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For the relief of Melnyk Ruslana and Gnatyuk Mykhaylo.

For the relief of Ruslana Melnyk and Mykhaylo Gnatyuk. 1. Permanent resident status for Ruslana Melnyk and Mykhaylo Gnatyuk (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Ruslana Melnyk and Mykhaylo Gnatyuk shall each 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 Ruslana Melnyk and Mykhaylo Gnatyuk enter the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he or 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 Ruslana Melnyk and Mykhaylo Gnatyuk, 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 Ruslana Melnyk and Mykhaylo Gnatyuk 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 Melnyk Ruslana and Gnatyuk Mykhaylo.
Eliminating the HHS Discrimination Division Act of 2020

To abolish the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating the HHS Discrimination Division Act of 2020 2. Abolishment of Conscience and Religious Freedom Division (a) In general Effective on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services is abolished. (b) No substantially similar division No Federal funds may be used to establish or operate any substantially similar division, agency, or office with respect to the programs and activities of the Department of Health and Human Services. (c) Transition Before the effective date specified in subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall take such actions as may be necessary to transfer the assets, personnel, and liabilities of the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division to other agencies and offices of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Summary: Eliminating the HHS Discrimination Division Act of 2020 This bill eliminates the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and prohibits the use of federal funds to establish or operate a similar entity with respect to HHS programs and activities.
MATCH Act of 2020

To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 with respect to pre-agreement 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) Pre-Agreement costs (1) Sponsor For purposes of this subsection, the term sponsor 25 U.S.C. 450b (2) Pre-agreement 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 pursuant to 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 pursuant to this section. (3) Agreement contribution If the Secretary and the sponsor enter into an agreement pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall consider any applicable pre-agreement costs incurred by a sponsor for undertaking emergency watershed protection measures identified pursuant to paragraph (2) as meeting part of the sponsor’s contribution towards the project costs. (4) Assumption of risk Nothing in this subsection requires the Secretary to enter into an agreement with a sponsor, and a sponsor undertaking emergency watershed protection measures prior to entering into an agreement with the Secretary pursuant to this section shall assume the risk of incurring any costs of undertaking such measures. .

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.
FLIP Act

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide classes on financial literacy to elementary and secondary students, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Financial Literacy Improvement for Professionals Act of 2020 FLIP Act 2. Use of grant funds to improve financial literacy (a) Educator development regarding financial literacy Section 2242(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6672(a) (1) in paragraph (4), by striking or (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) providing teachers with professional development activities that enhance or enable the provision of financial literacy coursework covering topics that include personal finances, responsible borrowing, managing interest on debt, credit scores, and setting up a bank account, across a local educational agency. . (b) Specifying scope of financial literacy Section 4107(a)(3)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7117(a)(3)(A) (1) in clause (ii), by striking and (2) in clause (iii), by striking and Federal financial aid awareness activities; courses providing instruction on debt management, managing interest on debt, credit scores, setting a personal budget, opening a checking and savings account at a bank, and alternative banking methods; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iv) Federal financial aid awareness activities; . 3. Effective date The amendments made by section 2 shall apply on December 1, 2020.

Summary: Financial Literacy Improvement for Professionals Act of 2020 or the FLIP Act This bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education, national nonprofits, and the Bureau of Indian Education to provide teachers with professional development activities related to financial literacy.
Documents for Continued Safety Act of 2020

To provide that the Social Security Administration pay fees associated with obtaining birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining a replacement social security card for certain victims of domestic violence, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Documents for Continued Safety Act of 2020 2. Responsibility of Social Security Administration to pay fees associated with obtaining birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining a replacement social security card for certain victims of domestic violence (a) In general Section 205(c)(2)(G) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(G) (1) by inserting (i) The Commissioner (2) by adding after and below the end the following new clause: (ii) (I) In the case of a person described in subclause (II) who has submitted to the Commissioner an application to replace a social security card issued to the person, the Commissioner shall pay any fees charged by any governmental authority for furnishing the person with any of the following documents required to be submitted as part of the application: (aa) A birth certificate of the person. (bb) An identification card issued to the person by a State, that shows that the person is a resident of the State. (II) A person described in this subclause is a person who— (aa) is verified by the staff of a shelter (as defined in section 302(9) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act) to be a resident of the shelter and is a victim of domestic violence (as defined in section 302(3) of such Act) or is a dependent of such a resident; or (bb) is verified by the staff of an organization providing supportive services (as defined in section 302(12) of such Act) to be a recipient of such services or is a dependent of such a person. (III) A provision by a person described in subclause (I) of authorization to release information about the person, and the provision of information pursuant to the authorization, shall not be construed to be a waiver of any privilege of the person, under Federal or State law, relating to the confidentiality of communications between a domestic violence victim and an advocate of such a victim. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to applications submitted after the 90-day period that begins with the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Documents for Continued Safety Act of 2020 This bill directs the Social Security Administration to pay the fees associated with obtaining certain identification documents required to replace a Social Security card if the person applying for the card (1) is a domestic violence victim, (2) receives support services related to domestic violence, or (3) is the dependent of such a person.
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require that past-due benefits be paid prior to the payment of social security representative fees, and for other purposes.

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require that past-due benefits be paid prior to the payment of social security representative fees, and for other purposes. 1. Limitation on payment of social security representative fees Section 206 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 406 (f) In no case shall any fee required by subsection (a)(4) or (b)(1) to be certified for payment to an attorney (or a nonattorney described in subsection (e)) from a claimant's past-due benefits be paid prior to the payment to such claimant of the full amount of such past-due benefits. . 2. Requirement to expedite past-due benefit payments Of any unobligated amounts otherwise available to the Commissioner of Social Security, the Commissioner shall expend not less than $1,500,000 for the purpose of expediting the payment of past-due benefits.

Summary: This bill requires that any past-due Social Security benefits be paid to the individual claiming such benefits before certain fees may be paid to the individual's attorney or qualified representative.
Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act of 2020

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain from disposition of virtual currency in a personal transaction. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act of 2020 2. Virtual currency (a) In general Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 139G. Gain from disposition of virtual currency (a) In general Gross income of an individual shall not include gain, by reason of changes in exchange rates, from the disposition of virtual currency in a personal transaction (as such term is defined in section 988(e)). The preceding sentence shall not apply if the gain which would otherwise be recognized on the transaction exceeds $200. (b) Virtual currency For purposes of this section, the term virtual currency . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139F the following new item: Sec. 139G. Gain from disposition of virtual currency. . (c) Reporting of gains or losses The Secretary shall issue regulations providing for information returns on virtual currency transactions for which gain or loss is recognized. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to transactions entered into after December 31, 2019.

Summary: Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act of 2020 This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, up to $200 of gain from the disposition of virtual currency in a personal transaction. The bill defines virtual currency as a digital representation of value that is used as a medium of exchange and is not otherwise currency.
American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act

To amend the Endangered Species Act to prevent a species that is not native to the United States from being listed as an endangered species or a threatened species, to prohibit certain types of financial assistance, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act 2. Limitation on listing of not native species and provision of (a) Limitation on listing of not native species Section 4(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(2) (D) Not native species The Secretary may not determine that a species is an endangered species or a threatened species pursuant to section 4 if such species is not native to the United States. . (b) Limitation on provision of certain financial assistance Section 8(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1537(a) (1) by striking As a demonstration of (1) In general As a demonstration of ; (2) by striking (which includes, but is not limited to, the acquisition, by lease or otherwise, of lands, waters, or interests therein) (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) Prohibition on purchasing land in a foreign country No financial assistance provided under paragraph (1) may be used to acquire, by lease or otherwise, lands, waters, or other interests in a foreign country. .

Summary: American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act This bill revises requirements governing the protection of endangered or threatened species. Specifically, the bill limits such protection to native species. In addition, the bill prohibits certain funding for endangered or threatened species from being used to purchase land in foreign countries.
Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish urns for the remains of certain veterans whose cremated remains are not interred in certain cemeteries. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act 2. Department of Veterans Affairs provision of urns for remains of certain veterans whose cremated remains are not interred in certain cemeteries Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection (h): (h) (1) In lieu of furnishing a headstone or marker under this section to a deceased individual described in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall furnish, upon request and at the expense of the United States— (A) an urn made of any material to signify the individual’s status as a veteran, in which the remains of such individual may be placed at private expense; or (B) a commemorative plaque signifying the individual’s status as a veteran. (2) If the Secretary provides an urn or commemorative plaque for a veteran under paragraph (1), the Secretary may not provide for such veteran— (A) a headstone or marker under this section; or (B) any burial benefit under section 2402 of this title. (3) A deceased individual described in this paragraph is an individual— (A) who served in the Armed Forces on or after April 6, 1917; (B) who is eligible for a headstone or marker furnished under subsection (d) (or would be so eligible but for the date of the death of the individual); and (C) whose remains were cremated and not interred in a national cemetery, a State veterans’ cemetery, a tribal cemetery, or a private cemetery. .

Summary: Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish an urn or commemorative plaque in lieu of a headstone or marker to eligible deceased individuals if requested. Specifically, the United States must pay for an urn (in which the remains of such individual may be placed at private expense) or a commemorative plaque signifying the individual's status as a veteran. Eligible deceased individuals are those who served in the Armed Forces on or after April 6, 1917; are buried in a private cemetery but eligible for burial in a national cemetery; are buried in a private cemetery and were entitled to a headstone, marker or medallion (or would have been but for their age); and were cremated and not interred in a national cemetery, a state veterans' cemetery, a tribal cemetery, or a private cemetery.
Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act

To require the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate data on maternal health outcomes into its broadband health maps. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act 2. Mapping broadband connectivity and maternal health outcomes (a) Incorporation of maternal health outcome data The Federal Communications Commission shall incorporate data on maternal health outcomes for not less than 1 year postpartum, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under subsection (b), into the broadband health mapping tools of the Commission. (b) Consultation with CDC The Federal Communications Commission shall consult with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the maternal health outcomes that should be incorporated into the broadband health mapping tools of the Commission under subsection (a).

Summary: Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives ActThis bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to include data on certain maternal health outcomes in its broadband health mapping tool (an online platform that allows users to visualize, overlay, and analyze broadband and health data at national, state, and county levels).The FCC must consult with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine which maternal health outcomes should be incorporated.
Active Transportation for Public Lands Act

To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to set aside not less than 5 percent of certain funds for certain active transportation projects and activities from the Federal lands transportation program and Federal lands access program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Active Transportation for Public Lands Act 2. Federal lands and tribal transportation programs Section 201 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Set aside for active transportation (1) In general To carry out active transportation, the Secretary shall for each fiscal year combine and use not less than 5 percent of the funds authorized for programs under sections 203 and 204. (2) Active transportation defined In this subsection, the term active transportation (A) Construction, planning, and design of on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorized forms of transportation, including sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle signals, traffic calming techniques, lighting and other safety-related infrastructure, and transportation projects to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 (B) Construction planning, and design of infrastructure-related projects and systems that will provide safe routes for non-drivers, including children, older adults, and individuals with disabilities, to access public accommodations and points of interest. (C) Conversion and use of abandoned railroad corridors for trails for pedestrians, bicyclists, or other nonmotorized transportation users. .

Summary: Active Transportation for Public Lands Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to set aside at least 5% of authorized funds for federal and tribal transportation facilities to carry out certain active transportation projects under the federal lands transportation program and federal lands access program.
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020

To prohibit the use of reverse auctions for design and construction services procurements, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020 2. Prohibition on use of a reverse auction for the award of a contract for design and construction services (a) Finding Congress finds that, in contrast to a traditional auction in which the buyers bid up the price, sellers bid down the price in a reverse auction. (b) Prohibition Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be amended to prohibit the use of reverse auctions for awarding contracts for design and construction services. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term design and construction services (A) site planning and landscape design; (B) architectural and engineering services (as defined in section 1102 of title 40, United States Code); (C) interior design; (D) performance of substantial construction work for facility, infrastructure, and environmental restoration projects; (E) delivery and supply of construction materials to construction sites; or (F) construction or substantial alteration of public buildings or public works. (2) The term reverse auction (A) a real-time auction conducted through an electronic medium among 2 or more offerors who compete by submitting bids for a supply or service contract, or a delivery order, task order, or purchase order under the contract, with the ability to submit revised lower bids at any time before the closing of the auction; and (B) the award of the contract, delivery order, task order, or purchase order to the offeror is solely based on the price obtained through the auction process.

Summary: Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020 This bill prohibits the use of reverse auctions for awarding federal contracts for construction and design services. Generally, a reverse auction is one in which there are multiple sellers lowering their bids to win a supply or service contract.