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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each issuer required to file 
current reports under subsection (a) shall, in the 
event the World Health Organization declares a pan-
demic, file a report with the Commission containing 
a description of— 
‘‘(A) the risks and exposures to the issuer 
related to the pandemic, including risks to 
health and worker safety faced by the issuer’s 
employees and independent contractors; 
‘‘(B) the steps the issuer is taking to miti-
gate such risks and exposures, including meas-
ures to protect the workforce, including infor-
mation related to wages, healthcare, and leave; 
‘‘(C) a preliminary view on the effect the 
pandemic may have on the issuer’s business, 
solvency, and workforce; and 
‘‘(D) all other material information. 
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—Disclosures required under 
this subsection shall be updated when there are ma-
terial changes. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.—The 
Commission shall make each report filed to the 
Commission under paragraph (1) available to the 
public, including on the website of the Commis-
sion.’’. 
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(b) APPLICATION.—Section 13(t) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, as added by subsection (a), shall 
apply to a pandemic declared by the World Health Organi-
zation that is in existence on the date of enactment of 
this Act or that is declared after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6372 
To extend the deadline for States to meet the requirements of the REAL 
ID Act of 2005. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2020 
Mr. SUOZZI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To extend the deadline for States to meet the requirements 
of the REAL ID Act of 2005. 
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 ‘‘REAL ID Extension 
Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF COMPLIANCE DEADLINE. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall grant to 
States an extension until September 30, 2021, to meet the 
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requirements of section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 
(49 U.S.C. 30301 note; Public Law 109–13). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6373 
To increase the amount available under the Defense Production Act of 1950 
to respond to the coronavirus epidemic, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2020 
Mr. VARGAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To increase the amount available under the Defense Produc-
tion Act of 1950 to respond to the coronavirus epidemic, 
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. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATIONS.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise authorized to be appropriated, there is authorized 
to be appropriated in the aggregate $3,000,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2020 and 2021 to carry out titles I and III 
of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to produce medical 
ventilators, personal protection equipment, and other criti-
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cally needed medical supplies and to carry out any other 
actions necessary to respond to the COVID–19 emergency. 
(b) CARRYOVER FUNDS.—Section 304(e) of the De-
fense Production Act of 1950 shall not apply at the close 
of fiscal year 2020. 
(c) COVID–19 EMERGENCY.—In this Act, the term 
‘‘COVID–19 emergency’’ means the emergency declared 
on March 13, 2020, by the President under the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 4121 et seq.) relating to the Coronavirus Dis-
ease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. 
SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT; 
PUBLIC PORTAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than three months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and every three months 
thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
Secretary of Defense, and any other Federal department 
or agency that has utilized authority under title I or title 
III of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to respond to 
the COVID–19 emergency, shall submit a report to the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate— 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6375 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make 
disclosures related to supply chain disruption risk, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2020 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require 
issuers to make disclosures related to supply chain dis-
ruption risk, 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. DISCLOSURES RELATED TO SUPPLY CHAIN DIS-
RUPTION RISK. 
Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78m) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(s) DISCLOSURES RELATED TO SUPPLY CHAIN DIS-
RUPTION RISK.— 
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‘‘(I) the required beginning date 
with respect to any individual shall be 
determined without regard to this 
subparagraph for purposes of applying 
this paragraph for calendar years 
after 2020, and 
‘‘(II) if clause (ii) of subpara-
graph (B) applies, the 5-year period 
described in such clause shall be de-
termined without regard to calendar 
year 2020. 
‘‘(iii) AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED MAY BE 
REPAID.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Any indi-
vidual who receives a distribution re-
quired under this subsection may, at 
any time during the calendar year 
2020, make one or more contributions 
in an aggregate amount not to exceed 
the amount of such distribution to an 
eligible retirement plan of which such 
individual is a beneficiary and to 
which a rollover contribution of such 
distribution could be made under sec-
tion 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each issuer required to file 
an annual report under subsection (a) shall disclose 
in that report— 
‘‘(A) an identification of— 
‘‘(i) the risks in the issuer’s sourcing 
of goods, labor, services, and other supply 
chain related matters, including— 
‘‘(I) risks of dependency upon 
sole 
sourcing 
arrangements 
or 
sourcing concentrated in one geo-
graphic locality; 
‘‘(II) shipping risks; and 
‘‘(III) risks arising from natural 
disasters, pandemics, extreme weath-
er, armed conflicts, refugee and re-
lated disruptions, trade conflicts or 
disruptions, and labor wage, safety, 
and health care practices; and 
‘‘(ii) the impacts any risk or disrup-
tion identified in clause (i) would have on 
the issuer’s workforce, suppliers, and cus-
tomers; 
‘‘(B) the issuer’s business continuity or 
other contingency plans that will be imple-
mented in the case of a supply chain disruption 
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in order to mitigate such risks and impacts; 
and 
‘‘(C) all other material information. 
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—Disclosures required under 
this subsection shall be updated when there are ma-
terial changes.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6376 
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to exempt 
the reimbursement for certain travel to return to the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2020 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. NADLER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. 
HAYES, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. OMAR, Mr. SCHIFF, and Mr. ESPAILLAT) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 to exempt the reimbursement for certain travel 
to return to the United States, 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. EXEMPTION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR CER-
TAIN TRAVEL TO RETURN TO THE UNITED 
STATES. 
Section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(e) In the case of a communicable disease for which 
the Federal Government has issued a travel alert or travel 
warning, the reimbursement requirements under sub-
sections (b)(2)(A)(ii) and (d) shall not apply.’’. 
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(3) With respect to the air force of Ukraine, the 
following: 
(A) A capability development plan, with 
milestones, detailing the manner in which the 
United States will assist the Government of 
Ukraine in meeting the requirements referred to 
in subsection (a)(1)(B). 
(B) A plan for United States cooperation 
with third countries and international organiza-
tions that have the resources and ability to pro-
vide immediate assistance to the air force of 
Ukraine while maintaining interoperability with 
United States platforms to the extent feasible. 
(C) A plan to prioritize the provision of ex-
cess defense articles for the air force of Ukraine 
to the extent practicable during fiscal year 2023 
and the four succeeding fiscal years. 
(D) An assessment of the manner in which 
United States security assistance to the air force 
of Ukraine is in the national security interests 
of the United States. 
(4) An assessment of progress on defense institu-
tional reforms in Ukraine, including with respect to 
the navy and air force of Ukraine, during fiscal year
3216 
2020, which shall be known as the Chinquapin Wil-
derness. 
(4) ELKHORN RIDGE WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 
Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of 
Land Management in the State, comprising approxi-
mately 37 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Proposed Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness Addi-
tions’’ and dated October 24, 2019, which is incor-
porated in, and considered to be a part of, the Elk-
horn Ridge Wilderness, as designated by section 
6(d) of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 
120 Stat. 2070). 
(5) ENGLISH
RIDGE
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement in the State, comprising approximately 
6,204 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘English Ridge Wilderness—Proposed’’ and 
dated March 29, 2019, which shall be known as the 
English Ridge Wilderness. 
(6) HEADWATERS FOREST WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management in the State, comprising approximately 
4,360 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Headwaters Forest Wilderness—Proposed’’
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The strategy required by sub-
section (a) shall provide for an oversight framework 
for the efforts of the Department of Defense to pro-
mote, support, and enforce the policies and programs 
of the Department on sexual harassment. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The oversight framework re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) Long-term goals, objectives, and mile-
stones in connection with the policies and pro-
grams of the Department on sexual harassment. 
(B) Strategies to achieve the goals, objec-
tives, and milestones referred to in subparagraph 
(A). 
(C) Criteria for assessing progress toward 
the achievement of the goals, objectives, and mile-
stones referred to in subparagraph (A). 
(D) Criteria for assessing the effectiveness of 
the policies and programs of the Department on 
sexual harassment. 
(E) Mechanisms to ensure that adequate re-
sources are available to the Office to develop and 
discharge the oversight framework. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
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(D) The standardization of policies and 
guidance for School Liaison Officers between the 
Office of Special Needs of the Department of De-
fense and the military departments, and the effi-
cacy of such policies and guidance. 
(E) The improvements of family support 
programs of the Office of Special Needs, and of 
each military department, in light of the rec-
ommendations of the Comptroller General in the 
report entitled ‘‘DOD Should Improve Its Over-
sight of the Exceptional Family Member Pro-
gram’’, GAO–18–348. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In conducting the 
study, the Comptroller General shall develop rec-
ommendations on the following: 
(A) Improvements and enhancements to 
oversight and enforcement of compliance by local 
educational agencies with requirements for the 
provision of a free appropriate public education 
to military dependents with special needs. 
(B) Improvements to the policies of the Of-
fice of Special Needs, and of each military de-
partment, with respect to the standardization 
and efficacy of policies and programs for mili-
tary dependents with special needs.
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‘‘(C) report directly to the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The head of the Office shall— 
‘‘(A) exercise sanctions authorities delegated 
to the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) serve as the principal advisor to the 
senior management of the Department and the 
Secretary regarding the development and imple-
mentation of sanctions policy; 
‘‘(C) serve as the lead representative of the 
United States in diplomatic engagement on 
sanctions matters; 
‘‘(D) consult and closely coordinate with al-
lies and partners of the United States, including 
the United Kingdom, the European Union and 
member countries of the European Union, Can-
ada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and South 
Korea, to ensure the maximum effectiveness of 
sanctions imposed by the United States and such 
allies and partners; 
‘‘(E) serve as the coordinator for the devel-
opment and implementation of sanctions policy 
with respect to all activities, policies, and pro-
grams of all bureaus and offices of the Depart-
ment relating to the development and implemen-
tation of sanctions policy; and
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to obtain all of the information required by sub-
paragraph (B) to be included in a report re-
quired by subparagraph (A) by the date that is 
60 days after the discovery of a successful pene-
tration of a covered network of the contractor or 
subcontractor, the contractor or subcontractor 
shall— 
‘‘(i) include in the report all informa-
tion available as of that date; and 
‘‘(ii) provide to the Chief Information 
Officer the additional information required 
by subparagraph (B) as the information be-
comes available. 
‘‘(2) ACCESS TO EQUIPMENT AND INFORMATION 
BY
ADMINISTRATION
PERSONNEL.—Concurrent with 
the establishment of the procedures pursuant to sub-
section (a), the Administrator shall establish proce-
dures to be used if information owned by the Admin-
istration was in use during or at risk as a result of 
the successful penetration of a covered network— 
‘‘(A) in order to— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a penetration of a 
covered network of a management and oper-
ating contractor, enhance the access of per-
sonnel of the Administration to Govern-
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ABILITY OF CHILD CARE.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Sec-
retary of a military department shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the military installations under the 
jurisdiction of such Secretary with an extreme imbal-
ance between demand for child care and availability 
of child care. Each report shall include, for the mili-
tary department covered by such report, the following: 
(A) The name of the five installations of the 
military department experiencing the most ex-
treme imbalance between demand for child care 
and availability of child care. 
(B) For each installation named pursuant 
to subparagraph (A), the following: 
(i) An assessment whether civilian em-
ployees at child development centers at such 
installation have rates of pay and benefits 
that are competitive with other civilian em-
ployees on such installation and with the ci-
vilian labor pool in the vicinity of such in-
stallation. 
(ii) A description and assessment of 
various incentives to encourage military 
spouses to become providers under the Fam-
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(e) NOTIFICATION.—In providing each eligible covered 
beneficiary with an explanation of benefits, the Secretary 
shall notify the beneficiary of whether the medication that 
the beneficiary is prescribed is covered by the pilot program. 
(f) BRIEFING AND REPORTS.— 
(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
brief the congressional defense committees on the im-
plementation of the pilot program. 
(2) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the commencement of the pilot program, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the pilot program. 
(3) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 
2024, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the pilot program. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The report required by 
subparagraph (A) shall include the following: 
(i) The number of eligible covered bene-
ficiaries who participated in the pilot pro-
gram and an assessment of the satisfaction 
of such beneficiaries with the pilot program.
445 
‘‘SEC. 520A. DISCONTINUANCE OR INTERRUPTION IN THE 
PRODUCTION OF ESSENTIAL DEVICES DUR-
ING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES. 
‘‘(a) NOTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A manufacturer or contract 
terminal sterilizer of an essential device shall notify 
the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) in accordance with paragraph (3), 
when such manufacturer or sterilizer becomes 
aware of— 
‘‘(i) a permanent discontinuance in 
the manufacture of the device (except for 
a permanent discontinuance as a result of 
an approved modification of the device); 
‘‘(ii) an interruption in the manufac-
ture of the device that is likely to lead to 
a shortage or meaningful disruption in the 
supply of that device in the United States; 
or 
‘‘(iii) any other situation or cir-
cumstance that is likely to lead to a short-
age or meaningful disruption in the supply 
of that device in the United States; and 
‘‘(B) in accordance with paragraph (2)(C), 
of the reason for such discontinuance, interrup-
tion, or other situation or circumstance. 
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(d) RELATIONSHIP
TO
EXISTING
AUTHORITY.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, amend, 
supersede, or restrict in any manner any existing author-
ity of the Comptroller General. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; 
(E) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; 
(F) the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form of the House of Representatives; and 
(G) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
(2) 
COMPTROLLER
GENERAL.—The 
term 
‘‘Comptroller General’’ means the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States. 
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‘‘(4) The term ‘perfluorooctane sulfonate’ means 
perfluorooctane sulfonic acid or sulfonate (commonly 
referred to as ‘PFOS’) (Chemical Abstracts Service 
No. 1763–23–1) and the salts associated with 
perfluorooctane sulfonic acid or sulfonate (Chemical 
Abstracts Service Nos. 2795–39–3, 29457–72–5, 
56773–42–3, 29081–56–9, and 70225–14–8). 
‘‘(5) The term ‘perfluorooctanoic acid’ means 
perfluorooctanoic acid (commonly referred to as 
‘PFOA’) (Chemical Abstracts Service No. 335–67–1) 
and the salts associated with perfluorooctanoic acid 
(Chemical Abstracts Service Nos. 3825–26–1, 335–95– 
5, and 68141–02–6).’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION 
ACCOUNTS.—Section 2703 of such title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘environ-
mental’’; 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘to the Envi-
ronmental Restoration Account, Defense, or to any 
environmental restoration account of a military de-
partment,’’ and inserting ‘‘or transferred to an ac-
count established under subsection (a)’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
following:
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paragraph (1) from supply chain disruptions due to 
geopolitical, economic, and other vulnerabilities. 
(5) Evaluate the benefits of a robust domestic 
supply chain for providing strategic and critical min-
erals and metals to Department manufacturing sup-
ply chains in real time. 
(6) Evaluate the effects of the use of waivers by 
the Department of Defense Strategic Materials Protec-
tion Board on the domestic supply of strategic and 
critical minerals and metals. 
(7) Recommend policies and procedures for the 
Department to ensure a capability to secure strategic 
and critical minerals and metals necessary for emerg-
ing technologies such as anti-microbial products, min-
erals, and metals for use in medical equipment 
among other technologies. 
(8) Identify improvements required to the Na-
tional Defense Stockpile in order to ensure the De-
partment has access to the strategic and critical min-
erals and metals identified pursuant to paragraph 
(1). 
(9) Evaluate the domestic processing and manu-
facturing capacity needed to supply the Department 
with the strategic and critical minerals and metals