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of Law Enforcement Standards and Training and the 
Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agen-
cies), shall issue licensing standards for law enforcement 
officers based on best practices for law enforcement. Such 
licensing standards shall be reviewed and, if necessary, 
modified every 5 years. 
(b) FEDERAL LICENSING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, each Federal law 
enforcement officer shall be licensed in accordance 
with the licensing standards issued pursuant to sub-
section (a). 
(2) CONTINUING
EDUCATION.—Each Federal 
law enforcement officer who has received a license 
under paragraph (1) shall take annual continuing 
education classes on such topics as the Attorney 
General may require to maintain the license for a 
year. 
(3) FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘Federal law 
enforcement officer’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 115 of title 18, United States Code. 
(c) STATE LICENSING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, a State shall— 
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(A) have in effect a licensing system under 
which each State and local law enforcement of-
ficer shall be licensed in accordance with the li-
censing standards issued pursuant to subsection 
(a); and 
(B) have in effect a continuing education 
program that is substantially similar to the pro-
gram for Federal law enforcement officers 
under subsection (b)(2). 
(2) BYRNE.—If a State fails to comply with the 
requirement under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, 
the State shall be subject to a 50 percent reduction 
of the amount that would otherwise be awarded in 
the following fiscal year to that State under subpart 
1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et 
seq.). 
(3) REALLOCATION.—Amounts not allocated to 
a State for failure to comply with this subsection 
shall be reallocated to States that have complied in 
accordance with subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.). 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8361 
AN ACT 
To impose sanctions with respect to economic or industrial 
espionage by foreign adversarial companies, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8368 
AN ACT 
To establish a Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts 
in the Department of State, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8369 
AN ACT 
To provide for the expeditious delivery of defense articles 
and defense services for Israel and other matters. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(i) was employed in a public service 
job; and 
(ii) experiences an employment dis-
ruption with respect to the public service 
job and no longer is employed in a public 
service job. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), during 
the qualifying emergency, a monthly payment made by a 
qualifying individual pursuant to a repayment plan listed 
in section 455(m)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(1)(A)) (including a payment 
deemed under section 3513(c) of the Coronavirus Aid, Re-
lief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136) to 
have been made pursuant to such a repayment plan) shall 
be deemed to be a monthly payment made by an individual 
employed in a public service job for purposes of the public 
service loan forgiveness program under section 455(m) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)). 
(c) SPECIAL RULE.—Subsection (b) shall only apply 
to a qualifying individual who resumes employment in any 
public service job by the date that is 6 months after the 
last day of the qualifying emergency, except that any 
qualifying individual who, as a result of the application 
of subsection (b), would have completed the requirements 
for loan cancellation under section 455(m)(2) of the High-
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er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(2)) during 
the qualifying emergency, shall receive such loan cancella-
tion without any required resumption of public service job 
employment. 
(d) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education 
shall develop and make available guidance for qualifying 
individuals regarding the assistance available under this 
section, including a description of any documentation such 
an individual shall provide to the Secretary to confirm 
whether the individual’s lapse in employment meets the 
definition of employment disruption. 
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standing the preceding sentence, a law of a State or a 
political subdivision of a State that, as a condition of law-
fully making, transferring, using, possessing, or trans-
porting a firearm silencer in or affecting interstate or for-
eign commerce, imposes a tax on any such conduct, or a 
marking, recordkeeping or registration requirement with 
respect to the firearm silencer, shall have no force or ef-
fect.’’. 
SEC. 5. SILENCERS AND MUFFLERS NOT TO BE FEDERALLY 
REGULATED. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘(C) any fire-
arm muffler or firearm silencer; or (D)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘or (C)’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (24). 
(b) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of such title is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) by striking ‘‘, 
or is equipped with a firearm silencer or fire-
arm muffler’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘or is 
equipped with a firearm silencer or firearm 
muffler,’’; and 
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(2) RESERVATION
FOR
ASSISTANCE
TO
HOS-
PITALS
AND
HEALTH
FACILITIES.—The Secretary 
shall reserve $2,000,000,000 of the amount appro-
priated by paragraph (1) for assistance to hospitals 
and health facilities eligible for assistance under this 
section. 
(3) RESERVATION
FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE
EX-
PENSES.—The Secretary shall reserve 3 percent of 
the amount appropriated by paragraph (1) for ad-
ministrative expenses incurred in carrying out this 
section. 
(4) AVAILABILITY.—The amount appropriated 
in paragraph (1) shall remain available through De-
cember 31, 2021. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7759 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services to forgive the repayment, extend the 
timeline of repayment, and lower the interest rate of Medicare hospital 
accelerated payments made during the COVID–19 public health emer-
gency, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2020 
Mr. SMITH of Missouri (for himself, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mrs. MILLER, Mr. LONG, 
Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, 
and Mr. FORTENBERRY) 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 authorize 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to forgive 
the repayment, extend the timeline of repayment, and 
lower the interest rate of Medicare hospital accelerated 
payments made during the COVID–19 public health 
emergency, 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 ‘‘Saving Rural Hospitals 
from Closure Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING THE FORGIVENESS OF REPAYMENT, 
EXTENSION OF REPAYMENT, AND LOWERING 
OF INTEREST RATE OF MEDICARE HOSPITAL 
ACCELERATED 
PAYMENTS 
MADE 
DURING 
THE COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. 
Section 1815 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395g) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘subject to 
subsection (f)(5),’’ after ‘‘determination,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘subject to paragraph (5),’’ before ‘‘the Sec-
retary’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5)(A) Upon the request of a hospital, the 
Secretary may forgive the repayment, extend the 
timeline of repayment described in subparagraph 
(C)(i), and lower the interest rate of any accelerated 
payment within 30 days of receiving such request if 
such a hospital experiences significant financial 
hardship. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), ‘sig-
nificant financial hardship’ means, with respect to a 
hospital, the existence of a serious chance of closure, 
impending bankruptcy, large-scale layoffs, or any 
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other situation the Secretary determines appro-
priate.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 775 
To provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2019 
Mr. KING of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms 
accessories. 
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 ‘‘Silencers Help Us Save 
Hearing Act’’ or the ‘‘SHUSH Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EQUAL TREATMENT OF SILENCERS AND FIREARMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5845(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘(7) any 
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silencer’’ and all that follows through ‘‘; and (8)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘; and (7)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) TRANSFERS.—In the case of the tax im-
posed by section 5811 of such Code, the amendment 
made by this section shall apply with respect to 
transfers after October 22, 2015. 
SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SILENCERS. 
Section 5841 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) FIREARM SILENCERS.—A person acquiring or 
possessing a firearm silencer in accordance with Chapter 
44 of title 18, United States Code, shall be treated as 
meeting any registration and licensing requirements of the 
National Firearms Act (as in effect on the day before the 
date of the enactment of this subsection) with respect to 
such silencer.’’. 
SEC. 4. PREEMPTION OF CERTAIN STATE LAWS IN RELA-
TION TO FIREARM SILENCERS. 
Section 927 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Notwith-
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(2) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘or is 
equipped with a firearm silencer or muffler,’’. 
(c) CARRYING OF CONCEALED FIREARMS BY QUALI-
FIED
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS.—Section 
926B(e)(3) of such title is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (B). 
(d) CARRYING OF CONCEALED FIREARMS BY QUALI-
FIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.—Section 
926C(e)(1)(C) of such title is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(2) by striking clause (ii). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7760 
To make a supplemental appropriation for the COVID–19 Telehealth Program 
of the Federal Communications Commission for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2020. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2020 
Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mrs. NAPOLI-
TANO, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. COX of Cali-
fornia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To make a supplemental appropriation for the COVID–19 
Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications 
Commission for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2020. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR COVID– 
19 TELEHEALTH PROGRAM. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
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for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, for an ad-
ditional amount for ‘‘Federal Communications Commis-
sion—Salaries and Expenses’’, $200,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, to carry out the COVID–19 Tele-
health Program established in the Report and Order in 
the matter of COVID–19 Telehealth Program that was 
adopted by the Federal Communications Commission on 
March 31, 2020 (FCC 20–44). 
(b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—The amount appro-
priated by subsection (a) is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and shall be available 
only if the President subsequently so designates such 
amount and transmits such designation to the Congress. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7761 
To provide for student loan forgiveness for public service workers whose 
employment may have been affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 
(COVID–19) pandemic. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2020 
Mr. SWALWELL of California (for himself, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. CISNEROS, 
Mr. COOPER, Ms. DEAN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. HAYES, 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. MENG, Mr. 
MOULTON, Mr. ROUDA, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. TRAHAN, and Mr. VARGAS) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Labor 
A BILL 
To provide for student loan forgiveness for public service 
workers whose employment may have been affected by 
the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Access to 
Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the 
COVID–19 Pandemic Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EMPLOYMENT
DISRUPTION.—The term 
‘‘employment disruption’’ means a lapse in an indi-
vidual’s employment that is related to the novel 
coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID–19), such as a 
furlough or reduction in force by the employer or the 
individual’s resignation due to illness or family 
caregiving responsibilities. 
(2) PUBLIC SERVICE JOB.—The term ‘‘public 
service job’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 455(m)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)). 
(3) 
QUALIFYING
EMERGENCY.—The 
term 
‘‘qualifying emergency’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3502 of division A of the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act 
(Public Law 116–136). 
(4) 
QUALIFYING
INDIVIDUAL.—The 
term 
‘‘qualifying individual’’ means an individual who— 
(A) has a loan that qualifies for public 
service loan forgiveness under section 455(m) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087e(m)); and 
(B) during the qualifying emergency pe-
riod— 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8371 
AN ACT 
To make certain improvements in the laws administered by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7764 
To temporarily modify child nutrition programs due to COVID–19, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2020 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Ms. MOORE, Mr. NADLER, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. 
COOPER, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. 
ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. WELCH, and Ms. NORTON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To temporarily modify child nutrition programs due to 
COVID–19, 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 ‘‘Child Nutrition Relief 
Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. WAIVERS FOR SCHOOLS DUE TO COVID–19. 
(a) SCHOOL CLOSURES.—Section 2102(d) of the 
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 
note; Public Law 116–127) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘during a school closure’’ 
and inserting ‘‘through modified meal service 
models to achieve social distancing or during a 
school closure, including planned full or partial 
building closures,’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) that shall not terminate prior to August 
31, 2021.’’. 
(b) NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus 
Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116–127) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, 
and indenting appropriately; 
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘Notwith-
standing’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall provide 
guidance on serving hot meals under a waiver grant-
ed under this subsection.’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to— 
‘‘(1) establish or grant a waiver under this sec-
tion with respect to a qualified program described in 
subparagraph (A) through (C) of subsection (f)(1) 
shall expire on June 30, 2021; and 
‘‘(2) establish or grant a waiver under this sec-
tion with respect to a qualified program described in 
subparagraph (D) of subsection (f)(1) shall expire 
on August 31, 2021.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7765 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for a minimum 
annual cost-of-living increase for Social Security benefits, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2020 
Mr. WALBERG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide 
for a minimum annual cost-of-living increase for Social 
Security 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 ‘‘Certainty for Older 
Living Americans Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘COLA Act of 
2020’’. 
SEC. 2. COMPUTATION OF COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(i) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘with re-
spect to which the applicable increase percentage is 
greater than zero;’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (ii), in the matter fol-
lowing subclause (III), by striking ‘‘appli-
cable increase percentage’’ and inserting 
‘‘the increase percentage determined under 
clause (iv) for such year’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) The increase percentage determined under this 
clause for a year shall be the greater of— 
‘‘(I) the applicable increase percentage with re-
spect to a cost-of-living computation quarter in such 
year; or 
‘‘(II) the arithmetical mean of the increase per-
centages determined under this clause for each of 
the years in the 10-year period ending with the year 
before such year.’’; and 
(B) in the first sentence of subparagraph 
(D), by striking ‘‘and the percentage thereof’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, the percentage thereof, and the 
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increase percentage determined under subpara-
graph (A)(iv) for the following year’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to cost-of-living com-
putation quarters ending on or after September 30, 2020. 
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pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS