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Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act

To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the availability of Federal habeas corpus relief for a person who is sentenced to death though actually innocent. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act 2. Clarification of the availability of Federal habeas corpus relief for a person who is sentenced to death though actually innocent Section 2254(d) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ; or (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) resulted in, or left in force, a sentence of death that was imposed without consideration of newly discovered evidence which, in combination with the evidence presented at trial, demonstrates that the applicant is probably not guilty of the underlying offense. . 3. Conforming amendments relating to second and successive petitions (a) State convictions Section 2244(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking A Except as provided in paragraph (5), a (2) by adding at the end the following: (5) A claim that an applicant was sentenced to death without consideration of newly discovered evidence which, in combination with the evidence presented at trial, could reasonably be expected to demonstrate that the applicant is probably not guilty of the underlying offense may be presented in a second or successive habeas corpus application. . (b) Federal convictions Section 2255(h) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking or (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) a claim that an applicant was sentenced to death without consideration of newly discovered evidence which, in combination with the evidence presented at trial, could reasonably be expected to demonstrate that the applicant is probably not guilty of the underlying offense. .

Summary: Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act This bill allows an individual sentenced to death by a state to present newly discovered evidence in a petition challenging the legality of the individual's detention (i.e., a habeas corpus petition). Under the bill, a federal court may grant a habeas corpus petition concerning such an individual if the death sentence was imposed without consideration of newly discovered evidence of the individual's probable innocence. Furthermore, a federal court may consider, subject to certain requirements, a subsequent petition concerning such an individual if the petition is based on a claim that the death sentence was imposed without consideration of newly discovered evidence of the individual's probable innocence. (Currently, if a federal court has already considered a habeas corpus petition concerning an individual, subsequent petitions concerning that individual shall be dismissed, with limited exceptions.)
Small Business Category Management Training Act

To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to develop a training curriculum on category management, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Category Management Training Act 2. Category management training (a) In general Not later than 8 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, in coordination with the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy and any other head of a Federal agency as determined by the Administrator, shall develop a training curriculum on category management for staff of Federal agencies with procurement or acquisition responsibilities. Such training shall include— (1) best practices for purchasing goods and services from small business concerns (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 (2) information on avoiding conflicts with the requirements of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 631 (b) Use of curriculum The Administrator of the Small Business Administration— (1) shall ensure that staff for Federal agencies described in subsection (a) receive the training described in such subsection; and (2) may request the assistance of the relevant Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (as described in section 15(k) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(k) (c) Submission to Congress The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall provide a copy of the training curriculum developed under subsection (a) to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate. (d) Category management defined In this Act, the term category management

Summary: Small Business Category Management Training Act This bill requires the Small Business Administration to develop a training curriculum on category management, including best practices for purchasing goods and services from small businesses, for the staff of federal agencies with procurement or acquisition responsibilities. Category management is a federal government approach to procurement and acquisition that aims to (1) deliver more savings, value, and efficiency for federal agencies; (2) eliminate contract redundancies; and (3) meet federal small business contracting and procurement goals.
RURAL HELP Act of 2020

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on potential disparities in incurred costs for rural and urban hospitals under the inpatient prospective payment system and to authorize appropriate payment adjustments. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reviewing Urban and Rural Adjustments to Level Hospital Expenses and Lopsided Payments Act of 2020 RURAL HELP Act of 2020 2. Study on incurred costs disparities under IPPS; authorization of payment adjustments Section 1886(d)(5) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5) (N) (i) Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall conduct a study to determine if, under the methodology for determining payments under paragraph (1)(A), and using both national and hospital-specific cost-to-charge ratios, costs incurred by hospitals located in rural areas by diagnosis-related group exceed those costs incurred by hospitals located in urban areas. (ii) Insofar as the Secretary determines through the study conducted under clause (i) that costs incurred by hospitals located in rural areas exceed those costs incurred by hospitals located in urban areas, the Secretary shall provide for an appropriate adjustment to payments under paragraph (1)(A) to reflect those higher costs for discharges occurring on or after October 1 of a year specified by the Secretary (but in no case later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph). .

Summary: Reviewing Urban and Rural Adjustments to Level Hospital Expenses and Lopsided Payments Act of 2020 or the RURAL HELP Act of 2020 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to determine whether costs incurred by rural hospitals exceed costs incurred by urban hospitals under the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system and to adjust payments accordingly.
Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019 2. Puerto Rico residents eligible for earned income tax credit (a) In general Section 32 (n) Residents of Puerto Rico (1) In general In the case of residents of Puerto Rico— (A) the United States shall be treated as including Puerto Rico for purposes of subsections (c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) and (c)(3)(C), (B) subsection (c)(1)(D) shall not apply to nonresident alien individuals who are residents of Puerto Rico, and (C) adjusted gross income and gross income shall be computed without regard to section 933 for purposes of subsections (a)(2)(B) and (c)(2)(A)(i). (2) Limitation The credit allowed under this section by reason of this subsection for any taxable year shall not exceed the amount, determined under regulations or other guidance promulgated by the Secretary, that a similarly situated taxpayer would receive if residing in a State. . (b) Child tax credit not reduced Subclause (II) of section 24(d)(1)(B)(ii) of such Code is amended by inserting before the period (determined without regard to section 32(n) in the case of residents of Puerto Rico) (c) Effective date The amendment made shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

Summary: Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019 This bill makes residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the federal earned income tax credit.
To amend title 10, United States Code, to identify additional factors for the design of the counseling pathways of the Transition Assistance Program.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to identify additional factors for the design of the counseling pathways of the Transition Assistance Program. 1. Additional factors for counseling pathways of the Transition Assistance Program (a) Medical or administrative discharge Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking Disability Potential or confirmed medical discharge of the member (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking Character Potential or confirmed involuntary separation of the member. (b) Family dynamics Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section (a), is further amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as subparagraph (R); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the following: (M) Child care requirements of the member (including whether a dependent of the member is enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program). (N) The employment status of other adults in the household of the member. (O) The location of the duty station of the member (including whether the member was separated from family while on duty). (P) The effects of operating tempo and personnel tempo on the member and the household of the member. (Q) Whether the member is an Indian or urban Indian, as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( Public Law 94–437 25 U.S.C. 1603 .

Summary: This bill adds additional factors for the design of the counseling pathways to address the needs of members of the Armed Forces under the Transition Assistance Program.
Missed Opportunities in Public Health and Biomedical Research Act of 2020

To amend the Public Health Service Act to require reporting by the National Institutes of Health on requests for funding research that were not granted and had the greatest potential for improving public health, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Missed Opportunities in Public Health and Biomedical Research Act of 2020 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Biomedical research sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (refered to in this section as the NIH (2) While the NIH is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world, the percentage of grants awarded has fallen over the last 20 years. (3) The NIH Center for Scientific Review works with over 25,000 expert reviewers and applies the highest level of scientific and ethical standards to almost 50,000 competitive grant applications every year. (4) The NIH’s peer review process is a time-tested and proven method of identifying the most promising biomedical research proposals. 3. Annual reporting by NIH on missed opportunities The Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 201 42 U.S.C. 283a–3 403E. Annual reporting on missed opportunities (a) In general Not later than the last day of the first fiscal quarter following the end of each fiscal year, the Director of NIH shall submit a report to Congress identifying, with respect to each national research institute, each national center, and the Office of the Director of NIH— (1) the success rate of research project grant applications reviewed during such fiscal year; (2) the top two research project grant applications reviewed during such fiscal year that were not funded; and (3) if the success rate described in paragraph (1) is lower than 32 percent, the top research project grant applications that were reviewed and could have been funded to achieve a success rate of at least 32 percent. (b) Trade secrets and confidential information; researcher names This section does not authorize the Secretary to disclose— (1) any information that is a trade secret or confidential information subject to section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, or section 1905 of title 18, United States Code; or (2) the names of the researchers proposed to carry out research pursuant to unfunded research project grant applications described in subsection (a). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term success rate (2) The term top (A) improving public health; (B) advancing biomedical and behavioral research; and (C) increasing fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems, and the application of that knowledge towards enhancing health, lengthening life, and reducing illness and disability. .

Summary: Missed Opportunities in Public Health and Biomedical Research Act of 2020 This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to annually report on certain unfunded applications for research grants that had potential for improving public health.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to add a new medical research component to the credit for increasing research activities.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to add a new medical research component to the credit for increasing research activities. 1. New medical research expenditure component of credit for increasing research activities (a) In general Section 41(a) and , and (4) 14 percent of specified medical research expenditures. . (b) Specified medical research expenditures Section 41(f) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) Specified medical research expenditures (A) In general The term specified medical research expenditures (B) Qualified countermeasure The term qualified countermeasure . (c) Denial of double benefit (1) Taxable years beginning before January 1, 2021 In the case of specified medical research expenditures (as defined in section 41(f)(7) of such Code (as added by this section)) paid or incurred in taxable years beginning before January 1, 2021— (A) such expenditures shall be treated in the same manner as qualified research expenses and basic research expenses under section 280C(c)(1) of such Code (as in effect on the day before the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act), and (B) the amount determined under section 280C(c)(2)(A) (as in effect on such day) for the taxable year shall be increased by the amount of credit determined for the taxable year under section 41(a)(4) (as added by this section). (2) Taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020 Section 280C(c)(1) of such Code is amended by striking section 41(a)(1) paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 41(a) (d) Conforming amendment Section 41(f)(1) of such Code is amended by striking and amounts paid or incurred to energy research consortiums , amounts paid or incurred to energy research consortiums, and specified medical research expenditures (e) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.

Summary: This bill allows a new research tax credit amount for 14% of specified medical research expenditures. It defines specified medical research expenditures as amounts paid for any qualified research with respect to any qualified countermeasure. A qualified countermeasure is a drug, biological product, or device that is determined to be a priority (1) to diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or treat harm from any biological agent (including organisms that cause an infectious disease) or toxin, chemical, radiological, or nuclear agent that may cause a public health emergency affecting national security; (2) to diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or treat harm from a condition that may result in adverse health consequences or death and may be caused by administering a drug, biological product, or device; or (3) is a product or technology intended to enhance the use or effect of a drug, biological product, or device. The bill also sets forth a special rule for treatment of specified medical research expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years beginning before January 1, 2021.
To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments.

To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments. 1. Extension of coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments Section 601(d)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 801(d)(3) (or, in the case of a Tribal Government, December 30, 2022) December 30, 2020

Summary: This bill extends through December 30, 2022, the coverage period for the Coronavirus Relief Fund to make payments to tribal governments for necessary expenditures incurred as a result of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
FADS Act

To clarify the authority of the Department of Energy to dispose of certain foreign-origin fissile or radiological materials at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Americium Disposal and Storage Act FADS Act 2. Clarification of authority to dispose of certain fissile or radiological materials (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) While United States-origin americium-241 (Am-241) sealed sources recovered by the National Nuclear Security Administration of the Department of Energy may be disposed of at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), Russian-origin Am-241 sources may not be. (2) Section 2(19) of the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act of 1991 identifies WIPP as the location for the disposal of radioactive waste materials generated by atomic energy defense activities (3) The Am-241 sources of concern that may not currently be eligible for disposal at WIPP have the same isotopic properties and are often colocated with sources that are eligible for disposal at WIPP. (4) Russian-origin sealed sources, once confirmed to meet the WIPP Waste Acceptance Criteria, should be eligible for disposal at WIPP. (5) The Carlsbad Field Office of the Department estimates the volume to be disposed is equivalent to 1 to 2 shipments a year and will have a negligible impact on WIPP operations. (6) The Department, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and the international community have identified Am-241 as a radioisotope that should be protected due to the possibility of its use in a radiological dispersal device. (7) As part of its defense nuclear nonproliferation mission, the National Nuclear Security Administration recovers thousands of disused sealed sources from domestic and international facilities. (8) Codifying a disposition pathway for these Am-241 sources will allow the National Nuclear Security Administration to accelerate their removal and reduce the availability of material that could be used in a dirty bomb. (b) Clarification Section 3132(c)(1) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 ( 50 U.S.C. 2569(c)(1) (N) (i) The collection, storage, and safe disposal of the materials described in clause (ii) as waste materials generated by atomic energy defense activities for the purpose of disposal of such materials at WIPP (as defined in section 2(19) of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act ( Public Law 102–579 (ii) The materials described in this clause are proliferation-attractive fissile materials or radiological materials that— (I) contain transuranic elements of foreign-origin; and (II) but for subclause (I), are similar to proliferation-attractive fissile materials or radiological materials covered by this section. .

Summary: Foreign Americium Disposal and Storage Act or the FADS Act This bill authorizes the collection, storage, and safe disposal of certain foreign-origin, proliferation-attractive fissile materials or radiological materials (or similar foreign-origin materials) at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, which is the United States' only repository for the disposal of transuranic nuclear waste.
Embry-Riddle Tri-City Land Exchange Completion Act of 2019

To provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, for purposes of economic development by conveyance of the Federal reversionary interest to the University. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Embry-Riddle Tri-City Land Exchange Completion Act of 2019 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Non-Federal land The term non-Federal land Public Law 105–363 (2) Secretary The term Secretary (3) University The term University 3. Conveyance of Federal reversionary interest in land located in the county of Yavapai, Arizona (a) Conveyance (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if after the completion of the appraisal required under subsection (b), the University submits to the Secretary an offer to acquire the reversionary interests of the United States in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to the University the reversionary interests of the United States in and to the non-Federal land for the purpose of unencumbering the title to the non-Federal land to enable economic development of the non-Federal land. (2) Legal descriptions As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the exact legal description of the non-Federal land shall be determined in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary. (3) Additional terms and conditions The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions to the conveyance under paragraph (1), consistent with this Act, as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (4) Costs The University shall pay all costs associated with the conveyance under paragraph (1), including the costs of the appraisal required under subsection (b), the costs of any surveys, recording costs, and other reasonable costs. (b) Appraisal (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete an appraisal of the reversionary interests of the United States in and to the non-Federal land. (2) Applicable law The appraisal shall be completed in accordance with— (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. (c) Consideration (1) In general As consideration for the conveyance of the reversionary interests of the United States in and to the non-Federal land under this Act, the University shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the appraised value of the interests of the United States, as determined under subsection (b). (2) Deposit; use Amounts received under paragraph (1) shall be— (A) deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account established by section 206(a) of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act ( 43 U.S.C. 2305(a) (B) used in accordance with that Act ( 43 U.S.C. 2301

Summary: Embry-Riddle Tri-City Land Exchange Completion Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Interior to relinquish its reversionary interest in a 16-acre parcel of land that is located in Yavapai County, Arizona, and owned by the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.