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To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits.

To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits. 1. Inclusion of certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for certain Federal tax benefits (a) In general For purposes of section 213 (b) Qualified COVID–19 prevention items For purposes of this section, the term qualified COVID–19 prevention items (1) face masks which are recommended by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for use by the general public to reduce the spread of COVID–19, (2) surface disinfectants that the Environmental Protection Agency has determined meet the criteria for use against SARS–CoV–2, the virus that causes COVID–19, and (3) hand sanitizers which are recommended by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs for use by general public to reduce the spread of COVID–19. (c) Specified period For purposes of this section— (1) In general The term specified period (2) COVID– 19 The term COVID–19 public health emergency 42 U.S.C. 247d (d) Treatment of plan amendments A plan or other arrangement that otherwise satisfies all applicable requirements of sections 106 and 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including any rules or regulations thereunder) shall not fail to be treated as a cafeteria plan or health flexible spending arrangement merely because such plan or arrangement is amended pursuant to a provision under this section and such amendment is retroactive, if— (1) such amendment is adopted no later than the last day of the plan year in which the amendment is effective, and (2) the plan or arrangement is operated consistent with the terms of such amendment during the period beginning on the effective date of the amendment and ending on the date the amendment is adopted.

Summary: This bill allows a medical expense tax deduction for face masks, surface disinfectants, and hand sanitizers during the period of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency beginning on the enactment of this bill and ending when the COVID-19 emergency period has terminated.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the "Vanessa Guill?n Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the Vanessa Guillén Post Office Building 1. Vanessa Guillén Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, shall be known and designated as the Vanessa Guillén 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 Vanessa Guillén Post Office Building

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the "Vanessa Guillen Post Office Building."
To amend the Arms Export Control Act relating to export licenses for firearm silencers.

To amend the Arms Export Control Act relating to export licenses for firearm silencers. 1. Requirements relating to export licenses for firearm silencers Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2778 (l) Requirements relating to export licenses for firearm silencers (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may approve or otherwise issue a license for the export of firearm silencers only if the recipient end-user of the firearm silencers is the government of a foreign country or any person acting on behalf of such government. (2) Firearm silencer defined In this subsection, the term firearm silencer .

Summary: This bill prohibits the President from approving or issuing a license to export firearm silencers unless the recipient end-user of the firearm silencers is the government of a foreign country or any person acting on behalf of such government.
STRONG Act of 2020

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow certain students enrolled in an institution of higher education to apply for teaching residency programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Teachers with Residency Opportunities and New Grants Act of 2020 STRONG Act of 2020 2. Teacher residency programs (a) Partnership grants Section 202(e)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1022a(e)(2)(B)(i)(I) (1) by striking education or education, (2) by striking accomplishment accomplishment, or enrolled in a pre-baccalaureate program at a four-year institution of higher education with an academic major relating to teaching (b) Public service loan forgiveness Section 455(m)(3)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)(B) (1) in clause (i), by striking or (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (iii) participating, as a pre-baccalaureate student, in a teacher residency program under section 202 of this Act. . (c) Authorization of appropriations Section 209 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1022h $300,000,000 $600,000,000 for fiscal years 2021 through 2023 and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.

Summary: Supporting Teachers with Residency Opportunities and New Grants Act of 2020 or the STRONG Act of 2020 This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the Teacher Quality Partnership program and otherwise revises the program to allow certain undergraduate students with an academic major related to teaching to enter into teaching residency programs. (Currently, only recent graduates and certain mid-career professionals may participate in these programs.) It also allows undergraduate students who enter into such a program to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
To amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.

To amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes. 1. Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children report Section 3(f) of the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act ( Public Law 114–244 3 years 5 years

Summary: This bill extends the deadline, from three years to five years, for the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children to submit its report to the President and Congress. The commission was established to conduct a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children and to develop plans for federal policy related to Native children.
Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 2019

To provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 2019 2. Interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans (a) In general There are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, such sums as necessary for payment of the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, as are described in the provision regarding Coast Guard retired pay in title II of division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 ( Public Law 115–141 (b) Effect of enactment of subsequent appropriations If an appropriation for such Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, or a general appropriation bill providing appropriations for the Coast Guard without provision for such Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, is enacted into law on any date after the date of the enactment of this Act that provides for appropriations during a fiscal year following the expenditure of funds during such fiscal year pursuant to this Act— (1) such expenditure shall be charged to such appropriation (if any); and (2) appropriations made available for such fiscal year pursuant to this Act shall not be available after the date of enactment of such appropriation or general appropriation bill.

Summary: Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 2019 This bill provides interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans if a bill providing appropriations for the plans has not been enacted before the fiscal year begins. The bill provides the appropriations at the rate of operations and under the terms and conditions provided by the most recent law making full-year appropriations for the plans. The appropriations provided by this bill are not available after a bill is enacted that (1) provides appropriations for the plans, or (2) provides appropriations for the Coast Guard without funding the plans.
TEACH Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily increase the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tools to Educate All Children at Home Act TEACH Act 2. Temporary increase of deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (a) In general Subparagraph (D) of section 62(a)(2) (D) Certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (i) In general The deductions allowed by section 162 which consist of expenses, not in excess of $250, paid or incurred by an eligible educator— (I) by reason of the participation of the educator in professional development courses related to the curriculum in which the educator provides instruction or to the students for which the educator provides instruction, and (II) in connection with books, supplies (other than nonathletic supplies for courses of instruction in health or physical education), computer equipment (including related software and services) and other equipment, and supplementary materials used by the eligible educator in the classroom or in connection with online classroom instruction. (ii) Special rule for taxable years 2020 and 2021 In the case of a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2022, clause (i) shall be applied by substituting $1,000 $250 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

Summary: Tools to Educate All Children at Home Act or the TEACH Act This bill revises and temporarily increases the tax deduction for the expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers. Specifically, the deduction amount is increased from $250 to $1,000 in 2020 and 2021.
American Food Workers Protection Act

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of essential critical food and agriculture workers with respect to COVID–19, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Food Workers Protection Act 2. Identification of COVID–19 testing needs of critical food and agriculture workers (a) In general The Secretary of Agriculture shall— (1) adopt, for use by the Department of Agriculture in carrying out response efforts relating to, and operations during, the COVID–19 pandemic, the categorization of food and agriculture workers as essential critical infrastructure workers (2) coordinate with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support efforts of State and local governments to provide for— (A) priority testing of essential critical infrastructure workers (as such term is used in paragraph (1)) with respect to the COVID–19 pandemic; (B) priority access to personal protective equipment, sanitizers, nonmedical-grade facial coverings, and other health-related or protective supplies necessary to safely perform essential critical infrastructure work; and (C) ensure that the Federal agency responsible for the distribution of a vaccine for COVID–19 in the United States prioritizes essential critical infrastructure workers (as such term is used in paragraph (1)) for inoculation with that vaccine. (b) Application Nothing in this section requires the provision of priority testing or priority access to personal protective equipment for essential critical infrastructure workers (as such term is used in subsection (a)(1)) to be prioritized over the provision of that testing or access to personal protective equipment for other individuals who are identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or any other relevant Federal, State, or local agency as having a higher priority for that testing or access to personal protective equipment, including— (1) patients; (2) healthcare workers; and (3) first responders.

Summary: American Food Workers Protection Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to support state and local jurisdictions in providing (1) priority COVID-19 testing for essential critical food and agriculture workers; (2) priority access to personal protective equipment, sanitizers, face coverings, and other health-related or protective supplies necessary to safely perform essential critical infrastructure work; and (3) assurance that the federal agency responsible for the distribution of a vaccine for COVID-19 in the United States will prioritize essential critical food and agriculture workers for inoculation with the vaccine.
Ensuring Survivors Benefits during COVID-19 Act of 2020

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to secure medical opinions for veterans with service-connected disabilities who die from COVID–19 to determine whether their service-connected disabilities were the principal or contributory cases of death, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Survivors Benefits during COVID–19 Act of 2020 2. Medical opinions for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities who die of COVID–19 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall secure a medical opinion to determine if a service-connected disability was the principal or contributory cause of death of a veteran if each of the following criteria apply with respect to such death: (1) The veteran had one or more service-connected disabilities at the time of death. (2) The death certificate— (A) identifies Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) as the principal or contributory cause of death; and (B) does not clearly identify any of the service-connected disabilities as the principal or contributory cause of death. (3) An individual has filed a claim for benefits under chapter 13

Summary: Ensuring Survivors Benefits during COVID-19 Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to get a medical opinion to determine if a service-connected disability was the principal or contributory cause of death in situations where the death certificate of a veteran with a service-connected disability who has filed a claim for dependency and indemnity compensation (1) identifies COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) as the principal or contributory cause of death, and (2) does not clearly identify the service-connected disability as the principal or contributory cause of death.
Promoting Careers in Aviation for America’s Veterans Act of 2020

To provide that for taxable years beginning before 1980 the Federal income tax deductibility of flight training expenses shall be determined without regard to whether such expenses were reimbursed through certain veterans educational assistance allowances, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Careers in Aviation for America’s Veterans Act of 2020 2. Treatment of certain reimbursed flight training expenses (a) In general In the case of a taxable year beginning before January 1, 1980, the determination of whether a deduction is allowable under section 162(a) Public Law 97–35 (b) Statute of limitations If refund or credit of any overpayment of tax resulting from the application of subsection (a) is prevented at any time before the close of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act by the operation of any law or rule of law (including res judicata), refund or credit of such overpayment (to the extent attributable to the application of subsection (a)) may, nevertheless, be made or allowed if claim therefor is filed before the close of such 1-year period. 3. Use of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance benefits for private pilot certification courses Section 3034(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting and (2) by striking paragraph (2); and (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 4. National strategy to provide assistance to veterans pursuing careers in aviation The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall develop a national strategy for providing assistance to veterans in pursuing careers in aviation. Such strategy shall include— (1) an assessment of existing programs to develop methods and procedures of informing veterans of any benefits to which they may be entitled relating to the pursuit of a career in aviation; (2) a survey of existing private and public employment opportunities for veterans in the aviation industry; and (3) policy recommendations for providing assistance to veterans who are interested in pursuing careers in aviation. 5. Apportionment of funds for covered airports Section 47114(d)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (E) (i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall apportion $150,000 to a covered airport. (ii) Section 47106(a)(7) of this title shall not apply to funds apportioned under this subparagraph. (iii) In this subparagraph, the term covered airport (I) is a privately owned reliever airport; (II) is a public-use airport; and (III) is listed as having an unclassified status under the most recent national plan of integrated airport systems. .

Summary: Promoting Careers in Aviation for America's Veterans Act of 2020 This bill modifies the treatment of reimbursed flight training expenses for tax deduction purposes and in relation to educational assistance benefits for veterans.
Passports for Purple Hearts Act

To amend the Passport Act of 1920 to exempt from the collection of certain passport fees an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Passports for Purple Hearts Act 2. Exemption from certain passport fees of an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart Section 1 of the Act of June 1, 1920 ( 22 U.S.C. 214 Passport Act of 1920 (1) in subsection (a), in the third sentence, by inserting from an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart; or from an individual or individuals abroad (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) In this section, the term passport .

Summary: Passports for Purple Hearts Act This bill exempts Purple Heart recipients from fees associated with obtaining a passport.
Preventing SBA Assistance from Going to China Act

To prohibit certain business concerns from receiving assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing SBA Assistance from Going to China Act 2. Prohibition on affiliation with the People’s Republic of China (a) In general Section 3(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a) (10) Prohibition on affiliation with the people’s republic of china For purposes of this Act, a small business concern may not— (A) be headquartered in the People’s Republic of China; or (B) have more than 25 percent of the voting stock of the small business concern owned by affiliates that are citizens of the People’s Republic of China. . (b) Regulations and guidance The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall amend the regulations and guidance of the Administration, including sections 120.100, 120.110, and 121.105 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, to carry out the amendment made by this Act.

Summary: Preventing SBA Assistance from Going to China Act This bill prohibits the Small Business Administration from providing aid, counsel, or assistance to a small business concern that (1) is headquartered in China, or (2) has more than 25% of voting stock owned by citizens of China.
Informed Consent Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize any abortion or sterilization procedure performed without the informed consent of the person on whom such procedure is performed, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Informed Consent Act 2. Abortion and sterilization (a) In general Chapter 7 120. Abortion and sterilization without informed consent (a) Offense Whoever, under the circumstances described in subsection (b), knowingly performs an abortion or a sterilization procedure on a person without the informed consent of such person shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. (b) Circumstances described For purposes of subsection (a), the circumstances described in this subsection are that— (1) the defendant is an officer, employee, or contractor of the Federal Government; (2) the defendant is a recipient of Federal funds from the Secretary of Health and Human Services or a program administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; or (3) the conduct described in subsection (a) occurred in or affected interstate commerce. (c) Exception This section does not apply to an abortion or sterilization procedure that, on the basis of the physician's good faith clinical judgment, is necessary to save the life of an individual whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy or reproductive organs of the individual, or for which a delay will create serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 7 120. Abortion and sterilization without informed consent. .

Summary: Informed Consent Act This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly performing an abortion or sterilization procedure without obtaining informed consent, unless the procedure is necessary to save an individual's life or otherwise prevent substantial impairment of a major bodily function. An individual who performs these procedures absent informed consent is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both.
SNAP for Infant Care Act of 2020

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit the use of benefits to purchase diapering supplies for small children. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SNAP for Infant Care Act of 2020 2. Amendments Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012 (1) by inserting after subsection (g) the following: (g–1) Diapering supplies The term diapering supplies , and (2) in subsection (k) by inserting diapering supplies for a child not more that 3 years of age, of this subsection, 3. Effective date This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st month that begins not less than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: SNAP for Infant Care Act of 2020 This bill revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to permit the use of SNAP benefits to purchase diapering supplies (e.g., diapers, diaper wipes, and diaper cream) for children not more than three years of age.