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Military PFAS Testing Disclosure Act

To direct the Secretary of Defense to publicly disclose the results of Department of Defense testing for per­fluo­ro­al­kyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military PFAS Testing Disclosure Act 2. Public disclosure of results of Department of Defense testing for per­fluo­ro­al­kyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (a) Public disclosure of pfas testing The Secretary of Defense shall publicly disclose the results of any testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly referred to as PFAS (1) all such testing results conducted by the Department of Defense; and (2) all such testing results conducted by a non-Department entity (including any Federal agency and any public or private entity) under contract by or pursuant to an agreement with the Department of Defense. (b) Nature of disclosure The Secretary of Defense may satisfy the disclosure requirement under subsection (a) by publishing the information, datasets, and results relating to the testing referred to in such subsection— (1) on the publicly available website established under section 331(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 (2) on another publicly available website of the Department of Defense; or (3) in the Federal Register. (c) Requirements The information required to be disclosed by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a) and published under subsection (b) shall— (1) constitute a record for the purposes of chapter 21, 29, 31, and 33 of title 44, United States Code; and (2) include any underlying datasets or additional information of interest to the public, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. (d) Local notification Prior to conducting any testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the managers of the public water system and the publicly owned treatment works serving the areas located immediately adjacent to the military installation where such testing is to occur notice in writing of the testing. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term formerly used defense site Environmental Restoration Account, Formerly Used Defense Sites (2) The term military installation (3) The term perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance (4) The term public water system 42 U.S.C. 300f(4) (5) The term treatment works 33 U.S.C. 1292(2)

Summary: Military PFAS Testing Disclosure Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to publicly disclose the results of any testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (i.e., PFAS) conducted on military installations or formerly used defense sites. Prior to conducting any testing for PFAS, DOD must also provide written notice to the managers of the public water system and the publicly owned treatment works serving the areas located immediately adjacent to the military installation where such testing is to occur.
American Flag Production Act of 2020

To require flags of the United States of America to be domestically made, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Flag Production Act of 2020 2. Requirement for Federal agencies to buy domestically made United States flags (a) Requirement for Federal agencies To buy domestically made United States flags (1) In general Chapter 63 6310. Requirement for Federal agencies to buy domestically made United States flags (a) Requirement Funds appropriated or otherwise available to a Federal agency may not be used for the procurement of any flag of the United States, unless such flag has been 100 percent manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that have been 100 percent produced or manufactured in the United States. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Federal agency The term Federal agency (2) United States The term United States . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 6310. Requirement for Federal agency to buy domestically made United States flags. . (b) Applicability Section 6310 of title 41, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall apply with respect to any procurement made or contract for on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Requirement for persons to buy domestically made United States flags (a) Requirement for persons To buy domestically made United States flags (1) In general Chapter 33 717. Requirement for persons to buy domestically made United States flags Whoever purchases a flag of the United States that has not been 100 percent manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that have been 100 percent produced or manufactured in the United States, shall be fined under this title $1,000 dollars. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 717. Requirement for persons to buy domestically made United States flags. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: American Flag Production Act of 2020 This bill subjects a person to a fine if the person purchases a U.S. flag that is not 100% domestically made. Federal agencies are prohibited from purchasing such a flag.
To amend the Small Business Act to provide that certain chambers of commerce and destination marketing organizations are eligible for loans under the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.

To amend the Small Business Act to provide that certain chambers of commerce and destination marketing organizations are eligible for loans under the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes. 1. Eligibility for chambers of commerce and destination marketing organizations for loans under the paycheck protection program Section 7(a)(36)(D) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D) (1) in clause (v), by inserting or whether an entity described in clause (vii) employs not more than 300 employees, clause (i)(I), (2) by adding at the end the following: (vii) Eligibility for certain chambers of commerce and destination marketing organizations (I) In general During the covered period— (aa) any chamber of commerce that is described in section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code shall be eligible to receive a covered loan if the chamber of commerce employs not more than 300 employees; and (bb) any destination marketing organization shall be eligible to receive a covered loan if the destination marketing organization employs not more than 300 employees and— (AA) is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code; or (BB) is a quasi-governmental entity or is a political subdivision of a State or local government, including any instrumentality of those entities. (II) Rule of construction Nothing in this clause shall be construed to provide eligibility for trade associations for covered loans. .

Summary: This bill expands the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to encompass chambers of commerce and certain destination marketing organizations with 300 or fewer employees.
To establish the Western Emergency Refined Petroleum Products Reserve.

To establish the Western Emergency Refined Petroleum Products Reserve. 1. Establishment of western emergency refined petroleum products reserve (a) Establishment The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, shall establish a reserve, to be known as the Western Emergency Refined Petroleum Products Reserve Reserve (b) Use of reserve In accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may make refined petroleum products stored in the Reserve available to other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and any other public entity determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense. (c) Location The Reserve shall— (1) be located in the western region of the United States; (2) utilize salt cavern storage; and (3) be in immediate proximity to existing pipeline, rail, and highway infrastructure.

Summary: This bill requires the Defense Logistics Agency to establish a Western Emergency Refined Petroleum Products Reserve to store refined petroleum products. The products may be made available to military and governmental entities during an emergency situation.
Grant's Law

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to detain any alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and is arrested for certain criminal offenses. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grant’s Law 2. Mandatory detention for certain aliens arrested for the commission of certain offenses Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1226(c)(1) (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking or (B) in subparagraph (D), by adding or (C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: (E) is— (i) determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be unlawfully present in the United States; and (ii) arrested for any offense described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) the conviction of which would render the alien inadmissible under section 212(a) or deportable under section 237(a), ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking The Attorney General (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary of Homeland Security ; (B) by striking the Attorney General the Secretary (C) by adding at the end the following: (B) Arrested but not convicted aliens The Secretary of Homeland Security may release any alien held pursuant to paragraph (1)(E) to the appropriate authority for any proceedings subsequent to the arrest. The Secretary shall resume custody of the alien during any period pending the final disposition of any such proceedings that the alien is not in the custody of such appropriate authority. If the alien is not convicted of the offense for which the alien was arrested, the Secretary shall continue to detain the alien until removal proceedings are completed. . 3. Expedited initiation of removal proceedings Section 239(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229(d) (3) In the case of any alien held pursuant to section 236(c)(1)(E), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall complete removal proceedings by not later than 90 days after such alien is detained. .

Summary: Grant's Law This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to detain any alien found to be unlawfully present in the United States and arrested for various crimes that would render the alien deportable or inadmissible. The bill transfers release authority from DOJ to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS may release the alien to an appropriate authority for proceedings related to the arrest, but DHS must resume custody for any period that the alien is not in such authority's custody. If the alien is not convicted of crimes for which the alien was arrested, DHS must continue to detain the alien until removal proceedings are completed. DHS must complete the removal proceedings within 90 days.
Military Child Educational Freedom Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand school choice opportunities for children of active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States. 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Military Child Educational Freedom Act 2. Special rule for home schools of active duty military (a) In general Section 530(b)(3) (D) Special rule for home schools of active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States For purposes of clauses (i) and (iii) of subparagraph (A), if either the taxpayer or the spouse of the taxpayer is serving on extended active duty (within the meaning of section 32(c)(4)) in the Armed Forces of the United States at the time the expense is incurred, the terms public, private, or religious school school . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Military Child Educational Freedom Act This bill modifies the requirements for tax-exempt Coverdell education savings accounts to permit members of the Armed Forces serving on extended active duty or their spouses to use the accounts for certain education expenses incurred in connection with a home school that provides elementary or secondary education. The home school must be treated under state law as a home school or a private school.
Protecting American Energy Production Act

To prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting American Energy Production Act 2. Protecting American energy production (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that States should maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and private lands. (b) Prohibition on declaration of a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless such moratorium is authorized by an Act of Congress.

Summary: Protecting American Energy Production Act This bill prohibits the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes the moratorium. The bill also expresses the sense of Congress that states should maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands.
Protecting Renters from Eviction and Fees Act of 2020

To provide a temporary moratorium on eviction filings, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Renters from Eviction and Fees Act of 2020 2. Eviction moratorium The CARES Act is amended by striking section 4024 ( 15 U.S.C. 9058 Public Law 116–136 4024. Temporary moratorium on eviction filings (a) Congressional findings The Congress finds that— (1) according to the 2018 American Community Survey, 36 percent of households in the United States—more than 43 million households—are renters; (2) in 2019 alone, renters in the United States paid $512 billion in rent; (3) according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, 20.8 million renters in the United States spent more than 30 percent of their incomes on housing in 2018 and 10.9 million renters spent more than 50 percent of their incomes on housing in the same year; (4) according to data from the Department of Labor, more than 40 million people have filed for unemployment since the COVID-19 pandemic began; (5) the impacts of the spread of COVID-19, which is now considered a global pandemic, are expected to negatively impact the incomes of potentially millions of renter households, making it difficult for them to pay their rent on time; and (6) evictions in the current environment would increase homelessness and housing instability, which would be counterproductive towards the public health goals of keeping individuals in their homes to the greatest extent possible. (b) Definitions For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Covered dwelling The term covered dwelling (A) pursuant to a residential lease; or (B) without a lease or with a lease terminable at will under State law. (2) Dwelling The term dwelling 42 U.S.C. 3602 42 U.S.C. 3603(b) (c) Moratorium During the 1-year period beginning on March 27, 2020, the lessor of a covered dwelling may not— (1) make, or cause to be made, any filing with the court of jurisdiction to initiate a legal action to recover possession of the covered dwelling from the tenant for nonpayment of rent or other fees or charges, or for reasons motivated wholly or in part by the nonpayment of rent or other fees or charges by the tenant; or (2) charge fees, penalties, or other charges to the tenant related to such nonpayment of rent. (d) Notice To vacate after moratorium expiration date After the expiration of the period described in subsection (c), the lessor of a covered dwelling may not require the tenant to vacate the covered dwelling by reason of nonpayment of rent or other fees or charges before the expiration of the 30-day period that begins upon the provision by the lessor to the tenant, after the expiration of the period described in subsection (c), of a notice to vacate the covered dwelling. .

Summary: Protecting Renters from Eviction and Fees Act of 2020 This bill expands the moratorium on evictions to include all tenants, as opposed to tenants of federally assisted properties, and extends the moratorium until March 27, 2021 (the current moratorium expires on July 25, 2020).
Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2020

To repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2020 2. Advancing United States global leadership Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b (1) by striking subsections (a) through (c); (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively; (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c), and moving such subsection after subsection (b), as so redesignated; (4) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) The Commission shall have the exclusive authority to approve or deny an application for the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of a facility to export natural gas from the United States to a foreign country or import natural gas from a foreign country, including an LNG terminal. Except as specifically provided in this Act, nothing in this Act is intended to affect otherwise applicable law related to any Federal agency’s authorities or responsibilities related to facilities to import or export natural gas, including LNG terminals. (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Nothing in this Act limits the authority of the President under the Constitution, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 50 U.S.C. 1601 42 U.S.C. 6271 50 U.S.C. App. 1 .

Summary: Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2020 This bill grants the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the authority to approve or deny applications for facilities, such as Liquefied Natural Gas terminals, to export natural gas from the United States to foreign countries or import natural gas from foreign countries.
Mandatory End to Needle Distribution in Our Neighborhoods Act

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out or support a program that distributes hypodermic needles or syringes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mandatory End to Needle Distribution in Our Neighborhoods Act 2. Prohibition on use of funds for hypodermic needles or syringes After the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may not use Federal funds to carry out or support a program that distributes a hypodermic needle or syringe to an individual for the use of an illegal drug. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed as applying with respect to the lawful use of a prescription drug.

Summary: Mandatory End to Needle Distribution in Our Neighborhoods Act This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from using federal funds to support needle exchange or syringe exchange programs. Historically, language in appropriations bills prohibited federal funds from being used to support these programs. However, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 authorized federal support for them under certain circumstances, provided no funds are used to purchase needles or syringes.
To temporarily extend participation in the 8(a) program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

To temporarily extend participation in the 8(a) program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. 1. Extension of participation in 8(a) The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall ensure that a small business concern participating in the program established under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637

Summary: This bill requires the Small Business Administration to allow any small business participating in its 8(a) Business Development program to extend participation by up to two years. The 8(a) Business Development program limits competition for certain government contracts to small businesses that participate in the program.
PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act

To prohibit the procurement by the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency of certain items containing a per­fluo­ro­al­kyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act 2. Restriction on procurement by defense logistics agency of certain items containing perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances (a) Prohibition The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency may not procure any covered item containing a perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered item (A) non-stick cookware or food service ware for use in galleys or dining facilities; (B) food packaging materials; (C) furniture or floor waxes; (D) carpeting, rugs, or upholstered furniture; (E) personal care items; (F) dental floss; and (G) sunscreen. (2) The term perfluoroalkyl substance (3) The term polyfluoroalkyl substance (c) Effective date This section shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act This bill prohibits the Defense Logistics Agency of the Department of Defense from procuring certain items, such as non-stick cookware or food service ware for use in galleys or dining facilities, containing a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS).
Voices for Veterans Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Voices for Veterans Act 2. Expansion of membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (a) Expansion of membership Subsection (a)(2)(A) of section 544 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in clause (iv), by striking and (2) in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by inserting after clause (v) the following new clauses: (vi) veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer . (b) Effective date Clause (vi) of section 544(a)(2)(A) of title 38, United States Code, shall apply to appointments made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Voices for Veterans Act This bill expands the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. Among other responsibilities, the committee advises the Department of Veterans Affairs on the administration of benefits and provision of health care, benefits, and services to minority veterans.