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SEC. 405. PAYROLL CREDIT FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEE DE-
PENDENT CARE EXPENSES PAID BY EMPLOY-
ERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an employer, there 
shall be allowed as a credit against applicable employment 
taxes for each calendar quarter an amount equal to 30 
percent of the qualified employee dependent care expenses 
paid by such employer with respect to such calendar quar-
ter. 
(b) LIMITATIONS AND REFUNDABILITY.— 
(1) DOLLAR LIMITATION PER EMPLOYEE.—The 
qualified employee dependent care expenses which 
may be taken into account under subsection (a) with 
respect to any employee for any calendar quarter 
shall not exceed $2,500. 
(2) CREDIT LIMITED TO CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT 
TAXES.—The credit allowed by subsection (a) with 
respect to any calendar quarter shall not exceed the 
applicable employment taxes for such calendar quar-
ter (reduced by any credits allowed under sub-
sections (e) and (f) of section 3111 of such Code, 
sections 7001 and 7003 of the Families First 
Coronavirus Response Act, section 2301 of the 
CARES Act, and section 4 of this Act, for such 
quarter) on the wages paid with respect to the em-
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TITLE III—GREEN ENERGY AND 
EFFICIENCY INCENTIVES FOR 
INDIVIDUALS 
SEC. 301. EXTENSION, INCREASE, AND MODIFICATIONS OF 
NONBUSINESS ENERGY PROPERTY CREDIT. 
(a) EXTENSION OF CREDIT.—Section 25C(g)(2) is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN CREDIT PERCENTAGE FOR QUALI-
FIED
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
IMPROVEMENTS.—Section 
25C(a)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘10 percent’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘15 percent’’. 
(c) INCREASE IN LIFETIME LIMITATION OF CRED-
IT.—Section 25C(b)(1) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$500’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,200’’, 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
(d) LIMITATIONS.—Section 25C(b) is amended by 
striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON QUALIFIED ENERGY EFFI-
CIENCY IMPROVEMENTS.—The credit allowed under 
this section by reason of subsection (a)(1), with re-
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‘‘(D) AMOUNT LIMIT.—The amount of a 
grant under this paragraph may not exceed 
$10,000,000. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than the end of fiscal 
year 2024, the Secretary shall submit to the Con-
gress a report on the effects of the grants provided 
under this subsection, and make the report pub-
lically accessible. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, 
there 
is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$10,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, which shall 
remain available through fiscal year 2024. 
‘‘(2) RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) INDIAN TRIBES.—The Secretary shall 
reserve 3 percent of the total amount made 
available to carry out this section, for payments 
to Indian tribes. 
‘‘(B) TERRITORIES.—The Secretary shall 
reserve 3 percent of the total amount made 
available to carry out this section, for payments 
to territories. 
‘‘(3) GRANTS
FOR
INTERMEDIARY
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—Not less than 10 percent and not more 
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than 15 percent of the total amount made available 
to carry out this section may be used to carry out 
subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS
FOR 
NEEDS ASSESSMENTS.—Not more than $5,000,000 
of the amounts made available to carry out this sec-
tion may be used to carry out subsection (b). 
‘‘(e) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In this section, the 
term ‘State’ has the meaning provided in section 419, ex-
cept that it includes the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands and any Indian tribe.’’. 
(b) EXEMPTION OF TERRITORY GRANTS FROM LIMI-
TATION ON TOTAL PAYMENTS TO THE TERRITORIES.— 
Section 1108(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(2)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘418A(c),’’ after ‘‘413(f),’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 29, 2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
By GLORIA J. LETT, 
Deputy Clerk. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7328 
To make temporary changes to grants made under the Community Services 
Block Grant Act to facilitate local coronavirus relief. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2020 
Mr. DESAULNIER (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor 
A BILL 
To make temporary changes to grants made under the Com-
munity Services Block Grant Act to facilitate local 
coronavirus relief. 
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 ‘‘Community Services 
Block Grant Enhancement Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN FUNDS APPROPRIATED 
FOR 
THE 
COMMUNITY 
SERVICES 
BLOCK 
GRANT ACT. 
(a) DISTRIBUTION
OF CARES ACT FUNDS
TO 
STATES.—Section 675B(b)(3) of the Community Services 
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9906(b)(3)) shall not apply 
with respect to funds appropriated by the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136) to carry out the Community Serv-
ices Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.). 
(b) INCREASED POVERTY LINE.—For purposes of 
carrying out the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 
U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) with any funds appropriated for any 
of the fiscal years 2020, 2021, and 2022 for such Act, 
the term ‘‘poverty line’’ as defined in section 673(2) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) means 200 percent of the 
poverty line otherwise applicable under such section (ex-
cluding the last sentence of such section) without regard 
to this subsection. 
(c) DISTRIBUTION
OF CARES ACT FUNDS
BY 
STATES TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Funds appropriated by 
the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) to carry out the 
Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et 
seq.) and received by a State shall be made available to 
eligible entities (as defined in section 673(1)(A) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(1)(A)) not later than either 30 days 
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after such State receives such funds or 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7329 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
S74w16860 Janesville Road, in Muskego, Wisconsin, as the ‘‘Colonel 
Hans Christian Heg Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2020 
Mr. STEIL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at S74w16860 Janesville Road, in Muskego, Wis-
consin, as the ‘‘Colonel Hans Christian Heg Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. COLONEL HANS CHRISTIAN HEG POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located S74w16860 Janesville Road in 
Muskego, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Colonel Hans Christian Heg Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
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States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Colonel Hans Chris-
tian Heg Post Office’’. 
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spect to costs paid or incurred by a taxpayer for a 
taxable year, shall not exceed— 
‘‘(A) for components described in sub-
section (c)(3)(A), the excess (if any) of $600 
over the aggregate credits allowed under this 
section with respect to such components for all 
prior taxable years ending after December 31, 
2020, 
‘‘(B) for components described in sub-
section (c)(3)(B), 
‘‘(i) in the case of components which 
are not described in clause (ii), the excess 
(if any) of $200 over the aggregate credits 
allowed under this section with respect to 
such components for all prior taxable years 
ending after December 31, 2020, and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of components which 
meet the standards for most efficient cer-
tification under applicable Energy Star 
program requirements, the excess (if any) 
of $600 over the aggregate credits allowed 
under this section with respect to such 
components for all prior taxable years end-
ing after December 31, 2020, or with re-
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section 300320 of title 54, United States 
Code.’’. 
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rate with the Secretary to develop a subsequent 
corrective action plan to achieve clearly defined, 
targeted outcomes. 
‘‘(C) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Upon re-
ceipt of a corrective action plan described in 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Labor shall 
publish such plan on the website of the Depart-
ment of Labor and shall submit such report to 
the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Finance of the Senate.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to weeks beginning 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 733 
To provide for the transfer of certain Federal land in the State of Minnesota 
for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2019 
Ms. MCCOLLUM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the transfer of certain Federal land in the 
State of Minnesota for the benefit of the Leech Lake 
Band of Ojibwe. 
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 ‘‘Leech Lake Band of 
Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE RESERVATION RES-
TORATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7336 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit franchising authorities 
from requiring approval for the sale of cable systems, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2020 
Mr. BURGESS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit fran-
chising authorities from requiring approval for the sale 
of cable systems, 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 ‘‘Consumer Access to 
Broadband for Local Economies and Competition Act’’ or 
the ‘‘CABLE Competition Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SALES OF CABLE SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 621 of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 541) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘(g)(1) A franchising authority may not— 
‘‘(A) preclude a cable operator from transfer-
ring a franchise to a person to which such franchise 
was not initially granted; or 
‘‘(B) require a cable operator to which a fran-
chise is initially granted to receive approval from the 
franchising authority for the transfer of such fran-
chise to a person who to which such franchise was 
not initially granted. 
‘‘(2) In the case of the transfer of a franchise to a 
person to which such franchise was not originally granted, 
a franchising authority may require a cable operator to 
which a franchise was initially granted to, not later than 
15 days after a transfer of a franchise, notify the fran-
chising authority in writing of such transfer. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘transfer’ means the 
assignment rights under a franchise through any trans-
action, including a merger, sale, assignment, restruc-
turing, or transfer of control of a cable operator or a cable 
system.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section, and the amend-
ment made by subsection (a), shall take effect 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(c) APPLICATION.—This section, and the amendment 
made by subsection (a) shall apply to a franchise grant-
ed— 
(1) on or after the effective date established by 
subsection (b); or 
(2) before such date, if such franchise (includ-
ing any renewal term thereof) is in effect on such 
date. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7337 
To provide that an eligible facilities request under section 6409(a) of the 
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 is categorically 
excluded from the requirement to prepare certain environmental or histor-
ical preservation reviews. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2020 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, 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 provide that an eligible facilities request under section 
6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation 
Act of 2012 is categorically excluded from the require-
ment to prepare certain environmental or historical pres-
ervation reviews. 
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 ‘‘Proportional Reviews 
for Broadband Deployment Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF NEPA AND NHPA TO WIRELESS 
FACILITIES DEPLOYMENT. 
Section 6409(a)(3) of the Middle Class Tax Relief 
and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455(a)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION OF NEPA; NHPA.— 
‘‘(A) NEPA CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An eligible facili-
ties request shall be categorically excluded 
from the requirement to prepare an envi-
ronmental assessment or an environmental 
impact statement under section 102 of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). 
‘‘(ii) RELATION
TO
EXTRAORDINARY 
CIRCUMSTANCES
PROCEDURES.—The use 
of the categorical exclusion under clause (i) 
shall not be considered to include extraor-
dinary circumstances under section 220.6 
of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor to those reg-
ulations). 
‘‘(B) NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION 
ACT EXEMPTION.—An eligible facilities request 
shall not be considered an undertaking under 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7339 
To direct the Director of the National Institute of Technologies to undertake 
certain activities with respect to the artificial intelligence workforce, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2020 
Mr. COHEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To direct the Director of the National Institute of Tech-
nologies to undertake certain activities with respect to 
the artificial intelligence workforce, 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘AI Careers Act of 
2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION AND WORK-
FORCE INITIATIVE. 
The Director of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, in consultation with the National Science 
Foundation, other relevant Federal agencies, academia, 
Federal laboratories, industry, and nonprofit organiza-
tions, shall— 
(1) develop taxonomies and lexica to describe 
skills, jobs, and workforce requirements related to 
artificial intelligence for the purpose of guiding ca-
reer development, education, and training activities 
in industry, academia, nonprofit organizations, and 
the Federal Government; 
(2) identify gaps in the artificial intelligence 
workforce, including in the public and private sec-
tors; and 
(3) create criteria and measurements for cre-
dentials in careers related to artificial intelligence. 
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retary of Health and Human Services under section 
319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d) is in effect. 
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 30, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
(A) EXPORTS OF UNPROCESSED LOGS.— 
Federal law (including regulations) relating to 
the export of unprocessed logs harvested from 
Federal land shall apply to any unprocessed 
logs that are harvested from the Federal land. 
(B) NON-PERMISSIBLE
USE
OF
LAND.— 
The Federal land shall not be eligible or used 
for any gaming activity carried out under the 
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 
2701 et seq.). 
(3) FOREST
MANAGEMENT.—Any commercial 
forestry activity carried out on the Federal land 
shall be managed in accordance with applicable Fed-
eral law. 
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Union Calendar No. 549 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 733 
[Report No. 116–665] 
A BILL 
To provide for the transfer of certain Federal land 
in the State of Minnesota for the benefit of the 
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. 
DECEMBER 18, 2020 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7340 
AN ACT 
To ensure that personal protective equipment and other 
equipment and supplies needed to fight coronavirus are 
provided to employees required to return to Federal of-
fices, 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 ‘‘Chai Suthammanont 
Remembrance Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. TELEWORK, LEAVE, AND RETURNING TO WORK FOR 
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) ISSUANCE OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES BY 
AGENCIES.—Not later than 30 days before the date on 
which an agency plans to reopen a facility and after con-
sultation with the Chief Human Capital Officer and direc-
tor of administration or the equivalent, the head of an 
agency shall publish on the website of that agency a re-
opening plan that details the procedures and policies re-
lated to sending employees back to workstations during 
the covered period that includes the following: 
(1) The personal protective equipment that will 
be provided by the agency, the additional cleaning 
protocols to be implemented, and efforts to ensure 
social distancing at worksites. 
(2) The actions the agency will take to protect 
employees who are required to work in locations out-
side of Federal office buildings for activities such as 
audits and inspections. 
(3) The requirements that members of the pub-
lic must meet in order to enter Federal office spaces.
(4) A description of the proper contingencies 
for employees who have a high risk of contracting 
coronavirus. 
(5) Ensures the continuity of operations, in-
cluding plans to reverse reopening measures if there 
is a resurgence in coronavirus cases in certain geo-
graphic areas. 
(b) INSPECTORS GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 
6 months after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the inspector general for each agency shall submit to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a review on 
whether that agency has provided adequate personal pro-
tective equipment for the employees who are returning to 
a Federal office location for the agency and published the 
policies and procedures required pursuant to subsection 
(a). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(2) COVERED PERIOD.—The term ‘‘covered pe-
riod’’ means a period during which a nationwide dec-
laration of a public health emergency by the Sec-
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7340 
AN ACT 
To ensure that personal protective equipment and 
other equipment and supplies needed to fight 
coronavirus are provided to employees required to 
return to Federal offices, and for other purposes.