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percent of the amount available from the fund for 
making distributions in that fiscal year. 
(5) PAYMENTS.—Annual principal and interest 
payments on a loan received from a revolving fund 
of a State shall commence not later than 1 year 
after the loan is disbursed to the program partici-
pant and all loans will be fully amortized upon the 
expiration of the term of the loan. 
(6) REVENUE
FOR
REPAYMENT.—A program 
participant shall establish a dedicated source of rev-
enue for repayment of a loan received from a revolv-
ing fund of a State. 
(7) CREDITING REVOLVING FUND.—A revolving 
fund of a State shall be credited with all payments 
of principal and interest on all loans made from the 
revolving fund. 
(g) ADMINISTRATION COSTS.—A State shall charge 
a program participant an administrative fee of not more 
than 4 percent of the loan amount. The State shall use 
the fees to administer the revolving fund and conduct ad-
ministration activities under this Act. 
(h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide technical assistance to program participants to as-
sist with sourcing of food, food storage, and other oper-
ational requirements. 
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(2) recommendations (if any) for higher stand-
ards which would supplement or replace such cur-
rent standards and an analysis of how such higher 
standards would be expected to improve the effec-
tiveness of such credit. 
SEC. 6. EXTENSION ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMERCIAL 
BUILDINGS DEDUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 179D(h) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2050’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
December 31, 2020. 
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(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘that is cer-
tified by the Administrator’’ after ‘‘service-disabled 
veterans’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘that is certified by the 
Administrator’’ before ‘‘if the contracting offi-
cer’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘such’’ after ‘‘not less 
than 2’’. 
(c) PROHIBITION
ON SELF-CERTIFICATION.—The 
Administrator of the Small Business Administration may 
not allow a small business concern (as defined under sec-
tion 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) to self- 
certify as a small business concern owned and controlled 
by service-disabled veterans (as defined in such section). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.—This section 
and the amendments made by this section— 
(1) shall take effect 3 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) shall apply to contracts entered into on or 
after such date. 
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(c) TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS THAT OPERATE 
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Section 
340H(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
256h(g)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$24,953,425’’ and inserting 
‘‘$27,379,452’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 11, 2020’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 18, 2020’’. 
(d) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the amendments made by this section 
for the period beginning on December 11, 2020, and end-
ing on December 18, 2020, shall be subject to the require-
ments contained in Public Law 116–94 for funds for pro-
grams authorized under sections 330 through 340 of the 
Public Health Service Act. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Paragraph (4) of 
section 3014(h) of title 18, United States Code, as amend-
ed by section 3831(e) of the CARES Act (Public Law 
116–136), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Social Services Act,,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Social Services Act,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and section 2101 of the Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Exten-
sions Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2101 of the Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Exten-
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 1 of subtitle 1 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
117 the following: 
‘‘118. National Center for the Advancement of Aviation.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8533 
To provide an exception to the volume cap requirement for private activity 
bonds used to finance the preservation, improvement, or replacement 
of certain federally-assisted buildings, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2020 
Ms. CLARK
of Massachusetts (for herself, Mr. MARCHANT, and Mr. 
CISNEROS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide an exception to the volume cap requirement for 
private activity bonds used to finance the preservation, 
improvement, or replacement of certain federally-assisted 
buildings, 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 ‘‘Support Allowing Vol-
ume Exception for Federally-Assisted Housing Act’’ or the 
‘‘SAVE Federally-Assisted Housing Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO VOLUME CAP REQUIREMENT FOR 
CERTAIN PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 146(g) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended in paragraph (3) by 
striking ‘‘and’’, in paragraph (4) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) any bond to finance the preservation, im-
provement, or replacement of a Federally-assisted 
building (as such term is described in section 
42(d)(6)(C)(i), provided that for purposes of this 
paragraph, the substantial assistance requirement 
under such section will be considered met with re-
spect to any building with more than 20 percent of 
units assisted or more than 20 percent of the eligible 
basis funded under one or more of the housing pro-
grams covered therein).’’. 
(b) 
LOW-INCOME
HOUSING
CREDIT.—Section 
42(h)(4)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by adding after 
‘‘section 146’’ ‘‘or is described in section 146(g)(5)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to bonds issued after the date of 
the enactment of this section. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8536 
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to delay the reporting of medical 
debt by consumer reporting agencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2020 
Mr. GALLAGHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to delay the report-
ing of medical debt by consumer reporting agencies, 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 ‘‘Fair Medical Debt Re-
porting Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORTING OF MEDICAL DEBT TO CONSUMER RE-
PORTING AGENCIES. 
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et 
seq.) is amended— 
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(1) in section 603, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(bb) MEDICAL DEBT.—The term ‘medical debt’ 
means a debt arising from the receipt of medical services, 
products, or devices.’’; 
(2) in section 605(a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(9) Any information relating to a medical debt if— 
‘‘(A) the debt has not been placed for collection, 
charged to profit or loss, or subjected to any similar 
action; 
‘‘(B) the date on which the debt was placed for 
collection, charged to profit or loss, or subjected to 
any similar action antedates the report by less than 
one year; or 
‘‘(C) the debt was fully paid or settled before 
the end of the one-year period beginning on the date 
described in subparagraph (A).’’; and 
(3) in section 623, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR MED-
ICAL DEBT.—Before a person furnishes information relat-
ing to a medical debt of a consumer to a consumer report-
ing agency, such person shall— 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to plan years beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(1) notify the consumer that no consumer re-
porting agency may make a consumer report con-
taining any information relating to a medical debt 
if— 
‘‘(A) the debt has not been placed for col-
lection, charged to profit or loss, or subjected to 
any similar action; or 
‘‘(B) the date on which the debt was 
placed for collection, charged to profit or loss, 
or subjected to any similar action antedates the 
report by less than one year; and 
‘‘(2) ensure that the consumer has been pro-
vided with a detailed accounting of such medical 
debt.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8537 
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to modify 
any caps on emergency EIDL advances to certain veterans service organi-
zations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2020 
Mr. GOLDEN (for himself and Mr. KELLY of Mississippi) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration to modify any caps on emergency EIDL advances 
to certain veterans service organizations, 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. AMOUNT OF EMERGENCY EIDL ADVANCES FOR 
CERTAIN 
VETERANS 
SERVICE 
ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Ad-
ministrator of the Small Business Administration shall en-
sure that a veterans service organization with not more 
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than one employee that applies for an advance under sec-
tion 1110(e) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9005(e)) is 
not subject to a cap on such advance that is less than 
$5,000. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 853 
To expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include 
members of the Army who participated in combat during which they 
personally engaged, or were personally engaged by, the enemy at any 
time on or after December 7, 1941. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2019 
Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia (for himself and Mr. LATTA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action 
Badge to include members of the Army who participated 
in combat during which they personally engaged, or were 
personally engaged by, the enemy at any time on or 
after December 7, 1941. 
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 ‘‘Army Combat Action 
Badge Eligibility Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RETROACTIVE AWARD OF ARMY COMBAT ACTION 
BADGE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO AWARD.—The Secretary of the 
Army may award the Army Combat Action Badge to a 
person who, as determined by the Secretary— 
(1) participated as a member of the Army at 
any time during the eligibility period in combat dur-
ing which the person personally engaged, or was per-
sonally engaged by, the enemy; and 
(2) has not been previously recognized in an ap-
propriate manner for the member’s participation in 
such combat. 
(b) PROCUREMENT OF BADGE.—The Secretary of 
the Army may make arrangements with suppliers of the 
Army Combat Action Badge so that persons eligible to re-
ceive the Army Combat Action Badge pursuant to sub-
section (a) may procure the badge directly from suppliers, 
thereby eliminating, or at least substantially reducing, ad-
ministrative costs for the Army to carry out this section. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ARMY COMBAT ACTION BADGE.—The term 
‘‘Army Combat Action Badge’’ means the military 
decoration established by order of the Secretary of 
the Army through Headquarters, Department of the 
Army Letter 600–05–1, dated June 3, 2005. 
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(2) ELIGIBILITY PERIOD.—The term ‘‘eligibility 
period’’ means the period beginning on December 7, 
1941, and ending on September 18, 2001 (the date 
of the otherwise applicable limitation on the retro-
active award of the Army Combat Action Badge). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8540 
To require the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, 
and Health and Human Services to conduct a study of how housing 
design can help prevent the spread of communicable diseases, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2020 
Mr. KATKO (for himself, Mr. ROSE of New York, Ms. KUSTER of New Hamp-
shire, and Mr. DELGADO) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, Agriculture, and Health and Human Services to 
conduct a study of how housing design can help prevent 
the spread of communicable diseases, 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 ‘‘Keeping Seniors Safe 
from COVID-19 Through Home Design Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON HOUSING DESIGN. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall jointly conduct 
a study to identify improved home and housing design fea-
tures and improved design features in nursing homes and 
assisted living facilities that can help prevent and protect 
against the spread of infection by communicable diseases, 
including the novel coronavirus disease (COVID–19), and 
how such design features could be incorporated under 
housing assistance and mortgage insurance programs of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development and 
the Department of Agriculture. The study shall consider 
any advantages that might result from updated or im-
proved heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, 
installation of hands-free sinks, incorporation of outdoor 
space, redesign and re-use of existing space, and other de-
sign features and shall consider design features specific 
to housing for particular populations, including elderly 
persons, persons with disabilities, and homeless persons, 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than the expiration of the 
6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall jointly submit to the 
Congress a report describing the study conducted pursu-
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ant to subsection (a) and setting forth the findings and 
conclusions of the study, including any recommendations 
regarding improved home and housing design, improved 
design features in nursing homes and assisted living facili-
ties, and implementation of such recommendations. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8543 
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to provide grants 
to improve power lines. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2020 
Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program 
to provide grants to improve power lines. 
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 ‘‘Power Line Resiliency 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. POWER LINE IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of En-
ergy shall establish a program to provide grants to electric 
utilities to carry out eligible activities. 
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(b) GRANTS.— 
(1) APPLICATION.—To apply for a grant pro-
vided under this section, an electric utility shall sub-
mit to the Secretary of Energy an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary of Energy may require. 
(2) SELECTION.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall provide grants under this section— 
(A) on a competitive basis; and 
(B) to geographically diverse electric utili-
ties. 
(3) PRIORITY.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
prioritize providing a grant under this section to an 
electric utility that sells electricity in an area that 
has a history of extreme weather events. 
(c) SUNSET.—The program established under sub-
section (a) shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELECTRIC
UTILITY.—The term ‘‘electric 
utility’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
3(22) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
796(22)). 
(2) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible ac-
tivity’’ means an activity that— 
(i) is designed to improve the per-
formance or efficiency of a power line; 
(ii) makes a power line more resilient 
to an extreme weather event; or 
(iii) otherwise ensures that an end- 
user has access to electricity during an ex-
treme weather event. 
(B) INCLUDES.—The term ‘‘eligible activ-
ity’’ includes— 
(i) burying a power line; 
(ii) hardening a power line; and 
(iii) if burying a power line is not fea-
sible, providing a generator to a household 
that is located in a remote area. 
(3) EXTREME
WEATHER
EVENT.—The term 
‘‘extreme weather event’’ means an historically rare 
or severe natural disaster, including a heat wave, 
drought, flood, tornado, and hurricane. 
(4) POWER LINE.—The term ‘‘power line’’ in-
cludes distribution lines and transmission lines. 
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(B) REPORTING.—Not later than 30 cal-
endar days after the introduction of the Com-
mission schedule for review bill, each Com-
mittee of Congress to which the Commission 
schedule for review bill was referred shall report 
the bill. 
(C) DISCHARGE
OF
COMMITTEE.—If a 
committee to which is referred a Commission 
schedule for review bill has not reported such 
bill at the end of 30 calendar days after its in-
troduction or at the end of the first day after 
there has been reported to the House involved 
a Commission schedule for review bill, which-
ever is earlier, such committee shall be deemed 
to be discharged from further consideration of 
such bill, and such bill shall be placed on the 
appropriate calendar of the House involved. 
(b) EXPEDITED PROCEDURE.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 cal-
endar days after the date on which a committee 
has reported a Commission schedule for review 
bill or been discharged from consideration of a 
Commission schedule for review bill, the major-
ity leader of the Senate, or the majority leader’s 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8547 
To make permanent the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial 
buildings. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2020 
Mr. WILLIAMS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To make permanent the tax deduction for energy efficient 
commercial buildings. 
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 ‘‘Incentivize Energy- 
Saving Improvements Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TAX DEDUCTION FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMER-
CIAL BUILDINGS MADE PERMANENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 179D of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (h). 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8549 
To prohibit the retention of incidentally acquired communications in the 
course of intelligence collection activities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 9, 2020 
Mr. AMASH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence 
A BILL 
To prohibit the retention of incidentally acquired communica-
tions in the course of intelligence collection activities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF RETENTION OF INCIDEN-
TALLY ACQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS IN THE 
COURSE OF INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION AC-
TIVITIES. 
Section 309(b)(3)(A) of the Intelligence Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (50 U.S.C. 1813) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘and shall permit the acquisition, retention, 
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and dissemination of covered communications subject to 
the limitation in subparagraph (B)’’. 
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