cheaptrix/billsum-US_congress_and_house huggingface dataset:
Ceiling Fan Improvement Act of 2020

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to make technical corrections to the energy conservation standard for ceiling fans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ceiling Fan Improvement Act of 2020 2. Modifications to the ceiling fan energy conservation standard (a) In general Section 325(ff)(6) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6295(ff)(6) (C) (i) Large-diameter ceiling fans manufactured on or after January 21, 2020, shall— (I) not be required to meet minimum ceiling fan efficiency in terms of ratio of the total airflow to the total power consumption as described in the final rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Ceiling Fans (II) have a CFEI greater than or equal to— (aa) 1.00 at high speed; and (bb) 1.31 at 40 percent speed or the nearest speed that is not less than 40 percent speed. (ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term CFEI Calculation of the Fan Energy Index (I) Using an Airflow Constant (Q 0 (II) Using a Pressure Constant (P 0 (III) Using a Fan Efficiency Constant (η 0 . (b) Revision For purposes of section 325(m) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6295(m) December 8, 2020 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Ceiling Fan Improvement Act of 2020 This bill revises the energy conservation standard for ceiling fans. Specifically, it sets forth energy efficiency standards for electricity used by large-diameter ceiling fans manufactured on or after January 21, 2020. It also exempts such fans from certain requirements under the rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Ceiling Fans.
Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act

To expand Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act 2. Expansion of Medicare Coverage Section 1862(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(a) (1) in paragraph (7) by striking , eyeglasses hearing aids or examinations therefor, (2) in paragraph (12) by striking where such expenses are for services in connection with the care, treatment, filling, removal, or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting teeth, except that

Summary: Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act This bill expands Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care.
School Safety Act of 2020

To reauthorize the matching grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Safety Act of 2020 2. Matching grant program for school security Part AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797a (1) in section 2701— (A) in subsection (a), by striking and other deterrent measures , other deterrent measures, and emergency notification and response technologies (B) in subsection (b)— (i) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and (ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) Acquisition and installation of technology for expedited notification of local law enforcement during an emergency. ; and (2) in section 2705, by striking fiscal years 2001 through 2009 fiscal years 2020 through 2024

Summary: School Safety Act of 2020 This bill address the reauthorization of the Secure Our Schools grant program.
VET TEC Expansion Act

To amend the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 to expand eligibility for high technology programs of education and the class of providers who may enter into contracts with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide such programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses Expansion Act VET TEC Expansion Act 2. Expansion of eligible class of providers of high technology programs of education for veterans Section 116 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–48 38 U.S.C. 3001 (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end The Secretary shall treat an individual as an eligible veteran if the Secretary determines that the individual shall become an eligible veteran fewer than 180 days after the date of such determination. (2) in subsection (c)(3)— (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (3) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting (not including an individual described in the second sentence of subsection (b)) each eligible veteran (4) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting , including a part-time program shorter than six months in duration, means a program of education (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection (i): (i) Prohibition on certain accounting of assistance The Secretary may not consider enrollment in a high technology program of education under this section to be assistance under a provision of law referred to in section 3695 of title 38, United States Code. .

Summary: Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses Expansion Act or the VET TEC Expansion Act This bill updates the Department of Veterans Affairs High Technology Pilot Program by expanding eligibility to certain veterans and expanding the types of providers who are qualified under the program.
Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act 2. Fentanyl-related substances Schedule I of section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 812(c) (e) (1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of fentanyl-related substances, or which contains their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation. (2) In paragraph (1), the term fentanyl-related substances (A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. (B) By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. (C) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hy­drox­yl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. (D) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle. (E) By replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group. .

Summary: Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act This bill adds the entire category of fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.
Veteran STEM Scholarship Enhancement Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran STEM Scholarship Enhancement Act 2. Improvement of Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Priority Subsection (c) of section 3320 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking In selecting individuals: If the Secretary determines that there are insufficient funds available in a fiscal year to provide additional benefits under this section to all eligible individuals, the Secretary may give priority to the following eligible individuals: (b) Amounts not subject to certain limitation Subsection (d) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or chapter 36 of this title, any additional benefits under this section may not be counted toward the aggregate period for which section 3695 of this title limits an individual's receipt of allowance or assistance. .

Summary: Veteran STEM Scholarship Enhancement Act This bill revises the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Specifically, the bill removes a requirement that priority be given to certain eligible students and instead authorizes priority to be given to such students in fiscal years when funds are insufficient to provide scholarships to all eligible individuals. The bill specifies that receipt of such scholarship benefits does not count toward certain limitations that are placed on the period of assistance that is allowed under two or more programs.
Freight Restriction Elimination for Safer Hauling Act of 2019

To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations for certain vehicles hauling perishable commodities or products, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freight Restriction Elimination for Safer Hauling Act of 2019 2. Vehicle weight limitations-Interstate System Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (v) Vehicles hauling perishable commodities or products (1) In general A State may waive the application of any vehicle weight limit established under this section with respect to a covered vehicle hauling a perishable commodity or product. (2) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Covered vehicle hauling a perishable commodity or product The term covered vehicle hauling a perishable commodity or product (i) is carrying— (I) a perishable agricultural commodity (as defined in section 1(b)(4) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 ( 7 U.S.C. 499a(b)(4) (II) concrete in an unhardened state; (III) live poultry; (IV) raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips; (V) livestock feed; or (VI) other products or commodities that could be deemed not useful after a specified amount of time in accordance with industry standards and practices, as defined by a State; (ii) meets the weight tolerances (or weight limits) and vehicle configurations of the State in which the vehicle is operating and, if applicable, point of origin radius distances within the State boundaries in which the vehicle is operating; and (iii) is equipped with speed-limiting technology that is turned on and set at a speed not greater than the lesser of— (I) the posted speed limit; or (II) 65 miles per hour. (B) Speed-limiting technology The term speed-limiting technology .

Summary: Freight Restriction Elimination for Safer Hauling Act of 2019 This bill allows a state to waive vehicle weight limitations for certain vehicles carrying perishable commodities or products on the Interstate Highway System within such state boundaries.
Police Accountability Act of 2020

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for assault or homicide committed by certain State or local law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Police Accountability Act of 2020 2. Assault or homicide by certain State or local law enforcement officers (a) In general Chapter 1 28. Assault or homicide by certain State or local law enforcement officers (a) Offense Whoever, being a State or local law enforcement officer in a public agency which receives Federal funding under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3750 (b) Definition In this section— (1) the term State or local law enforcement officer (A) who has statutory authority to make arrests or apprehensions; (B) who is authorized by the agency of the employee to carry firearms; and (C) whose duties are primarily— (i) engagement in or supervision of the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law; or (ii) the protection of Federal, State, local, or foreign government officials against threats to personal safety; and (2) the term State or local government (A) of a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States; or (B) of a political subdivision of such a State, District, Commonwealth, territory or possession. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1 28. Assault or homicide by certain State or local law enforcement officers. .

Summary: Police Accountability Act of 2020 This bill establishes a new criminal offense for conduct by certain state or local law enforcement officers in the line of duty that constitutes murder or manslaughter.
Cooling-Off Period Elimination Act of 2020

To provide that any State or local law enforcement agency that has in effect a cooling-off period is ineligible to receive Federal funds pursuant to a Department of Justice law enforcement grant program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cooling-Off Period Elimination Act of 2020 2. Elimination of cooling-off periods (a) In general Any State or local law enforcement agency which the Attorney General determines has in effect a cooling-off period is ineligible to receive any Federal funds pursuant to a Department of Justice law enforcement grant program for the following fiscal year. (b) Cooling-Off period defined The term cooling-off period

Summary: Cooling-Off Period Elimination Act of 2020 This bill makes a state or local law enforcement agency ineligible to receive federal funds under a Department of Justice law enforcement grant program if it has in effect a cooling-off period. A cooling-off period is a period of time following an officer-involved shooting during which investigators are prohibited from communicating with an officer involved in the shooting.
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, and for other purposes. 1. Transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery to Secretary of Veterans Affairs for maintenance by National Cemetery Administration (a) Agreement The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, under which the city of Vallejo shall transfer to the Secretary all right, title, and interest in the Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, at no cost to the Secretary. (b) Maintenance by NCA If the Mare Island Naval Cemetery is transferred to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to subsection (a), the National Cemetery Administration shall maintain the cemetery as a national shrine.

Summary: This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the city of Vallejo, California, to enter into an agreement to transfer Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, to the VA to be maintained as a national shrine.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make an individual who is eligible for educational assistance under chapter 33 of such title, transfers such educational assistance to a dependent, and fails to complete a service agreement, solely liable for any overpayment of such educational assistance.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make an individual who is eligible for educational assistance under chapter 33 of such title, transfers such educational assistance to a dependent, and fails to complete a service agreement, solely liable for any overpayment of such educational assistance. 1. Sole liability for transferred educational assistance by an individual who fails to complete a service agreement Section 3319(i) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking In the event Subject to paragraph (2), in the event (B) by inserting of this title section 3685 (2) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2)— (A) in the heading, by striking In general Sole liability (B) by inserting for which the individual shall be solely liable to the United States for the amount of the overpayment for purposes of section 3685 of this title (3) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking Subparagraph (A) shall not apply Neither the individual nor the dependent shall be liable to the United States for the amount of the overpayment for purposes of section 3685 of this title (B) in clause (ii), by inserting of this title section 3311(c)(4)

Summary: This bill imposes sole liability for overpayments of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill on the individual who was eligible for such assistance in situations where the individual failed to complete a service agreement and transferred the entitlement to a dependent.
NEST Act of 2020

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a credit against tax for qualified special law enforcement officers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Education Security Training Act of 2020 NEST Act of 2020 2. Credit for qualified special law enforcement officers (a) In general Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 25E. Credit for qualified special law enforcement officers (a) Allowance of credit In the case of a qualified special law enforcement officer, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for a taxable year an amount equal to $1,500. (b) Qualified special law enforcement officer For purposes of this section— (1) In general The term qualified special law enforcement officer (A) employed part-time by a local law enforcement agency to patrol one or more qualified schools, and (B) who is, on the date such individual is first so employed, a qualified veteran or a qualified retired law enforcement officer. (2) Qualified school The term qualified school (A) an elementary school or secondary school (as such terms are defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965), or (B) an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965). (3) Qualified veteran The term qualified veteran (4) Qualified retired law enforcement officer The term qualified retired law enforcement officer . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 25D the following new item: Sec. 25E. Credit for qualified special law enforcement officers. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: National Education Security Training Act of 2020 or the NEST Act of 2020 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a $1,500 tax credit for veterans and retired law enforcement officers who are employed part-time by a local law enforcement agency to patrol one or more elementary or secondary schools or institutions of higher education.
Joseph Ainsworth Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the application of the Department of Veterans Affairs net worth limitation to veterans otherwise eligible for pension payments who are over the age of 99. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Joseph Ainsworth Act 2. Prohibition on application of Department of Veterans Affairs net worth limitation to veterans otherwise eligible for pension payments who are over the age of 99 Section 1522(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting unless the age of the veteran exceeds 99 years, this title,

Summary: Joseph Ainsworth Act This bill exempts veterans who are over 99 years old from a net worth limitation related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pension payments. Specifically, the bill allows veterans who are over 99 years old and receive pensions from the VA as a result of serving during periods of war to continue receiving such pensions regardless of their net worth.
Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020

To amend the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to clarify whistleblower rights and protections, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020 2. Definition of person Section 211(a)(2) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5851(a)(2) (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (G) as clauses (i) through (vii), respectively, and indenting the clauses appropriately; (2) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking the paragraph designation and all that follows through includes— (2) Definitions In this section: (A) Employer The term employer ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) Person The term person (i) a person (as defined in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2014 (ii) the Commission; and (iii) the Department of Energy. .

Summary: Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020 This bill provides statutory authority for employees of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy to have whistle-blower rights and protections.