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Coronavirus Guidance for Financial Institutions Act

To provide the sense of Congress related to the joint release on Coronavirus issued by Federal and State financial regulators, to require a report analyzing the effectiveness of the joint release, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coronavirus Guidance for Financial Institutions Act 2. Findings; sense of Congress related to the Coronavirus (a) Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) On March 9, 2020, six Federal and State financial regulators, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, the Conference of State Banking Supervisors, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a joint release encouraging financial institutions to meet the needs of their customers and members affected by the Coronavirus. (2) On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus a global pandemic. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that Federal and State financial regulators acted in a thoughtful and expedient manner to assist customers who may be affected by the Coronavirus. (c) Coronavirus defined In this section, the term Coronavirus 3. Report to Congress (a) In general After the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal financial regulators shall, jointly, issue a report to Congress containing an analysis of the impact and effectiveness of the joint release described under section 2(a)(1). (b) Federal financial regulators defined In this section, the term Federal financial regulators

Summary: Coronavirus Guidance for Financial Institutions Act This bill directs the Federal Reserve Board, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration to report on the effectiveness of the joint release issued by federal and state financial regulators on March 9, 2020, encouraging financial institutions to meet the needs of customers affected by the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).
To require the Secretary of Transportation to require operators of cruise vessels or cruise lines to reimburse passengers for cancellation due to COVID-19, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of Transportation to require operators of cruise vessels or cruise lines to reimburse passengers for cancellation due to COVID-19, and for other purposes. 1. Reimbursement for cancellation of cruises (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to ensure that operators of cruise vessels or cruise lines are required to reimburse an individual for the ticket price of a cruise, for which such individual purchased a ticket on or before February 1, 2020, in the event that— (1) such cruise is canceled due to COVID-19; or (2) such individual cancels such cruise due to concern over COVID-19. (b) Applicability Subsection (a) shall apply for the duration of any emergency declared with respect to COVID-19.

Summary: This bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue regulations that require operators of cruise vessels or cruise lines to reimburse individuals for the ticket price of a cruise purchased on or before February 1, 2020, in the event of a cancellation due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill applies for the duration of any emergency declared with respect to COVID-19.
Insured Depository Institution Business Continuity Planning Act of 2020

To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require business continuity planning for insured depository institutions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Insured Depository Institution Business Continuity Planning Act of 2020 2. Standards for business continuity planning Section 39(a)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831p–1(a)(1) (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (G) business continuity planning and management; and .

Summary: Insured Depository Institution Business Continuity Planning Act of 2020 This bill requires federal banking agencies to set standards related to business continuity planning and management for all insured depository institutions.
Fairness for Families of Fallen Sailors Act

To amend title 46, United States Code, to provide for a cause of action by the family of a military service member who dies from an accident on the high seas, and for other purposes. 1. Amendments to title 46 (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Families of Fallen Sailors Act (b) In general Chapter 303 (1) by redesignating section 30308 as section 30309; and (2) by inserting after section 30307 the following: 30308. Death of a member of the Armed Forces from an accident on the high seas. (a) Definition In this section, the term nonpecuniary damages (b) Military service members In an action under this chapter, if the death of a member of the Armed Forces resulted from an accident occurring on the high seas beyond 12 nautical miles from the shore of the United States while the decedent was serving aboard a United States military vessel, the personal representative of the decedent may bring a civil action in admiralty or at law against the person or vessel responsible. The action shall be for the exclusive benefit of the decedent’s spouse, parent, child, dependent relative, or estate. Compensation is recoverable for nonpecuniary and pecuniary damages. (c) Jury trial A claim under this section may be tried with a jury. (d) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall apply to any death occurring after January 1, 2017. (e) Government immunity Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect any existing laws or doctrines establishing governmental immunity from tort-based claims. . (c) Clerical amendment The analysis at the beginning of such chapter is amended— (1) by redesignating the item relating to section 30308 as the item relating to section 30309; and (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 30307 the following: 30308. Death of a member of the Armed Forces from an accident on the high seas. .

Summary: Fairness for Families of Fallen Sailors Act This bill allows the personal representative of a military service member to bring a civil action against those responsible for the service member's death if the service member was killed in an accident while serving aboard a U.S. military vessel on the high seas.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Main Street, Suite 102 in Tupelo, Mississippi, as the "Colonel Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris Post Office".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Main Street, Suite 102 in Tupelo, Mississippi, as the Colonel Carlyle Smitty 1. Colonel Carlyle Smitty (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Main Street, Suite 102 in Tupelo, Mississippi, shall be known and designated as the Colonel Carlyle Smitty (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Colonel Carlyle Smitty

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Main Street, Suite 102 in Tupelo, Mississippi, as the "Colonel Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris Post Office."
Reservist Pay Equity Act of 2020

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the differential wage payment credit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reservist Pay Equity Act of 2020 2. Expansion of employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services (a) Increase in differential wage payment credit Section 45P(a) 20 percent 50 percent (b) Adjustment for inflation Section 45P(b) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Adjustment for inflation In the case of any taxable year beginning after 2021, the $20,000 amount in paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (A) such dollar amount, multiplied by (B) 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 1996 If the amount as increased under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments made after December 31, 2020.

Summary: Reservist Pay Equity Act of 2020 This bill increases the rate of the differential wage payment tax credit from 20% to 50% and requires that the maximum dollar amount of such credit be adjusted for inflation after 2021. The credit is allowed to employers for their employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services.
Responsibly Responding to Pandemics Act

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include a public health emergency in the definition of a major disaster, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsibly Responding to Pandemics Act 2. Inclusion of public health emergency in definition of major disaster Section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5122 any public health emergency (including any pandemic or virus threat), drought),

Summary: Responsibly Responding to Pandemics Act This bill includes a public health emergency, such as a pandemic or virus threat, within the definition of major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
STOP Act of 2020

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal a provision relating to the suspension, waiver, or reduction of rents or royalties by the Secretary of the Interior to promote development or operation, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to limit the authority of the Secretary to reduce or eliminate certain royalties and net profit shares, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Trump’s Oil Payoff Act of 2020 STOP Act of 2020 2. Repeal of provision of the Mineral Leasing Act relating to the suspension, waiver, or reduction of rents or royalties by the Secretary of the Interior to promote development or operation (a) Repeal Section 39 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 209 (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 8721(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 202–209 202–208 (2) Section 8735(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 202–209 202–208 (3) Section 31(h) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 188(h) and the provisions of section 39 of this Act 3. Limitation on the authority of the Secretary to reduce or eliminate certain royalties and net profit shares under the outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Section 8(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337(a) (3) Limitation on authority of Secretary to reduce or eliminate certain royalties or net profit shares Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary may not reduce or eliminate any royalty or net profit share established under a lease. .

Summary: Stop Trump's Oil Payoff Act of 2020 or STOP Act of 2020 This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from suspending, waiving, or reducing rents or royalties that the government receives for the production of certain mineral resources (e.g., fossil fuel) on leased public land, including royalties or net profit shares received from oil and gas exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Maritime Lien Reform Act of 2019

To provide limitations on maritime liens on fishing permits, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maritime Lien Reform Act 2. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing permit and permit description (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 313 31310. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing permit and permit description (a) In general This chapter— (1) does not establish a maritime lien on a permit that— (A) authorizes a person or use of a vessel to engage in fishing; and (B) is issued under State or Federal law; and (2) does not authorize any civil action to enforce a maritime lien on such a permit. (b) Treatment of fishing permits A fishing permit— (1) is governed solely by the State or Federal law under which it was issued; and (2) is not included in the whole of a vessel or as an appurtenance or intangible of a vessel for any purpose. (c) Limitation on statutory construction Nothing in subsections (a) and (b) shall be construed as imposing any limitation upon the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to modify, suspend, revoke, or sanction any Federal fishery permit issued by the Secretary of Commerce or to bring a civil action to enforce such modification, suspension, revocation, or sanction. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 31309 the following: 31310. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing permit and permit description. .

Summary: Maritime Lien Reform Act of 2019 This bill revises federal shipping laws governing maritime liability to prohibit (1) maritime liens (liens on vessels) from being imposed on state or federal fishing permits, or (2) civil actions to enforce maritime liens on the permits. A fishing permit is not considered to be part of a vessel, so it does not pass with a vessel upon the vessel's sale or transfer.
Interagency Council on Homelessness Coronavirus Guidance Act of 2020

To require issuance of guidance by the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness regarding protecting the homeless from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Interagency Council on Homelessness Coronavirus Guidance Act of 2020 2. Guidance from United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (a) In general Each member of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (11) of section 202(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11312(a) (b) Definition of homelessness Guidance issued pursuant to subsection (a) by a member of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness shall be based on the definition of homelessness used by the agency or office represented by such member.

Summary: Interagency Council on Homelessness Coronavirus Guidance Act of 2020 This bill requires the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness to issue public guidence to stakeholders and other affected parties on best practices for preparing for, preventing, containing, and responding to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), including specifically for vulnerable homeless populations.
Protecting Our Elderly Residents Act of 2020

To require issuance of guidance by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development regarding protecting the homeless who reside in certain federally assisted properties from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Elderly Residents Act of 2020 2. Guidance on access to properties Not later than the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue guidance setting forth limitations on non-emergency and non-resident access to public housing (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b) 12 U.S.C. 1701q

Summary: Protecting Our Elderly Residents Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to issue guidance limiting nonemergency and nonresident access to public housing and supportive housing for the elderly to limit the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
PHA Public Health Flexible Funding Act of 2020

To provide for the use of Public Housing Operating and Capital Fund amounts to address public health emergencies, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PHA Public Health Flexible Funding Act of 2020 2. Use of operating and capital fund amounts Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any public housing agency plan of any public housing agency, during any fiscal year a public housing agency may use any amounts allocated under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g

Summary: PHA Public Health Flexible Funding Act of 2020 This bill allows public housing agencies to use certain federal funding to carry out certain operation and management activities that are designed to prevent or address the spread of infectious diseases, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Informed Resident Notification Act of 2020

To require public housing agencies to inform residents of a public housing project when a resident of such project tests positive for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Informed Resident Notification Act of 2020 2. Disclosure of COVID-19 cases in public housing (a) Requirement Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish such guidelines and requirements as may be necessary to require, and to establish a procedure for, each public housing agency that operates or administers public housing (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b) (b) Means of notification The guidelines and requirements required under subsection (a) shall specify the manner by which residents of a public housing project are provided information required under such subsection. (c) Removal of personally identifiable information In making the information required under subsection (a) available to the public, the Secretary shall ensure that appropriate administrative and physical safeguards are in place to remove all personally identifiable information. (d) Issuance; effective date The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue the guidelines and requirements required under subsection (a) not later than the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, which guidelines and requirements shall take effect upon issuance.

Summary: Informed Resident Notification Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish guidelines, requirements, and procedures for public housing agencies to promptly notify residents if any resident of the public housing project has tested positively for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Rapid Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Act of 2020

To provide for the rapid coverage of preventive services and vaccines for COVID-19. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rapid Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Act of 2020 2. Rapid coverage of preventive services and vaccines for COVID-19 (a) In general In the case of a qualifying COVID-19 preventive service, notwithstanding section 2713(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–13(b) 42 U.S.C. 300gg–13(a) (1) required the coverage of such service under such plans and such coverage be effective not later than the specified date (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) with respect to such service; and (2) applied to grandfathered health plans (as defined in section 1251(e) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18011(e) (b) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) Qualifying COVID-19 preventive service The term qualifying COVID-19 preventive service (A) an evidence-based item or service that has in effect a rating of A B (B) an immunization that has in effect a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved. (2) Specified date The term specified date (A) with respect to a qualifying COVID-19 preventive service described in paragraph (1)(A), the date that is 15 business days after the date on which a rating, as described in such paragraph, is made with respect to such service; and (B) with respect to a qualifying COVID-19 preventive service described in paragraph (1)(B), the date that is 15 business days after the date on which a recommendation, as described in such paragraph, is made relating to the service. (3) Additional terms The terms group health plan health insurance issuer group health insurance coverage individual health insurance coverage 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91 29 U.S.C. 1191b section 9832 (c) Implementation The Secretary of Health and Human Services, Secretary of Labor, and Secretary of the Treasury may implement the provisions of this section through program instruction, subregulatory guidance, or otherwise.

Summary: Rapid Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Act of 2020 This bill shortens the time frame under which private health insurance plans must cover certain new preventative services related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Under current law, health plans have one year to cover services recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force or the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Under this bill, health plans must cover such services to prevent or diagnose COVID-19 within 15 days.
Advocating for Older Americans During Coronavirus Crisis Act of 2020

To provide that under the Older Americans Act of 1965 the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman shall have continuing direct access (or other access through the use of technology) to residents of long-term care facilities to provide services during any portion of the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advocating for Older Americans During Coronavirus Crisis Act of 2020 2. Access of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to residents of long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 public health emergency in fiscal year 2020 During any portion of the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d 42 U.S.C. 3058h(a)(3)(B)

Summary: Advocating for Older Americans During Coronavirus Crisis Act of 2020 This bill requires state long-term care ombudsmen to have continuing access to residents of long-term care facilities during any portion of the public health emergency related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in order to investigate and resolve complaints and otherwise assist such residents in protecting their health, safety, welfare, and rights.
SBA Reaching all Communities Act of 2020

To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to provide resources and services to small business concerns in languages other than English, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SBA Reaching all Communities Act of 2020 2. Resources and services in languages other than English (a) In general The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall provide resources and services to small business concerns (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration $25,000,000 to carry out this section.

Summary: SBA Reaching all Communities Act of 2020 This bill requires the Small Business Administration to provide resources and services to small businesses in the 10 most commonly spoken languages, other than English, in the United States. This shall include Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, and Korean.