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Disabled Veterans Education Relief Act of 2020

To amend title 38, United States Code, to restore entitlement to rehabilitation programs for veterans affected by school closures or disapprovals, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disabled Veterans Education Relief Act of 2020 2. Restoration of entitlement to rehabilitation programs for veterans affected by school closure or disapproval (a) Entitlement Section 3699 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking chapter 30, chapter 30, 31, (b) Payment of subsistence allowances Section 3680(a)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting or a subsistence allowance described in section 3108 , during (2) by inserting or allowance such a stipend (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply as if included in the enactment of section 109 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–48

Summary: Disabled Veterans Education Relief Act of 2020 This bill addresses Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) assistance entitlements and subsistence allowances. Under the bill, an assistance payment for training and rehabilitation programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities shall not be charged against an individual's entitlement to such assistance if an individual was unable to complete a course or program due to the closure of an educational institution or disapproval of the course. The bill also authorizes the VA to continue to pay subsistence allowances for a specified amount of time during periods following the permanent closure of an institution or the disapproval of a course of study.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax exemption for distilled spirits used for hand sanitizer.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax exemption for distilled spirits used for hand sanitizer. 1. Exemption from excise tax for alcohol used to produce hand sanitizer (a) In general Section 5214(a) (1) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (14) free of tax for use in hand sanitizer. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to distilled spirits removed after February 15, 2020.

Summary: This bill exempts alcohol used for hand sanitizers from the distilled spirits excise tax.
Examining Mental Health Services for the National Guard and Reserves Act of 2020

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report assessing Federal, State, and other mental health services available to members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Examining Mental Health Services for the National Guard and Reserves Act of 2020 2. Findings; sense of Congress (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Members of the National Guard and Reserves face unique challenges in balancing stressors in their civilian life and civilian jobs with their military responsibilities, including repeated deployments, a lack of daily interaction with their leadership, and the possibility of living and working far from the rest of their unit. (2) According to the 2018 annual report on suicide in the military prepared by the Department of Defense, the National Guard and Reserves averaged 30.6 suicides and 22.9 suicides per 100,000 members, respectively, compared to 24.8 suicides per 100,000 members for active duty members of the Armed Forces. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that it is in the national interest of the United States to ensure that members of the National Guard and Reserves receive high-quality mental health care and appropriate support to ensure their successful reintegration into civilian life following deployments. 3. Report on military mental health programs for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces (a) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report assessing the mental health and resiliency services available to members of the reserve components. (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of all Federal, State, and other programs providing mental health and resiliency services, including suicide prevention and stress management, to members of the reserve components, including the costs and coverage of such programs. (2) An analysis of any gaps or barriers to access, including geographic, financial, or social stigma barriers, that exist and could result in delayed or insufficient mental health care and resiliency support for members of the reserve components. (3) An evaluation of the annual mental health screening requirements for members of the reserve components and the mental health screening requirements before, during, and after Federal and State deployments, including any recommendations to strengthen mental health counseling referrals and the reintegration of members of the reserve components. (c) Reserve component defined In this section, the term reserve component

Summary: Examining Mental Health Services for the National Guard and Reserves Act of 2020 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to assess the mental health and resiliency services available to members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces (i.e., National Guard and Reserves).
Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020

To reduce Federal spending and fund the acquisition of unexpired personal protective equipment (including face masks) for the strategic national stockpile by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020 2. Termination of taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns (a) Termination of designation of income tax payments Section 6096 (d) Termination This section shall not apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019. . (b) Termination of fund and account (1) Termination of Presidential election campaign fund (A) In general Chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 9013. Termination The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with respect to any Presidential election (or any Presidential nominating convention) after the date of the enactment of this section, or to any candidate in such an election. . (B) Transfer of remaining funds Section 9006 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Transfer of funds remaining after termination The Secretary shall transfer the amounts in the fund as of the date of the enactment of this subsection to the Department of Health and Human Services to be used to acquire unexpired personal protective equipment (including face masks) for the strategic national stockpile under section 319F–2 of the Public Health Service Act. . (2) Termination of account Chapter 96 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 9043. Termination The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any candidate with respect to any Presidential election after the date of the enactment of this section. . (c) Clerical amendments (1) The table of sections for chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 9013. Termination. . (2) The table of sections for chapter 96 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 9043. Termination. .

Summary: Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020 This bill terminates (1) the taxpayer election to designate $3 of income tax liability for financing of presidential election campaigns, (2) the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, and (3) the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account. The Department of the Treasury must transfer funds remaining in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services to acquire unexpired personal protective equipment (including face masks) for the strategic national stockpile.
Use Your Endowment Act

To amend the higher education emergency relief fund under the CARES Act to restrict eligibility to institutions of higher education that owned endowment assets whose average monthly value was equal to or less than $10,000,000,000 in 2019, unless the institution expends additional institutional funds on higher education emergency relief. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Use Your Endowment Act 2. Amendment to the higher education emergency relief fund Section 18004 of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 (f) Restriction on endowment size (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an institution of higher education shall not be eligible to receive funds under this section if the institution owned endowment assets whose average monthly value was greater than $10,000,000,000 in 2019, unless the institution provides documentation to the Secretary that the institution expended an amount equal to not less than 1000 percent of the amount of funds to be awarded to the institution under this section for the purposes described in subsection (c). (2) Repayment of funds Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an institution of higher education that owned endowment assets whose average monthly value was greater than $10,000,000,000 in 2019, and has not provided documentation to the Secretary that the institution expended an amount equal to not less than 1000 percent of the amount of funds awarded to the institution under this section for the purposes described in subsection (c), and received funds under this section before the date of enactment of this subsection, shall repay such funds received to the Secretary. .

Summary: Use Your Endowment Act This bill deems certain institutions of higher education (IHEs) ineligible to receive certain emergency relief funds to address the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). Specifically, an IHE with an endowment greater than $10 billion in 2019 is generally ineligible to receive such funds and must return any funds it received to the Department of Education (ED). However, such an IHE may receive and keep these funds if it provides documentation to ED that it expended 1,000% of the amount of the funds on emergency relief (e.g., financial-aid grants to students).
Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain federally subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act 2. Exclusion of certain federally subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty (a) In general Section 108(f)(4) , under a loan repayment program receiving a grant or contract under section 748(a)(2) of such Act section 338I of such Act (b) Conforming amendment Section 108(f)(4) National Health Service Corps loan repayment program and certain State loan repayment programs certain Federal and State loan repayment programs (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) GAO report The Comptroller General of the United States shall review and report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the participation of dental providers and faculty in areas and schools receiving funding from the Dental Faculty Development and Loan Repayment Program under section 748(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, including the extent to which they remain full-time faculty teaching and practicing in dental clinics located in dental schools, hospitals, or community-based affiliated sites after receiving funding from the program.

Summary: Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income payments received under the federally funded student loan repayment program for full-time faculty members of dental schools with programs in general, pediatric, or public health dentistry. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on the participation of dental providers and faculty in areas and schools receiving funding under the program.
Stop COVID Act of 2020

To amend the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to establish an exception to jurisdictional immunity for a foreign state that discharges a biological weapon, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop China-Originated Viral Infectious Diseases Act of 2020 Stop COVID Act of 2020 2. Exception to jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state (a) In general Section 1605 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) (1) A foreign state shall not be immune from the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States in any case where such foreign state is alleged, whether intentionally or unintentionally, to have discharged a biological agent, as defined in section 178 of title 18, and such discharge results in the bodily injury, death, or damage to property of a national of the United States. (2) Notwithstanding section 2337(2) of title 18, a national of the United States may bring a claim for money damages against a foreign state in accordance with section 2333 of title 18 if the foreign state would not be immune under this subsection. . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to the discharge of a biological agent that occurred before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Stop China-Originated Viral Infectious Diseases Act of 2020 or the Stop COVID Act of 2020 This bill limits the immunity of foreign states from suit in the United States. Specifically, it bars immunity for a foreign state in cases where the foreign state allegedly, whether intentionally or unintentionally, discharges a biological agent that results in the bodily injury, death, or damage to property of a U.S. national.
Ending the Electric Vehicle Entitlement for the Wealthy

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the credit for qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles for certain taxpayers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ending the Electric Vehicle Entitlement for the Wealthy 2. Elimination of personal credit based on adjusted gross income (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 30D (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting and (3) paragraph (1) (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Elimination of personal credit based on adjusted gross income (A) In general For purposes of paragraph (2), in the case of any new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle which is placed in service by a taxpayer during any taxable year, if the adjusted gross income of such taxpayer for such taxable year exceeds the threshold amount, the amount of the credit otherwise allowable under subsection (a) for such taxable year shall be reduced to zero. (B) Threshold amount For purposes of this paragraph, the term threshold amount (i) in the case of any taxpayer filing a joint return for the taxable year, $326,600, and (ii) in the case of any taxpayer not filing a joint return for the taxable year, $163,300. (C) Inflation adjustment (i) In general In the case of any taxable year beginning after 2021, each of the dollar amounts in subparagraph (B) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (I) such dollar amount, multiplied by (II) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins by substituting calendar year 2020 calendar year 2016 (ii) Rounding If any increase determined under clause (i) is not a multiple of $100, such increase shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020.

Summary: Ending the Electric Vehicle Entitlement for the Wealthy This bill eliminates the tax credit for qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles for any taxpayer whose adjusted gross income exceeds $163,300 ($326,600 for joint returns) in a taxable year. These threshold amounts are adjusted for inflation for taxable years beginning after 2021.
Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act

To require a longitudinal study on the impact of COVID–19. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act 2. Study on the impact of COVID–19 Part A of title IV of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 281 404O. Study on the impact of COVID–19 (a) In general The Director of NIH, in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall conduct a longitudinal study, over not less than 10 years, on the full impact of COVID–19 on infected individuals, including both short-term and long-term health impacts. (b) Timing The Director of NIH shall begin enrolling patients in the study under this section not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section. (c) Requirements The study under this section shall— (1) be nationwide; (2) include diversity of enrollees to account for gender, age, race, ethnicity, geography, comorbidities, and underrepresented populations, including pregnant and lactating women; (3) study individuals who were infected with COVID–19 who experienced mild symptoms, such individuals who experienced moderate symptoms, and such individuals who experienced severe symptoms; (4) monitor the health outcomes and symptoms of individuals who were infected with COVID–19, or had prenatal exposure to COVID–19, including lung capacity and function, and immune response, taking into account any pharmaceutical interventions such individuals may have received; (5) monitor the mental health outcomes of individuals infected with COVID–19, taking into account any interventions that affected mental health; and (6) monitor individuals enrolled in the study not less frequently than twice per year after the first year of the individual's infection with COVID–19. (d) Public-Private research network For purposes of carrying out the study under this section, the Director of NIH may develop a network of public-private research partners, provided that all research, including the research carried out through any such partner, is available publicly. (e) Summaries of findings The Director of NIH shall make public a summary of findings under this section not less frequently than once every 3 months for the first 2 years of the study, and not less frequently than every 6 months thereafter. Such summaries may include information about how the findings of the study under this section compare with findings from research conducted abroad. (f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. .

Summary: Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to conduct a longitudinal study on the health impacts of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The NIH must provide public summaries of findings on specified timelines.
Safeguarding Small Business Act

To make technical corrections to the CARES Act to remove all tax liability associated with loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Small Business Act 2. Technical correction (a) In general Subsection (i) of section 1106 of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 (1) by striking 1986, any amount (1) any amount , (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting , and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) the treatment under such Code of any expense paid or incurred by the eligible recipient shall be determined without regard to the exclusion under paragraph (1). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply as if included in the enactment of section 1106 of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136

Summary: Safeguarding Small Business Act This bill amends the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to provide that otherwise tax deductible expenses and other tax incidents shall not be affected by the exclusion from gross income of amounts related to loan forgiveness received in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
A bill to appropriate funds for the SPR Petroleum Account.

To appropriate funds for the SPR Petroleum Account. 1. Funding for SPR Petroleum Account (a) In general There is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, $3,000,000,000 for additional amounts for the SPR Petroleum Account 42 U.S.C. 6201 (b) Emergency designation The amount provided by this section is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)

Summary: This bill provides $3 billion in appropriations to the Department of Energy for expenses related to the acquisition, transportation, and injection of domestic petroleum products for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The appropriations are available through FY2021 and are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.