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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6676 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for full repayment under 
National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program in case of 
a 5-year commitment, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2020 
Mr. RUSH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
full repayment under National Health Service Corps 
Loan Repayment Program in case of a 5-year commit-
ment, 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 ‘‘Creation of Opportuni-
ties for Medical Manpower in Underserved Neighborhoods 
by Indemnifying Tuition and Incentivizing Exceptional 
Service Act’’ or the ‘‘COMMUNITIES Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FULL REPAYMENT UNDER NATIONAL HEALTH 
SERVICE CORPS LOAN REPAYMENT PRO-
GRAM IN CASE OF 5-YEAR COMMITMENT. 
Section 338(g)(2) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 254l–1(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(C) FULL
REPAYMENT
IN
CASE
OF
5- 
YEAR COMMITMENT.—In the case of an indi-
vidual 
who, 
pursuant 
to 
subsection 
(f)(1)(B)(iv), agrees to serve for a period of ob-
ligated service equal to 5 years, the Secretary, 
for each such year of obligated service, shall 
pay (subject to the availability of appropria-
tions) on behalf of the individual the total 
amount owed by such individual for loans de-
scribed in paragraph (1), divided by 5.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6678 
To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to be appointed by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2020 
Mr. KELLER (for himself, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. LAM-
BORN, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. ABRAHAM, and Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsyl-
vania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to be 
appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
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 ‘‘Federal Prisons Ac-
countability Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Director of the Bureau of Prisons leads 
a law enforcement component of the Department of 
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apply with respect to grants awarded under such section 
during the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and end-
ing on December 31, 2021. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6679 
To amend the CARES Act to authorize the financing of inventory of American 
manufactured products by financial institutions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2020 
Mr. KELLY of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the CARES Act to authorize the financing of 
inventory of American manufactured products by finan-
cial institutions, 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. AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING OF INVENTORY 
OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS 
BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Coronavirus Aid, 
Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 
9071 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after section 9071 the following 
section: 
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‘‘SEC. 9072. AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING OF INVENTORY 
OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS 
BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, to preserve American manufacturers and their 
supply chain, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
provide financial assistance that shall exclusively be 
used for the financing of finished products manufac-
tured in the United States after 21 March 2020 by 
businesses of— 
‘‘(A) less than 2,000 employees; 
‘‘(B) which financing shall not be in excess 
of 110 percent of sales of the finished product 
based off the 12 months of sales prior to 21 
March 2020; and 
‘‘(C) which financing of American manu-
factured products that were produced in re-
sponse to COVID–19 pursuant to section 564 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) shall not be counted in 
the calculation of sales of the finished product 
in the 12 months of sales prior to 21 March 
2020.’’. 
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(e) DISCLOSURE OF RIGHTS.—Before the initial peer 
support counseling session of a peer support participant, 
a peer support specialist shall inform the peer support 
participant in writing of the confidentiality requirement 
under subsection (b) and the exceptions to the require-
ment under subsection (c). 
SEC. 3. BEST PRACTICES AND SUPPORT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FIRST
RESPONDER.—The term ‘‘first re-
sponder’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘public 
safety officer’’ in section 1204 of title I of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10284). 
(2) FIRST
RESPONDER
AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘first responder agency’’ means a Federal, State, 
local, or Tribal agency that employs or otherwise en-
gages the services of a first responder. 
(3) PEER SUPPORT COUNSELING PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘peer support counseling program’’ means 
a program provided by a first responder agency that 
provides counseling services from a peer support spe-
cialist to a first responder of the first responder 
agency. 
(4) PEER
SUPPORT
PARTICIPANT.—The term 
‘‘peer support participant’’ means a first responder 
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(C) shall have no affect on the eligibility of 
the institution to participate in a program par-
ticipation agreement under section 487(a) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1094) after the COVID–19 provisional program 
participation agreement under this subsection 
has expired or been discontinued. 
(9) 
GRANTS
TO
PARTICIPATING
INSTITU-
TIONS.—From the amounts authorized to be avail-
able, subject to appropriation, under subsection (j), 
the Secretary may award a grant to an eligible insti-
tution that enters into a COVID–19 provisional pro-
gram participation agreement under this subsection 
to carry out the requirements of such agreement and 
provide for the increased economic stability of such 
eligible institution. 
(10) REGULATORY
AUTHORITY.—Except as 
otherwise provided in this subsection, the Secretary 
shall have the same authority with respect to a 
COVID–19 provisional program participation agree-
ment under this subsection as the Secretary has 
with respect to a program participation agreement 
under subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of section 
487(c)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1099(c)(1)).
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6681 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for dependents 
to be taken into account in determining the amount of the 2020 recovery 
rebates. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2020 
Mr. KIND (for himself and Mrs. WALORSKI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
for dependents to be taken into account in determining 
the amount of the 2020 recovery rebates. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEPENDENTS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DE-
TERMINING AMOUNT OF 2020 RECOVERY RE-
BATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6428(a)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, as added by Public Law 116–136, 
is amended by striking ‘‘qualifying children (within the 
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meaning of section 24(c))’’ and inserting ‘‘dependents (as 
defined in section 152)’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 6428(g) 
of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘qualifying child’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘dependent’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in section 2201 
of division A of Public Law 116–136. 
SEC. 2. APPLICATION TO TAXPAYERS WITH RESPECT TO 
WHOM ADVANCE PAYMENT HAS ALREADY 
BEEN MADE. 
In the case of any taxpayer with respect to whom re-
fund or credit was made or allowed before the date of the 
enactment of this Act under section 6428(f)(3) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by Public Law 
116–136), section 6428(f) of such Code shall be applied 
separately with respect to the excess (if any) of— 
(1) the advance refund amount determined 
under section 6428(f)(2) of such Code after the ap-
plication of the amendments made by this subtitle, 
over 
(2) the amount of such refund or credit so 
made or allowed. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6682 
To provide for a waiver of the matching funds requirement for the farmers 
market and local food promotion program and value added producer 
grant program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2020 
Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire (for herself, Mr. FORTENBERRY, and Ms. 
PINGREE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To provide for a waiver of the matching funds requirement 
for the farmers market and local food promotion pro-
gram and value added producer grant program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT 
FOR THE FARMERS MARKET AND LOCAL 
FOOD PROMOTION PROGRAM AND VALUE 
ADDED PRODUCER GRANT PROGRAM. 
The matching funds requirement under paragraph 
(5)(E) or (6)(E) of section 210A(d) of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c(d)) shall not 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6685 
To provide for a matching funds waiver for formula grants and subgrants 
under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2020 
Mrs. MCBATH (for herself and Mr. CLINE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To provide for a matching funds waiver for formula grants 
and subgrants under the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act. 
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 Our Women 
and Waive Emergency Requirements Act’’ or the 
‘‘POWER Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MATCHING FUNDS WAIVER FOR FORMULA GRANTS 
AND SUBGRANTS UNDER THE FAMILY VIO-
LENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT. 
(a) WAIVER OF MATCHING FUNDS FOR AWARDED 
GRANTS AND SUBGRANTS.—At the request of a State (as 
defined in section 302 of the Family Violence Prevention 
and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10402)), the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall waive— 
(1) the non-Federal contributions requirement 
under subsection (c)(4) of section 306 of the Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
10406) with respect to the grants and subgrants 
awarded in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 to such State 
and the eligible entities within such State under 
such section or section 308 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
10408); and 
(2) the reporting requirements required under 
such subgrants and grants that relate to such non- 
Federal contributions requirement. 
(b) WAIVER
OF MATCHING FUNDS
FOR GRANTS 
AWARDED AFTER DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c)(4) of section 
306 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
Act (42 U.S.C. 10406) shall not apply to a qualified 
grant during the period of a public health emergency 
declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public 
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Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) resulting from 
the COVID-19 pandemic. 
(2) QUALIFIED GRANT DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘qualified grant’’ means a grant or 
subgrant awarded— 
(A) after the date of the enactment of this 
section; and 
(B) under section 306, 308, or 309 of the 
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act 
(42 U.S.C. 10406; 10408; 10409). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6686 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase access to accelerated 
postgraduate nursing programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2020 
Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase access 
to accelerated postgraduate nursing programs, 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 ‘‘Bringing Additional 
Nurses to the Fight Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ACCELERATED POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 831(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296p(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) developing, implementing, or expanding an 
accelerated postgraduate nursing program for indi-
viduals who— 
‘‘(A) have earned some credit pursuing a 
course of study in a nursing-related field (in-
cluding foundational science courses at the un-
dergraduate level) at an institution of higher 
education (as defined in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965) or a foreign in-
stitution of higher education; and 
‘‘(B) are citizens, nationals, or lawfully ad-
mitted permanent resident aliens of the United 
States.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
871 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 298d) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) ACCELERATED POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS.—In 
addition to amounts made available under paragraph (1), 
for the purpose of carrying out section 831(a)(3), there 
are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2020 through 2023.’’. 
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(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year 
after the date on which the first grant or contract is made 
under paragraph (3) of section 831(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296p(a)), as added by sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a 
report on— 
(1) the efficacy of the grants awarded under 
such paragraph in increasing the nursing workforce; 
(2) a list of the institutions of higher education 
that developed, implemented, or expanded an accel-
erated postgraduate nursing program using such a 
grant; and 
(3) the number of students enrolled in each 
such program. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 668 
To amend the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2018, to enable the payment of certain officers and employees of the 
United States whose employment is authorized under the Deferred Action 
for Childhood Arrivals program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 17, 2019 
Mrs. KIRKPATRICK
(for herself, Ms. BROWNLEY
of California, Mr. 
O’HALLERAN, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. STANTON, Mr. 
CISNEROS, Mr. CORREA, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. CLARK of Mas-
sachusetts, Ms. OMAR, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. 
HASTINGS, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, and Mr. SOTO) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appro-
priations Act, 2018, to enable the payment of certain 
officers and employees of the United States whose em-
ployment is authorized under the Deferred Action for 
Childhood Arrivals 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 ‘‘American Dream Em-
ployment Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. CERTAIN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE BENE-
FICIARIES OF DACA AUTHORIZED TO BE 
PAID. 
Section 704 of title VII of division E of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘eligible; or’’ and inserting ‘‘eli-
gible;’’; and 
(2) by striking the semicolon after ‘‘owes alle-
giance to the United States’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘; or (5) is a person who is employed by the 
House of Representatives or the Senate, and has 
been issued an employment authorization document 
under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals 
Program of the Secretary of Homeland Security, es-
tablished pursuant to the memorandum from the 
Secretary of Homeland Security entitled ‘Exercising 
Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals 
Who Came to the United States as Children’, dated 
June 15, 2012:’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6693 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow States to certify 
certain hospitals as necessary providers for purposes of designating such 
hospitals as critical access hospitals under the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2020 
Mr. THOMPSON of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow 
States to certify certain hospitals as necessary providers 
for purposes of designating such hospitals as critical 
access hospitals under the Medicare program. 
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 ‘‘Critical Access Hos-
pital Expansion Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 7. POWERS. 
(a) HEARINGS
AND SESSIONS.—The Commission 
may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, hold such 
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such 
testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission 
considers to be appropriate. 
(b) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any mem-
ber or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the 
Commission, take any action that the Commission is au-
thorized to take by this Act. 
(c) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commission 
may secure directly from any department or agency of the 
United States information necessary to enable the Com-
mission to carry out this Act. Upon request of the Chair 
of the Commission, the head of that department or agency 
shall furnish that information to the Commission. 
(d) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United 
States mails in the same manner and under the same con-
ditions as other departments and agencies of the United 
States. 
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon 
the request of the Commission, the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services shall provide to the Commission, on a reim-
bursable basis, the administrative support services nec-
essary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities 
under this Act.
SEC. 2. ALLOWING STATES TO CERTIFY CERTAIN HOS-
PITALS AS NECESSARY PROVIDERS FOR PUR-
POSES OF DESIGNATING SUCH HOSPITALS AS 
CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS UNDER THE 
MEDICARE PROGRAM. 
Section 1820(c)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–4(c)(2)(B)(i)(II)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘or on or after the date of the enactment of the 
Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act of 2020,’’ after 
‘‘2006,’’. 
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