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Integrated Disability Evaluation System Accountability Act of 2020

To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a report on the implementation and application of the Integrated Disability Evaluation System. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Integrated Disability Evaluation System Accountability Act of 2020 2. Report on Integrated Disability Evaluation System (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of a study, conducted by the Secretary for the purposes of the report, of the implementation and application of the Integrated Disability Evaluation System. (b) Matters included The report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) All changes to policies and procedures applicable to the implementation of the Integrated Disability Evaluation System from the previous disability evaluation system. (2) The extent to which the Integrated Disability Evaluation System is the primary means of processing members of the Armed Forces through the disability evaluation system process. (3) The extent to which the military departments and the Defense Health Agency coordinate— (A) treatment of members of the Armed Forces; (B) referrals of members of the Armed Forces to a medical evaluation board; (C) appointing a convening authority and staffing a medical evaluation board; (D) the sharing of medical documentation with a medical evaluation board; (E) evaluations of members of the Armed Forces for initial or subsequent limited duty status; and (F) a medical evaluation board referral to a physical evaluation board. (4) The process for members of the Armed Forces to request an impartial medical review or rebut medical evaluation board findings. (5) The criteria a medical evaluation board convening authority applies when considering such requests under paragraph (4). (6) The average time to process Integrated Disability Evaluation System cases by both phase and stage (as defined in Department of Defense Manual 1332.18) for both the active component and reserve component.

Summary: Integrated Disability Evaluation System Accountability Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report on the implementation and application of the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (a joint DOD and Department of Veterans Affairs process to determine disability benefits for servicemembers).
Coronavirus Assistance for States Act

To provide for an enhanced Coronavirus relief fund, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coronavirus Assistance for States Act 2. Enhanced Coronavirus relief fund (a) In general Title VI of the Social Security Act (as added by section 5001 of Public Law 116–136 602. Enhanced Coronavirus relief fund (a) Appropriation Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for making payments to States and Tribal governments, $332,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. (b) Authority To make payments Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall pay each State and Tribal government the amount determined for the State or Tribal government, for fiscal year 2020 under subsection (c). (c) Payment amounts (1) In general The amount paid under this section for fiscal year 2020 to a State or Tribal government shall be the amount equal to the relative population proportion amount determined for the State or Tribal government under paragraph (2) for such fiscal year. (2) Relative population proportion defined For purposes of paragraph (1), the term relative population proportion (A) the population of the State or Indian Tribe; and (B) the total population of all States. (3) Data For purposes of this subsection, the population of the States and Indian Tribes shall be determined based on the most recent year for which data are available from the Bureau of the Census based on the American Community Survey. (d) Use of funds A State or Tribal government shall use the funds provided under a payment made under this section to cover those costs of the State or Tribal government, that— (1) are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19); (2) replace revenue lost as a result of the COVID-19 crisis; or (3) contribute to the economic recovery of the State or Indian Tribe from the COVID-19 crisis. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Indian tribe The term Indian Tribe 25 U.S.C. 5304(e) (2) Secretary The term Secretary (3) State The term State (4) Tribal government The term Tribal government . (b) Application of provisions Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2020 under section 602 of the Social Security Act (as added by subsection (a)) shall be subject to the requirements contained in Public Law 116–94 42 U.S.C. 254

Summary: Coronavirus Assistance for States Act This bill provides $332 billion to states and tribal governments affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic for FY2020. Such funds shall be paid to each state and tribal government within 30 days of this bill's enactment. The amount of the payment is proportional to population. A state or tribal government shall use the funds provided to cover those costs of such government that are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency, replace revenue lost as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, or contribute to the economic recovery of the state or tribe from such crisis.
To deauthorize a portion of the project for flood control and navigation, San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, California.

To deauthorize a portion of the project for flood control and navigation, San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, California. 1. San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, California The portion of the project for flood control and navigation, San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, California, authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 636), identified as SDR3 in the National Levee Database and consisting of a 785-foot-long segment of the right bank levee from Station 209+41.75 to its end at Station 217+26.75 as described in construction plans dated August 30, 1951, is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill deauthorizes a portion of the project for flood control and navigation for the San Diego River and Mission Bay in San Diego County, California.
Patriot Retention Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize certain retired members of the Armed Forces to be placed in the Ready Reserve and to receive retired pay and the pay and allowances for duty that member performs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patriot Retention Act 2. Authority to place certain retired members of the Armed Forces in the Ready Reserve; pay (a) Placement of certain members in the Ready Reserve Section 10145 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) (1) Under such regulations as the Secretary concerned may prescribe, a retired member of a regular component entitled to retired pay may be placed in the Ready Reserve if the Secretary concerned— (A) determines that the retired member has more than 20 years of creditable service in that regular component; and (B) makes a special finding that the member possesses a skill in which the Ready Reserve of the armed force concerned has a critical shortage of personnel. (2) The authority of the Secretary concerned under paragraph (1) may not be delegated— (A) to a civilian officer or employee of the military department concerned below the level of Assistant Secretary; or (B) to a member of the armed forces below the level of the lieutenant general or vice admiral in an armed force with responsibility for military personnel policy in that armed force. . (b) Pay for duties performed in the Ready Reserve in addition to retired pay Section 12316 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) A member placed in the Ready Reserve pursuant to section 10145(e) of this title may receive— (1) retired pay; and (2) the pay and allowances authorized by law for duty that member performs. ; and (2) in subsection (a), by striking subsection (b) subsections (b) and (c)

Summary: Patriot Retention Act This bill allows a retired service member who has more than 20 years of service, and who possesses a skill for which a critical shortage exists, to serve as paid member of the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces and to concurrently receive retired pay.
To amend the Small Business Act to expand eligibility for the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.

To amend the Small Business Act to expand eligibility for the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes. 1. Eligibility of covered entities for the paycheck protection program (a) In general Section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36) (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in clause (viii), by striking and (B) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (x) the term covered entity (I) financial businesses (as defined in section 120.110(b) of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations); and (II) legal gambling businesses (as described under section 120.110(g) of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations). ; and (2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting covered entity, veterans organization,

Summary: This bill expands eligibility for the Paycheck Protection Program, through which the Small Business Administration may temporarily guarantee certain loans to small businesses during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, to include (1) financial businesses primarily engaged in the business of lending, and (2) legal gambling businesses.
To amend the CARES Act to establish a loan program to provide liquidity to eligible lenders for the purpose of providing loans under the Paycheck Protection Program, and for other purposes.

To amend the CARES Act to establish a loan program to provide liquidity to eligible lenders for the purpose of providing loans under the Paycheck Protection Program, and for other purposes. 1. Loans to provide liquidity to the Paycheck Protection Program Section 1102 of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 (f) Loans To provide liquidity to the Paycheck Protection Program (1) In general The Secretary of the Treasury shall carry out a loan program to provide loans or a series of loans to eligible lenders in order to allow those lenders to extend covered loans under the Paycheck Protection Program. The Secretary is authorized to utilize the Federal Reserve System or other Federal agencies in carrying out this paragraph. (2) Amount of loans The amount of a loan provided under paragraph (1) shall be equal to the amount the eligible lender estimates will be required for the lender to extend covered loans under the Paycheck Protection Program for succeeding 15 days. (3) Segregation of loan funds An eligible lender receiving a loan under this section shall keep the loan amounts in a separate account from other operating accounts of the lender. (4) Funding There is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000,000 to the Secretary of the Treasury to carry out this subsection. (5) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Community development financial institution The term community development financial institution 12 U.S.C. 4702 (B) Eligible lenders The term eligible lenders (C) Insured credit union The term insured credit union (D) Insured depository institution The term insured depository institution (E) Paycheck Protection Program The term Paycheck Protection Program 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36) (F) Rural With respect to an area, the term rural (G) Rural bank The term rural bank (H) Small minority depository institution The term small minority depository institution (i) is a minority depository institution, as defined under section 308(b) of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 ( 12 U.S.C. 1463 (ii) has consolidated assets of less than $250,000,000. .

Summary: This bill requires, and provides funds for, the Department of the Treasury to establish a loan program that provides liquidity to community development financial institutions, small minority depository institutions, and rural banks participating in the Paycheck Protection Program created in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
Spectrum Coordination Act

To require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission to update the memorandum of understanding on spectrum coordination. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Spectrum Coordination Act 2. Update of memorandum of understanding on spectrum coordination between NTIA and FCC Not later than December 31, 2021, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission shall update the Memorandum of Understanding on Spectrum Coordination entered into in January 2003, to— (1) improve the process for resolving frequency allocation disputes in shared or adjacent bands to ensure that such disputes are resolved expeditiously and efficiently; and (2) ensure that spectrum is used or shared efficiently.

Summary: Spectrum Coordination Act This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission to update the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Spectrum Coordination to (1) improve the process for resolving frequency allocation disputes in shared or adjacent spectrum bands, and (2) ensure the efficient use or sharing of spectrum. The MOU formalizes the cooperative relationship between the two parties to ensure that spectrum policy decisions promote efficient use of spectrum consistent with both the economic interests and national security of the nation.
Public Transit Safety Program Improvement Act

To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the requirements of approval of an agency safety plan, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Transit Safety Program Improvement Act 2. Public transportation safety program Section 5329(d)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting within such recipient’s fiscal budget and after approval by a safety and health committee of the recipient consisting of frontline employee representatives (selected by the labor organization representing the majority of the frontline workforce employed by the recipient) and an equal number of employer or State representatives to the agency safety plan

Summary: Public Transit Safety Program Improvement Act This bill modifies requirements for approval of a public transportation agency safety plan to include a requirement that the safety and health committee of the recipient consisting of frontline employee representatives (selected by the labor organization representing the majority of the frontline workforce employed by the recipient) and an equal number of employer or state representatives approve the plan and any updates to the plan.
Taxpayer Accountability for Airlines Relief Act

To require air carriers receiving Federal loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to limit compensation paid to each executive to the amount of such executive’s 2019 salary until such loans are repaid, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Accountability for Airlines Relief Act 2. Limitation on compensation to air carrier executives (a) In general With respect to an air carrier receiving a Federal loan under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, until such time as the air carrier repays all of such loan, the air carrier may only pay compensation to an executive of the air carrier in an amount equal to or less than the amount of salary paid to the executive in 2019. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Air carrier The term air carrier (2) Executive With respect to an air carrier, the term executive

Summary: Taxpayer Accountability for Airlines Relief Act This bill requires air carriers receiving federal loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to limit compensation of certain executives until the air carrier repays such loans. Specifically, the bill prohibits such air carriers from paying its executives who earned a compensation of more than $425,00 in 2019 a salary that is greater than their 2019 salary.
Global Pandemic Planning Act

To require the President, after the World Health Organization declares a global pandemic, to report to the Congress on the status of Federal planning to respond to the pandemic. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Global Pandemic Planning Act 2. Report on Federal planning to respond to any declared pandemic Not later than 14 days after the date on which the World Health Organization declares any global pandemic, the President shall submit to the Congress a report on the status of Federal planning to respond to the pandemic, including with respect to— (1) the status of planning and logistics for the delivery of health care, including the equipment and medical supplies expected to be required to respond effectively to the pandemic, including with respect the capacity of the United States health care system to handle a surge in patients; and (2) any planned use or consideration of use of the authorities provided under the Defense Production Act of 1950.

Summary: Global Pandemic Planning Act This bill requires the President report to Congress within two weeks of a global pandemic declared by the World Health Organization concerning the status of federal planning for the response to the pandemic, including with respect to (1) planning and logistics for the delivery of health care, and (2) the use of authorities provided under the Defense Production Act of 1950. (This act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.)
NO PORK Act

To rescind the appropriation made for migration and refugee assistance in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and redirect the funds to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Negating Outlandish Pork in Our Reinvestment Kit Act NO PORK Act 2. Rescinding and redirecting appropriation for migration and refugee assistance in CARES Act (a) In general The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ( Public Law 116–136 (1) by striking the item in title XI of division B relating to Bilateral Economic Assistance—Department of State—Migration and Refugee Assistance (2) by inserting after the item in title VI of such division relating to Department of Homeland Security—Management Directorate—Operations and Support SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS U.S. Customs and Border Protection OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT For an additional amount for Operations and Support ; and (3) by inserting after the item inserted by paragraph (2) the following: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT For an additional amount for Operations and Support . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ( Public Law 116–136

Summary: Negating Outlandish Pork in Our Reinvestment Kit Act or the NO PORK Act This bill rescinds specified funding that was provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) for the Department of State's migration and refugee assistance programs. The bill also provides additional funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19.
CARE Act for Those Without Homes

To provide assistance under the Emergency Solutions Grants program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for responding to needs of those without homes, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CARE Act for Those Without Homes 2. Authorization of appropriations In addition to any other amounts made available for fiscal year 2020 for grants under the Emergency Solutions Grants program under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11371 3. Eligible activities (a) Additional activities In addition to eligible activities under section 415(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11374(a) (1) Costs of providing hotel or motel rooms for homeless individuals who are experiencing symptoms that may be related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 but who do not require hospitalization or for homeless individuals who are asymptomatic to support social distancing measures, or both. (2) Costs of providing handwashing stations and personal hygiene products, including hand sanitizer, soap, and personal protective equipment, for homeless individuals. (3) Costs of providing medical stations that are deployable healthcare facilities, similar to Federal Medicals Stations of the Department of Health and Human Services as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall provide, that can provide surge beds for homeless individuals to support healthcare systems that are impacted by the public health emergency referred to in section 2. (b) Treatment In applying subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11371

Summary: CARE Act for Those Without Homes This bill authorizes additional grants under the Emergency Solutions Grants program, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for states, local governments, and private nonprofit organizations to assist individuals and families experiencing a housing crisis or homelessness arising from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, recipients of these grants may, among other things, use such funds to provide (1) hotel or motel rooms for homeless individuals experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, and (2) deployable medical stations to provide surge beds for homeless individuals.
Recovery Rebates Improvement Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 2020 recovery rebates for individuals filing a joint return if one spouse satisfies the valid identification number requirement. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recovery Rebates Improvement Act 2. 2020 recovery rebates for individuals filing joint return (a) In general Section 6428(g) Public Law 113–136 (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) subject to paragraph (3), such individual’s valid identification number, and ; (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking paragraph (1)(C) paragraph (1)(B) (3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) Special rule for joint returns In the case of a joint return, an eligible individual satisfies paragraph (1)(A) by including on the return of tax for the taxable year either— (A) such individuals’ valid identification number, or (B) the valid identification number of such individual’s spouse. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 2201(a) of division A of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136

Summary: Recovery Rebates Improvement Act This bill provides that the valid identification number requirement for the 2020 recovery rebates is satisfied for married couples filing joint tax returns if one spouse provides a valid number.