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the Special Inspector General considers appropriate 
to discharge the duties of the Special Inspector Gen-
eral under paragraph (1). 
(3) TESTIMONY.—The Special Inspector Gen-
eral shall make reasonable efforts to comply with 
any request to appear before a Committee of Con-
gress for purposes of providing testimony relating to 
the compensation program established under this 
Act. 
(4) ADDITIONAL
DUTIES
AND
RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.—In addition to the duties described, the Spe-
cial Inspector General shall also have the duties and 
responsibilities of inspectors general under the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(d) POWERS AND AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the duties of 
the Special Inspector General under subsection (c), 
the Special Inspector General shall have the authori-
ties provided in section 6 of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(2) TREATMENT OF OFFICE.—The Office of the 
Special Inspector General for COVID Recovery 
Funds shall be considered to be an office described 
in section 6(f)(3) of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) and shall be exempt from an 
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(11) 
SPECIAL
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Special Administrator’’ means the Special Adminis-
trator appointed under this Act. 
(12) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 
State of the United States, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American 
Samoa, Guam, each of the United States Virgin Is-
lands, and any territory or possession of the United 
States. 
(13) UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘‘United 
States’’ means the several States and includes the 
territorial sea and the continental shelf of the 
United States, as those terms are defined in the Vio-
lent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
1994 (18 U.S.C. 2280, 2281). 
(14) WOMEN-OWNED
BUSINESS.—The term 
‘‘women-owned business’’ shall have the same mean-
ing given the term under section 342(g)(6) of the 
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Pro-
tection Act (12 U.S.C. 5452(g)(6)). 
SEC. 3. PURPOSE. 
(a) It is the purpose of this Act to ensure domestic 
economic recovery from the COVID–19 pandemic by en-
suring that businesses in impaired sectors can resume 
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401(a)(31), 402(f), and 3405 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986, qualified shutdown distributions 
shall not be treated as eligible rollover distributions. 
(2) QUALIFIED
SHUTDOWN
DISTRIBUTIONS 
TREATED
AS
MEETING
PLAN
DISTRIBUTION
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—For purposes of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986, a qualified shutdown distribu-
tion shall be treated as meeting the requirements of 
sections 
401(k)(2)(B)(i), 
403(b)(7)(A)(ii), 
403(b)(11), and 457(d)(1)(A) of such Code. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7670 
To prevent the establishment of a denaturalization section in the Department 
of Justice, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2020 
Mr. CARBAJAL (for himself, Mr. ESPAILLAT, and Mrs. TORRES of California) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prevent the establishment of a denaturalization section 
in the Department of Justice, 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 ‘‘Defend New Ameri-
cans Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION. 
No Federal funds may be used to implement, admin-
ister, or enforce the policy of the Department of Justice, 
issued February 26, 2020, to establish a denaturalization 
section in the Office of Immigration Litigation of the Civil 
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Division of the Department of Justice or any successor 
policy. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7672 
To provide for the establishment of a COVID–19 Victims Compensation 
Fund, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2020 
Mr. VELA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of a COVID–19 Victims 
Compensation Fund, 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 Victims 
Compensation Fund Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) CLAIMANT.—The term ‘‘claimant’’ means 
an individual filing a claim for compensation under 
this Act. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘COVID–19 Data 
Transparency Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STANDARDIZED METHOD FOR HEALTH DEPART-
MENT REPORTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention shall create a stand-
ardized method for State, Tribal, and local health depart-
ments to report to the Centers with respect to COVID– 
19 the following: 
(1) Daily hospitalizations of patients in the re-
spective jurisdiction with a confirmed or presumed 
case of COVID–19. 
(2) Daily numbers of such patients in the inten-
sive care unit. 
(3) Daily numbers of such patients on ventila-
tors. 
(4) How long such patients have been in the 
hospital. 
(5) Daily numbers of diagnostic and serological 
tests administered for SARS–CoV–2 with respect to 
patients in the respective jurisdiction, disaggregated 
by— 
(A) the type of test; and 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7674 
To require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
to create a standardized method for State, Tribal, and local health 
departments to report to the Centers with respect to COVID–19, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2020 
Mr. BEYER (for himself, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. 
SERRANO, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. PERL-
MUTTER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. DEAN, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. 
SUOZZI, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mrs. AXNE, Ms. PORTER, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. GABBARD, 
Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. WELCH, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. 
SHERRILL, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, and Mr. ENGEL) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention to create a standardized method for 
State, Tribal, and local health departments to report 
to the Centers with respect 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, 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7678 
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
to direct the Secretary of Defense to include a description of programs 
to address and reduce the stigma associated with seeking assistance 
for mental health or suicidal thoughts in a report. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2020 
Mr. BRINDISI (for himself and Mr. KATKO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 to direct the Secretary of Defense to include 
a description of programs to address and reduce the 
stigma associated with seeking assistance for mental 
health or suicidal thoughts in a report. 
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 ‘‘Military Mental Health 
Stigma Reduction Act’’. 
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(B) the testing positivity rate of each type 
of test. 
(6) The sensitivity and specificity of each such 
type of test. 
(7) Daily numbers and percentages of contacts 
traced with respect to patients in the respective ju-
risdiction. 
(8) The rate of transmission of SARS–CoV–2 
in the respective jurisdiction. 
(b) POSTING BY CDC.—The Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention shall— 
(1) post the information described in para-
graphs (1) through (8) of subsection (a), to the ex-
tent such information is in the possession of the 
Centers, on the public website of the Centers, except 
that such posting shall exclude any individually iden-
tifiable information; and 
(2) to the extent feasible disaggregate such in-
formation by State, Tribal, and local jurisdiction. 
(c) UPDATES.—The Director of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention— 
(1) shall, as appropriate, periodically update the 
method posted under subsection (a); and 
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(2) may revise and expand the reporting cat-
egories listed in such subsection. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7675 
To modify and extend the update of the Department of Defense Freedom 
of Navigation Report. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2020 
Mr. BRINDISI (for himself, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. BALDERSON, and Mr. WALTZ) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services 
A BILL 
To modify and extend the update of the Department of 
Defense Freedom of Navigation Report. 
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 ‘‘South China Sea Free-
dom of Navigation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF UPDATE OF DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE FREEDOM OF NAVI-
GATION REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1275 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
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2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2540) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘an annual basis’’ and inserting 
‘‘a biannual basis’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the previous year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the previous 6 months’’. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Subsection (b) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘the year’’ and inserting ‘‘the period’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘the number 
of maritime and overflight challenges to each such 
claim and’’ before ‘‘the country’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘have been 
protested by the United States but’’ before ‘‘have 
not been challenged’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) A summary of each excessive maritime 
claim challenged jointly with international partners 
and allies.’’. 
(c) FORM.—Subsection (c) of such section is amend-
ed by adding at the end before the period the following: 
‘‘and made publicly available’’. 
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(d) SUNSET.—Subsection (d) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘ANNUAL’’ and in-
serting ‘‘BIANNUAL’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7677 
To require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on 
use of domestic nonavailability determinations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2020 
Mr. BRINDISI (for himself and Mr. MCKINLEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress 
a report on use of domestic nonavailability determina-
tions, 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 ‘‘Strengthening Amer-
ican Manufacturing Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON USE OF DOMESTIC NONAVAILABILITY 
DETERMINATIONS. 
Not later than September 30, 2021, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report 
to congressional defense committees— 
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(1) describing in detail the use of any waiver or 
exception by the Department of Defense to the re-
quirements of chapter 83 of title 41, United States 
Code, or section 2533a of title 10, United States 
Code, relating to domestic nonavailability determina-
tions; 
(2) specifying the type of waiver or exception 
used; and 
(3) providing an assessment of the impact on 
the use of such waivers or exceptions due to the 
COVID–19 pandemic and associated challenges with 
investments in domestic sources. 
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SEC. 2. REPORTS ON SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMS 
AND ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE. 
Section 741(a)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 
Stat. 1467) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(J) A description of the programs carried 
out by the military departments to address and 
reduce the stigma associated with seeking as-
sistance 
for 
mental 
health 
or 
suicidal 
thoughts.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7679 
To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to index the bor-
rowing authority limit of Commodity Credit Corporation for inflation, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2020 
Mr. CRAWFORD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act 
to index the borrowing authority limit of Commodity 
Credit Corporation for inflation, 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. INDEXING BORROWING AUTHORITY LIMIT OF 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FOR IN-
FLATION. 
Section 4(i) of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714b(i)) is amended by striking 
‘‘in the aggregate $30,000,000,000.’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘in the aggregate, for each fiscal year preceding 
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fiscal year 2021, $30,000,000,000 and beginning with fis-
cal year 2021, $68,000,000,000. Beginning with fiscal 
year 2021, the amount referred to in the preceding sen-
tence shall be increased each fiscal year based on the per-
centage increase in the consumer price index for all urban 
consumers (all items; United States city average), over the 
preceding fiscal year.’’. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 767 
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located 
at 180 West Main Street in Abingdon, Virginia, as the ‘‘H. Emory 
Widener, Jr., Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2019 
Mr. GRIFFITH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house located at 180 West Main Street in Abingdon, 
Virginia, as the ‘‘H. Emory Widener, Jr., Federal Build-
ing and United States Courthouse’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The Federal building and United States courthouse 
located at 180 West Main Street in Abingdon, Virginia, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘H. Emory Widener, 
Jr., Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’. 
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SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal 
building and United States courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘H. Emory 
Widener, Jr., Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’. 
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human rights, is at peace internally and with its 
neighbors, and can be a partner for regional sta-
bility; 
(2) support the implementation of Sudan’s con-
stitutional charter for the transitional period; and 
(3) pursue a strategy of calibrated engagement 
with Sudan that includes— 
(A) facilitating an environment for free, 
fair, and credible democratic elections and a 
pluralistic and representative political system; 
(B) supporting reforms that improve trans-
parency and accountability, remove restrictions 
on civil and political liberties, and strengthen 
the protection of human rights, including reli-
gious freedom; 
(C) strengthening civilian institutions, ju-
dicial independence, and the rule of law; 
(D) empowering civil society and inde-
pendent media; 
(E) promoting national reconciliation and 
enabling a just, comprehensive, and sustainable 
peace; 
(F) promoting the role of women in gov-
ernment, the economy, and society, in recogni-
tion of the seminal role that women played in 
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‘‘(1) 40 percent shall be used for activities asso-
ciated with the Northeast Corridor, and 
‘‘(2) 60 percent shall be used for activities asso-
ciated with the National Network. 
‘‘(c) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed as prohibiting discretionary funding 
from being provided to Amtrak.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 24313 the 
following new item: 
‘‘24314. Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Expenditures.’’. 
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SEC. 
5. 
COMPREHENSIVE 
ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT 
STRATEGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(a)(3)(A) of the Pub-
lic Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3162(a)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(includ-
ing by directly or indirectly increasing the accessibility of 
affordable, quality child care)’’ after ‘‘promotes economic 
development and opportunity’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—In carrying out the amendment 
made under subsection (a), the Secretary of Commerce, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, shall issue guidance on how to include the acces-
sibility of affordable, quality child care in a comprehensive 
economic development strategy developed under section 
302 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act 
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162). 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7684 
To require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
to evaluate members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have tested 
positive for a virus certified as a pandemic for potential exposure to 
open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals or other airborne contami-
nants, to conduct a study on the impact of such a pandemic on members 
and veterans with such exposure, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2020 
Mr. GOLDEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to evaluate members of the Armed 
Forces and veterans who have tested positive for a virus 
certified as a pandemic for potential exposure to open 
burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals or other airborne 
contaminants, to conduct a study on the impact of such 
a pandemic on members and veterans with such expo-
sure, 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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