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Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2019

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make student loans dischargeable. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2019 2. Exception to discharge Section 523(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (8); and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (14B) as paragraphs (8) through (14A), respectively. 3. Conforming amendments Title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 704(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking (14A) (14) (2) in section 1106(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking (14A) (14) (3) in section 1202(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking (14A) (14) (4) in section 1328(a)(2) by striking (8), or (9) or (8) 4. Effective date; application of amendments (a) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Application of amendments The amendments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2019 This bill permits a borrower to discharge in bankruptcy a nonprofit, government, or private student loan, or an obligation to repay an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend.
River Basin Commission Transfer Act

To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 with respect to the Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River Basin Commissions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the River Basin Commission Transfer Act 2. Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River Basin Commissions Section 5019 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1201; 128 Stat. 1307) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting , who may be the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the Administrator member (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking The Secretary Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator (B) in paragraph (2), by striking For each fiscal year, the Secretary Subject to the availability of appropriations, for each fiscal year, the Administrator (C) in paragraph (3), by striking Secretary Administrator

Summary: River Basin Commission Transfer Act This bill makes the Environmental Protection Agency, rather than the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, responsible for allocating funds to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the Delaware River Basin Commission, and the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the floor on the deduction for medical expenses.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the floor on the deduction for medical expenses. 1. Reduction in medical expense deduction floor (a) In general Section 213(a) 10 percent 7.5 percent (5 percent in the case of any taxable year beginning in 2020 or 2021) (b) Conforming amendment Section 213 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (f). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

Summary: This bill makes permanent the reduction in the adjusted gross income (AGI) threshold that must be exceeded before a taxpayer may claim a deduction amount for medical expenses. The reduction is from 10% to 7.5% of AGI and 5% in any taxable year beginnning in 2020 or 2021.
Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2019

To require the country of origin of certain special immigrant religious workers to extend reciprocal immigration treatment to nationals of the United States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2019 2. Requiring reciprocal immigration treatment Section 204(a)(1)(G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(G) (iii) Beginning on October 1, 2017, no petition may be approved for classification of an alien as a special immigrant under section 101(a)(27)(C) if the Secretary of Homeland Security has determined that the country of the alien’s nationality— (I) is identified as a Country of Particular Concern (II) does not extend reciprocal immigration treatment to nationals of the United States who are seeking resident status in order to work in a religious vocation or occupation. .

Summary: Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2019 This bill places restrictions on the issuance of special immigrant visas for religious workers. No petition for such a visa may be approved if the alien's country of nationality (1) is identified in the 2018 International Religious Freedom Report as a Country of Particular Concern or a country where religious freedom is of significant interest or particular concern, or (2) does not provide similar immigration treatment to U.S. nationals.
Helping Child Care Providers Respond to the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency Act of 2020

To permit child care providers that receive payment for services provided under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to use a portion of such payment to pay the cost of sanitization and other costs associated with the COVID-19 public health emergency, necessary to protect the health of participating children and child care workers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Child Care Providers Respond to the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 2. Authority to pay the cost of sanitization and other costs associated with the COVID-19 public health emergency to protect children who receive certain child care services A child care provider who receives payment for services provided under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 9857 3. Definition For purposes of this Act, the term COVID-19 public health emergency 42 U.S.C. 247d

Summary: Helping Child Care Providers Respond to the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 This bill authorizes child care providers to use payments received through the Child Care and Development Fund for sanitization and other costs associated with the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
No Funds for Apportionment Exclusion Act

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce the Presidential Memorandum on Excluding Illegal Aliens From the Apportionment Base Following the 2020 Census, issued on July 21, 2020. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Funds for Apportionment Exclusion Act 2. Prohibition on use of Federal funds No Federal funds, resources, or fees made available to any Federal agency may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out (including through the issuance of any regulations) any of the policy changes set forth in the Presidential Memorandum on Excluding Illegal Aliens From the Apportionment Base Following the 2020 Census, issued on July 21, 2020.

Summary: No Funds for Apportionment Exclusion Act This bill prohibits using federal funds to carry out the July 21, 2020, presidential memorandum ordering the exclusion of aliens without legal immigration status from being counted for the purposes of apportioning representation in the House of Representatives following the 2020 census.
PARENTS Act of 2020

To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to use incentive payments available under the child support enforcement program to improve parent-child relationships, increase child support collections, and improve outcomes for children by supporting parenting time agreements for noncustodial parents in uncontested agreements, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Adequate Resources to Enhance Needed Time with Sons and Daughters Act of 2020 PARENTS Act of 2020 2. Expanding permitted uses of incentive payments Section 458 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 658a (1) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ; or (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: (2) to develop, implement, and evaluate procedures for establishing a parenting time agreement when establishing an initial or modified child support order or a medical support order (including procedures for carrying out a parenting time agreement made prior to the establishment or modification of any such order); or ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Definitions of parenting time agreement and noncustodial parent (1) Parenting time agreement For purposes of subsection (f)(2), the term parenting time agreement (2) Noncustodial parent For purposes of paragraph (1), the term noncustodial parent .

Summary: Providing Adequate Resources to Enhance Needed Time with Sons and Daughters Act of 2020 or the PARENTS Act of 2020 This bill expands the use of federal incentive payments to states under the Child Support Enforcement Program to include establishing agreements for how much time a child spends with each parent as agreed to by the parents under a child support or medical support order. Generally, the incentive payments program provides funding based on a state's performance measures related to (1) establishing paternity, (2) the number of cases with child support orders in place, (3) the collection of current and past-due support payments, and (4) cost-effectiveness.
EPIC Act

To permit child care providers that receive payment for services provided under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to use a portion of such payment to purchase personal protective equipment, and other equipment, necessary to protect the health of participating children and child care workers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Protection In Childcare Act EPIC Act 2. Authority to purchase personal protective equipment to protect the health of children who receive certain child care services A child care provider who receives payment for services provided under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 9857

Summary: Ensuring Protection In Childcare Act or the EPIC Act This bill authorizes child care providers to use payments received through the Child Care and Development Fund for personal protective equipment, and other equipment, necessary to protect children in the provider's care and employees of the provider.
To terminate the EB-5 program.

To terminate the EB–5 program. 1. Termination of EB–5 program (a) Repeal of provisions Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the following provisions are repealed: (1) Section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5) (2) Section 204(a)(1)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(H) (3) Section 216A of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1186b (4) Section 610 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 ( 8 U.S.C. 1153 (b) Applicability Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security— (1) shall cease to accept petitions and applications under any authority repealed under subsection (a); and (2) shall dismiss all pending petitions and applications described in paragraph (1).

Summary: This bill eliminates EB-5 visas and the EB-5 regional center pilot program. The EB-5 visa provides lawful permanent residence to foreign nationals who invest (directly or through a regional center) a specified amount of capital in a new commercial enterprise in the United States and create at least 10 jobs.
Educational Flexibility for Families Act

To require elementary schools and secondary schools to provide an option for safe, in-person attendance during school year 2020–2021. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Educational Flexibility for Families Act 2. Requirement for safe, in-person attendance option (a) In general Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, no amounts are authorized to be appropriated for school year 2020–2021 to any elementary school or secondary school, or any local educational agency or State educational agency that serves an elementary school or secondary school, that does not provide an option for students to attend classes, safely and in-person, at the school during such school year. (b) Definitions The terms elementary school secondary school local educational agency State educational agency 20 U.S.C. 7801

Summary: Educational Flexibility for Families Act This bill requires elementary and secondary schools, in order to receive additional appropriations for the 2020-2021 school year, to provide an option for students to attend in-person classes during such school year. The requirement also applies to state and local educational agencies that serve elementary or secondary schools.
MICRO Business Success Act

To prioritize support for small business concerns with 10 or fewer employees by setting aside funds and increasing access to funding and other assistance, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Microbusiness Improvement and Coronavirus Recovery Opportunities for Business Success Act of 2020 MICRO Business Success Act 2. Support for small business concerns with 10 or fewer employees (a) Paycheck Protection Program funding allotment With respect to unobligated amounts for the cost of guaranteed loans as authorized under section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36) (b) Microloan Program loans Section 7(m) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(m) (1) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking and $6,000,000 and $10,000,000 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraph (E). (c) Development company economic development objective Section 501(d)(3) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 695(d)(3) (1) in subparagraph (K), by striking the or (2) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period at the end and inserting , or (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (M) expansion of small business concerns with 10 or fewer employees. . (d) Small Business Development Center assistance Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3) (1) in subparagraph (T), by striking and (2) in first subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (3) by redesignating the second subparagraph (U) as subparagraph (V); (4) in subparagraph (V), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (5) by adding the following new subparagraph: (W) assisting small business concerns with 10 or fewer employees by, in addition to the foregoing, providing— (i) information on, and assistance with, obtaining financing; (ii) information on financial record keeping; (iii) business management advice on topics including daily operations and staffing; and (iv) technical assistance. .

Summary: Microbusiness Improvement and Coronavirus Recovery Opportunities for Business Success Act of 2020 or the MICRO Business Success Act This bill provides designated Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance for small businesses with 10 or fewer employees. Specifically, out of the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), the bill allots $20 billion of remaining program funds for small businesses with 10 or fewer employees. Additionally, the bill raises the aggregate amount for SBA loans to such small businesses from $6 million to $10 million. The bill adds the expansion of such small businesses to the list of economic development objectives from which a small business development company must demonstrate at least one in order to qualify for SBA assistance. It also requires a participating small business development company to provide specified assistance to such small businesses.
MIDDLE Act of 2020

To promote airline passenger safety during the COVID–19 public health emergency. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maintaining Important Distance During Lengthy Epidemics Act of 2020 MIDDLE Act of 2020 2. Promoting airline passenger safety during the COVID–19 public health emergency (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), during the period beginning on the date that is 14 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the last day of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B) (1) Permit adjacent seats to be filled on a passenger aircraft. (2) Pass along the cost of any seat switch undertaken by an air carrier in order to comply the prohibition under paragraph (1). (3) Permit a passenger or crewmember to board a passenger aircraft if the passenger or crewmember is not wearing a mask. (b) Exceptions Not later than 14 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, taking into account the provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 701 42 U.S.C. 12101 Air Carrier Access Act (c) Nondiscrimination In carrying out the provisions of this section, an air carrier may not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, or sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, and a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth).

Summary: Maintaining Important Distance During Lengthy Epidemics Act of 2020 or the MIDDLE Act of 2020 This bill prohibits air carriers, during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency, from (1) permitting adjacent seats to another occupied seat to be filled on a passenger aircraft, (2) passing along the cost of any seat switch undertaken by such air carriers in order to comply with the prohibitions, and (3) permitting a passenger or crewmember to board a passenger aircraft if the passenger or crewmember is not wearing a mask. The Federal Aviation Administration must issue guidance for appropriate exceptions to the prohibitions based on federal public health guidance.
Protecting Fairs During Coronavirus Act

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program to address the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic on State and local fairs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Fairs During Coronavirus Act 2. State and local fair grant program (a) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a program (in this section referred to as the Program (b) Grant authority and eligible entities In carrying out the Program, the Secretary may make, on a competitive basis, grants to States in accordance with this section. (c) Applications To be eligible for a grant under the Program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate. (d) Grant uses A State may only use grant funds provided under the Program to assist a covered entity to address cost coverage issues related to the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic on State and local fairs, including by identifying opportunities to provide virtual education and entertainment related to agriculture. (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021 to carry out the Program. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered entity The term covered entity (2) State The term State (A) The 50 States. (B) The District of Columbia. (C) The territories of the United States.

Summary: Protecting Fairs During Coronavirus Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program to address the effects of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on state and local fairs. In carrying out the program, USDA may provide competitive grants to states (i.e., the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States). A state may only use grant funds provided under the program to assist a state agricultural agency to address cost coverage issues related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on state and local fairs, including by identifying opportunities to provide virtual education and entertainment related to agriculture.
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Reporting on Solid Start program of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Reports required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (b) Elements Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) With respect to each veteran called or emailed under the Solid Start program: (A) The Armed Force of the veteran. (B) Age. (C) Gender. (D) Whether the veteran responded to the call or email. (E) Whether the call or email resulted in a call to the Veterans Crisis Line established pursuant to section 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code. (F) Whether the call or email resulted in a referral to— (i) compensation and pension determination; (ii) enrollment in the patient enrollment system of the Department; or (iii) any other program or benefit under the laws administered by the Secretary. (2) Any change to the Solid Start program implemented by the Secretary since the date of the previous such report. (c) Prohibition on personally identifiable information No report under subsection (a) may contain any personally identifiable information regarding a veteran.

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to annually report on its Solid Start program, which is an outreach program for those in their first year of separation from the military. The report must exclude any personally identifiable information regarding a veteran.
Crisis Counseling Act

To ensure that after a declaration of a major disaster affected States, local governments, and Indian tribal governments receive immediate approval for services and assistance provided under section 416 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Crisis Counseling Act 2. Crisis counseling assistance and training After the President declares a major disaster under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Assistance and Emergency Response Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170b

Summary: Crisis Counseling Act This bill provides for immediate approval of any request by a state, local, or tribal government for crisis counseling and training after the President declares a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.