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SEC. 2. RESEARCH ON UNITED STATES HEALTH CARE SYS-
TEM’S RESPONSE TO COVID–19. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Director of the Agen-
cy for Healthcare Research and Quality, shall conduct or 
support research related to the United States health care 
system’s response to COVID–19, including with respect 
to— 
(1) the expansion and efficacy of telehealth use, 
including— 
(A) identifying obstacles to access for vet-
erans, the elderly, and low-income communities; 
(B) evaluating and identifying potential 
gaps or other weaknesses that bear on racial 
and ethnic disparities in COVID–19 infection 
rates, severity of symptoms, and outcomes; 
(C) gaps in compliance with health care 
privacy and security rules; and 
(D) evaluate whether access to, or treat-
ment associated with, telemedicine and care de-
livered in different settings varied by racial and 
ethnic group; and 
(2) conducting and support rapid turnaround 
research to— 
(A) identify health care strategies that 
help mitigate racial and ethnic disparities in 
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COVID–19 infection rates, severity of symp-
toms, and outcomes; 
(B) identify health care-related factors 
contributing to such disparities racial and eth-
nic disparities in COVID–19 infection rates, 
hospitalizations, severity of disease, complica-
tions, and outcomes; 
(C) provide recommendations on ensuring 
equity in access to other health care interven-
tions, such as flu and pneumococcal pneumonia 
vaccination, that may be advanced to mitigate 
such disparities, going forward; 
(D) identify deficiencies in the health care 
system’s supply chain; and 
(E) shortfalls in the health care delivery 
planning, coordination, and capacity, including 
health care delivery to vulnerable communities. 
(b) PROTOCOLS ON COVID–19 DISPARITIES.—The 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality, shall coordinate cross-agency engagement with 
leaders from racial and ethnic minority groups and other 
populations disproportionately affected by COVID–19— 
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(1) to develop protocols that ensure these 
groups have timely access to safe and effective 
COVID–19 vaccines; and 
(2) to provide guidance on a COVID–19 vac-
cination strategy that takes into account racial and 
ethnic disparities in COVID–19 infection rates, se-
verity of symptoms, and health outcomes. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$121,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8069 
To prohibit the Secretaries of Commerce and of the Interior from issuing 
grants for the conservation of a species that is listed as endangered 
under a State law that is not consistent with certain Federal standards, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 18, 2020 
Mr. COOK (for himself and Mr. GOSAR) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretaries of Commerce and of the Interior 
from issuing grants for the conservation of a species 
that is listed as endangered under a State law that 
is not consistent with certain Federal standards, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Conservation 
Funds Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON CONSERVATION GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary 
of the Interior may only issue a grant for the conservation 
of a species or the habitat of a species that is listed as 
threatened or endangered under State law if— 
(1) such listing meets the requirements de-
scribed for listing a species in section 424.11(d) of 
title 50, Code of Federal Regulations; or 
(2) such species is listed as threatened or en-
dangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Commerce 
and the Secretary of the Interior shall require the recipi-
ent of any grant subject to subsection (a) to submit a cer-
tification that such recipient will not use funds received 
from such grant to conserve a species or the habitat of 
a species if such species does not meet the requirements 
described in such subsection. 
(c) MISUSE OF FUNDS.—A grant recipient that uses 
funds in a manner inconsistent with the certification de-
scribed in subsection (b) shall be required to return funds 
used in such manner to the Federal Government. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7664 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements 
relating to graduates of career and technical education 
programs or programs of study for small business devel-
opment centers and women’s business centers, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under sub-
section (b), the Administrator shall prioritize appli-
cations— 
(A) from eligible entities that represent a 
geographically diverse cross-section of the 
United States; 
(B) that include opportunities to build on 
existing Federal and non-Federal flood relief ef-
forts; 
(C) from eligible entities that have a flood 
safety plan approved by a levee maintaining 
agency; and 
(D) from eligible entities that have a local 
mitigation plan regarding hazard mitigation ap-
proved by the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. 
(f) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds awarded under this 
section may be used in the case of a flood for emer-
gency flood activities, including planning and pre-
paring to perform emergency flood activities, and to 
support ongoing administrative project maintenance. 
Emergency flood activities include prompt emer-
gency action to— 
(A) prevent levee failure; 
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natured alcohol, biofuels, or liquids with a flash 
point less than 140 degrees Fahrenheit; 
(2) that is a consumer product with a capacity 
of 5 gallons or less; and 
(3) that the manufacturer knows or reasonably 
should know is used by consumers for receiving, 
transporting, storing, and dispensing flammable liq-
uid fuels. 
(i) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section may not 
be interpreted to conflict with the Children’s Gasoline 
Burn Prevention Act (Public Law 110–278; 122 Stat. 
2602). 
SEC. 3. CHILDREN’S GASOLINE BURN PREVENTION ACT. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 2(c) of the Children’s 
Gasoline Burn Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 note; Pub-
lic Law 110–278) is amended by inserting after ‘‘for use 
by consumers’’ the following: ‘‘and any receptacle for gaso-
line, kerosene, or diesel fuel, including any spout, retrofit 
spout, cap, and other closure mechanism and component 
of such receptacle, produced or distributed for sale to or 
use by consumers for transport of, or refueling of internal 
combustion engines with, gasoline, kerosene, or diesel 
fuel’’. 
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(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this section. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8077 
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to allow certain participants 
in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 
children to elect to be issued a variety of types of milk, including 
whole milk, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 21, 2020 
Mr. KELLER (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to allow certain 
participants in the special supplemental nutrition pro-
gram for women, infants, and children to elect to be 
issued a variety of types of milk, including whole milk, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Giving Increased Vari-
ety to Ensure Milk Into the Lives of Kids Act’’ or the 
‘‘GIVE MILK Act’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 164 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 806 
[Report No. 116–207] 
A BILL 
To require compliant flame mitigation devices to be 
used on portable fuel containers for flammable 
liquid fuels, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8070 
To include the cost of print production of local print media in the paycheck 
protection program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 18, 2020 
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. PETERSON) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To include the cost of print production of local print media 
in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preserving Readership 
and Information of Newspapers for Tomorrow Act’’ or the 
‘‘PRINT Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF COST OF PRINT PRODUCTION OF 
LOCAL PRINT MEDIA IN THE PAYCHECK PRO-
TECTION PROGRAM. 
Section 7(a)(36)(F)(i) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(F)(i)) is amended— 
(1) in subclause (VI), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in subclause (VII), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
clause: 
‘‘(VIII) the cost of print produc-
tion of local print media for an eligi-
ble recipient assigned a North Amer-
ican Industry Classification System 
code beginning with 511110.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8072 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit an election official 
from transmitting a ballot to an individual by mail for an election 
for Federal office unless the official certifies to the chief State election 
official that the individual is eligible to vote in the election. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 18, 2020 
Mr. SMITH of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit 
an election official from transmitting a ballot to an indi-
vidual by mail for an election for Federal office unless 
the official certifies to the chief State election official 
that the individual is eligible to vote in the election. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Integrity of Our Elec-
tions Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITING TRANSMISSION BY MAIL OF BALLOTS 
FOR ELECTIONS TO INDIVIDUALS NOT CER-
TIFIED AS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN ELECTION. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 302 of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21082) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITING TRANSMISSION BY MAIL OF BAL-
LOTS FOR ELECTION TO INDIVIDUALS NOT CERTIFIED AS 
ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN ELECTION.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—An election official may 
not transmit a ballot to an individual by mail for an 
election for Federal office unless the official certifies 
to the chief State election official that the individual 
is eligible to vote in the election. 
‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall 
apply with respect to any election occurring after the 
date of the enactment of the Integrity of Our Elec-
tions Act.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 302(e) of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 21082(e)), as redesignated by sub-
section (a), is amended by striking ‘‘Each State’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (d), each 
State’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8074 
To provide for the issuance of a Veterans Health Care Stamp. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 21, 2020 
Mr. BURGESS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the issuance of a Veterans Health Care 
Stamp. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Health Care 
Stamp Act’’. 
SEC. 2. VETERANS HEALTH CARE STAMP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to afford a convenient 
way for members of the public to contribute to funding 
for the medical care and treatment of veterans, the United 
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States Postal Service shall provide for the issuance and 
sale of a special postage stamp which shall be known as 
the ‘‘Veterans Health Care Stamp’’. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The issuance and sale 
of the Veterans Health Care Stamp shall be governed by 
section 416 of title 39, United States Code (as last in ef-
fect, if expired), except that— 
(1) all amounts becoming available from the 
sale of the stamp shall be transferred to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs in accordance with section 
416(d) of such title; and 
(2) the stamp— 
(A) shall be issued in time for Veterans 
Day of each year; 
(B) shall bear such illustration, depiction, 
design, or other image as the United States 
Postal Service shall determine; and 
(C) shall not be subject to any numerical 
limitation under section 416(e)(1)(C) of such 
title. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8076 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive certain eligibility 
requirements for a veteran to receive per diem payments for domiciliary 
care at a State home, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 21, 2020 
Mr. GOLDEN (for himself, Mr. YOUNG, and Ms. PINGREE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive 
certain eligibility requirements for a veteran to receive 
per diem payments for domiciliary care at a State home, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘State Veterans Homes 
Domiciliary Care Flexibility Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR RECEIPT OF PER 
DIEM PAYMENTS FOR DOMICILIARY CARE AT 
STATE HOMES AND MODIFICATION OF ELIGI-
BILITY FOR SUCH PAYMENTS. 
(a) WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding 
section 1741 of title 38, United States Code (as amended 
by subsection (b)), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
modify section 51.51(b) of title 38, Code of Federal Regu-
lations (or successor regulations), to provide the Secretary 
the authority to waive the requirements under such section 
51.51(b) for a veteran to be eligible for per diem payments 
for domiciliary care at a State home if— 
(1) the veteran has met not fewer than four of 
the requirements set forth in such section; or 
(2) such waiver would be in the best interest of 
the veteran. 
(b) 
MODIFICATION
OF
ELIGIBILITY.—Section 
1741(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended, 
in the flush text following subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘in a Department facility’’ and inserting ‘‘under the laws 
administered by the Secretary’’. 
(c) STATE HOME DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘State home’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 101(19) of title 38, United States Code. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Most Americans, including most children 
and adolescents, consume on average only about half 
of the recommended amounts of dairy foods daily. 
(2) Milk is a source of many nutrients essential 
to health, and is the leading source of nine essential 
nutrients in the diets of children and adolescents, in-
cluding three nutrients of public health concern: vi-
tamin D, calcium, and potassium. 
(3) Dairy foods are associated with improved 
bone health, a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, a bene-
ficial or neutral effect on blood pressure, and may 
help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, coro-
nary heart disease, and stroke. 
(4) In a September 2019 report on beverage 
recommendations for early childhood, the Academy 
of Nutrition and Dietetics, American Academy of 
Pediatric Dentists, American Academy of Pediatrics, 
and the American Heart Association found that— 
(A) medical professionals are in agreement 
that whole milk is good for childhood develop-
ment; 
(B) skim and low-fat milk are rec-
ommended for young children; 
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(C) plant-based, non-dairy milks are not 
recommended for young children; and 
(D) an expert panel under the study recog-
nized that there has been recent research and 
discussion regarding the role of dairy fat in 
healthy dietary patterns but in the absence of 
clear evidence justifying a departure from cur-
rent recommendations, such expert panel chose 
to remain consistent with current guidance rec-
ommending whole milk for most children ages 
12 to 24 months and fat-free (skim) or low-fat 
(1 percent) milk for children ages 2 years and 
older. 
SEC. 3. WIC ELECTION FOR TYPE OF MILK. 
(a) ELECTION FOR TYPE OF MILK.—Section 17(f) 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (7 U.S.C. 1431(f)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(27) ELECTION FOR TYPE OF MILK.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, in the case of an indi-
vidual participating in the program authorized 
by this section who is issued milk by the Sec-
retary, such individual (or the parent or guard-
ian of such individual) may elect to be issued 
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nonfat milk, 1 percent low-fat milk, 2 percent 
reduced fat milk, or whole milk. 
‘‘(B) ELECTION.—The Secretary shall 
issue the type of milk elected by an individual 
under subparagraph (A) to such individual.’’. 
(b) REVISION OF REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall revise regulations in accordance with the 
amendments made by this section, including revision of 
section 246.10 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8078 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand premium processing 
for certain immigration benefits, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 21, 2020 
Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. CLEAVER, 
Mr. BUCK, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. RASKIN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand 
premium processing for certain immigration benefits, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Stopgap 
USCIS Stabilization Act’’. 
SECTION 2. EXPANSION OF PREMIUM PROCESSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 286(u) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(u)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
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‘‘(u) PREMIUM FEE
FOR CERTAIN IMMIGRATION 
BENEFIT REQUESTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security is authorized to establish and collect a pre-
mium fee for the immigration benefit requests de-
scribed in paragraph (2). Such fee shall be paid in 
addition to any other fees authorized by law, depos-
ited as offsetting receipts in the Immigration Exami-
nations Fee Account established under subsection 
(m), and used for the purposes described in para-
graph (4). 
‘‘(2) IMMIGRATION BENEFIT REQUESTS.—Sub-
ject to reasonable conditions or limitations, the Sec-
retary shall establish a premium fee under para-
graph (1) in connection with— 
‘‘(A) employment-based nonimmigrant pe-
titions and associated applications for depend-
ents of the beneficiaries of such petitions; 
‘‘(B) employment-based immigrant peti-
tions filed by or on behalf of aliens described in 
paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 203(b); 
‘‘(C) applications to change or extend non-
immigrant status; 
‘‘(D) applications for employment author-
ization; and 
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