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(c) INCLUSION OF SUPPLIERS ONLY ON VOLUNTARY 
BASIS.—The Secretary may include in the internet clear-
inghouse established under subsection (a) information 
with respect to a supplier (including any manufacturer or 
distributor) only if the supplier agrees to be referenced 
in the clearinghouse, in which case the supplier shall agree 
to provide to the Secretary the information listed in sub-
section (b)(1). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘personal protective equip-
ment’’— 
(A) means equipment designated to protect 
individuals from the spread of infection or ill-
ness, as determined by the Secretary; and 
(B) includes any such disinfecting wipes, 
helmets, gloves, face shields, hand sanitizer, 
goggles, facemasks, protective clothing, and res-
pirators. 
(2) The term ‘‘State’’ means the 50 States, the 
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
and American Samoa. 
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(3) The term ‘‘Tribal’’, with respect to a de-
partment of health (or health department), in-
cludes— 
(A) Indian Tribes that— 
(i) are operating 1 or more health fa-
cilities pursuant to an agreement under the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); 
or 
(ii) receive services from a facility op-
erated by the Indian Health Services; and 
(B) Tribal organizations (as the term 
‘‘tribal organization’’ is defined in section 4 of 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)) and Urban 
Indian organizations (as defined in section 4 of 
the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 
U.S.C. 1603)). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section, to be derived exclu-
sively from unobligated amounts in the Public Health and 
Social Emergency Fund. 
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‘‘SEC. 304. ABSENTEE BALLOT AND VOTER REGISTRATION 
APPLICATION FORM TRACKING PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ABSENTEE BALLOT TRACKING.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Each State shall carry 
out a program to track and confirm the receipt of 
absentee ballots in an election for Federal office 
under which the State or local election official re-
sponsible for the receipt of voted absentee ballots in 
the election carries out procedures to track and con-
firm the receipt of such ballots, and makes informa-
tion on the receipt of such ballots available to the in-
dividual who cast the ballot by means of online ac-
cess using the Internet site of the official’s office. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
ON
WHETHER
VOTE
WAS 
COUNTED.—The information referred to under para-
graph (1) with respect to the receipt of an absentee 
ballot shall include information regarding whether 
the vote cast on the ballot was counted, and, in the 
case of a vote which was not counted, the reasons 
therefor. 
‘‘(b) VOTER
REGISTRATION
APPLICATION
FORM 
TRACKING.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Each State shall carry 
out a program to track and confirm the receipt of 
voter registration application forms in an election for 
Federal office under which the State or local election 
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eral Disability Insurance Trust Fund shall be 
credited to and form a part of the Federal Old- 
Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and 
the Disability Insurance Trust Fund, respec-
tively’’ and inserting ‘‘the Social Security Trust 
Fund shall be credited to and form a part of 
the Social Security Trust Fund’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘either of the Trust 
Funds’’ and inserting ‘‘the Trust Fund’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘such Trust Fund’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Trust Fund’’. 
(5) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Section 201(g) of 
such Act is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘Of the amounts authorized to be made 
available out of the Federal Old-Age and 
Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the 
Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund 
under the preceding sentence’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘(Public Law 103–296).’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(I) by striking subclauses (II) 
and (III) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(II) the portion of such costs which 
should have been borne by the Social Security 
Trust Fund,’’; and 
(II) by redesignating subclauses 
(IV) and (V) as subclauses (III) and 
(IV); 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Trust Funds’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Trust Fund’’; and 
(ii) by striking the last sentence; and 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Trust 
Funds’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Trust Fund’’. 
(6) BENEFIT
PAYMENTS.—Section 201(h) of 
such Act is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) All benefit payments required to be made under 
this title shall be made only from the Social Security Trust 
Fund.’’. 
(7) GIFTS.—Section 201(i) of such Act is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 
Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust 
Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘the Social Security Trust 
Fund’’; and 
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try or an agency or instrumentality of a foreign 
country; 
(C) a terrorist organization; or 
(D) any other foreign adversary of the 
United States. 
(2) CYBERSPACE INFORMATION THREAT.—The 
term ‘‘cyberspace information threat’’ means any 
true, false, or misleading information from a covered 
entity that is— 
(A) communicated through cyberspace; and 
(B) misleading or influential in a manner 
that constitutes a threat to national security or 
to the democratic processes of the United 
States, or that operates to the advantage of a 
covered entity. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ABSENT
UNIFORMED
SERVICE
VOTER; 
OVERSEAS
VOTER.—The terms ‘‘absent uniformed 
service voter’’ and ‘‘overseas voter’’ have the mean-
ings given such terms in section 107 of the Uni-
formed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act 
(52 U.S.C. 20310). 
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(2) FEDERAL ELECTIONS.—The term ‘‘Federal 
election’’ means a regularly scheduled general elec-
tion for Federal office. 
(3) POSTAL SERVICE.—The term ‘‘Postal Serv-
ice’’ has the meaning given such term in section 102 
of title 39, United States Code. 
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ing to the matters specified in clauses (i) 
through (viii) of paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(C) DEADLINES.—The report required by 
subparagraph (A) shall be submitted on or be-
fore each June 30 and December 31 of each 
year for as long as products of the People’s Re-
public of China receive nondiscriminatory treat-
ment (normal trade relations), the People’s Re-
public of China participates in any program of 
the Government of the United States which ex-
tends credits or credit guarantees or investment 
guarantees, or a commercial agreement with the 
People’s Republic of China is in effect. 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The President is au-
thorized to waive by Executive order the appli-
cation of paragraphs (1) and (2) for a 12- 
month period if the President submits to Con-
gress a report that the President— 
‘‘(i) has determined that such waiver 
will substantially promote the objectives of 
this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) has received assurances that the 
practices of the People’s Republic of China 
relating to the matters specified in clauses 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 24 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), 
SECTION 1. USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR EVENT TO 
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY OF KING KAMEHA-
MEHA I.
(C) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘Fed-
eral Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 
Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust 
Fund,’’ and inserting ‘‘Social Security Trust 
Fund’’. 
(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Effective beginning 
on January 1 of the first calendar year beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this section, any reference 
in law to the ‘‘Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
Trust Fund’’ or the ‘‘Federal Disability Insurance Trust 
Fund’’ is deemed to be a reference to the Social Security 
Trust Fund. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on January 1 of the first cal-
endar year beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this section. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8611 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4755 Southeast Dixie Highway in Port 
Salerno, Florida, as the ‘‘Joseph Bullock Post Office 
Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JOSEPH BULLOCK POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 4755 Southeast Dixie Highway 
in Port Salerno, Florida, shall be known and designated 
as the ‘‘Joseph Bullock Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Joseph Bullock Post 
Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8611 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 4755 Southeast Dixie High-
way in Port Salerno, Florida, as the ‘‘Joseph 
Bullock Post Office Building’’.
H. R. 8611 
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4755 Southeast 
Dixie Highway in Port Salerno, Florida, as the ‘‘Joseph Bullock Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JOSEPH BULLOCK POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 4755 Southeast Dixie Highway in Port Salerno, 
Florida, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Joseph Bullock 
Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Joseph Bullock Post Office Building’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8611 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
4755 Southeast Dixie Highway in Port Salerno, Florida, as the ‘‘Joseph 
Bullock Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 16, 2020 
Mr. MAST (for himself, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. YOHO, Mr. SOTO, Mr. DUNN, 
Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. DIAZ- 
BALART, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. WALTZ, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. 
POSEY, Mr. SPANO, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. GAETZ, 
Mr. STEUBE, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. FRANKEL, 
Mr. CRIST, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. ROO-
NEY of Florida, Mr. DEUTCH, and Ms. WILSON of Florida) 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 4755 Southeast Dixie Highway in Port 
Salerno, Florida, as the ‘‘Joseph Bullock Post Office 
Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JOSEPH BULLOCK POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 4755 Southeast Dixie Highway 
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in Port Salerno, Florida, shall be known and designated 
as the ‘‘Joseph Bullock Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Joseph Bullock Post 
Office Building’’. 
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(1) improve data collection and coordination ac-
tivities related to the nationwide monitoring of the 
incidence and financial impact of cyber attacks on 
elementary schools and secondary schools; 
(2) conduct analyses regarding trends in cyber 
attacks against such schools; 
(3) develop systematic approaches to assist such 
schools in preventing and responding to cyber at-
tacks; 
(4) increase the awareness and preparedness of 
elementary school and secondary school administra-
tors regarding the cybersecurity of such schools; and 
(5) identify, prevent, or investigate cyber at-
tacks on elementary schools and secondary schools. 
(c) INFORMATION COLLECTION.—The Director of the 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency may 
collect information relating to cyber attacks on schools to 
store in the registry established pursuant to subsection 
(a). Such information may be submitted by schools and 
may include the following: 
(1) The dates of each cyber attack, including 
the dates on which each such attack was initially de-
tected and the dates on which each such attack was 
first reported. 
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IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8611 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 11, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4755 Southeast Dixie Highway in Port 
Salerno, Florida, as the ‘‘Joseph Bullock Post Office 
Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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HR 8611 RFS
SECTION 1. JOSEPH BULLOCK POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 4755 Southeast Dixie Highway 
in Port Salerno, Florida, shall be known and designated 
as the ‘‘Joseph Bullock Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Joseph Bullock Post 
Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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SEC. 2. STUDY OF ALTERNATIVES FOR A CONGRESSIONAL 
OFFICE TO PROJECT THE NET GREENHOUSE 
GAS EMISSIONS LIKELY TO BE CAUSED BY 
FEDERAL LEGISLATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States, in coordination with the National 
Academy of Sciences, shall— 
(1) study alternatives for a nonpartisan con-
gressional office or agency— 
(A) to make thorough, science-based pro-
jections on whether the enactment, full funding, 
and implementation of particular Federal legis-
lation are likely to cause a net increase or de-
crease in global greenhouse gas emissions over 
a specified period; and 
(B) to quantify any such projected increase 
or decrease; and 
(2) submit a report to the Congress containing 
the results of such study, including recommenda-
tions. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The study under subsection 
(a) shall address each of the following: 
(1) Whether a new office or agency should be 
established for purposes of carrying out the func-
tions described in subsection (a)(1), or whether such 
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functions should be vested in one or more existing 
offices or agencies. 
(2) How to ensure the office or agency remains 
nonpartisan and science-focused. 
(3) How to involve governmental and private 
experts, including— 
(A) whether Federal officers and employ-
ees should be detailed to the office or agency 
carrying out the functions described in sub-
section (a)(1); and 
(B) how to involve appropriate experts in 
the analysis of projected greenhouse gas emis-
sions from each of the following: electric power 
generation; transportation; residential, commer-
cial, and industrial fuel use; natural gas and oil 
systems; coal mining and abandoned mines; ag-
riculture; industrial processes; land use, land 
use change, and forestry; and waste manage-
ment. 
(4) Lessons that can be learned from State leg-
islatures that have successfully implemented carbon 
scoring for legislative proposals. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8614 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include home-schooling 
supplies in the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 16, 2020 
Mr. NORMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include 
home-schooling supplies in the educator expense deduc-
tion, 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 ‘‘Home Educators are 
Teachers Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. HOME-SCHOOL EDUCATORS AND HOME-SCHOOLING 
EXPENSES INCLUDED AS PART OF DEDUC-
TION FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES OF ELEMEN-
TARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 62 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(D), by inserting ‘‘or 
home’’ after ‘‘in the classroom’’, and 
(2) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘or home’’ 
after ‘‘in a school’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to taxable years begin-
ning after December 31, 2019. 
SEC. 3. INFLATION ADJUSTMENT FOR DEDUCTION FOR 
CERTAIN EXPENSES OF ELEMENTARY AND 
SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 62(d)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’, 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘calendar year 2014’’ and in-
serting ‘‘calendar year 2020’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to taxable years begin-
ning after December 31, 2019. 
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SEC. 4. REGULATIONS OR GUIDANCE CLARIFYING APPLI-
CATION OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN EX-
PENSES OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
SCHOOL TEACHERS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury (or the 
Secretary’s delegate) shall by regulation or other guidance 
clarify that individuals who provide home-school education 
are eligible educators for purposes of the educator expense 
deduction described in section 62(a)(2)(D) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, and such individuals may deduct 
home-schooling expenses under such section. 
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nesses to thrive and engage with the United States 
economy. 
SEC. 3. GLOBAL AND REGIONAL NETWORKS. 
(a) GLOBAL SMALL BUSINESS NETWORK.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development and 
the Administrator of the Small Business Administra-
tion, is authorized to establish and administer a 
Global Small Business Network program. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Global 
Small Business Network program is to— 
(A) enhance the ability of small business 
concerns in the United States that are affiliated 
with a small business development center to ex-
port to foreign markets and take part in inter-
national commerce; and 
(B) facilitate partners for small business 
concerns in the United States and resilient 
business environments in foreign countries 
through the development of small business de-
velopment centers in foreign countries. 
(3) AFFILIATION.—The Secretary of State shall 
determine if a small business development center in 
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