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II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3467 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2020 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to share with State, local, and regional fusion centers release information from a Federal correctional facility, including name, charging date, and expected place and date of release, of certain individuals who may pose a terrorist threat, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Terrorist Release Announcements to Counter Extremist Recidivism Act or the TRACER Act . 2. Terror inmate information sharing (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Attorney General and in consultation with other appropriate Federal officials, shall, as appropriate, share with State, local, and regional fusion centers through the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative under section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 124h ), as well as other relevant law enforcement entities, release information from a Federal correctional facility, including the name, charging date, and expected place and date of release, of certain individuals who may pose a terrorist threat. (b) Scope The information shared pursuant to subsection (a) shall be— (1) for homeland security purposes; and (2) regarding individuals convicted of a Federal crime that is or is related to an act of terrorism (as such term is defined in section 3077 of title 18, United States Code). (c) Periodic threat assessments Consistent with the protection of classified information and controlled unclassified information, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall coordinate with appropriate Federal officials to provide State, local, and regional fusion centers described in subsection (a) with periodic assessments regarding the overall threat from known or suspected terrorists currently incarcerated in a Federal correctional facility, including the assessed risks of such populations engaging in terrorist activity upon release. (d) Privacy protection Prior to affecting the information sharing described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall receive input and advice regarding appropriate measures to protect personal privacy and potential disclosure implications from the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, the Chief Privacy Officer, the Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, and the Attorney General shall receive input and advice from the Department of Justice Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer. (e) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed as requiring the establishment of a list or registry of individuals convicted of terrorism.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3472 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2020 Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Stabenow ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To increase the authorization of appropriations for the Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission.

1. Authorization of appropriations for Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission Section 10(b) of Public Law 102–543 ( 16 U.S.C. 410yy–9(b) ) is amended by striking $250,000 and inserting $1,000,000 .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3474 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2020 Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Braun , and Ms. McSally ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act . 2. Authorization to establish commemorative work (a) In general The Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation may establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate the commitment and service represented by women who worked on the home front during World War II. (b) Compliance with standards for commemorative works The establishment of the commemorative work under this section shall be in accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the Commemorative Works Act ). (c) Prohibition on the use of Federal funds (1) In general Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the commemorative work under this section. (2) Responsibility of women who worked on the home front foundation The Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation shall be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work under this section. (d) Deposit of excess funds (1) In general If upon payment of all expenses for the establishment of the memorial (including the maintenance and preservation amount required by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code), there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary of the Interior for deposit in the account provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United States Code. (2) On expiration of authority If upon expiration of the authority for the commemorative work under section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance to a separate account with the National Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to the Secretary of the Interior or Administrator (as appropriate) following the process provided in section 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States Code, for accounts established under section 8906(b) (2) or (3) of title 40, United States Code.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3481 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2020 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Wyden , Mr. Menendez , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Coons , and Mr. Casey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Correct the Census Count Act . 2. Residence of incarcerated individuals Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) (1) Effective beginning with the 2030 decennial census of population, in taking any tabulation of total population by States under subsection (a) or (c), the Secretary shall, with respect to an individual incarcerated in a State or Federal correctional center as of the date on which such census is taken, attribute such individual to such individual’s last place of residence before incarceration. (2) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with each State department of corrections and the Bureau of Prisons to collect the information necessary to make the determination required under paragraph (1). .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3487 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2020 Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. Cassidy , and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide for the compensation of elderly victims of property damage, to provide increased funding for the crime victim compensation fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Edith Shorougian Senior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act . 2. Compensation for elderly victims of financial fraud Section 1403(d) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( 34 U.S.C. 20102(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking include damage and inserting the following: include— (A) damage ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: or (B) damage to or loss of property of elderly victims of financial fraud, abuse, or exploitation; ; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking and at the end; (3) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (5) the term elderly victim means a victim who is not less than 60 years of age. . 3. Addition to crime victims fund Section 1402(b) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( 34 U.S.C. 20101(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (6) any monetary payment made to the United States Government as a fine or penalty under, in relation to an alleged criminal act— (A) a deferred prosecution agreement; (B) a non-prosecution agreement; or (C) any other settlement agreement. .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3488 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2020 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Markey , and Mr. Sanders ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal a provision relating to the suspension, waiver, or reduction of rents or royalties by the Secretary of the Interior to promote development or operation, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to limit the authority of the Secretary to reduce or eliminate certain royalties and net profit shares, and for other purposes.

1. Repeal of provision of the Mineral Leasing Act relating to the suspension, waiver, or reduction of rents or royalties by the Secretary of the Interior to promote development or operation (a) Repeal Section 39 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 209 ) is repealed. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 8721(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 202–209 and inserting 202–208 . (2) Section 8735(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 202–209 and inserting 202–208 . (3) Section 31(h) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 188(h) ) is amended by striking and the provisions of section 39 of this Act . 2. Limitation on the authority of the Secretary to reduce or eliminate certain royalties and net profit shares under the outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Section 8(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337(a) ) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: (3) Limitation on authority of Secretary to reduce or eliminate certain royalties or net profit shares Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary may not reduce or eliminate any royalty or net profit share established under a lease. .
VI 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3490 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2020 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Rebecca Trimble.

1. Permanent resident status for Rebecca Trimble (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151 ), Rebecca Trimble shall be eligible for the issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of that Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1154 ) or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status If Rebecca Trimble enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), Rebecca Trimble shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 ) as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Application and payment of fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of immigrant visas or the application for adjustment of status are filed with appropriate fees within two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa numbers Upon the granting of immigrant visas or permanent residence to Rebecca Trimble, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by one, during the current or next following fiscal year— (1) the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of birth of Rebecca Trimble under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(a) ); or (2) if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of birth of Rebecca Trimble under section 202(e) of that Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1152(e) ).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3492 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2020 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Ms. Rosen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Bureau of Land Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for use as a national cemetery, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Elko National Cemetery Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal land The term Federal land means the approximately 15 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in Elko, Nevada, that is more particularly described as NE 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 , N 1/2 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 , sec. 8, T. 34 N., R. 55 E., of the Mount Diablo Meridian, as depicted on the map prepared by the Bureau of Land Management, entitled Proposed National Cemetery-Elko Nevada , and dated September 9, 2015. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Transfer and withdrawal of Bureau of Land Management land for use as a national cemetery (a) Transfer of administrative jurisdiction (1) In general Subject to valid existing rights, administrative jurisdiction over the Federal land is transferred from the Secretary to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for use as a national cemetery in accordance with chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code. (2) Legal descriptions (A) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice containing a legal description of the Federal land. (B) Effect A legal description published under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct any clerical and typographical errors in the legal description. (C) Availability Copies of the legal description published under subparagraph (A) shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of— (i) the Bureau of Land Management; and (ii) the National Cemetery Administration. (D) Costs The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this paragraph, including the costs of any surveys and other reasonable costs. (b) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, for any period during which the Federal land is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Federal land— (1) is withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws; and (2) shall be treated as property (as defined in section 102 of title 40, United States Code).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3493 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2020 Mr. Rounds (for himself, Mrs. Loeffler , Mr. Graham , Mr. Tillis , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Braun , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Risch , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Thune , Ms. Ernst , and Mr. Cotton ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that a member of the Armed Forces and the spouse of that member shall have the same rights regarding the receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station of the member.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act . 2. Receipt of firearm or ammunition by spouse of member of the Armed Forces at a duty station of the member outside the United States Section 925(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting or to the spouse of such a member before or to ; (2) by striking members, and inserting members and spouses, ; (3) by striking members or and inserting members, spouses, or ; and (4) by striking member or and inserting member, spouse, or . 3. Residency of spouses of members of the Armed Forces to be determined on the same basis as the residency of such members for purposes of Federal firearms laws Section 921 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b) For purposes of this chapter, a member of the Armed Forces on active duty, or a spouse of such a member, is a resident of— (1) the State in which the member or spouse maintains legal residence; (2) the State in which the permanent duty station of the member is located; and (3) the State in which the member maintains a place of abode from which the member commutes each day to the permanent duty station of the member. . 4. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply to conduct that occurs 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3498 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2020 Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse States for the cost of operating drive-through sites for COVID-19 testing.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coronavirus Mobile Collection Site Act . 2. Mobile testing sites The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall reimburse any State that operates a drive-through site at which individuals can receive testing for COVID-19 infection during the public health emergency declared by such Secretary on January 31, 2020, under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ), provided that such State (or political subdivision of the State) does not charge individuals for such testing. Such reimbursement shall be in an amount equal to the cost to the State of operating the site during such period.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3500 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2020 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Carper , Mr. Booker , Mr. Reed , and Mr. Coons ) 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 codify and permanently extend the Medicare hospital wage index imputed rural floor.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Wage Index Parity Act of 2020 . 2. Imputed floor on the area wage index Section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)(E) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (iv) Floor on wage index for hospitals in all-urban States (I) In general For purposes of applying the area wage index applicable under this subparagraph, for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2018, the Secretary shall establish a minimum wage index for all-urban States (as defined in subclause (IV)). (II) Minimum wage index For purposes of subclause (I), the minimum wage index for all-urban States shall be established by the Secretary using the methodology described in section 412.64(h)(4) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect for fiscal year 2018. (III) Administration The Secretary shall administer the minimum wage index described in this clause in the same manner described in section 3141 of Public Law 111–148 (through a uniform, national adjustment to the area wage index). (IV) All-urban State defined In this clause, the term all-urban State means a State in which there are no rural areas (as defined in subsection (d)(2)(D) of section 1886 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(2)(D) )), or a State in which there are no hospitals classified as rural under such section. .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3501 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 16, 2020 Mr. McConnell introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed A BILL To provide a 77-day extension of certain authorities for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations, and for other purposes.

1. Seventy-seven-day extension of authority to access certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations and for roving surveillance Section 102(b)(1) of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–177 ; 50 U.S.C. 1805 note) is amended by striking March 15, 2020 and inserting May 30, 2020 . 2. Seventy-seven-day extension of authority for individual terrorists to be treated as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Section 6001(b)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–458 ; 50 U.S.C. 1801 note) is amended by striking March 15, 2020 and inserting May 30, 2020 . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect on March 14, 2020.
116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3501 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To provide a 77-day extension of certain authorities for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations, and for other purposes.

1. Seventy-seven-day extension of authority to access certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations and for roving surveillance Section 102(b)(1) of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–177 ; 50 U.S.C. 1805 note) is amended by striking March 15, 2020 and inserting May 30, 2020 . 2. Seventy-seven-day extension of authority for individual terrorists to be treated as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Section 6001(b)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–458 ; 50 U.S.C. 1801 note) is amended by striking March 15, 2020 and inserting May 30, 2020 . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect on March 14, 2020.

Passed the Senate March 16, 2020. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3502 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 16, 2020 Mr. Cramer (for himself, Mr. Cotton , Mr. Tillis , and Mr. Moran ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To delay the implementation date of the current expected credit losses methodology for estimating allowances for credit losses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Bank Regulatory Relief Act . 2. Delayed implementation date for CECL (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term CECL means the accounting standard in Accounting Standards Update 2016–13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326) , issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in June 2016, as amended by Accounting Standards Update 2018–19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses , issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in November 2018; and (2) the term Federal financial regulators means— (A) the Department of the Treasury; (B) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; (C) the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; (D) the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; (E) the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; (F) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (G) the Federal Housing Finance Agency; (H) the National Credit Union Administration; and (I) the Securities and Exchange Commission. (b) Delay No Federal agency, including any of the Federal financial regulators, may require a person to use CECL for any purpose with respect to any fiscal year that begins before December 31, 2024. 3. Community Bank Leverage Ratio (a) In general Section 201 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5371 note) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b) Community Bank Leverage Ratio (1) In general The Community Bank Leverage ratio for qualifying community banks shall be 8 percent. (2) Procedures The appropriate Federal banking agencies shall, through notice and comment rule making under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, establish procedures for treatment of a qualifying community bank that has a Community Bank Leverage Ratio that falls below the percentage established under paragraph (1) after exceeding the percentage established under paragraph (1). ; (2) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking developed under and inserting established under ; and (3) in subsection (d)(2), by striking developed under and inserting established under . (b) Applicability Beginning on the effective date described in subsection (c), any provision of a rule that was issued under section 201(b) of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5371 note) before the date of enactment of this Act and that is inconsistent with such section 201(b), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, shall have no force or effect. (c) Effective date This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall take effect on the date that is 7 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3503 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 16, 2020 Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Tester , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Blumenthal , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Sullivan , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Cramer , Ms. Sinema , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Manchin , Mr. Brown , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Rounds , Mrs. Loeffler , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Cornyn , Ms. Warren , Ms. Duckworth , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Peters , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Daines , Ms. McSally , Ms. Collins , and Mr. Durbin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.

1. Continuation of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance benefits for certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations (a) In general In the case of a program of education approved by a State approving agency, or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs when acting in the role of a State approving agency, that is converted from being offered on-site at an educational institution to being offered by distance learning by reason of an emergency or health-related situation, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may continue to provide educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary without regard to such conversion, including with respect to paying any— (1) monthly housing stipends under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code; or (2) payments or subsistence allowances under chapters 30, 31, 32, and 35 of such title and chapters 1606 and 1607 of title 10, United States Code. (b) Applicability period Subsection (a) shall apply during the period beginning on March 1, 2020, and ending on December 21, 2020. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Educational institution The term educational institution has the meaning given that term in section 3452 of title 38, United States Code, and includes an institution of higher learning (as defined in such section). (2) Program of education The term program of education has the meaning given that term in section 3002 of title 38, United States Code. (3) State approving agency The term State approving agency has the meaning given that term in section 3671 of title 38, United States Code. 2. Emergency designations (a) In general This Act is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) ). (b) Designation in Senate In the Senate, this Act is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
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. 3503 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.

1. Continuation of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance benefits for certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations (a) In general In the case of a program of education approved by a State approving agency, or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs when acting in the role of a State approving agency, that is converted from being offered on-site at an educational institution to being offered by distance learning by reason of an emergency or health-related situation, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may continue to provide educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary without regard to such conversion, including with respect to paying any— (1) monthly housing stipends under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code; or (2) payments or subsistence allowances under chapters 30, 31, 32, and 35 of such title and chapters 1606 and 1607 of title 10, United States Code. (b) Applicability period Subsection (a) shall apply during the period beginning on March 1, 2020, and ending on December 21, 2020. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Educational institution The term educational institution has the meaning given that term in section 3452 of title 38, United States Code, and includes an institution of higher learning (as defined in such section). (2) Program of education The term program of education has the meaning given that term in section 3002 of title 38, United States Code. (3) State approving agency The term State approving agency has the meaning given that term in section 3671 of title 38, United States Code. 2. Emergency designations (a) In general This Act is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) ). (b) Designation in Senate In the Senate, this Act is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3503 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.

1. Continuation of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance benefits for certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations (a) In general In the case of a program of education approved by a State approving agency, or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs when acting in the role of a State approving agency, that is converted from being offered on-site at an educational institution to being offered by distance learning by reason of an emergency or health-related situation, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may continue to provide educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary without regard to such conversion, including with respect to paying any— (1) monthly housing stipends under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code; or (2) payments or subsistence allowances under chapters 30, 31, 32, and 35 of such title and chapters 1606 and 1607 of title 10, United States Code. (b) Applicability period Subsection (a) shall apply during the period beginning on March 1, 2020, and ending on December 21, 2020. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Educational institution The term educational institution has the meaning given that term in section 3452 of title 38, United States Code, and includes an institution of higher learning (as defined in such section). (2) Program of education The term program of education has the meaning given that term in section 3002 of title 38, United States Code. (3) State approving agency The term State approving agency has the meaning given that term in section 3671 of title 38, United States Code. 2. Emergency designations (a) In general This Act is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) ). (b) Designation in Senate In the Senate, this Act is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.

Passed the Senate March 16, 2020. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3504 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2020 Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Peters , Mr. Johnson , and Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to extend, until not earlier than September 30, 2021, the requirement that State-issued identification must be compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 to be accepted by Federal agencies for certain purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Delay REAL ID Act . 2. Extension of State REAL ID compliance deadline The Secretary of Homeland Security, under the authority granted under section 205(b) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (division B of Public Law 109–13 ; 49 U.S.C. 30301 note) shall extend the deadline by which States are required to meet the driver’s license and identification card issuance requirements under section 202(a)(1) of such Act until not earlier than September 30, 2021.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3505 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2020 Mr. Jones (for himself, Mr. Cassidy , Ms. Smith , and Mr. Daines ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require private health insurers to rapidly cover preventive services and vaccines related to the coronavirus.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rapid Coverage for Coronavirus Vaccines Act . 2. Rapid coverage of preventive services and vaccines for coronavirus (a) In general Notwithstanding 2713(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–13 ), the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance to cover any qualifying coronavirus preventive service, pursuant to section 2713(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–13(a) ). The requirement described in this subsection shall take effective with respect to a qualifying coronavirus prevention service on the specified date described in subsection (b)(2). (b) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) Qualifying coronavirus preventive service The term qualifying coronavirus preventive service means an item, service, or immunization that is intended to prevent or mitigate co­ro­na­vi­rus disease 2019 and that is— (A) an evidence-based item or service that has in effect a rating of A or B in the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force; or (B) an immunization that has in effect a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved. (2) Specified date The term specified date means— (A) with respect to a qualifying co­ro­na­vi­rus preventive service described in paragraph (1)(A), the date that is 15 business days after the date on which a rating with respect to such item or service is received as described in such paragraph; or (B) with respect to a qualifying co­ro­na­vi­rus preventive service described in paragraph (1)(B), the date that is 15 business days after the date on which a recommendation is made relating to the immunization as described in such paragraph. (3) Health insurance terms In this section, the terms group health plan , health insurance issuer , group health insurance coverage , and individual health insurance coverage have the meanings given such terms in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91 ).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3506 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2020 Mr. Lankford introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act of 2020 . 2. Extension of chemical facility anti-terrorism standards program of the department of homeland security Section 5 of the Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–254 ; 6 U.S.C. 621 note) is amended by striking the date that is 5 years and 3 months after the effective date of this Act and inserting July 18, 2020 .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3507 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2020 Ms. Baldwin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to make testing for the coronavirus disease 19 available to all members of the Armed Forces deployed to an area in which the United States Central Command has responsibility.

1. Testing for COVID-19 for certain members of the Armed Forces (a) In general Not later than seven days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall make testing for the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) available to all members of the Armed Forces deployed to an area in which the United States Central Command has responsibility. (b) Report on policies and protocols Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report setting forth any formal policies or protocols provided to members of the Armed Forces regarding how to be tested for the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). (c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3510 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2020 Ms. Warren introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To transfer all border wall funding to the Department of Health and Human Services and USAID to combat coronavirus.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prioritizing Pandemic Prevention Act . 2. Transfer of funds to combat coronavirus disease Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any unobligated Federal funds appropriated or otherwise made available to plan, develop, or construct a physical barrier along the international border between the United States and Mexico shall be immediately transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Agency for International Development for the express purpose of combating coronavirus disease (COVID–19).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3511 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2020 Ms. Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL Making emergency supplemental appropriations for nutrition and supportive services for older Native Americans under the Older Americans Act of 1965.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supplemental Services for Native Elders Act . 2. Supplemental appropriations The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes, namely: Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living aging and disability services programs For an additional amount for Aging and Disability Services Programs , for carrying out the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) ( OAA ), $35,896,860, to remain available through December 31, 2020, of which— (1) $27,826,920 shall be for providing services through Indian and Native American programs under parts A and B of title VI of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3057b et seq., 3057g et seq.); and (2) $8,069,940 shall be for providing services through the Native American caregiver support program under part C of title VI of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3057k–11 et seq.): Provided , That the amount appropriated under this heading 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. 3514 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2020 Ms. Warren (for herself and Mr. Udall ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To ensure that facilities of the Indian Health Service, facilities operated by an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or inter-tribal consortium, and facilities operated by an urban Indian organization receive items from the strategic national stockpile and qualified pandemic or epidemic products directly from the Department of Health and Human Services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Medical Supplies Stockpile Access Act of 2020 . 2. Provision of items to Indian programs and facilities (a) Strategic national stockpile Section 319F–2(a)(3)(G) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)(3)(G)) is amended by inserting , and, in the case that the Secretary deploys the stockpile under this subparagraph, ensure, in coordination with the applicable States and programs and facilities, that appropriate drugs, vaccines and other biological products, medical devices, and other supplies are deployed by the Secretary directly to health programs or facilities operated by the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe, a tribal organization (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 )), or an inter-tribal consortium (as defined in section 501 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5381 )) or through an urban Indian organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act), while avoiding duplicative distributions to such programs or facilities before the semicolon. (b) Distribution of qualified pandemic or epidemic products to IHS facilities Title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 319F–4 the following: 319F–5. Distribution of qualified pandemic or epidemic products to Indian programs and facilities In the case that the Secretary distributes qualified pandemic or epidemic products (as defined in section 319F–3(i)(7)) to States or other entities, the Secretary shall ensure, in coordination with the applicable States and programs and facilities, that, as appropriate, such products are distributed directly to health programs or facilities operated by the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe, a tribal organization (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 )), or an inter-tribal consortium (as defined in section 501 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5381 )) or through an urban Indian organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act), while avoiding duplicative distributions to such programs or facilities. .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3520 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 18, 2020 Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Gardner , Mr. Kaine , Mrs. Shaheen , Ms. Hassan , and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To waive, for 1 year, the cost sharing requirements of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the MEP Crisis Response Act of 2020 . 2. One-year waiver of cost sharing requirements of Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (a) Definition of Center In this section, the term Center has the meaning given such term in section 25(a) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 278k(a) ). (b) Temporary waiver (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, paragraph (2) of section 25(e) of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 278k(e) ) shall not apply during the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Exception Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to the extent that a Center receives funding from a State that is conditioned upon the application of a Federal cost sharing requirement to the Center. (c) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $146,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 to support Centers. (2) Supplement not supplant Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall supplement and not supplant amounts already appropriated or otherwise made available to support Centers in fiscal year 2020. (d) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the centers of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership are front-line resources for manufacturers to improve supply chain resilience, workforce readiness, and technological expertise; and (2) such Centers are positioned to mitigate damage and accelerate recovery from the National public health and economic crisis caused by COVID–19.