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A bill to make a technical correction relating to the treatment of refunds of merchandise processing fees under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act.

Bill: 116-s-3876
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2020-06-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: 
This bill authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to refund any merchandise processing fees when an imported good is reliquidated to refund excess duties under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
 
A merchandise processing fee is a processing fee assessed by CBP based on the value of the merchandise being imported, not including duty, freight, and insurance charges. Currently, a merchandise processing fee may not be refunded when an imported good is reliquidated to refund excess duties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Community Solutions for COVID–19 Act

Bill: 116-s-3877
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-06-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immigrant health and welfare
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: 

Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act

 
This bill provides funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to nongovernmental entities for programs to reduce or eliminate disparities related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Eligible entities must have experience working to address issues related to health equity among those disproportionally impacted by adverse health outcomes. Grant funds may be used to improve access to testing, treatment, and other services with respect to COVID-19 and for other purposes.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Family Caregivers from Discrimination Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3878
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-06-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: 

Protecting Family Caregivers from Discrimination Act of 2020

 
This bill prohibits employers from taking adverse employment actions against employees, or refusing to hire applicants, due to their family caregiver responsibilities. The bill also includes prohibitions against employer retaliation and provides for enforcement by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and private civil claims.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Read the Bills Act

Bill: 116-s-3879
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2020-06-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Government liability
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: 

Read the Bills Act

 
This bill establishes requirements relating to the introduction and consideration of any bill or resolution in either chamber of Congress.
 
Specifically, the bill requires any measure introduced in either chamber to contain a provision citing the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the proposed measure, including all of its provisions. Further, the text must also set forth the current law such measure is amending and the proposed modifications to the law. 
 
Additionally, a vote on final passage of a measure (except private bills) may not occur in either chamber unless (1) the full text of the measure is published on an official website of each chamber at least seven days before the vote, (2) public notice of the specific calendar week during which the vote is scheduled to take place is posted on the respective website at least six days before the Monday of such week, and (3) there is a reading of its full text verbatim by the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate to the respective chamber.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Office of International Disability Rights Act

Bill: 116-s-3880
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2020-06-03 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disability and paralysis
Disaster relief and insurance
Employee hiring
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Foreign aid and international relief
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: 

Office of International Disability Rights Act

 
This bill establishes disability inclusion measures at the Department of State, including the creation of the Office of International Disability Rights.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes the Office of International Disability Rights, which shall coordinate U.S. efforts regarding human rights for people with disabilities and advance the status of people with disabilities in U.S. foreign policy. The bill also requires the State Department to develop and adopt a formal policy for disability inclusion in U.S. foreign assistance programming and disaster response programming.
 
The State Department must take specified steps to prioritize accessibility practices when hiring, recruiting, and assigning civil service employees and foreign service officers with disabilities. Further, the State Department must ensure that embassies, consulates, and their services are accessible to people with disabilities.
 
Additionally, the State Department must require mandatory disability inclusion training for all civil service and foreign service personnel, which shall include country-specific and cultural considerations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Introduced in Senate
CHIPPER Act

Bill: 116-s-3881
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2020-06-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: 

Children's Health Insurance Program Pandemic Enhancement and Relief Act or the CHIPPER Act

 
This bill extends the 11.5% increase to the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) that is otherwise applicable under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through FY2021, in accordance with specified conditions. For example, in order to receive the increased FMAP in FY2021, a state must cover, without cost-sharing, testing and treatment for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), including vaccines, specialized equipment, and therapies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Introduced in Senate
National Technology Industrial Base Enhancement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3882
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2020-06-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Australia
Canada
Europe
Foreign and international corporations
Industrial policy and productivity
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Oceania
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Technology assessment
Trade restrictions
U.S. and foreign investments
United Kingdom

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: 

National Technology Industrial Base Enhancement Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes the National Technology Industrial Base Quadrilateral Council to address issues such as industrial security, supply-chain security, cybersecurity, foreign ownership, and management best practices.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the earned income tax credit available to residents of possessions of the United States.

Bill: 116-s-3883
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2020-06-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Caribbean area
Government information and archives
Guam
Income tax credits
Inflation and prices
Northern Mariana Islands
Poverty and welfare assistance
Puerto Rico
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to make payments to Puerto Rico for expenditures by its taxpayer relating to the earned income tax credit (EITC). The bill also requires payments to U.S. possessions with mirror code tax systems (i.e., the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) for a specified percentage of the cost of the EITC in calendar years 2020-2024.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Essential Transportation Employee Safety Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3884
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2020-06-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Department of Transportation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Marine and inland water transportation
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Railroads
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: 

Essential Transportation Employee Safety Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to support the efforts of state and local governments to provide for priority COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing of transportation workers who are categorized as essential critical infrastructure workers. (
Essential critical infrastructure employees
 include, but are not limited to, medical and health care, telecommunications, information technology systems, defense, food and agriculture, transportation and logistics, energy, water and wastewater, law enforcement, and public works.)
 
Additionally, during the COVID-19 pandemic, DOT must require (1) the owners and operators of equipment or facilities used by passenger or freight transportation employers implement personal protective equipment and disinfection and sanitization procedures; and (2) an air carrier to submit to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) a proposal to permit pilots to wear masks or protective face coverings in the flight deck, including a safety risk assessment with respect to such proposal.
 
The bill sets forth requirements for owners or operators who cannot acquire necessary personal protective equipment due to market unavailability.
 
For the duration of the COVID-19 national emergency, the FAA must (1) provide certain employees, including any air traffic controller and airway transportation systems specialist, with personal protective and sanitizing equipment; (2) ensure that each air traffic control facility is cleaned, disinfected, and sanitized frequently; and (3) ensure its contractors provide their employees with personal protective equipment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Introduced in Senate
SFC Heath Robinson Burn Pit Transparency Act

Bill: 116-s-3885
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2020-06-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Congressional oversight
Fires
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Iraq
Middle East
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: 

SFC Heath Robinson Burn Pit Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to submit quarterly reports on veterans' burn pit exposure, and to inform veterans of the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry if a veteran presents at a medical facility for treatment related to exposure to toxic chemicals caused by open burn pits. A burn pit is an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Introduced in Senate
PLANET Act

Bill: 116-s-3886
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-06-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military procurement, research, weapons development
Nuclear weapons

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: 

Preserving Leadership Against Nuclear Explosives Testing Act of 2020 or the PLANET Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for FY2021 to conduct or make preparations for any explosive nuclear weapons test that produces any yield.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Veteran Debt Relief During COVID–19 Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3887
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2020-06-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Interest, dividends, interest rates
User charges and fees
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: 

Veteran Debt Relief During COVID-19 Act of 2020

 
This bill defers certain debts arising from benefits under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) during the covered period, which is the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period plus the 60 days following the end of such period.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits the VA from doing the following during the covered period:
 
 
collecting or recording certain debts,
 
issuing notice of certain debts to a person or consumer reporting agency,
 
allowing any interest to accrue on certain debts, or
 
applying any administrative fee to certain debts.
 
 
The VA may collect a payment from a person who elects to make such payment during the covered period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to ensure that veterans receive timely and effective health care under the Veterans Community Care Program and Veterans Care Agreements during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-3888
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2020-06-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: 
This bill sets forth policies and procedures related to medical care for veterans covered under the Veterans Community Care Program and Veterans Care Agreements during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes covered veterans to receive care for COVID-19 diagnosis or treatment under the Veterans Community Care Program and Veterans Care Agreements during the COVID-19 emergency period, regardless of whether such care is for a service-connected disability. Emergency medical care and COVID-19 care shall not require Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) preauthorization during the emergency period.
 
The bill prescribes how the VA shall administer claims for payments relating to emergency COVID-19 care, depending on whether the community care provider is (1) an eligible provider under the Veterans Community Care Program, (2) party to a Veterans Care Agreement, or (3) not eligible under the Veterans Community Care Program or part of a Veterans Care Agreement.
 
The bill classifies emergency treatment for COVID-19 as emergency treatment eligible for coverage by the VA.
 
The VA shall determine whether a veteran who receives emergency care for COVID-19 is an active VA health care participant without regard to whether the veteran has received VA medical care in the two years preceding such emergency care.
 
Finally, the bill specifies that, during the emergency period, community care providers that furnish emergency COVID-19 care are required to submit a claim for payment to the VA within 180 days of such care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Congressional Power of the Purse Act

Bill: 116-s-3889
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2020-06-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-04
text: 

Congressional Power of the Purse Act

 
This bill modifies the budget and appropriations process to establish various requirements for federal agencies, add several new disclosure and reporting requirements, and expand congressional oversight authorities. 
 
Among other changes, the bill requires
 
 
the Office of Management and Budget to release funding to agencies at least 90 days before the funding expires;
 
certain presidential emergency declarations to expire within 30 days unless Congress approves the declaration; 
 
federal agencies to make various reports, documents, and legal opinions available to Congress and the public; and
 
 federal agencies to respond to certain Government Accountability Office requests within 20 days unless the request includes a different deadline.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-06-04
text: Introduced in Senate
National AI Research Resource Task Force Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3890
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2020-06-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-04
text: 

National AI Research Resource Task Force Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the National Science Foundation, in coordination with the Office of Science and Technology Policy, to establish the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force to investigate the feasibility and advisability of establishing a national artificial intelligence research resource. 
 
The task force must develop a coordinated roadmap and implementation plan for establishing and sustaining such a research resource.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-06-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3891
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2020-06-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2020-06-04
text: 

Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the development of standards for artificial intelligence and establishes the National Program to Advance Artificial Intelligence Research.
 
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shall have the mission, among other things, of advancing frameworks, standards, guidelines, and associated methods and techniques for artificial intelligence. NIST shall also participate in the development of standards and specifications for artificial intelligence.
 
The bill provides for a research program with a national scope to advance use-inspired artificial intelligence research and its use to serve the needs of the United States, NIST, and specified stakeholders.
 
The National Science Foundation (NSF) shall establish at least six National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes to serve the needs of the United States and other specified stakeholders by (1) conducting research on longer-time-horizon challenges in artificial intelligence research, and (2) creating and developing processes to advance use-inspired artificial intelligence research and its deployment.
 
The NSF shall award grants to establish traineeship programs and support trainees in topics of national importance selected by the NSF, including the selection of artificial intelligence as the initial topic. 
 
The NSF shall establish a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of awarding grants to conduct research in rapidly evolving, high priority topics (i.e, of high importance to the economy and security of the United States). It shall select artificial intelligence as the initial topic for the pilot program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2020-06-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2020-06-04
text: Introduced in Senate