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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7795 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
ability of veterans to access and submit disability benefit 
questionnaire forms of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Benefits 
Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. PUBLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF DISABILITY 
BENEFIT QUESTIONNAIRE FORMS OF DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5101 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary shall publish in a central loca-
tion on the internet website of the Department disability 
benefit questionnaire forms, or such successor forms relat-
ing to non-Department medical providers submitting evi-
dence regarding a disability of a claimant. 
‘‘(2) Subject to section 6103 of this title, if the Sec-
retary updates a form described in paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(A) accept the previous version of the form 
filed by a claimant if— 
‘‘(i) the claimant provided to the non-De-
partment medical provider the previous version 
of the form before the date on which the up-
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for the individual, the spouse of such individual, 
and any dependent (as defined in section 152, 
determined 
without 
regard 
to 
subsections 
(b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B) thereof) of such 
individual.’’. 
(B) ROLLOVER.—Section 223(f)(5) of such 
Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) ROLLOVER GIFTS.—Notwithstanding 
the preceding provisions of this paragraph, an 
amount is described in this paragraph as a roll-
over contribution in the case of a taxable year 
beginning in 2020 and paragraph (2) shall not 
apply to any amount paid or distributed from 
a health savings account of a beneficiary to a 
health savings account of an individual who is 
not such beneficiary, the spouse of such bene-
ficiary, or any dependent (as defined in section 
152, determined without regard to subsections 
(b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B) thereof) of such 
beneficiary, to the extent— 
‘‘(i) the amount received is paid into 
the health savings account for the benefit 
of such individual not later than the 60th 
day after the day on which the account 
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dated version of the form was made available; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the claimant files the previous version 
of the form during the one-year period following 
the date the form was completed by the non- 
Department medical provider; 
‘‘(B) request from the claimant any other infor-
mation that the updated version of the form re-
quires; and 
‘‘(C) apply the laws and regulations required to 
adjudicate the claim as if the claimant filed the up-
dated version of the form. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary may waive any interagency ap-
proval process required to approve a modification to a dis-
ability benefit questionnaire form if such requirement only 
applies by reason of the forms being made public under 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) Not less frequently than once each year through 
2026, the Inspector General of the Department shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the findings of the Inspector 
General with respect to the use of the forms described in 
paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in section 
5101 of title 38, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), may be construed to require the Secretary of 
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Veterans Affairs to develop any new information tech-
nology system or otherwise require the Secretary to make 
any significant changes to the internet website of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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‘‘(iii) For purposes of removing names 
of ineligible voters from the official list of 
eligible voters by reason of citizenship sta-
tus, the State shall coordinate the comput-
erized list with records of courts which 
have recused individuals from serving on a 
jury on the grounds that the individuals 
are not citizens of the United States.’’. 
(b) REQUIRING NOTIFICATION BY COURTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT
DESCRIBED.—If a United 
States district court or a court of any State or local 
jurisdiction recuses an individual from serving on a 
jury on the grounds that the individual is not a cit-
izen of the United States, the court shall transmit 
a notice of the individual’s recusal— 
(A) to the chief State election official of 
the State in which the individual resides; and 
(B) to the Attorney General. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section— 
(A) the ‘‘chief State election official’’ of a 
State is the individual designated by the State 
under section 10 of the National Voter Reg-
istration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20509) to be 
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(2) ARCHER MSA.—Section 220(d)(2) of such 
Code, as amended by the preceding provisions of this 
section, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) ADDITIONAL
ALLOWABLE
MEDICAL 
EXPENSES FOR 2020.—For calendar year 2020, 
amounts paid for masks, testing supplies, pain 
relievers and fever reducing OTC products, and 
for child nutrition shall be treated as paid for 
medical care.’’. 
(3) FSA.—Section 106 of such Code, as 
amended by the preceding provisions of this section, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) ADDITIONAL ALLOWABLE MEDICAL EXPENSES 
FOR 2020.—For calendar year 2020, amounts paid for 
masks, testing supplies, pain relievers and fever reducing 
OTC products, and for child nutrition shall be treated as 
paid for medical care.’’. 
(i) INCREASE HSA AND MSA CONTRIBUTION LIMITS 
FOR 2020.— 
(1) HSA.—Section 223(b) of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) INCREASE IN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR 
2020.—In the case of any taxable year beginning in 
calendar year 2020, the amount allowed as a deduc-
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7798 
To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 relating to selection boards 
regarding performance evaluations of Foreign Service officers, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2020 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself and Ms. TITUS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 relating to selec-
tion boards regarding performance evaluations of Foreign 
Service officers, 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 ‘‘Promotion Accessi-
bility Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF GAP MEMORANDUM IN SE-
LECTION BOARD PROCESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 603 of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c)(1) A member of the Service or member of the 
Senior Foreign Service whose performance will be evalu-
ated by a selection board may submit to such selection 
board a gap memo in advance of such evaluation. 
‘‘(2) Members of a selection board may not consider 
as negative the submission of a gap memo by a member 
described in paragraph (1) when evaluating the perform-
ance of such member. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘gap memo’ means 
a written record, submitted to a selection board in a stand-
ard format established by the Director General of the For-
eign Service, which indicates and explains a gap in the 
record of a member of the Service or member of the Senior 
Foreign Service whose performance will be evaluated by 
such selection board, which gap is due to personal cir-
cumstances, including for health, family, or other reason 
as determined by the Director General in consultation with 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate.’’. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND GUIDANCE.— 
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(1) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector General of the Foreign Service shall consult 
with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate regarding the development 
of the gap memo under subsection (c) of section 603 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as added by sub-
section (a). 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘gap memo’’ has the meaning given such term in 
subsection (c) of section 603 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7799 
To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the ‘‘John 
R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway’’, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2020 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. NORTON, Mr. ADER-
HOLT, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. PALMER, Mrs. ROBY, 
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CARSON 
of Indiana, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. COURTNEY, 
Mr. COOPER, Mr. COX of California, Ms. DEAN, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. 
DEUTCH, Mr. EVANS, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. JACK-
SON LEE, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. 
KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KIL-
MER, Ms. MOORE, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. RUSH, Mr. WOODALL, Ms. WILSON of 
Florida, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. 
SHALALA, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 
VELA, Mr. WELCH, Mr. SOTO, Mr. CASE, Mr. CICILLINE, Mrs. DINGELL, 
Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. GARAMENDI, and Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Okla-
homa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Ala-
bama as the ‘‘John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway’’, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. RENAMING PORTION OF UNITED STATES 
ROUTE 80. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The portion of United States 
Route 80 from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama 
shall be known as the ‘‘John R. Lewis Voting Rights 
Highway’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the portion of United States Route 80 from 
Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama is deemed to 
be a reference to the ‘‘John R. Lewis Voting Rights High-
way’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 779 
To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under 
the National Labor Relations Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2019 
Mr. MOOLENAAR (for himself, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. COLE, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mr. 
GOSAR, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. 
AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. JOHNSON of South Da-
kota, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. YOUNG, and Mr. PETERSON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian 
lands under the National Labor Relations 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 ‘‘Tribal Labor Sov-
ereignty Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF EMPLOYER. 
Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 152) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or any In-
dian tribe, or any enterprise or institution owned 
and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its 
Indian lands,’’ after ‘‘subdivision thereof,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) The term ‘Indian tribe’ means any Indian 
tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group 
or community which is recognized as eligible for the 
special programs and services provided by the 
United States to Indians because of their status as 
Indians. 
‘‘(16) The term ‘Indian’ means any individual 
who is a member of an Indian tribe. 
‘‘(17) The term ‘Indian lands’ means— 
‘‘(A) all lands within the limits of any In-
dian reservation; 
‘‘(B) any lands title to which is either held 
in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
any Indian tribe or Indian or held by any In-
dian tribe or Indian subject to restriction by the 
United States against alienation; and 
‘‘(C) any lands in the State of Oklahoma 
that are within the boundaries of a former res-
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ervation (as defined by the Secretary of the In-
terior) of a federally recognized Indian tribe.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 77 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the issuance of national 
injunctions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. BIGGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the 
issuance of national injunctions, 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 ‘‘Injunctive Authority 
Clarification Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. ORDERS PURPORTING TO RESTRAIN ENFORCE-
MENT AGAINST NON-PARTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 155 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 2285. Orders purporting to restrain enforcement 
against non-parties 
‘‘No court of the United States (and no district court 
of the Virgin Islands, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Is-
lands) shall issue an order that purports to restrain the 
enforcement against a non-party of any statute, regula-
tion, order, or similar authority, unless the non-party is 
represented by a party acting in a representative capacity 
pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 155 of title 28, United States Code is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 2285 the 
following: 
‘‘2285. Orders purporting to restrain enforcement against non-parties.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7800 
To provide certainty for airport funding. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2020 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, and 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide certainty for airport funding. 
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 ‘‘Airport Infrastructure 
Readiness Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘AIR Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPORTION-
MENTS TO PRIMARY AIRPORTS. 
Section 47114(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
FISCAL
YEARS 
2022 AND 2023.—Notwithstanding subparagraph 
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(A) and the absence of scheduled passenger air-
craft service at an airport, the Secretary shall 
apportion in fiscal years 2022 and 2023 to the 
sponsor of the airport an amount based on the 
number of passenger boardings at the airport 
during whichever of the following years that 
would result in the highest apportioned amount: 
‘‘(i) Calendar year 2018. 
‘‘(ii) Calendar year 2019. 
‘‘(iii) The prior full calendar year 
prior to the current fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 3. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CONTRACT PROGRAM. 
Notwithstanding section 47124(d)(1)(B) of title 49, 
United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
not calculate a benefit-to-cost ratio with respect to an air 
traffic control tower participating in the Contract Tower 
Program on the basis of an annual aircraft traffic de-
crease in fiscal years 2020 and 2021. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7801 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants 
to State, local, and Tribal public health departments to train and equip 
Federal public health reserve corps personnel to assist with testing, 
contact tracing, and treatment of COVID–19, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2020 
Ms. FUDGE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Edu-
cation and Labor, Armed Services, and Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture, 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 direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
award grants to State, local, and Tribal public health 
departments to train and equip Federal public health 
reserve corps personnel to assist with testing, contact 
tracing, and treatment of COVID–19, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pandemic Community 
Reserve and Public Health Response Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO INCREASE FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH 
RESERVE CORPS PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall— 
(1) award grants to State, local, and Tribal 
public health departments to train and equip public 
health and medical personnel to serve as Federal 
public health reserve corps personnel to assist with 
testing, contact tracing, and treatment of COVID– 
19; 
(2) reactivate retired personnel of any such 
corps to assist with such testing, contact tracing, 
and treatment of COVID–19; and 
(3) in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, 
award grants to local workforce development boards 
established under section 107 of the Workforce In-
novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3122) to 
develop transition plans (including career exposure, 
career planning, and career pathways) and transfer-
able credits and certifications for Federal public 
health reserve corps personnel to pursue further 
service in a health-related career. 
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(H) payments made to independent con-
tractors, as reported on Form–1099 MISC; and 
(I) other ordinary and necessary business 
expenses, including— 
(i) settling existing debts owed to ven-
dors; 
(ii) maintenance expenses; 
(iii) administrative costs; 
(iv) taxes; 
(v) operating leases; 
(vi) insurance; and 
(vii) any other capital expenditure or 
expense required under any State, local, or 
Federal law or guideline related to social 
distancing. 
(3) PROHIBITED EXPENSES.—An eligible oper-
ator, promoter, producer, or talent representative 
may not use amounts received under a grant under 
this section— 
(A) to purchase real estate; 
(B) for payments of interest or principal 
on loans originated after February 15, 2020; 
(C) to invest or re-lend funds; 
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SEC. 3. IMPROVING HEALTH STATISTICS REPORTING WITH 
RESPECT TO INDIAN TRIBES. 
(a) TECHNICAL AID TO STATES AND LOCALITIES.— 
Section 306(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 242k(d)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, Indian Tribes, 
Tribal organizations, and epidemiology centers’’ after ‘‘ju-
risdictions’’. 
(b) COOPERATIVE HEALTH STATISTICS SYSTEM.— 
Section 306(e)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 242k(e)(3)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, Indian 
Tribes, Tribal organizations, and epidemiology centers’’ 
after ‘‘health agencies’’. 
(c) FEDERAL-STATE-TRIBAL COOPERATION.—Sec-
tion 306(f) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
242k(f)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘the Indian Health Service,’’ 
before ‘‘the Departments of Commerce’’; 
(2) by inserting a comma after ‘‘the Depart-
ments of Commerce and Labor’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘, Indian Tribes, Tribal organi-
zations, and epidemiology centers’’ after ‘‘State and 
local health departments and agencies’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘he shall’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Secretary shall’’. 
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