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A bill 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.
A bill to permit the Scipio A. Jones Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and display a portrait of Scipio A. Jones, and for other purposes.

To permit the Scipio A. Jones Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and display a portrait of Scipio A. Jones, and for other purposes. 1. Scipio A. Jones Post Office portrait (a) In general The postmaster of the Scipio A. Jones Post Office, located at 1700 Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, may accept and display, in the lobby of such Post Office, a painting, by artist Wade Hampton, of a portrait of Scipio A. Jones. (b) Costs; gifts The United States Postal Service shall not be responsible for any costs of carrying out subsection (a), including the costs of displaying the painting. The postmaster referred to in such subsection is authorized to accept on behalf of the Government the painting and any services necessary to display the painting.

Summary: This bill permits the postmaster of the Scipio A. Jones Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and display in the lobby of such post office a portrait, painted by artist Wade Hampton, of Scipio A. Jones.
Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act 2. Fentanyl-related substances (a) In general Schedule I of section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 812(c) (e) (1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of fentanyl-related substances, or which contains their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation. (2) In paragraph (1), the term fentanyl-related substances (A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. (B) By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. (C) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. (D) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle. (E) By replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group. . (b) No minimum sentence Section 401(b)(1)(C) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C 841(b)(1)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the following: Any minimum term of imprisonment required to be imposed under this subparagraph shall not apply with respect to a controlled substance described in subsection (e)(1) of schedule I. January 15, 2020 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

Summary: Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act This bill places fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act. Additionally, the bill prohibits the application of a mandatory minimum prison term for certain drug offenses involving fentanyl-related substances.
Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2020

To amend section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to ensure appropriate compensation for certain hours of overtime work by border patrol agents. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2020 2. Purpose The purposes of this Act are— (1) to strengthen U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and (2) to ensure that border patrol agents are compensated with premium pay for certain hours of overtime work. 3. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 premium pay for border patrol agents Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 207 (s) Employment as a border patrol agent No public agency shall be deemed to have violated subsection (a) with respect to the employment of any border patrol agent (as defined in section 5550(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code), if, during a work period of 14 consecutive days, the border patrol agent receives compensation at a rate not less than 150 percent of the regular rate at which the border patrol agent is employed for all hours of work between 80 hours and 100 hours. Payments required under this subsection shall be in addition to any payments made under section 5550 of title 5, United States Code, and shall be made notwithstanding any pay limitations set forth in that title. . 4. Technical and conforming amendment Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 213(a)

Summary: Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2020 This bill changes how border patrol agents receive overtime pay when working up to 100 hours in a two-week period. For hours worked above 80, an agent is compensated at a rate of at least 150% of the agent's regular hourly rate.
Chronic Disease Management Act of 2020

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit high deductible health plans to provide chronic disease prevention services to plan enrollees prior to satisfying their plan deductible. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chronic Disease Management Act of 2020 2. Chronic disease prevention (a) In general Section 223(c)(2) (D) Preventive care services and items for chronic conditions For purposes of subparagraph (C), preventive care shall include any service or item used to treat an individual with a chronic condition if— (i) such service or item is low-cost, (ii) in regards to such service or item, there is medical evidence supporting high cost efficiency of preventing exacerbation of the chronic condition or the development of a secondary condition, and (iii) there is a strong likelihood, documented by clinical evidence, that with respect to the class of individuals utilizing such service or item, the specific service or use of the item will prevent the exacerbation of the chronic condition or the development of a secondary condition that requires significantly higher cost treatments. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to coverage for months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Chronic Disease Management Act of 2020 This bill modifies requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs) to permit the high deductible health plans required for an HSA to provide care for chronic conditions with no deductible. The bill covers any service or item used to treat a chronic condition if (1) such service or item is low-cost, (2) there is medical evidence of the effectiveness of such service or item, and (3) there is a strong likelihood that the use of such service or item will prevent the exacerbation of the chronic condition or the development of a secondary condition that requires significantly higher cost treatment.
Department of Veterans Affairs Therapeutic Medical Physicist Pay Cap Relief Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the requirements for appointment, qualifications, and pay for therapeutic medical physicists of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Therapeutic Medical Physicist Pay Cap Relief Act 2. Treatment of therapeutic medical physicists of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Appointment Section 7401(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting therapeutic medical physicists, physician assistants, (b) Qualifications Section 7402(b) of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (15); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following new paragraph (14): (14) Therapeutic medical physicist To be eligible to be appointed to a therapeutic medical physicist position, a person must— (A) have completed a post-graduate clinical training program in therapeutic medical physics satisfactory to the Secretary; and (B) be board certified in the field of therapeutic medical physics by a certifying body approved by the Secretary. . (c) Grade The list in section 7404(b) of such title is amended— (1) by inserting THERAPEUTIC MEDICAL PHYSICIST, PODIATRIST, (2) by inserting after the item relating to Podiatrist grade. Therapeutic Medical Physicist Grade. . (d) Personnel administration Section 7421(b) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (9) Therapeutic medical physicists. . (e) Pay (1) In general Section 7431 of such title is amended— (A) by inserting therapeutic medical physicist, podiatrist, (B) by inserting therapeutic medical physicists, podiatrists, (C) by inserting Therapeutic Medical Physicist, Podiatrist, (D) in subsection (e)(1)(A), by inserting , therapeutic medical physicists, podiatrists (2) Administrative matters Section 7433 of such title is amended by inserting therapeutic medical physicists, podiatrists, (3) Conforming amendment The heading of subchapter III of chapter 74 of such title is amended by inserting Therapeutic Medical Physicists, Podiatrists, (4) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 74 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to subchapter III and inserting the following new item: Subchapter III—Pay for Physicians, Podiatrists, Therapeutic Medical Physicists, and Dentists .

Summary: Department of Veterans Affairs Therapeutic Medical Physicist Pay Cap Relief Act This bill provides statutory authority for the requirements for appointment, the qualifications, and the pay scale for therapeutic medical physicists of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
MATCH Act of 2020

To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 with respect to preagreement costs of emergency watershed protection measures, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making Access To Cleanup Happen Act of 2020 MATCH Act of 2020 2. Emergency watershed program Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2203 (c) Preagreement costs (1) Definition of sponsor In this subsection, the term sponsor (A) a State or local government; and (B) an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 (2) Preagreement project costs Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall— (A) identify a list of emergency watershed protection measures the cost of which may be incurred by a sponsor prior to entering into an agreement with the Secretary under this section; and (B) develop a procedure, including appropriate deadlines, to be implemented at the State level, through which a sponsor may request, for a specified natural disaster, additional emergency watershed protection measures the cost of which may be incurred by a sponsor prior to entering into an agreement with the Secretary under this section. (3) Agreement contribution If the Secretary and a sponsor enter into an agreement under this section, the Secretary shall consider any applicable preagreement costs incurred by the sponsor for undertaking emergency watershed protection measures identified under paragraph (2) as meeting part of the contribution of the sponsor toward the cost of the project. (4) Assumption of risk A sponsor that undertakes emergency watershed protection measures prior to entering into an agreement with the Secretary under this section shall assume the risk of incurring any cost of undertaking those measures. (5) Effect Nothing in this subsection requires the Secretary to enter into an agreement with a sponsor. .

Summary: Making Access To Cleanup Happen Act of 2020 or the MATCH Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to (1) identify a list of emergency watershed protection measures the cost of which may be incurred by a state, local government, or Indian tribe prior to entering into an agreement with USDA under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program; and (2) develop procedures, including appropriate deadlines, to be implemented at the state level, through which such entities may request and incur the cost for additional emergency watershed protection measures. USDA must consider any applicable pre-agreement costs incurred by a state, local government, or Indian tribe for undertaking emergency watershed protection measures as meeting part of its contribution towards the project costs.
Protecting Community Television Act

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to modify the definition of franchise fee, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Community Television Act 2. Modifying the definition of franchise fee Section 622(g)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 542(g)(1) (1) by striking includes means (2) by inserting other monetary assessment

Summary: Protecting Community Television Act This bill revises the definition of a franchise fee that is paid by a cable operator or cable subscriber to encompass only a tax, fee, or other monetary assessment that is imposed by a franchising authority or other governmental entity.
Respect Graduate Student Workers Act

To ensure full labor protections for graduate student workers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Respect Graduate Student Workers Act 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that, pursuant to the definition of employee 29 U.S.C. 152 (1) graduate student workers at colleges and universities are employees and should be granted every right and responsibility conferred to them under such Act; and (2) graduate student workers should not be excluded from the definition of employee 3. Prohibition on certain rulemaking The National Labor Relations Board shall not finalize or take any action to implement, administer, or enforce the proposed rule entitled Jurisdiction-Nonemployee Status of University and College Students Working in Connection With Their Studies

Summary: Respect Graduate Student Workers Act This bill prohibits the National Labor Relations Board from promulgating or enforcing any rule that excludes student workers at private universities from the definition of employee under federal labor laws. (Under current law, students paid for services provided at universities in connection with such students' studies are considered employees.)
Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that the provision of home and community-based services is not prohibited in an acute care hospital, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals Act 2. Providing home and community-based services in acute care hospitals Section 1902(h) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(h) (1) by inserting (1) (h) (2) by inserting , home and community-based services provided under subsection (c), (d), or (i) of section 1915 or under a waiver under section 1115, self-directed personal assistance services provided pursuant to a written plan of care under section 1915(j), and home and community-based attendant services and supports under section 1915(k) (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) Nothing in this title, title XVIII, or title XI shall be construed as prohibiting receipt of any care or services specified in paragraph (1) in an acute care hospital that are— (A) identified in an individual’s person-centered plan of services and supports (or comparable plan of care); (B) provided to meet needs of the individual that are not met through the provision of hospital services; (C) not a substitute for services that the hospital is obligated to provide through its conditions of participation or under Federal or State law; and (D) designed to ensure smooth transitions between acute care settings and home and community-based settings, and to preserve the individual’s functions. .

Summary: Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals Act This bill allows state Medicaid programs to cover certain home- and community-based services, self-directed personal assistance services, and home- and community-based attendant services that are provided in acute care hospitals. The bill specifies, among other criteria, that such services may not be duplicative of, or serve as a substitute for, necessary or obligatory hospital services.
Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020

To reduce Federal spending and the deficit 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 general fund of the Treasury, to be used only for reducing the deficit. . (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 treasury for the sole purpose of reducing the deficit.
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 the 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.
Justice for Victims of Hate Crimes Act

To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, relating to hate crimes, to clarify the motive requirement. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Victims of Hate Crimes Act 2. Motive requirement for hate crimes Section 249(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively; and (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following: (1) the term because of .

Summary: Justice for Victims of Hate Crimes Act This bill establishes a statutory legal standard for proving intent in a hate crime. A hate crime is a federal criminal offense committed because of the actual or perceived protected characteristic (e.g., race) of the victim. This bill specifies that the because of standard (i.e., the legal standard for proving intent) requires proof that the actual or perceived protected characteristic of the victim is a substantial motivating factor in the offense.