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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6187 
To allow the Secretary of Agriculture to grant certain waivers under the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to address school closures 
due to COVID–19, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2020 
Ms. OMAR (for herself, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. 
TRONE, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Mr. TAKANO, Ms. WILD, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Ms. ADAMS, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. PRESSLEY, and Ms. 
OCASIO-CORTEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To allow the Secretary of Agriculture to grant certain waiv-
ers under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act to address school closures 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 ‘‘Maintaining Essential 
Access to Lunch for Students Act’’ or the ‘‘MEALS Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. WAIVER EXCEPTION FOR SCHOOL CLOSURES DUE 
TO COVID–19. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The requirements under section 
12(l)(1)(A)(iii) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(l)(1)(A)(iii)) shall not apply 
to a qualified COVID–19 waiver. 
(b) ALLOWABLE INCREASE IN FEDERAL COSTS.— 
Notwithstanding paragraph (4) of section 12(l) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1760(l)), the Secretary of Agriculture may grant a quali-
fied COVID–19 waiver that increases Federal costs. 
(c) TERMINATION AFTER PERIODIC REVIEW.—The 
requirements under section 12(l)(5) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(l)(5)) 
shall not apply to a qualified COVID–19 waiver. 
(d) QUALIFIED COVID–19 WAIVER.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘qualified COVID–19 waiver’’ means a 
waiver— 
(1) requested by a State (as defined in section 
12(d)(8) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(d)(8))) or eligible serv-
ice provider under section 12(l) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1760(l)); and 
(2) to waive any requirement under such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the Child Nutrition Act 
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of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), or any regulation 
issued under either such Act, for purposes of pro-
viding meals and meal supplements under such Acts 
during a school closure due to COVID–19. 
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see’s operator submits, to the Secretary of the 
Interior, a final application for the decommis-
sioning and removal of an existing facility upon 
which an offshore aquaculture facility is lo-
cated. 
(f) RENEWAL.—The Secretary may renew an offshore 
aquaculture permit that has not been revoked for an addi-
tional 15- or 25-year period, as provided in subsection (e), 
before the end of the original permit’s duration, if— 
(1) the permit or amended permit complies with 
existing requirements; 
(2) the permit holder has not been subject to 
sanctions under section 408 or committed a prohib-
ited act under such section; and 
(3) the permit has not been modified because of 
emergency considerations. 
(g) REVOCATION.—The Secretary may, pursuant to 
regulations issued under this Act, revoke an offshore 
aquaculture permit, if— 
(1) the permit holder commits a prohibited act 
under section 408; 
(2) the permit holder fails to begin offshore 
aquaculture operations within 2 years from the date 
the required Federal permits are obtained; or 
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(1) in subsection (a); 
(A) by striking ‘‘establish and maintain a 
system to’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘for the veterinary care of’’ 
and inserting ‘‘veterinary care for’’; and 
(C) by striking the second sentence; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘that the 
Secretary of the military department concerned de-
termines is suitable for adoption or is’’ before 
‘‘adopted’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the system 
authorized by’’. 
(b) MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER ENTI-
TIES.—Such section is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATED FUNDS.— 
(1) The Secretary of Defense may accept donations of 
funds, gifts, and in-kind contributions for the purpose of 
providing long-term care for any military working dog 
adopted under section 2583 of this title. Any amount so 
accepted shall be available without further appropriation 
and without fiscal year limitation. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense may enter into a 
multi-year agreement with a veterans service organization 
or appropriate nonprofit entity under which— 
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‘‘(A) the organization or entity may solicit and 
accept donations of funds on behalf of the Depart-
ment of Defense pursuant to paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) the organization or entity agrees to trans-
fer any funds accepted pursuant to such an agree-
ment to the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘veterans service or-
ganization’ means an organization recognized by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs for the representation of vet-
erans under section 5902 of title 38.’’. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON CHARGE FOR ADOPTION OF MILI-
TARY ANIMALS. 
Section 2583(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6189 
To limit employers from requiring employees to use vacation leave before 
using sick leave, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2020 
Mr. GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees 
on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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 limit employers from requiring employees to use vacation 
leave before using sick leave, 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. PROHIBITING EMPLOYERS FROM REQUIRING 
EMPLOYEES TO USE VACATION LEAVE BE-
FORE USING SICK LEAVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, an employer may not— 
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(1) require an employee to substitute accrued 
vacation leave or personal leave for medical or sick 
leave; or 
(2) require an employee to use accrued vacation 
leave or personal leave before such employee uses 
medical or sick leave. 
(b) AMENDMENT TO FMLA.—Section 102(d)(2)(B) 
of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 
2612(d)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, with respect 
to leave taken under subsection (a)(1)(C),’’ after ‘‘elect, 
or’’. 
(c) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘employer’’— 
(1) has the meaning given the term in section 
3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
U.S.C. 203); and 
(2) notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
includes any Federal agency. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 618 
To establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Security, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2019 
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER (for himself, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. HIMES, and Mr. HURD 
of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed 
Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Security, 
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. FINDING; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Government 
lacks— 
(1) an office in the Executive Office of the 
President that can coordinate security policy relating 
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to critical emerging, foundational, and dual-use tech-
nologies between the National Security Council and 
the National Economic Council and that can inter-
face with international, Federal, State, and local en-
tities on that policy; and 
(2) a strategic plan— 
(A) to stop the transfer of critical emerg-
ing, foundational, and dual-use technologies to 
countries that pose a national security risk; and 
(B) to maintain United States techno-
logical leadership with respect to critical emerg-
ing, foundational, and dual-use technologies and 
ensure supply chain integrity and security for 
such technologies. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The primary purpose of this Act is 
to establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Secu-
rity— 
(1) to coordinate a whole-of-government re-
sponse to protect critical emerging, foundational, 
and dual-use technologies and to effectively enlist 
the support of Federal agencies, the private sector, 
and other scientific and technical hubs, including 
academia, to support and assist with such response; 
and 
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mining such State’s share of any excess amount (as de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1)) that would have been subject 
to transfer to State accounts, as of October 1, 2019, under 
the provisions of subsection (a). 
‘‘(C) Of the emergency administration grant deter-
mined under subparagraph (B) with respect to a State— 
‘‘(i) not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this subsection, 50 percent shall be 
transferred to the account of such State upon a cer-
tification by the Secretary of Labor to the Secretary 
of the Treasury that the State meets the require-
ments of paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(ii) only with respect to a State in which the 
number of unemployment compensation claims has 
increased by at least 10 percent over the same quar-
ter in the previous calendar year, the remainder 
shall be transferred to the account of such State 
upon a certification by the Secretary of Labor to the 
Secretary of the Treasury that the State meets the 
requirements of paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) The requirements of this paragraph with respect 
to a State are the following: 
‘‘(A) The State requires employers to provide 
notification of the availability of unemployment com-
pensation to employees at the time of separation
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(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; 
(3) contain not less than 90 percent silver; and 
(4) have a reeded edge. 
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 
Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 
title 31, United States Code. 
(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 
minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis-
matic items. 
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The designs of the coins 
minted under this Act shall honor either the Morgan 
dollar or the Peace dollar, as follows— 
(A) MORGAN
DOLLAR.—The coins hon-
oring the 100th anniversary of completion of 
coinage of the Morgan dollar shall have an ob-
verse design and a reverse design that are ren-
ditions of the designs historically used on the 
obverse and reverse of the Morgan dollar. 
(B) PEACE DOLLAR.—The coins honoring 
the 100th anniversary of commencement of 
coinage of the Peace dollar shall have an ob-
verse design and a reverse design that are ren-
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 682 
AN ACT 
To facilitate access to electromagnetic spectrum for 
commercial space launches and commercial space reentries. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
ditions of the designs historically used on the 
obverse and reverse of the Peace dollar. 
(2) DESIGNATION
AND
INSCRIPTIONS.—On 
each coin minted under this Act, there shall be— 
(A) a designation of the value of the coin; 
(B) an inscription of the year of minting 
or issuance; and 
(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer-
ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
(b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 
with the Commission of Fine Arts; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 
Committee. 
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 
The Secretary may issue coins minted under this Act 
beginning on January 1, 2021. 
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 
(a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act 
shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum 
of— 
(1) the face value of the coins; and
(2) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 
(including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 
overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 
(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary may make bulk 
sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable 
discount. 
SEC. 7. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall take such actions 
as may be necessary to ensure that the minting and 
issuing of coins under the Act will not result in any net 
cost to the United States Government. 
SEC. 8. 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 22, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6192 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to honor 
the 100th anniversary of completion of coinage of 
the ‘‘Morgan Dollar’’ and the 100th anniversary 
of commencement of coinage of the ‘‘Peace Dol-
lar’’, and for other purposes.
events, academic programs, or career and technical 
education programs in the fields of science, mathe-
matics, engineering, and technology. 
‘‘(5) Providing after-school activities designed 
to encourage interest, and develop skills of female 
students, in science, mathematics, engineering, and 
technology. 
‘‘(6) Carrying out summer programs designed 
to assist female students in— 
‘‘(A) developing an interest and skills in; 
and 
‘‘(B) understanding the relevance and sig-
nificance of, science, mathematics, engineering, 
and technology. 
‘‘(7) Purchasing educational instructional mate-
rials, equipment, and instrumentation or software 
designed to teach and encourage interest of female 
students in science, mathematics, engineering, and 
technology. 
‘‘(8) Providing academic and career counseling 
services and assistance in secondary school course 
selection that encourages female students to take 
courses that provide preparation for postsecondary 
education, and experiential learning opportunities 
(such as apprenticeships, mentorships, internships), 
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(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary may make bulk sales of the 
coins issued under this Act at a reasonable discount. 
SEC. 7. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall take such actions as may 
be necessary to ensure that the minting and issuing of coins under 
the Act will not result in any net cost to the United States Govern-
ment. 
SEC. 8. 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 Com-
mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
at any time following the expiration of three years after 
the date of registration. 
‘‘(j) 
LIMITATION
ON
LATER
EX
PARTE 
EXPUNGEMENT PROCEEDINGS.— 
‘‘(1) NO CO-PENDING PROCEEDINGS.—With re-
spect to a particular registration, while an ex parte 
expungement proceeding is pending, no later ex 
parte expungement proceeding can be instituted with 
respect to the same goods or services that are the 
subject of a pending ex parte expungement pro-
ceeding. 
‘‘(2) ESTOPPEL.—With respect to a particular 
registration, for goods or services previously subject 
to an instituted expungement proceeding for which, 
in that proceeding, it was determined that the reg-
istrant had used the mark for particular goods or 
services, as relevant, and the registration was not 
cancelled as to those goods or services, no further ex 
parte expungement proceedings may be initiated as 
to those goods or services, regardless of the identity 
of the petitioner. 
‘‘(k) USE IN COMMERCE REQUIREMENT NOT AL-
TERED.—Nothing in this section shall affect the require-
ment for use in commerce of a mark registered under sec-
tion 1(a) or section 23.’’. 
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(2) DESIGNATION
AND
INSCRIPTIONS.—On 
each coin minted under this Act, there shall be— 
(A) a designation of the value of the coin; 
(B) an inscription of the year of minting 
or issuance; and 
(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer-
ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
(b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 
with the Commission of Fine Arts; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 
Committee. 
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 
The Secretary may issue coins minted under this Act 
beginning on January 1, 2021. 
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 
(a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act 
shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum 
of— 
(1) the face value of the coins; and 
(2) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 
(including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 
overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 
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(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary may make bulk 
sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable 
discount. 
SEC. 7. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall take such actions 
as may be necessary to ensure that the minting and 
issuing of coins under the Act will not result in any net 
cost to the United States Government. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6193 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group 
health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual 
health insurance coverage to provide benefits under such plan or such 
coverage for a 30-day refill of prescription drugs to individuals who 
reside in emergency areas during emergency periods. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2020 
Mr. PAPPAS (for himself and Mr. ALLRED) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act 
to require group health plans and health insurance 
issuers offering group or individual health insurance cov-
erage to provide benefits under such plan or such cov-
erage for a 30-day refill of prescription drugs to individ-
uals who reside in emergency areas during emergency 
periods. 
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 ‘‘Medication Access in 
Emergencies Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIRING COVERAGE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG 
REFILLS DURING EMERGENCIES. 
Subpart II of part A of title XXVII of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–11 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2730. COVERAGE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG REFILLS 
DURING AN EMERGENCY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A group health plan, and a 
health insurance issuer offering group or individual health 
insurance coverage, shall, in the case of an individual with 
a prescription for a drug for which benefits are available 
under such plan or such coverage who is enrolled under 
such plan or such coverage and who resides in an emer-
gency area during an emergency period, waive, during 
such period and with respect to such individual, any time 
restrictions under such plan or coverage on any authorized 
refills for such drug to the extent necessary to permit such 
individual to receive a 30-day supply of such drug in ad-
vance of when such supply would have otherwise been per-
mitted under such plan or coverage. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of subsection (a), 
the terms ‘emergency area’ and ‘emergency period’ have 
the meanings given such terms in section 1135(g) of the 
Social Security Act.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6194 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs 
of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies 
and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of edu-
cation pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2020 
Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat cer-
tain programs of education converted to distance learning 
by reason of emergencies and health-related situations 
in the same manner as programs of education pursued 
at educational institutions, 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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