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II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3228 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 28, 2020 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, relating to hate crimes, to clarify the motive requirement.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Victims of Hate Crimes Act . 2. Motive requirement for hate crimes Section 249(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively; and (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following: (1) the term because of means that the actual or perceived protected characteristic of the victim was a substantial motivating factor in the offense; .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3230 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 28, 2020 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mr. Portman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of funding for technical assistance to small practices and practices in health professional shortage areas under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Technical Assistance for Small and Underserved Providers to Prevent Oversights and Refocus on Treatment Act or the TA SUPPORT Act . 2. Extension of funding for technical assistance to small practices and practices in health professional shortage areas under MIPS (a) In general Section 1848(q)(11)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(q)(11)(B) ) is amended by striking through 2020 and inserting through 2025 . (b) Study and report (1) Study The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this subsection referred to as the Secretary ) shall conduct a study on the impact of the technical assistance funded under paragraph (11) of section 1848(q) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(q) ). Such study shall include an analysis of— (A) the practices that have received technical assistance through such funding; and (B) the progress that professionals in such practices have made to improve within the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) under such section 1848(q); and (C) the progress that professionals in such practices have made to transition to the implementation of and participation in an alternative payment model as described in section 1833(z)(3)(C) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(z)(3)(C) ). (2) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1), together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the Secretary determines appropriate.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3231 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 28, 2020 Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Merkley , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Warner , and Mr. Cardin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To increase the rates of pay under the General Schedule and other statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 3.5 percent, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act of 2020 or the FAIR Act . 2. Adjustment to rates of pay (a) Statutory pay systems The adjustment in rates of basic pay for employees under the statutory pay systems (as defined in section 5302 of title 5, United States Code) that takes effect in fiscal year 2021 under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 3.5 percent, and such adjustments shall be effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2021. (b) Prevailing rate employees The adjustment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2021 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be equal to the percentage adjustment received by employees in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems under subsection (a) of this section and 5304 of title 5, United States Code. Prevailing rate employees at locations where there are no employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5 and prevailing rate employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, shall be considered to be located in the pay locality designated as Rest of US pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of this subsection.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3233 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 28, 2020 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Enzi , and Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to skilled nursing facility services for hemophilia patients.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hemophilia SNF Access Act . 2. Improving access to skilled nursing facility services for hemophilia patients (a) In general Section 1888(e)(2)(A)(iii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(2)(A)(iii) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (VI) Blood clotting factors and other medications indicated for the treatment of patients with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders (identified as of January 1, 2020, by HCPCS codes J7170, J7175, J7179, J7180–J7183, J7185–J7203, J7205, J7207, J7209–J7211 (and as subsequently modified by the Secretary)) and the separate payment amount for items and services related to the furnishing of such factors under section 1842(o)(5)(C). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2021.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3235 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 28, 2020 Ms. McSally (for herself and Mr. Kaine ) 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 conduct a pilot program on posttraumatic growth, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Post­trau­matic Growth Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) There is a shortage of adequate, timely, and effective mental health care available to veterans across the United States. (2) The Department of Veterans Affairs continues to highlight veterans mental health care and suicide prevention as a key priority. (3) There is an opportunity to explore effective alternative treatments focused on the area of post­trau­mat­ic growth. 3. Pilot program on posttraumatic growth (a) Program The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a pilot program to study the effectiveness and benefits of nonprofit posttraumatic growth programs to determine— (1) the outcomes of such programs in contrast to traditional models of mental health care; (2) the possible integration of such nonprofit programs into the mental health care programs provided by the Secretary; and (3) the budgetary impacts of such integration. (b) Review and evaluation In developing the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) review relevant literature to summarize the existing knowledge regarding posttraumatic growth programs; and (2) evaluate such programs. (c) Duration The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) for a two-year period beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Locations The Secretary shall select more than one location at which to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a), of which at least one location shall include a rural area. (e) Participants (1) Eligibility A veteran is eligible to participate in the pilot program under subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that the veteran is— (A) not at known immediate risk of attempting suicide; and (B) not participating in traditional mental health treatment. (2) Female veterans Not fewer than four groups of veterans participating in the pilot program under subsection (a) shall consist only of female veterans. (f) Nonprofit organizations The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) by entering into an agreement with one or more nonprofit organizations that— (1) have staff with expertise in evidence-based care and experience working with veterans; (2) have experience in the science of post­trau­mat­ic growth; and (3) use a standardized, evaluated, and com­pre­hen­sive curriculum. (g) Report Not later than one year after the date on which the pilot program under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot program, including a comparison of the care provided under the pilot program and the clinical care model of the Department.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3237 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 28, 2020 Mr. King introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the annual wellness visit under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wellness and Education for Longer Lives for Seniors Act of 2020 or the WELL Seniors Act of 2020 . 2. Improvements to the Medicare annual wellness visit (a) Additional elements (1) In general Section 1861(hhh)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(hhh)(2) ) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking and nutrition and inserting nutrition, mobility, food security, housing security, transportation access, social support, and other social determinants of health as determined by the Secretary ; (B) by moving subparagraphs (G) and (H) two ems to the left; (C) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (J); and (D) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new subparagraph: (I) Screening for balance to identify risk for falls and referral for treatment as appropriate. . (2) Effective date The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2021. (b) Incentive payments Section 1833 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (cc) Incentive payments for annual wellness visits that include certain elements (1) In general In the case of personalized prevention plan services (as defined in paragraph (1) of section 1861(hhh)) that are furnished on or after January 1, 2021, and that include the element described in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (2) of such section 1861(hhh) and at least two additional elements described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) and (G) through (J) of such paragraph (2), in addition to the amount of payment that would otherwise be made for such personalized prevention plan services under this part, there also shall be paid an amount equal to 10 percent of the payment amount for the service under this part. (2) Coordination with other payments The amount of the additional payment for a service under this subsection and subsection (m) shall be determined without regard to any additional payment for the service under subsection (m) and this subsection, respectively. The amount of the additional payment for a service under this subsection and subsection (z) shall be determined without regard to any additional payment for the service under subsection (z) and this subsection, respectively. . (c) Education and outreach The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall conduct education and outreach activities regarding the coverage of annual wellness visits under the Medicare program, including changes to such visits under the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3238 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 28, 2020 Mr. King introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of preventive home visits under Medicare, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventive Home Visit Act . 2. Medicare coverage of preventive home visits (a) In general Section 1861 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x ) is amended— (1) in subsection (s)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (GG), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (HH), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (II) a preventive home visit as defined in subsection (kkk). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (kkk) Preventive home visit The term preventive home visit means a visit to the home of an individual by a qualified professional (as defined by the Secretary), not more frequently than once every two years, during which the qualified professional provides an assessment of the home environment of the individual, identifies health risks, and provides a referral, as appropriate, for interventions or home modifications to improve physical activity, fall prevention, and nutrition with respect to the individual. . (b) Payment (1) In general Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1) ) is amended— (A) by striking and (CC) and inserting (CC) ; and (B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: and (DD) with respect to a home visit as defined in section 1861(kkk), the amount paid shall be equal to 100 percent of the lesser of the actual charge for the service or the amount determined under section 1834(x) . (2) Payment determination Section 1834 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (x) Preventive home visits The Secretary shall establish a bundled payment amount for a preventive home visit, including any referrals made in connection with the visit. . (c) Frequency limitation Section 1862(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subsection (O), by striking and at the end; (2) in subsection (P), by striking the semicolon and inserting , and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (Q) in the case of a preventive home visit as defined in section 1861(kkk), which is provided more frequently than is covered under such section. .
116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3239 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the headquarters building of the Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, DC, as the William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the William T. Coleman, Jr., Department of Transportation Headquarters Act . 2. William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building (a) In general The headquarters building of the Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, DC, shall be known and designated as the William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building . (b) References Any reference in law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building .

Passed the Senate February 13, 2020. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3239 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 28, 2020 Mr. Wicker (for himself, Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Carper , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Ms. Harris , Mr. Toomey , Mr. Casey , and Mr. Booker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To designate the headquarters building of the Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, DC, as the William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the William T. Coleman, Jr., Department of Transportation Headquarters Act . 2. William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building (a) In general The headquarters building of the Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, DC, shall be known and designated as the William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building . (b) References Any reference in law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building .
IC 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3239 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 21, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure AN ACT To designate the headquarters building of the Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, DC, as the William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the William T. Coleman, Jr., Department of Transportation Headquarters Act . 2. William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building (a) In general The headquarters building of the Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, DC, shall be known and designated as the William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building . (b) References Any reference in law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building .

Passed the Senate February 13, 2020. JULIE E. ADAMS, Secretary
II Calendar No. 419 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3239 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 28, 2020 Mr. Wicker (for himself, Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Carper , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Ms. Harris , Mr. Toomey , Mr. Casey , Mr. Booker , Mr. Inhofe , and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works February 11, 2020 Reported by Mr. Barrasso , without amendment A BILL To designate the headquarters building of the Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, DC, as the William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the William T. Coleman, Jr., Department of Transportation Headquarters Act . 2. William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building (a) In general The headquarters building of the Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, DC, shall be known and designated as the William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building . (b) References Any reference in law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building .

February 11, 2020 Reported without amendment
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3250 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 4, 2020 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Ms. Rosen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, and other personnel have adequate synthetic opioid detection equipment, that the Department of Homeland Security has a process to update synthetic opioid detection capability, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2020 . 2. Strategy to ensure detection of all opioid purity levels at ports of entry Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (referred to in this section as CBP ) shall— (1) implement a strategy to ensure deployed chemical screening devices are able to identify in an operational environment narcotics at purity levels less than or equal to 10 percent, or provide directors of ports of entry with an alternate method for identifying narcotics at lower purity levels; and (2) require testing of any new chemical screening devices to understand the abilities and limitations of such devices relating to identifying narcotics at various purity levels before CBP commits to the acquisition of such devices. 3. Plan to ensure opioid detection equipment resiliency (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall implement a plan for the long-term development of a centralized spectral database for chemical screening devices. (b) Requirements The plan required under subsection (a) shall address the following: (1) How newly identified spectra will be collected, stored, and distributed to such devices in their operational environment, including at ports of entry. (2) Identification of parties responsible for updates and maintenance of the centralized spectral database.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3255 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 5, 2020 Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Brown , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Markey , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Sanders , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Peters , Ms. Stabenow , Ms. Harris , Mr. Booker , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Cardin , Ms. Smith , and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nationwide Right To Unionize Act . 2. Preempting State right-to-work laws Subsection (b) of section 14 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 164 ) is repealed.
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. 3257 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 311 West Wisconsin Avenue in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, as the Einar Sarge H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building .

1. Einar Sarge H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 311 West Wisconsin Avenue in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Einar Sarge H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Einar Sarge H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3257 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 311 West Wisconsin Avenue in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, as the Einar Sarge H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building .

1. Einar Sarge H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 311 West Wisconsin Avenue in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Einar Sarge H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Einar Sarge H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building .

Passed the Senate November 18, 2020. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3257 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 5, 2020 Mr. Johnson (for himself and Ms. Baldwin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 311 West Wisconsin Avenue in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, as the Einar Sarge H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building .

1. Einar Sarge H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 311 West Wisconsin Avenue in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Einar Sarge H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Einar Sarge H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building .
II Calendar No. 443 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3257 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 5, 2020 Mr. Johnson (for himself and Ms. Baldwin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs March 12, 2020 Reported by Mr. Johnson , without amendment A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 311 West Wisconsin Avenue in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, as the Einar Sarge H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building .

1. Einar Sarge H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 311 West Wisconsin Avenue in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Einar Sarge H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Einar Sarge H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building .

March 12, 2020 Reported without amendment
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3259 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 10, 2020 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Tillis , Mr. Daines , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Moran , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Sasse , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Braun , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Cruz , Mrs. Blackburn , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Roberts , Mrs. Loeffler , Mr. Burr , and Mr. Rounds ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations associated with the abortion industry.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act . 2. Restriction on availability of Federal funds (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Federal funds may not be made available for purposes outside of the United States (including its territories and possessions) to— (1) any foreign nonprofit organization, foreign nongovernmental organization, foreign multilateral organization, or foreign quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organization that— (A) performs or promotes abortions, including providing referrals, counseling, lobbying, and training relating to abortions; (B) furnishes or develops any item intended to procure abortions; or (C) provides financial support to— (i) any entity that conducts any of the activities described in subparagraph (A) or (B); or (ii) any entity described in paragraph (2); or (2) any domestic nonprofit organization or domestic nongovernmental organization that— (A) performs abortions; (B) furnishes or develops any item intended to procure abortions; (C) within the scope of any program or activity that receives Federal funds— (i) performs or promotes abortions, including providing referrals, counseling, lobbying, and training relating to abortions; or (ii) fails to maintain a complete physical and financial separation from activities described in clause (i) and such failure includes co-locating such a program or activity at any site where activities described in clause (i) are conducted; or (D) provides financial support to— (i) any entity that conducts activities described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); or (ii) any entity described in paragraph (1). (b) Inclusions; exceptions The prohibitions described in subsection (a)— (1) include the transfer of Federal funds and goods financed with such funds; and (2) do not apply to abortions— (A) resulting from rape or incest; or (B) when the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3260 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 10, 2020 Mr. Burr (for himself and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3703 North Main Street in Farmville, North Carolina, as the Walter B. Jones, Jr. Post Office .

1. Walter B. Jones, Jr. Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3703 North Main Street in Farmville, North Carolina, shall be known and designated as the Walter B. Jones, Jr. Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Walter B. Jones, Jr. Post Office .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3261 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 10, 2020 Mr. Gardner (for himself and Ms. Sinema ) 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 allow qualified distributions from health savings accounts for certain home care expenses.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homecare for Seniors Act . 2. Certain home care expenses treated as qualified distributions from health savings accounts (a) In general Section 223(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking medical care (as defined in section 213(d) in subparagraph (A) and inserting specified medical care (as defined in subparagraph (D)) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) Specified medical care For purposes of this paragraph— (i) In general The term specified medical care means— (I) medical care (as defined in section 213(d)), and (II) qualified home care. (ii) Qualified home care The term qualified home care means services provided pursuant to a contract to provide 3 or more of the following in the residence of the service recipient: (I) Assistance with eating. (II) Assistance with toileting. (III) Assistance with transferring. (IV) Assistance with bathing. (V) Assistance with dressing. (VI) Assistance with continence. (VII) Medication adherence. Such term shall not include any services unless such services are provided by a service provider which is licensed by the State to provide such services, or such services are otherwise provided in a manner that is consistent with State requirements. (iii) Related parties The term qualified home care shall not include services provided pursuant to any contract which is entered into, directly or indirectly, between a service provider and a service recipient who are related within the meaning of section 267(b) or 707(b). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid with respect to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Promotion of public awareness of in-Home service expenses eligible for tax-Free distribution from health savings accounts The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall carry out a campaign to increase public awareness of the in-home service expenses that are eligible for tax-free distribution from health savings accounts.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3265 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 11, 2020 Mr. Murphy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To redesignate the Weir Farm National Historic Site in the State of Connecticut as the Weir Farm National Historical Park .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Weir Farm National Historical Park Redesignation Act . 2. Weir Farm National Historical Park (a) In general The Weir Farm National Historic Site shall be known and designated as the Weir Farm National Historical Park . (b) Amendments to the Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990 The Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 101–485 ; 104 Stat. 1171; 108 Stat. 4756; 112 Stat. 3296; 123 Stat. 1190) is amended— (1) in section 2(2)— (A) by striking historic site and inserting historical park ; and (B) by striking National Historic Site and inserting National Historical Park ; (2) in section 4— (A) in the heading, by striking Historic Site and inserting Historical Park ; (B) in subsection (a), by striking Historic Site and inserting Historical Park ; and (C) by striking historic site each place it appears and inserting historical park ; (3) in section 5, by striking historic site each place it appears and inserting historical park ; and (4) in section 6— (A) in the heading, by striking Historic Site and inserting Historical Park ; and (B) by striking historic site each place it appears and inserting historical park . (c) References Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to the Weir Farm National Historic Site shall be considered to be a reference to the Weir Farm National Historical Park .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3266 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 11, 2020 Mr. Tester (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn ) 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 the time during which members of the Armed Forces serve on active duty for training qualifies for entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2020 . 2. Addition of other duty statuses to qualify for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program (a) Qualifying duty Section 3311(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (including each place it appears and inserting (including other qualifying duty and ; (2) by striking (excluding each place it appears and inserting (including other qualifying duty but excluding ; and (3) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting or other qualifying duty after active duty . (b) Other qualifying duty defined Section 3301 of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3): (3) The term other qualifying duty means the following: (A) Duty under section 502 of title 32. (B) Duty for which a member is eligible to receive pay under section 204, 206, or 372 of title 37. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on August 1, 2021, and shall apply with respect to— (1) academic years beginning on or after August 1, 2021; and (2) service performed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Simplification of eligibility criteria for Department of Veterans Affairs Post-9/11 Educational Assistance (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 3301 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) The term active duty has the meanings as follows (subject to the limitations specified in sections 3002(6) and 3311(b) of this title): (A) Active duty as described in section 101(21)(A) of this title. (B) Active duty for training as described in section 101(22)(A), (C), and (E) of this title. (C) Active duty as defined in section 101(12) of title 32. (D) Full-time National Guard duty as defined in section 101(19) of title 32. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on August 1, 2021, and shall apply with respect to— (1) academic years beginning on or after August 1, 2021; and (2) service performed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3268 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 11, 2020 Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration A BILL To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to evaluate the failures and total system breakdown of the 2020 Iowa caucuses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Determining Election Blunders And Correcting Logical Errors Act . 2. GAO study on the failures and total system breakdown of the 2020 Iowa caucuses (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States (in this section referred to as the Comptroller General ) shall initiate a study of— (1) mismanagement by State party leaders overseeing the 2020 Iowa caucuses; (2) the degree to which top-down decision making by the Democratic National Committee contributed to the failures of the 2020 Iowa caucuses; (3) whether actions by State party leaders and the Democratic National Committee contributed to cyber vulnerabilities in the technology employed for the 2020 Iowa caucuses; (4) the extent to which the 2020 Iowa caucuses have shaken the public’s faith and confidence in the Iowa election system; and (5) the potential dangers in changing election technology and methods from existing approaches. (b) Report Not later than 6 months after initiating the study required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study that sets forth the findings, conclusions, and recommendations, if any, of the study.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3270 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 11, 2020 Mr. Tillis (for himself and Mr. Peters ) 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 allow certain qualified over-the-counter securities to be treated as readily traded on an established securities market for the purpose of diversification requirements for employee stock ownership plans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 2020 ESOP Fairness Act . 2. Certain securities treated as publicly traded (a) In general Paragraph (35) of section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (I) Rules relating to publicly traded securities For purposes of this paragraph— (i) In general The term publicly traded employer securities means employer securities which are readily tradable on an established securities market. (ii) Special rule A security shall be treated as described in clause (i) if the security— (I) is the subject of priced quotations by at least 2 dealers, published and made continuously available on an interdealer quotation system (as such term is used in section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) which has made the request described in section 6(j) of such Act to be treated as an alternative trading system, (II) is not a penny stock (as defined by section 3(a)(51) of such Act), (III) is issued by a company which is not a shell company (as such term is used in section 4(d)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933) or a blank check company (as defined in section 7(b)(3) of such Act), and is not subject to bankruptcy proceedings, (IV) in the case of a security issued by a company incorporated in the United States, the issuer publishes, not less frequently than annually, financial statements audited by an independent auditor registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board established under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and (V) in the case of a security issued by a company incorporated outside of the United States, the issuer— (aa) is subject to the reporting requirements of sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)), (bb) is subject to the reporting requirements of section 230.257 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or (cc) is exempt from such requirements under section 240.12g3–2(b) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, and has published all information which is required by such Act or Rule, as applicable, to be publicly available. . (b) Conforming amendment Subparagraph (G) of section 401(a)(35) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking clause (v) and by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (v). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3272 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 11, 2020 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To provide for a safe to report policy relating to alleged instances of sexual assault involving members of the Armed Forces.

1. Safe to report policy applicable across the Armed Forces (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of Homeland Security, prescribe in regulations a safe to report policy described in subsection (b) that applies with respect to all members of the Armed Forces (including members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces) and cadets and midshipmen at the military service academies. (b) Safe To report policy The safe to report policy described in this subsection is a policy under which a member of the Armed Forces who is the alleged victim of sexual assault, but who may have committed minor collateral misconduct at or about the time of such sexual assault, or whose minor collateral misconduct is discovered only as a result of the investigation into such sexual assault, may report such sexual assault to proper authorities without fear or receipt of discipline in connection with such minor collateral misconduct absent aggravating circumstances that increase the gravity of the minor collateral misconduct or its impact on good order and discipline. (c) Minor collateral misconduct For purposes of the safe to report policy, minor collateral misconduct shall include any of the following: (1) Improper use or possession of alcohol. (2) Consensual intimate behavior (including adultery) or fraternization. (3) Presence in an off-limits area. (4) Such other misconduct as the Secretary of Defense shall specify in the regulations under subsection (a). (d) Aggravating circumstances The regulations under subsection (a) shall specify aggravating circumstances that increase the gravity of minor collateral misconduct or its impact on good order and discipline for purposes of the safe to report policy.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3280 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 12, 2020 Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Brown ) 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 clarify that high-taxed amounts are excluded from tested income for purposes of determining global intangible low-taxed income only if such amounts would be foreign base company income or insurance income.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blocking New Corporate Tax Giveaways Act . 2. Clarification of amounts excluded from tested income (a) In general Section 951A(c)(2)(A)(i)(III) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (III) any gross income of such corporation— (aa) which, without regard to section 954(b)(4), is treated as foreign base company income (as defined in section 954) or insurance income (as defined in section 953), but (bb) which, after the application of section 954(b)(4), is not so treated, . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years of foreign corporations beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and to taxable years of United States shareholders in which or with which such taxable years of foreign corporations end.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3283 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 12, 2020 Mr. Cornyn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to use incentive payments available under the child support enforcement program to improve parent-child relationships, increase child support collections, and improve outcomes for children by supporting parenting time arrangements for noncustodial parents in uncontested agreements, and for other purposes.

1. Expanding permitted uses of incentive payments Section 458 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 658a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: (2) to develop, implement, and evaluate procedures for establishing a parenting time arrangement when establishing an initial or modified child support order or a medical support order (including procedures for carrying out a parenting time arrangement made prior to the establishment or modification of any such order); or ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Definitions of parenting time arrangement and noncustodial parent (1) Parenting time arrangement For purposes of subsection (f)(2), the term parenting time arrangement means an arrangement governing how much time a child spends with the child's custodial parent and the child's noncustodial parent that is mutually agreed to by the parents and is not contested by either parent in any forum. (2) Noncustodial parent For purposes of paragraph (1), the term noncustodial parent means the parent of a child that the child does not live with for the majority of the child's time. .