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VAlue FAAmily Act

To provide paid parental leave to certain employees of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VAlue FAAmily Act 2. Paid parental leave for certain employees of the FAA, TSA, and VA (a) FAA and TSA (1) Application of Federal fml Section 40122(g)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subparagraph (I)(iii), by striking and (B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (K) subchapter V of chapter 63, relating to family and medical leave. . (2) Corrections for TSA screeners Section 7606 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 is amended— (A) by striking Section 111(d)(2) (a) In general (B) by adding at the end the following: (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not be effective with respect to any event for which leave may be taken under subchapter V of chapter 63 . (b) Title 38 employees Section 7425 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking Notwithstanding Except as provided in subsection (c), and notwithstanding (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the Administration shall provide to individuals appointed to any position described in section 7421(b) who are employed by the Administration family and medical leave in the same manner, to the maximum extent practicable, as family and medical leave is provided under subchapter V of chapter 63 . (c) Application (1) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a)(1) and (b) shall not be effective with respect to any event for which leave may be taken under subchapter V of chapter 63 (2) Service requirement for eligibility Any Federal service by an individual provided leave by the amendments made by subsections (a)(1) or (b) of this Act or by section 7606(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (as amended by subsection (a)(2)), including any Federal service occurring prior to the effective date of such amendments, shall count for purposes of determining the period of service requirement under section 6381(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code.

Summary: VAlue FAAmily Act This bill provides employees of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the Veterans Health Administration with the same family and medical leave benefits as other federal employees, beginning in FY2021. The bill also specifies that TSA screeners are eligible to receive family and medical leave benefits beginning in FY2021.
Major Richard Star Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans’ disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Major Richard Star Act 2. Expansions of eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans’ disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation (a) Inclusion of chapter 61 disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service who are eligible for combat-Related special compensation Section 1413a(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking In Subject to subparagraph (B), in (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking In the case of The retired pay of an eligible combat-related disabled uniformed services retiree, who is retired under chapter 61 of this title with fewer than 20 years of creditable service, is not subject to reduction under sections 5304 and 5305 of title 38. (b) Technical and conforming amendments (1) Section heading The heading of section 1414 of such title is amended to read as follows: 1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for veterans’ disability compensation: concurrent receipt . (2) Table of sections The item relating to such section 1414 in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 71 of such title is amended to read as follows: 1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for veterans’ disability compensation: concurrent receipt. . (3) Conforming amendments reflecting end of concurrent receipt phase-in period Such section 1414 is further amended— (A) in subsection (a)(1)— (i) by striking the second sentence; and (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B); (B) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and (C) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by striking paragraphs (3) and (4). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to payments for months beginning on or after that date.

Summary: Major Richard Star Act This bill provides that a combat-disabled uniformed services retiree with fewer than 20 years of creditable service may concurrently receive, without reduction veterans' disability compensation, and retired pay or combat-related special compensation.
Emergency Response Coordinator Act of 2020

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate an official within the Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate the efforts of Federal departments and agencies with respect to COVID–19. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Response Coordinator Act of 2020 2. COVID–19 Response Coordinator The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall designate an official within the Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate the efforts of Federal departments and agencies with respect to COVID–19.

Summary: Emergency Response Coordinator Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to designate an official within the department to coordinate federal efforts with respect to COVID-19 (a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus).
Gold Star Families Parks Pass Act

To make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at no cost to members of Gold Star Families. 1. Gold Star Families Parks Pass (a) Short title This Act may be referred to as the Gold Star Families Parks Pass Act (b) Gold Star Families parks pass Section 805(b) of division J of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 ( 16 U.S.C. 6804(b) (3) Gold Star Families Parks Pass The Secretary shall make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, at no cost, to members of Gold Star Families, as defined by section 3.2 of Department of Defense Instruction 1348.36. .

Summary: Gold Star Families Parks Pass Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at no cost to members of Gold Star Families.
Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act

To preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future generations of Americans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act 2. Designation of additional wilderness, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska (a) Designation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska comprising approximately 1,559,538 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Coastal Plain Proposed Wilderness 16 U.S.C. 1131 (b) Administration The Secretary of the Interior shall administer the area designated as wilderness by subsection (a) in accordance with the Wilderness Act as part of the wilderness area already in existence within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as of the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act This bill designates approximately 1,559,538 acres of land within Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
To reauthorize a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of certain water-related feasibility studies carried out by non-Federal interests.

To reauthorize a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of certain water-related feasibility studies carried out by non-Federal interests. 1. Non-Federal implementation of water-related feasibility studies Section 1043(a) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 ( 33 U.S.C. 2201 (1) in paragraph (5)(B) by inserting and every 5 years thereafter until the termination of authority of the pilot program, enactment of this Act, (2) in paragraph (7) by striking on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act at the end of the fiscal year period described in paragraph (8) (3) in paragraph (8) by striking fiscal years 2015 through 2019 fiscal years 2021 through 2025

Summary: This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of allowing nonfederal interests to carry out feasibility studies for flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and coastal harbor and channel and inland navigation.
To reauthorize a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of certain water-related projects carried out by non-Federal interests.

To reauthorize a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of certain water-related projects carried out by non-Federal interests. 1. Non-federal implementation of water-related projects Section 1043(b) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 ( 33 U.S.C. 2201 (1) in paragraph (5)(B) by inserting and every 5 years thereafter until the termination of authority of the pilot program, enactment of this Act, (2) in paragraph (7) by striking on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act at the end of the fiscal year period described in paragraph (8) (3) in paragraph (8) by striking fiscal years 2019 through 2023 fiscal years 2021 through 2025

Summary: This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of allowing nonfederal interests to carry out flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage reduction, coastal harbor and channel inland navigation, and aquatic ecosystem restoration projects.
National Security Transparency Act

To require certain acting national security officials to appear before Congress, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Security Transparency Act 2. Acting national security official appearances before Congress (a) Initial appearance Not later than 60 days after the date that a vacancy occurs with respect to any office listed in subsection (b), the individual serving as the acting official or performing the duties for such office shall appear before the applicable committees of Congress set forth in such subsection for such office. (b) Offices and committees of Congress (1) DOD The Secretary of Defense; the Armed Services Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (2) DHS The Secretary of Homeland Security; the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (3) Intelligence offices The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National Security Agency, or the Director of National Intelligence; the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (c) Subsequent appearances (1) In general Forty-five days following the first appearance under subsection (a), and every 45 days thereafter until an individual is confirmed by the Senate to the position with respect to which the acting official pertains, the acting official shall testify, on an alternating basis, before the applicable committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate set forth in subsection (b). (2) Waiver The chair of any such committee may waive the requirement of paragraph (1).

Summary: National Security Transparency Act This bill requires an individual serving as an acting official in certain positions related to national security to periodically appear before Congress. This requirement shall apply to an individual acting as the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National Security Agency, or the Director of National Intelligence. (Individuals serving in these positions must receive Senate confirmation, but the President may appoint without confirmation an acting official to perform the position's duties on a temporary basis.)
First Responder Resiliency Act of 2020

To exempt certain Federal first responder grants from matching fund requirements to address the Nation’s rising rate of first responder suicides and other mental health issues, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the First Responder Resiliency Act of 2020 2. Matching fund exemption for fire and EMS job-related mental health grants Section 33(k)(1) of the Fire Prevention and Control Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2229(k)(1) (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding or subparagraph (C) except as provided in subparagraph (B) (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) Exception for job-related mental health grants The requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) do not apply with respect to funds awarded to carry out a program dedicated to raising awareness of, and prevention of, job-related mental health issues (as described in subsection (c)(3)(E)). . 3. Matching fund exemption for law enforcement job-related mental health grants Section 1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10381 (1) in subsection (b)(23), by adding job-related mental health issues remediation programs or establish (2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following: Programs funded by a grant under subsection (a) for job-related mental health issues remediation programs or peer mentoring mental health and wellness pilot programs within State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies (as described in subsection (b)(23)) are exempt from the requirements of this subsection.

Summary: First Responder Resiliency Act of 2020 This bill removes matching fund requirements for job-related mental health issues for fire and emergency medical services first responders under the firefighter assistance grant program, and for law enforcement first responders under the public safety and community policing (COPS ON THE BEAT) grant program.
Nuclear Workers' Ombudsman Extension Act

To amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to extend the sunset for the Office of the Ombudsman. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Workers’ Ombudsman Extension Act 2. Extension of Office of Ombudsman under Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 Section 3686(h) of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 7385s–15(h) 2020 2025

Summary: Nuclear Workers' Ombudsman Extension Act This bill reauthorizes the Office of the Ombudsman, within the Department of Labor, for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (which compensates current and former employees of the Department of Energy who are diagnosed with specified employment-related illnesses) until October 28, 2025. Currently, the authority for the office expires on October 28, 2020.
Cure the Coronavirus Act

To expand the tropical disease product priority review voucher program to encourage treatments for coronavirus. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cure the Coronavirus Act 2. Expanding tropical disease product priority review voucher program to encourage treatments for coronavirus Section 524(a)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360n(a)(3) (1) by redesignating subparagraph (S) as subparagraph (T); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (R) the following: (S) The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID–19). .

Summary: Cure the Coronavirus Act This bill expands the tropical disease priority review voucher program to include COVID-19 (a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus), thereby providing manufacturers with incentives for development of a vaccine.
COMPOST Act

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the designation of composting as a conservation practice and conservation activity, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion Of Sustainable Techniques Act COMPOST Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Composting is one of the most environmentally friendly means to dispose of food waste and other organic wastes. (2) Composting not only causes less nutrient pollution of surface and ground water and emits a smaller quantity of greenhouse gases compared to alternative disposal methods, but also yields a valuable soil amendment that enhances soil health and fertility and agricultural resilience to the impacts of climate change. (3) It is critical for the Natural Resources Conservation Service to provide technical and financial support to producers in the on-farm production of compost from on-farm and off-farm organic byproducts, and the utilization of compost in accordance with sound soil health and nutrition management. 3. Composting as conservation practice Section 1241(j) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3841(j) (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: (2) Composting as conservation practice and activity (A) In general The Secretary shall by regulation provide that composting is a conservation practice and a conservation activity for the purposes of this title. (B) Composting defined (i) In general For the purposes of this paragraph, the term composting (I) an activity (including an activity that does not require the use of a composting facility) to produce compost from organic waste that is— (aa) generated on a farm; or (bb) brought to a farm from a nearby community and used to produce compost on that farm; and (II) the use and active management of compost on a farm, in accordance with any applicable Federal, State, or local law, to improve water retention and soil health. (ii) Determination of nearby communities The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall issue regulations for determining whether a community is nearby for purposes of clause (i)(I) which shall ensure that bringing organic waste from the community to the farm to produce compost results in a net reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. .

Summary: Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion Of Sustainable Techniques Act or the COMPOST Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue regulations that designate composting as a conservation practice and a conservation activity. USDA must also issue regulations for determining whether a community is nearby for purposes of ensuring that bringing organic waste from the community to the farm to produce compost results in a net reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Stable SSI Benefits and Housing Assistance Act

To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to exclude certain relocation assistance from income and resources, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stable SSI Benefits and Housing Assistance Act 2. Excluding relocation assistance (a) Exclusions from income Section 1612(b)(18) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382a provided by a State or local government to such individual (or such spouse) provided to such individual (or such spouse) by a State or local government or by any other person pursuant to a requirement of a State or local government (b) Exclusions from resources Section 1613(a)(10) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382b provided by a State or local government to such individual (or such spouse) provided to such individual (or such spouse) by a State or local government or by any other person pursuant to a requirement of a State or local government (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to months beginning after the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Stable SSI Benefits and Housing Assistance Act This bill excludes certain relocation assistance from income and resource limits for purposes of Supplemental Security Income eligibility.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 215 1st Avenue in Amory, Mississippi, as the "Command Sergeant Major Lawrence E. 'Rabbit' Kennedy Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 215 1st Avenue in Amory, Mississippi, as the Command Sergeant Major Lawrence E. Rabbit 1. Command Sergeant Major Lawrence E. Rabbit (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 215 1st Avenue in Amory, Mississippi, shall be known and designated as the Command Sergeant Major Lawrence E. Rabbit (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 Command Sergeant Major Lawrence E. Rabbit

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 215 1st Avenue in Amory, Mississippi, as the "Command Sergeant Major Lawrence E. 'Rabbit' Kennedy Post Office Building."
To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow spouses of uniformed service members to make contributions towards such member's Thrift Savings Fund account, and for other purposes.

To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow spouses of uniformed service members to make contributions towards such members' Thrift Savings Fund account, and for other purposes. 1. Spousal contributions to uniformed service member TSP accounts (a) In general Section 8440e of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) In the case of a married individual who does not have an account in the Thrift Savings Fund and whose spouse is a member with an account in the Fund, such individual may transfer or contribute to such member’s account amounts from any eligible retirement plan (as defined in section 402(c)(8)(B) . (b) Regulations Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board shall issue regulations to carry out section 8440e(f) of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).

Summary: This bill allows the spouse of a member of the uniformed services to contribute to the member's Thrift Savings Fund account from the spouse's retirement plan.