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SEC. 2. USED NUCLEAR FUEL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 
DEMONSTRATION, AND COMMERCIAL APPLI-
CATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct an 
advanced fuel cycle research, development, demonstration, 
and commercial application program that improves fuel 
cycle performance and supports a variety of options for 
used nuclear fuel storage, use, and disposal, including ad-
vanced nuclear reactor concepts, while minimizing envi-
ronmental and public health and safety impacts, includ-
ing— 
(1) dry cask storage; 
(2) consolidated interim storage; 
(3) deep geological storage and disposal, includ-
ing mined repository, and other technologies; 
(4) used nuclear fuel transportation; 
(5) integrated waste management systems; 
(6) vitrification; 
(7) fuel recycling and transmutation tech-
nologies, including advanced reprocessing tech-
nologies and plutonium uranium redox extraction 
technologies; 
(8) advanced materials to be used in para-
graphs (1) through (7); and 
(9) other areas as determined by the Secretary. 
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(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the program 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall— 
(1) ensure all activities and designs incorporate 
state of the art safeguards technologies and tech-
niques to reduce risk of proliferation; 
(2) consult with the Administrator of the Na-
tional Nuclear Security Administration to integrate 
safeguards and security by design; 
(3) consider the potential benefits and other im-
pacts of those activities for civilian nuclear applica-
tions, environmental health and safety, and national 
security, including consideration of public consent; 
and 
(4) consider the economic viability of all activi-
ties and designs. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out the program under this section— 
(1) $91,875,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
(2) $96,468,750 for fiscal year 2022; 
(3) $101,292,188 for fiscal year 2023; 
(4) $106,356,797 for fiscal year 2024; and 
(5) $111,674,637 for fiscal year 2025. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 825 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess 
the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Finger 
Lakes National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2019 
Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. TONKO, Mr. COLLINS 
of New York, Mr. MORELLE, and Ms. STEFANIK) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
study to assess the suitability and feasibility of desig-
nating certain land as the Finger Lakes National Herit-
age Area, 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 ‘‘Finger Lakes National 
Heritage Area Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8262 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a grant program for 
infrastructure improvement projects at transportation access points to 
facilitate or increase the use of transportation facilities by individuals 
with limited mobility. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself and Ms. MOORE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a grant 
program for infrastructure improvement projects at 
transportation access points to facilitate or increase the 
use of transportation facilities by individuals with limited 
mobility. 
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 ‘‘Accessible Transit For 
All Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘ATFA Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
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(2) PRIOR
APPLICANTS.—Any individual who 
applied for pandemic unemployment assistance 
under section 2102 of the Relief for Workers Af-
fected by Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of 
title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public Law 
116–136)) before the date of enactment of this Act 
and receives such assistance on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act shall submit documentation 
substantiating employment or self-employment or 
the planned commencement of employment or self- 
employment (as defined in such section 2102) not 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act or the individual will be ineligible to receive 
pandemic unemployment assistance under such sec-
tion 2102. 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Federal share of the costs of a project 
assisted with a grant under the Program may not 
exceed 80 percent. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may waive 
paragraph (1) if a public transportation agency dem-
onstrates, as determined by the Secretary, financial 
hardship. 
‘‘(3) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The non-Fed-
eral share of the costs of a project assisted with a 
grant under the Program may be derived in whole 
or in part from in-kind contributions. 
‘‘(g) PRIORITIZATION OF CERTAIN APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
prioritize applications from public transportation 
agencies that— 
‘‘(A) present projects described under sub-
section (d)(1) that would meet the requirements 
of title III of the Americans with Disabilities 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) if such 
transportation access point (in its entirety) 
were a public accommodation under such title; 
‘‘(B) are for projects in urbanized areas; 
and 
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‘‘(C) are for projects located in areas 
where there is no accessible transportation ac-
cess point within one mile of such point. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated 
to 
carry 
out 
this 
section 
$40,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2030. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds authorized to be 
appropriated under this section shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
‘‘(3) MINIMUM ALLOCATION AMOUNTS FOR PRI-
ORITY APPLICATIONS.—Not less than 75 percent of 
the total funds appropriated under this subsection 
shall be designated for projects under subsection (g). 
‘‘(i) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to limit a project from receiving 
a grant under this section for a project otherwise receiving 
Federal funds for associated transit improvement or cap-
ital projects. 
‘‘(j) EVALUATION REPORT.—A public transportation 
agency that receives funds under this section during a fis-
cal year shall submit to the Secretary a description and 
an evaluation report on a date specified by the Secretary 
regarding the progress such projects have made to make 
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transportation access points accessible to persons with 
limited mobility. 
‘‘(k) DEFINITION
OF
TRANSPORTATION
ACCESS 
POINT.—In this section, the term ‘transportation access 
point’ means a public transportation facility, including— 
‘‘(1) a ferry terminal; 
‘‘(2) a bus terminal; 
‘‘(3) a train, subway, or rail station; and 
‘‘(4) any other similar fixed rail infrastructure 
used by passengers to embark and disembark mass- 
transit service.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8263 
To ensure opportunities for Department of Defense participation in wildlife 
conservation banking programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 
Mr. WITTMAN (for himself and Ms. HAALAND) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To ensure opportunities for Department of Defense participa-
tion in wildlife conservation banking 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. OBJECTIVES, PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, AND 
CRITERIA FOR USE OF WILDLIFE CONSERVA-
TION BANKING PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To ensure opportunities for De-
partment of Defense participation in wildlife conservation 
banking programs pursuant to section 2694c of title 10, 
United States Code, the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Director of the United States Fish and Wild-
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life Service, shall issue regulations of general applicability 
establishing objectives, measurable performance stand-
ards, and criteria for use, consistent with the Endangered 
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), for mitigation bank-
ing offsetting effects on a species, or habitat of such spe-
cies, that is endangered, threatened, a candidate for list-
ing, or otherwise at risk under such Act. To the maximum 
extent practicable, the regulatory standards and criteria 
shall maximize available credits and opportunities for miti-
gation, provide flexibility for characteristics of various spe-
cies, and apply equivalent standards and criteria to all 
mitigation banks. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.—The Secretary 
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall publish an advance 
notice of proposed rulemaking for the regulations required 
by subsection (a) by not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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for such recognition from a program sponsor, as 
long as such program meets the wage and hour pro-
visions of the State granting reciprocity. 
‘‘(5) PROMOTING DIVERSITY IN THE NATIONAL 
APPRENTICESHIP
SYSTEM.—Each State plan shall 
include a plan for how the State apprenticeship 
agency will— 
‘‘(A) promote diversity in apprenticeable 
occupations offered throughout the State, and a 
description of how such agency will promote the 
addition of apprenticeable occupations in high- 
skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors 
and occupations, and in nontraditional appren-
ticeship occupations and sectors; and 
‘‘(B) promote diversity and equal oppor-
tunity in programs under the national appren-
ticeship system by uniformly adopting and im-
plementing the requirements of subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) of section 111(b)(7). 
‘‘(6) COMPLAINTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), each State plan shall include a de-
scription of the system for the State apprentice-
ship agency to receive and resolve complaints 
submitted by program participants, the pro-
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8264 
To amend chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, to protect majority 
federally owned counties from loss of taxable acreage, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 
Mr. GOSAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, 
to protect majority federally owned counties from loss 
of taxable acreage, 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. NO NET LOSS OF TAXABLE ACREAGE. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 2003 of title 54, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 200311. No net loss of taxable acreage. 
‘‘Amounts from the Fund may not be used by the 
Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture 
to acquire private land within a county in which 50 per-
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cent or more of the land is owned by the Federal Govern-
ment, unless the Secretary acquiring the private land dis-
poses of an equal amount of federally owned land within 
that county during the same fiscal year to ensure no net 
loss of private, taxable acreage in that county.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, is 
amended by adding after the item relating to section 
200310 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 200311. No net loss of taxable acreage.’’. 
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‘‘(3) The Office of the Chief Prosecutor shall make 
a determination regarding whether a charge relating to a 
sex-related offense should be referred to trial. If the Office 
of the Chief Prosecutor makes a determination to try the 
charge by court-martial, the Office of the Chief Prosecutor 
also shall determine whether to try the charge by a general 
court-martial convened under section 822 of this title (ar-
ticle 22) or a special court-martial convened under section 
823 of this title (article 23). 
‘‘(4) A determination under paragraph (3) to try a 
charge relating to a sex-related offense by court-martial 
shall include a determination to try all known offenses, 
including lesser included offenses. 
‘‘(5) The determination to try a charge relating to 
a sex-related offense by court-martial under paragraph 
(3), and by type of court-martial, shall be binding on any 
applicable convening authority for a trial by court-martial 
on the charge. 
‘‘(6) A determination under paragraph (3) not to pro-
ceed to trial on a charge relating to a sex-related offense 
by general or special court-martial shall not operate to ter-
minate or otherwise alter the authority of commanding of-
ficers to refer such charge for trial by summary court- 
martial convened under section 824 of this title (article 
24), or to impose non-judicial punishment in connection 
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considers appropriate for purposes of providing certifi-
cation under this section. 
‘‘§ 4404. Employment and benefits protection 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible employee who takes 
leave under section 4402 of this title for the intended pur-
pose of the leave shall be entitled, on return from such 
leave— 
‘‘(1) to be restored by the employer to the posi-
tion of employment held by the eligible employee 
when the leave commenced; or 
‘‘(2) to be restored to an equivalent position 
with equivalent rights and benefits of employment. 
‘‘(b) LOSS OF BENEFITS.—The taking of leave under 
section 4402 of this title shall not result in the loss of 
any employment benefit accrued prior to the date on which 
the leave commenced. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to entitle any restored employee to— 
‘‘(1) the accrual of any seniority or employment 
benefits during any period of leave; or 
‘‘(2) any right, benefit, or position of employ-
ment other than any right, benefit, or position to 
which the employee would have been entitled had the 
employee not taken the leave. 
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(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Inspector General 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate a report on the results of the review carried 
out under this subsection. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to make ineligible any assistance 
that would otherwise be eligible under section 403, 408, 
or 502 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5192). 
(f) STATE; INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT DEFINED.—In this section, the terms 
‘‘State’’, ‘‘Indian tribal government’’, and ‘‘local govern-
ment’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 102 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). 
(g) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to 
funds appropriated on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON STAFFORD ACT RESPONSE CAPABILI-
TIES. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall seek to enter into an agreement 
with the National Academy of Sciences to convene a com-
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mittee of experts to conduct a comprehensive study on the 
use of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) to respond 
to an emergency which does not cause physical damages, 
such as the emergency declaration issued by the President 
on March 13, 2020, including— 
(1) how non-physical damages can be quan-
tified; 
(2) consideration of any factors that allow for 
an adjustment of cost shares; 
(3) recommendations to Congress on thresholds 
or criteria to be met to trigger a future declaration; 
and 
(4) other items that the Administrator deter-
mines necessary to increase future preparedness to 
such events. 
SEC. 5. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND 
HOUSEHOLDS. 
Section 408(f)(3)(J)(iii) of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
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5174(f)(3)(J)(iii)) is amended by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘3 years’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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‘‘(I) have a maximum current 
rating of 24 amperes at a voltage not 
greater than 250 volts; and 
‘‘(II) are designed to transfer 
thermal energy from 1 temperature 
level to a different temperature level 
for the purpose of heating water; 
‘‘(iv) solar thermal-assisted electric 
storage units; and 
‘‘(v) solar thermal-assisted fossil fuel 
storage units. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—Unless otherwise de-
termined by the Secretary under section 
325(e)(7)(B), the term ‘water heater’ does not 
include— 
‘‘(i) electric storage type units de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(i)(III) that— 
‘‘(I) are designed and marketed 
exclusively for commercial building 
applications; and 
‘‘(II)(aa) 
are 
designed, 
con-
structed, 
inspected, 
tested, 
and 
stamped in accordance with Section 
IV, Part HLW, or Section X of the 
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code pro-
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SEC. 5. REPORT ON STAFFORD ACT RESPONSE CAPABILI-
TIES. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency shall seek to enter into an agreement with 
the National Academy of Sciences to convene a committee 
of experts to conduct a comprehensive study on the use of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) to respond to an emer-
gency which does not cause physical damages, such as the 
emergency declaration issued by the President on March 13, 
2020, including— 
(1) how non-physical damages can be quantified; 
(2) consideration of any factors that allow for an 
adjustment of cost shares; 
(3) recommendations to Congress on thresholds 
or criteria to be met to trigger a future declaration; 
and 
(4) other items that the Administrator deter-
mines necessary to increase future preparedness to 
such events. 
SEC. 6. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND 
HOUSEHOLDS. 
Section 408(f)(3)(J)(iii) of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
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inserting ‘‘3 years’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 478 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8266 
[Report No. 116–580] 
A BILL 
To modify the Federal cost share of certain emer-
gency assistance provided under the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act, to modify the activities eligible for as-
sistance under the emergency declaration issued 
by the President on March 13, 2020, relating to 
COVID–19, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 
Reported with an amendment; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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‘‘(ii) supporting the participation and 
retention of apprentices and employers de-
scribed in clause (i) in the national appren-
ticeship system. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES.—The 
Administrator shall carry out technical assistance 
activities, including the following: 
‘‘(A) Providing technical assistance to— 
‘‘(i) assist State apprenticeship agen-
cies and sponsors in complying with the re-
quirements of this Act, including the proc-
ess and standards described in subtitle B 
and the evaluation and research require-
ments described in subtitle C; 
‘‘(ii) receive and resolve comments or 
complaints from youth apprentices, pre-ap-
prentices, or apprentices, sponsors, employ-
ers, State apprenticeship agencies, State 
local workforce agencies or local workforce 
agencies, State educational agencies or 
local educational agencies, qualified inter-
mediaries, labor organizations, joint labor- 
management organizations, or other stake-
holders; 
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