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II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4527 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 13, 2020 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Carper ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To maintain prompt and reliable postal services during the COVID–19 health emergency, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Delivering for America Act . 2. Prompt and reliable postal services during COVID–19 pandemic (a) Definitions In this section: (1) the term COVID–19 public health emergency means the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID–19, including any renewal of that declaration; and (2) the term Postal Service means the United States Postal Service. (b) Requirement During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the last day of the COVID–19 public health emergency or January 1, 2021, whichever is later, the Postal Service may not implement or approve any change to the operations of the Postal Service within the statutory discretion of the Postal Service, or to the level of service provided by the Postal Service, relative to the operations and level of service, respectively, in effect on January 1, 2020, that would impede prompt, reliable, and efficient services, including any of the following changes: (1) Any change in the nature of postal services that will generally affect service on a nationwide or substantially nationwide basis. (2) Any revision of service standards. (3) Any closure or consolidation, or reduction of operating hours, of any post office. (4) Any prohibition on payment of overtime pay to officers or employees of the Postal Service. (5) Any change that would prevent the Postal Service from meeting its service standards or cause a decline in measurements of performance relative to those service standards. (6) Any change that would have the effect of delaying mail, allowing for the non-delivery of mail to a delivery route, or increasing the volume of undelivered mail.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4531 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 8, 2020 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs, located at 400 College Drive, Middleburg, Florida, the Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic , and for other purposes.

1. Designation of Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic (a) Designation The community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs, located at 400 College Drive, Middleburg, Florida, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic or the A.K. Baker V.A. Clinic . (b) Reference Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States to the community-based outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4534 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 8, 2020 Mr. Wicker (for himself, Mr. Graham , and Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 to modify the scope of protection from civil liability for good Samaritan blocking and screening of offensive material.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Online Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Act . 2. Protection from civil liability for good Samaritan blocking and screening of offensive material Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 230 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking No provider and inserting the following: (A) In general No provider ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (B) Applicability (i) In general Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any decision or agreement made or action taken by a provider or user of an interactive computer service to restrict access to or availability of material provided by another information content provider. (ii) Civil liability Any applicable immunity for a decision or agreement made or action taken by a provider or user of an interactive computer service described in clause (i) shall be provided solely by paragraph (2). ; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A)— (I) by striking considers to be and inserting has an objectively reasonable belief is ; and (II) by striking or otherwise objectionable and inserting promoting self-harm, promoting terrorism, or unlawful ; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting subparagraph (A) ; and (2) in subsection (f)(3)— (A) by striking The term and inserting the following: (A) In general The term ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (B) Responsibility For purposes of subparagraph (A), being responsible in whole or in part for the creation or development of information— (i) includes any instance in which a person or entity editorializes or affirmatively and substantively modifies the content of another person or entity; and (ii) does not include a change to the format, layout, or basic appearance of the content of another person or entity. .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4535 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 8, 2020 Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Toomey , Mr. Cardin , Ms. Harris , and Mr. Booker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Waverly B. Woodson, Jr., for acts of valor during World War II.

1. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Waverly B. Woodson, Jr., for acts of valor during World War II (a) Waiver of time limitations Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 7271 of such title to Waverly B. Woodson, Jr., for the acts of valor during World War II described in subsection (b). (b) Acts of Valor Described The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of Waverly B. Woodson, Jr., on June 6, 1944, at Omaha Beach when, as a Corporal in the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, he saved the lives of dozens, if not hundreds, of his fellow soldiers over the course of 30 hours, despite being struck by shrapnel while aboard his Landing Craft Tank and wounded in his groin and back, actions for which the historical record indicates General John C.H. Lee recommended Corporal Woodson be awarded the Medal of Honor.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4540 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 8, 2020 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Wyden , Ms. Hirono , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Warner , and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration A BILL To provide that individuals may serve as poll workers for the November 3, 2020, general election if registered to vote in the State in a location other than the location at which the individual serves.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Poll Worker Recruitment Act of 2020 . 2. Special rules for poll worker registration requirements for the 2020 general election A State or local jurisdiction may not prohibit an individual from serving as a poll worker in the general election for Federal office occurring on November 3, 2020, solely because such individual is registered to vote in the State in a county or jurisdiction other than the county or jurisdiction in which such individual serves as a poll worker in such election.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4542 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 9, 2020 Mr. Tillis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To prohibit distribution abroad of COVID–19 vaccines developed with the support of Federal funding until the domestic need for the vaccine has been met.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the America First Vaccine Act . 2. COVID–19 vaccine distribution (a) Certification requirement (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to paragraph (2), a manufacturer of a vaccine described in subsection (b) that is headquartered in the United States may not distribute such vaccine outside of the United States unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ), in consultation with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, certifies that domestic need for the vaccine already has been met. (2) Waiver The Secretary may waive the certification requirement under paragraph (1) with respect to a vaccine described in subsection (b) and permit the distribution of such vaccine outside of the United States, if the Secretary determines that such waiver and distribution is in the interest of the American public health. (b) Vaccines described A vaccine described in this subsection is a COVID–19 vaccine that— (1) is authorized under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3 ) or licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262 ); and (2) was developed with support of Federal funding made available under the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act ( Public Law 116–123 ), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( Public Law 116–127 ), the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ( Public Law 116–136 ), or the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act ( Public Law 116–139 ). (c) Violations In the case of a manufacturer who violates subsection (a), such manufacturer shall be required to reimburse the Federal Government for all amounts received by the manufacturer in support of development of the vaccine, plus interest in an amount determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit or otherwise restrict the Secretary’s authority to enter into bilateral or multilateral agreements with international manufacturers to procure vaccines described in subsection (b) for the people of the United States.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4544 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 9, 2020 Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Schumer , Mr. Durbin , and Ms. Duckworth ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To specify the Federal share of the costs of certain duty of the National Guard in connection with the Coronavirus Disease 2019.

1. Federal share of costs of certain duty of members of the National Guard in connection with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (a) Federal share The Federal share of the costs of duty performed by members of the National Guard under section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, for a mission assignment validated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) pursuant to a declaration specified in subsection (b) shall be 100 percent. (b) Declarations A declaration specified in this subsection is any declaration as follows: (1) A major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ) with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19). (2) An emergency declared by the President under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5191 ) with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019. (3) A national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019. (4) A public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4546 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 9, 2020 Mr. Booker (for himself, Mr. Durbin , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Cantwell , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Reed , and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To provide for the prompt payment of United States assessed contributions to international organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Abiding by United States Commitments Act of 2020 . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) COVID–19 has killed United States citizens at six times the average rate of other high-income countries. (2) The United States records eight times the number of infections of other high-income countries. (3) United States citizens are barred from entering dozens of countries, including allies, due to the Administration’s inability to contain the spread of COVID–19 in the United States. (4) On June 25, 2020, the Senate unanimously passed Senate Resolution 579, recognizing historic United States leadership and international achievements to address global health threats, encouraging the international community to remain committed to preventing the further spread of COVID–19, and urging the United States to participate in and support global efforts to address COVID–19. 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States should participate in global public-private efforts to develop, manufacture, and equitably distribute a vaccine for COVID–19, including in the COVID–19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Facility, which aims to speed vaccine development, mitigate risk, secure doses for all countries, and distribute them to the most high-risk segment of each population; and (2) the suspension of United States support for the World Health Organization (WHO) and other efforts to discredit the WHO are deeply concerning and will have an adverse impact on efforts to address the COVID–19 pandemic. 4. Payment of United States assessed contributions to international organizations (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of State for fiscal year 2020 in any appropriations Act under the heading Contributions to International Organizations to pay the full fiscal year 2020 United States assessment for each international organization funded under that heading. (b) World Health Organization Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of State for fiscal year 2020 for Contributions to International Organizations , $118,949,000 shall be made available not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act for the World Health Organization for COVID–19 response. Such funds may not be made available for advance payment to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4549 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 9, 2020 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Lee , and Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To give Federal courts additional discretion to determine whether pretrial detention is appropriate for defendants charged with nonviolent drug offenses in Federal criminal cases.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2020 . 2. Release conditions and detention in Federal criminal cases Section 3142 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking ( 42 U.S.C. 14135a ) each place it appears and inserting ( 34 U.S.C. 40702 ) ; and (2) in subsection (e)(3)— (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4550 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 9, 2020 Mr. Cotton (for himself and Mrs. Loeffler ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 3142 of title 18, United States Code, to establish a rebuttable presumption that a person arrested for rioting or related offenses should be held pending trial.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Catch-and-Release for Rioters Act . 2. Rebuttable presumption on holding persons arrested for rioting pending trial Section 3142(e)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking or at the end; (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (F) an offense under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 231(a) or under section 2101. .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4551 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 9, 2020 Mr. Cotton (for himself and Mrs. Loeffler ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide a cause of action for persons injured by rioting.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rioting Restitution Act . 2. Civil action for injuries (a) Cause of action A person who suffers personal injury or whose property is damaged by a riot (as defined in section 2102 of title 18, United States Code) may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States against any person who— (1) caused the personal injury or property damage; (2) traveled in interstate or foreign commerce or used any facility of interstate or foreign commerce, including the mail, telegraph, telephone, radio, or television, with the intent to— (A) incite the riot; (B) organize, promote, encourage, participate in, or carry on the riot; (C) commit any act of violence in furtherance of the riot; or (D) aid or abet any person in inciting or participating in or carrying on the riot or committing any act of violence in furtherance of the riot; and (3) during the course of, or following, any such travel or use performed or attempted to perform any other overt act for any purpose specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (2). (b) Treble damages A defendant in a civil action brought under subsection (a) shall be subject to treble damages.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4552 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 9, 2020 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL Making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.

That the following sums in this Act are 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 Homeland Security Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Relief Fund (Including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for Disaster Relief Fund $10,000,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the amount provided herein is designated by the 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) ). This Act may be cited as the Hurricane Laura Recovery Funding Act, 2020 .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4553 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 9, 2020 Mr. Cotton (for himself and Mrs. Loeffler ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To hold individuals convicted of Federal offenses during public gatherings resulting in riots financially liable for the cost of Federal policing, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support Peaceful Protest Act . 2. Definition In this Act, the term covered Federal offense , with respect to an individual, means a Federal offense related to the conduct of the individual at and during the course of a public gathering— (1) in connection with which a riot (as defined in section 2102 of title 18, United States Code) occurs; and (2) with respect to which a Federal law enforcement officer was engaged in policing activity. 3. Order of restitution In the case of an individual convicted of a covered Federal offense, the court shall, in addition to the penalty for such conviction, order the individual to pay an order of restitution to the appropriate Federal law enforcement agency in an amount that is equal to the cost of the policing activity engaged in by the Federal law enforcement agency, as determined by the court. 4. Ineligibility for Federally funded unemployment benefits In the case of an individual convicted of a covered Federal offense, following the date of such conviction, such individual shall not be eligible for any unemployment benefits which are financed in whole or in part with Federal funds during the COVID–19 public health emergency (as such term is defined in section 2102 of the CARES Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9021 )), including any Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation under section 2104 of the CARES Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9023 ).
116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4556 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes.

1. Access road for Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center (a) Acquisition of Land (1) Authorization The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, is authorized to acquire, from willing sellers, the land in Hemet, California, upon which is located a dirt road known as Best Road , beginning at the driveway of the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center at Faure Road and extending to the junction of Best Road and Sage Road. (2) Compensation The Secretary shall pay fair market value for the land authorized to be acquired under paragraph (1). Fair market value shall be determined— (A) using Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and (B) by an appraiser acceptable to the Secretary and the owners of the land to be acquired. (3) Additional rights In addition to the land referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary is authorized to acquire, from willing sellers, land or interests in land as reasonably necessary to construct and maintain the road as required by subsection (b). (b) Construction and maintenance of road (1) Construction After the Secretary acquires the land pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall construct on that land a paved road that is generally located over Best Road to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California. (2) Maintenance The Secretary— (A) shall maintain and manage the road constructed pursuant to paragraph (1); or (B) enter into an agreement with Riverside County, California, to own, maintain and manage the road constructed pursuant to paragraph (1).

Passed the Senate December 20, 2020. Secretary
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4556 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 10, 2020 Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes.

1. Access road for Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center (a) Acquisition of Land (1) Authorization The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, is authorized to acquire, from willing sellers, the land in Hemet, California, upon which is located a dirt road known as Best Road , beginning at the driveway of the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center at Faure Road and extending to the junction of Best Road and Sage Road. (2) Compensation The Secretary shall pay fair market value for the land authorized to be acquired under paragraph (1). Fair market value shall be determined— (A) using Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and (B) by an appraiser acceptable to the Secretary and the owners of the land to be acquired. (3) Additional rights In addition to the land referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary is authorized to acquire, from willing sellers, land or interests in land as reasonably necessary to construct and maintain the road as required by subsection (b). (b) Construction and maintenance of road (1) Construction After the Secretary acquires the land pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall construct on that land a paved road that is generally located over Best Road to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California. (2) Maintenance The Secretary— (A) shall maintain and manage the road constructed pursuant to paragraph (1); or (B) enter into an agreement with Riverside County, California, to own, maintain and manage the road constructed pursuant to paragraph (1).
II Calendar No. 606 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4556 [Report No. 116–306] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 10, 2020 Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs December 9, 2020 Reported by Mr. Hoeven , without amendment A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes.

1. Access road for Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center (a) Acquisition of Land (1) Authorization The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, is authorized to acquire, from willing sellers, the land in Hemet, California, upon which is located a dirt road known as Best Road , beginning at the driveway of the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center at Faure Road and extending to the junction of Best Road and Sage Road. (2) Compensation The Secretary shall pay fair market value for the land authorized to be acquired under paragraph (1). Fair market value shall be determined— (A) using Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and (B) by an appraiser acceptable to the Secretary and the owners of the land to be acquired. (3) Additional rights In addition to the land referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary is authorized to acquire, from willing sellers, land or interests in land as reasonably necessary to construct and maintain the road as required by subsection (b). (b) Construction and maintenance of road (1) Construction After the Secretary acquires the land pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall construct on that land a paved road that is generally located over Best Road to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California. (2) Maintenance The Secretary— (A) shall maintain and manage the road constructed pursuant to paragraph (1); or (B) enter into an agreement with Riverside County, California, to own, maintain and manage the road constructed pursuant to paragraph (1).

December 9, 2020 Reported without amendment
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4560 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 10, 2020 Ms. Smith (for herself, Ms. Klobuchar , and Mrs. Murray ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a forgivable loan program for remote recreational businesses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Remote Recreational Small Business Interruption Program Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. (2) Remote recreational business The term remote recreational business means a business in the contiguous United States that is— (A) a small business concern (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 )) operating in the recreational industry; (B) located within 75 miles of the United States and Canadian border; and (C) only accessible by land via Canada. 3. Forgivable loan program for remote recreational businesses (a) In general The Administrator shall establish a program to make forgivable loans available to remote recreational businesses that experienced a loss in revenue that is greater than 50 percent during the period beginning on March 1, 2020, and ending on July 1, 2020, as compared with the same period during 2019. (b) Eligibility To be eligible for a forgivable loan under subsection (a), a remote recreational business shall— (1) have been in operation on March 1, 2020; and (2) show that the closure of the United States and Canadian border restricted the ability of American customers to access the location of the remote recreational business. (c) Loan amount The maximum loan amount under subsection (a) shall be equal to 75 percent of the gross annual receipts for the remote recreational business for fiscal year 2019. (d) Forgiveness Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall forgive 100 percent of the value of a loan made to a remote recreational business under subsection (a) less the amount the remote recreational business received from— (1) any other loan forgiveness program, including any program established under the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ); or (2) an advance under section 1110 of the CARES Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9009 ).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4566 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 14, 2020 Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Portman , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Tester , and Mr. Reed ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide clarification of delivery of notice of termination of leases of premises and motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Modernizing Notice of Lease Terminations for Servicemembers Act of 2020 . 2. Clarification of delivery of notice of termination of leases of premises and motor vehicles for purposes of relief under Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (a) In general Section 305(c)(2) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3955(c)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking or at the end; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) by electronic means, including— (i) the direct delivery of material to an electronic address designated by the lessor (or the lessor’s grantee) or the lessor’s agent (or the agent’s grantee); (ii) the posting of material to a website or other internet or electronic-based information repository to which access has been granted to the lessee, the lessor (or the lessor’s grantee), or the lessor’s agent (or the agent’s grantee); and (iii) other electronic means reasonably calculated to ensure actual receipt of the material by the lessor (or the lessor’s grantee) or the lessor’s agent (or the agent’s grantee). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to delivery of notice of lease terminations on or after the date the enactment of this Act.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4567 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 14, 2020 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Sinema , Mr. Cruz , and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To designate the Rocksprings Station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, as the Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Donna M. Doss Memorial Act of 2020 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) A native of the State of Washington, Agent Donna Marie Doss— (A) proudly and honorably served her country as an Agent of the U.S. Border Patrol for more than 15 years; (B) began her service with the U.S. Border Patrol in 2003; and (C) graduated as part of the 569th Session of the Border Patrol Academy with Class 584 on June 6, 2005. (2) Agent Doss— (A) served on a Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force on the southern border for 3 years before being assigned to the northern border; (B) was promoted to Supervisory Border Patrol Agent in Laredo Border Patrol Sector, where she was named an Operations Officer in 2016; and (C) relocated to Abilene, Texas in 2017, where she served as a Resident Agent. (3) On February 2, 2019, Agent Doss responded to a call for assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety near Interstate 20 in Tye, Texas. While on scene, Agent Doss was struck and killed by a passing vehicle. (4) Agent Doss is survived by her husband, father, mother, 2 stepchildren, a sister and a brother. 3. Designation The Rocksprings station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, shall be known and designated as the Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station . 4. References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the station described in section 3 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station .
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4569 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 15, 2020 Ms. McSally (for herself and Ms. Sinema ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To modify the boundary of the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal land The term Federal land means the approximately 97.71 acres of Forest Service land identified as Proposed transfer from USDA Forest Service to National Park Service on the Map. (2) Map The term Map means the map entitled Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Draft Proposed Boundary Adjustment , numbered 039/80,053d, and dated March 2020. (3) Monument The term Monument means the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument established by Presidential Proclamation 1911 ( 54 U.S.C. 320301 note; 46 Stat. 3023) and redesignated by section 15 of the Smith River National Recreation Area Act ( Public Law 101–612 ; 104 Stat. 3222). (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service. 3. Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument boundary modification (a) Boundary modification The boundary of the Monument is modified to include the Federal land. (b) Map availability The Map shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (c) Transfer of administrative jurisdiction to national park service Administrative jurisdiction over the Federal land is transferred from the Forest Service to the National Park Service. (d) Administration Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall administer the Federal land added to the Monument under subsection (a)— (1) as part of the Monument; and (2) in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4571 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 15, 2020 Mr. Schatz (for himself, Ms. Murkowski , and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To extend certain deadlines for the 2020 decennial census.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act . 2. Census deadline modification Notwithstanding the timetables provided in subsections (b) and (c) of section 141 of title 13, United States Code, and section 22(a) of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for apportionment of Representatives in Congress , approved June 18, 1929 ( 2 U.S.C. 2a(a) ), for the 2020 decennial census of population— (1) the tabulation of total population by States required by subsection (a) of such section 141 for the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States shall be— (A) completed and reported by the Secretary of Commerce (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) to the President not earlier than 1 year and not later than 13 months after the decennial census date of April 1, 2020; and (B) made public by the Secretary not later than the date on which the tabulation is reported to the President under subparagraph (A); (2) the President shall transmit to Congress a statement showing the whole number of persons in each State, and the number of Representatives to which each State would be entitled under an apportionment of the then existing number of Representatives, as required by such section 22(a), and determined solely as described therein, not later than 14 days after receipt of the tabulation reported by the Secretary; and (3) the tabulations of population required by subsection (c) of such section 141 shall be completed by the Secretary as expeditiously as possible after the decennial census date of April 1, 2020, taking into account the deadlines of each State for legislative apportionment or districting, and reported to the Governor of the State involved and to the officers or public bodies having responsibility for legislative apportionment or districting of that State, except that the tabulations of population of each State requesting a tabulation plan, and basic tabulations of population of each other State, shall be completed, reported, and transmitted to each respective State not later than 16 months after the decennial census date of April 1, 2020. 3. 2020 census operations For the 2020 decennial census of population, the Bureau of the Census may not conclude the Nonresponse Followup operation or the Self-Response operation before October 31, 2020.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4573 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 15, 2020 Ms. McSally introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To support remediation of illicit cross-border tunnels, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act . 2. Counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations (a) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022 to carry out remediation operations of illicit cross-border tunnels. (b) Counter illicit cross-Border tunnel operations strategic plan (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall develop a strategic plan to address the following: (A) Risk-based criteria to be used to prioritize the identification, breach, assessment, and remediation of illicit cross-border tunnels. (B) Promote the use of innovative technologies to identify, breach, assess, and remediate illicit cross-border tunnels in a manner that, among other considerations, reduces the impact of such activities on surrounding communities. (C) Processes to share relevant illicit cross-border tunnel location, operations, and technical information. (D) Indicators of specific types of illicit cross-border tunnels found in each U.S. Border Patrol sector identified through operations to be periodically disseminated to U.S. Border Patrol sector chiefs to educate field personnel. (E) A counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations resource needs assessment that includes consideration of the following: (i) Technology needs. (ii) Staffing needs, including the following: (I) A position description for counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations personnel. (II) Any specialized skills required of such personnel. (III) The number of such full time personnel, disaggregated by U.S. Border Patrol sector. (2) Report to Congress on strategic plan Not later than one year after the issuance of the strategic plan required under paragraph (1), the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the implementation of paragraph (1).
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4576 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 15, 2020 Mr. Wicker (for himself and Ms. Cantwell ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to make a technical correction to ensure that the extended lease protections for servicemembers under stop movement orders in response to a local, national, or global emergency applies to members of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is operating in the service of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

1. Technical correction regarding extension of lease protections for servicemembers under stop movement orders in response to local, national, or global emergency (a) In general Section 305(b) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3955(b) ), as amended by Public Law 116–158 , is further amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(C)(ii), by inserting (or, in the case of the Coast Guard when operating in the service of the Department of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Homeland Security) after Secretary of Defense ; and (2) in paragraph (2)(C)(ii), by inserting (or, in the case of the Coast Guard when operating in the service of the Department of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Homeland Security) after Secretary of Defense . (b) Retroactive application The amendments made by this section shall apply to stop movement orders issued on or after March 1, 2020.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4579 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 15, 2020 Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Tester , Mr. Boozman , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Brown , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Manchin , Mr. Sullivan , Ms. Sinema , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Cramer , Mrs. Loeffler , and Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To increase, effective as of December 1, 2020, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2020 . 2. Increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation (a) Rate adjustment Effective on December 1, 2020, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase, in accordance with subsection (c), the dollar amounts in effect on November 30, 2020, for the payment of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under the provisions specified in subsection (b). (b) Amounts To be increased The dollar amounts to be increased pursuant to subsection (a) are the following: (1) Wartime disability compensation Each of the dollar amounts under section 1114 of title 38, United States Code. (2) Additional compensation for dependents Each of the dollar amounts under section 1115(1) of such title. (3) Clothing allowance The dollar amount under section 1162 of such title. (4) Dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouse Each of the dollar amounts under subsections (a) through (d) of section 1311 of such title. (5) Dependency and indemnity compensation to children Each of the dollar amounts under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title. (c) Determination of Increase Each dollar amount described in subsection (b) shall be increased by the same percentage as the percentage by which benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased effective December 1, 2020, as a result of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(i) ). (d) Special rule The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may adjust administratively, consistent with the increases made under subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation payable to persons under section 10 of Public Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who have not received compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code. 3. Publication of adjusted rates The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in the Federal Register the amounts specified in section 2(b), as increased under that section, not later than the date on which the matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D) ) are required to be published by reason of a determination made under section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2021.
II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4580 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 15, 2020 Mrs. Loeffler (for herself and Mr. Cotton ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To reauthorize the Act entitled An Act to authorize funding to conduct a national training program for State and local prosecutors .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Training our Prosecutors Act . 2. National training program for State and local prosecutors The Act entitled An Act to authorize funding to conduct a national training program for State and local prosecutors , approved October 15, 2008 ( 34 U.S.C. 10121 note), is amended— (1) in section 1, by inserting that regularly provides training and technical assistance to State and local prosecutors nationwide after national nonprofit ; (2) in section 2, by inserting preventing and prosecuting violent crimes and crimes involving property destruction, after staff training, ; and (3) in section 3— (A) by striking $4,750,000 and inserting $5,000,000 ; and (B) by striking 2009 through 2012 and inserting 2021 through 2024 .