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Fruits and Vegetables for Children During Pandemic Act of 2020

To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to increase pandemic EBT benefits for eligible children whose schools are closed to purchase fruits and vegetables they would have otherwise been able to receive in schools. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fruits and Vegetables for Children During Pandemic Act of 2020 2. Amendments Section 1101 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( Public Law 116–127 7 U.S.C. 2011 (1) in subsection (b) by inserting , and the daily equivalent of the monthly rate of $35 for the purchase of fruits and vegetables, days (2) in subsection (h)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (2) and (3) as subparagraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Fruits and vegetables The term fruits and vegetables 42 U.S.C. 1786 . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect September 4, 2020.

Summary: Fruits and Vegetables for Children During Pandemic Act of 2020 This bill increases emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits that were provided under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to households with children who would otherwise receive free or reduced-price school meals if their schools were not closed due to the COVID-19 (i.e. coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, the bill provides such households with a $35 monthly increase in SNAP benefits to purchase fruits and vegetables.
Trauma-Informed Investigation Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure that investigations of sexual misconduct by institutions of higher education are fair, trauma-informed, and evidence-based. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trauma-Informed Investigation Act 2. Program participation agreements Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(a) (30) The institution will ensure that any investigation of sexual harassment or other sexual misconduct carried out by the institution is a trauma-informed investigation that— (A) is equitable and timely; (B) is conducted in a manner that recognizes the emotional, behavioral, developmental, and legal challenges that can accompany trauma exposure; and (C) includes evidence-based procedures, informed by cognitive science, that are designed to identify, address, and minimize further trauma to victims. .

Summary: Trauma-Informed Investigation Act This bill requires institutions of higher education, in order to receive certain federal funds, to ensure that sexual harassment and sexual misconduct investigations are trauma informed. Specifically, these trauma-informed investigations must (1) be equitable and timely; (2) recognize the emotional, behavioral, developmental, and legal challenges related to trauma exposure; and (3) include evidence-based procedures to minimize further trauma to victims.
Accurate Reporting of Smoking Variants Act of 2020

To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure accurate and timely reporting of smoking variants through updating the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accurate Reporting of Smoking Variants Act of 2020 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 2,807 lung injuries and 68 confirmed deaths from vaping-related injuries. (2) According to the 2019 National Youth Tobacco Survey, over 5 million kids were reported to be currently using electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), or e-cigarettes. (3) Repeated prolonged exposure to aerosols founds in e-cigarettes and vaping devices pose considerable potential risk, the long-term health consequences of which also remain to be determined. 3. Ensuring accurate and timely reporting of smoking variants (a) Updating the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan Section 3001(c)(3)(A) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300jj–11(c)(3)(A) (ix) Strategies to enable, through the use of electronic health records, the accurate and timely collection and use of information on the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems, vaping, water pipes, and other variations of smoking in the same manner as, through such records, information on smoking is collected and used. . (b) Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a).

Summary: Accurate Reporting of Smoking Variants Act of 2020 This bill requires the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to include, in the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, relevant strategies to capture in electronic health records an individual's use of electronic cigarettes, vaping devices, or other smoking variants in the same manner as the use of traditional tobacco products is captured in such records. Currently, the collection of information about a patient's smoking status with respect to cigarettes or other traditional tobacco products is one of the measures used to determine meaningful use of electronic health records by health care providers.
SUPPLIES Act of 2020

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove direct sales of drugs near expiration during the COVID–19 emergency from the calculation of certain pricing metrics under the Medicaid program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Surplus Utilization of Pharmaceutical Products Leveraged In Emergency Scenarios Act of 2020 SUPPLIES Act of 2020 2. Removing direct sales of drugs near expiration during the COVID–19 emergency from the calculation of certain pricing metrics under the Medicaid program (a) In general Section 1927 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396r–8 (1) in subsection (c)(1)(C)— (A) in clause (i)— (i) in subclause (V), by striking and (ii) in subclause (VI), by striking the period and inserting ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (VII) any prices charged with respect to the direct sale by a manufacturer of a short-dated drug (as defined in clause (iv)) during the period beginning on the first day of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) and ending on the date that is 6 months after the last day of such emergency period. ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iv) Short-dated drug defined (I) In general For purposes of clause (i)(VII), the term short-dated drug (aa) of 1 year or greater, a drug expiring (as determined by the labeled expiration date) not later than 1 year after the date of sale of such drug; and (bb) of less than 1 year, a drug expiring (as determined by the labeled expiration date) not later than the end of the period beginning on the date of sale of such drug and ending on the date that is the number of days of the applicable shelf life of such drug after such date of sale. (II) Applicable shelf life The term applicable shelf life ; and (2) in subsection (k)(1)(B)— (A) in subclause (IV), by striking and (B) in subclause (V), by striking the period and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (VI) any prices described in subsection (c)(1)(C)(i)(VII). . (b) Outreach to manufacturers The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall notify drug manufacturers of the amendments made by subsection (a) through an electronic communication through MLN Connects or such other method as determined appropriate by the Secretary.

Summary: Surplus Utilization of Pharmaceutical Products Leveraged In Emergency Scenarios Act of 2020 or the SUPPLIES Act of 2020 This bill excludes certain short-dated drugs from rebate calculations under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill excludes from such calculations direct sales of drugs that (1) have a shelf life of one year or more and expire one year after the date of sale, or (2) have a shelf life of less than one year and expire after the same number of days as the shelf life following the date of sale.
To provide a bonus to any Federal employee excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018, and for other purposes.

To provide a bonus to any Federal employee excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018, and for other purposes. 1. Bonus for excepted Federal employees for December 22, 2018 shutdown (a) Bonuses for Federal employees (1) In general Subject to subsection (b), any employee of the United States Government excepted from furlough and working without pay during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018, shall receive a bonus for each day during that lapse that the employee reported to the employee’s duty station and performed the duties of the employee’s position. (2) Payment A bonus under this subsection shall be— (A) equal to 15 percent of the employee’s daily rate of pay (as determined under section 5504 of title 5, United States Code); and (B) paid on the same date that the employee receives backpay under section 1341(c) of title 31, United States Code, as added by the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, or as soon as practicable after that date. (3) Treatment of bonuses Any bonus paid under this subsection— (A) shall be subject to any limitation on total aggregate pay, including section 5307 of title 5, United States Code; and (B) is not part of the basic pay of an employee for any purpose. (b) Bonuses for members of the uniformed services (1) In general Any member of the uniformed services excepted from furlough and working without pay during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018, shall receive a bonus for each day during that lapse that the member reported to the duty station of the member and performed the duties of the member. (2) Payment A bonus under this subsection shall be— (A) equal to 15 percent of the daily rate of pay the member (as determined under chapter 3 (B) paid on the same date that the member receives backpay under section 1341(c) of title 31, United States Code, as added by the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, or as soon as practicable after that date. (3) Treatment of bonuses Any bonus paid under this subsection— (A) shall be subject to any limitation on total aggregate pay, including section 204(i)(1) of title 37, United States Code; and (B) is not part of the basic pay of a member for any purpose.

Summary: This bill provides a bonus to federal employees who were excepted from furlough and worked without pay during the lapse in FY2019 appropriations that began on December 22, 2018. For each day that an employee worked without pay, the bill provides a bonus equal to 15% of the employee's daily rate of pay.
Strengthening Mental Health Supports for BIPOC Communities Act

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reduce health inequities experienced by individuals who are members of historically racial and ethnic minority groups under State plans under the community mental health services block grant program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Mental Health Supports for BIPOC Communities Act 2. Reducing health inequities experienced by historically racial and ethnic minorities under State plans under community mental health services block grant program (a) In general Section 1942(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300x–52(a) (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (5); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) services provided by the State to adults with a serious mental illness and children with a serious emotional disturbance who are members of historically racial and ethnic minority groups, including— (A) the extent to which such services are provided to such adults and children; and (B) the outcomes experienced by such adults and children as a result of the provision of such services, including with respect to— (i) diversions from hospitalization and criminal justice system involvement; (ii) treatment for first episode psychosis or undefined psychosis; (iii) reductions in suicide and increased utilization of appropriate treatments and interventions for suicidal ideation; (iv) response through crisis services, including mobile crisis services; (v) treatment of individuals who are experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity and individuals residing in rural communities; and (vi) increased patient family and/or caregiver engagement and education on serious mental illness to reduce social stigma and promote healthy social support for patients; (3) any outreach by the State to, and the hiring of, providers from multiple disciplines (such as a psychologist, psychiatrist, peer support provider, social worker) of mental health services who are members of historically racial and ethnic minority groups; (4) any outreach by the State to providers from multiple disciplines of mental health services— (A) to provide training on culturally effective, culturally affirming, and linguistically competent services; and (B) to increase awareness of community-defined practices by practitioners of historically racial and ethnic minority groups; and . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to funding agreements entered into under section 1911 or 1921 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300x 42 U.S.C. 300x–21

Summary: Strengthening Mental Health Supports for BIPOC Communities Act This bill requires states and other jurisdictions that receive certain block grants for community mental health services and substance abuse prevention and treatment to report on services and outreach provided through those grants to members of racial and ethnic minority groups.
VA Mental Health Staffing Act

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a plan to address staffing of mental health providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Mental Health Staffing Act 2. Staffing improvement plan for mental health providers of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a plan to address staffing of mental health providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including filling any open positions. (b) Elements The plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An estimate of the number of positions for mental health providers of the Department that need to be filled to meet demand. (2) An identification of the steps that the Secretary will take to address mental health staffing for the Department. (3) A description of any region-specific hiring incentives to be used by the Secretary in consultation with the directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks and medical centers of the Department. (4) A description of any local retention or engagement incentives to be used by directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks. (5) Such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Secretary considers necessary to aid in addressing mental health staffing for the Department. (c) Report Not later than one year after the submittal of the plan required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report setting forth the number of mental health providers hired by the Department during the one-year period preceding the submittal of the report.

Summary: VA Mental Health Staffing Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to submit a plan to address the staffing of mental health providers at its facilities. Among other elements, the plan must address the filling of any open positions.
VA DATA Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts for statistical analyses and data evaluation. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Data Analytics and Technology Assistance Act VA DATA Act 2. Statistical analyses and data evaluation by Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Chapter 1 119. Contracting for statistical analyses and data evaluation (a) In general The Secretary may enter into a contract or other agreement with an academic institution or other qualified entity, as determined by the Secretary, to carry out statistical analyses and data evaluation as required of the Secretary by law. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary to enter into contracts or other agreements for statistical analyses and data evaluation under any other provision of law. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 119. Contracting for statistical analyses and data evaluation. .

Summary: VA Data Analytics and Technology Assistance Act or the VA DATA Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with academic institutions or other qualified entities to carry out any statistical analyses and data evaluation as required of the VA by law.
Pay our Homeland Heroes Act

To provide, in the event of a Government shutdown during fiscal year 2019, continuing appropriations to members and employees of the Coast Guard and law enforcement officers and custom and border protection officers within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay our Homeland Heroes Act 2. Continuing appropriations for Coast Guard and law enforcement officers and custom and border protection officers in the Department of Homeland Security (a) In general There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2019, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2019 are not in effect— (1) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to members and employees of the Coast Guard; and (2) such sums as are necessary to provide the salary and expenses of any law enforcement officer (as that term is defined in section 8401(17) of title 5, United States Code) or customs and border protection officer (as that term is defined in section 8401(36) of such title) within the Department of Homeland Security. (b) Availability Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to subsection (a) shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available in subsection (a). (2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose. (c) Backpay With respect to the period of a lapse in the appropriations described in subsection (a) beginning on or around December 22, 2018, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, compensation provided by this section shall be considered to be payments made in accordance with subsection (c) of section 1341 of title 31, United States Code, as added by the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019.

Summary: Pay our Homeland Heroes Act This bill provides FY2019 continuing appropriations for (1) the pay and allowances of members and employees of the U.S. Coast Guard, and (2) the salaries and expenses of law enforcement and customs and border protection officers within the Department of Homeland Security. The bill provides the continuing appropriations for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2019 are not in effect.
FTC Collaboration Act of 2020

To enhance cooperation between the Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General to combat unfair and deceptive practices, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FTC Collaboration Act of 2020 2. Unfair and deceptive practices cooperation study (a) In general (1) Study required Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall conduct a study on facilitating and refining existing efforts with State Attorneys General to prevent, publicize, and penalize frauds and scams being perpetrated on individuals in the United States. (2) Requirements of study In conducting the study, the Commission shall examine the following: (A) The roles and responsibilities of the Commission and State Attorneys General that best advance collaboration and consumer protection. (B) The policies, procedures, and mechanisms that facilitate cooperation and communications across the Commission. (C) How resources should be dedicated to best advance such collaboration and consumer protection. (D) The accountability mechanisms that should be implemented to promote collaboration and consumer protection. (3) Consultation and public comment In producing the study required in paragraph (1), the Commission shall— (A) consult with— (i) the National Association of State Attorneys General; (ii) public interest organizations dedicated to consumer protection; (iii) relevant private sector entities; and (iv) any other Federal or State agency that the Federal Trade Commission considers necessary; and (B) provide opportunity for public comment and advice relevant to the production of the study. (b) Report to congress Not later than 6 months after the completion of the study required pursuant to subsection (a), the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly available on the website of the Commission, a report that contains the following: (1) The results of the study. (2) Recommended best practices to enhance collaboration efforts between the Commission and State Attorneys General with respect to preventing, publicizing, and penalizing fraud and scams. (3) Quantifiable metrics by which enhanced collaboration can be measured. (4) Legislative recommendations, if any, to enhance collaboration efforts between the Commission and State Attorneys General to prevent, publicize, and penalize fraud and scams. (c) Commission defined In this section, the term Commission

Summary: FTC Collaboration Act of 2020 This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to study its efforts to work with state attorneys general to address fraud and scams, including procedures, such as accountability mechanisms, that would facilitate such collaboration. In the process, the FTC must consult with relevant organizations and provide an opportunity for public comment. The FTC must submit legislative recommendations based on the results of the study.