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II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4008 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 18, 2020 Mr. Casey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to require that any trade agreement subject to expedited procedures under that Act contain certain requirements relating to the origination of goods in nonmarket economy countries.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Market Economy Sourcing Act . 2. Limitation on trade authorities procedures relating to requirements on content of goods from nonmarket economy countries Section 106(b) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 ( 19 U.S.C. 4205(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (7) Limitations on procedures relating to origination of content of goods from nonmarket economy countries (A) In general The trade authorities procedures shall not apply to an implementing bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement or trade agreements entered into under section 103(b) unless the rules of origin requirements under such agreement or agreements— (i) with respect to rules of origin based on value content of a good, require that, of the content of a good qualifying for preferential treatment under the agreement or agreements that does not originate (as specified in those rules) in a country that is party to the agreement or agreements— (I) during the 5-year period following the entry into force of the agreement or agreements, not more than 20 percent of that content may originate in a nonmarket economy country; and (II) after the period specified in clause (i), not more than 10 percent of that content may originate in a nonmarket economy country; and (ii) with respect to rules of origin that are not based on value content of a good, are consistent with the requirements under clause (i) based on processing requirements or tariff shifts as opposed to value content. (B) Nonmarket economy country defined In this paragraph, the term nonmarket economy country has the meaning given that term in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1677(18) ). .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4009 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 18, 2020 Mr. Casey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area, and the Oil Region National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Act . 2. Reauthorization of, and repeal of funding limitations for, national heritage areas and corridor (a) Rivers of steel national heritage area (1) Reauthorization Section 408 of the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333 ; 110 Stat. 4256; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 3801) is amended by striking 2021 and inserting 2036 . (2) Repeal of funding limitation Section 409(a) of the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 104–333 ; 110 Stat. 4256; 129 Stat. 2551; 133 Stat. 778) is amended by striking the second sentence. (b) Lackawanna valley national heritage area (1) Reauthorization Section 108 of the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 2000 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–278 ; 114 Stat. 818; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 3802) is amended by striking 2021 and inserting 2036 . (2) Repeal of funding limitation Section 109 of the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 2000 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–278 ; 114 Stat. 818) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: (a) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $1,000,000 for each fiscal year. . (c) Reauthorization of Delaware and lehigh national heritage corridor Section 12 of the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 100–692 ; 102 Stat. 4558; 112 Stat. 3260; 123 Stat. 1293; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 128 Stat. 3801) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking 2021 and inserting 2036 ; and (2) in subsection (d), by striking 2021 and inserting 2036 . (d) Schuylkill river valley national heritage area (1) Reauthorization Section 209 of the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area Act ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–278 ; 114 Stat. 824; 128 Stat. 3802) is amended by striking 2021 and inserting 2036 . (2) Repeal of funding limitation Section 210 of the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area Act ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 106–278 ; 114 Stat. 824) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: (a) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $1,000,000 for each fiscal year. . (e) Reauthorization of the oil region national heritage area Section 608 of the Oil Region National Heritage Area Act ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 108–447 ; 118 Stat. 3372; 133 Stat. 2713) is amended by striking September 30, 2022 and inserting September 30, 2036 .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4010 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 18, 2020 Mr. Casey (for himself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue priority review vouchers to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act . 2. Providing for permanent authority to issue priority review vouchers to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases Section 529(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360ff(b) ) is amended by striking paragraph (5).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4017 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 18, 2020 Mr. Hoeven (for himself and Mr. Kaine ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To extend the period for obligations or expenditures for amounts obligated for the National Disaster Resilience competition.

1. Extension for use of amounts obligated for National Disaster Resilience competition (a) In general Funds made available in title VIII of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of Public Law 113–2 ) under the heading Community development fund under the heading Department of Housing and Urban Development that were allocated pursuant to the National Disaster Resilience competition and that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2017 and for expenditure through fiscal year 2022 are to remain available through fiscal year 2025 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2014 through 2017. (b) Emergency requirement The amount described in subsection (a) is designated by Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i) ).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4019 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2020 Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Smith , Mr. Booker , Ms. Harris , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Casey , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Hawley , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Gardner , Mr. Sanders , Mrs. Capito , Mr. King , Mr. Young , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Burr , Mr. Kaine , Ms. Collins , Ms. Warren , Ms. Ernst , Mrs. Shaheen , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Brown , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Baldwin , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Coons , Mr. Wyden , Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Durbin , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Menendez , Mrs. Murray , Ms. Hassan , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Risch , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Udall , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Mr. Heinrich , and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to designate Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal public holiday.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act . 2. Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal public holiday Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to Memorial Day the following: Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19. .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4023 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2020 Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To enhance maritime cybersecurity.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhancing Maritime Cybersecurity Act of 2020 . 2. Maritime Cybersecurity (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Maritime Administration. (2) Commandant The term Commandant means the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. (3) Cyber incident The term cyber incident has the meaning given the term significant cyber incident in Presidential Policy Directive 41 (July 26, 2016, relating to United States Cyber Incident Coordination). (4) Director The term Director means the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security. (5) Maritime operators The term maritime operators means the owners or operators of commercial maritime vessels, the owners or operators of port terminals, and port authorities. (b) Cybersecurity resources (1) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with the Administrator and the Commandant, shall ensure the availability of a resource, or a consolidated series of resources, to assist maritime operators in identifying, detecting, protecting against, responding to, and recovering from cyber incidents. (2) Development In developing the resource under paragraph (1), the Director and the Administrator shall— (A) use the cybersecurity framework established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and required by Executive Order 13636 of February 12, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 11739; relating to improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity); (B) use the guidelines on maritime cyber risk management issued by the International Maritime Organization on July 5, 2017, or any successor document; (C) establish a structured cybersecurity assessment and development program; (D) consult with appropriate maritime operators, agencies, industry stakeholders, and cybersecurity experts; and (E) provide for a period of public comment and review on the resource. (c) Cyber coordinator Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall designate an office as a cyber coordinator , which shall be responsible for the following: (1) Coordinating with the Director and the Commandant on cybersecurity activities for the commercial maritime sector and cyber incidents that affect maritime operators. (2) Ensuring that maritime operators are aware of available secure methods of notifying the United States Government of cyber incidents. (3) Notifying the Director and the Commandant of unaddressed cyber incidents that affect maritime operators. (4) Ensuring that maritime operators have access to educational resources, conducting outreach, and ensuring awareness on fundamental principles and best practices in cybersecurity for maritime systems, including the cyber resource developed under this section.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4025 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2020 Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To authorize appropriations for the maritime environmental and technical assistance program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding the Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance Program . 2. Authorization of appropriations for the maritime environmental and technical assistance program (a) In General There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2021, for expenses necessary to support the maritime environmental and technical assistance program under section 50307 of title 46, United States Code, $6,000,000, which shall remain available until expended, of which $3,000,000 shall be used for activities related to technologies that support port and vessel air emissions reductions and to support zero emissions technologies. (b) Emissions In this section the term emissions means air pollutants , as defined in section 302(g) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7602(g) ). (c) Uses Activities conducted pursuant to the authorization under this section shall be used to inform the policy decisions of the United States related to domestic regulations and to the International Maritime Organization, to the extent such activities are relevant.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4027 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2020 Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to require Members of Congress, spouses of Members of Congress, and employees of Congress who receive a loan under the paycheck protection program to submit a financial disclosure form.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency Requirements Aimed at Congressional Expenditures Act or the TRACE Act . 2. Disclosure of PPP loans (a) In general Section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (T) Disclosure of receipt (i) Definitions In this subparagraph— (I) the term applicable officer means— (aa) the Secretary of the Senate, in the case of the Vice President, a Senator, the spouse of a Senator, or an employee of Congress whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate; or (bb) the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in the case of a Representative in Congress, a Delegate to Congress, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, the spouse of a Representative in Congress, a Delegate to Congress, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, or an employee of Congress whose compensation is disbursed by the Chief Administrator Officer of the House of Representatives; (II) the term employee of Congress means an employee of the personal office of a Member of Congress, of a committee of the Senate or the House of Representatives, or of a joint committee of Congress; and (III) the term Member of Congress has the meaning given that term in section 2106 of title 5, United States Code. (ii) Disclosure (I) In general If an eligible recipient owned or controlled by a Member of Congress, spouse of a Member of Congress, or employee of Congress receives a covered loan, the Member of Congress, spouse of a Member of Congress, or employee of Congress, respectively, shall submit to the applicable officer a financial disclosure, which shall include— (aa) the name and address of the principal place of business for the eligible recipient receiving the covered loan; and (bb) the amount of the covered loan. (II) Deadline A Member of Congress, spouse of a Member of Congress, or employee of Congress shall submit a financial disclosure required under subclause (I)— (aa) for a covered loan made on or after the date of enactment of the TRACE Act , not later than 15 days after the date on which the loan is made; and (bb) for a covered loan made before such date of enactment, not later than 15 days after such date of enactment. (iii) Availability Each applicable officer shall make available on a publicly available website each financial disclosure submitted to the applicable officer under clause (ii). .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4028 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2020 Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Act of June 4, 1897, to increase a penalty for the unauthorized landing of certain aircraft on wilderness areas of the National Forest System.

1. Increased penalty for unauthorized landing of aircraft on wilderness areas of the National Forest System The eleventh undesignated paragraph under the heading surveying the public lands under the heading Under the Department of the Interior in the first section of the Act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 35, chapter 2; 16 U.S.C. 551 ), is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, it shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly land aircraft (within the meaning of section 293.17(b) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)) on a wilderness area in the National Forest System, unless the landing is otherwise authorized by laws (including regulations) applicable to the National Forest System or the National Wilderness Preservation System or the landing is an emergency landing. Notwithstanding section 3571 of title 18, United States Code, any person who violates the preceding sentence shall be fined not more than $20,000, imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both. .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4029 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2020 Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Warren , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Harris , Mr. Wyden , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Merkley , and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To express the sense of Congress regarding the need for a nationwide moratorium on electric and natural gas utility disconnections during the nationwide emergency relating to the spread of the novel coronavirus.

1. Sense of Congress regarding the need for a nationwide moratorium on electric and natural gas utility disconnections during the nationwide emergency relating to the spread of the novel coronavirus It is the sense of Congress that, for the duration of the emergency involving Federal primary responsibility determined to exist by the President under section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5191(b) ) with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19), each relevant State regulatory authority and each electric or natural gas utility that sells electric energy or natural gas to a consumer should ensure that— (1) no electric or natural gas service to a consumer is terminated; (2) reasonable efforts are made to safely reconnect electric and natural gas consumers that have lost service; (3) no electric or natural gas consumer is charged for reconnection services; (4) late fees and other penalties are waived for electric and natural gas consumers; and (5) there are no increases in cost-of-service to electric and natural gas consumers.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4032 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2020 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Mr. Coons , Mr. Lee , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , and Ms. Klobuchar ) 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 above-the-line deductions for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Universal Giving Pandemic Response Act . 2. Above-the-line deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (a) In general Paragraph (22) of section 62(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (22) Charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (A) In general In the case of an individual who does not elect to itemize deductions for the taxable year, the deduction allowed by section 170 with respect to charitable contributions (as defined in section 170(c)) made during the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2020. (B) Certain 2020 contributions deductible in 2019 For purposes of this paragraph, an individual may elect to treat any charitable contributions (as so defined) made after December 31, 2019, and before July 15, 2020, as made in calendar year 2019 (and not to claim a deduction for such contributions in 2020). (C) Amended return permitted In the case of an individual who has filed the return of tax for 2019 and who did not elect to itemize deductions on such return, such individual may file an amended return for such year in order to apply subparagraph (A) or to make the election under clause (i) (or both). (D) Limitation The deduction to which subparagraph (A) applies for any taxable year (after the application of subparagraph (B)) shall not exceed an amount equal to 1/3 of the amount of the standard deduction with respect to such individual for such taxable year. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (f). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to charitable contributions (as defined in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) made after December 31, 2018.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4035 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 23, 2020 Mr. Daines (for himself and Ms. Sinema ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To establish and provide for the use of amounts in a Trail Stewardship for Economic Recovery Fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trail Stewardship for Economic Recovery Act of 2020 . 2. Establishment and use of Trail Stewardship for Economic Recovery Fund (a) Establishment There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the Trail Stewardship for Economic Recovery Fund (referred to in this section as the Fund ). (b) Deposit into the Fund On the date of enactment of this Act, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise obligated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit into the Fund $200,000,000, to remain available until expended and without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation, to carry out the purposes described in subsection (c). (c) Use of fund (1) In general The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service (referred to in this section as the Secretary ), shall use amounts in the Fund to enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with an outfitter or guide to complete, on National Forest System land— (A) trail maintenance projects; and (B) additional invasive plant and noxious weed prevention and control projects. (2) Preference In entering into cooperative agreements or contracts under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A) give preference to projects described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) that can be performed in an area that the Secretary has selected as a priority area under section 5 of the National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act ( 16 U.S.C. 583k–3 ); and (B) expedite projects with the goal of initiating the majority of the projects not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (3) Contracts and agreements A cooperative agreement or contract that is entered into under paragraph (1)— (A) shall not be subject to any requirement relating to the procurement of matching funds under any other provision of law; and (B) may contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary requires. (d) Submission of list of projects to Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for each fiscal year for which amounts made available under subsection (b) are expended, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a list of projects described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(1) that— (1) meet the criteria described in this section; and (2) have been, or are expected to be, funded from amounts made available under subsection (b).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4039 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 23, 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 make permanent the permissible first-dollar coverage of telehealth services for purposes of health savings accounts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Telemedicine Everywhere Lifting Everyone’s Healthcare Experience And Long Term Health HSA Act of 2020 or the TELEHEALTH HSA Act of 2020 . 2. Permanent exemption for telehealth services (a) In general Subparagraph (E) of section 223(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking In the case of plan years beginning on or before December 31, 2021, a plan and inserting A plan . (b) Conforming amendment Clause (ii) of section 223(c)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking (in the case of plan years beginning on or before December 31, 2021) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2021.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4040 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 23, 2020 Mrs. Loeffler introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to protect the rights of citizens under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gun Owner Privacy Act . 2. Protection of Second Amendment rights Section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (7) (A) None of the funds appropriated pursuant to any provision of law may be used for— (i) any system to implement this subsection that does not require and result in the immediate destruction of all information, in any form whatsoever, submitted by or on behalf of any person who has been determined not to be prohibited from owning a firearm; or (ii) the implementation or collection of any tax or fee by any officer, agent, or employee of the United States, or by any State or local officer or agent acting on behalf of the United States, in connection with the implementation of this subsection. (B) Any person aggrieved by a violation of this paragraph may bring an action in the district court of the United States for the district in which the person resides. (C) Any person who is successful with respect to an action brought under subparagraph (B) shall receive damages, punitive damages, and such other remedies as the court may determine to be appropriate, including a reasonable attorney's fee. .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4056 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2020 Mr. Cotton (for himself and Mrs. Loeffler ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit certain individuals from being appointed to positions if the individual worked, as part of that individual's employment with the United States, on behalf of a special counsel investigation that investigated or prosecuted a President or a candidate for election to the office of President.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act . 2. Prohibition on appointment of certain individuals who investigated or prosecuted a President or candidate for election to the office of President (a) Definition The term special counsel investigation or prosecution means an investigation or prosecution conducted pursuant to part 600 of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations. (b) Prohibition The President may not appoint any individual to a position that requires the advice and consent of the Senate if, during the 7-year period ending on the date of the nomination, the individual worked, as part of that individual's employment with the United States, on behalf of a special counsel investigation or prosecution, that investigated or prosecuted a President or a candidate for election to the office of President.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4057 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2020 Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Risch , Mr. Crapo , and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior are not required to reinitiate consultation on a land management plan or land use plan under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

1. No additional consultation required (a) Forest Service plans Section 6(d) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ( 16 U.S.C. 1604(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) No additional consultation required after new information becomes available Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to reinitiate consultation under section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2) ) or section 402.16 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), on a land management plan approved, amended, or revised under this section on the basis of new information relating to a species listed as threatened or endangered or critical habitat designated under that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). . (b) Bureau of Land Management plans Section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) No additional consultation required after new information becomes available Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to reinitiate consultation under section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2) ) or section 402.16 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), on a land use plan approved, amended, or revised under this section on the basis of new information relating to a species listed as threatened or endangered or critical habitat designated under that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4063 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2020 Mr. Thune (for himself and Ms. Smith ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide that, due to the disruptions caused by COVID–19, applications for impact aid funding for fiscal year 2022 may use certain data submitted in the fiscal year 2021 application.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Impact Aid Co­ro­na­vi­rus Relief Act . 2. Use of prior application student count data for fiscal year 2022 impact aid applications Due to the public health emergency relating to COVID–19 and notwithstanding sections 7002(j) and 7003(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7702(j) , 7703(c)), a local educational agency desiring to receive a payment under section 7002 or 7003 of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 7702 , 7703) for fiscal year 2022 that also submitted an application for such payment for fiscal year 2021 may, in the application submitted under section 7005 of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 7705 ) for fiscal year 2022— (1) with respect to a requested payment under section 7002 of such Act, use the Federal property valuation data relating to calculating such payment that was submitted by the local educational agency in the application for fiscal year 2021; (2) with respect to a requested payment under section 7003 of such Act, use the student count data relating to calculating such payment that was submitted by the local educational agency in the application for fiscal year 2021, provided that for purposes of the calculation of payments for fiscal year 2022 under section 7003(b)(1) of such Act, such payments shall be based on utilizing fiscal year 2020 data (from academic year 2018–2019) to include total current expenditures, local contribution rates, and per pupil expenditures; or (3) with respect to a requested payment under section 7002 or 7003 of such Act, use the student count or Federal property valuation data relating to calculating such payment for the fiscal year required under section 7002(j) or 7003(c) of such Act, as applicable.
116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4065 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate the labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2020 . 2. Exclusivity of Federal authority to regulate labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce Section 320933 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 15 U.S.C. 45a ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking To the extent and inserting the following: (a) In general To the extent ; (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Effect on State law (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the provisions of this section shall supersede any provisions of the law of any State expressly relating to the extent to which a product is introduced, delivered for introduction, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with a Made in the U.S.A. or Made in America label, or the equivalent thereof, in order to represent that such product was in whole or substantial part of domestic origin. (2) Enforcement Nothing in this section shall preclude the application of the law of any State to the use of a label not in compliance with subsection (a). ; and (3) in the third sentence of subsection (a), as so designated by paragraph (1), by striking Nothing in this section and inserting Except as provided in subsection (b), nothing in this section .

Passed the Senate July 22, 2020. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4065 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2020 Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. King ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate the labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2020 . 2. Exclusivity of Federal authority to regulate labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce Section 320933 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 15 U.S.C. 45a ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking To the extent and inserting the following: (a) In general To the extent ; (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Effect on State law (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the provisions of this section shall supersede any provisions of the law of any State expressly relating to the extent to which a product is introduced, delivered for introduction, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with a Made in the U.S.A. or Made in America label, or the equivalent thereof, in order to represent that such product was in whole or substantial part of domestic origin. (2) Enforcement Nothing in this section shall preclude the application of the law of any State to the use of a label not in compliance with subsection (a). ; and (3) in the third sentence of subsection (a), as so designated by paragraph (1), by striking Nothing in this section and inserting Except as provided in subsection (b), nothing in this section .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4068 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25, 2020 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Markey , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Menendez , Ms. Harris , Mr. Durbin , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Sanders , Ms. Warren , Mr. Reed , Mr. Casey , Ms. Klobuchar , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Wyden , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Coons , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Leahy , and Mr. Cardin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Background Check Completion Act of 2020 . 2. Completion of background checks Section 922(t)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (i) ; (2) by striking ; or and inserting ; and ; and (3) by striking clause (ii).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4069 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25, 2020 Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to provide that Major League Baseball franchises will be prohibited from receiving loans under the Paycheck Protection Program under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support Baseball in Communities Act . 2. Eligibility for certain assistance (a) Paycheck protection program Section 7(a)(36)(D) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (vii) Limitation for Major League Baseball teams Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, if Major League Baseball reduces the number of Minor League Baseball teams that are affiliated with a Major League Baseball team, no Major League Baseball team shall be eligible to receive a covered loan. . (b) CARES Act programs Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, if Major League Baseball reduces the number of Minor League Baseball teams that are affiliated with a Major League Baseball team, no Major League Baseball team shall be eligible to receive assistance under any program carried out under— (1) title IV of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ); or (2) any of the amendments made by that title. (c) Retroactive effect This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall take effect as if enacted on the date of enactment of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4071 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25, 2020 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Tillis ) 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 adjust identification number requirements for taxpayers filing joint returns to receive Economic Impact Payments.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Citizen Coronavirus Relief Act . 2. Adjustment of Economic Impact Payments in cases of joint returns (a) In general Subsection (g) of section 6428 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 2201 of division A of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ), is amended to read as follows: (g) Identification number requirement (1) In general In the case of any taxpayer who does not include the valid identification number of such taxpayer on the return of tax for the taxable year, subsection (a)(1) shall be applied by substituting $0 for $1,200 . (2) Joint returns In the case of a joint return— (A) if the valid identification number of only 1 spouse is included on the return of tax for the taxable year— (i) subsection (a)(1) shall be applied by substituting $1,200 for $2,400 , and (ii) subsection (c)(1) shall be applied by substituting $75,000 for $150,000 , or (B) if the valid identification number of neither spouse is included on the return of tax for the taxable year, subsection (a)(1) shall be applied by substituting $0 for $2,400 . (3) Qualifying child A qualifying child of a taxpayer shall not be taken into account under subsection (a)(2) unless— (A) the taxpayer includes the valid identification number of such taxpayer (or, in the case of a joint return, the valid identification number of at least 1 spouse) on the return of tax for the taxable year, and (B) the valid identification number of such qualifying child is included on the return of tax for the taxable year. (4) Valid identification number (A) In general For purposes of this subsection, the term valid identification number means a social security number (as such term is defined in section 24(h)(7)). (B) Adoption taxpayer identification number For purposes of paragraph (3)(B), in the case of a qualifying child who is adopted or placed for adoption, the term valid identification number shall include the adoption taxpayer identification number of such child. (5) Special rule for members of the Armed Forces Paragraph (2) shall not apply in the case where at least 1 spouse was a member of the Armed Forces of the United States at any time during the taxable year and the valid identification number of at least 1 spouse is included on the return of tax for the taxable year. (6) Mathematical or clerical error authority Any omission of a correct valid identification number required under this subsection shall be treated as a mathematical or clerical error for purposes of applying section 6213(g)(2) to such omission. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 2201 of the CARES Act.
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. 4072 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Bend, Oregon, as the Robert D. Maxwell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic .

1. Designation of Robert D. Maxwell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic (a) Designation The clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 2650 NE Courtney Drive, Bend, Oregon, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Robert D. Maxwell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic or the Robert D. Maxwell VA Clinic . (b) Reference Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the clinic referred to in paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a reference to the Robert D. Maxwell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.

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116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4072 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Bend, Oregon, as the Robert D. Maxwell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic .

1. Designation of Robert D. Maxwell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic (a) Designation The clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 2650 NE Courtney Drive, Bend, Oregon, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Robert D. Maxwell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic or the Robert D. Maxwell VA Clinic . (b) Reference Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the clinic referred to in paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a reference to the Robert D. Maxwell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.

Passed the Senate September 17, 2020. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4072 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25, 2020 Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Bend, Oregon, as the Robert D. Maxwell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic .

1. Designation of Robert D. Maxwell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic (a) Designation The clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 2650 NE Courtney Drive, Bend, Oregon, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Robert D. Maxwell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic or the Robert D. Maxwell VA Clinic . (b) Reference Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the clinic referred to in paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a reference to the Robert D. Maxwell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.
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. 4075 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for the release of certain Federal interests in connection with certain grants under that Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reinvigorating Lending for the Future Act or the RLF Act . 2. Release of certain interests Section 601(d)(2) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3211(d)(2) ) is amended— (1) by striking the paragraph designation and heading and all that follows through The Secretary may and inserting the following: (2) Release (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary may ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Certain releases (i) In general On written request from a recipient of a grant under section 209(d), the Secretary shall release, in accordance with this subparagraph, any Federal interest in connection with the grant, if— (I) the request is made not less than 7 years after the final disbursement of the original grant; (II) the recipient has complied with the terms and conditions of the grant to the satisfaction of the Secretary; (III) any proceeds realized from the grant will be used for 1 or more activities that continue to carry out the economic development purposes of this Act; and (IV) the recipient includes in the written request a description of how the recipient will use the proceeds of the grant in accordance with subclause (III). (ii) Deadline (I) In general Except as provided in subclause (II), the Secretary shall complete all closeout actions for the grant by not later than 180 days after receipt and acceptance of the written request under clause (i). (II) Extension The Secretary may extend a deadline under subclause (I) by an additional 180 days if the Secretary determines the extension to be necessary. (iii) Savings provision Section 602 shall continue to apply to a project assisted with a grant under section 209(d) regardless of whether the Secretary releases a Federal interest under clause (i). .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate