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Eyes on the Courts Act of 2020

To provide for media coverage of Federal appellate court proceedings, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eyes on the Courts Act of 2020 2. Media coverage in Federal appellate court proceedings (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Presiding judge The term presiding judge (A) in en banc sittings of any United States circuit court of appeals, the presiding judge shall be the chief judge of the circuit whenever the chief judge participates; and (B) in en banc sittings of the Supreme Court of the United States, the presiding judge shall be the Chief Justice whenever the Chief Justice participates. (2) Appellate court of the United States The term appellate court of the United States (b) Media coverage of court proceedings (1) In general The presiding judge in a proceeding of an appellate court of the United States shall permit the photographing, electronic recording, audio-visual coverage, broadcasting, televising, or streaming in real time or near-real time on the internet of that proceeding to or for the public, unless— (A) the presiding judge determines in writing, on the motion of any party to the proceeding or sua sponte, that allowing such photographing, recording, broadcasting, televising, or streaming would violate the due process rights of a party to the proceeding or is otherwise not in the interests of justice; and (B) the determination under paragraph (1) is published at least 72 hours before the proceeding begins. (2) Interlocutory appeals barred The determination of a presiding judge under paragraph (1)(A) may not be challenged through an interlocutory appeal. (3) Guidelines The Judicial Conference of the United States may promulgate guidelines with respect to the management and administration of photographing, recording, broadcasting, televising, or streaming described under paragraph (1). (4) Procedures In the interests of justice and fairness, the presiding judge of each appellate court of the United States may promulgate rules and disciplinary measures for the courtroom use of any form of media or media equipment and the acquisition or distribution of any of the images or sounds obtained in the courtroom. The presiding judge may also require written acknowledgment of the rules by anyone individually or on behalf of any entity before being allowed to acquire any images or sounds from the courtroom. (c) Effective date This Act shall apply with respect to any proceeding in an appellate court of the United States that begins on or after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Eyes on the Courts Act of 2020 This bill requires U.S. appellate courts to permit the photographing, recording, broadcasting, televising, or streaming of court proceedings unless the presiding judge determines that doing so would violate the due process rights of any party to the proceedings or is otherwise not in the interests of justice.
TREAT PTSD Act

To direct the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish stellate ganglion block to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Treatment and Relief through Emerging and Accessible Therapy for PTSD Act TREAT PTSD Act 2. Department of Veterans Affairs provision of stellate ganglion block to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall furnish stellate ganglion block to any veteran who— (1) is enrolled in the patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 1705 of title 38, United States Code; (2) has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder; and (3) has elected to receive stellate ganglion block after being informed by a physician of the risks and benefits of stellate ganglion block. (b) Provision of care The Secretary may furnish stellate ganglion block under subsection (a) through a medical facility of the Department or through a health care provider described in section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 101(a) of the Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–182

Summary: Treatment and Relief through Emerging and Accessible Therapy for PTSD Act or the TREAT PTSD Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish stellate ganglion block to certain veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Blocking the stellate ganglion (a group of nerves at the base of the neck) by injecting a local anesthetic is a treatment that may alleviate PTSD symptoms. The bill authorizes this treatment for any veteran who (1) is enrolled in the VA health care system, (2) has been diagnosed with PTSD, and (3) has elected to receive stellate ganglion block after being informed by a physician of the risks and benefits.
Adoption Information Act

To amend title V of the Social Security Act to require assurances that certain family planning service projects and programs will provide pamphlets containing the contact information of adoption centers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Adoption Information Act 2. Provision in family planning services of pamphlets containing adoption center contact information Title V of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 701 514. Limitation (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a grant may be made or contract entered into under section 501 for a family planning service project or program only upon assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the project or program will— (1) provide to each person to whom the medical professional provides family planning medical services, at the time the person inquires about medical or abortion services, a pamphlet that contains— (A) a comprehensive list of the adoption centers located in the region (as determined by the Secretary) where the adoption services are provided; and (B) the address and telephone number of each such center; and (2) provide each such person an opportunity to read the pamphlet. (b) Pamphlets The Secretary shall prepare, annually update, and distribute to each project or program referred to in subsection (a) pamphlets described in such subsection. (c) No additional funds No funds may be used to carry out this section, except funds that are appropriated to carry out this title. .

Summary: Adoption Information Act This bill requires family planning service projects or programs that receive certain federal grants or contracts to provide individuals who inquire about their services with specified information related to adoption centers in their state. The Department of Health and Human Services must provide such projects and programs with pamphlets containing the required information.
Green Federal Fleet Act

To prohibit Federal agencies from purchasing or leasing new vehicles that are not zero-emission vehicles, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Green Federal Fleet Act 2. Prohibition on the purchase or lease of vehicles that are not zero-emissions vehicles by Federal agencies (a) Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in paragraph (2), the head of a Federal agency may not purchase or lease a non-tactical passenger vehicle from a non-Federal entity unless that vehicle is a zero-emission vehicle. (b) Exemption The head of a Federal agency may purchase or lease a non-tactical passenger vehicle from a non-Federal entity that is not a zero-emission vehicle if the head determines that, with respect to a particular circumstance, using a zero-emission vehicle will not be technically feasible. (c) Application The prohibition established under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to purchases made and leases entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Definitions In this Act: (1) Zero-emission vehicle The term zero-emission vehicle (2) Federal agency The term Federal Agency

Summary: Green Federal Fleet Act This bill requires passenger vehicles that are purchased or leased from a nonfederal entity by a federal agency to be zero-emission vehicles. This requirement does not apply to tactical vehicles or in circumstances where a zero-emission vehicle is not technically feasible.
Nonprofit Security Expansion Act

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to increase the authorization of appropriations for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nonprofit Security Expansion Act 2. Increase in authorization of appropriations for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program of the Department of Homeland Security Paragraph (2) of section 2009(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (relating to the Nonprofit Security Grant Program of the Department of Homeland Security) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking $50 million $180,000,000 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking $25 million $180,000,000

Summary: Nonprofit Security Expansion Act This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program of the Department of Homeland Security.
Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act

To direct the Secretary of Defense to revise and update the Department of Defense regulations to allow trademarks owned or controlled by the Department of Defense to be combined with religious insignia on commercial identification tags (commonly known as dog tags 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act 2. Religious insignia on commercial identification tags (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall review and update Department of Defense Directive 5535.12 and any associated regulations to allow trademarks owned or controlled by the Department of Defense to be combined with religious insignia on commercial identification tags (commonly known as dog tags (b) Retroactive effective date The update to the Directive under subsection (a) shall be deemed to have taken effect on September 13, 2013.

Summary: Religious Insignia on Dog Tags Act This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to allow trademarks owned or controlled by DOD to be combined with religious insignia on commercial identification tags (i.e., dog tags) and to be sold by lawful trademark licensees. The bill applies retroactively to September 13, 2013.
Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to remove the manifestation period required for the presumptions of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act 2. Removal of manifestation period required for presumptions of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents Section 1116(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking within one 1975 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking within a 1975 (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (I) Acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy becoming manifest to a degree of disability of 10 percent or more. .

Summary: Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act This bill expands eligibility for a presumption of service-connection for veterans exposed to certain herbicide agents (e.g., Agent Orange) during military service in Vietnam. Specifically, the bill removes the manifestation period required for the presumption of service-connection for chloracne and porphyria cutanea tarda. Additionally, the bill provides statutory authority for a presumption of service-connection for certain cases of acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy without a manifestation period. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.
To amend title 23, United States Code, to ensure that each State receives an aggregate apportionment equal to at least 100 percent of the estimated tax payments attributable to certain highway users in the State, and for other purposes.

To amend title 23, United States Code, to ensure that each State receives an aggregate apportionment equal to at least 100 percent of the estimated tax payments attributable to certain highway users in the State, and for other purposes. 1. Apportionment Section 104(c)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 95 100

Summary: This bill revises the methodology for apportioning federal highway funds among states to ensure that each state receives an aggregate apportionment equal to at least 100% of the estimated tax payments attributable to certain highway users in the state.
To prohibit the sharing of United States intelligence with countries that permit operation of Huawei fifth generation telecommunications technology within their borders.

To prohibit the sharing of United States intelligence with countries that permit operation of Huawei fifth generation telecommunications technology within their borders. 1. Prohibition on sharing of United States intelligence with countries that permit operation of Huawei fifth generation telecommunications technology within their borders (a) Prohibition Intelligence of or under the control of the United States, including intelligence products of the intelligence community, may not be shared with any country that permits operation within its national borders of fifth generation (5G) telecommunications technology of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (b) Definitions In this section, the terms intelligence intelligence community 50 U.S.C. 3003

Summary: This bill prohibits sharing U.S. intelligence with countries that permit within their national borders the use of Huawei fifth generation telecommunications technology. (Huawei is a Chinese telecommunications company with suspected ties to the Chinese government.)
Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2020

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain abortion procedures, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2020 2. Requirement for physicians relating to the performance of abortions (a) In general Chapter 74 (1) in the chapter heading by striking Partial-Birth (2) by inserting after section 1531 the following: 1532. Prohibition on certain procedures (a) Definition In this section, the term physician (b) Requirements A physician who performs an abortion shall— (1) have admitting privileges at a hospital located within 15 miles from the principal medical office of the physician and the location in which the abortion is being performed; and (2) at the time of the abortion, notify the patient involved of the hospital location where the patient can receive follow-up care by the physician if complications resulting from the abortion arise. (c) Offense It shall be unlawful for a physician, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, to knowingly perform an abortion and, in doing so, fail to comply with subsection (b). (d) Penalty Any physician who violates subsection (c) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. (e) Limitation A woman upon whom a procedure described in subsection (c) is performed may not be prosecuted under this section, for a conspiracy to violate this section, or for an offense under section 2, 3, or 4 of this title based on a violation of this section. . (b) Technical and conforming amendments (1) Chapter 74 The table of sections for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1531 the following: 1532. Prohibition on certain procedures. . (2) Part I The table of chapters for part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking item relating to chapter 74 and inserting the following: 74. Abortions 1531 . 3. Requirement of abortion clinics (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), as a condition for receiving any Federal funds or assistance, an abortion clinic shall— (1) be licensed by the State in which it is located; and (2) be in compliance with the requirements for ambulatory surgery centers under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 (b) Waiver For purposes of complying with subsection (a)(2) with respect to an abortion clinic, a State board of health may waive the application of certain structural requirements (as the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines appropriate). (c) Definition In this section, the term abortion clinic

Summary: Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2020 This bill imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both—on a physician who performs an abortion without admitting privileges to a local hospital or fails to comply with certain notification requirements. A woman who receives an abortion in violation of this bill may not be prosecuted.
Safeguarding Therapeutics Act

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to give authority to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to destroy counterfeit devices. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Therapeutics Act 2. Authority to destroy counterfeit devices (a) In general Section 801(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 381(a) (1) in the fourth sentence, by inserting or counterfeit device counterfeit drug (2) by striking The Secretary of the Treasury shall cause the destruction of liable for costs pursuant to subsection (c). The Secretary of the Treasury shall cause the destruction of any such article refused admission unless such article is exported, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, within 90 days of the date of notice of such refusal or within such additional time as may be permitted pursuant to such regulations, except that the Secretary of Health and Human Services may destroy, without the opportunity for export, any drug or device refused admission under this section, if such drug or device is valued at an amount that is $2,500 or less (or such higher amount as the Secretary of the Treasury may set by regulation pursuant to section 498(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1498(a)(1) (b) Definition Section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321(h) (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3) as clauses (A), (B), and (C), respectively; and (2) after making such redesignations— (A) by striking (h) The term (h)(1) The term (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) The term counterfeit device (3) For purposes of subparagraph (2)— (A) the term manufactured (B) the term manufacturer . September 17, 2020 Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Safeguarding Therapeutics Act This bill authorizes the Food and Drug Administration to destroy imported counterfeit medical devices.
For the relief of Maria Rose Versace.

For the relief of Maria Rose Versace. 1. Elimination of Medicare part D late enrollment penalty for Maria Rose Versace; compensation for past penalties (a) Elimination of penalty With respect to each month beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, no increase in the monthly beneficiary premium established under subsection (a) of section 1860D–13 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–113 (b) Compensation for past penalties (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall pay to Maria Rose Versace an amount equal to the sum of each increase described in subsection (a) made under section 1860D–13(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–113(b) (2) Appropriation There are appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services such sums as may be necessary to make the payment described in paragraph (1).

Summary: Provides for the relief of Maria Rose Versace.
Retirement Plan Modernization Act

To increase the amount of accrued benefit which a pension plan may distribute after employee separation. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Retirement Plan Modernization Act 2. Increase in amount of accrued benefit which a pension plan may distribute after employee separation (a) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (1) In general Section 411(a)(11)(A) $5,000 $8,000 (2) Inflation adjustment Section 411(a)(11) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Inflation adjustment In the case of any plan year beginning after 2019, the Secretary shall adjust the $8,000 amount in subparagraph (A) at the same time and in the same manner as under section 415(d), except that the base period shall be the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2018, and any increase under this subparagraph which is not a multiple of $50 shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $50. . (3) Conforming amendments (A) Section 401(a)(31)(B)(ii) of such Code is amended by striking $5,000 the dollar limit in effect under section 411(a)(11)(A) (B) Section 411(a)(7)(B)(i) of such Code is amended by striking under section 411(a)(11)(A) in effect under paragraph (11)(A) (C) Section 457(e)(9)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by inserting in effect the dollar limit (b) Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (1) In general Section 203(e)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1053(e)(1) $5,000 $8,000 (2) Inflation adjustment Section 203(e) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1053(e) (5) In the case of any plan year beginning after 2019, the Secretary of the Treasury shall adjust the $8,000 amount in paragraph (1) at the same time and in the same manner as under section 415(d) . (3) Conforming amendment Section 204(d)(1) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1054(d)(1) in effect the dollar limit (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Retirement Plan Modernization Act This bill increases from $5,000 to $8,000 the amount of accrued benefits in a private pension plan that may be immediately distributed without the consent of the participant. The bill also requires the increased limit to be adjusted for inflation after 2019.
CISA Director Reform Act

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to limit to five years the term of the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CISA Director Reform Act 2. CISA Director term limitation (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 2202(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 652(b) Each Director shall serve for a term of five years. (b) Transition rules The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply beginning— (1) with the confirmation of the new Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, or (2) on January 1, 2021, whichever comes first.

Summary: CISA Director Reform Act This bill limits the term of the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security to five years.