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A BILL 
To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that Na-
tional Urban Search and Rescue Response System task 
forces may include Federal employees. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND NATIONAL URBAN 
SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM 
TASK FORCES. 
Section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165f) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(p) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to mean that a task force may not in-
clude Federal employees. In the case of a Federal em-
ployee detailed to a task force, the sponsoring agency shall 
enter into an agreement with the relevant employing Fed-
eral agency.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 14 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 639 
[Report No. 116–29] 
A BILL 
To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 
clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue 
Response System task forces may include Fed-
eral employees. 
APRIL 2, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6409 
To establish the Emergency Social Insurance Program in the Social Security 
Administration and Small Business Administration in order to address 
the injury concerns of certain small businesses and idle workers 
disproportionally affected by the COVID-19 crisis. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2020 
Ms. OMAR (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Ms. TLAIB) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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 establish the Emergency Social Insurance Program in 
the Social Security Administration and Small Business 
Administration in order to address the injury concerns 
of 
certain 
small 
businesses 
and 
idle 
workers 
disproportionally affected by the COVID-19 crisis. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6404 
To extend the deadline for States to meet the requirements of the REAL 
ID Act of 2005 due to COVID–19. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2020 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. GOTTHEIMER) 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 due to COVID–19. 
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 ‘‘COVID–19 REAL ID 
Relief Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF COMPLIANCE DEADLINE. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall grant to 
States an extension until October 1, 2021, to meet the 
requirements of section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 
(49 U.S.C. 30301 note; Public Law 109–13) due to the 
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national emergency declared by the President under the 
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) as a 
result of COVID–19. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6405 
To direct the President, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
to develop and carry out a strategy to seek reimbursement from the 
People’s Republic of China of funds made available by the United States 
Government to address the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2020 
Mr. STEUBE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the President, in consultation with the Secretary 
of the Treasury, to develop and carry out a strategy 
to seek reimbursement from the People’s Republic of 
China of funds made available by the United States 
Government to address the Coronavirus Disease 2019 
(COVID-19). 
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 ‘‘Chinese Government 
COVID-19 Accountability Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States economy has been se-
verely affected by the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China’s controls on media reporting that 
limit coverage of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 
(COVID-19). 
(2) United States Government senior officials 
have expressed concerns about the completeness and 
timeliness of information China is reporting on 
COVID-19 and about the overall economic impact of 
COVID-19 in the United States. 
(3) China should be held financially responsible 
for funds made available by the United States Gov-
ernment to address COVID-19. 
SEC. 3. EXECUTIVE STRATEGY TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT 
FROM CHINA OF FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE BY 
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO AD-
DRESS COVID-19. 
(a) EXECUTIVE STRATEGY.—The President, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall develop 
and carry out a strategy to seek reimbursement from the 
People’s Republic of China of funds made available by the 
United States Government to address COVID-19. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
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President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the strategy required under sub-
section (a) and its implementation. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on the Budget, and the Committee on Ways 
and Means of the House of Representatives; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on the Budget, and the Committee on Fi-
nance of the Senate; and 
(3) the Joint Economic Committee. 
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(A) an individual who operates under a 
sole proprietorship or as an independent con-
tractor; 
(B) a cooperative that employs not more 
than 500 employees per physical location of the 
cooperative; 
(C) an ESOP (as defined in section 
3(q)(6) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
632(q)(6))) that employs not more than 500 
employees per physical location of the ESOP; 
(D) an organization serving veterans or 
members of the Armed Forces (as defined in 
section 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, that is exempt from taxation 
under subsection (a) of such sections); 
(E) a private nonprofit organization that 
employs not more than 500 employees per phys-
ical location of the organization; or 
(F) a start-up small business concern that 
employs not more than 500 employees per phys-
ical location of the concern. 
(c) PRIORITY.—The SBA Administrator shall con-
sider prioritizing certain small businesses in initial rounds 
of grantmaking such as— 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6407 
To rescind the appropriation made to the Kennedy Center in the Coronavirus 
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2020 
Mr. STEIL (for himself, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. ARM-
STRONG, Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Mr. GUEST, Mr. GOODEN, Mr. MURPHY of 
North Carolina, and Mr. MEUSER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
To rescind the appropriation made to the Kennedy Center 
in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RESCINDING APPROPRIATION FOR KENNEDY 
CENTER IN CARES ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and 
Economic Security Act is amended by striking the item 
relating to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Per-
forming Arts. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef-
fect as if included in the enactment of the Coronavirus 
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6412 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend certain morale, welfare, 
and recreation privileges to recipients of the gold star lapel button. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2020 
Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL (for herself, Mr. KIM, and Mr. RUTHERFORD) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend certain 
morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to recipients 
of the gold star lapel button. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN MORALE, WELFARE, 
AND RECREATION PRIVILEGES TO RECIPI-
ENTS OF THE GOLD STAR LAPEL BUTTON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 54 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘§ 1066. Use of commissary stores and MWR facilities: 
recipients of the gold star lapel button 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY
OF RECIPIENTS
OF
THE GOLD 
STAR LAPEL BUTTON.—An individual who received a gold 
star lapel button under section 1126 of this title shall be 
permitted to use commissary stores and MWR retail facili-
ties on the same basis as a member of the armed forces 
on active duty. 
‘‘(b) MWR RETAIL FACILITIES DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘MWR retail facilities’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 1063 of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 54 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘1066. Use of commissary stores and MWR facilities: recipients of the gold star 
lapel button.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6413 
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting 
agencies from including any adverse item of information on the consumer 
report of an individual with respect to debt related to a COVID–19 
related illness, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2020 
Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit con-
sumer reporting agencies from including any adverse 
item of information on the consumer report of an indi-
vidual with respect to debt related to a COVID–19 re-
lated illness, 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 ‘‘Coronavirus Credit 
Lapse Forgiveness Act’’. 
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equitable due to a lack of available financial re-
sources at the local level. 
(4) REPORT BY RECIPIENT ON OTHER FEDERAL 
FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant to which this sub-
section applies shall report to the Secretary the 
amount and source of any Federal funds used to 
carry out the program for which the grant is pro-
vided, other than funds made available under pro-
grams administered by the Secretary, including the 
amounts and sources of the other Federal funds. 
(f) GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION.—To the extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall ensure an equitable geo-
graphic distribution of grants awarded under this section. 
(g) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall, not later than 
12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
every 12 months thereafter, submit a report to Congress 
that contains the following: 
(1) Information on all programs for which 
grants were awarded under this section during the 
preceding 12-month period, including detail on the 
grant recipients, the programs funded by the grants, 
and the schools involved in the programs funded by 
the grants. 
(2) An evaluation of the successes of all pro-
grams for which grants are awarded under this sec-
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO CONSUMER REPORT 
FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A DEBT RELATED TO 
A COVID–19 RELATED ILLNESS. 
Section 605(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 
U.S.C. 1681c(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(9) Any adverse item of information related to 
a debt incurred before the end of the 1-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this para-
graph arising from a COVID–19 related illness for 
an individual who earns less than $50,000 a year (or 
in the case of a couple that is married filing jointly 
less than $75,000 a year)— 
‘‘(A) if the debt antedates the report by 
less than 1-year and if the consumer reporting 
agency has actual knowledge that the debt 
arises from a COVID–19 related illness; or 
‘‘(B) if the consumer reporting agency has 
actual knowledge that the debt is related to a 
COVID–19 related illness and if such debt is 
paid or settled before the end of the 1-year pe-
riod beginning on the date such debt was due.’’. 
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a computerized mark in the signature field on 
an online voter registration application, in ac-
cordance with reasonable security measures es-
tablished by the State, but only if the State ac-
cepts such mark from the individual. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS UNABLE TO 
MEET REQUIREMENT.—If an individual is unable to 
meet the requirements of paragraph (1), the State 
shall— 
‘‘(A) permit the individual to complete all 
other elements of the online voter registration 
application; 
‘‘(B) permit the individual to provide a sig-
nature at the time the individual requests a bal-
lot in an election (whether the individual re-
quests the ballot at a polling place or requests 
the ballot by mail); and 
‘‘(C) if the individual carries out the steps 
described in subparagraph (A) and subpara-
graph (B), ensure that the individual is reg-
istered to vote in the State. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE.—The State shall ensure that in-
dividuals applying to register to vote online are noti-
fied of the requirements of paragraph (1) and of the
481 
(I) output measures, such as the 
number of individuals served under 
the grant and the number of hours of 
instruction; 
(II) outcome measures, including 
measures relating to— 
(aa) the knowledge that in-
dividuals participating in the 
grant program have gained in 
each of the following age and de-
velopmentally 
appropriate 
areas— 
(AA) growth and devel-
opment; 
(BB) relationship dy-
namics; 
(CC) ways to prevent 
unintended pregnancy and 
sexually transmitted infec-
tions, including HIV; and 
(DD) sexual health; 
(bb) the age and develop-
mentally appropriate skills that 
individuals participating in the 
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grant program have gained re-
garding— 
(AA) negotiation and 
communication; 
(BB) 
decisionmaking 
and goal-setting; 
(CC) 
interpersonal 
skills and healthy relation-
ships; and 
(DD) condom use; and 
(cc) the behaviors of adoles-
cents participating in the grant 
program, including data about— 
(AA) age of first inter-
course; 
(BB) condom and con-
traceptive use at first inter-
course; 
(CC) 
recent 
condom 
and contraceptive use; 
(DD) substance use; 
(EE) dating abuse and 
lifetime history of sexual as-
sault, dating violence, bul-
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(7) 2 of the directors shall have economic devel-
opment experience; and 
(8) 2 director shall represent minority commu-
nities or disadvantaged communities. 
(c) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.—As des-
ignated at the time of appointment, one of the directors 
of the Board shall be designated chairperson of the Board 
by the President and one shall be designated as vice chair-
person of the Board by the President. 
(d) TERMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), each director shall be appointed for a 
term of 6 years. 
(2) INITIAL STAGGERED TERMS.—Of the initial 
members of the Board— 
(A) the chairperson and vice chairperson 
shall each be appointed for terms of 6 years; 
(B) 12 directors shall be appointed for a 
term of 4 years; and 
(C) 11 directors shall be appointed for a 
term of 2 years. 
(e) CONGRESSIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the 
Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 
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(c) TIME OF APPOINTMENT.—Each initial appoint-
ment of a member of the Commission shall be made before 
the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) CONTINUATION OF MEMBERSHIP.—If a member 
of the Commission was appointed to the Commission as 
a Member of Congress, and ceases to be a Member of Con-
gress, that member may continue to serve on the Commis-
sion for not longer than the 30-day period beginning on 
the date that member ceases to be a Member of Congress. 
(e) TERMS.—Each member shall be appointed for the 
life of the Commission. 
(f) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission shall 
not affect the powers of the Commission but shall be filled 
in the manner in which the original appointment was 
made. 
(g) BASIC PAY.—Members shall serve on the Com-
mission without pay. 
(h) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member shall receive 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(i) QUORUM.—Seven members of the Commission 
shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold 
hearings.
that submit an application under subsection (c) to estab-
lish or operate a statewide senior legal hotline in accord-
ance with the requirements under subsection (d). 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity seeking a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Assist-
ant Secretary an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the As-
sistant Secretary may reasonably require, including 
the contents described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall contain, at a minimum, 
each of the following: 
‘‘(A) An identification of the State to be 
served by the statewide senior legal hotline. 
‘‘(B) A plan indicating how the eligible en-
tity will satisfy each requirement under sub-
section (d) with respect to establishing or oper-
ating a statewide senior legal hotline. 
‘‘(C) An assurance that the eligible entity 
will be able to provide, from non-Federal funds, 
an amount equal to not less than 25 percent of 
the estimated amount awarded through the 
grant under this section. An eligible entity may 
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(j) CHAIR.—The President, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Transportation, shall designate one member 
of the Commission as Chair. 
(k) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the 
call of the Chair. 
SEC. 6. DIRECTOR AND STAFF. 
(a) DIRECTOR.—The Commission may appoint and 
fix the pay of a Director and such additional personnel 
as the Commission considers to be appropriate. 
(b) APPLICABILITY
OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE 
LAWS.— 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The Director of the Commis-
sion may be appointed without regard to the provi-
sions of title 5, United States Code, governing ap-
pointments in the competitive service, and may be 
paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relat-
ing to classification and General Schedule pay rates. 
(2) STAFF.—The staff of the Commission shall 
be appointed subject to the provisions of title 5, 
United States Code, governing appointments in the 
competitive service, and shall be paid in accordance 
with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III 
of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification 
and General Schedule pay rates.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST WITHHOLDING FUNDS IN 
CASES 
OF 
TECHNICAL 
AND 
SCIENTIFIC 
MERIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any proposal for 
research using human fetal tissue, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services may not withhold funds because of 
considerations under subsection (b)(1) of section 492A of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289a–1) if— 
(1) the research has been recommended for ap-
proval in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
subsection (a) of such section 492A; 
(2) the research will be carried out in accord-
ance with section 498A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
289g–1); and 
(3) there are reasonable assurances that the re-
search will not utilize any human fetal tissue that 
has been obtained in violation of section 498B(a) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 289g–2). 
(b) STANDING APPROVAL REGARDING ETHICAL STA-
TUS.—In the case of any proposal for research using 
human fetal tissue, the issuance of the report of the 
Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research Panel in 
December 1988 shall be deemed to be a report— 
(1) issued by an ethics advisory board pursuant 
to section 492A(b)(5)(B)(ii) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289a–1(b)(5)(B)(ii)); and 
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