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Weir Farm National Historical Park Redesignation Act

To redesignate the Weir Farm National Historic Site in the State of Connecticut as the Weir Farm National Historical Park 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Weir Farm National Historical Park Redesignation Act 2. Weir Farm National Historical Park (a) In general The Weir Farm National Historic Site shall be known and designated as the Weir Farm National Historical Park (b) Amendments to the Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990 The Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 Public Law 101–485 (1) in section 2(2)— (A) by striking historic site historical park (B) by striking National Historic Site National Historical Park (2) in section 4— (A) in the heading, by striking Historic Site Historical Park (B) in subsection (a), by striking Historic Site Historical Park (C) by striking historic site historical park (3) in section 5, by striking historic site historical park (4) in section 6— (A) in the heading, by striking Historic Site Historical Park (B) by striking historic site historical park (c) References Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to the Weir Farm National Historic Site shall be considered to be a reference to the Weir Farm National Historical Park

Summary: Weir Farm National Historical Park Redesignation Act This bill redesignates the Weir Farm National Historic Site in Connecticut as the Weir Farm National Historical Park.
Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2020

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the time during which members of the Armed Forces serve on active duty for training qualifies for entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2020 2. Addition of other duty statuses to qualify for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program (a) Qualifying duty Section 3311(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (including (including other qualifying duty and (2) by striking (excluding (including other qualifying duty but excluding (3) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting or other qualifying duty active duty (b) Other qualifying duty defined Section 3301 of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3): (3) The term other qualifying duty (A) Duty under section 502 of title 32. (B) Duty for which a member is eligible to receive pay under section 204, 206, or 372 of title 37. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on August 1, 2021, and shall apply with respect to— (1) academic years beginning on or after August 1, 2021; and (2) service performed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Simplification of eligibility criteria for Department of Veterans Affairs Post-9/11 Educational Assistance (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 3301 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) The term active duty (A) Active duty as described in section 101(21)(A) of this title. (B) Active duty for training as described in section 101(22)(A), (C), and (E) of this title. (C) Active duty as defined in section 101(12) of title 32. (D) Full-time National Guard duty as defined in section 101(19) of title 32. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on August 1, 2021, and shall apply with respect to— (1) academic years beginning on or after August 1, 2021; and (2) service performed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2020 This bill expands eligibility for Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance. Specifically, the bill adjusts the type of service that entitles a member of the Armed Forces, reserves, or National Guard to such assistance. Under the bill, service by a reservist or National Guard member that is entitled to pay counts toward benefit eligibility. Such service includes training, active military service, inactive training, and general duty for which basic pay is warranted.
Determining Election Blunders And Correcting Logical Errors Act

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to evaluate the failures and total system breakdown of the 2020 Iowa caucuses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Determining Election Blunders And Correcting Logical Errors Act 2. GAO study on the failures and total system breakdown of the 2020 Iowa caucuses (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States (in this section referred to as the Comptroller General (1) mismanagement by State party leaders overseeing the 2020 Iowa caucuses; (2) the degree to which top-down decision making by the Democratic National Committee contributed to the failures of the 2020 Iowa caucuses; (3) whether actions by State party leaders and the Democratic National Committee contributed to cyber vulnerabilities in the technology employed for the 2020 Iowa caucuses; (4) the extent to which the 2020 Iowa caucuses have shaken the public’s faith and confidence in the Iowa election system; and (5) the potential dangers in changing election technology and methods from existing approaches. (b) Report Not later than 6 months after initiating the study required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study that sets forth the findings, conclusions, and recommendations, if any, of the study.

Summary: Determining Election Blunders And Correcting Logical Errors Act This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on the 2020 Iowa caucuses. The GAO must study topics including cyber vulnerabilities in election technology.
2020 ESOP Fairness Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain qualified over-the-counter securities to be treated as readily traded on an established securities market for the purpose of diversification requirements for employee stock ownership plans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 2020 ESOP Fairness Act 2. Certain securities treated as publicly traded (a) In general Paragraph (35) of section 401(a) (I) Rules relating to publicly traded securities For purposes of this paragraph— (i) In general The term publicly traded employer securities (ii) Special rule A security shall be treated as described in clause (i) if the security— (I) is the subject of priced quotations by at least 2 dealers, published and made continuously available on an interdealer quotation system (as such term is used in section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) which has made the request described in section 6(j) of such Act to be treated as an alternative trading system, (II) is not a penny stock (as defined by section 3(a)(51) of such Act), (III) is issued by a company which is not a shell company (as such term is used in section 4(d)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933) or a blank check company (as defined in section 7(b)(3) of such Act), and is not subject to bankruptcy proceedings, (IV) in the case of a security issued by a company incorporated in the United States, the issuer publishes, not less frequently than annually, financial statements audited by an independent auditor registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board established under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and (V) in the case of a security issued by a company incorporated outside of the United States, the issuer— (aa) is subject to the reporting requirements of sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m (bb) is subject to the reporting requirements of section 230.257 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or (cc) is exempt from such requirements under section 240.12g3–2(b) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, and has published all information which is required by such Act or Rule, as applicable, to be publicly available. . (b) Conforming amendment Subparagraph (G) of section 401(a)(35) (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: 2020 ESOP Fairness Act This bill allows certain over-the-counter securities to be treated as publicly traded employer securities for purposes of the diversification requirements for employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs).
A bill to provide for a safe to report policy relating to alleged instances of sexual assault involving members of the Armed Forces.

To provide for a safe to report policy relating to alleged instances of sexual assault involving members of the Armed Forces. 1. Safe to report policy applicable across the Armed Forces (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of Homeland Security, prescribe in regulations a safe to report policy described in subsection (b) that applies with respect to all members of the Armed Forces (including members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces) and cadets and midshipmen at the military service academies. (b) Safe To report policy The safe to report policy described in this subsection is a policy under which a member of the Armed Forces who is the alleged victim of sexual assault, but who may have committed minor collateral misconduct at or about the time of such sexual assault, or whose minor collateral misconduct is discovered only as a result of the investigation into such sexual assault, may report such sexual assault to proper authorities without fear or receipt of discipline in connection with such minor collateral misconduct absent aggravating circumstances that increase the gravity of the minor collateral misconduct or its impact on good order and discipline. (c) Minor collateral misconduct For purposes of the safe to report policy, minor collateral misconduct shall include any of the following: (1) Improper use or possession of alcohol. (2) Consensual intimate behavior (including adultery) or fraternization. (3) Presence in an off-limits area. (4) Such other misconduct as the Secretary of Defense shall specify in the regulations under subsection (a). (d) Aggravating circumstances The regulations under subsection (a) shall specify aggravating circumstances that increase the gravity of minor collateral misconduct or its impact on good order and discipline for purposes of the safe to report policy.

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Defense to establish a safe-to-report policy for members of the Armed Forces (including members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces) and cadets and midshipmen at the military service academies. The policy must generally allow an alleged victim of sexual assault to report the assault without fear or receipt of discipline for minor collateral misconduct.
Decentralized Wastewater Grant Act of 2020

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a decentralized wastewater grant program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Decentralized Wastewater Grant Act of 2020 2. Decentralized wastewater grant program (a) In general Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1281 222. Grants for construction, repair, or replacement of individual household decentralized wastewater treatment systems (a) Definition In this section, the term eligible individual (b) Grant program The Administrator shall establish a program to provide a grant to a qualified nonprofit organization, as determined by the Administrator, to provide a subgrant to an eligible individual— (1) for the construction, repair, or replacement of an individual household decentralized wastewater treatment system; (2) if the eligible individual resides in a household that could be cost-effectively connected to an available publicly owned treatment works, for the connection of the household of the eligible individual to the publicly owned treatment works; or (3) for the installation of a larger decentralized wastewater system designed to provide treatment for 2 or more households in which eligible individuals reside, if— (A) site conditions at the households are unsuitable for the installation of an individually owned decentralized wastewater system; (B) multiple examples of unsuitable site conditions exist in close geographic proximity to each other; and (C) a larger decentralized wastewater system could be cost-effectively installed. (c) Priority In awarding subgrants under this section, a qualified nonprofit organization that receives a grant under this section shall give priority to— (1) an eligible individual who does not have access to a functioning sanitary sewage disposal system; and (2) a group of eligible individuals that do not have access to a functioning sanitary sewage disposal system. (d) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a qualified nonprofit organization shall submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator may require. (e) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. . (b) Water pollution control revolving loan funds Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1383 (1) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (10), by adding and (B) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking ; and (C) by striking paragraph (12); and (2) by striking subsection (j). (c) No reporting requirement Section 4107 of the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–270

Summary: Decentralized Wastewater Grant Act of 2020 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program for decentralized wastewater treatment systems in households with certain incomes.
Blocking New Corporate Tax Giveaways Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that high-taxed amounts are excluded from tested income for purposes of determining global intangible low-taxed income only if such amounts would be foreign base company income or insurance income. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blocking New Corporate Tax Giveaways Act 2. Clarification of amounts excluded from tested income (a) In general Section 951A(c)(2)(A)(i)(III) (III) any gross income of such corporation— (aa) which, without regard to section 954(b)(4), is treated as foreign base company income (as defined in section 954) or insurance income (as defined in section 953), but (bb) which, after the application of section 954(b)(4), is not so treated, . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years of foreign corporations beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and to taxable years of United States shareholders in which or with which such taxable years of foreign corporations end.

Summary: Blocking New Corporate Tax Giveaways Act This bill modifies the global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) regime to provide that high-taxed amounts are excluded from tested income for purposes of determining GILTI only if such amounts are initially treated as foreign base company income or insurance income.
A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to use incentive payments available under the child support enforcement program to improve parent-child relationships, increase child support collections, and improve outcomes for children by supporting parenting time arrangements for noncustodial parents in uncontested agreements, and for other purposes.

To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to use incentive payments available under the child support enforcement program to improve parent-child relationships, increase child support collections, and improve outcomes for children by supporting parenting time arrangements for noncustodial parents in uncontested agreements, and for other purposes. 1. Expanding permitted uses of incentive payments Section 458 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 658a (1) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ; or (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: (2) to develop, implement, and evaluate procedures for establishing a parenting time arrangement when establishing an initial or modified child support order or a medical support order (including procedures for carrying out a parenting time arrangement made prior to the establishment or modification of any such order); or ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Definitions of parenting time arrangement and noncustodial parent (1) Parenting time arrangement For purposes of subsection (f)(2), the term parenting time arrangement (2) Noncustodial parent For purposes of paragraph (1), the term noncustodial parent .

Summary: This bill expands the use of federal incentive payments to states under the Child Support Enforcement Program to include establishing arrangements for how much time a child spends with each parent as agreed to by the parents under a child support or medical support order. Generally, the incentive payments program provides funding based on a state's performance measures related to (1) establishing paternity, (2) the number of cases with child support orders in place, (3) the collection of current and past-due support payments, and (4) cost-effectiveness.
Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act

To modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act 2. Authority to begin implementation of acquisition or relocation projects (a) Eligibility for Assistance for Initiated Projects (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an entity seeking assistance under a hazard mitigation assistance program shall be eligible to receive such assistance for a covered project if the entity— (A) complies with all other eligibility requirements of the hazard mitigation assistance program for acquisition or relocation projects, including extinguishing all incompatible encumbrances; and (B) complies with all Federal requirements for the project. (2) Costs incurred An entity seeking assistance under a hazard mitigation assistance program shall be responsible for any project costs incurred by the entity for a covered project if the covered project is not awarded, or is determined to be ineligible for, assistance. (b) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Covered project The term covered project (A) an acquisition or relocation project for which an entity began implementation prior to grant award under a hazard mitigation assistance program; and (B) a project for which an entity initiated planning or construction before or after requesting assistance for the project under a hazard mitigation assistance program qualifying for a categorical exemption under the National Environmental Policy Act. (2) Hazard mitigation assistance program The term hazard mitigation assistance program (A) the predisaster hazard mitigation grant program authorized under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5133 (B) the hazard mitigation grant program authorized under section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170c (C) the flood mitigation assistance program authorized under section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4104c (c) Applicability This section shall apply to funds appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act This bill makes an entity seeking assistance under a hazard mitigation assistance program eligible to receive such assistance for certain projects already in progress.
Linear Generator Parity Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include fuel cells using electromechanical processes for purposes of the energy tax credit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Linear Generator Parity Act 2. Including fuel cells using electromechanical processes for purposes of the energy tax credit (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 48(c) (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting or electromechanical electrochemical (2) in subparagraph (C)— (A) by inserting , or linear generator assembly, a fuel cell stack assembly (B) by striking electrochemical means electrochemical or electromechanical means without the use of rotating parts (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Linear Generator Parity Act This bill modifies the tax credit for investments in energy property to make qualified fuel cell property (certain fuel cell power plants) that uses an electromechanical process eligible for the credit.
Medical License Verification Act

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to verify whether a health care provider is licensed in good standing before issuing the provider a unique health identifier, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical License Verification Act 2. Requirement to verify that a health care provider is licensed in good standing before issuing a unique health identifier Section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320d–2(b) (3) Verification of license in good standing Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall establish and implement an automated system that enables the Secretary to verify whether a person described in section 1172(a)(3) who is an applicant for a unique health identifier and who claims in the application to be licensed in a State is actually licensed in that State and that such license is in good standing. Such verification shall be done before providing the applicant with such an identifier. .

Summary: Medical License Verification Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to implement an automated system to verify whether an applicant for a unique health identifier has a valid state license to practice in a health care profession before providing the applicant with such an identifier.