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To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the definition of Appalachian region.

To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the definition of Appalachian region. 1. Definition of Appalachian region Section 14102(a)(1)(J) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking and Spartanburg Spartanburg, and Union

Summary: This bill modifies the definition of Appalachian region for purposes of the Appalachian Regional Commission to include Union County, South Carolina.
Fulfilling the Promise of the Housing Trust Fund Act

To amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to require the deposit of enterprise guarantee fees in the Housing Trust Fund, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fulfilling the Promise of the Housing Trust Fund Act 2. Deposit of fees Section 1327 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 4547 (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking Amounts received With regard to a mortgage-backed security guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association before October 1, 2021, or a participation certificate guaranteed by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation before October 1, 2021, (ii) by striking The fees (5) Treatment of fees The fees ; and (B) by inserting before paragraph (5), as designated by paragraph (1)(B), the following: (4) Deposit in Housing Trust Fund With regard to a mortgage-backed security guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association on or after October 1, 2021, or a participation certificate guaranteed by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation on or after October 1, 2021, amounts received from fee increases imposed under this section shall be deposited directly into the Housing Trust Fund established under section 1338, and shall be available without further appropriation. ; and (2) by striking subsection (f).

Summary: Fulfilling the Promise of the Housing Trust Fund Act This bill specifies that amounts received from fee increases on mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or participation certificates guaranteed by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) on or after October 1, 2021, must be deposited into the Housing Trust Fund, which is dedicated to producing and preserving affordable housing. Such amounts shall be available without further appropriation.
Northern Mariana Islands Residents Relief Act

To amend section 6 of the Joint Resolution entitled A Joint Resolution to approve the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and for other purposes 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Northern Mariana Islands Residents Relief Act 2. Long-term legal residents of the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands Section 6(e)(6)(B) of the Joint Resolution entitled A Joint Resolution to approve the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and for other purposes 48 U.S.C. 1806 (1) in clause (iii), by inserting except in the case of an alien who meets the requirements of subclause (VI) of clause (v), resided continuously and lawfully (2) in clause (v)— (A) in subclause (IV), by striking ; or (B) in subclause (V), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; (C) by adding at the end the following: (VI) was admitted to the Commonwealth as a Commonwealth Only Transitional Worker during fiscal year 2015, and during every subsequent fiscal year beginning before the date of the enactment of the Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–218 (VII) resided in the Northern Mariana Islands as an investor under Commonwealth immigration law, and is presently a resident classified as a CNMI-only nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(E)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(ii) . January 10, 2020 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources January 10, 2020 Committee on the Judiciary

Summary: Northern Mariana Islands Residents Relief Act This bill provides Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Resident status to certain otherwise qualifying aliens who do not meet a current requirement of having resided continuously and lawfully in the Northern Mariana Islands from November 28, 2009, through June 25, 2019. Specifically an alien shall be exempt from this residency requirement if the alien was admitted as a Commonwealth Only Transitional Worker during FY2015 and every subsequent fiscal year before July 24, 2018. To qualify for CNMI Resident status, the alien must meet other existing requirements related to such status. An individual who has resided in the Northern Mariana Islands as an investor and is currently residing as a Northern Mariana Islands-only nonimmigrant may receive CNMI Resident status upon meeting other requirements.
Offshoring Notification Act

To amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to provide a notice requirement regarding offshoring. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Offshoring Notification Act 2. Definition Section 2(a) of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ( 29 U.S.C. 2101 (1) in paragraph (7), by striking and (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (9) the term United States . 3. Notice Section 3 of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ( 29 U.S.C. 2102(a) (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Offshoring information The notice shall contain information stating— (1) whether the employer plans to continue producing the good or providing the service that the affected employees have been producing or providing; and (2) if so, whether the production or provision will be performed for the employer, by employees or contractors outside the United States. .

Summary: Offshoring Notification Act This bill revises worker adjustment and retraining notification requirements to require employers to disclose whether they plan to continue to produce the goods and services that their employees were producing or providing prior to a plant closing or mass layoff. It also requires such employers to state whether production will be performed for them by employees or contractors outside the United States.
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2020

To provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be determined on the basis of sex assigned at birth by a physician. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2020 2. Sex Discrimination in athletics For purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681–1688

Summary: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2020 This bill requires that, for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (which prohibits discrimination based on sex in any federally funded educational program or activity), sex shall be determined on the basis of sex assigned at birth by a physician.
Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the list of diseases presumed to have a service connection to exposure to certain herbicide agents. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act 2. Additional diseases presumed to have a service connection to exposure to certain herbicide agents Section 1116(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (I) Parkinsonism. (J) Bladder cancer. (K) Hypertension. (L) Hypothyroidism. .

Summary: Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act This bill provides a presumption of service-connection for Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism for veterans who served in Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions 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.
Small Business and Community Investments Expansion Act of 2020

To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow for advances to certain community development financial institutions and credit unions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business and Community Investments Expansion Act of 2020 2. Expanding the purposes of advances and collateral available to certain community development financial institutions and credit unions (a) In general Section 10(a) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1430(a) (1) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting , eligible community development financial institution, or eligible insured credit union community financial institution (2) in paragraph (3)(E), by inserting , eligible community development financial institution, or eligible insured credit union community financial institution (b) Definitions Section 2 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1422 (13) Eligible community development financial institution The term eligible community development financial institution (A) has been certified as a community development financial institution (as such term is defined in section 103 of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994) by the Secretary of the Treasury; and (B) satisfies the average total assets threshold requirement for a community financial institution set forth in paragraph (10). (14) Eligible insured credit union The term eligible insured credit union .

Summary: Small Business and Community Investments Expansion Act of 2020 This bill allows a Federal Home Loan Bank to make long-term advances to certain community development financial institutions and insured credit unions for activities related to small businesses, small farms, small agri-businesses, and community development. Currently, only certain community development financial institutions may qualify for these advances.
Taxi Medallion Loan Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2020

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on taxi medallions from gross income. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxi Medallion Loan Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2020 2. Exclusion of discharges of qualified taxi medallion indebtedness (a) In general Section 108(a)(1) or , or (F) in the case of a taxpayer other than a C corporation, the indebtedness discharged is qualified taxi medallion indebtedness which is discharged before January 1, 2023. . (b) Special rules relating to qualified taxi medallion indebtedness Section 108 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j) Special rules relating to qualified taxi medallion indebtedness (1) Basis reduction The amount excluded from gross income by reason of subsection (a)(1)(E) shall be applied to reduce (but not below zero) the basis of the taxi medallions of the taxpayer that secure the discharged indebtedness. (2) Qualified taxi medallion indebtedness For purposes of this section— (A) In general The term qualified taxi medallion indebtedness (i) is secured by a taxi medallion, and (ii) with respect to which such taxpayer makes an election to have this paragraph apply. (B) Limitation With respect to a taxpayer, the aggregate amount treated as qualified taxi medallion indebtedness for any period shall not exceed $2,000,000 ($1,000,000 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return). (C) Exception for certain discharges not related to taxpayer's financial condition Subsection (a)(1)(F) shall not apply to the discharge of a loan if the discharge is on account of services performed for the lender or any other factor not directly related to a decline in the value of the taxi medallion or to the financial condition of the taxpayer. (D) Ordering rule If any loan is discharged, in whole or in part, and only a portion of such loan is qualified taxi medallion indebtedness, subsection (a)(1)(F) shall apply only to so much of the amount discharged as exceeds the amount of the loan (as determined immediately before such discharge) which is not qualified taxi medallion indebtedness. . (c) Conforming amendments (1) Section 108(a)(2) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) Taxi medallion exclusion takes precedence over insolvency exclusion unless elected otherwise Paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to a discharge to which paragraph (1)(F) applies unless the taxpayer elects to apply paragraph (1)(B) in lieu of paragraph (1)(F). . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to discharges of indebtedness after December 31, 2016.

Summary: Taxi Medallion Loan Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2020 This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, income of a taxpayer, other than a C corporation, attributable to the discharge of qualified taxi medallion indebtedness that is discharged before 2023.
Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act

To make supplemental appropriations to provide additional funds to Americorps for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act 2. Statement of appropriations The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, namely: Corporation for National and Community Service Operating Expenses For an additional amount for the Corporation for National and Community Service to carry out the National and Community Service Act of 1990, notwithstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), 501(a)(4)(E), and 501(a)(5)(F) of such Act, $7,739,500,000: Provided Provided further, Salaries and Expenses For an additional amount for necessary expenses of administration as provided under section 501(a)(5) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and consultants authorized under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $37,500,000. Office of Inspector General For an additional amount for necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General of the Corporation in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $8,000,000. 3. Requirement The Corporation shall use amounts appropriated by this Act in a manner that— (1) increases to 500,000 the number of national service positions approved under subtitle C of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990; and (2) gives preference to national service programs that propose to use full-time national service positions.

Summary: Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act This bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) for Operating Expenses, Salaries and Expenses, and the Office of Inspector General. The CNCS must use the funds in a manner that (1) increases to 500,000 the number of national service positions approved under the AmeriCorps program, and (2) gives preference to programs that propose to use full-time national service positions.
Veterans' Agricultural Apprenticeship Act of 2019

To establish a Department of Agriculture loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans of the Armed Forces to become farmers or ranchers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Agricultural Apprenticeship Act of 2019 2. Mentorship and apprenticeship program for veterans of the Armed Forces to become farmers and ranchers (a) Program required The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a program to make direct loans to farmers and ranchers who will provide mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans of the Armed Forces to learn the skills necessary to become a successful farmer or rancher. (b) Agreements with States The Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out the mentorship and apprenticeship program through agreements with State departments of agriculture that will— (1) select veterans to participate in the program; (2) secure established farmers and ranchers to provide the mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities; and (3) make and administer direct loans to support the resulting mentorship and apprenticeship. (c) Active involvement As a condition of a loan under the mentorship and apprenticeship program, a participating veteran must be allowed to materially and substantially participate in the operation of the farm or ranch providing the mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities. (d) Terms of loans (1) Interest rate A loan under the mentorship and apprenticeship program shall be made without interest. (2) Term and repayment The term of a loan under the program may not exceed one year and the loan shall be repaid after the harvest season in such installments as the Secretary may require. (e) Source of funds Of the amounts appropriated for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 to fund operation of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary shall use $1,000,000 each of such fiscal years to carry out this section. (f) Comptroller general report Not later than March 1, 2023, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report evaluating the effectiveness of the mentorship and apprenticeship program in assisting veterans who participate in the program in becoming farmers and ranchers. (g) Veteran defined In this section, the term veteran

Summary: Veterans' Agricultural Apprenticeship Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program to make direct loans to farmers and ranchers who will provide mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans who have not previously operated a farm or ranch.
BRENDA Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to protective services civilian employees. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Base Responders’ Essential Needs and Dining Access Act BRENDA Act 2. Extension of certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to protective services civilian employees (a) In general Chapter 54 1066. Use of commissary stores and MWR facilities: protective services civilian employees (a) Eligibility of protective services civilian employees An individual employed as a protective services civilian employee at a military installation shall be permitted to purchase food and hygiene items at a commissary store or MWR retail facility located on that military installation. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term MWR retail facility (2) The term protective services civilian employee (A) Security Administration (GS–0080). (B) Fire Protection and Prevention (GS–0081). (C) Police (GS–0083). (D) Security Guard (GS–0085). (E) Emergency Management (GS–0089). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 54 1066. Use of commissary stores and MWR facilities: protective services civilian employees. .

Summary: Base Responders’ Essential Needs and Dining Access Act or the BRENDA Act This bill allows a protective services civilian employee (e.g., security guard) at a military installation to purchase food and hygiene items at the installation's commissary store or morale, welfare, and recreation retail facility.
For the relief of Igor Klyuchenko.

For the relief of Igor Klyuchenko. 1. Permanent resident status for Igor Klyuchenko (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Igor Klyuchenko shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status If Igor Klyuchenko enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Igor Klyuchenko, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 2, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Igor Klyuchenko shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Summary: Provides for the relief of Igor Klyuchenko.
For the relief of Tetyana Zvarychuk.

For the relief of Tetyana Zvarychuk. 1. Permanent resident status for Tetyana Zvarychuk (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Tetyana Zvarychuk shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status If Tetyana Zvarychuk enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Tetyana Zvarychuk, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 2, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Tetyana Zvarychuk shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Summary: Provides for the relief of Tetyana Zvarychuk.