; and (iv) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following: (ii) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows: # An Act

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‘‘(10) Specialized training for identifying, reporting, and responding to officer mental health crises and suicide. ‘‘(11) Technical assistance and training to support any or all of the services described in paragraphs (1) through (10).’’. ## SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZING GRANT PROGRAMS FOR SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FAMILIES. Section 1001(a)(21) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(21)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(21) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part W, $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.’’. Approved July 25, 2019. Appropriations authorization.

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# NEVER FORGET THE HEROES: JAMES ZADROGA, RAY PFEIFER, AND LUIS ALVAREZ PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION OF THE SEPTEMBER 11TH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND ACT

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July 29, 2019 [H.R. 1327] Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act. 49 USC 40101 note. 49 USC 40101 note. Effective date. Determination. # Public Law 116–34 116th Congress To extend authorization for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 through fiscal year 2092, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act’’. ## SEC. 2. SEPTEMBER 11TH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND OF 2001. (a) AUTHORIZATION AND FUNDING.—Section 410 of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘$4,600,000,000’’ and all that follows through ‘‘expended’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2092, to remain available until expended’’; and (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘Upon completion of all payments under this title’’ and inserting ‘‘On October 1, 2092, or at such time thereafter as all funds are expended’’. (b) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON CLAIM FILING.—Section 405(a)(3)(B) of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabiliza- tion Act (40 U.S.C. 401010 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of the James Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Reauthorization Act’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2090’’. (c) COMPENSATION REDUCED BY SPECIAL MASTER DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING.—Section 406(d)(2) of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(D) COMPENSATION REDUCED BY SPECIAL MASTER DUE TO INSUFFICIENT FUNDING.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In any claim in Group B as described in section 405(a)(3)(C)(iii) in which, prior to the enactment of the Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Perma- nent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Com- pensation Fund Act, the Special Master had advised the claimant that the amount of compensation has been reduced on the basis of insufficient funding, the Special Master shall, in the first fiscal year beginning after sufficient funding becomes available under such # An Act

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(d) LIMITATIONS ON NONECONOMIC LOSS.—Section 405(b)(7)(A) of the of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— (1) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II) respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; (e) ADJUSTMENT OF ANNUAL GROSS INCOME LIMITATION.—Sec- tion 405(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (40 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘$200,000.’’ and inserting ‘‘the annual gross income limitation. The Act, pay to the claimant an amount that is, as deter- mined by the Special Master, equal to the difference between— ‘‘(I) the amount the claimant would have been paid under this title if sufficient funding was avail- able to the Special Master at the time the Special Master determined the amount due the claimant under this title; and ‘‘(II) the amount the claimant was paid under this title. ‘‘(ii) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subpara- graph: ‘‘(I) INSUFFICIENT FUNDING.—The term ‘insuffi- cient funding’ means funding— ‘‘(II) SUFFICIENT FUNDING.—The term ‘suffi- cient funding’ means funding— (2) by striking ‘‘With respect to’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause (ii), with respect to’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—The Special Master may exceed the applicable limitation in clause (i) for a claim in Group B as described in subsection (a)(3)(C)(iii) if the Special Master determines that the claim presents spe- cial circumstances.’’. ‘‘(aa) that is available to the Special Master under section 410(c) on the day before the date of enactment of the Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act for purposes of compensating claims in Group B as described in section 405(a)(3)(C)(iii); and ‘‘(bb) that the Special Master determines is insufficient for purposes of compensating all such claims and complying with subpara- graph (A). ‘‘(aa) made available to the Special Master for purposes of compensating claims in Group B as described in section 405(a)(3)(C)(iii) through an Act of Congress that is enacted after the date on which the amount of the claim described in clause (i) has been reduced; and ‘‘(bb) that the Special Master determines is sufficient for purposes of compensating all claims in such Group B.’’. Determination. 49 USC 40101 note.

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annual gross income limitation in effect on the date of enactment of the Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act is $200,000. The Special Master shall periodically adjust that annual gross income limitation to account for inflation.’’. ## SEC. 3. APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL MASTER AND DEPUTY SPECIAL MASTERS. Section 404 of the Air Transportation Safety and System Sta- bilization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— ‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL MASTER AND DEPUTY SPECIAL MASTERS.—The Attorney General may appoint a Special Master and no more than two Deputy Special Masters without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appoint- ments in the competitive service. Any such employee shall serve at the pleasure of the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall fix the annual salary of the Special Master and the Deputy Special Masters.’’. ## SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. (a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard main- tained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. (b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of House Concurrent Resolution 71 (115th Congress). Approved July 29, 2019. (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:

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Apr. 23, 2021 [S. 578] 21 USC 301 note. Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021. 21 USC 321 note. Recommenda- tions. Strategies. # Public Law 117–11 117th Congress To improve the health and safety of Americans living with food allergies and related disorders, including potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis, food protein- induced enterocolitis syndrome, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘FASTER Act of 2021’’. ## SEC. 2. FOOD ALLERGY SAFETY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(qq)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(qq)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘and soybeans’’ and inserting ‘‘soybeans, and sesame’’. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any food that is introduced or delivered for introduc- tion into interstate commerce on or after January 1, 2023. ## SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS. (a) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enact- ment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that includes— (2) specific recommendations and strategies to expand, enhance, or improve activities described in paragraph (1), including— (1) descriptions of ongoing Federal activities related to— (A) the surveillance and collection of data on the preva- lence of food allergies and severity of allergic reactions for specific food or food ingredients, including the identifica- tion of any gaps in such activities; (B) the development of effective food allergy diagnostics; (C) the prevention of the onset of food allergies; (D) the reduction of risks related to living with food allergies; and (E) the development of new therapeutics to prevent, treat, cure, and manage food allergies; and (A) strategies to improve the accuracy of food allergy prevalence data by expanding and intensifying current # An Act

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(b) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall make the report under subsection (a) available on the internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services. Approved April 23, 2021. collection methods, including support for research that includes the identification of biomarkers and tests to vali- date survey data and the investigation of the use of identi- fied biomarkers and tests in national surveys; (B) strategies to overcome gaps in surveillance and data collection activities related to food allergies and spe- cific food allergens; and (C) recommendations for the development and implementation of a regulatory process and framework that would allow for the timely, transparent, and evidence-based modification of the definition of ‘‘major food allergen’’ included in section 201(qq) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(qq)), including with respect to— (i) the scientific criteria for defining a food or food ingredient as a ‘‘major food allergen’’ pursuant to such process, including recommendations pertaining to evi- dence of the prevalence and severity of allergic reac- tions to a food or food ingredient that would be required in order to establish that such food or food ingredient is an allergen of public health concern appropriate for such process; and (ii) opportunities for stakeholder engagement and comment, as appropriate, in considering any such modification to such definition. Web posting.

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# Public Law 116–24 116th Congress To amend section 6 of the Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘A Joint Resolution to approve the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and for other purposes’’. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Northern Mariana Islands Long- Term Legal Residents Relief Act’’. ## SEC. 2. LONG-TERM LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. Section 6(e) of the Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘A Joint Resolution to approve the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and for other purposes’’, approved March 24, 1976 (48 U.S.C. 1806), is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(6) SPECIAL PROVISION REGARDING LONG-TERM RESIDENTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH.— ‘‘(A) CNMI RESIDENT STATUS.—An alien described in subparagraph (B) may, upon the application of the alien, be admitted in CNMI Resident status to the Common- wealth subject to the following rules: ‘‘(i) The alien shall be treated as an alien lawfully admitted to the Commonwealth only, including permit- ting entry to and exit from the Commonwealth, until the earlier of the date on which— ‘‘(I) the alien ceases to reside in the Common- wealth; or ‘‘(II) the alien’s status is adjusted under sec- tion 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in accordance with all applicable eligibility requirements. ‘‘(ii) The Secretary of Homeland Security— ‘‘(I) shall establish a process for such alien to apply for CNMI Resident status during the 180- day period beginning on a date determined by the Secretary but not later than the first day of the sixth month after the date of the enactment of this paragraph; and ‘‘(II) may, in the Secretary’s discretion, authorize deferred action or parole, as appropriate, with work authorization, for such alien beginning # An Act June 25, 2019 [H.R. 559] 48 USC 1801 note. Northern Mariana Islands Long-Term Legal Residents Relief Act. Time periods. Effective dates. Deadline.

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Time period. ‘‘(B) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—An alien is described in this subparagraph if the alien— on the date of the enactment of this paragraph and continuing through the end of such 180-day period or the date of adjudication of the alien’s application for CNMI Resident status, whichever is later. ‘‘(iii) Nothing in this subparagraph may be con- strued to provide any alien granted status under this subparagraph with public assistance to which the alien is not otherwise entitled. ‘‘(iv) An alien granted status under this para- graph— ‘‘(I) is subject to all grounds of deportability under section 237 of the Immigration and Nation- ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227); ‘‘(II) is subject to all grounds of inadmissibility under section 212 of the Immigration and Nation- ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) if seeking admission to the United States at a port of entry in the Commonwealth; ‘‘(III) is inadmissible to the United States at any port of entry outside the Commonwealth, except that the Secretary of Homeland Security may in the Secretary’s discretion authorize admis- sion of such alien at a port of entry in Guam for the purpose of direct transit to the Common- wealth, which admission shall be considered an admission to the Commonwealth; ‘‘(IV) automatically shall lose such status if the alien travels from the Commonwealth to any other place in the United States, except that the Secretary of Homeland Security may in the Sec- retary’s discretion establish procedures for the advance approval on a case-by-case basis of such travel for a temporary and legitimate purpose, and the Secretary may in the Secretary’s discretion authorize the direct transit of aliens with CNMI Resident status through Guam to a foreign place; ‘‘(V) shall be authorized to work in the Commonwealth incident to status; and ‘‘(VI) shall be issued appropriate travel docu- mentation and evidence of work authorization by the Secretary. ‘‘(i) was lawfully present on the date of the enact- ment of this paragraph or on December 31, 2018, in the Commonwealth under the immigration laws of the United States, including pursuant to a grant of parole under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nation- ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) or deferred action; ‘‘(ii) is admissible as an immigrant to the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), except that no immigrant visa is required; ‘‘(iii) resided continuously and lawfully in the Commonwealth from November 28, 2009, through the date of the enactment of this paragraph;

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## SEC. 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 ‘‘(iv) is not a citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau; and ‘‘(v) in addition— ‘‘(I) was born in the Northern Mariana Islands between January 1, 1974, and January 9, 1978; ‘‘(II) was, on November 27, 2009, a permanent resident of the Commonwealth (as defined in sec- tion 4303 of title 3 of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Code, in effect on May 8, 2008); ‘‘(III) is the spouse or child (as defined in section 101(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nation- ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1))) of an alien described in subclause (I) or (II); ‘‘(IV) was, on November 27, 2011, a spouse, child, or parent of a United States citizen, notwith- standing the age of the United States citizen, and continues to have such family relationship with the citizen on the date of the application described in subparagraph (A); or ‘‘(V) had a grant of parole under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) on December 31, 2018, under the former parole program for certain in-home caregivers administered by United States Citizen- ship and Immigration Services. ‘‘(C) AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Beginning on the first day of the 180-day period established by the Sec- retary of Homeland Security under subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), the Attorney General may accept and adjudicate an applica- tion for CNMI Resident status under this paragraph by an alien who is in removal proceedings before the Attorney General if the alien— ‘‘(i) makes an initial application to the Attorney General within such 180-day period; or ‘‘(ii) applied to the Secretary of Homeland Security during such 180-period and before being placed in removal proceedings, and the Secretary denied the application. ‘‘(D) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Notwithstanding any other law, no court shall have jurisdiction to review any decision of the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General on an application under this paragraph or any other action or determination of the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General to implement, administer, or enforce this paragraph. ‘‘(E) PROCEDURE.—The requirements of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Administrative Procedure Act), or any other law relating to rulemaking, information collection or publication in the Federal Register shall not apply to any action to implement, administer or enforce this paragraph.’’. Time period. Effective date.

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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 Com- mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. Approved June 25, 2019.

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Apr. 23, 2021 [S. 164] 42 USC 201 note. Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2021. 42 USC 263–1. # Public Law 117–8 117th Congress To educate health care providers and the public on biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2021’’. ## SEC. 2. EDUCATION ON BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS. Subpart 1 of part F of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ## ‘‘SEC. 352A. EDUCATION ON BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS. ‘‘(a) INTERNET WEBSITE.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may maintain and operate an internet website to provide educational materials for health care providers, patients, and caregivers, regarding the meaning of the terms, and the standards for review and licensing of, biological products, including biosimilar biological products and interchangeable biosimilar biological products. ‘‘(2) CONTENT.—Educational materials provided under paragraph (1) may include— ‘‘(A) explanations of key statutory and regulatory terms, including ‘biosimilar’ and ‘interchangeable’, and clarification regarding the use of interchangeable biosimilar biological products; ‘‘(B) information related to development programs for biological products, including biosimilar biological products and interchangeable biosimilar biological products and rel- evant clinical considerations for prescribers, which may include, as appropriate and applicable, information related to the comparability of such biological products; ‘‘(C) an explanation of the process for reporting adverse events for biological products, including biosimilar biological products and interchangeable biosimilar biological products; and ‘‘(D) an explanation of the relationship between bio- similar biological products and interchangeable biosimilar biological products licensed under section 351(k) and ref- erence products (as defined in section 351(i)), including the standards for review and licensing of each such type of biological product. # An Act

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‘‘(3) FORMAT.—The educational materials provided under paragraph (1) may be— ‘‘(A) in formats such as webinars, continuing education modules, videos, fact sheets, infographics, stakeholder tool- kits, or other formats as appropriate and applicable; and ‘‘(B) tailored for the unique needs of health care pro- viders, patients, caregivers, and other audiences, as the Secretary determines appropriate. ‘‘(4) OTHER INFORMATION.—In addition to the information described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall continue to publish— ‘‘(A) the action package of each biological product licensed under subsection (a) or (k) of section 351; or ‘‘(B) the summary review of each biological product licensed under subsection (a) or (k) of section 351. ‘‘(5) CONFIDENTIAL AND TRADE SECRET INFORMATION.—This subsection does not authorize the disclosure of any trade secret, confidential commercial or financial information, or other matter described in section 552(b) of title 5. ‘‘(b) CONTINUING EDUCATION.—The Secretary shall advance education and awareness among health care providers regarding biological products, including biosimilar biological products and interchangeable biosimilar biological products, as appropriate, including by developing or improving continuing education pro- grams that advance the education of such providers on the pre- scribing of, and relevant clinical considerations with respect to, biological products, including biosimilar biological products and interchangeable biosimilar biological products.’’. Approved April 23, 2021.

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Mar. 23, 2021 [S. 579] 42 USC 423 note. 42 USC 423 note. # Public Law 117–3 117th Congress To make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. RETROACTIVE ACCESS TO SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS INDIVIDUALS WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS). (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(b) of the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–250) is amended by striking ‘‘applications for disability insurance benefits filed after the date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘applications for disability insurance benefits approved after the date that is 5 months before the date of enactment of this Act’’. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the ALS Dis- ability Insurance Access Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–250). Approved March 23, 2021. # An Act

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July 25, 2019 [S. 744] Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019. 18 USC 1 note. # Public Law 116–31 116th Congress To amend section 175b of title 18, United States Code, to correct a scrivener’s error. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Effective Prosecution of Posses- sion of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019’’. ## SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE POSSESSION OF BIOLOGICAL TOXINS AND AGENTS. Section 175b of title 18, United States Code, is amended— ‘‘(a) OFFENSE.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for a restricted person to— ‘‘(2) AGENTS AND TOXINS COVERED.—A biological agent or toxin described in this paragraph is a biological agent or toxin that— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking ‘‘(a)(1) No restricted’’ and all that follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the fol- lowing: ‘‘(A) ship, transport, or possess in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce any biological agent or toxin described in paragraph (2); or ‘‘(B) receive any biological agent or toxin described in paragraph (2) that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce. ‘‘(A) is listed as a non-overlap or overlap select biological agent or toxin under part 73 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, pursuant to section 351A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a); and ‘‘(B) is not excluded or exempted under part 73 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations.’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘(2) Whoever’’ and inserting ‘‘(3) PEN- ALTY.—Whoever’’ and adjusting the margin accordingly; and # An Act

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(2) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘DEFINITIONS.—’’ before ‘‘In this section:’’. Approved July 25, 2019.

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<img src='content_image/1062105.jpg'> # Public Law 117–4 117th Congress To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish COVID–19 vaccines to certain individuals, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening and Amplifying Vaccination Efforts to Locally Immunize All Veterans and Every Spouse Act’’ or the ‘‘SAVE LIVES Act’’. ## SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO FUR- NISH COVID–19 VACCINE TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS NOT ENROLLED IN PATIENT ENROLLMENT SYSTEM OF DEPART- MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may furnish a vaccine for COVID–19 to a covered individual during the COVID– 19 public health emergency. (b) PRIORITIZATION.—In furnishing vaccines for COVID–19 under the laws administered by the Secretary, the Secretary shall— (1) prioritize the vaccination of veterans who are enrolled in the patient enrollment system, veterans who receive hospital care and medical services pursuant to subsection (c)(2) of section 1705 of title 38, United States Code, and accompanying care- givers of such veterans before the vaccination of covered individ- uals not otherwise described in this paragraph; and (2) only furnish vaccines for COVID–19 to covered individ- uals under this section to the extent that such vaccines are available. (c) TIMING OF VACCINES PROVIDED TO SPOUSES OF VETERANS.— The Secretary may determine the timing for offering a vaccine for COVID–19 to the spouse of a veteran from the Department of Veterans Affairs. (d) VACCINE ALLOCATION.—It is the sense of Congress that, to the extent practicable based on the current national supply chain, the Secretary of Health and Human Services should adjust the allocation for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the vaccine for COVID–19 based on the additional eligibility of covered individ- uals under this section. (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) ACCOMPANYING CAREGIVER.—The term ‘‘accompanying caregiver’’ means a caregiver described in subparagraph (D), (E), or (F) of paragraph (2) who is accompanying a veteran who is receiving a vaccine for COVID–19 furnished by the Department. # An Act Mar. 24, 2021 [H.R. 1276] Strengthening and Amplifying Vaccination Efforts to Locally Immunize All Veterans and Every Spouse Act. 38 USC 1701 note.

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(2) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means any of the following individuals: (A) A veteran who is not eligible to enroll in the patient enrollment system. (B) A veteran who is eligible for care under section 1724 of title 38, United States Code. (D) A family caregiver of a veteran participating in the program of comprehensive assistance for family care- givers under section 1720G(a) of such title. (E) A caregiver of a veteran participating in the pro- gram of general caregiver support services under section 1720G(b) of such title. (F) A caregiver of a veteran participating in the Med- ical Foster Home Program, Bowel and Bladder Program, Home Based Primary Care Program, or Veteran Directed Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (3) COVERED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.—The term ‘‘cov- ered public health emergency’’ means an emergency with respect to COVID–19 declared by a Federal, State, or local authority. (4) COVID–19.—The term ‘‘COVID–19’’ means the coronavirus disease 2019. (5) PATIENT ENROLLMENT SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘patient enrollment system’’ means the system of annual patient enroll- ment of the Department of Veterans Affairs established and operated under section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code. (6) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code. Approved March 24, 2021. (C) A beneficiary under section 1781 of such title. (G) A spouse of a veteran.

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Apr. 23, 2021 [S. 415] Deadline. Review. # Public Law 117–9 117th Congress To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the scope of new chemical exclusivity. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. CLARIFYING THE MEANING OF NEW CHEMICAL ENTITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is amended— ‘‘(s) REFERRAL TO ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall— ‘‘(1) refer a drug or biological product to a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee for review at a meeting of such advisory committee prior to the approval of such drug or biological if it is— (1) in section 505 (21 U.S.C. 355)— (A) in subsection (c)(3)(E), by striking ‘‘active ingredient (including any ester or salt of the active ingredient)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘active moiety (as defined by the Secretary in section 314.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations))’’; (B) in subsection (j)(5)(F), by striking ‘‘active ingredient (including any ester or salt of the active ingredient)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘active moiety (as defined by the Secretary in section 314.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations))’’; (C) in subsection (l)(2)(A)— ‘‘(i) not later than 30 days after the date of approval of such applications— ‘‘(I) for a drug, no active moiety (as defined by the Secretary in section 314.3 of title 21, Code of Fed- eral Regulations (or any successor regulations)) of which has been approved in any other application under this section; or ‘‘(II) for a biological product, no active ingredient of which has been approved in any other application under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act; and’’; and (ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or biological product’’ before the period; (D) by amending subsection (s) to read as follows: ‘‘(A) a drug, no active moiety (as defined by the Sec- retary in section 314.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regula- tions (or any successor regulations)) of which has been approved in any other application under this section; or (i) by amending clause (i) to read as follows: # An Act

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‘‘(B) a biological product, no active ingredient of which has been approved in any other application under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act; or ‘‘(2) if the Secretary does not refer a drug or biological product described in paragraph (1) to a Food and Drug Adminis- tration advisory committee prior to such approval, provide in the action letter on the application for the drug or biological product a summary of the reasons why the Secretary did not refer the drug or biological product to an advisory committee prior to approval.’’; and (E) in subsection (u)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (2) in section 512(c)(2)(F) (21 U.S.C. 360b(c)(2)(F)), by striking ‘‘active ingredient (including any ester or salt of the active ingredient)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘active moiety (as defined by the Secretary in section 314.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations))’’; (3) in section 524(a)(4) (21 U.S.C. 360n(a)(4)), by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: (4) in section 529(a)(4) (21 U.S.C. 360ff(a)(4)), by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following: ‘‘(A) is for a drug or biological product that is for the prevention or treatment of a rare pediatric disease; (i) by striking ‘‘active ingredient (including any ester or salt of the active ingredient)’’ and inserting ‘‘active moiety (as defined by the Secretary in section 314.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations))’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘same active ingredient’’ and inserting ‘‘same active moiety’’; ‘‘(C) is for— ‘‘(i) a human drug, no active moiety (as defined by the Secretary in section 314.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations)) of which has been approved in any other application under section 505(b)(1); or ‘‘(ii) a biological product, no active ingredient of which has been approved in any other application under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act.’’; ‘‘(B)(i) is for such a drug— ‘‘(I) that contains no active moiety (as defined by the Secretary in section 314.3 of title 21, Code of Fed- eral Regulations (or any successor regulations)) that has been previously approved in any other application under subsection (b)(1), (b)(2), or (j) of section 505; and ‘‘(II) that is the subject of an application submitted under section 505(b)(1); or ‘‘(ii) is for such a biological product— ‘‘(I) that contains no active ingredient that has been previously approved in any other application under section 351(a) or 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act; and ‘‘(II) that is the subject of an application submitted under section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act;’’; and Summary.

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(5) in section 565A(a)(4) (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–4a(a)(4)), by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows: (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 505 (21 U.S.C. 355)— (2) in section 505A(c)(1)(A)(i)(II) (21 U.S.C. 355a(c)(1)(A)(i)(II)), by striking ‘‘(c)(3)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(c)(3)(E)’’. Approved April 23, 2021. ‘‘(D) is for— ‘‘(i) a human drug, no active moiety (as defined by the Secretary in section 314.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations)) of which has been approved in any other application under section 505(b)(1); or ‘‘(ii) a biological product, no active ingredient of which has been approved in any other application under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act.’’. (A) in subsection (c)(3)(E), by repealing clause (i); and (B) in subsection (j)(5)(F), by repealing clause (i); and

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# Public Law 116–46 116th Congress To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3033 203rd Street in Olympia Fields, Illinois, as the ‘‘Captain Robert L. Martin Post Office’’. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. CAPTAIN ROBERT L. MARTIN POST OFFICE. (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3033 203rd Street in Olympia Fields, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Captain Robert L. Martin Post Office’’. (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Captain Robert L. Martin Post Office’’. Approved August 21, 2019. # An Act Aug. 21, 2019 [H.R. 1449]

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# Public Law 117–5 117th Congress To amend the CARES Act to extend the sunset for the definition of a small business debtor, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘COVID–19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act of 2021’’. ## SEC. 2. EXTENSIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1113 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(5) (11 U.S.C. 1182 note), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years’’; and (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B) (11 U.S.C. 101 note), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years’’. (b) MODIFICATION OF PLAN AFTER CONFIRMATION.— (1) Section 1329(d)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘the COVID–19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act of 2021’’. (2) Section 1113(b)(1)(D)(ii) of the CARES Act (11 U.S.C. 1329 note) is amended by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the COVID–19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act of 2021’’. ## SEC. 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 Com- mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. Approved March 27, 2021. # An Act Mar. 27, 2021 [H.R. 1651] COVID–19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act of 2021. 11 USC 101 note.

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Aug. 21, 2019 [H.R. 3305] # Public Law 116–47 116th Congress To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2509 George Mason Drive in Virginia Beach, Virginia, as the ‘‘Ryan Keith Cox Post Office Building’’. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. RYAN KEITH COX POST OFFICE BUILDING. (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2509 George Mason Drive in Virginia Beach, Virginia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Ryan Keith Cox Post Office Building’’. (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Ryan Keith Cox Post Office Building’’. Approved August 21, 2019. # An Act

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# Public Law 116–42 116th Congress To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the ‘‘Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office’’. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. LOUISE AND BOB SLAUGHTER POST OFFICE. (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office’’. (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office’’. Approved August 21, 2019. # An Act Aug. 21, 2019 [H.R. 540]

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# Public Law 117–1 117th Congress To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION AGAINST APPOINTMENT OF PERSONS AS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WITHIN SEVEN YEARS OF RELIEF FROM ACTIVE DUTY AS REGULAR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the second sentence of sec- tion 113(a) of title 10, United States Code, the first person appointed, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as Secretary of Defense in an appointment made on or after January 20, 2021, may be a person who is, on the date of appointment, within seven years after relief, but not within four years after relief, from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces. (b) LIMITED EXCEPTION.—This section applies only to the first person nominated after 12 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on January 20, 2021, and appointed as Secretary of Defense as described in subsection (a), and to no other person. Approved January 22, 2021. # An Act Jan. 22, 2021 [H.R. 335] 10 USC 113 note. Applicability.

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Aug. 21, 2019 [H.R. 828] # Public Law 116–43 116th Congress To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 Route 111 in Smithtown, New York, as the ‘‘Congressman Bill Carney Post Office’’. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. CONGRESSMAN BILL CARNEY POST OFFICE. (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 Route 111 in Smithtown, New York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Congressman Bill Carney Post Office’’. (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Congressman Bill Carney Post Office’’. Approved August 21, 2019. # An Act

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# Public Law 116–44 116th Congress To designate the facility of the United StatesPostal Service located at 1450 Montauk Highway in Mastic, New York, as the ‘‘Army Specialist Thomas J. Wilwerth Post Office Building’’. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. ARMY SPECIALIST THOMAS J. WILWERTH POST OFFICE BUILDING. (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1450 Montauk Highway in Mastic, New York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Army Specialist Thomas J. Wilwerth Post Office Building’’. (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Army Specialist Thomas J. Wilwerth Post Office Building’’. Approved August 21, 2019. # An Act Aug. 21, 2019 [H.R. 829]

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# Public Law 116–21 116th Congress To make technical corrections to the computation of average pay under Public Law 110–279. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO COMPUTATION OF AVER- AGE PAY UNDER PUBLIC LAW 110–279. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1(c)(2)(A) of Public Law 110–279 (2 U.S.C. 2051(c)(2)(A)) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘For purposes of’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(i) any period’’ and inserting the following: (2) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and (b) REGULATIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section. (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The regulations promulgated under paragraph (1) shall take effect not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) APPLICABILITY OF AMENDMENTS.— (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the terms ‘‘con- tractor’’, ‘‘covered individual’’, and ‘‘food services contract’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 1(a) of Public Law 110–279 (2 U.S.C. 2051(a)). (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to— ‘‘(i) TREATMENT OF SERVICE.—For purposes of chap- ters 83, 84, and 87 of title 5, United States Code, any period’’; (3) in clause (ii)— (A) by inserting ‘‘TREATMENT OF PAY.—For purposes of chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code,’’ before ‘‘the rate of basic pay’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘the covered’’ and inserting ‘‘a covered’’. (A) a covered individual who separates from service as an employee of a contractor performing services under the food services contract before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act; and (B) each payment to a covered individual under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code, made on or after # An Act June 12, 2019 [S. 1436] 2 USC 2051 note. Deadline. 2 USC 2051 note.

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Approved June 12, 2019. the effective date of the regulations promulgated under subsection (b).

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May 4, 2021 [H.R. 2630] Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act. Drugs and drug abuse. 134 Stat. 103. # Public Law 117–12 117th Congress To amend the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act to extend until October 2021, a temporary order for fentanyl-related substances. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act’’. ## SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ORDER FOR FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. Effective as if included in the enactment of the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act (Public Law 116–114), section 2 of such Act (Public Law 116–114) is amended by striking ‘‘May 6, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘October 22, 2021’’. ## SEC. 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 Com- mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. Approved May 4, 2021. # An Act

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# Public Law 117–7 117th Congress To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF MEDICARE SEQUESTRATION. (a) EXTENSION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3709(a) of division A of the CARES Act (2 U.S.C. 901a note) is amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2021’’. (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if enacted as part of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136). (b) OFFSET.—Section 251A(6)(C) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a(6)(C)) is amended— ## SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. (a) RURAL HEALTH CLINIC PAYMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1833(f)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(f)(3)) is amended— (1) in clause (i)— (A) by striking ‘‘first 6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘first 5 1 ⁄2 months’’; (B) by striking ‘‘4.0 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘2.0 per- cent’’; and (C) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (2) in clause (ii)— (A) by striking ‘‘second 6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘6- month period beginning on the day after the last day of the period described in clause (i)’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘0.0 percent.’’ and inserting ‘‘4.0 percent; and’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(iii) with respect to the remaining 1 ⁄2 month in which such order is so effective for such fiscal year, the payment reduction shall be 0.0 percent.’’. (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in clause (i), by striking subclauses (I) and (II) and inserting the following: ‘‘(I) with respect to a rural health clinic that had a per visit payment amount established for services furnished in 2020— # An Act Apr. 14, 2021 [H.R. 1868] 2 USC 901a note.

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42 USC 1395 l note. 42 USC 1396r–4 note. ‘‘(B) A rural health clinic described in this subparagraph is a rural health clinic that— (b) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR CERTAIN HOSPITALS WITH HIGH DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE.—Effective as if included in the enact- ment of section 203(a) of title II of division CC of Public Law 116–260, subsection (g) of section 1923 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–4), as amended by such section, is amended by adding at the end the following: (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: ‘‘(i) as of December 31, 2020, was in a hospital with less than 50 beds and after such date such hospital continues to have less than 50 beds (not taking into account any increase in the number of beds pursuant to a waiver under subsection (b)(1)(A) of section 1135 during the emergency period described in subsection (g)(1)(B) of such section); and ‘‘(ii)(I) as of December 31, 2020, was enrolled under section 1866(j) (including temporary enrollment during such emergency period for such emergency period); or ‘‘(II) submitted an application for enrollment under section 1866(j) (or a request for such a temporary enrollment for such emergency period) that was received not later than December 31, 2020.’’. (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this sub- section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116– 260). ‘‘(3) CONTINUED APPLICATION OF GRANDFATHERED TRANSI- TION RULE.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of this subsection (as in effect on October 1, 2021), paragraph (2) of this subsection (as in effect on September 30, 2021, and as applied under section 4721(e) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, and amended by section 607 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999 (Public Law 106– 113)) shall apply in determining whether a payment adjustment for a hospital in a State referenced in section 4721(e) of the ‘‘(aa) the per visit payment amount applicable to such rural health clinic for rural health clinic services furnished in 2020, increased by the percentage increase in the MEI applicable to pri- mary care services furnished as of the first day of 2021; or ‘‘(bb) the limit described in paragraph (2)(A); and ‘‘(II) with respect to a rural health clinic that did not have a per visit payment amount established for services furnished in 2020— ‘‘(aa) the per visit payment amount applicable to such rural health clinic for rural health clinic services furnished in 2021; or ‘‘(bb) the limit described in paragraph (2)(A); and’’; and (ii) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ‘‘under clause (i)(I)’’ and inserting ‘‘under subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i), as applicable,’’; and

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Balanced Budget Act of 1997 during a State fiscal year shall be considered consistent with subsection (c).’’. Approved April 14, 2021.

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# Public Law 116–40 116th Congress To amend title 28, United States Code, to add Flagstaff and Yuma to the list of locations in which court shall be held in the judicial district for the State of Arizona. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. DISTRICT COURTS IN THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF ARIZONA. Section 82 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Globe, Phoenix, Prescott, and Tucson’’ and inserting ‘‘Flag- staff, Globe, Phoenix, Prescott, Tucson, and Yuma’’. Approved August 9, 2019. # An Act Aug. 9, 2019 [H.R. 1569]

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Aug. 21, 2019 [H.R. 1198] # Public Law 116–45 116th Congress To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 404 South Boulder Highway in Henderson, Nevada, as the ‘‘Henderson Veterans Memorial Post Office Building’’. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. HENDERSON VETERANS MEMORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING. (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 404 South Boulder Highway in Henderson, Nevada, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Henderson Veterans Memorial Post Office Building’’. (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Henderson Veterans Memorial Post Office Building’’. Approved August 21, 2019. # An Act

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# Public Law 116–50 116th Congress To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance on electronic consent forms, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘CASES Act’’. ## SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that— (1) congressional offices provide crucial services to constitu- ents by acting as a liaison between the constituents and the respective agencies; (2) this includes assisting constituents by making inquiries and working toward resolutions on behalf of the constituent with the respective agencies; and (3) this process should be simplified through the creation of electronic forms that may be submitted under section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act), thus modernizing the process for constituents and improving access and efficiency of Government services and agencies in order to expedite the resolution of the problem for which constituents sought help. ## SEC. 3. OMB GUIDANCE ON ELECTRONIC CONSENT AND ACCESS FORMS. (a) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall issue guidance that does the following: (1) Requires each agency to accept electronic identity proofing and authentication processes for the purposes of allowing an individual to provide prior written consent for the disclosure of the individual’s records under section 552a(b) of title 5, United States Code, or for individual access to records under section 552a(d) of such title. (2) Creates a template for electronic consent and access forms and requires each agency to post the template on the agency website and to accept the forms from any individual properly identity proofed and authenticated in accordance with paragraph (1) for the purpose of authorizing disclosure of the individual’s records under section 552a(b) of title 5, United # An Act Aug. 22, 2019 [H.R. 1079] Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents Act of 2019. 5 USC 101 note. 5 USC 552a note. Deadline. Web posting.

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Deadline. States Code, or for individual access to records under section 552a(d) of such title. (3) Requires each agency to accept the electronic consent and access forms described in paragraph (2) from any individual properly identity proofed and authenticated in accordance with paragraph (1) for the purpose of authorizing disclosure of the individual’s records to another entity, including a congressional office, in accordance with section 552a(b) of title 5, United States Code, or for individual access to records under section 552a(d). (b) AGENCY COMPLIANCE.—Each agency shall comply with the guidance issued pursuant to subsection (a) not later than 1 year after the date on which such guidance is issued. (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) AGENCY; INDIVIDUAL; RECORD.—The terms ‘‘agency’’, ‘‘individual’’, and ‘‘record’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 552a(a) of title 5, United States Code. (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. ## SEC. 4. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. No additional funds are authorized to carry out the require- ments of this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized. ## SEC. 5. 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 Com- mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. Approved August 22, 2019.

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Mar. 30, 2021 [H.R. 1799] PPP Extension Act of 2021. 15 USC 631 note. 134 Stat. 2018. 15 USC 636 note. # Public Law 117–6 117th Congress To amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to extend the covered period for the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘PPP Extension Act of 2021’’. ## SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF COVERED PERIOD FOR PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7(a)(36)(A)(iii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(A)(iii)) is amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2021’’. (b) FUNDING.—Section 1102(b)(1) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), as amended by section 323 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (Public Law 116–260), is amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2021’’. (c) RESTRICTION.—From June 1, 2021, through June 30, 2021, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall not accept new lender applications for loans under paragraph (36) or (37) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) and shall only process such lender applications that have been submitted to the Administrator before June 1, 2021. ## SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(d)). (b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). Approved March 30, 2021. # An Act

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# Public Law 116–29 116th Congress To provide for a 2-week extension of the Medicaid community mental health services demonstration program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF THE MEDICAID COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. Section 223(d)(3) of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘July 14, 2019’’. ## SEC. 2. MEDICAID IMPROVEMENT FUND. Section 1941(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396w– 1(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$6,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000’’. Approved July 5, 2019. # An Act July 5, 2019 [S. 2047]

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# Public Law 116–39 116th Congress To provide for certain extensions with respect to the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act of 2019’’. ## SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. Section 223(d)(3) of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note), as amended by Public Law 116– 29, is amended by striking ‘‘July 14, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘September 13, 2019’’. ## SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF PROTECTION FOR MEDICAID RECIPIENTS OF HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AGAINST SPOUSAL IMPOVERISHMENT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2404 of Public Law 111–148 (42 U.S.C. 1396r–5 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in section 2404 of Public Law 111–148 (42 U.S.C. 1396r–5 note) or section 1902(a)(17) or 1924 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(17), 1396r– 5) shall be construed as prohibiting a State from applying an income or resource disregard under a methodology authorized under section 1902(r)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(r)(2))— (1) to the income or resources of an individual described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(VI) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(VI)) (including a disregard of the income or resources of such individual’s spouse); or (2) on the basis of an individual’s need for home and community-based services authorized under subsection (c), (d), (i), or (k) of section 1915 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n) or under section 1115 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1315). ## SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON REBALANCING DEMONSTRATION. Section 6071(h)(1)(F) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended by striking ‘‘$132,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$254,500,000’’. # An Act Aug. 6, 2019 [H.R. 3253] 42 USC 1305 note. Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act of 2019. 42 USC 1396a note.

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## SEC. 5. EXTENSION FOR FAMILY-TO-FAMILY HEALTH INFORMATION CENTERS. Section 501(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(vii), by striking ‘‘and 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2024’’; and (2) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2018 and 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter’’. ## SEC. 6. REDUCED WHOLESALE ACQUISITION COST (WAC)-BASED PAY- MENTS FOR NEW DRUGS AND BIOLOGICALS. Section 1847A(c)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w– 3a(c)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘payable under this section for the drug or biological based on—’’ and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘payable under this section— Approved August 6, 2019. ‘‘(A) in the case of a drug or biological furnished prior to January 1, 2019, based on— ‘‘(i) the wholesale acquisition cost; or ‘‘(ii) the methodologies in effect under this part on November 1, 2003, to determine payment amounts for drugs or biologicals; and ‘‘(B) in the case of a drug or biological furnished on or after January 1, 2019— ‘‘(i) at an amount not to exceed 103 percent of the wholesale acquisition cost; or ‘‘(ii) based on the methodologies in effect under this part on November 1, 2003, to determine payment amounts for drugs or biologicals.’’.

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July 31, 2019 [H.R. 2196] # Public Law 116–36 116th Congress To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN CREDIT HOUR REQUIREMENT FOR EDITH NOURSE ROGERS STEM SCHOLARSHIP. Section 3320(b)(4)(A)(i) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘more than the standard 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours’’ and inserting ‘‘at least the standard 120 semester (or 180 quarter) credit hours’’. Approved July 31, 2019. # An Act

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# Public Law 116–48 116th Congress To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM TASK FORCES. Section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer- gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165f) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(p) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that a task force may not include Federal employees. In the case of a Federal employee detailed to a task force, the sponsoring agency shall enter into an agreement with the relevant employing Federal agency.’’. Approved August 22, 2019. # An Act Aug. 22, 2019 [H.R. 639]

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July 25, 2019 [S. 1749] Protecting Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2019. 12 USC 1701 note. # Public Law 116–33 116th Congress To clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced mortgage loans, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2019’’. ## SEC. 2. SEASONING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN REFINANCED MORTGAGE LOANS. (a) GINNIE MAE.—Section 306(g)(1) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)(1)) is amended by striking the second sen- tence. (b) VETERANS LOANS.—Section 3709(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘is refinanced’’ and inserting ‘‘is a refinance’’; and (2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs: ‘‘(1) the date on which the borrower has made at least six consecutive monthly payments on the loan being refinanced; and ‘‘(2) the date that is 210 days after the first payment due date of the loan being refinanced.’’. # An Act

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(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act may be con- strued to restrict or otherwise modify the authorities of the Govern- ment National Mortgage Association. Approved July 25, 2019. 12 USC 1721 note.

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Aug. 2, 2019 [S. 2249] # Public Law 116–38 116th Congress To allow the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration on the date of enactment of this Act to continue to serve as such Deputy Administrator. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR CONTINUATION OF SERVICE OF THE DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. (a) IN GENERAL.—An individual serving as Deputy Adminis- trator of the Federal Aviation Administration on the date of enact- ment of this Act may continue to serve as such Deputy Adminis- trator, without regard to the restrictions specified in the 5th sen- tence of section 106(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code. (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act shall be con- strued as approval by Congress of any future appointments of military persons to the Offices of Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. Approved August 2, 2019. # An Act

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July 5, 2019 [H.R. 2940] # Public Law 116–27 116th Congress To extend the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families and related programs through September 30, 2019. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, ## SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM AND RELATED PROGRAMS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2019. Activities authorized by part A of title IV and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act shall continue through September 30, 2019, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2018, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose. Approved July 5, 2019. # An Act