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Wildfire Smoke Relief Act

To authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wildfire Smoke Relief Act 2. Transitional sheltering assistance (a) Definitions In this Act: (1) Individual at risk of wildfire smoke related illness The term individual at risk of wildfire smoke related illness (A) a low-income individual; (B) a parent or guardian with a child who has not attained 19 years of age; (C) a pregnant woman; (D) an individual who is 65 years of age or older; (E) an individual with chronic respiratory or cardiovascular illness; or (F) an individual with a chronic disease that is exacerbated by smoke inhalation. (2) Low-income individual The term low-income individual section 63 (3) Qualified entity The term qualified entity (A) a State or unit of local government; (B) a local public health authority; and (C) a coordinated care organization. (b) Transitional sheltering assistance program In carrying out the Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170b (1) provide assistance to a qualified entity to purchase and provide, to an individual at risk of wildfire smoke related illness, smoke-inhalation prevention equipment, including— (A) a portable air filtration unit; (B) an air filter; (C) a face mask or respirator, such as— (i) a N95 respirator; (ii) a P100 respirator; or (iii) other equipment certified by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to protect from airborne particle exposure; (D) low-cost equipment to keep smoke out of a house, such as— (i) a weather strip; (ii) not more than 1 portable air-conditioning unit per household; (iii) ventilation equipment; (iv) a screening and shading device; or (v) a window covering; or (E) other similarly effective devices; and (2) in any case in which smoke-inhalation prevention equipment is not sufficient to mitigate the risk of illness, provide cost-efficient transitional shelter assistance to an individual at risk of wildfire smoke related illness.

Summary: Wildfire Smoke Relief Act This bill provides for assistance for the purchase of smoke inhalation prevention equipment to specified individuals at risk of wildfire smoke-related illness. The President, in carrying out the Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), shall provide (1) assistance to a state or local government, local public health authority, or a coordinated care organization to purchase and provide such equipment to at-risk individuals; and (2) cost-efficient transitional shelter assistance to at-risk individuals in any case in which such equipment is insufficient to mitigate the risk of illness.
Coronavirus College Access and Completion Emergency Relief Act

To provide additional appropriations for TRIO programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coronavirus College Access and Completion Emergency Relief Act 2. Additional appropriations for TRIO programs (a) In general (1) Amounts appropriated There is appropriated to the Secretary of Education, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, for grants and contracts under chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a–11 (2) Allocation of funds From the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Education shall allot— (A) $250,000,000 for grants to each recipient receiving funding under such chapter for fiscal year 2020 to expand program capacity to serve more qualified individuals, of which— (i) $32,000,000 shall be for Educational Opportunity Centers programs under section 402F of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a–16 (ii) $54,000,000 shall be for Talent Search programs under section 402B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a–12 (iii) the remainder of such funds shall be for all programs under chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a–11 (B) notwithstanding any other provision of law, $200,000,000 for grants to each recipient receiving funding under such chapter for fiscal year 2020 to allow those recipients to provide technology support to students, which may include support for broadband access and computer hardware and software. (b) Applicability of terms and conditions Except as specified in subsection (a)(2)(B), the terms and conditions that apply to grants under chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a–11 (c) General provisions Any amount appropriated under this section is in addition to other amounts appropriated or made available for the applicable purpose.

Summary: Coronavirus College Access and Completion Emergency Relief Act This bill provides additional appropriations to the Department of Education for TRIO programs. (These outreach and student services programs identify and provide services to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.) The bill provides the funding to (1) expand program capacity to serve more low-income, first-generation students, students with disabilities, veterans, unemployed adults, and other qualified individuals; and (2) provide such students with technology support.
Feeding Homeless Youth During COVID-19 Act

To reimburse meals and supplements provided to individuals who have not attained the age of 25 under certain meal programs authorized under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Feeding Homeless Youth During COVID–19 Act 2. Meals and supplements reimbursements for individuals who have not attained the age of 25 (a) Program for at-Risk school children Beginning on the date of enactment of this section, notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A) of section 17(r) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1766(r) 42 U.S.C. 247d 42 U.S.C. 1766(r) (1) have not attained the age of 25; and (2) are receiving assistance from such emergency shelter. (b) Participation by emergency shelters Beginning on the date of enactment of this section, notwithstanding paragraph (5)(A) of section 17(t) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1766(t) 42 U.S.C. 247d 42 U.S.C. 1766(t) (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Emergency shelter The term emergency shelter 42 U.S.C. 1766(t)(1) (2) Secretary The term Secretary

Summary: Feeding Homeless Youth During COVID-19 Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to reimburse institutions that are emergency shelters for meals and supplements provided under the Child and Adult Care Food Program during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency to individuals who have not attained the age of 25 and who are receiving assistance from such shelters. Under current law, individuals who are older than age 18 are not eligible to participate in the program.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, as the "Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, as the Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building 1. Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building (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 Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, as the "Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building."
Ensuring Phone and Internet Access for SNAP Recipients Act of 2020

To provide for certain reports on enrollment in the Lifeline program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Phone and Internet Access for SNAP Recipients Act of 2020 2. Reports on enrollment in Lifeline program (a) Annual report on enrollment in lifeline program by SNAP participants Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall submit to Congress a report on enrollment in the Lifeline program by individuals participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 (b) Study and report on enrollment in lifeline program Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on— (1) projections of the number of new broadband service consumers who will join the Lifeline program through Federal assistance programs during the 5-year period following the conclusion of the study; and (2) the efficacy of various efforts to advertise the Lifeline program, including data illustrating the effect of such efforts on enrollment in such program. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Broadband service The term broadband service broadband internet access service (2) Commission The term Commission

Summary: Ensuring Phone and Internet Access for SNAP Recipients Act of 2020 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to report on enrollment in the Lifeline program. The Lifeline program is designed to reduce the cost of communications services for low-income consumers, and it allows those consumers to qualify for Lifeline assistance based on their receipt of other federal assistance programs (e.g., Medicaid or Federal Public Housing Assistance). Specifically, the FCC must submit reports on (1) enrollment in the Lifeline program by individuals who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), and (2) the number of new broadband consumers projected to join the Lifeline program through federal assistance programs and the efficacy of various efforts to advertise the Lifeline program.
Reform EPA Act

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify when the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to prohibit the specification of a defined area, or deny or restrict the use of a defined area for specification, as a disposal site under section 404 of such Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reforming EPA Permitting Authority Act Reform EPA Act 2. Permits for dredged or fill material (a) In general Section 404(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1344(c) (1) by striking (c) (c)(1) (2) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by inserting during the period described in paragraph (2) and after notice and opportunity for public hearings (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) (A) The period during which the Administrator may prohibit the specification (including the withdrawal of specification) of any defined area as a disposal site, or deny or restrict the use of any defined area for specification (including the withdrawal of specification) as a disposal site, under paragraph (1) shall— (i) begin on the date that the Secretary provides notice to the Administrator that the Secretary has completed all procedures for processing an application for a permit under this section relating to the specification and is ready to determine, in accordance with the record and applicable regulations, whether the permit should be issued; and (ii) end on the date that the Secretary issues the permit. (B) The Secretary shall ensure that the period described in subparagraph (A) consists of not fewer than 30 consecutive days. (C) The Secretary may issue a permit under this section only after the Secretary provides notice to the Administrator in accordance with this paragraph. . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to a permit application submitted under section 404(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1344(a)

Summary: Reforming EPA Permitting Authority Act or the Reform EPA Act This bill limits the period during which the Environmental Protection Agency may prohibit the specification, or restrict the use, of an area as a disposal site for discharges of dredged or fill materials into waters of the United States.
America Dines Out Act

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a Restaurant Reimbursement Program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the America Dines Out Act 2. Restaurant Reimbursement Program (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish a Restaurant Reimbursement Program to make payments to restaurants in accordance with this section for portions of a bill on which the restaurant provided a discount to a customer. (b) Limitations Payments may only be made under this section— (1) for 50 percent of the discount provided to a customer on food and non-alcoholic beverages, but in an amount not to exceed $12 per customer per day; (2) for discounts provided to customers on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday during the 1-month period beginning two weeks after the date of enactment of this Act; and (3) for discounts provided to customers who were dining at the physical location of the restaurant. (c) Application A restaurant that seeks to receive a payment under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary of the Treasury in such form and manner, and containing such information, as the Secretary determines appropriate. (d) Appropriation There is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary of the Treasury $3,400,000,000 to carry out this section.

Summary: America Dines Out Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a Restaurant Reimbursement Program to reimburse restaurants for certain discounts provided to customers. This reimbursement may only be made for (1) 50% of the discount provided on food and non-alcoholic beverages, not to exceed $12 per customer per day; (2) discounts provided on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday during the one-month period beginning two weeks after the bill is enacted; and (3) discounts provided to customers who dined at the restaurant's physical location.
HOV Lanes for Heroes Act

To allow certain veterans to use high occupancy vehicle lanes, including toll lanes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HOV Lanes for Heroes Act 2. HOV facilities (a) In general Section 166(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following: (6) Disabled veterans (A) In general The public authority may allow a disabled veteran to use the HOV facility if such veteran has a license plate that clearly identifies the vehicle, a registered transponder, or other method of identification the public authority considers necessary for qualification. (B) Definition of disabled veteran For purposes of this paragraph, the term disabled veteran (C) Occupancy exception Notwithstanding the occupancy requirement of subsection (a)(2), 1 occupant described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph may be permitted to use a HOV facility. (D) No charge for tolls Under this paragraph, a public authority may charge no toll. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 166 of such title is further amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking through (5) through (6) (2) in subsection (d)(1) by striking paragraph (4) or (5) paragraph (4), (5), or (6)

Summary: HOV Lanes for Heroes Act This bill provides authority for a public authority to allow a disabled veteran to use a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facility if such veteran has a license plate that clearly identifies the vehicle, a registered transponder, or other method of qualifying identification. The public authority may not charge a toll to the veteran for use of the HOV facility.
To extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions.

To extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions. 1. Extension of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance benefits Section 1(b) of Public Law 116–128 38 U.S.C. 3001 December 21, 2020 December 21, 2021

Summary: This bill extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide educational assistance through December 21, 2021, for programs of education that have been converted to distance learning due to an emergency or health-related situation. Such assistance includes monthly housing stipends or subsistence allowances.
FAIR FIGHT Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any interest paid on an overpayment of tax. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freeing Americans’ Interest Reimbursements From Improper Governmental Holdover Taxes Act FAIR FIGHT Act 2. Interest received on overpayments (a) In general Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 139I. Interest received on tax overpayments Gross income shall not include any interest allowed and paid upon an overpayment of tax pursuant to section 6611. . (b) Applicability The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this section. (c) Clerical amendment The table of contents for Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 139I. Interest received on tax overpayments. .

Summary: Freeing Americans' Interest Reimbursements From Improper Governmental Holdover Taxes Act or the FAIR FIGHT Act This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any interest allowed and paid upon a tax refund amount.
Industrial Mineral Parity Act of 2019

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to allow for modified permits for industrial minerals remining operations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Industrial Mineral Parity Act of 2019 2. Modified Permit for Remining Operations (a) In general Section 301(p)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1311(p)(1) coal (b) Limitations Section 301(p)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1311(p)(2) coal (c) Definitions Section 301(p)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1311(p)(3) (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (D) and (F), respectively; (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) Industrial mineral The term industrial mineral (C) Industrial minerals remining operation The term industrial minerals remining operation Industrial Mineral Parity Act of 2019 ; (3) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by striking coal remining remining (4) by inserting after subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, the following: (E) Remining operation The term remining operation . (d) Applicability of strip mining laws Section 301(p)(4) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1311(p)(4) coal (e) Conforming amendment Section 301(p) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1311(p) coal

Summary: Industrial Mineral Parity Act of 2019 This bill allows industrial mineral remining operations to obtain modified permits under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System to discharge certain pollutants into waters of the United States if pollution treatment requirements are met. The term industrial minerals means limestone, clay, sand, gravel, diatomite, kaolin, bentonite, silica, barite, gypsum, or talc. Currently, modified permits are limited to discharges from coal remining operations.
Ovarian and Cervical Cancer Awareness Act of 2020

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for activities to increase the awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women with respect to ovarian and cervical cancer, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ovarian and Cervical Cancer Awareness Act of 2020 2. Findings The Congress finds as follows: (1) Ovarian and cervical cancers are among the most destructive gynecological forms of cancer. (2) Ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. (3) The main methods used to screen for ovarian cancer are pelvic exams, ultrasounds, Pap smears, and blood tests such as cancer antigen-125 ( CA–125 (4) Most women who develop invasive cervical cancer have not had regular cervical cancer screening. 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are the following: (1) Raising awareness about ovarian and cervical cancers. (2) Raising awareness about the importance (especially for those women who have a family history of cancer or are otherwise at higher risk) of frequent consultation with a physician and the possibility of screening (through tests such as pelvic exams, ultrasounds, Pap smears, and blood tests such as cancer antigen-125) for ovarian, cervical, and other gynecologic cancer. (3) Promotion of early detection methods for ovarian and cervical cancer. (4) Ensuring that special emphasis is given to ovarian and cervical cancer under the public awareness campaign carried out by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 317P(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–17(d) Johanna’s Law 4. Increasing public awareness of ovarian and cervical cancer Section 317P(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–17(d) Johanna’s Law (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking with respect to gynecologic cancers with respect to ovarian, cervical, and other gynecologic cancers (2) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: (D) Low-income women Activities under the national campaign under subparagraph (A) shall include public service announcements under subparagraph (C) targeted to low-income women. . 5. Sense of Congress It is the sense of the Congress that funding by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of gynecologic cancer education and awareness efforts should reflect the fact that ovarian and cervical cancers are the most deadly of the gynecologic cancers.

Summary: Ovarian and Cervical Cancer Awareness Act of 2020 This bill includes ovarian and cervical cancers in the Department of Health and Human Services' national awareness campaign about gynecologic cancers. The campaign must include public service announcements targeting low-income women.
To prohibit certain signatures on checks and notices issued by the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes.

To prohibit certain signatures on checks and notices issued by the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes. 1. Signatures on checks and notices, etc., by the Department of the Treasury Any check issued to an individual by the Department of the Treasury pursuant to section 6428 section 152(d)(2)

Summary: This bill prohibits signatures of certain government officials, including the President, Vice-President, and cabinet officials, on 2020 recovery rebate checks issued to a taxpayer. A recovery rebate is a stimulus payment made to individual taxpayers to compensate them for losses due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.