hyperdemocracy/usc-textversion huggingface dataset:
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3722 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2020 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Coons , Ms. McSally , Ms. Rosen , Ms. Collins , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Cotton , and Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To authorize funding for a bilateral cooperative program with Israel for the development of health technologies with a focus on combating COVID–19.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Medical Partnerships with Israel to Lessen Dependence On China Act or the EMPIL-DOC Act . 2. Bilateral cooperative agreement (a) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2023 for a bilateral cooperative program with the Government of Israel for awarding grants for the development of health technologies, including such technologies described in subsection (b), subject to subsection (c), with an emphasis on collaboratively advancing the use of technology, personalized medicine, and data in relation to COVID–19. (b) Types of health technologies The health technologies described in this subsection shall include technologies such as artificial intelligence, sensors, monitoring devices, drugs and vaccinations, respiratory assist devices, diagnostic tests, telemedicine, and remote monitoring. (c) Restrictions on funding The funding under subsection (a) is subject to a matching contribution from the Government of Israel. (d) Option for establishing new program The amounts appropriated under subsection (a) may be— (1) for a bilateral program with the Government of Israel that is in existence on the day before the date of enactment of this Act for the purposes described in such subsection; or (2) for a bilateral program with the Government of Israel that is established after the date of enactment of this Act by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of State, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the State of Israel on Cooperation in Science and Technology for Homeland Security Matters, done at Jerusalem May 29, 2008 (or a successor agreement), for the purposes described in subsection (a).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3724 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2020 Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Ms. Collins , and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from charging veterans copayments for preventive services relating to COVID–19.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act . 2. Prohibition on copayments and cost sharing for veterans receiving preventive services relating to COVID–19 (a) Prohibition The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not require any copayment or other cost sharing under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for qualifying coronavirus preventive services. The requirement described in this subsection shall take effect with respect to a qualifying coronavirus preventive service on the specified date. (b) Definitions In this section, the terms qualifying coronavirus preventive service and specified date have the meaning given those terms in section 3203 of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3728 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2020 Mr. Wicker (for himself, Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Sullivan , and Mr. Young ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To require the Secretary of Transportation to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of essential critical infrastructure workers with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19), and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Critical Infrastructure Employee Protection Act of 2020 . 2. Identification of COVID–19 testing needs of critical infrastructure employees (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation shall— (1) adopt, for use by the Department of Transportation in carrying out response efforts relating to, and operations during, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic, the categorization of essential critical infrastructure workers identified in the Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce published by the Department of Homeland Security on March 28, 2020 (or a subsequent version of that guidance); and (2) coordinate with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support efforts of State and local governments to provide for— (A) priority testing of essential critical infrastructure workers (as that term is used in paragraph (1)) with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19); and (B) priority access to personal protective equipment, sanitizers, nonmedical-grade facial coverings, and other health-related or protective supplies necessary to safely perform essential critical infrastructure work. (b) Application Nothing in this section requires the provision of priority testing or priority access to personal protective equipment for essential critical infrastructure workers (as that term is used in subsection (a)(1)) to be prioritized over the provision of that testing or access to personal protective equipment for other individuals who are identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or any other relevant Federal, State, or local agency as having a higher priority for that testing or access to personal protective equipment, including— (1) patients; (2) healthcare workers; and (3) first responders.
116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3731 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to provide for a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration for individuals who are victims of identity theft.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act . 2. Single point of contact for identity theft victims (a) In general Title VII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 714. Single point of contact for identity theft victims (a) In general The Commissioner of Social Security shall establish and implement procedures to ensure that any individual whose social security account number has been misused (such as to fraudulently obtain benefits under title II, VIII, or XVI of this Act, or in a manner that affects an individual’s records at the Social Security Administration, or in a manner that prompts the individual to request a new social security account number) has a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration throughout the resolution of the individual’s case. The single point of contact shall track the individual’s case to completion and coordinate with other units to resolve issues as quickly as possible. (b) Single point of contact (1) In general For purposes of subsection (a), the single point of contact shall consist of a team or subset of specially trained employees who— (A) have the ability to coordinate with other units to resolve the issues involved in the individual's case, and (B) shall be accountable for the case until its resolution. (2) Team or subset The employees included within the team or subset described in paragraph (1) may change as required to meet the needs of the Social Security Administration, provided that procedures have been established to— (A) ensure continuity of records and case history, and (B) notify the individual when appropriate. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Passed the Senate June 16, 2020. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3731 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 14, 2020 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Ms. Sinema , Mr. Portman , Ms. Hassan , Ms. Collins , Mr. Wyden , Mrs. Loeffler , Mr. Casey , Mr. Romney , Mr. Brown , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Carper , Mr. Young , Mrs. Murray , Mr. King , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Peters , and Mr. Sanders ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to provide for a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration for individuals who are victims of identity theft.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act . 2. Single point of contact for identity theft victims (a) In general Title VII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 714. Single point of contact for identity theft victims (a) In general The Commissioner of Social Security shall establish and implement procedures to ensure that any individual whose social security account number has been misused (such as to fraudulently obtain benefits under title II, VIII, or XVI of this Act, or in a manner that affects an individual’s records at the Social Security Administration, or in a manner that prompts the individual to request a new social security account number) has a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration throughout the resolution of the individual’s case. The single point of contact shall track the individual’s case to completion and coordinate with other units to resolve issues as quickly as possible. (b) Single point of contact (1) In general For purposes of subsection (a), the single point of contact shall consist of a team or subset of specially trained employees who— (A) have the ability to coordinate with other units to resolve the issues involved in the individual's case, and (B) shall be accountable for the case until its resolution. (2) Team or subset The employees included within the team or subset described in paragraph (1) may change as required to meet the needs of the Social Security Administration, provided that procedures have been established to— (A) ensure continuity of records and case history, and (B) notify the individual when appropriate. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3732 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 14, 2020 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Coons , Mr. Cotton , and Mr. Leahy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to further protect officers and employees of the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) since the founding of the Nation, officers and employees of the United States Government have dutifully and faithfully served the United States overseas, including in situations that place them at serious risk of death or bodily harm, in order to preserve, protect, and defend the interests of the United States; (2) securing the safety of such officers and employees while serving overseas is of paramount importance and is also in furtherance of preserving, protecting, and defending the interests of the United States; (3) Federal courts, including the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, have correctly interpreted section 1114 of title 18, United States Code, to apply extraterritorially to protect officers and employees of the United States while the officers and employees are serving abroad; (4) recently, in a case involving a violent attack against Federal law enforcement officers Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila, a panel of a Federal court of appeals held that section 1114 of title 18, United States Code, does not apply extraterritorially, creating a split among the United States circuit courts of appeals; and (5) in light of the opinion described in paragraph (4), it has become necessary for Congress to clarify the original intent that section 1114 of title 18, United States Code, applies extraterritorially. 3. Protection of officers and employees of the United States Section 1114 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (a) In general .— before Whoever ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Extraterritorial jurisdiction There is extraterritorial jurisdiction over the conduct prohibited by this section. .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3735 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 14, 2020 Mr. Carper (for himself and Mr. Alexander ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing America's Clean Fuels Infrastructure . 2. Extension of credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property (a) In general Subsection (g) of section 30C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2020 and inserting December 31, 2028 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2020. 3. Modification of credit limitation (a) In general Subsection (b) of section 30C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking with respect to all and inserting with respect to any single item of , (2) by striking at a location , and (3) in paragraph (1), by striking $30,000 in the case of a property and inserting $200,000 in the case of any such item of property . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2019.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3739 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 14, 2020 Mr. Casey (for himself and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide for matching funds waivers for formula grants and subgrants under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Women and Waive Emergency Requirements Act or the POWER Act . 2. Matching funds waiver for formula grants and subgrants under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (a) Waiver of matching funds for awarded grants and subgrants At the request of a State (as defined in section 302 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act ( 42 U.S.C. 10402 )), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall waive— (1) the non-Federal contributions requirement under subsection (c)(4) of section 306 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act ( 42 U.S.C. 10406 ) with respect to the grants and subgrants awarded for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 to such State and the eligible entities within such State under such section or section 308 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 10408 ); and (2) the reporting requirements required for such subgrants and grants that relate to such non-Federal contributions requirement. (b) Waiver of matching funds for grants awarded after date of enactment (1) In general Subsection (c)(4) of section 306 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act ( 42 U.S.C. 10406 ) shall not apply to a qualified grant during the period of a public health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) resulting from the COVID–19 pandemic. (2) Qualified grant defined In this subsection, the term qualified grant means a grant or subgrant awarded— (A) after the date of enactment of this section; and (B) under section 306, 308, or 309 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act ( 42 U.S.C. 10406 , 10408, 10409).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3746 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 14, 2020 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Cornyn , and Ms. Harris ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Doctor Shortages Act . 2. Amendments to terms and conditions of public service loan forgiveness Section 455(m)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) Full-time professionals engaged in health care practitioner occupations The term full-time professionals engaged in health care practitioner occupations includes an individual who— (i) has a full-time job as a health care practitioner; (ii) provides medical services in such full-time job at a nonprofit hospital or public hospital or other nonprofit or public health care facility; and (iii) is prohibited from being employed directly by such hospital or other health care facility by State law. .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3751 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 18, 2020 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Ms. Hassan , Mr. Crapo , Ms. Ernst , and Mr. Booker ) 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 provide the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery with additional personnel authorities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery Expedited Hiring Authorities Act of 2020 . 2. Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery Section 4018(e) of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking The Special and inserting the following: (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), the Special ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (B) Additional authorities (i) In general Subject to clause (ii), the Special Inspector General may exercise any authority provided to the head of a temporary organization under section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, without regard to whether the Office of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery qualifies as a temporary organization under subsection (a) of that section. (ii) Limitations With respect to the exercise of authority under subsection (b) of section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, as permitted under clause (i) of this subparagraph— (I) the Special Inspector General may not make any appointment under that subsection on or after the later of— (aa) the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery Expedited Hiring Authorities Act of 2020 ; or (bb) the date that is 180 days after the date on which the Special Inspector General is confirmed by the Senate; (II) paragraph (2) of that subsection (relating to periods of appointments) shall not apply; and (III) no period of an appointment made under that subsection may extend after the date on which the Office of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery terminates under subsection (h). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (5) Reemployment of annuitants (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), if an annuitant receiving an annuity from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund becomes employed in a position in the Office of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery— (i) the annuity of that annuitant shall continue; and (ii) that reemployed annuitant shall not be considered to be an employee for the purposes of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code. (B) Limitations Subparagraph (A) shall apply to— (i) not more than 25 employees of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery at any particular time, as designated by the Special Inspector General; and (ii) pay periods beginning after the date of enactment of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery Expedited Hiring Authorities Act of 2020 . .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3753 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 18, 2020 Mr. Braun (for himself and Mr. Young ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs have physical locations for the disposal of controlled substances medications.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act . 2. Requirement for certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities to have physical location for the disposal of controlled substances medications (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that each covered Department medical facility has a physical location where patients may dispose of controlled substances medications. (b) Covered Department medical facility In this section, the term covered Department medical facility means a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs with— (1) an on-site pharmacy; or (2) a law enforcement officer.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3754 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 18, 2020 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mr. Crapo ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the water rights settlement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2020 . 2. Authorization of payment of interest on trust funds established under settlement Section 10807 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ; 123 Stat. 1408) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(3)— (A) by striking There is and inserting the following: (A) In general There is ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (B) Interest payments There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit into the Development Fund the interest that would have accrued during the period beginning on October 1, 2009, and ending on January 25, 2016, on balances held in the Development Fund, as calculated using the applicable rate for interest-bearing obligations of the United States if the amounts in the Development Fund had been invested in accordance with— (i) the Act of April 1, 1880 (21 Stat. 70, chapter 41; 25 U.S.C. 161 ); and (ii) the first section of the Act of June 24, 1938 (52 Stat. 1037, chapter 648; 25 U.S.C. 162a ). ; and (2) in subsection (c)(3)— (A) by striking There is and inserting the following: (A) In general There is ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (B) Interest payments There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit into the Maintenance Fund the interest that would have accrued during the period beginning on October 1, 2009, and ending on January 25, 2016, on balances held in the Maintenance Fund, as calculated using the applicable rate for interest-bearing obligations of the United States if the amounts in the Maintenance Fund had been invested in accordance with— (i) the Act of April 1, 1880 (21 Stat. 70, chapter 41; 25 U.S.C. 161 ); and (ii) the first section of the Act of June 24, 1938 (52 Stat. 1037, chapter 648; 25 U.S.C. 162a ). .
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. 3758 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to make certain technical corrections.

1. Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 technical corrections Section 4(b) of the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2222; 132 Stat. 3887) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking Pursuant to the reclamation laws and subject and inserting Subject ; and (ii) by striking may and inserting is authorized to ; and (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting , including conservation and efficiency measures, land idling, and use of groundwater, after administer programs ; (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting and after the semicolon at the end; (3) by redesignating the second paragraph (4) (relating to the effect of the subsection) as paragraph (5); and (4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)— (A) by striking subparagraph (B); (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; or and inserting a period; and (C) by striking the Secretary— and all that follows through to develop in subparagraph (A) and inserting the Secretary to develop . 2. Continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District (a) Authorization Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation) shall continue to treat the irrigation pumping units known as the Kinsey Irrigation Company in Custer County, Montana and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District in Richland County, Montana, or any successor to the Kinsey Irrigation Company or Sidney Water Users Irrigation District, as irrigation pumping units of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program for the purposes of wheeling, administration, and payment of project use power, including the applicability of provisions relating to the treatment of costs beyond the ability to pay under section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the “Flood Control Act of 1944”) (58 Stat. 891, chapter 665). (b) Limitation The quantity of power to be provided to the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District (including any successor to the Kinsey Irrigation Company or the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District) under subsection (a) may not exceed the maximum quantity of power provided to the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District under the applicable contract for electric service in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3758 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to make certain technical corrections.

1. Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 technical corrections Section 4(b) of the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2222; 132 Stat. 3887) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking Pursuant to the reclamation laws and subject and inserting Subject ; and (ii) by striking may and inserting is authorized to ; and (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting , including conservation and efficiency measures, land idling, and use of groundwater, after administer programs ; (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting and after the semicolon at the end; (3) by redesignating the second paragraph (4) (relating to the effect of the subsection) as paragraph (5); and (4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)— (A) by striking subparagraph (B); (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; or and inserting a period; and (C) by striking the Secretary— and all that follows through to develop in subparagraph (A) and inserting the Secretary to develop . 2. Continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District (a) Authorization Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation) shall continue to treat the irrigation pumping units known as the Kinsey Irrigation Company in Custer County, Montana and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District in Richland County, Montana, or any successor to the Kinsey Irrigation Company or Sidney Water Users Irrigation District, as irrigation pumping units of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program for the purposes of wheeling, administration, and payment of project use power, including the applicability of provisions relating to the treatment of costs beyond the ability to pay under section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the “Flood Control Act of 1944”) (58 Stat. 891, chapter 665). (b) Limitation The quantity of power to be provided to the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District (including any successor to the Kinsey Irrigation Company or the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District) under subsection (a) may not exceed the maximum quantity of power provided to the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District under the applicable contract for electric service in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

Passed the Senate June 30, 2020. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3758 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19, 2020 Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to make certain technical corrections.

1. Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 technical corrections Section 4(b) of the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2222; 132 Stat. 3887) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking Pursuant to the reclamation laws and subject and inserting Subject ; and (ii) by striking may and inserting is authorized to ; and (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting , including conservation and efficiency measures, land idling, and use of groundwater, after administer programs ; (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting and after the semicolon at the end; (3) by redesignating the second paragraph (4) (relating to the effect of the subsection) as paragraph (5); and (4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)— (A) by striking subparagraph (B); (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; or and inserting a period; and (C) by striking the Secretary— and all that follows through to develop in subparagraph (A) and inserting the Secretary to develop .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3762 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19, 2020 Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Rounds , Mr. Reed , and Mr. Hoeven ) 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 provide for an increase in the maximum amount of grants awarded by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to States and tribal organizations for operating and maintaining veterans’ cemeteries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Cemetery Grants Improvement Act of 2020 . 2. Increase in maximum amount of grants awarded by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to States and tribal organizations for operating and maintaining veterans’ cemeteries Section 2408(e)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking $5,000,000 and inserting $10,000,000 .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3765 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19, 2020 Mrs. Loeffler introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax benefits related to dependent care assistance programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Working Families Childcare Access (WFCA) Act . 2. Expansion of benefits for dependent care assistance programs (a) Expansion of annual maximum (1) In general Subparagraph (A) of Section 129(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $5,000 ($2,500 and inserting $15,000 ($7,500, . (2) Effective date The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020. (b) Carryforward of unused benefits under cafeteria plans (1) In general Section 125(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Carryforward of unused benefits under dependent care assistance flexible spending arrangements (i) In general Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a plan or arrangement may permit a participant in a dependent care assistance flexible spending arrangement to elect to carry forward any aggregate unused balances in the participant’s accounts under such arrangement as of the close of any year to the succeeding year. Such carryforward shall be treated as having occurred within 30 days of the close of the year. (ii) Limitation The amount which a participant may elect to carry forward under clause (i) from any year shall be any aggregate unused balances in the participant’s account at the close of any year. (iii) Exclusion from gross income No amount shall be included in gross income under this chapter by reason of any carry forward under this subparagraph. (iv) Coordination limits The maximum amount which may be contributed to a dependent care assistance flexible spending arrangement for any year to which an unused amount is carried under this subparagraph shall not be reduced by such unused amount. . (2) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3767 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19, 2020 Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To require States to pass-through 45 percent of the amounts paid from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to local governments that did not receive a direct payment from the Fund.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Local Coronavirus Response Act . 2. Pass-through of portion of State Co­ro­na­vi­rus Relief Fund to local governments (a) Pass-Through requirement Subsection (b) of section 601 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 5001(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking Subject to paragraph (2) and inserting Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following (3) Pass-through requirement Each State shall distribute 45 percent of the amount paid to the State under this section for fiscal year 2020 (after the application of paragraph (2)) upon receipt on a pass-through basis, and without requiring any application, to each unit of local government in the State that is not a large unit of local government that received a direct payment under this section in accordance with paragraph (2). The preceding distribution requirement shall not apply to the District of Columbia. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 601 of such Act is further amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting large before unit of local government each place it appears; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in the paragraph heading, by inserting large before units ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: For purposes of this section, the term large unit of local government means a unit of local government, as defined in subsection (g)(2), with a population that exceeds 500,000. ; (2) in subsection (c)(5)— (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting large before unit ; and (B) by inserting large before unit of local government each place it appears; (3) in subsection (e)— (A) by inserting direct before payment ; and (B) by inserting large before unit of local government each place it appears; and (4) in subsection (g)(2)— (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking Local and inserting Unit of local ; and (B) by striking with a population that exceeds 500,000. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 601 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 5001(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ( Public Law 116–136 ).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3776 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 20, 2020 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Ms. Duckworth ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To provide for the continuation of paid parental leave for members of the Armed Services in the event of the death of the child.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Elaine M. Checketts Military Families Act of 2020 . 2. Continuation of paid parental leave upon death of child Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall amend the regulations prescribed pursuant to subsections (i) and (j) of section 701 of title 10, United States Code, to provide that the eligibility of primary and secondary caregivers for paid parental leave that has already been approved shall not terminate upon the death of the child for whom such leave is taken.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3777 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 20, 2020 Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To prohibit payment of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation to millionaires.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Returning Inappropriate Cash Handouts Act or the RICH Act . 2. Prohibiting payment of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation to millionaires (a) Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Section 2102 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 )) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3)(B)— (A) in clause (i), by striking or at the end; (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) an individual whose adjusted gross income is equal to or greater than $1,000,000. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) Prohibition on assistance to millionaires (1) Compliance Any application for assistance authorized under subsection (b) shall include a form or procedure for an individual applicant to certify that such individual is not prohibited from receiving such assistance pursuant to subsection (a)(3)(B)(iii). (2) Audits The certifications required by paragraph (1) shall be auditable by the Department of Labor or the Government Accountability Office. . (b) Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Section 2104(b) 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 )) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Prohibition on compensation to millionaires (A) In general Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation shall not be payable to any individual whose adjusted gross income is equal to or greater than $1,000,000. (B) Compliance Any application for regular compensation shall include a form or procedure for an individual applicant to certify that such individual is not prohibited from receiving Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation pursuant to subparagraph (A). (C) Audits The certifications required by subparagraph (B) shall be auditable by the Department of Labor or the Government Accountability Office. . (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, may be construed to apply to regular compensation or extended compensation (as such terms are defined by section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act ( 26 U.S.C. 3304 note)) to which an individual may be otherwise entitled. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to weeks of unemployment beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3778 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 20, 2020 Mr. Bennet (for himself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration A BILL To permit the Election Assistance Commission to waive the matching requirement for payments made to States for election security grants under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Elections Preparedness Act . 2. Waiver of matching requirement for election security grants to States (a) In general In the case where the Election Assistance Commission (referred to in this section as the Commission ) determines exigent circumstances related to the COVID–19 pandemic prevent a State from providing matching funds as described in the last proviso under the heading “Election Assistance Commission, Election Security Grants” in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 ( Public Law 116–93 ; 133 Stat. 2461) (relating to the State matching funds requirement), the Commission may waive the application of such State matching funds requirement under such proviso with respect to any payment made to the State using funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Commission under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ( Public Law 116–136 ). (b) Effective date Subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ( Public Law 116–136 ).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3782 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 20, 2020 Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Rubio , Mr. Coons , Mr. Risch , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Cardin , and Mrs. Shaheen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed A BILL To modify the amount authorized for commitments for 7(a) loans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Lending Continuity Act of 2020 . 2. Commitments for 7(a) loans Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts authorized for commitments for general business loans authorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a) ) under the heading business loans program account under the heading small business administration under title V of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 ( Public Law 116–93 ; 133 Stat. 2475) shall apply with respect to loans made under such section 7(a), other than loans made under paragraph (36) of such section 7(a), on and after the date of enactment of this Act.
116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3782 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To modify the amount authorized for commitments for 7(a) loans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Lending Continuity Act of 2020 . 2. Commitments for 7(a) loans Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts authorized for commitments for general business loans authorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a) ) under the heading business loans program account under the heading small business administration under title V of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 ( Public Law 116–93 ; 133 Stat. 2475) shall apply with respect to loans made under such section 7(a), other than loans made under paragraph (36) of such section 7(a), on and after the date of enactment of this Act.

Passed the Senate May 20, 2020. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3786 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 20, 2020 Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To reimburse United States citizens for costs incurred for commercial flights arranged by the Department of State to evacuate them from foreign countries due to the COVID–19 pandemic and to waive promissory notes and the obligation to repay emergency repatriation loans related to such travel.

1. Department of State arranged transportation for United States citizens evacuated from foreign countries due to COVID–19 pandemic (a) Waiver of travel expenses (1) In general Notwithstanding subsections (b)(2)(A)(ii) and (d) of section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2671 ), the Secretary of State shall waive the expectation of repayment of any travel expenses incurred by the Department of State on or after January 1, 2020, on behalf of any United States citizen evacuated from a foreign country and repatriated to the United States in response to the COVID–19 pandemic. (2) Cancellation of promissory notes and emergency repatriation loans Any promissory note or obligation to repay an emergency repatriation loan signed by a United States citizen to reimburse the Department of State for travel expenses described in paragraph (1) shall be null and void. (b) Reimbursement of travel expenses (1) Authorization The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State shall reimburse any United States citizen who was evacuated from a foreign country on or after January 1, 2020, and repatriated to the United States on one or more flights chartered or arranged by the Department of State in response to the COVID–19 pandemic for any travel expenses directly associated with such flights. (2) Process The Secretary of State shall develop an online process through which United States citizens may submit claims for reimbursement for travel expenses described in paragraph (1). (c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3788 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 20, 2020 Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Rounds , Mr. Reed , and Mr. Hoeven ) 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 provide for an increase in the maximum amount of grants awarded by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to States and tribal organizations for operating and maintaining veterans’ cemeteries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Cemetery Grants Improvement Act of 2020 . 2. Increase in maximum amount of grants awarded by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to States and tribal organizations for operating and maintaining veterans’ cemeteries Section 2408(e)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking $5,000,000 and inserting $10,000,000 .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3789 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 20, 2020 Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mrs. Hyde-Smith ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To make a clarifying amendment to the CARES Act.

1. Clarifying amendment to the CARES Act Section 5001(b) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) is amended by striking for fiscal year 2020 under section 601(a)(1) and inserting under title VI .