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SAFETI Act

To require a report and assessment regarding Department of Homeland Security responses to terrorist threats to Federal elections, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Security for the Administration of Federal Election from Terrorists Intervention Act of 2019 SAFETI Act 2. Report on Department of Homeland Security responses to terrorist threats to Federal elections (a) Secretary of Homeland Security Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Comptroller General of the United States and Congress a report on actions taken by the Department of Homeland Security relating to terrorist threats to the integrity of elections for Federal office held in 2016. (b) GAO assessment The Comptroller General of the United States shall, upon receipt of the report required pursuant to subsection (a), conduct an assessment of the effectiveness of Department of Homeland Security actions described in such report and include recommendations for improvements as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.

Summary: Security for the Administration of Federal Election from Terrorists Intervention Act of 2019 or the SAFETI Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Congress a report on actions taken by DHS relating to terrorist threats to the integrity of the 2016 federal elections. The GAO shall conduct an assessment of the effectiveness of such actions and include recommendations for improvements.
Protecting Life Until Natural Death Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude coverage of advance care planning services under the Medicare program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Life Until Natural Death Act 2. Exclusion of coverage of advance care planning services under the Medicare program Section 1862(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(a) (1) in paragraph (24), by striking the or (2) in paragraph (25), by striking the period and inserting ; or (3) by inserting after paragraph (25) the following new paragraph: (26) which are advance care planning services, other than under section 1812(a)(5). .

Summary: Protecting Life Until Natural Death Act This bill excludes advanced care planning services from Medicare coverage, with the exception of certain hospice-related services that may include advising on end-of-life or advanced care planning.
Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2020

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicare program of certain mental health telehealth services, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2020 2. Expanding the use of telehealth for certain mental health services (a) In general Section 1834(m)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.1395m(m)(7)) is amended— (1) in the heading, by inserting and certain mental health services disorder services (2) by inserting or on or after the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), to an eligible telehealth individual for purposes of diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of a mental health disorder, as determined by the Secretary, as determined by the Secretary, (b) Implementation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement the amendments made by this section by interim final rule, program instruction, or otherwise. December 24, 2020 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce December 24, 2020 Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2020 This bill permanently excludes mental health services that are furnished via telehealth from certain originating site requirements under Medicare. Under current law, these telehealth services are excluded from such requirements through the end of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Protecting Critical Services for Mothers and Babies Act

To apply cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to certain charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose is providing services with respect to mothers and children. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Critical Services for Mothers and Babies Act 2. Application of cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to certain charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose is providing services with respect to mothers and children (a) Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 (1) In general Section 210(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1060(f)(1) (A) by striking or (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ; or (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph: (D) that, as of January 1, 2000, was maintained by an employer— (i) described in section 501(c)(3) (ii) who has been in existence for at least 80 years, (iii) who conducts medical research directly or indirectly through grant making, and (iv) whose primary exempt purpose is to provide services with respect to mothers and children. . (b) Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (1) IRC in general Section 414(y)(1) (A) by striking or (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ; or (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph: (D) that, as of January 1, 2000, was maintained by an employer— (i) described in section 501(c)(3), (ii) who has been in existence for at least 80 years, (iii) who conducts medical research directly or indirectly through grant making, and (iv) whose primary exempt purpose is to provide services with respect to mothers and children. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2018.

Summary: Protecting Critical Services for Mothers and Babies Act This bill expands the application of rules for cooperative and small employer charity pension plans to include certain nonprofit medical-research organizations that have the primary purpose of delivering services to mothers and children. (These rules exempt specified employers from certain minimum funding requirements for employee pension plans.)
Empowering Individuals to Succeed Through Education and Workforce Training Act

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish a fund to provide support services for individuals participating in certain training activities under such Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering Individuals to Succeed Through Education and Workforce Training Act 2. Supportive services training fund Subtitle D of chapter 4 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3206 (1) by redesignating section 172 as section 173; and (2) by adding after section 171 the following new section: 172. Supportive services training fund (a) Establishment of a supportive services training fund From the amounts appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award competitive grants to local boards, a consortium of local boards, or a State board acting on behalf of or in partnership with a consortium of local boards to provide support services for individuals participating in training activities covered under section 134(c)(3) of title I and section 231 of title II of this Act. (b) Application To receive a grant under this subsection a local board shall submit to the Secretary an application describing how the local board (or State board) plans to partner with other organizations, including the State agency responsible for administering the State program for temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act and the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012 (c) Use of funds (1) Participant eligibility Individuals participating in training services covered under section 134(c)(3) of title I or section 231 of title II of this Act are eligible to receive support services provided under this section. (2) Qualified support services Support services to be provided under this section are those described in section 3(59) of the this Act, or other support services not covered under such section that a grantee identifies as important for an individual to successfully complete training services covered under this section. (d) Amount The amount of an individual grant awarded under this section shall not exceed more than $2,000,000 per year. (e) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary. .

Summary: Empowering Individuals to Succeed Through Education and Workforce Training Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to provide support services (e.g., transportation, child or dependent care, housing, and other needs-related payments) for individuals receiving workforce training and education.
End the Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2019

To amend section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove authorization to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End the Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2019 2. Authorization to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols removed Section 235(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) subparagraph (B) (2) by striking subparagraph (C).

Summary: End the Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2019 This bill revokes the Department of Homeland Security's statutory authority to return an alien to a contiguous country while removal proceedings are pending against that alien, if the alien arrived in the United States by land from that contiguous country.
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Major Brian R. Chontosh, United States Marine Corps (retired), for acts of valor on March 25, 2003.

To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Major Brian R. Chontosh, United States Marine Corps (retired), for acts of valor on March 25, 2003. 1. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Major Brian R. Chontosh, United States Marine Corps (retired) (a) Waiver of time limitations Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 8298 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 8291 of such title to Major Brian R. Chontosh, United States Marine Corps (retired), for the acts of valor described in subsection (b). (b) Acts of valor described The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of Brian R. Chontosh on March 25, 2003, as a member of the Marine Corps in the grade of First Lieutenant while serving in Iraq as Combined Anti-Armor Platoon Commander, Weapons Company, 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, for which he was previously awarded the Navy Cross.

Summary: This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to Major Brian R. Chontosh, United States Marine Corps (retired), for acts of valor performed on March 25, 2003, while serving in Iraq.
Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2019 2. Repeal of estate tax and retention of basis step-up Effective for estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2018, chapter 11

Summary: Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2019 This bill repeals the federal estate tax, effective for estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2018.
Accountable Care in Rural America Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the benchmarking process for the Medicare Shared Savings Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accountable Care in Rural America Act 2. Exclusion of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries assigned to an ACO from aspects of other payment models in certain circumstances including determination of regional adjustments Section 1899(i)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395jjj(i)(3) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking subparagraph (B) subparagraphs (B) and (C) (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Exclusion of assigned beneficiaries in certain circumstances including determination of regional adjustments For performance periods beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, in determining any shared savings for any ACO under a model described in this paragraph, the Secretary shall— (i) remove Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries who are assigned to that ACO from the methodology for calculating regional expenditures used to establish, update, and adjust the benchmark expenditures; and (ii) otherwise ensure that no such ACO is in a less favorable financial position due to differences between the share of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries assigned to the ACO of all such beneficiaries in the counties an ACO operates in compared to the share of such beneficiaries assigned to other ACOs. .

Summary: Accountable Care in Rural America Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to exclude certain components from a methodology used under the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The program enables accountable care organizations (ACOs) to receive payments for savings stemming from care coordination and management. Specifically, the bill requires the CMS to exclude an ACO's assigned Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries from certain regional adjustments to the ACO's benchmark for savings determinations, and to otherwise ensure that an ACO is not in a less favorable financial position due to its share of assigned beneficiaries in the region.
NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2019

To amend title 51, United States Code, to extend the authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to enter into leases of non-excess property of the Administration. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2019 2. Findings Congress find the following: (1) NASA uses enhanced use leasing to enter into agreements with private sector entities, State and local governments, academic institutions, and other Federal agencies for lease of non-excess, underutilized NASA properties and facilities. (2) NASA uses enhanced use leasing authority to support responsible management of its real property, including to improve the use of underutilized property for activities that are compatible with NASA’s mission and to reduce the costs of operating and maintaining them. (3) In Fiscal Year 2018, NASA’s use of enhanced use leasing resulted in the collection of $6,766,967.70 in net revenue. (4) In Fiscal Year 2018, NASA used a portion of its enhanced use leasing revenues for repairs of facility control systems such as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. (5) NASA’s use of enhanced use leasing authority can contribute to reducing the rate of increase of the Agency’s overall deferred maintenance cost. 3. Extension of authority to enter into leases of non-excess property of the national aeronautics and space administration Section 20145(g) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking December 31, 2019 December 31, 2021

Summary: NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2019 This bill extends through 2021 the authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to lease its non-excess real property and related personal property.
Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expensing of environmental remediation costs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2019 2. Extension of expensing of environmental remediation costs (a) In general Section 198(h) incurred after December 21, 2011 incurred— (1) after December 31, 2011, and before January 1, 2019, or (2) after December 31, 2022. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2018.

Summary: Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2019 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2022 the election to expense (i.e., deduct in the current taxable year) environmental remediation costs (i.e., costs for the abatement or control of hazardous substances at a qualified contaminated site). The bill applies to expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2018.
No Walls Act

To prohibit the creation of manufactured emergencies in order to build border walls. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Walls Act 2. No national emergency declarations for border walls during shutdowns (a) In general No funds made available by any act of law may be used to declare a national emergency with respect to immigration concerns at America’s southern border with Mexico or to erect any new border barriers, including fencing or walls, pursuant to a declaration of a national emergency. (b) Applicability Subsection (a) shall be enforced during periods in which any Federal agency experiences a lapse in appropriations.

Summary: No Walls Act This bill prohibits using available funds to build any new border barriers through a declaration of a national emergency. It also prohibits using such funds to declare a national emergency with respect to immigration concerns at the U.S.-Mexico border. This restriction shall be enforced during a lapse in the appropriations of any federal agency.
GROW Affordable Housing Act

To amend the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 to adjust the affordable housing allocations. 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Generating Resources and Opportunities Within Affordable Housing Act GROW Affordable Housing Act 2. Affordable housing allocations Section 1337(a) of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 4567(a) 4.2 basis points 10 basis points

Summary: Generating Resources and Opportunities Within Affordable Housing Act or the GROW Affordable Housing Act This bill increases the amount of funds the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) must allocate each year to the Housing Trust Fund and the Capital Magnet Fund, both of which support affordable housing and are administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Increasing Health Coverage through HRAs Act

To codify certain rules related to health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans. 1. Short title; findings (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Health Coverage through HRAs Act (b) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Permitting health reimbursement arrangements to be used for the purchase of private insurance will allow more small businesses to offer access to quality health insurance coverage to their employees. (2) Permitting health reimbursement arrangements to be used for the purchase of private insurance will increase the number of Americans with health insurance coverage by as many as 800,000. (3) Permitting health reimbursement arrangements to be used for the purchase of private insurance will significantly increase the number of Americans obtaining coverage in the individual market, leading to more choice, stability, innovation, and lower premiums. (4) The administration rule permitting health reimbursement arrangements to be used for the purchase of private insurance ensures that those with pre-existing conditions will not pay more for coverage by requiring workers within each class of employment to be offered the same coverage regardless of health status. 2. Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based Group Health Plans The final rule (84 FR 28888) published on June 20, 2019, by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (relating to health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans) shall have the full force and effect of law.

Summary: Increasing Health Coverage through HRAs Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services rule dated June 20, 2019, which provides for the integration of health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based health plans with individual health insurance coverage or Medicare.
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on the Federal Government's ability to hire and retain Chinese-language-capable employees, and for other purposes.

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on the Federal Government’s ability to hire and retain Chinese-language-capable employees, and for other purposes. 1. Study and report on the Federal Government’s ability to hire and retain Chinese-language-capable employees (a) Study and Report Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the Federal Government’s ability to hire Chinese-language-capable employees and submit to Congress a report, which shall include— (1) the process for determining Federal positions that require employees to have Chinese-language-capability; (2) the process for determining whether the employee possesses Chinese-language-capability; (3) the process for hiring Chinese-language-capable employees, including any applicable background and clearance investigations; (4) the extent to which Federal agencies are hiring employees with Chinese-language-capability for Federal positions that require Chinese-language-capability; (5) the effects, if any, on a Federal agency’s ability to perform its mission in areas requiring employees with Chinese-language-capability with their current manpower; and (6) recommendations, if any, on how to address identified shortfalls in the hiring and retaining of Chinese-language-capable employees. (b) Definition For the purpose of this Act, the term Chinese-language-capable

Summary: This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the federal government's ability to hire Chinese-language-capable employees.
Extend Act

To extend the temporary scheduling order issued by Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to schedule fentanyl-related substances under the Controlled Substances Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Extend Act 2. Extension of temporary scheduling order of fentanyl-related substances in schedule I The temporary scheduling order issued by Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to schedule fentanyl-related substances in schedule I of section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 812(c)

Summary: Extend Act This bill extends for two years the temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. The temporary order expires on February 6, 2020.