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II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4209 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 2, 2020 Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Brown , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Carper , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Casey , Mr. Perdue , Ms. Hassan , Mrs. Loeffler , Mr. Cardin , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Daines , Mr. King , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Booker , Mr. Graham , Ms. Smith , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Romney , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Warner , Mr. Reed , and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed A BILL To amend title IX of the Social Security Act to improve emergency unemployment relief for governmental entities and nonprofit organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act of 2020 . 2. Improving emergency unemployment relief for governmental entities and nonprofit organizations (a) In general Section 903(i)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking during and inserting with respect to ; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking 3309(a)(1) and inserting 3309(a) ; and (3) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph: (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds transferred to the account of a State under subparagraph (A) shall be used exclusively to reduce the amounts required to be paid in lieu of contributions into the State unemployment fund pursuant to such section by governmental entities and other organizations described in section 3309(a) of such Code. . (b) Effective date (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 2103 of the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 )). (2) Application to weeks prior to enactment For weeks of unemployment that occurred after March 12, 2020, and prior to the date of enactment of this section, States may— (A) issue reimbursements in accordance with section 903(i)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act, as in effect prior to the date of enactment of this section; or (B) reduce the amounts required to be paid in accordance with such section 903(i)(1)(C), as amended by subsection (a).
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty S. 4209 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title IX of the Social Security Act to improve emergency unemployment relief for governmental entities and nonprofit organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act of 2020 . 2. Improving emergency unemployment relief for governmental entities and nonprofit organizations (a) In general Section 903(i)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking during and inserting with respect to ; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking 3309(a)(1) and inserting 3309(a) ; and (3) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph: (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds transferred to the account of a State under subparagraph (A) shall be used exclusively to reduce the amounts required to be paid in lieu of contributions into the State unemployment fund pursuant to such section by governmental entities and other organizations described in section 3309(a) of such Code. . (b) Effective date (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 2103 of the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 )). (2) Application to weeks prior to enactment For weeks of unemployment that occurred after March 12, 2020, and prior to the date of enactment of this section, States may— (A) issue reimbursements in accordance with section 903(i)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act, as in effect prior to the date of enactment of this section; or (B) reduce the amounts required to be paid in accordance with such section 903(i)(1)(C), as amended by subsection (a).

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116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4209 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title IX of the Social Security Act to improve emergency unemployment relief for governmental entities and nonprofit organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act of 2020 . 2. Improving emergency unemployment relief for governmental entities and nonprofit organizations (a) In general Section 903(i)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking during and inserting with respect to ; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking 3309(a)(1) and inserting 3309(a) ; and (3) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph: (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds transferred to the account of a State under subparagraph (A) shall be used exclusively to reduce the amounts required to be paid in lieu of contributions into the State unemployment fund pursuant to such section by governmental entities and other organizations described in section 3309(a) of such Code. . (b) Effective date (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 2103 of the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 )). (2) Application to weeks prior to enactment For weeks of unemployment that occurred after March 12, 2020, and prior to the date of enactment of this section, States may— (A) issue reimbursements in accordance with section 903(i)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act, as in effect prior to the date of enactment of this section; or (B) reduce the amounts required to be paid in accordance with such section 903(i)(1)(C), as amended by subsection (a).

Passed the Senate July 2, 2020. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4210 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 2, 2020 Mr. Johnson (for himself and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the transfer of certain equipment during a public health emergency, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Healthcare and Response Equipment Act of 2020 or the SHARE Act of 2020 . 2. Transfer of equipment during a public health emergency (a) Amendment Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 311 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 529. Transfer of equipment during a public health emergency (a) Authorization of transfer of equipment During a public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d(a) ), the Secretary, at the request of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may transfer to the Department of Health and Human Services, on a reimbursable basis, personal protection equipment or medically necessary equipment in the possession of the Department. (b) Determination by Secretaries (1) In general In carrying out this section— (A) before requesting a transfer under subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall determine whether the personal protection equipment or medically necessary equipment is otherwise available, including available by required performance of a contract or order under section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4511 ); and (B) the Secretary shall determine whether the personal protection equipment or medically necessary equipment requested to be transferred under subsection (a) is excess equipment. (2) Notification The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary shall each submit to Congress a notification explaining the determination made under subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, of paragraph (1). (c) Required inventory The Secretary shall— (1) maintain an inventory of all personal protection equipment and medically necessary equipment in the possession of the Department; and (2) make the inventory required under paragraph (1) available, on a continual basis, to— (A) the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and (B) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. . (b) Table of contents amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–296 ; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 528 the following: Sec. 529. Transfer of equipment during a public health emergency. .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4217 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 20, 2020 Mr. Wicker (for himself, Ms. Smith , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to include hospitals serving rural areas or areas of persistent poverty in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act . 2. Inclusion of critical care hospitals in the paycheck protection program (a) Eligibility of hospitals with more than one physical location Section 7(a)(36)(D)(iii) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)(iii) ) is amended by striking beginning with 72 and inserting the following: beginning with 72 (or, in the case of a critical care hospital, is assigned a North American Industry Classification System code beginning with 62) . (b) Waiver of affiliation rules Section 7(a)(36)(D)(iv)(I) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)(iv)(I) ) is amended by striking beginning with 72 and inserting the following: beginning with 72 (or, in the case of a critical care hospital, is assigned a North American Industry Classification System code beginning with 62) . (c) Critical care hospitals defined Section 7(a)(36)(D) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (vii) Critical care hospital defined In this subparagraph, the term critical care hospital means— (I) a hospital (as defined in section 1861(e) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(e) )) that— (aa) is located in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) in a rural area, as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(2)(D) ); (bb) is treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to section 1886(d)(8)(E) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(8)(E) ); or (cc) for the most recent cost reporting period under section 1886(d) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d) ), received an additional payment under section 1886(d)(5)(F) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(F) ); and (II) a nonprofit or public critical access hospital, as defined in section 1861(mm)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm)(1) ). .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4218 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 20, 2020 Mr. Tillis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To temporarily prevent emerging growth companies from losing their status during the COVID–19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coronavirus EGC Extension Act . 2. Extension of emerging growth company designation (a) In general Any issuer that was an emerging growth company during the entire period beginning on March 13, 2020, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed an emerging growth company until the later of— (1) the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act; (2) the end of the incident period for the emergency declared by the President under section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5191(b) ) with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19); and (3) the date on which the issuer would cease being an emerging growth company absent the application of this section. (b) Definitions In this section, the terms emerging growth company and issuer have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c ).
116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4222 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to require Federal agencies to submit to the Comptroller General of the United States a report on rules that are revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made ineffective.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the GAO Database Modernization Act . 2. Rules no longer in effect Section 801(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) For any rule submitted under subparagraph (A), if the Federal agency promulgating the rule, in whole or in part, revokes, suspends, replaces, amends, or otherwise makes the rule ineffective, or the rule is made ineffective for any other reason, the Federal agency shall submit to the Comptroller General a report containing— (i) the title of the rule; (ii) the Federal Register citation for the rule, if any; (iii) the date on which rule was submitted to the Comptroller General; and (iv) a description of the provisions of the rule that are being revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made ineffective. .

Passed the Senate December 18, 2020. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4222 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 20, 2020 Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to require Federal agencies to submit to the Comptroller General of the United States a report on rules that are revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made ineffective.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the GAO Database Modernization Act . 2. Rules no longer in effect Section 801(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) For any rule submitted under subparagraph (A), if the Federal agency promulgating the rule, in whole or in part, revokes, suspends, replaces, amends, or otherwise makes the rule ineffective, or the rule is made ineffective for any other reason, the Federal agency shall submit to the Comptroller General a report containing— (i) the title of the rule; (ii) the Federal Register citation for the rule, if any; (iii) the date on which rule was submitted to the Comptroller General; and (iv) a description of the provisions of the rule that are being revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made ineffective. .
II Calendar No. 591 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4222 [Report No. 116–298] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 20, 2020 Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs November 17, 2020 Reported by Mr. Johnson , with an amendment Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to require Federal agencies to submit to the Comptroller General of the United States a report on rules that are revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made ineffective.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the GAO Database Modernization Act . 2. Rules no longer in effect Section 801(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) For any rule submitted under subparagraph (A), if the Federal agency promulgating the rule, in whole or in part, revokes, suspends, replaces, amends, or otherwise makes the rule ineffective, or the rule is made ineffective for any other reason, the Federal agency shall submit to the Comptroller General a report containing— (i) the title of the rule; (ii) the Federal Register citation for the rule, if any; (iii) the date on which rule was submitted to the Comptroller General; and (iv) a description of the provisions of the rule that are being revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made ineffective. . (D) For any rule submitted under subparagraph (A), if the Federal agency promulgating the rule, in whole or in part, revokes, suspends, replaces, amends, or otherwise makes the rule ineffective, or the rule is made ineffective for any other reason, the Federal agency shall submit to the Comptroller General a report containing— (i) the title of the rule; (ii) the Federal Register citation for the rule, if any; (iii) the date on which rule was submitted to the Comptroller General; and (iv) a description of the provisions of the rule that are being revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made ineffective. .

November 17, 2020 Reported with an amendment
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4232 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 20, 2020 Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Mr. Daines ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments.

1. Extension of coverage of coronavirus relief fund payments to tribal governments Section 601(d)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 801(d)(3) ) is amended by inserting (or, in the case of a Tribal government, December 30, 2022) after December 30, 2020 .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4233 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2020 Ms. Collins (for herself and Ms. Smith ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To establish a payment program for unexpected loss of markets and revenues to timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses due to the COVID–19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Loggers Relief Act . 2. Payment program for timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means any timber harvesting business or timber hauling business that harvested or hauled unrefined timber products in calendar year 2019. (2) Gross revenue The term gross revenue means the gross revenue generated by an eligible entity from timber harvesting or timber hauling services within the normal range of operation of the eligible entity, as determined by the Secretary. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (b) Payments The Secretary shall make payments in accordance with this section to eligible entities that, as a result of the COVID–19 pandemic, experienced a loss of not less than 10 percent in gross revenue during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on July 31, 2020, as compared to the gross revenue of the eligible entity during the same period in 2019. (c) Amount of payment The amount of a payment made to an eligible entity under subsection (b) shall be equal to 10 percent of the gross revenue of the eligible entity during the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on July 31, 2019. (d) Allowable use The Secretary shall only make a payment under subsection (b) to an eligible entity that certifies to the Secretary that the payment will be used only for operating expenses. (e) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the payments made under this section, including— (1) the identity of each recipient of a payment; and (2) the amount of each payment provided to each recipient described in paragraph (1). (f) Regulations (1) In general Except as otherwise provided in this section, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section. (2) Procedure The promulgation of regulations under, and administration of, this section shall be made without regard to— (A) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code; and (B) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act ). (g) Funding There are appropriated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to make payments to eligible entities under this section.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4235 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2020 Mr. Tillis (for himself and Mr. Inhofe ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture as a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Security Risk Review Act . 2. Membership of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Section 721(k)(2) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4565(k)(2) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) through (J) as subparagraphs (I) through (K), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following: (H) The Secretary of Agriculture. .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4243 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2020 Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To protect children of certain immigrant workers from detention and removal and aging out of lawful status, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Children of Immigrant Workers Act . 2. Protecting children of certain immigrant workers from detention and removal and aging out of lawful status (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to subsection (b), with respect to an individual whose parent is the principal beneficiary of an approved employment-based immigrant worker petition filed on a date on which the individual was a child (as defined in section 101(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(b) )— (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security shall not detain, refer for removal, initiate removal proceedings against, or remove the individual; and (2) the individual shall— (A) without regard to immigrant intent and on application by the individual, be eligible— (i) to extend nonimmigrant dependent status connected to the nonimmigrant status of such parent until the date on which an application for lawful permanent resident status filed by the individual pursuant to subparagraph (B) is adjudicated; or (ii) to extend or change status to an alternative nonimmigrant status independent of such parent’s visa status until the date on which an application for lawful permanent resident status filed by the individual pursuant to that subparagraph is adjudicated; and (B) qualify as a derivative beneficiary child for immigrant visa purposes beginning on the date on which such parent’s employment-based immigrant worker petition is approved and ending on the date on which the individual’s application for lawful permanent resident status is adjudicated, regardless of whether such parent is living or deceased. (b) Applicability Subsection (a) shall not apply to any individual who the Secretary determines, on an individualized basis, poses a threat to public safety or national security.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4246 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2020 Mrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Casey , Mr. Brown , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Murphy , Ms. Hassan , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Warren , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Markey , Ms. Stabenow , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Reed , Mrs. Shaheen , Mrs. Feinstein , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Durbin , Mr. King , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Udall , Mr. Booker , Mr. Bennet , Ms. Cantwell , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Peters , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Harris , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Coons , Ms. Smith , and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide that the rules entitled Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act and Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Access to Birth Control Act . 2. Prohibition on certain rules relating to religious and moral exemptions and accommodations for coverage of certain preventive services The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Labor may not take any action to implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the rules entitled Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act (83 Fed. Reg. 57536 (November 15, 2018)) and Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act (83 Fed. Reg. 57592 (November 15, 2018)).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4249 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2020 Mr. Tillis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To ensure the protection of human genetic information collected as a result of diagnostic testing for COVID–19.

1. Protection of human genetic information (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall ensure that no person may collect, store, analyze, disseminate, or otherwise make use of, or benefit from, any human genetic information collected as a result of diagnostic testing for COVID–19, for any incidental use, or any reason other than such diagnostic or serologic testing, except with the express, written, informed consent of the individual being tested. (b) Enforcement Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be subject to a civil monetary penalty of not more than $100 for each such violation. (c) Definitions In this section— (1) the term genetic information has the meaning given such term in section 160.103 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations); and (2) the term incidental means any action taken by any person, directly or indirectly, to obtain genetic information from an individual, for any purpose, other than the purpose specifically authorized by the living individual from whom the specimen has its biological origin or another designated individual if the individual is a minor or is incapacitated, or if the individual is deceased, the individual’s next of kin.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4250 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2020 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that grants provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for State veterans' cemeteries do not restrict States from authorizing the interment of certain deceased members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces in such cemeteries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act . 2. Prohibitions on restricting interment of certain individuals in certain State veterans' cemeteries Section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking The Secretary may and inserting Except as provided in subsection (e), the Secretary may ; (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsections: (e) (1) The Secretary may not establish a condition for a grant under this section that restricts the ability of a State receiving such a grant to inter in a veterans' cemetery owned by that State any individual described in paragraph (2) solely by reason of the ineligibility of such individual for burial in an open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration under section 2402(a) of this title. (2) An individual described in this paragraph is the following: (A) Any member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces whose service was terminated under honorable conditions. (B) Any member of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard whose service was terminated under honorable conditions. (C) Any member of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps of the Army, Navy, or Air Force whose death occurs under honorable conditions while a member of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps of the Army, Navy, or Air Force. (D) Any spouse of any member described in subparagraphs (A) through (C). (f) The Secretary may not deny an application for a grant under this section solely on the basis that the State receiving such grant may use funds from such grant to expand, improve, operate, or maintain a veterans’ cemetery to allow for the interment of individuals described in subsection (e)(2). . 3. Prohibition on enforcing certain conditions on grants for State veterans' cemeteries The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not enforce a condition on a grant described in subsection (e)(1) of section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, as added by section 2(3), that was established before the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4253 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2020 Mrs. Murray (for herself and Mr. Cornyn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the listing of patents in the Orange Book.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2020 . 2. Amendments Section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1), in the fifth sentence, by inserting , subject to the conditions under subsection (j)(7)(A)(iii)(II) being met before the period; (2) in subsection (c)(2), at the end of the third sentence, by inserting subject to the conditions under subsection (j)(7)(A)(iii)(II) being met before the period; and (3) in subsection (j)(7)(A)(iii)— (A) by striking When patent and inserting (I) When patent ; (B) by inserting , subject to subclause (II), after , include ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (II) The Secretary shall include patent information on the list pursuant to subclause (I) if the following conditions are met: (aa) If the patent has been issued as of the date on which the application is approved under subsection (c), the sponsor, within 30 days of the date of such approval, shall submit to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (referred to in this clause as the Director ) a notification that the sponsor has filed with the Secretary information about the patent as required under subsection (b)(1) or (c)(2), as applicable. (bb) If the patent is issued after the date on which the application is approved under subsection (c), the sponsor, not later than 30 days after the date on which the patent is issued, shall submit to the Director a notification that the sponsor has filed with the Secretary information about the patent as required under subsection (c)(2). (cc) Upon receipt of a notification under item (aa) or (bb), as applicable, the Director shall publish, not later than 30 days of such receipt, in the Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and on an internet website that the Director shall establish, maintain, and operate, a notification with respect to the patent, requesting that any person that is eligible to file a request described in section 311(b) of title 35, United States Code, file such a request. .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4256 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2020 Ms. McSally introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To prohibit the use of funds to purchase goods or services from Communist Chinese military companies.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Funds to China’s Military Act of 2020 . 2. Prohibition on use of funds to purchase goods or services from Communist Chinese military companies (a) In general None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2020 and available for obligation as of the date of the enactment of this Act, or authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2021 or any fiscal year thereafter, may be obligated or expended to purchase goods or services from a person on the list required by section 1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 ( Public Law 105–261 ; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note). (b) Application to private entities and State and local governments (1) In general The prohibition under subsection (a) includes a prohibition on the obligation or expenditure of funds described in that subsection for the purchase of goods or services from persons described in that subsection by a private entity or a State or local government that received such funds through a grant or any other means. (2) Certification required to receive future funds On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of an executive agency may not provide funds described in subsection (a) to a private entity or a State or local government unless the entity or government certifies that the entity or government, as the case may be, is not purchasing goods or services from a person described in subsection (a). (c) Executive agency defined In this section, the term executive agency has the meaning given that term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4257 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2020 Ms. McSally introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To repeal the temporary exemption to the certification requirement under section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, for contracts between public transportation agencies and rolling stock manufacturers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Our Transit Systems from Chinese Interference Act . 2. Limitation on certain rolling stock procurements Section 5323(u)(5) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (A) Parties to executed contracts .— ; and (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4259 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2020 Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Warner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To codify a statutory definition for long-term care pharmacies.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2020 . 2. Definition Section 1860D–2 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–102 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Long-Term care pharmacy defined (1) In general The term long-term care pharmacy means a pharmacy licensed under applicable State law that is able to provide enhanced pharmacy and clinical services to individuals who require enhanced medication services and reside in a facility (as defined in paragraph (4)). (2) Enhanced pharmacy and clinical services As used in this subsection, the term enhanced pharmacy and clinical services includes— (A) medications dispensed pursuant to a prescription or chart order in specialized packaging which shall include unit of use packaging, unit dose packaging, single use containers, packaging from remote automated dispensing technology, or other packaging required; (B) drug utilization review to identify potential adverse drug reactions and inappropriate drug usage; (C) medication reconciliation services at the transition of care and other necessary clinical management and medication services; (D) timely medication delivery 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; (E) pharmacist on-call availability to provider dispensing and clinical services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; (F) emergency supplies of medication as permitted by law and as required, including emergency kits or remote automated dispensing technology at a facility; and (G) such other services as the Secretary determines appropriate. (3) Individuals requiring enhanced medication services As used in this subsection, the term individual who requires enhanced medication services means an individual who has one or more comorbid and medically complex chronic conditions that are life-threatening or significantly limit overall health or function, pose a high risk of hospitalization or other adverse health outcomes, and require enhanced pharmacy and clinical services. (4) Facility As used in this subsection, the term facility includes a facility described in section 1819(a), 1919(a), or 1905(d), or any other setting in which individuals who require enhanced medication services reside as determined by the Secretary. .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4268 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2020 Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mr. Burr ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To improve coordination between the paycheck protection program and employee retention tax credit.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employer Assistance Coordination Act . 2. Improved coordination between paycheck protection program and employee retention tax credit (a) Amendment to paycheck protection program Section 1106(a)(8) of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) is amended by inserting , except that such costs shall not include qualified wages taken into account in determining the credit allowed under section 2301 of this Act before the period at the end. (b) Amendments to employee retention tax credit (1) In general Section 2301(g) of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) is amended to read as follows: (g) Election To not take certain wages into account (1) In general This section shall not apply to qualified wages paid by an eligible employer with respect to which such employer makes an election (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe) to have this section not apply to such wages. (2) Coordination with paycheck protection program The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, shall issue guidance providing that payroll costs paid or incurred during the covered period shall not fail to be treated as qualified wages under this section by reason of an election under paragraph (1) to the extent that a covered loan of the eligible employer is not forgiven by reason of a decision under section 1106(g). Terms used in the preceding sentence which are also used in section 1106 shall have the same meaning as when used in such section. . (2) Conforming amendments (A) Section 2301 of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) is amended by striking subsection (j). (B) Section 2301(l) of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) to which they relate.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4270 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2020 Mr. Tillis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the CARES Act to ensure that the temporary relief from CECL standards does not terminate in the middle of a company’s fiscal year.

1. Temporary relief from CECL standards Section 4014(b) of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) is amended by striking ending on the earlier of and all that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting the following: ending on the first day of the fiscal year of such insured depository institution, bank holding company, or any affiliate that begins after the date on which the national emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease (COVID–19) outbreak declared by the President on March 13, 2020, under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) terminates. .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4273 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2020 Ms. Harris (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000 to provide for additional areas to be added to the park, and for other purposes.

1. Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Additions The Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 410ggg , et seq.) is amended as follows: (1) In section 2(b), by adding at the end the following: Not later than 180 days after areas are added to the park administratively or by Federal law, the Secretary shall update the map to include the added areas. . (2) By adding at the end of section 2, the following: (c) Additional areas included In addition to areas included under subsection (b), the park shall include the following: (1) The Nystrom Elementary School–The Maritime Building, as listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (2) Such other areas as the Secretary deems appropriate. . (3) By amending section 3(e)(2) to read as follows: (2) Other property Within the boundaries of the park, the Secretary may acquire lands, improvements, waters, or interests therein, by donation, purchase, exchange or transfer. Any lands, or interests therein, owned by the State of California or any political subdivision thereof, may be acquired only by donation. When any tract of land is only partly within such boundaries, the Secretary may acquire all or any portion of the land outside of such boundaries in order to minimize the payment of severance costs. Land so acquired outside of the boundaries may be exchanged by the Secretary for non-Federal lands within the boundaries. Any portion of land acquired outside the boundaries and not used for exchange shall be reported to the General Services Administration for disposal for not less than fair market value under chapter 1 of title 40, United States Code. .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4274 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2020 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exclude discounts for covered part D drugs from the anti-kickback prohibition, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Legalizing Drug Discounts for Seniors Act of 2020 . 2. Exclusion of discounts for covered Part D drugs from the anti-kickback prohibition (a) Exclusion of discounts Section 1128B(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b(b)(3)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (J)— (A) by moving such subparagraph 2 ems to the left; and (B) by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (K)— (A) by moving such subparagraph 2 ems to the left; and (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (L) a discount, including through a rebate, discount card, or coupon, with respect to a covered part D drug (as defined in section 1860D–2(e)) under part D of title XVIII if— (i) the full value of such discount is provided initially to a part D eligible individual (as defined in section 1860D–1(a)(3)(A)) enrolled in a part D plan (as defined in section 1860D–23(a)(5)), and the discount is not structured for the specific purpose of providing a price concession, other than a bona fide service fee, to another individual or entity; and (ii) in the case where such discount includes a reduction in price applicable to individuals enrolled in a health plan but not to individuals enrolled in a prescription drug plan under such part D or a MA–PD plan under part C of such title XVIII, such discount is not structured for the specific purpose of increasing utilization of such covered part D drug under such a prescription drug plan or MA–PD plan. . (b) Application of the protection against out-of-Pocket expenditures Section 1860D–2(b)(4)(C)(iii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–102(b)(4)(C)(iii) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (III), by striking or at the end; (2) in subclause (IV), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (V) under an arrangement described in section 1128B(b)(3)(L). . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2021.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4279 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2020 Mr. Markey (for himself and Mr. Bennet ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require the disclosure to Congress of presidential emergency action documents.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restraint of Executive In Governing Nation Act of 2020 or the REIGN Act of 2020 . 2. Disclosure to Congress of presidential emergency action documents (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the conclusion of the process for approval, adoption, or revision of any presidential emergency action document, the President shall submit that document to the appropriate congressional committees. (b) Documents in existence before date of enactment Not later than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees all presidential emergency action documents in existence before such date of enactment. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees , with respect to a presidential emergency action document submitted under subsection (a) or (b), means— (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and (C) any other committee of the Senate or the House of Representatives with jurisdiction over the subject matter addressed in the presidential emergency action document. (2) Presidential emergency action document The term presidential emergency action document refers to— (A) each of the approximately 56 documents described as presidential emergency action documents in the budget justification materials for the Office of Legal Counsel of the Department of Justice submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2018; and (B) any other pre-coordinated legal document in existence before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act, that— (i) is designated as a presidential emergency action document; or (ii) is designed to implement a presidential decision or transmit a presidential request when an emergency disrupts normal governmental or legislative processes.