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SEC. 8. REPORTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the end of each 
fiscal year in the period of 10 fiscal years following the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Congress a report on the implementation of this 
Act and the results thereof. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) specify the number and types of incentives 
provided pursuant to this Act in each Health Enter-
prise Zone designated under section 2; 
(2) include evidence of the extent to which the 
incentives utilized by each Health Enterprise Zone 
have succeeded— 
(A) in attracting health care practitioners 
to practice in Health Enterprise Zones; 
(B) in reducing health disparities and im-
proving health outcomes in Health Enterprise 
Zones; and 
(C) in reducing health costs and hospital 
admissions and readmissions in Health Enter-
prise Zones. 
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) The term ‘‘Health Enterprise Zone’’ means 
an area designated under section 2 as a Health En-
terprise Zone. 
(2) The term ‘‘Health Enterprise Zone practi-
tioner’’ means a health care practitioner who— 
(A) is licensed or certified in accordance 
with applicable State law to treat patients in 
the respective Health Enterprise Zone; 
(B) provides— 
(i) primary care, which may include 
obstetrics, gynecological services, pediatric 
services, or geriatric services; 
(ii) behavioral health services, which 
may include mental health or substance 
use disorder services; or 
(iii) dental services; and 
(C) is a participating provider of services 
or supplier under the Medicare program under 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) or a participating provider 
under a State plan under title XIX of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.). 
(3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services. 
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SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
To carry out this Act, there is authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary for the period of 
10 fiscal years following the date of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 715 
To amend section 428 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to 
provide incentives to grantees under the Continuum of Care program 
to re-house all former members of the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2019 
Mr. STIVERS (for himself and Mrs. BEATTY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend section 428 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act to provide incentives to grantees under 
the Continuum of Care program to re-house all former 
members of the Armed Forces, 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 ‘‘Housing Our Military 
Servicemembers Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘HOMeS Act of 
2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCENTIVE FOR PROVEN STRATEGIES. 
Subsection (d) of section 428 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11386b(d)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and former servicemembers’’ before the semi-
colon at the end; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and former servicemembers’’ before the first 
comma; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) FORMER SERVICEMEMBER.—For purposes 
of this subsection, the term ‘former servicemember’ 
means a person who served in the active or inactive 
military, naval, or air service, and who was dis-
charged or released therefrom.’’. 
SEC. 3. STRATEGY TO END HOMELESS AMONG FORMER 
SERVICEMEMBERS. 
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall develop a strategy to identify and eliminate homeless-
ness among former servicemembers who are not eligible 
for the veterans affairs supported housing program under 
section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19); known as HUD–VASH) and 
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other housing programs of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs. Not later than the expiration of the 12-month pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Financial Services 
and Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
and Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate setting forth such 
strategy and a schedule for implementing such strategy. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7166 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing 
and infrastructure grants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2020 
Ms. FUDGE (for herself and Mr. WENSTRUP) 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 collegiate housing and infrastructure grants. 
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 ‘‘Collegiate Housing and 
Infrastructure Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS PERMITTED TO 
MAKE COLLEGIATE HOUSING AND INFRA-
STRUCTURE GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 501 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(s) TREATMENT OF ORGANIZATIONS MAKING COL-
LEGIATE HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT 
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(c)(3) and sections 170(c)(2)(B), 2055(a)(2), and 
2522(a)(2), an organization shall not fail to be 
treated as organized and operated exclusively for 
charitable or educational purposes solely because 
such organization makes collegiate housing and in-
frastructure grants to an organization described in 
subsection (c)(7) which applies the grant to its colle-
giate housing property. 
‘‘(2) 
HOUSING
AND
INFRASTRUCTURE 
GRANTS.—For purposes of paragraph (1), collegiate 
housing and infrastructure grants are grants to pro-
vide, improve, operate, or maintain collegiate hous-
ing property that may involve more than incidental 
social, recreational, or private purposes, so long as 
such grants are for purposes that would be permis-
sible for a dormitory or other residential facility of 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7167 
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
to add a pandemic as a potential cause of a fishery resource disaster. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2020 
Mr. GOLDEN (for himself and Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act to add a pandemic as a potential cause 
of a fishery resource disaster. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITTLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pandemic Fishery Dis-
aster Response Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES. 
Section 312(a)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation 
and 
Management 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1861a(a)(1)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting ‘‘;’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) a pandemic, as such term is defined by 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services.’’. 
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SEC. 2. CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM LOAN AMOUNT FOR 
FARMERS AND RANCHERS UNDER THE PAY-
CHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7(a)(36) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘During’’ and inserting 
‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph (T), during’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(T) CALCULATION
OF
MAXIMUM
LOAN 
AMOUNT FOR FARMERS AND RANCHERS.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION.—In this subpara-
graph, the term ‘covered recipient’ means 
an eligible recipient that— 
‘‘(I) operates as a sole propri-
etorship or as an independent con-
tractor, or is an eligible self-employed 
individual; 
‘‘(II) reports farm income or ex-
penses on a Schedule F (or any equiv-
alent successor schedule); and 
‘‘(III) was in business during the 
period beginning on February 15, 
2019, and ending on June 30, 2019. 
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or contracts entered into, or other activities carried out, 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) AFFILIATE.—The term ‘‘affiliate’’ refers to 
any entity that invokes the name of an institution of 
higher education in the byline of a publication, in-
cluding professors, lecturers, researchers, graduate 
students, and non-employee alumni. 
(2) ASSET.—The term ‘‘asset’’ includes stocks, 
bonds, retirement accounts, personal bank accounts, 
liabilities such as mortgages or real estate that 
produce income, and terms of agreement for future 
employment. 
(3) CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘contract’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 117(h) of the 
Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1011f(h)). 
(4) FOREIGN
SOURCE.—The term ‘‘foreign 
source’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
117(h) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1011f(h)). 
(5) GIFT.—The term ‘‘gift’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 117(h) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(h)). 
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(6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 
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‘‘(ii) NO EMPLOYEES.—With respect 
to covered recipient without employees, the 
maximum covered loan amount shall be the 
lesser of— 
‘‘(I) the sum of— 
‘‘(aa) the product obtained 
by multiplying— 
‘‘(AA) the gross income 
of the covered recipient in 
2019, as reported on a 
Schedule F (or any equiva-
lent 
successor 
schedule), 
that 
is 
not 
more 
than 
$100,000, divided by 12; 
and 
‘‘(BB) 2.5; and 
‘‘(bb) 
the 
outstanding 
amount of a loan under sub-
section (b)(2) that was made 
during the period beginning on 
January 31, 2020, and ending on 
April 3, 2020, that the borrower 
intends to refinance under the 
covered loan, not including any 
amount of any advance under the 
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‘‘(vi) the basis of any qualifying elec-
tric power transmission line property under 
section 48D.’’. 
(3) The table of sections for subpart E of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 48C the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 48D. Qualifying electric power transmission line credit.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
December 31, 2019. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7173 
To protect the status of lands held in trust for the benefit of federally 
recognized Indian Tribes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2020 
Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Ms. HAALAND) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To protect the status of lands held in trust for the benefit 
of federally recognized Indian Tribes, 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 ‘‘Tribal Reservation 
Pandemic Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION; RETROACTIVE EFFECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the 
date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, no Federal action shall— 
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(1) revoke the status of land held in trust for 
the benefit of a federally recognized Indian Tribe; 
(2) revoke a reservation proclamation; or 
(3) rescind a record of decision on which a trust 
status or reservation proclamation described in para-
graph (1) or (2), as applicable, has been established. 
(b) RETROACTIVE EFFECT.—Any Federal action de-
scribed in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) 
taken during the period beginning on the date that is 1 
year before the date of the enactment of this Act and end-
ing on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act shall have no force or effect. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7174 
To enhance protections of civilians during United States military operations, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2020 
Mr. KHANNA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To enhance protections of civilians during United States 
military operations, 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 ‘‘Protection of Civilians 
in Military Operations Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress— 
(1) to commend the Department of Defense for 
the measures it has implemented and is currently 
implementing to prevent, mitigate, track, investigate, 
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learn from, respond to, and report civilian casualties 
resulting from United States military operations; 
(2) to agree with the Department that civilian 
casualties are a tragic and unavoidable part of war, 
and to recognize that— 
(A) the Department endeavors to conduct 
all military operations in compliance with the 
international law of armed conflict and the laws 
of the United States, including distinction, pro-
portionality, and the requirement to take fea-
sible precautions in planning and conducting 
operations to reduce the risk of harm to civil-
ians and other protected persons and objects; 
and 
(B) the protection of civilians and other 
protected persons and objects, in addition to a 
legal obligation and a strategic interest, is a 
moral and ethical imperative; 
(3) that the Department has submitted to Con-
gress three successive annual reports on civilian cas-
ualties resulting from United States military oper-
ations for calendar years 2017, 2018, and 2019, and 
has updated reports as appropriate; and 
(4) to recognize the efforts of the Department, 
both in policy and in practice, to reduce the harm 
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loan that is not required to be re-
paid; or 
‘‘(II) $10,000,000. 
‘‘(iii) WITH
EMPLOYEES.—With re-
spect to a covered recipient with employ-
ees, the maximum covered loan amount 
shall be calculated using the formula de-
scribed in subparagraph (E), except that 
the gross income of the covered recipient 
described in clause (ii)(I)(aa)(AA) of this 
subparagraph, as divided by 12, shall be 
added to the sum calculated under sub-
paragraph (E)(i)(I). 
‘‘(iv) RECALCULATION.—A lender that 
made a covered loan to a covered recipient 
before the date of enactment of this sub-
paragraph may, at the request of the cov-
ered recipient— 
‘‘(I) recalculate the maximum 
loan amount applicable to that cov-
ered loan based on the formula de-
scribed in clause (ii) or (iii), as appli-
cable, if doing so would result in a 
larger covered loan amount; and 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7175 
To modify the calculation of the maximum loan amount for certain farmers 
and ranchers under the paycheck protection program of the Small Busi-
ness Administration, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2020 
Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. BRINDISI, and 
Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To modify the calculation of the maximum loan amount 
for certain farmers and ranchers under the paycheck 
protection program of the Small Business Administra-
tion, 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 ‘‘Paycheck Protection 
for Producers Act’’. 
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national securities exchange shall have each 
proposed change described in paragraph (1) ap-
proved by the Commission. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘applicable foreign issuer’’ means 
a foreign issuer— 
(A) that is required to file a covered form; 
and 
(B) for which, during the period covered 
by the filing described in subparagraph (A), a 
covered foreign public accounting firm has pre-
pared an audit report for the issuer; 
(2) the term ‘‘audit report’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 2(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley 
Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7201(a)); 
(3) the term ‘‘Board’’ means the Public Com-
pany Accounting Oversight Board; 
(4) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission; 
(5) the term ‘‘covered foreign public accounting 
firm’’ means a foreign public accounting firm that 
the Board is unable to inspect or investigate under 
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7201 et 
seq.) because of a position taken by an authority 
outside of the United States; 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7179 
To provide liability protection for covered providers during the COVID– 
19 outbreak, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2020 
Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. HARRIS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide liability protection for covered providers during 
the COVID–19 outbreak, 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 ‘‘Pandemic Liability 
Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY FOR COVERED PRO-
VIDERS IN CERTAIN CIVIL ACTIONS RELAT-
ING TO COVID–19. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), a covered provider who operated during a public 
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health emergency with respect to COVID–19 declared pur-
suant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d) shall not be liable under Federal or State 
law for any act or omission of such covered provider with 
respect to any harm arising from exposure to, or infection 
by, the virus that causes COVID–19. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply if 
the harm was caused by an act or omission constituting 
willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless 
misconduct, or a conscious flagrant indifference to the 
rights or safety of the individual harmed by the covered 
provider. 
(c) PREEMPTION.—This section preempts the laws of 
a State or any political subdivision of a State to the extent 
that such laws are inconsistent with this section, unless 
such laws provide greater protection from liability. 
(d) COVERED PROVIDER DEFINED.—In this Act, the 
term ‘‘covered provider’’ means any of the following: 
(1) A healthcare provider which includes a 
nursing home, health care clinic, pharmacy, hospital, 
outpatient center, blood donation center, and urgent 
care center. 
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(2) A food provider which includes an owner or 
operator of a farm, fishery, food processing plant, 
food packaging plant, restaurant, and grocery store. 
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