Laws of the 116th Congress

To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes.

To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide information on suicide rates in law enforcement, and for other purposes.

To amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to modify certain provisions related to the forgiveness of loans under the paycheck protection program, to allow recipients of loan forgiveness under the paycheck protection program to defer payroll taxes, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to support Holocaust education programs, and for other purposes.

To make certain improvements in the educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the case of changes to courses of education by reason of emergency situations, and for other purposes.

Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.

Providing for the appointment of Denise O'Leary as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit appellants to appear in cases before the Board of Veterans' Appeals by picture and voice transmission from locations other than facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.

To express United States support for Taiwan's diplomatic alliances around the world.

To enable registered apprenticeship programs to better serve veterans, and for other purposes.

To facilitate the automatic acquisition of citizenship for lawful permanent resident children of military and Federal Government personnel residing abroad, and for other purposes.

To make technical corrections to the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act.

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2020 through 2024, and for other purposes.

To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules relating to the collection of data with respect to the availability of broadband services, and for other purposes.

To require the President to develop a strategy to ensure the security of next generation mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure in the United States and to assist allies and strategic partners in maximizing the security of next generation mobile telecommunications systems, infrastructure, and software, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.

To amend title 5, United States Code, to prevent fraud by representative payees.

To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the United States Merchant Mariners of World War II, in recognition of their dedicated and vital service during World War II.

To prohibit certain Federal subsidies from being used to purchase communications equipment or services posing national security risks, to provide for the establishment of a reimbursement program for the replacement of communications equipment or services posing such risks, and for other purposes.

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.

To increase the number of CBP Agriculture Specialists and support staff in the Office of Field Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes.

To amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to improve the orderly transfer of the executive power during Presidential transitions.

Approving the request of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a waiver under section 1703E(f) of title 38, United States Code.

Providing for the reappointment of Risa Lavizzo-Mourey as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Providing for the reappointment of John Fahey as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

To improve efforts to identify and reduce Governmentwide improper payments, and for other purposes.

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security to develop an engagement strategy with fusion centers, and for other purposes.

To promote veteran involvement in STEM education, computer science, and scientific research, and for other purposes.

To extend the temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.

To implement the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada attached as an Annex to the Protocol Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement.

To require that $1 coins issued during 2019 honor President George H.W. Bush and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue bullion coins during 2019 in honor of Barbara Bush.

To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the study of the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.

To rename the Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge as the Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for enhanced penalties for pirate radio, and for other purposes.

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide funding to secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks, and for other purposes.

To permit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for the Veterans Legacy Program.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure the Secretary of Veterans Affairs permits the display of Fallen Soldier Displays in national cemeteries.

To deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes.

To reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004.

To modernize Federal grant reporting, and for other purposes.

To direct the National Science Foundation to support STEM education research focused on early childhood.

To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to provide flexibility and reauthorization to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.

To provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assess sanitation and safety conditions at Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities that were constructed to provide affected Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds on construction of facilities and structures to improve those conditions, and for other purposes.

To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of the families of victims of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on May 31, 2019.

To designate the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope as the “Vera C. Rubin Observatory”.

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an assessment of the responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Department of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators, and for other purposes.

To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other purposes.