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United States Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Review Act

To require a report on foreign investment in the pharmaceutical industry of the United States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Review Act 2. Report on foreign investment in pharmaceutical industry (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury acting through the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (in this section referred to as the Committee (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of— (A) the supply chain of the pharmaceutical industry of the United States and the effect of concentration and reliance on foreign manufacturing within that industry; (B) the effect of foreign investment in the pharmaceutical industry of the United States on domestic capacity to produce drugs and active and inactive ingredients of drugs; and (C) the effect of foreign investment in technologies or other products for sequencing or storage of DNA, including genome and exome analysis, in the United States, including the effect of such investment on the capacity to sequence or store DNA in the United States. (2) The number of reviews and investigations conducted by the Committee, in each of the 10 fiscal years preceding the year in which the study is conducted, with respect to covered transactions (as defined in section 721(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4565(a) (A) in the pharmaceutical industry of the United States; or (B) relating to the sequencing or storage of DNA in the United States. (3) A short description of each such review or investigation, including whether the transaction was approved or prohibited. (c) Authority The Federal Trade Commission shall have authority under section 6 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 46 (d) Publication The Federal Trade Commission shall publish an unclassified summary of the report required by subsection (a) on a publicly available internet website of the Commission. (e) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

Summary: United States Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Review Act This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to submit annually to Congress a report on foreign investment in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry. The report shall address, among other topics, the effect of the industry's reliance on foreign manufacturing.
A bill to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

To extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 1. Extension of chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program of the department of homeland security Section 5 of the Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–254 6 U.S.C. 621 July 23, 2020 July 25, 2027

Summary: This bill extends the Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program through July 25, 2027.
A bill to amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to authorize the interest rate to be used on a secured loan to be the interest rate for United States Treasury securities of a similar maturity on the date of first disbursement of the loan, and for other purposes.

To amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to authorize the interest rate to be used on a secured loan to be the interest rate for United States Treasury securities of a similar maturity on the date of first disbursement of the loan, and for other purposes. 1. Interest rate of secured loans (a) In general Section 5029(b)(4) of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 ( 33 U.S.C. 3908(b)(4) (1) by inserting the lesser of less than (2) by striking on the date on— (A) the date ; and (3) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (B) the date of the first disbursement of the secured loan. . (b) Applicability Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply to any secured loan (as defined in section 5022 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 ( 33 U.S.C. 3901 (1) a loan agreement has been entered into; but (2) no disbursement has been made.

Summary: This bill modifies statutory requirements related to the minimum interest rate for a secured loan provided under a federal program to help finance water infrastructure projects (i.e., the program established under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014). Specifically, the interest rate for such a loan shall not be less than the yield of U.S. Treasury securities of similar maturity to the loan, either on the date the loan agreement was executed or the date of the loan's first disbursement, whichever is lower. Currently, the statute only takes into consideration the yield of comparable U.S. Treasury securities on the execution date of the loan agreement.
A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to require news outlets that are agents of a foreign principal to provide adequate disclosure of their status.

To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to require news outlets that are agents of a foreign principal to provide adequate disclosure of their status. 1. Disclosure of status by news outlets that are agents of a foreign principal Section 4(b) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 614(b) It shall be unlawful for any news or press service or association, newspaper, magazine, periodical, or other publication that is an agent of a foreign principal and required to register under the provisions of this Act to fail to include in any transmission in the United States mails or any transmission made by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce (including a transmission by radio, television, or the internet) that is transmitted into the United States a conspicuous statement that the transmission is made by an agent of a foreign principal, and that additional information is on file with the Department of Justice, Washington, District of Columbia.

Summary: This bill requires a news outlet that is an agent of a foreign principal to provide certain disclosures. Specifically, any news outlet that is required to register as an agent of a foreign principal must include, in any transmission in or into the United States, that the transmission is made by an agent of a foreign principal and that additional infomation is on file with the Department of Justice.
PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act

To amend the Small Business Act to include hospitals serving rural areas or areas of persistent poverty in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act 2. Inclusion of critical care hospitals in the paycheck protection program (a) Eligibility of hospitals with more than one physical location Section 7(a)(36)(D)(iii) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)(iii) beginning with 72 beginning with 72 (or, in the case of a critical care hospital, is assigned a North American Industry Classification System code beginning with 62) (b) Waiver of affiliation rules Section 7(a)(36)(D)(iv)(I) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)(iv)(I) beginning with 72 beginning with 72 (or, in the case of a critical care hospital, is assigned a North American Industry Classification System code beginning with 62) (c) Critical care hospitals defined Section 7(a)(36)(D) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D) (vii) Critical care hospital defined In this subparagraph, the term critical care hospital (I) a hospital (as defined in section 1861(e) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(e) (aa) is located in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) in a rural area, as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(2)(D) (bb) is treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to section 1886(d)(8)(E) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(8)(E) (cc) for the most recent cost reporting period under section 1886(d) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d) 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(F) (II) a nonprofit or public critical access hospital, as defined in section 1861(mm)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm)(1) .

Summary: PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act This bill includes within the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), certain rural hospitals or hospitals serving low-income patients that are designated as critical care hospitals.
Coronavirus EGC Extension Act

To temporarily prevent emerging growth companies from losing their status during the COVID–19 pandemic, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coronavirus EGC Extension Act 2. Extension of emerging growth company designation (a) In general Any issuer that was an emerging growth company during the entire period beginning on March 13, 2020, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed an emerging growth company until the later of— (1) the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act; (2) the end of the incident period for the emergency declared by the President under section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5191(b) (3) the date on which the issuer would cease being an emerging growth company absent the application of this section. (b) Definitions In this section, the terms emerging growth company issuer 15 U.S.C. 78c

Summary: Coronavirus EGC Extension Act This bill extends the status of an issuer of securities as an emerging growth company. Specifically, these issuers will remain emerging growth companies until the later of one year after the date of enactment of this bill, the end of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency declaration period, and the date the issuer would otherwise cease being an emerging growth company. Emerging growth companies (in general, a newly public company with revenues below a specified threshold) are subject to reduced disclosure requirements, among other regulations.
Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow deductions and credits relating to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2019 2. Allowance of deductions and credits relating to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (a) In general Section 280E , unless such trade or business consists of marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2019 This bill exempts a trade or business that conducts marijuana sales in compliance with state law from a provision in the Internal Revenue Code that prohibits business-related tax credits or deductions for expenditures in connection with trafficking in controlled substances.
GAO Database Modernization Act

To amend chapter 8 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the GAO Database Modernization Act 2. Rules no longer in effect Section 801(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) For any rule submitted under subparagraph (A), if the Federal agency promulgating the rule, in whole or in part, revokes, suspends, replaces, amends, or otherwise makes the rule ineffective, or the rule is made ineffective for any other reason, the Federal agency shall submit to the Comptroller General a report containing— (i) the title of the rule; (ii) the Federal Register citation for the rule, if any; (iii) the date on which rule was submitted to the Comptroller General; and (iv) a description of the provisions of the rule that are being revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made ineffective. . (D) For any rule submitted under subparagraph (A), if the Federal agency promulgating the rule, in whole or in part, revokes, suspends, replaces, amends, or otherwise makes the rule ineffective, or the rule is made ineffective for any other reason, the Federal agency shall submit to the Comptroller General a report containing— (i) the title of the rule; (ii) the Federal Register citation for the rule, if any; (iii) the date on which rule was submitted to the Comptroller General; and (iv) a description of the provisions of the rule that are being revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made ineffective. . November 17, 2020 Reported with an amendment

Summary: GAO Database Modernization Act This bill requires federal agencies to report to the Government Accountability Office certain information about agency rules that are made ineffective due to an agency action or other reason.
Safeguarding Therapeutics Act of 2020

To establish authority to destroy counterfeit devices offered for import, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Therapeutics Act of 2020 2. Authority to destroy counterfeit devices (a) In general Section 801(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 381(a) (1) in the fourth sentence, by inserting or counterfeit device counterfeit drug (2) by striking The Secretary of the Treasury shall cause the destruction of liable for costs pursuant to subsection (c). The Secretary of the Treasury shall cause the destruction of any such article refused admission unless such article is exported, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, within 90 days of the date of notice of such refusal or within such additional time as may be permitted pursuant to such regulations, except that the Secretary of Health and Human Services may destroy, without the opportunity for export, any drug or device refused admission under this section, if such drug or device is valued at an amount that is $2,500 or less (or such higher amount as the Secretary of the Treasury may set by regulation pursuant to section 498(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1498(a)(1) (b) Definition Section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321(h) (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3) as clauses (A), (B), and (C), respectively; and (2) after making such redesignations— (A) by striking (h) The term (h)(1) The term (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) The term counterfeit device (3) For purposes of subparagraph (2)— (A) the term manufactured (B) the term manufacturer .

Summary: Safeguarding Therapeutics Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the Food and Drug Administration to destroy imported counterfeit medical devices.
A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments.

To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments. 1. Extension of coverage of coronavirus relief fund payments to tribal governments Section 601(d)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 801(d)(3) (or, in the case of a Tribal government, December 30, 2022) December 30, 2020

Summary: This bill extends through December 30, 2022, the coverage period for the Coronavirus Relief Fund to make payments to tribal governments for necessary expenditures incurred as a result of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
Loggers Relief Act

To establish a payment program for unexpected loss of markets and revenues to timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses due to the COVID–19 pandemic, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Loggers Relief Act 2. Payment program for timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Eligible entity The term eligible entity (2) Gross revenue The term gross revenue (3) Secretary The term Secretary (b) Payments The Secretary shall make payments in accordance with this section to eligible entities that, as a result of the COVID–19 pandemic, experienced a loss of not less than 10 percent in gross revenue during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on July 31, 2020, as compared to the gross revenue of the eligible entity during the same period in 2019. (c) Amount of payment The amount of a payment made to an eligible entity under subsection (b) shall be equal to 10 percent of the gross revenue of the eligible entity during the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on July 31, 2019. (d) Allowable use The Secretary shall only make a payment under subsection (b) to an eligible entity that certifies to the Secretary that the payment will be used only for operating expenses. (e) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the payments made under this section, including— (1) the identity of each recipient of a payment; and (2) the amount of each payment provided to each recipient described in paragraph (1). (f) Regulations (1) In general Except as otherwise provided in this section, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section. (2) Procedure The promulgation of regulations under, and administration of, this section shall be made without regard to— (A) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code; and (B) chapter 35 Paperwork Reduction Act (g) Funding There are appropriated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to make payments to eligible entities under this section.

Summary: Loggers Relief Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make payments to a timber harvesting business or timber hauling business that, as a result of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, experienced a loss of not less than 10% in gross revenue during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on July 31, 2020, as compared to its gross revenue during the same period in 2019. The amount of a payment made to an eligible entity shall be equal to 10% of the gross revenue of the business during the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on July 31, 2019. USDA shall make such a payment only to a business that certifies that the payment will be used only for operating expenses.
Ensuring Public Safety's Access to Airwaves Act of 2020

To require the Secretary of Commerce to identify a certain amount of Federal spectrum to be reallocated for mobile and fixed wireless broadband use, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Public Safety’s Access to Airwaves Act of 2020 2. Repeal of requirement to reallocate public safety spectrum (a) In general Section 6103 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 ( 47 U.S.C. 1413 (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents for the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–96 3. Availability of Federal spectrum (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term Assistant Secretary (2) the term broadband internet access service (3) the term Commission (4) the term Federal spectrum (5) the term Secretary (6) the term system of competitive bidding 47 U.S.C. 309(j) (b) Identification (1) In general Not later than December 31, 2020, and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, shall identify not less than 42 megahertz of Federal spectrum below the frequency of 10500 megahertz that shall be reallocated for the provision of private commercial mobile and fixed wireless broadband internet access service. (2) Considerations In making the identification required under paragraph (1), the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, shall consider, with respect to the reallocation described in that paragraph— (A) the need to preserve critical existing and planned capabilities of the Federal Government; (B) the impact of that reallocation on the existing capabilities of State, local, and tribal governments; (C) the international implications of that reallocation; (D) the need for appropriate enforcement mechanisms and authorities; and (E) the importance of the deployment of wireless broadband internet access service in rural areas of the United States. (3) Non-eligible spectrum The following spectrum shall be ineligible for the identification required under paragraph (1): (A) The bands of frequencies between 470 and 512 megahertz (commonly known as the T-Band spectrum (B) The frequencies with respect to which the Commission has granted a license to the First Responder Network Authority under section 6201 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 ( 47 U.S.C. 1421 (c) Auction Not later than December 31, 2021, the Commission shall— (1) reallocate the spectrum identified under subsection (b); and (2) begin a system of competitive bidding to grant new initial licenses for the use of the spectrum described in paragraph (1).

Summary: Ensuring Public Safety's Access to Airwaves Act of 2020 This bill repeals the requirement that the Federal Communications Commission reallocate designated spectrum currently used for public safety. Further, it requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, taking into account certain considerations, to identify a specified amount of federal spectrum that shall be reallocated for the provision of private commercial mobile and fixed wireless broadband internet access service.
Agricultural Security Risk Review Act

To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture as a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Security Risk Review Act 2. Membership of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Section 721(k)(2) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4565(k)(2) (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) through (J) as subparagraphs (I) through (K), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following: (H) The Secretary of Agriculture. .

Summary: Agricultural Security Risk Review Act This bill expands the membership of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to include the Secretary of Agriculture. The committee reviews the national security implications of certain foreign investments in U.S. businesses or real estate, including critical infrastructure or technologies.