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Protect American Taxpayers and Secure Border Act

To prohibit taxpayer funds from being used to build a wall between Mexico and the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect American Taxpayers and Secure Border Act 2. Prohibitions and requirements relating to border security (a) In general No taxpayer funds may be obligated or expended to build a wall or barrier intended to impede travel between Mexico and the United States. (b) Foreign payment required Any wall or barrier described in subsection (a) that is proposed to be built shall be paid for using funds provided by the Government of Mexico. (c) Securing the southern border The Secretary of Homeland Security shall take such actions as may be necessary to secure the southern border by making maximum effective utilization of technology and improved training of U.S. Custom and Border Protection agents and officers. (d) Increase in immigration judges The Attorney General may appoint 100 additional immigration judges in addition to immigration judges currently serving as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Humanitarian assistance The Secretary of Homeland Security shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that humanitarian assistance is provided to immigrants, refugees, and other displaced persons who are in need of medical assistance and aid to sustain health and life.

Summary: Protect American Taxpayers and Secure Border Act This bill prohibits using taxpayer funds to build a barrier intended to impede travel between Mexico and the United States, requiring such funds to come from the government of Mexico. It also authorizes the Department of Justice to appoint 100 additional immigration judges. The Department of Homeland Security shall take the actions necessary to ensure that displaced persons receive the needed humanitarian assistance.
Pro-LIFE Act

To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit sale or transactions relating to human fetal tissue. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prohibiting the Life-Ending Industry of Fetal Organ Exchange Act Pro-LIFE Act 2. Prohibiting sale or transactions relating to human fetal tissue Section 498B(e) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 298g–2(e) (3) The term valuable consideration (A) any payment made or debt incurred; (B) any gift, honorarium, or recognition of value bestowed; (C) any price, charge, or fee which is waived, forgiven, reduced, or indefinitely delayed, (D) any loan or debt which is canceled or otherwise forgiven; (E) the transfer of any item from one person to another or provision of any service or granting of any opportunity for which a charge is customarily made, without charge or for a reduced charge; and (F) any payments associated with the transportation, implantation, processing, preservation, quality control, or storage of human fetal tissue. .

Summary: Prohibiting the Life-Ending Industry of Fetal Organ Exchange Act or the Pro-LIFE Act This bill expands the prohibition on the sale or purchase of human fetal tissue in interstate commerce to include any payments associated with the transportation, implantation, processing, preservation, quality control, or storage of such tissue.
DEBAR Act of 2020

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize the debarment of certain registrants, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants Act of 2020 DEBAR Act of 2020 2. Debarment of certain registrants Section 304 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 824 (h) The Attorney General may issue an order to prohibit, conditionally or unconditionally, and permanently or for such period as the Attorney General may determine, any person from being registered under this title to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance or a list I chemical, if the Attorney General finds that— (1) such person meets or has met any of the conditions for suspension or revocation of registration under subsection (a); and (2) such person has a history of prior suspensions or revocations of registration. . November 16, 2020 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce November 16, 2020 Committee on the Judiciary

Summary: Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants Act of 2020 or the DEBAR Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to temporarily or permanently prohibit the registration of a manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser of controlled substances (i.e., substances regulated under federal law because of their potential for dependence and addiction) if the entity (1) meets or has met the conditions for suspension or revocation of a registration, and (2) has a history of prior suspensions or revocations of registration.
Asylum Protection Act of 2019

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to alter the deadlines by which an application for asylum must be made, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Asylum Protection Act of 2019 2. Dates of applications for asylum Section 208(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2) (1) by striking 1 year 30 days (2) by adding before the period at the end the following: , except that, in the case of an alien who arrives at a designated port of arrival, that alien shall be required to commence an application at the time of arrival

Summary: Asylum Protection Act of 2019 This bill shortens the current deadline for an asylum application from one year to 30 days from the date an asylum seeker enters the United States, and requires an applicant who arrives at a designated port of entry to begin the asylum application at the time of arrival.
Health Coverage Choice Act

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a definition of short-term limited duration insurance, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Coverage Choice Act 2. Definition of short-term limited duration insurance Section 2791(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(b) (6) Short-term limited duration insurance The term short-term limited duration insurance (A) has an expiration date specified in the contract that is less than 12 months after the original effective date of the contract; and (B) has a duration of not more than 3 years (taking into account renewals or extensions) after the original effective date of the contract. .

Summary: Health Coverage Choice Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services rule dated August 3, 2018, regarding short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans. That rule increases the maximum authorized duration of such plans from less than 3 months (including renewals) to an initial maximum duration of less than 12 months (with a total duration of up to 36 months, including renewals).
Ensuring Compliance Against Drug Diversion Act of 2020

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the modification, transfer, and termination of a registration to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances or list I chemicals, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Compliance Against Drug Diversion Act of 2019 2. Modification, transfer, and termination of registration To manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances Subsection (a) of section 302 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 822 (3) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the registration of any registrant under this title to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances or list I chemicals terminates if and when such registrant— (i) dies; (ii) ceases legal existence; (iii) discontinues business or professional practice; or (iv) surrenders such registration. (B) In the case of such a registrant who ceases legal existence or discontinues business or professional practice, such registrant shall promptly notify the Attorney General in writing of such fact. (C) No registration under this title to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances or list I chemicals, and no authority conferred thereby, may be assigned or otherwise transferred except upon such conditions as the Attorney General may specify and then only pursuant to written consent. A registrant to whom a registration is assigned or transferred pursuant to the preceding sentence may not manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances or list I chemicals pursuant to such registration until the Attorney General receives such written consent. (D) In the case of a registrant under this title to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances or list I chemicals desiring to discontinue business or professional practice altogether or with respect to controlled substances and list I chemicals (without assigning or transferring such business or professional practice to another entity), such registrant shall return to the Attorney General for cancellation— (i) the registrant’s certificate of registration; (ii) any unexecuted order forms in the registrant’s possession; and (iii) any other documentation that the Attorney General may require. . November 16, 2020 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce November 16, 2020 Committee on the Judiciary

Summary: Ensuring Compliance Against Drug Diversion Act of 2020 This bill provides statutory authority for certain regulations governing the modification, transfer, and termination of a registration to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances. It terminates the registration of individuals and entities when they die, cease legal existence, discontinue business, or surrender such registration. It sets forth notification requirements, as well as conditions for transferring or assigning a registration.
REPORT Act

To provide for joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress regarding incidents of terrorism, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reporting Efficiently to Proper Officials in Response to Terrorism Act of 2019 REPORT Act 2. Duty to report (a) Duty imposed Whenever an incident of terrorism occurs in the United States, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to submit to Congress, not later than upon completion of the investigation relating to such incident by the primary United States Government agency conducting such investigation, an unclassified report (which may be accompanied by a classified annex) concerning such incident. (b) Content of reports A report under this section shall contain— (1) a statement of the facts of the incident of terrorism that is the subject of such report, as known at the time of such report; and (2) any recommendations for changes in practices or law, consistent with the Constitution, with particular attention to changes that could help prevent future incidents of terrorism. (c) Definition In this section, the term incident of terrorism

Summary: Reporting Efficiently to Proper Officials in Response to Terrorism Act of 2019 or the REPORT Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, whenever an incident of terrorism occurs in the United States, to submit to Congress an unclassified report upon completion of the investigation by the primary U.S. government agency conducting the investigation. Such a report shall contain (1) a statement of the facts of the incident that is the subject of such report; and (2) any recommendations for changes in practices or law, consistent with the Constitution, with particular attention to changes that could help prevent future incidents of terrorism.
VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities have physical locations for the disposal of controlled substances medications. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act 2. Requirement for certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities to have physical location for the disposal of controlled substances medications (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that each covered Department medical facility has a physical location where patients may dispose of controlled substances medications. (b) Covered Department medical facility In this section, the term covered Department medical facility (1) an on-site pharmacy; or (2) a law enforcement officer.

Summary: VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each VA medical center with an on-site pharmacy or a law enforcement officer has a physical location where patients may dispose of controlled substances medications.
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes. 1. Maintenance or replacement of facilities and structures at Smith Gulch The authorization of the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or replace facilities or structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch under section 3(a)(24)(D) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(24)(D) (1) may include improvements or replacements that the Secretary of Agriculture determines— (A) are consistent with section 9(b) of the Central Idaho Wilderness Act of 1980 ( 16 U.S.C. 1281 Public Law 96–312 (B) would reduce the impact of the commercial recreation facilities or services on wilderness or wild and scenic river resources and values; and (2) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to consider including, as appropriate— (A) hydroelectric generators and associated electrical transmission facilities; (B) water pumps for fire suppression; (C) transitions from propane to electrical lighting; (D) solar energy systems; (E) 6-volt or 12-volt battery banks for power storage; and (F) other improvements or replacements which are consistent with this section that the Secretary of Agriculture determines appropriate.

Summary: This bill states that the authorization of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, with respect to the Salmon River in Idaho, to maintain or replace facilities or structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch may include improvements or replacements that are consistent with the management of a specified river segment of the main Salmon River pursuant to the Central Idaho Wilderness Act of 1980, and would reduce the impact of commercial recreation facilities or services on wilderness or wild and scenic river resources and values. USDA may also consider other facilities and equipment, including hydroelectric generators, water pumps for fire suppression, and solar energy systems.
Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2019

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the secure storage of a licensed firearm possessed by a Federal judge, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2019 2. Provision of secure firearms storage for Federal judges Section 462 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Upon request of the Director, the Administrator of General Services is authorized and directed to provide, at the official duty station of each judge or justice, a secure firearms storage facility for any firearm lawfully possessed by that judge or justice. . 3. Provision of secure firearms storage for administrative judges Each agency that employs an administrative judge (including any administrative law judge appointed under section 3105 of title 5, United States Code) shall provide, at the principal duty station of that judge, a secure firearms facility for any firearm lawfully possessed by that judge.

Summary: Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2019 This bill allows the General Services Administration, upon request of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, to provide a secure firearms storage facility at the official duty station of each judge or justice for any lawfully possessed firearm by the judge or justice. Agencies that employ an administrative judge must provide a secure firearms facility at the principal duty station of that judge for any lawfully possessed firearm by the judge.
Remote Seafood Employee Meals Tax Parity Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 50 percent limitation on the deduction for meal expenses does not apply to meals provided on certain fishing boats or at certain fish processing facilities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Remote Seafood Employee Meals Tax Parity Act 2. Meals provided on certain fishing boats and at certain fish processing facilities not subject to 50 percent limitation (a) In general Section 274(n)(2)(C) or , or (v) provided— (I) on a fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel (as such terms are defined in section 2101 of title 46, United States Code), or (II) at a fish processing facility which is located in the United States north of 50 degrees north latitude and which is not located in a metropolitan statistical area (within the meaning of section 143(k)(2)(B)). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

Summary: Remote Seafood Employee Meals Tax Parity Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the 50% limitation on the tax deduction for business meals shall not apply to meals provided on certain fishing vessels or at certain fish processing facilities.
Patient Parity Protection Act of 2019

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an exception to the definition of an off-campus outpatient department of a provider under the Medicare program for certain departments of a provider if such provider was forced to relocate its campus. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patient Parity Protection Act of 2019 2. Providing for an exception to the definition of an off-campus outpatient department of a provider under the Medicare program to account for forced campus relocations of providers Section 1833(t)(21)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(21)(B) (ix) Exception for on-campus departments converted to off-campus departments For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(v) and this paragraph and with respect to applicable items and services furnished during 2020 or a subsequent year, the term off-campus outpatient department of a provider (I) the Secretary receives from the provider an attestation (pursuant to section 413.65(b)(3) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations) not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this clause that such department met the requirements of a department of a provider located on the campus (as defined in such section 413.65(a)(2)) of such provider or within the distance (described in such definition of campus) from a remote location of a hospital facility (as defined in such section 413.65(a)(2)) specified in such section 413.65 as of November 1, 2015; (II) such provider was forced to relocate its campus (as so defined) from the location of such campus as of November 1, 2015, due to such campus’ inability to meet the health care needs of such provider’s patient population, as demonstrated by a certificate of need or equivalent approval document issued by the State agency licensing such provider at such location; and (III) the department continues to furnish applicable items and services at the same address at which such items and services were furnished as of November 1, 2015. .

Summary: Patient Parity Protection Act of 2019 This bill allows certain off-campus departments of providers to be included in the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services. Providers must attest that the department was previously considered on-campus or otherwise met applicable requirements, but is now off-campus due to the provider's forced relocation to meet patient needs.
Taxpayer Savings Improvement Act

To prohibit Federal agencies from using funds for grants related to the history of wine in countries outside of the United States, whether insects are attracted to artificial light, or the levels of stress on humans when discussing politics in social situations, and for other purposes. 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Savings Improvement Act 2. Limitation on use of Federal funds for certain grants (a) In general During any fiscal year beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act, Federal funds may not be used by any agency to award a grant that would fund a study— (1) on a history of wine in countries outside of the United States; (2) on determining whether insects are attracted to artificial light; or (3) on determining the levels of stress on humans when discussing politics in social situations. (b) Definition of Agency In this Act, the term agency

Summary: Taxpayer Savings Improvement Act This bill prohibits federal agencies from using funds for grants that would fund a study on (1) the history of wine in countries outside of the United States, (2) whether insects are attracted to artificial light, or (3) the levels of stress on humans when discussing politics in social situations.
SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow payments under the Medicare program for certain items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider to be determined under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act 2. Allowing Medicare payments for certain items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider to be determined under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services Section 1833(t)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(1)(B) (1) in clause (iv), by striking and (2) in clause (v)— (A) by inserting before does not include subject to clause (vi), (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (vi) includes, with respect to a year (beginning with 2020), any item or service— (I) that is furnished during such year by an off-campus outpatient department of a provider (as defined in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (21)); and (II) with respect to which the greatest total amount paid with respect to a physician speciality under the physician fee schedule under section 1848 for all such items or services furnished by physicians in such specialty during the previous year was less than $2,000,000. .

Summary: SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act This bill allows for payment under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services of certain items and services that are furnished at off-campus outpatient departments. Specifically, the bill allows for payment of items and services for which payments to physician specialists (under the Medicare physician fee schedule) did not exceed $2 million during the previous year.