House Report 116-421 - PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION (H. RES. 965) AUTHORIZING REMOTE VOTING BY PROXY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND PROVIDING FOR OFFICIAL REMOTE COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS DURING A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DUE TO A NOVEL CORONAVIRUS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 6800) MAKING EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2020, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PERIOD FROM MAY 19, 2020, THROUGH JULY 21, 2020; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

[House Report 116-421]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

116th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 116-421

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION (H. RES. 965) AUTHORIZING
REMOTE VOTING BY PROXY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND PROVIDING
FOR OFFICIAL REMOTE COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS DURING A PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCY DUE TO A NOVEL CORONAVIRUS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING
FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 6800) MAKING EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2020, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PERIOD FROM MAY
19, 2020, THROUGH JULY 21, 2020; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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May 14, 2020.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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Mr. McGovern, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following

R E P O R T

[To accompany H. Res. 967]

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 967, by a record vote of 8 to 4, report the
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution
be adopted.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H. Res. 965,
authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of
Representatives and providing for official remote committee
proceedings during a public health emergency due to a novel
coronavirus, and for other purposes under a closed rule. The
resolution provides that upon adoption of this resolution it
shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to
consider H. Res. 965. The resolution provides one hour of
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and
ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules. The
resolution provides that H. Res. 965 shall be considered as
read. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6800,
the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions
Act, under a closed rule. The resolution provides that upon
adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider
H.R. 6800 without intervention of any question of
consideration. The resolution provides two hours of general
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of
the bill. The resolution provides that the amendment printed in
this report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as
amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The
resolution provides that clause 2(e) of rule XXI shall not
apply during consideration of the bill. The resolution provides
one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The
resolution provides that until completion of proceedings
enabled by the first two sections of the resolution, (a) the
Chair may decline to entertain any intervening motion (except
as expressly provided herein), resolution, question, or notice;
and (b) the Chair may decline to entertain the question of
consideration. Section 4 of the resolution provides that on any
legislative day during the period from May 19, 2020, through
July 21, 2020: the Journal of the proceedings of the previous
day shall be considered as approved; and the Chair may at any
time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time to
be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. The
resolution provides that the Speaker may appoint Members to
perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period
addressed by section 4 of the resolution. The resolution
provides that each day during the periods addressed by section
4 shall not constitute a calendar day for the purposes of
section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546). The
resolution provides that each day during the period addressed
by section 4 of the resolution shall not constitute a
legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII
(resolutions of inquiry). The resolution provides that each day
during the period addressed by section 4 of the resolution
shall not constitute a calendar or legislative day for the
purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII (motions to instruct
conferees). The resolution provides that each day during the
period addressed by section 4 shall not constitute a
legislative day for the purposes of clause 7 of rule XV
(Consensus Calendar). The resolution provides for consideration
of concurrent resolutions providing for adjournment during the
month of July, 2020. The resolution provides that it shall be
in order at any time through the calendar day of July 19, 2020,
for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the
rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV, and that the Speaker
or her designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or his
designee on the designation of any matter for consideration
pursuant to this section. The resolution waives the requirement
of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a
report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is
presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported
through the legislative day of July 21, 2020.

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
H. Res. 965 includes a waiver of clause 4 of rule XIII, which
prohibits the consideration of a measure or matter reported by
a committee until the proposed text of the report has been
available for 72 hours.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in H. Res. 965, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
H.R. 6800 includes a waiver of clause 12(a)(1) of rule XXI,
which prohibits consideration of a bill unless there is a
searchable electronic comparative print that shows how the bill
proposes to change current law.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in H.R. 6800, as amended, the Committee is not aware
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Section 10 of the resolution includes a waiver of all
points of order against consideration of a July adjournment
resolution. While adjournment resolutions are ordinarily
privileged, a point of order could be raised against a July
adjournment resolution for failure to comply with section 309
of the Congressional Budget Act. Section 309 prohibits the
House from adjourning for more than three days in July unless
the House has completed action on all appropriations bills.
Since the House has not yet completed all action on
appropriations bills, this provision is necessary.

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion
to report, together with the names of those voting for and
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 304

Motion by Mr. Cole to report an open rule for H. Res. 965.
Defeated: 4-8

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Hastings.................................... ............ Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Woodall....................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mrs. Lesko........................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Ms. Shalala..................................... Nay
Ms. Matsui...................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 305

Motion by Mr. Woodall to strike ``and shall not be subject
to a demand for division of the question'' from the appropriate
section of the rule for H. Res. 965. Defeated: 4-8

Rules Committee record vote No. 306

Motion by Mrs. Lesko to provide four hours of debate
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking member
of the Committee on Rules for H. Res. 965. Defeated: 4-8

Rules Committee record vote No. 307

Motion by Mr. Cole to report an open rule for H.R. 6800.
Defeated: 4-8

Rules Committee record vote No. 308

Motion by Mr. Cole to provide a modified-open rule with a
pre-printing requirement for H.R. 6800. Defeated: 4-8

Rules Committee record vote No. 309

Motion by Mr. Woodall to waive all points of order except
those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. Defeated: 4-8

Rules Committee record vote No. 310

Motion by Mr. Burgess to strike ``and shall not be subject
to a demand for division of the question'' from the rule for
H.R. 6800. Defeated: 4-8

Rules Committee record vote No. 311

Motion by Mrs. Lesko to amend the rule to H.R. 6800 to make
in order amendment #3, offered by Rep. Lesko (AZ), which
strikes the entirety of Title I, Subtitle G-Deduction of State
and Local Taxes from the bill. Defeated: 4-8

Rules Committee record vote No. 312

Motion by Mrs. Lesko to amend the rule to H.R. 6800 to make
in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #4,
offered by Rep. Lesko (AZ), which ensures that no taxpayer
funds authorized in this bill will be given to anyone in
America illegally. Defeated: 4-8

Rules Committee record vote No. 313

Motion by Mrs. Lesko to amend the rule to H.R. 6800 to make
in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #5,
offered by Rep. Lesko (AZ), which ensures that no taxpayer
funds authorized in this bill will be used to aid or support
institutions that provide abortions. Defeated: 4-8

Rules Committee record vote No. 314

Motion by Mrs. Torres to report the rule. Adopted: 8-4

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Hastings.................................... ............ Mr. Cole.......................... Nay
Mrs. Torres..................................... Yea Mr. Woodall....................... Nay
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Yea Mr. Burgess....................... Nay
Mr. Raskin...................................... Yea Mrs. Lesko........................ Nay
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Yea
Mr. Morelle..................................... Yea
Ms. Shalala..................................... Yea
Ms. Matsui...................................... Yea
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Yea
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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6800 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

1. Lowey (NY): Makes technical and conforming changes so
that the bill title reads as ``The Heroes Act''. Modifies
appropriations provisions to provide additional rural
assistance, provide greater flexibility for Labor and Health
and Human services funding items, adds a risk mitigation
program, ensures application of non-discrimination
requirements, incorporates increased eligibility for authorized
programs, prohibits PPP assistance for lobbyists salaries,
prohibits covered loans to certain nonprofits engaged in
election and campaign activities, expands the forgiveness safe
harbor and the allowable use and forgiveness of expenditures
for PPE, provides student loan debt relief, and requires every
federal agency that funds or oversees scientific research to
develop, adopt, and enforce a scientific integrity policy.

TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6800 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Page 1, strike lines 3 through 7 and insert the following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as ``The Heroes Act''.

Page 2, line 3, insert ``for this Act'' after ``table of
contents''.

Page 6, after line 2, insert the following:

RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Rural Housing Service

rental assistance program

For an additional amount for ``Rental Assistance Program'',
$309,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to
prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, for temporary
adjustment of wage income losses for residents of housing
financed or assisted under section 514, 515, or 516 of the
Housing Act of 1949, without regard to any existing eligibility
requirements based on income: Provided, That such amount 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.

Page 6, line 21, strike ``to remain available through'' and
insert ``to remain available until''.

Page 8, line 10, strike ``in this section'' and insert
``pursuant to the amendment made by this section''.

Page 8, line 18, strike ``7 U.S.C. 5936'' and insert
``section 7522 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 5936)''.

Page 8, after line 24 (at the end of title I of division A),
insert the following:

Sec. 10104. Section 11004 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,
and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136) is amended by
inserting after the 4th proviso the following: ``Provided
further, That the condition set forth in section 9003(f) of the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 shall apply with
respect to all construction, alteration, or repair work carried
out, in whole or in part, with funds made available by this
section:'': Provided, That amounts repurposed pursuant to the
amendments made pursuant to this section are 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.

Page 11, line 11, strike ``this Act,''.

Page 14, line 13, strike ``Provided'' and all that follows
through the end of the proviso and insert ``Provided, That a
recipient of such funds shall not be subject, as a condition
for receiving the funds, to any otherwise-applicable
requirement to provide or obtain other Federal or non-Federal
funds:''.

Page 15, beginning line 11, strike ``Provided further'' and
all that follows through the end of the proviso and insert
``Provided further, That a recipient of funds made available
under this heading in both this Act and title II of division B
of Public Law 116-136 shall not be subject, as a condition for
receiving the funds, to any otherwise-applicable requirement to
provide or obtain other Federal or non-Federal funds:''.

Page 16, line 8, strike ``Provided further'' and all that
follows through the end of the proviso and insert ``Provided
further, That a recipient of funds made available under this
heading in this Act shall not be subject, as a condition for
receiving the funds, to any otherwise-applicable requirement to
provide or obtain other Federal or non-Federal funds:''.

Page 17, line 9, strike ``Provided further'' and all that
follows through the end of the proviso and insert ``Provided
further, That a recipient of funds made available under this
heading in this Act shall not be subject, as a condition for
receiving the funds, to any otherwise-applicable requirement to
provide or obtain other Federal or non-Federal funds:''.

Page 18, line 4, strike ``34 U.S.C. 10384'' and insert
``section 1704 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10384)''.

Page 18, line 7, strike ``Provided further'' and all that
follows through the end of the proviso and insert ``Provided
further, That a recipient of funds made available under this
heading in this Act shall not be subject, as a condition for
receiving the funds, to any otherwise-applicable requirement to
provide or obtain other Federal or non-Federal funds:''.

Page 19, line 1, strike ``within'' and insert ``of''.

Page 19, after line 10, insert the following:

administrative provision--science

STUDY ON COVID-19 DISINFORMATION

Sec. 10202.
(a) Study.--No later than 30 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation
shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of
Science, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) to
conduct a study on the current understanding of the spread of
COVID-19-related disinformation on the internet and social
media platforms. The study shall address the following:
(1) the role disinformation and misinformation has
played in the public response to COVID-19;
(2) the sources of COVID-19-related disinformation--
both foreign and domestic--and the mechanisms by which
that disinformation influences the public debate;
(3) the role social media plays in the dissemination
and promotion of COVID-19 disinformation and
misinformation content and the role social media
platforms play in the organization of groups seeking to
spread COVID-19 disinformation;
(4) the potential financial returns for creators or
distributors of COVID-19 disinformation, and the role
such financial incentives play in the propagation of
COVID-19 disinformation;
(5) potential strategies to mitigate the
dissemination and negative impacts of COVID-19
disinformation, including specifically, the
dissemination of disinformation on social media,
including through improved disclosures; and
(6) an analysis of the limitations of these
mitigation strategies, and an analysis of how these
strategies can be implemented without infringing on
Americans' Constitutional rights and civil liberties.
(b) Report.--In entering into an arrangement under this
section, the Director shall request that the National Academies
transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study not
later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated
for the purposes of conducting the study in this section
$1,000,000.

Page 31, line 21 strike the colon and insert the following:
``: Provided further, That for purposes of this paragraph, the
District of Columbia shall be considered to consist of a single
county that is a unit of general local government:''.

Page 33, strike line 17.

Page 34, line 2, strike ``no'' and insert ``not''.

Page 34, line 2, strike ``may'' and insert ``shall''.

Page 36, line 11 strike ``section 103'' and insert ``sections
101(d) and 103''.

Page 38, line 6, insert ``in this Act and'' before ``in
the''.

Page 38, line 13, insert ``or under this heading in this
Act'' after ``116-136)''.

Page 39, line 6, strike ``in this section'' and insert
``pursuant to this section''.

Page 42, line 17, insert ``in'' before ``the Financial
Services''.

Page 42, line 23, insert ``in'' before ``the Financial''.

Page 44, beginning line 24, strike ``in this section'' and
insert ``pursuant to this section''.

Page 47, beginning line 21, after ``Act'' strike ``and in
division D, title III of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2020 (Public Law 116-93)''.

Page 48, line 3, after ``Grants'' insert ``in title III of
division D of Public Law 116-93 and''.

Page 49, beginning line 25, strike ``to remain available
until expended,''.

Page 52, line 25, strike ``in this section'' and insert
``pursuant to this section''.

Page 53, strike line 21 through page 54, line 7, and insert
the following: ``For an additional amount for ``Environmental
Programs and Management'', $50,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2021, for environmental justice grants as
described in section 190702 of division S of this Act:
Provided, That such amount 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.''.

Page 55, beginning line 24, strike ``25 U.S.C. 5325'' and
insert ``section 106 of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5325)''.

Page 56, line 3, strike ``herein'' and insert ``under this
heading in this Act''.

Page 59, line 1, insert ``, to remain available until
September 30, 2021,'' after ```Program Administration'''.

Page 59, line 8, after the comma, insert a space.

Page 62, line 7, strike the first ``the'' and insert ``an''.

Page 63, line 17, insert ``for implementation of section
120302 of The Heroes Act and'' after ``2021,''.

Page 63, line 25, strike ``Section'' and insert ``section''.

Page 69, line 19, strike ``42 U.S.C. 300s-1(b)(1)(I)'' and
insert ``section 1621(b)(1)(I) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 300s-1(b)(1)(I))''.

Page 73, line 22, insert ``pursuant to section 30209 of this
Act'' after ``staffing''.

Page 81, line 11, strike ``VI'' and insert ``VII and adult
protective services programs through the Elder Justice Act''.

Page 89, line 21, strike ``sixth'' and insert ``fourth''.

Page 90, line 1, strike ``sixth'' and insert ``fourth''.

Page 90, line 2, strike ``of which 75 percent'' and insert
``of which the Governor shall reserve a percentage necessary to
make the minimum grants described in the next proviso and, of
the amounts remaining after making such reservation, 75
percent''.

Page 90, line 3, insert ``in the State'' after ``share''.

Page 90, line 7, insert ``the relative share in the State
of'' after ``to''.

Page 90, line 10, after ``award year:'' insert ``Provided
further, That any public institution of higher education that
is not otherwise eligible for a grant of at least $1,000,000
under the preceding proviso and has an enrollment of at least
500 students shall be eligible to receive an amount equal to
whichever is lesser of the total loss of revenue and increased
costs associated with the coronavirus or $1,000,000: Provided
further, That the Governor shall use any remaining funds that
were unnecessary to carry out the previous proviso to
distribute such funds to institutions of higher education in
accordance with the formula in the preceding provisos:''.

Page 90, line 11, insert ``Provided further, That the
Governor may use any funds received under the fourth proviso
that are not specifically reserved under this heading for
additional support to elementary, secondary, and postsecondary
education, including supports for under-resourced institutions,
institutions with high burden due to the coronavirus, and
institutions who did not possess distance education
capabilities prior to the coronavirus emergency:'' before
``Provided further, That the Governor shall return''.

Page 90, line 17, strike ``sixth'' and insert ``fourth''.

Pg. 91, line 18, insert ``supplemental afterschool programs
and'' before ``summer''.

Page 92, line 16, insert ``tuition,'' after ``for''.

Page 92, lines 21 through 25, strike ``Provided further, That
priority shall be given to under-resourced institutions,
institutions with high burden due to the coronavirus, and
institutions who did not possess distance education
capabilities prior to the coronavirus emergency:''.

Page 92, line 25 and all that follows through page 93, line
6, strike ``Provided further, That any institution of higher
education that is not otherwise eligible for a grant of at
least $1,000,000 under this heading shall be eligible to
receive an amount equal to whichever is lesser of the total
loss of revenue and increased costs associated with the
coronavirus or $1,000,000:''.

Page 94, lines 5 and 6, strike ``preceding the date of
enactment of this Act'' and insert ``preceding the fiscal year
for which State support for elementary and secondary education
is provided''.

Page 94, line 15, strike ``need-based''.

Page 94, lines 15 and 16, strike ``preceding the date of
enactment of this Act'' and insert ``preceding the fiscal year
for which State support for higher education is provided''.

Page 94, line 19, insert ``at least'' after ``shall be''.

Page 101, strike lines 3 through 17 and insert the following:

(A) $7,000,000,000 shall be provided to
private, nonprofit institutions of higher
education--
(i) by reserving an amount necessary
to make the minimum grants described in
the second to last proviso under this
heading; and
(ii) from amounts not reserved under
clause (i), by apportioning--
(I) 75 percent according to
the relative share of
enrollment of Federal Pell
Grant recipients who are not
exclusively enrolled in
distance education courses
prior to the coronavirus
emergency; and
(II) 25 percent according to
the relative share of the total
enrollment of students who were
not Federal Pell Grant
recipients who are not
exclusively enrolled in
distance education courses
prior to the coronavirus
emergency.

Page 101, line 19, strike ``(as defined in section 101 of the
Higher Education Act)''.

Page 102, line 6, insert ``tuition,'' after ``including''.

Page 102, line 17, insert ``private, nonprofit'' after
``any''.

Page 102, line 19, insert ``(ii)'' after ``(2)(A)''.

Page 102, beginning on line 20, strike ``receive an amount''
and insert ``receive, from amounts reserved under paragraph
(2)(A)(i), an amount''.

Page 102, line 23, after ``$1,000,000:'' insert the
following: ``Provided further, That of the funds provided under
paragraph 2(B), the Secretary shall make an application
available for institutions of higher education to demonstrate
unmet need, which shall include for this purpose a dramatic
decline in revenue as a result of campus closure, exceptional
costs or challenges implementing distance education platforms
due to lack of a technological infrastructure, serving a large
percentage of students who lack access to adequate technology
to move to distance education, serving a region or community
that has been especially impacted by increased unemployment and
displaced workers, serving communities or regions where the
number of coronavirus cases has imposed exceptional costs on
the institution, and other criteria that the Secretary shall
identify after consultation with institutions of higher
education or their representatives: Provided further, That no
institution may receive an award unless it has submitted an
application that describes the impact of the coronavirus on the
institution and the ways that the institution will use the
funds to ameliorate such impact: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall brief the Committees on Appropriations fifteen
days in advance of making any application available for funds
under paragraph (2)(B):''.

Page 103, line 22, strike ``by this section'' and insert
``pursuant to the amendment made by this section''.

Page 104, lines 5 through 9, strike ``with these funds only
for children identified under section 1115(c) of the ESEA in
the school district served by a local educational agency who
are enrolled in private elementary schools and secondary
schools after `equitable services''' and insert ```including
subsections (a)(4)(A)(i) and (c) of such section' after
`section 1117' and by inserting `Such equitable services shall
be provided by the local educational agency in which the
students reside, and the amount of funds available for such
equitable services shall be based on the number of nonpublic
school students who were identified in the calculation under
section 1117(c)(1) of the ESEA for purposes of Title I-A during
the 2019-2020 school year relative to the sum of such students
in public schools during the 2019-2020 school year.' after
`representatives of nonpublic schools.'''.

Page 104, line 10, strike ``by this section'' and insert
``pursuant to the amendment made by this section''.

Page 105, line 1, strike ``by this section'' and insert
``pursuant to the amendment made by this section''.

Page 107, line 25, insert ``such section'' before ``shall be
applied''.

Page 108, line 3, strike ``budgetary effects'' and insert
``amounts provided under''.

Page 108, line 6, insert before the period the following: ``,
and the budgetary effects shall not be entered on either PAYGO
scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of such Act''.

Page 108, line 11, insert before the period the following:
``, and the budgetary effects shall not be entered on any PAYGO
scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of such
concurrent resolution''.

Page 108, line 19, insert ``shall not be estimated'' after
``subsection''.

Page 108, line 20, strike ``shall not be estimated''.

Page 108, strike lines 22 through 24 and insert the
following:

(ii) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C)
of section 3 of the Statutory Pay As-
You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in
an appropriation Act.

Page 109, line 1, strike ``Sciences'' and insert
``Services''.

Page 112, line 11, strike ``No'' and insert ``Not''.

Page 114, line 25, strike ``Nation's'' and insert ``United
States''.

Page 123, line 4, strike ``5338'' and insert ``5336''.

Page 124, line 1, strike ``between'' and insert ``since''.

Page 124, line 2, strike ``and January 20, 2020''.

Page 124, lines 6 and 7, strike ``not recipients or''.

Page 124, line 8, strike ``but are eligible for grants under
this heading in this Act'' and insert ``and have partnered with
a recipient or subrecipient in order to meet the requirements
of section 5311(f) of such title''.

Page 136, strike line 16 and insert ``110201''.

Page 143, line 23, strike ``in this section'' and insert
``pursuant to this section''.

Page 148, line 17, insert before the period the following:
``, and the budgetary effects shall not be entered on either
PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of such
Act''.

Page 148, line 22, insert before the period the following:
``, and the budgetary effects shall not be entered on any PAYGO
scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of such
concurrent resolution''.

Page 149, line 4, before the em-dash, insert ``shall not be
estimated''.

Page 149, strike lines 7 through 9 and insert the following:

(2) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of
the Statutory Pay As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being
included in an appropriation Act.

Page 183, strike line 21 through page 185, line 8.

Page 185, line 9, redesignate subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (A).

Page 185, line 20, redesignate subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (B).

Page 185, line 24, strike ``No later than 15 days after the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
submit a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate detailing the expected use of
the funds provided by clauses (i) through (iv) paragraph
(1)(A).''.

Page 186, line 9, strike ``such funds'' and insert ``Internal
Revenue Service funds in this Act.''.

Page 211, line 11, insert ``, as amended by the preceding
provisions of this Act,'' after ``Code of 1986''.

Page 211, line 13, strike ``(i)'' and insert ``(j)''.

Page 228, line 14, insert ``of 2020'' after ``Act''.

Page 231, line 24, insert ``of 2020'' after ``Act''.

Page 245, after line 3, insert the following:

(h) Application of Credit to Employers of Domestic Workers.--
(1) In general.--Section 2301(c)(2) of the CARES Act,
as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is
amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) Employers of domestic workers.--In the
case of an employer with one or more employees
who perform domestic service (within the
meaning of section 3121(a)(7) of such Code) in
the private home of such employer, with respect
to such employees--
``(i) subparagraph (A) shall be
applied--
``(I) by substituting
`employing an employee who
performs domestic service in
the private home of such
employer' for `carrying on a
trade or business' in clause
(i) thereof, and
``(II) by substituting `such
employment' for `the operation
of the trade or business' in
clause (ii)(I) thereof.
``(ii) subclause (II) of subparagraph
(A)(ii) shall not apply, and
``(iii) such employer shall be
treated as a large employer.''.
(2) Denial of double benefit.--Section 2301(h)(2) of
the CARES Act, as amended by preceding provisions of
this Act, is amended--
(A) by striking ``shall not be taken into
account for purposes of'' and inserting ``shall
not be taken into account--
``(A) for purposes of'',
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``, and'' , and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) if such wages are paid for domestic
service described in subsection (c)(2)(E), as
employment-related expenses for purposes of
section 21 of such Code.
In the case of any individual who pays wages for
domestic service described in subsection (c)(2)(E) and
receives a reimbursement for such wages which is
excludible from gross income under section 129 of such
Code, such wages shall not be treated as qualified
wages for purposes of this section.''.

Page 245, line 4, strike ``(h)'' and insert ``(i)''.

Page 250, strike lines 3 through 5 and insert the following:

(i) any reference in this section to
a trade or business shall be treated as
a reference to all operations of such
organization, and

Page 273, line 11, insert ``to read'' after ``is amended''.

Page 285, line 9, strike ``section 2302(b)'' and insert
``section 2303(b)''.

Page 288, after line 12, insert the following:

``(4) Notwithstanding the first sentence of section
2105(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1397ee(b)), the application of the increase under this
section may result in the enhanced FMAP of a State for
a fiscal year under such section exceeding 85 percent,
but in no case may the application of such increase
before application of the second sentence of such
section result in the enhanced FMAP of the State
exceeding 95 percent.''.

Page 302, line 21, strike ``the HEROES'' and insert ``The
Heroes''.

Page 307, line 8, strike ``the HEROES'' and insert ``The
Heroes''.

Page 307, line 24, strike ``the HEROES'' and insert ``The
Heroes''.

Page 310, line 4, strike ``the HEROES'' and insert ``The
Heroes''.

Page 310, line 16, strike ``the HEROES'' and insert ``The
Heroes''.

Page 314, line 23, strike ``; and, for such period'' and all
that follows through ``such Act'' on page 315, line 11.

Page 321, lines 6 and 7, strike ``waiver and expenditure
authorities for a''.

Page 342, strike line 5 and all that follows through page
343, line 23.

Page 344, line 14, strike ``the HEROES'' and insert ``The
Heroes''.

Page 372, line 19, strike ``the HEROES'' and insert ``The
Heroes''.

Page 372, after line 20, insert the following:

RISK CORRIDOR PROGRAM FOR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS

Sec. 30213.
(a) In General.--Section 1853 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-23) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``(p) Risk Corridor Program During the COVID-19 Emergency.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and
administer a program of risk corridors for each plan
year, any portion of which occurs during the emergency
period defined in section 1135(g)(1)(B), under which
the Secretary shall make payments to MA organizations
offering a Medicare Advantage plan based on the ratio
of the allowable costs of the plan to the aggregate
premiums of the plan.
``(2) Payment methodology.--The Secretary shall
provide under the program established under paragraph
(1) that if the allowable costs for a Medicare
Advantage plan for any plan year are more than 105
percent of the target amount, the Secretary shall pay
to the plan an amount equal to 75 percent of the
allowable costs in excess of 105 percent of the target
amount.
``(3) Timing.--
``(A) Submission of information by plans.--
With respect to a plan year for which the
program described in paragraph (1) is
established and administered, not later than
July 1 of the succeeding plan year each MA
organization offering a Medicare Advantage plan
shall submit to the Secretary such information
as the Secretary may require for purposes of
carrying out such program.
``(B) Payment.--The Secretary shall pay to an
MA organization offering a Medicare Advantage
plan eligible to receive a payment under the
program with respect to a plan year the amount
provided under paragraph (2) for such plan year
not later than 60 days after such organization
submits information with respect to such plan
and plan year under subparagraph (A).
``(4) Definitions.--
``(A) Allowable costs.--The amount of
allowable costs of a MA organization offering a
Medicare Advantage plan for a plan year is an
amount equal to the total costs (other than
administrative costs) of such plan in providing
benefits covered by such plan, but only to the
extent that such costs are incurred with
respect to such benefits for items and services
that are benefits under the original medicare
fee-for-service program option.
``(B) Target amount.--The target amount
described in this paragraph is, with respect to
a Medicare Advantage plan and a plan year, the
total amount of payments paid to the MA
organization for the plan for benefits under
the original medicare fee-for-service program
option for the plan year, taking into account
amounts paid by the Secretary and enrollees,
based upon the bid amount submitted under
section 1854, reduced by the total amount of
administrative expenses for the year assumed in
such bid.
``(5) Funding.--There are appropriated to the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program Management
Account, out of any monies in the Treasury not
otherwise obligated, such sums as may be necessary for
purposes of carrying out this subsection.''.
(b) Implementation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary of Health and Human Service may implement
the amendments made by this section by program instruction or
otherwise.

RELIEF FOR SMALL RURAL HOSPITALS FROM INACCURATE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED
BY CERTAIN MEDICARE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTORS

Sec. 30214.
Section 1886(d)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ww(d)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(N)(i) Subject to clause (ii), in the case of a sole
community hospital or a medicare-dependent, small rural
hospital with respect to which a medicare administrative
contractor initially determined and paid a volume decrease
adjustment under subparagraph (D)(ii) or (G)(iii) for a
specified cost reporting period, at the election of the
hospital, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
replace the volume decrease adjustment subsequently determined
for that specified cost reporting period by the medicare
administrative contractor with the volume decrease adjustment
initially determined and paid by the medicare administrative
contractor for that specified cost reporting period.
``(ii)(I) Clause (i) shall not apply in the case of a sole
community hospital or a medicare-dependent, small rural
hospital for which the medicare administrative contractor
determination of the volume decrease adjustment with respect to
a specified cost reporting period of the hospital is
administratively final before the date that is three years
before the date of the enactment of this section.
``(II) For purposes of subclause (I), the date on which the
medicare administrative contractor determination with respect
to a volume decrease adjustment for a specified cost reporting
period is administratively final is the latest of the
following:
``(aa) The date of the contractor determination (as
defined in section 405.1801 of title 42, Code of
Federal Regulations).
``(bb) The date of the final outcome of any reopening
of the medicare administrative contractor determination
under section 405.1885 of title 42, Code of Federal
Regulations.
``(cc) The date of the final outcome of the final
appeal filed by such hospital with respect to such
volume decrease adjustment for such specified cost
reporting period.
``(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
`specified cost reporting period' means a cost reporting period
of a sole community hospital or a medicare-dependent, small
rural hospital, as the case may be, that begins during a fiscal
year before fiscal year 2018.''.

DEEMING CERTAIN HOSPITALS TO BE LOCATED IN AN URBAN AREA FOR PURPOSES
OF PAYMENT FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM

Sec. 30215.
Section 1886(d)(10) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ww(d)(10)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
``(G)(i) For purposes of payment under this subsection for
discharges occurring during the 3-year period beginning on
October 1, 2020, each hospital located in Albany, Saratoga,
Schenectady, Montgomery, or Rensselaer County of New York shall
be deemed to be located in the large urban area of Hartford-
West Hartford-East of Hartford, Connecticut (CBSA 25540).
``(ii) Any deemed location of a hospital pursuant to clause
(i) shall be treated as a decision of the Medicare Geographic
Classification Review Board for purposes of paragraph
(8)(D).''.

Page 382, line 16, strike ``the HEROES'' and insert ``The
Heroes''.

Page 384, line 24, strike ``the HEROES'' and insert ``The
Heroes''.

Page 387, line 1, strike ``the HEROES'' and insert ``The
Heroes''.

Page 402, after line 10, insert the following:

RISK CORRIDOR PROGRAM FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE OFFERED IN THE
INDIVIDUAL OR SMALL GROUP MARKET

Sec. 30307.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall
establish and administer a program of risk corridors for plan
years 2020 and 2021 under which the Secretary shall make
payments to health insurance issuers offering health insurance
coverage in the individual or small group market based on the
ratio of the allowable costs of the coverage to the aggregate
premiums of the coverage.
(b) Payment Methodology.--The Secretary shall provide under
the program established under subsection (a) that if the
allowable costs for a health insurance issuer offering health
insurance coverage in the individual or small group market for
any plan year are more than 105 percent of the target amount,
the Secretary shall pay to the issuer an amount equal to 75
percent of the allowable costs in excess of 105 percent of the
target amount.
(c) Information Collection.--The Secretary shall establish a
process under which information is collected from health
insurance issuers offering health insurance coverage in the
individual or small group market for purposes of carrying out
this section.
(d) Non-application.--The provisions of this section shall
not apply with respect to any group or individual health
insurance coverage in relation to its provision of excepted
benefits described in section 2791(c)(1) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91(c)).
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Allowable costs.--
(A) In general.--The amount of allowable
costs of a health insurance issuer offering
health insurance coverage in the individual or
small group market for any year is an amount
equal to the total costs (other than
administrative costs) of such issuer in
providing benefits covered by such coverage.
(B) Certain reductions.--Allowable costs
shall reduced by any--
(i) risk adjustment payments received
under section 1343 of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (42
U.S.C. 18063); and
(ii) reinsurance payments received
pursuant to a waiver approved under
section 1332 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
18052).
(2) Additional terms.--The terms ``health insurance
issuer'', ``health insurance coverage'', ``individual
market'', and ``small group market'' have the meanings
given such terms in section 2791 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91).
(3) Target amount.--The target amount of health
insurance coverage offered in the individual or small
group market for any year is an amount equal to the
total premiums (including any premium subsidies under
any governmental program), reduced by the
administrative costs of the coverage.
(f) Treatment for MLR.--Payments made under this section with
respect to an applicable plan year to a health insurance issuer
offering health insurance coverage in the individual or small
group market shall for purposes of section 2718(b) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-18(b)) be included
in the calculation of the premium revenue with respect to such
issuer and year.
(g) Implementation.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services may implement the provisions of this section by
subregulatory guidance, program instruction, or otherwise.
(h) Appropriation.--There are appropriated, out of any monies
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this section.

RISK CORRIDOR PROGRAM FOR SELF-INSURED GROUP HEALTH PLANS AND HEALTH
INSURANCE COVERAGE OFFERED IN THE LARGE GROUP MARKET

Sec. 30308.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(in this section referred to as the ``Secretary''), in
coordination with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
the Treasury, shall establish and administer a program of risk
corridors for plan years 2020 and 2021 under which the
Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor and the
Secretary of the Treasury, shall make payments in accordance
with subsection (b) to self-insured group health plans and
health insurance issuers offering health insurance coverage in
the large group market.
(b) Payment Methodology.--The Secretary, in coordination with
the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall
provide under the program established under subsection (a) that
if the allowable costs for a self-insured group health plan or
health insurance coverage offered in the large group market for
any plan year are more than 105 percent of the target amount,
the Secretary shall pay to the plan, or issuer of such
coverage, an amount equal to 75 percent of the allowable costs
in excess of 105 percent of the target amount.
(c) Information Collection.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, the Secretary of
Labor, and the Secretary of the Treasury may require
self-insured group health plans and health insurance
issuers of health insurance coverage offered in the
large group market to report to the applicable
Secretary, in a form, manner, and timeframe specified
by the Secretaries, information necessary for purposes
of carrying out this section in accordance with the
process established under paragraph (2).
(2) Process.--The Secretary, the Secretary of Labor,
and the Secretary of the Treasury shall jointly
establish a process prescribing the form and manner
under which information is collected from self-insured
group health plans and health insurance issuers
offering health insurance coverage in the large group
market for purposes of carrying out this section.
(d) Definitions.--
(1) Allowable costs.--
(A) In general.--The amount of allowable
costs of a self-insured group health plan or
health insurance coverage offered in the large
group market for any plan year is an amount
equal to the total costs (other than
administrative costs) of such plan or the
issuer of such coverage in covering items and
services furnished during such plan year under
such plan or such coverage.
(B) Certain reductions.--Allowable costs of a
self-insured group health plan or health
insurance coverage offered in the large group
market for a plan year shall be reduced by
any--
(i) reinsurance payments received by
such plan or coverage pursuant to a
waiver approved under section 1332 of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 18052) for such
plan year; and
(ii) other payments received by such
plan or coverage (as specified by the
Secretary) for such plan year.
(2) Additional terms.--For purposes of this section,
the terms ``excepted benefits'', ``health insurance
issuer'', ``health insurance coverage'', and ``large
group market'' have the meanings given such terms in
section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 300gg-91), section 733 of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.
1191b), and section 9832 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as applicable, and the term ``self-insured
group health plan'' has the meaning given such term for
purposes of section 2701(a)(5) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg(a)(5)).
(3) Target amount.--
(A) In general.--The target amount of--
(i) a self-insured group health plan
for an applicable plan year is--
(I) in the case such plan was
offered during the preceding
plan year and was subject to
the requirement of section
601(a) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1161(a))
during such preceding plan
year, the expected cost to the
plan for all individuals
covered under such plan for
such preceding plan year
(without regard to whether such
cost is paid by the employer or
employee), taking into account
applicable premiums (as defined
in section 604(a) of such Act
(29 U.S.C. 1164(1))) for such
plan and preceding plan year,
reduced by any administrative
costs for such preceding plan
year and increased by 5
percent; or
(II) in the case such plan is
not described in subclause (I),
the expected cost to the plan
for all individuals covered
under such plan for such
applicable plan year (as
determined under a methodology
specified by the Secretary),
reduced by any administrative
costs for such plan year; and
(ii) health insurance coverage
offered in the large group market for
an applicable plan year is an amount
equal to the total premiums (including
any premium subsidies under any
governmental program), as defined by
the Secretary, for such plan year,
reduced by the administrative costs of
the coverage for such plan year.
(B) Applicable plan year.--The term
``applicable plan year'' means plan year 2020
or plan year 2021, as applicable.
(e) Application.--
(1) In general.--The provisions of subsection (c)
shall be applied by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of
the Treasury to group health plans and health insurance
issuers offering health insurance coverage in the large
group market as if such subsection were included in the
provisions of part A of title XXVII of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.), part 7 of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
U.S.C. 1181 et seq.), and subchapter B of chapter 100
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as applicable.
(2) Treatment for mlr.--Payments made under this
section with respect to an applicable plan year to a
self-insured group health plan or health insurance
issuer offering health insurance coverage in the large
group market shall for purposes of section 2718(b) of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-18(b))
be included in the calculation of the premium revenue
with respect to such plan or issuer, respectively, and
year.
(f) Non-application.--The provisions of this section shall
not apply with respect to--
(1) any group health plan or group or individual
health insurance coverage in relation to its provision
of excepted benefits; or
(2) a grandfathered health plan, as defined in
section 1251(e) of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18011(e)).
(g) Implementation.--The Secretary, the Secretary of Labor,
and the Secretary of the Treasury may implement the provisions
of this section by subregulatory guidance, program instruction,
or otherwise.
(h) Appropriation.--There are appropriated, out of any monies
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this section.

Page 452, line 21, after ``Act'' insert ``of 1950''.

Page 499, line 9, after ``searchable, electronic format''
insert ``as soon as is practicable, and in no case later than
one week after such information is received''.

Page 536, lines 20 and 21, strike ``or related positions''
and insert ``and related positions''.

Page 536, line 21, strike ``is'' before ``served by''.

Page 540, line 6, strike ``or related positions'' and insert
``and related positions''.

Page 540, line 11, strike ``or related positions'' and insert
``and related positions''.

Page 546, line 7, strike ``tracers'' and insert ``tracing''.

Page 546, line 12, insert a comma after ``strategy''.

Page 546, line 24, strike ``program participants'' and insert
``eligible individuals''.

Page 547, line 7, strike ``or related positions'' and insert
``and related positions''.

Page 547, line 21, insert ``eligible'' before ``individual''.

Page 548, lines 2 and 3, strike ``as a contact tracer or
related positions'' and insert ``in contact tracing and related
positions''.

Page 548, line 5, strike ``participants'' and insert
``individuals''.

Page 548, line 14, strike ``in the contact tracing or related
positions'' and insert ``in contact tracing and related
positions''.

Page 549, line 4, strike ``or related positions'' and insert
``and related positions''.

Page 549, line 13, strike ``or related positions'' and insert
``and related positions''.

Page 550, lines 2 and 3, strike ``trained as contract tracers
and related positions'' and insert ``trained in contact tracing
and related positions''.

Page 550, line 7, strike ``or related positions'' and insert
``and related positions''.

Page 550, line 20, strike ``or related positions'' and insert
``and related positions''.

Page 551, line 11, strike ``or related positions'' and insert
``and related positions''.

Page 551, lines 11 and 12, strike ``permanent, full-time
employment'' and insert ``unsubsidized employment''.

Page 571, line 25, strike ``eligible health provider'' and
insert ``eligible health care provider''.

Page 573, line 1, strike ``subparagraph (A)'' and insert with
``paragraph (1)(A)''.

Page 576, line 17, insert the following ``or, if the health
care provider does not have a valid tax identification number,
an employer identification number or such other identification
number as the Secretary may accept or may assign'' after
``provider''.

Page 577, line 11, insert ``quarter'' after ``calendar''.

Page 577, line 16, insert ``and any other information the
Secretary determines necessary to determine expenses and lost
revenue related to COVID-19'' after ``quarter''.

Page 578, line 3, strike ``(e)'' and insert ``(d)''.

Page 578, line 4, strike ``(f)'' and insert ``(e)''.

Page 585, line 11, strike ``presumptive'' and insert
``possible''.

Page 621, strike line 22 through page 622, line 24.

Page 622, after line 25, insert the following new title:

TITLE VII--OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 30701. NON-DISCRIMINATION.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of a covered
law (or an amendment made in any such provision), no person
otherwise eligible shall be excluded from participation in,
denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination in the
administration of, programs and services receiving funding
under a covered law (or an amendment made by a provision of
such a covered law), based on any factor that is not merit-
based, such as age, disability, sex (including sexual
orientation, gender identity, and pregnancy, childbirth, and
related medical conditions), race, color, national origin,
immigration status, or religion.
(b) Covered Law Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
law'' includes--
(1) this Act (other than this section);
(2) title I of division B of the Paycheck Protection
Program and Healthcare Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-
139);
(3) subtitles A, D, and E of title III of the CARES
Act (Public Law 116-136);
(4) division F of the Families First Coronavirus
Relief Act (Public Law 116-127); and
(5) division B of the Coronavirus Preparedness and
Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public
Law 116-123).

Page 693, line 24, strike ``losses'' and insert ``the losses
of income''.

Page 694, line 1, strike ``insufficient regional processing
access'' and insert ``insufficient access to meat and poultry
processing''.

Page 694, after line 18, insert the following:

(3) Maximum aggregate payment.--In no case shall the
amount of payments received by a producer under this
section and section 60306 exceed 100 percent of the
loss of such producer.

Page 700, after line 7, insert the following:

(i) Funding.--Out of any amounts of the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to carry out this
section $500,000,000, to remain available until expended.

Page 700, strike lines 8 through 11.

Page 704, after line 11, insert the following:

(j) Funding.--Out of any amounts in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to carry out this
section such sums as may be necessary.

Page 704, strike lines 12 through 14.

Page 705, after line 14, insert the following:

(e) Funding.--Out of any amounts in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to carry out this
section $500,000,000.

Page 705, strike lines 15 through 17.

Page 707, line 15 strike ``subsection (d)(6)(B)'' and insert
``paragraphs (5)(B) and (6)(B) of subsection (d)''.

Page 708, line 12, insert ``or entities eligible for grants
under subsection (d)'' after ``(c)(1)''.

Page 710, beginning on line 3, strike ``initiate, expand, or
sustain'' and insert ``expand or sustain''.

Page 713, strike lines 8 through 12 and insert the following:

(C) Qualified fuel.--The term ``qualified
fuel'' means any advanced biofuel, biomass-
based diesel, cellulosic biofuel, conventional
biofuel, or renewable fuel, as such terms are
defined in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air
Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)), that is produced in
the United States.

Page 714, line 12, strike ``made available'' and insert
``appropriated''.

Page 716, line 20, strike ``made available'' and insert
``appropriated''.

Page 716, line 23, strike ``section'' and insert
``subsection''.

Page 719, line 1 strike ``make payments'' and insert ``begin
making payments''.

Page 719, line 4, strike ``made available'' and insert
``appropriated''.

Page 735, line 4, strike ``the''.

Beginning on page 735, strike line 16 and all that follows
through line 8 on page 736.

Page 745, line 3, strike ``60608'' and insert ``60603''.

Transfer section 60603 (beginning on page 745, line 3,
through line 3 on page 746) as so redesignated so as to insert
that redesignated section after line 15 on page 735.

Page 760, line 2, strike ``the HEROES'' and insert ``The
Heroes''.

Page 817, line 14, strike ``on the date of the enactment of
this Act'' and insert ``on the date on which a covered veteran
applies for hospital care or medical services under this
section''.

Page 817, line 15, strike ``a'' and insert ``the''.

Page 819, beginning on line 1, strike section 80015.

Page 822, strike lines 5 through 23 and insert the following:

(d) Modification to Eligible Entities.--Section 7(a)(36) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) in clause (vii), by striking ``section
501(c)(3)'' and inserting ``section 501(c)'';
(B) in clause (viii)(II)--
(i) in item (dd), by striking ``or''
at the end;
(ii) in item (ee), by inserting
``or''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the
following new item:
``(ff) any
compensation of an
employee who is a
registered lobbyist
under the Lobbying
Disclosure Act of
1995;'';
(C) in clause (xi)(IV), by striking ``and''
at the end;
(D) in clause (xii), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
``(xiii) the term `housing
cooperative' means a cooperative
housing corporation (as defined in
section 216(b) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986).''; and
(2) in subparagraph (D)--
(A) by striking ``nonprofit organization,''
each place it appears and inserting ``housing
cooperative,'';
(B) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
``(vii) Nonprofit organization
eligibility.--During the covered
period, any nonprofit organization
shall be eligible to receive a covered
loan. Any 501(c)(4) organization (as
defined in section 501(c)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) may
receive a covered loan provided that
such 501(c)(4) organization has not
made and will not make a contribution,
expenditure, independent expenditure,
or electioneering communication within
the meaning of the Federal Election
Campaign Act, and has not undertaken
and will not undertake similar campaign
finance activities in State and local
elections, during the election cycle
which ends on the date of the general
election in this calendar year;'';
(C) in clause (iv)--
(i) in subclause (II), by striking
``and'' at the end;
(ii) in subclause (III), by striking
the period at the end and inserting ``;
and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the
following new subclause:
``(IV) any nonprofit
organization.''; and
(D) in clause (vi), by striking ``nonprofit
organization'' and inserting ``housing
cooperative''.

Page 824, line 19, strike ``(vii)'' and insert ``(viii)''.

Page 825, line 2, insert after the period at the end the
following: ``A parent company, investment company, or
management company of one or more physical locations of a
business concern described in clause (iii)(II) shall not be
eligible for a covered loan.''.

Page 828, line 23, strike ``(h)'' and insert ``(i)''.

Page 830, line 12, strike ``$1,000,000,000'' and insert
``$250,000,000''.

Page 832, line 7, insert ``and'' at the end.

Page 834, line 14, strike ``and''.

Page 836, beginning on line 10, strike ``is amended'' and
insert ``as amended by subsection (b), is further amended''.

Page 837, line 19, strike ``or''.

Page 837, line 22, strike ``2020.''.'' and insert ``2020;
or''.

Page 837, after line 22, insert the following:

``(C) is able to demonstrate an inability to
return to the same level of business activity
as such business was operating at prior to
February 15, 2020.''.

Page 838, line 1, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(d)''.

Page 838, line 8, strike ``is amended'' and insert ``as
amended by subsection (b)(3)(B), is further amended''.

Page 838, line 12, insert ``or amounts refinanced described
under subsection (b) (other than payroll costs)'' after
``payments''.

Page 838, line 19, strike ``Cares Act'' and insert ``CARES
Act (Public Law 116-136)''.

Page 839, line 2, insert ``(Public Law 116-136)'' after
``CARES Act''.

Page 840, line 1, insert ``(Public Law 116-136)'' after
``CARES Act''.

Page 840, line 3, insert ``(Public Law 116-136)'' after
``CARES Act''.

Page 840, line 9, insert ``(Public Law 116-136)'' after
``CARES Act''.

Page 840, strike lines 10 through 18 and insert the
following:

SEC. 90006. ALLOWABLE USES OF COVERED LOANS; FORGIVENESS.

(a) Paycheck Protection Program.--Section 7(a)(36)(F)(i) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(F)(i)) is
amended--
(1) in subclause (VI), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(2) in subclause (VII), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
``(VIII) costs related to the
provision of personal
protective equipment for
employees or other equipment or
supplies determined by the
employer to be necessary to
protect the health and safety
of employees.''.
(b) Forgiveness.--
(1) Definition of expected forgiveness amount.--
Section 1106(a)(7) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-
136), as amended by section 90004(b)(1), is further
amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(G) payments made for the provision of
personal protective equipment for employees or
other equipment or supplies determined by the
employer to be necessary to protect the health
and safety of employees; and''.
(2) Forgiveness.--Section 1106(b) of the CARES Act
(Public Law 116-136), as amended by section
90004(b)(2), is further amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
``(7) Any payment made for the provision of personal
protective equipment for employees or other equipment
or supplies determined by the employer to be necessary
to protect the health and safety of employees.''.

Page 842, line 19, strike ``less'' and insert ``more''.

Page 843, line 17, insert a period at the end.

Page 855, line 13, strike ``after'' and insert ``on''.

Page 866, line 13, strike ``grants'' each place it appears
and insert ``advances''.

Page 877, line 14, insert ``(Public Law 116-136)'' after
``CARES Act''.

Page 877, line 24, strike ``and'' after the semicolon.

Page 886, line 15, insert ``at least 50 percent of all''
before ``funds''.

Page 886, line 18, strike ``urban''.

Page 886, line 22, insert ``and any State to which clause (i)
applies that does not pass through funds as described in that
clause'' before the comma.

Page 886, line 24, insert ``at least 50 percent of'' before
``the''.

Page 920, line 20, strike ``clause (i)(II)'' and insert
``clause (i)''.

Page 930, line 8, strike ``; and'' and insert a period.

Page 956, line 24, strike ``that'' and insert ``for which''.

Page 956, line 25, after ``available'' insert ``to the State
housing finance agency or entity''.

Page 958, strike lines 23 and 24 and insert the following:

(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to the

Page 959, line 2, strike ``or'' through ``(i)''.

Page 987, line 7, add ``and'' at the end.

Page 987, line 12, strike ``and''.

Page 1001, line 15, strike ``a report to the Congress'' and
insert ``reports to the Congress on a monthly basis''.

Page 1002, line 3, strike ``a report to Congress that
identifies'' and insert ``reports to the Congress on a monthly
basis that identify''.

Page 1012, line 2, add ``and'' at the end.

Page 1016, line 18, strike ``CFR'' and insert ``C.F.R.''.

Page 1017, line 22, after ``Act'' insert ``(42 U.S.C.
11374)''.

Page 1021, line 11, strike ``11302(a))'' and insert
``11302(a)))''.

Page 1021, line 15, strike ``11360)'' and insert ``11360))''.

Page 1025, line 11, strike ``Act'' and insert ``section''.

Page 1025, line 12, strike ``Act'' and insert ``section''.

Page 1046, beginning on line 2, strike ``the end of
September'' and insert ``September 30,''.

Page 1046, beginning on line 15, strike ``the end of
September'' and insert ``September 30,''.

Page 1046, line 18, strike ``the end of September'' and
insert ``after September 30,''.

Page 1046, line 20, strike ``the end of the September'' and
insert ``September 30,''.

Page 1047, line 10, strike ``the end of September'' and
insert ``September 30,''.

Page 1047, line 20, strike ``at the end of September'' and
insert ``on September 30,''.

Page 1047, line 23, strike ``the end of September'' and
insert ``September 30,''.

Page 1048, line 21, strike ``''.''.

Page 1048, after line 21, insert the following:

``(8) Application only to economically distressed
borrowers.--
``(A) In general.--This subsection shall only
apply to a borrower of a private education loan
who is an economically distressed borrower.
``(B) Economically distressed borrower
defined.--In this paragraph, the term
`economically distressed borrower' means a
borrower of a private education loan who, as of
March 12, 2020--
``(i) based on financial state or
other conditions, would be otherwise
eligible, if the borrower instead had a
Federal student loan, of having a
monthly payment due on such loan of $0
pursuant to an income-contingent
repayment plan under section
455(d)(1)(D) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(d)(1)(D))
or an income-based repayment plan under
section 493C of such Act (20 U.S.C.
1098e);
``(ii) was in default on such loan;
``(iii) had a payment due on such
loan that was at least 90 days past
due; or
``(iv) based on financial state or
other conditions, was in forbearance or
deferment.
``(C) Rulemaking.--Not later than 7 days
after the date of enactment of this paragraph,
the Director of the Bureau, in consultation
with the Secretary of Education, shall issue
rules to implement this paragraph, including
providing a detailed description of how a
borrower of a private education loan will be
considered an economically distressed borrower
as defined under each clause of subparagraph
(B).''.

Page 1048, beginning line 22, strike ``Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, there is'' and insert ``There is''.

Page 1051, line 8, strike ``the end of September'' and insert
``September 30,''.

Page 1051, line 22, strike ``the end of September'' and
insert ``September 30,''.

Page 1053, after line 5, insert the following:

(c) Application Only to Economically Distressed Borrowers.--
This section shall only apply to a borrower of a private
education loan who is an economically distressed borrower.

Page 1053, line 6, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(d)''.

Page 1053, after line 15, insert the following:

(3) Economically distressed borrower defined.--The
term ``economically distressed borrower'' has the
meaning given that term under section 140(h)(8) of the
Truth in Lending Act, as added by section 110501.

Page 1063, line 24, after ``organizations'' insert ``and
institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in
section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001(a))''.

Page 1064, line 7, insert ``without capitalization of
interest'' before ``and''.

Page 1064, lines 8 through 12, strike ``that are ineligible
to receive a covered loan under section 7(a)(36) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) and''.

Page 1064, line 22, insert after the semicolon the following:

(cc) shall
make any
501(c)(4)
organization
(as defined in
section
501(c)(4) of
the Internal
Revenue Code of
1986) eligible
for any
facility
provided that
such 501(c)(4)
organization
has not made
and will not
make a
contribution,
expenditure,
independent
expenditure, or
electioneering
communication
within the
meaning of the
Federal
Election
Campaign Act,
and has not
undertaken and
will not
undertake
similar
campaign
finance
activities in
state and local
elections,
during the
election cycle
which ends on
the date of the
general
election in
this calendar
year;''.

Page 1065, line 7, strike ``(c)(3)(D)(ii)(II)'' and insert
``4003(c)(3)(D)(ii)(II)''.

Page 1065, line 13, strike ``and'' and insert a comma.

Page 1065, line 14, before ``are'' insert ``, and small
institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in
section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001(a))''.

Page 1065, line 15, strike the semicolon and insert the
following: ``and includes the ability to defer payments,
without capitalization of interest, and, solely for small
nonprofit organizations that predominantly serve low-income
communities, as determined by the Federal Reserve, have the
loans forgiven by the Department of the Treasury for a similar
purpose to maintain payroll and operations provided under the
Paycheck Protection Program, notwithstanding section 4003(d)(3)
of the CARES Act.''.

Page 1092, line 7, strike ``, of out of amounts in the
general fund not otherwise appropriated,''.

Page 1102, beginning on line 17, strike ``section 6(g)'' and
insert ``subsection (f)(7)''.

Page 1128, line 4, strike ``the HEROES'' and insert ``The
Heroes''.

Page 1174, line 6, strike ``consumer protection law'' and
insert ``laws''.

Page 1363, line 15, insert ``if applicable,'' after ``State
authorizing agency,''.

Page 1365, line 3, strike ``State authorizing agency'' and
insert ``, if applicable, the State authorizing agency,''.

Page 1365, line 9, strike ``and the State'' and insert ``and,
if applicable, the State''.

Page 1365, line 24, strike ``and State authorizing agency''
and insert ``and, if applicable, the State authorizing
agency,''.

Page 1367, beginning on line 19, strike ``and to the'' and
all that follows through ``paragraph (3);'' and insert ``, to
the accrediting agency of the institution, and, if applicable,
the State authorizing agency of the institution, in accordance
with paragraph (3);''.

Page 1369, beginning on line 22, strike ``and to the'' and
all that follows through ``the institution a'' on line 24, and
insert ``, to the accrediting agency of the institution, and,
if applicable, the State authorizing agency of the institution,
a''.

Page 1386, line 4, and all that follows through page 1387,
line 10, strike paragraph (3) and insert the following:

``(3) Determination of compensation.--The Secretary
or, as applicable, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall--
``(A) with respect to a holder of a Federal
student loan defined in subparagraph (B) or (C)
of section 3502(a)(2)--
``(i) determine any losses for such
holder due to the suspension of
payments on such loan under paragraph
(1); and
``(ii) establish reasonable
compensation for such losses; and
``(B) not later than 60 days after the date
of enactment of The Heroes Act, with respect to
a borrower who made a payment on a Federal
student loan defined in subparagraph (B) or (C)
of section 3502(a)(2) during the period
beginning on March 13, 2020, and ending on such
date of enactment, the Secretary shall pay to
the borrower, an amount equal to the lower of--
``(i) the amount paid by the borrower
on such loan during such period; or
``(ii) the amount that was due on
such loan during such period.''.

Page 1387, line 12, strike ``in''.

Page 1389, line 17, strike ``described'' and insert
``defined''.

Page 1390, line 20, strike ``the HEROES'' and insert ``The
Heroes''.

Page 1395, line 17, strike ``3502(2)(C)'' and insert
``3502(a)(2)(C)''.

Page 1395, line 24, strike ``the HEROES'' and insert ``The
Heroes''.

Page 1396, line 3, insert after ``3502(a)(2)'' the following:
``for which interest was not paid by such Secretary pursuant to
paragraph (1) during the period beginning on March 13, 2020 and
ending on such date of enactment''.

Page 1396, line 11, strike ``clause (i)'' and insert
``subparagraph (A)''.

Page 1396, line 21, strike ``clause (i)'' and insert
``subparagraph (A)''.

Page 1400, line 4, strike ``the HEROES'' and insert ``The
Heroes''.

Page 1400, line 10, strike ``a borrower'' and insert ``an
economically distressed borrower''.

Page 1400, after line 13, insert the following:

``(2) Economically distressed borrower defined.--In
this subsection, the term `economically distressed
borrower' means a borrower of a Federal student loan
defined in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section
3502(a)(2) who, as of March 12, 2020--
``(A) had a monthly payment due on such loan
of $0 pursuant to an income-contingent
repayment plan under section 455(d)(1)(D) of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1087e(d)(1)(D)) or an income-based repayment
plan under section 493C of such Act (20 U.S.C.
1098e);
``(B) was in default on such loan;
``(C) had a payment due on such loan that was
at least 90 days past due; or
``(D) was, with respect to such loan, in--
``(i) a deferment due to an economic
hardship described in section
427(a)(2)(C)(iii), 428(b)(1)(M)(iv),
455(f)(2)(D), or 464(c)(2)(A)(iv) of
the Higher Education Act of 1965;
``(ii) a deferment due to
unemployment described in section
427(a)(2)(C)(ii), 428(b)(1)(M)(ii),
455(f)(2)(B), or 464(c)(2)(A)(ii) of
the Higher Education Act of 1965;
``(iii) a deferment due to cancer
treatment described in section
427(a)(2)(C)(iv), 428(b)(1)(M)(v),
455(f)(3), or 464(c)(2)(A)(vi) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965; or
``(iv) a forbearance described in
subparagraph (A)(i)(II) or (B) of
section 428(c)(3) or 464(e)(1) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965.''.

Page 1400, line 14, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(3)''.

Page 1400, beginning line 17, strike ``loans have different''
and insert ``loans, as of March 12, 2020, had different''.

Page 1401, line 3, strike ``(3)'' and insert ``(4)''.

Page 1401, line 7, strike ``(4)'' and insert ``(5)''.

Page 1403, line 8, strike ``This part'' and insert ``Except
as otherwise provided, this part''.

Page 1421, line 23, insert ``the existing requirement to
adjudicate claims from State attorneys general, and'' after
``out''.

Page 1422, line 6, strike ``the individual may assert as a''
and insert ``is a''.

Page 1422, beginning line 18, strike ``For each claim'' and
all that follows through line 23, and insert ``For each claim
for which the Secretary finds that an act or omission of the
institution of higher education is a defense to repayment of an
eligible loan of the individuals on whose behalf the claim was
submitted, with respect to each such individual, provide the
following:''.

Page 1424, line 22, insert ``, the Secretary shall fulfill
the Secretary's obligation to'' after ``claim''.

Page 1529--
(1) line 2, strike ``201'' and insert ``170201''; and
(2) line 3, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102''.

Page 1532, line 11, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102''.

Page 1547, after line 3, insert the following:

(xxxiv) Work installing or repairing
a telecommunications line or equipment.

Page 1550--
(1) line 9, strike ``104'' and insert ``170104'';
(2) line 15, strike ``105'' and insert ``170105'';
and
(3) line 18, strike ``104'' and insert ``170104''.

Page 1552, line 8, strike ``104'' and insert ``170104''.

Page 1553, line 1, strike ``104'' and insert ``170104''.

Page 1554--
(1) line 8, strike ``104'' and insert ``170104''; and
(2) line 24, strike ``104'' and insert ``170104''.

Page 1556--
(1) line 5, strike ``104'' and insert ``170104'';
(2) line 7, strike ``101'' and insert ``170101''; and
(3) line 16, strike ``sections 104 and 105'' and
insert ``sections 170104 and 170105''.

Page 1557--
(1) line 14, strike ``105'' and insert ``170105'';
(2) line 17, strike ``101'' and insert ``170101'';
and
(3) line 22, strike ``sections 104 and 105'' and
insert ``sections 170104 and 170105''.

Page 1558--
(1) line 10, strike ``105'' and insert ``170105'';
(2) line 12, strike ``105'' and insert ``170105'';
and
(3) line 14, strike ``104 and 105'' and insert
``170104 and 170105''.

Page 1559--
(1) line 7, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102''; and
(2) line 19, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102''.

Page 1560--
(1) line 6, strike ``107'' and insert ``170107'';
(2) line 11, strike ``104'' and insert ``170104'';
(3) line 15, insert ``, subject to the availability
of amounts provided in this title,'' after ``Treasury
shall'';
(4) line 19, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102'';
and
(5) line 20, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102''.

Page 1561, line 2, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102''.

Page 1564--
(1) line 6, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102'';
(2) line 9, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102'';
(3) line 15, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102'';
and
(4) line 25, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102''.

Page 1565, line 2, strike ``105'' and insert ``170105''.

Page 1567, line 14, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102''.

Page 1568, line 12, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102''.

Page 1570--
(1) line 5, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102''; and
(2) line 16, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102''.

Page 1571, line 16, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102''.

Page 1572, line 11, strike ``104'' and insert ``170104''.

Page 1573--
(1) line 2, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102'';
(2) line 4, strike ``104'' and insert ``170104'';
(3) line 15, strike ``104'' and insert ``170104'';
(4) line 16, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102'';
(5) line 22, strike ``107'' and insert ``170107'';
and
(6) lines 23 and 24, strike ``, to the Secretary of
Labor, an amount equal to 0.50 percent of such funds,''
and insert ``to the Secretary of Labor, $3,000,000,''.

Page 1574--
(1) line 1, strike ``0.25 percent of such funds'' and
insert ``$2,500,000'';
(2) line 3, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102'';
(3) line 4, strike ``0.25 percent of such funds'' and
insert ``$500,000''; and
(4) line 7, strike ``102'' and insert ``170102''.

Page 1575, beginning line 7, strike ``, to carry out this
title''.

Page 1580, line 17, strike ``An'' and insert ``Subject to the
availability of amounts provided in this title, and the
conditions of subsection (b)(3), an''.

Page 1581, line 4, strike ``101'' and insert ``170101''.

Page 1581, after line 25, insert the following:

(3) Limitation on entitlement.--An employee shall be
entitled to be paid the applicable differential
established under subsection (a) only to the extent
that amounts provided in this title will be made
available to such employee's agency pursuant to section
170204(c)(1) in an amount sufficient to provide such
applicable differential to all such eligible employees.

Page 1585, line 2, strike ``There is authorized'' and insert
``(a) In General.--There is authorized''.

Page 1585, line 8, strike ``subsection (a)'' and insert
``subsection (c)''.

Page 1585, line 9, strike ``(a)'' and insert ``(b)''.

Page 1586, line 2, strike ``and''.

Page 1586, line 3, strike the period and insert ``; and''.

Page 1586, insert after line 3 the following:

(14) the District of Columbia Public Defender
Service.

Page 1586, line 4, strike ``(b)'' and insert ``(c)''.

Page 1586, strike lines 15 through 19.

Page 1591--
(1) line 22, strike ``104'' and insert ``170104'';
and
(2) line 23, strike ``101'' and insert ``170101''.

Page 1601, insert after line 19 the following:

(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be
necessary.

Page 1608, line 9, strike ``or''.

Page 1608, line 15, strike the period before the quotation
mark and insert ``; or''.

Page 1608, after line 15, insert the following:

``(C) to emergency feeding organizations that
are eligible recipient agencies (as such terms
are defined in section 201A of the Emergency
Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C.
7501)).''.

Page 1616, after line 21 insert the following:

``(3) Treatment of plans submitted by territories.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with
respect to a plan submitted pursuant to this subsection
by Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, or American Samoa under subsection (b)
or subsection (i), the Secretary shall treat such plan
in the same manner as a plan submitted by a State
agency under such subsection, including with respect to
the terms of funding provided under subsection (m).''.

Page 1635, strike lines 7 through 16 and insert the
following:

SEC. 190405 SURVEILLANCE BY STATES, TRIBES, TERRITORIES, AND INSULAR
AREAS.

The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16
U.S.C. 742a et seq.) and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
(16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), shall distribute funding to the
States, insular territories, the District of Columbia, and
Indian Tribes through a onetime grant program to conduct
epidemiological surveillance, research, management, and
education relating to emerging wildlife disease. Funding shall
be determined by the Director of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service based upon the existing and potential threats
to human health posed by wildlife-borne disease. Not less than
5 percent shall be provided to Indian Tribes and no State shall
receive more than 5 percent of the available funding. There is
no non-Federal matching requirement for this onetime grant
program. The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, in coordination with the Director of the United States
Geological Survey, acting through the National Wildlife Health
Center, shall coordinate such surveillance among the States,
insular territories, the District of Columbia, and Indian
Tribes.

Page 1635, line 24, strike ``inserting'' and all that follows
through page 1636, line 2, and insert ``inserting `September
30, 2020, or the date on which such financial assistance is
fully exhausted by the air carrier or contractor, whichever
date occurs later'.''.

Page 1649, lines 2 and 4, strike ``December 31, 2020'' each
place it appears and insert ``January 31, 2021''.

Page 1649, strike lines 5 through 7 and insert the following:

(2) by adding at the end ``No recovery benefit under
this section shall be payable for any registration
period beginning on or after April 1, 2021. For
registration periods beginning on or after August 1,
2020, but before February 1, 2021, a recovery benefit
under this section shall only be payable to a qualified
employee with respect to any registration period in
which the employee received normal unemployment
benefits as defined in paragraph (c)(1) or up to the
65th day of extended benefits as defined in paragraph
(c)(2), but shall not be payable to a qualified
employee who did not receive unemployment benefits or
who received benefits for the 66th or greater day of
extended benefits for such registration period. For
registration periods beginning on or after February 1,
2021, a recovery benefit under this section shall only
be payable to a qualified employee with respect to any
registration period in which the employee received
normal unemployment benefits as defined in paragraph
(c)(1), but shall not be payable to a qualified
employee who did not receive unemployment benefits or
who received extended benefits as defined in paragraph
(c)(2) for such registration period.''.

Page 1649, line 15, strike ``$1,000,000,000'' and insert
``$750,000,000''.

Page 1653, after line 2, insert the following:

SEC. 190607. EXTENSION OF EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNDER THE
RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT.

(a) In General.--Section 2(c)(2)(D)(iii) of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(c)(2)(D)(iii) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``June 30, 2020'' and inserting
``June 30, 2021''; and
(2) by striking ``no extended benefit period under
this paragraph shall begin after December 31, 2020''
and inserting ``the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii)
shall not apply to any employee whose extended benefit
period under subparagraph (B) begins on or after
February 1, 2021, and shall not apply to any employee
with respect to any registration period beginning on or
after April 1, 2021''.
(b) Clarification on Authority to Use Funds.--Funds
appropriated under either the first or second sentence of
clause (iv) of section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act shall be available to cover the cost of
additional extended unemployment benefits provided under such
section 2(c)(2)(D) by reason of the amendments made by
subsection (a) as well as to cover the cost of such benefits
provided under such section 2(c)(2)(D) as in effect on the day
before the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 190608. EXTENSION OF WAIVER OF THE 7-DAY WAITING PERIOD FOR
BENEFITS UNDER THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
ACT.

(a) In General.--Section 2112(a) of the Relief for Workers
Affected by Coronavirus Act (subtitle A of title II of division
A of Public Law 116-136), is amended by striking ``December 31,
2020'' and inserting ``January 31, 2021''.
(b) Operating Instructions and Regulations.--The Railroad
Retirement Board may prescribe any operating instructions or
regulations necessary to carry out this section.

Page 1688, line 23, insert after ``1987'' the following: ``,
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TITLE XVI--SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY ACT

SEC. 191601. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Scientific Integrity Act''.

SEC. 191602. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) science and the scientific process should help
inform and guide public policy decisions on a wide
range of issues, including improvement of public
health, protection of the environment, and protection
of national security;
(2) the public must be able to trust the science and
scientific process informing public policy decisions;
(3) science, the scientific process, and the
communication of science should be free from politics,
ideology, and financial conflicts of interest;
(4) policies and procedures that ensure the integrity
of the conduct and communication of publicly funded
science are critical to ensuring public trust;
(5) a Federal agency that funds, conducts, or
oversees research should not suppress, alter, interfere
with, or otherwise impede the timely communication and
open exchange of data and findings to other agencies,
policymakers, and the public of research conducted by a
scientist or engineer employed or contracted by a
Federal agency that funds, conducts, or oversees
scientific research;
(6) Federal agencies that fund, conduct, or oversee
research should work to prevent the suppression or
distortion of the data and findings;
(7) under the First Amendment to the Constitution,
citizens of the United States have the right to
``petition the government for a redress of
grievances''; and
(8) Congress has further protected those rights under
section 7211 of title 5, United States Code, which
states, ``the right of employees, individually or
collectively, to petition Congress or a member of
Congress . . . may not be interfered with or denied''.

SEC. 191603. AMENDMENT TO AMERICA COMPETES ACT.

Section 1009 of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 6620) is
amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the
following:
``(a) Scientific Integrity Policies.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of the Scientific Integrity Act, the
head of each covered agency shall--
``(A) adopt and enforce a scientific
integrity policy in accordance with subsections
(b) and (c); and
``(B) submit such policy to the Director of
the Office of Science and Technology Policy for
approval.
``(2) Publication.--Not later than 30 days after the
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
approves the scientific integrity policy under
paragraph (1), the head of each covered agency shall--
``(A) make such policy available to the
public on the website of the agency; and
``(B) submit such policy to the relevant
Committees of Congress.
``(b) Requirements.--A scientific integrity policy under
subsection (a)--
``(1) shall prohibit any covered individual from--
``(A) engaging in dishonesty, fraud, deceit,
misrepresentation, coercive manipulation, or
other scientific or research misconduct;
``(B) suppressing, altering, interfering
with, delaying without scientific merit, or
otherwise impeding the release and
communication of, scientific or technical
findings;
``(C) intimidating or coercing an individual
to alter or censor, attempting to intimidate or
coerce an individual to alter or censor, or
retaliating against an individual for failure
to alter or censor, scientific or technical
findings; or
``(D) implementing an institutional barrier
to cooperation with scientists outside the
covered agency and the timely communication of
scientific or technical findings;
``(2) shall allow a covered individual to--
``(A) disseminate scientific or technical
findings, subject to existing law, by--
``(i) participating in scientific
conferences; and
``(ii) seeking publication in online
and print publications through peer-
reviewed, professional, or scholarly
journals;
``(B) sit on scientific advisory or governing
boards;
``(C) join or hold leadership positions on
scientific councils, societies, unions, and
other professional organizations;
``(D) contribute to the academic peer-review
process as reviewers or editors; and
``(E) participate and engage with the
scientific community;
``(3) may require a covered individual to, before
disseminating scientific or technical findings as
described in paragraph (2)(A), submit such findings to
the agency for the purpose of review by the agency of
the data and findings for technical accuracy if the
scientific integrity policy outlines a clear and
consistent process for such review; and
``(4) shall require that--
``(A) scientific conclusions are not made
based on political considerations;
``(B) the selection and retention of
candidates for science and technology positions
in the covered agency are based primarily on
the candidate's expertise, scientific
credentials, experience, and integrity;
``(C) personnel actions regarding covered
individuals, except for political appointees,
are not taken on the basis of political
consideration or ideology;
``(D) covered individuals adhere to the
highest ethical and professional standards in
conducting their research and disseminating
their findings;
``(E) the appropriate rules, procedures, and
safeguards are in place to ensure the integrity
of the scientific process within the covered
agency;
``(F) scientific or technological information
considered in policy decisions is subject to
well-established scientific processes,
including peer review where appropriate;
``(G) procedures, including procedures with
respect to applicable whistleblower
protections, are in place as are necessary to
ensure the integrity of scientific and
technological information and processes on
which the covered agency relies in its decision
making or otherwise uses; and
``(H) enforcement of such policy is
consistent with the processes for an
administrative hearing and an administrative
appeal.
``(c) Implementation.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
head of each covered agency shall--
``(1) design the scientific integrity policy to apply
with respect to the covered agency;
``(2) ensure that such policy is clear with respect
to what activities are permitted and what activities
are not permitted;
``(3) ensure that there is a process for individuals
not employed or contracted by the agency, including
grantees, collaborators, partners, and volunteers, to
report violations of the scientific integrity policy;
``(4) enforce such policy uniformly throughout the
covered agency; and
``(5) make such policy available to the public,
employees, private contractors, and grantees of the
covered agency.
``(d) Scientific Integrity Officer.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, each covered agency
shall appoint a Scientific Integrity Officer, who shall--
``(1) be a career employee at the covered agency in a
professional position;
``(2) have technical knowledge and expertise in
conducting and overseeing scientific research;
``(3) direct the activities and duties described in
subsections (e), (f), and (g); and
``(4) work closely with the inspector general of the
covered agency, as appropriate.
``(e) Administrative Process and Training.--Not later than
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of
each covered agency shall establish--
``(1) an administrative process and administrative
appeal process for dispute resolution consistent with
the scientific integrity policy of the covered agency
adopted under subsection (a); and
``(2) a training program to provide--
``(A) regular scientific integrity and ethics
training to employees and contractors of the
covered agency;
``(B) new covered employees with training
within one month of commencing employment;
``(C) information to ensure that covered
individuals are fully aware of their rights and
responsibilities regarding the conduct of
scientific research, publication of scientific
research, and communication with the media and
the public regarding scientific research; and
``(D) information to ensure that covered
individuals are fully aware of their rights and
responsibilities for administrative hearings
and appeals established in the covered agency's
scientific integrity policy.
``(f) Reporting.--
``(1) Annual report.--Each year, each Scientific
Integrity Officer appointed by a covered agency under
subsection (d) shall post an annual report on the
public website of the covered agency that includes, for
the year covered by the report--
``(A) the number of complaints of misconduct
with respect to the scientific integrity policy
adopted under subsection (a)--
``(i) filed for administrative
redress;
``(ii) petitioned for administrative
appeal; and
``(iii) still pending from years
prior to the year covered by the
report, if any;
``(B) an anonymized summary of each such
complaint and the results of each such
complaint; and
``(C) any changes made to the scientific
integrity policy.
``(2) Incident report.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days
after the date on which an incident described
in subparagraph (B) occurs, the head of a
covered agency shall submit a report describing
the incident to the Office of Science and
Technology Policy and the relevant Committees
of Congress.
``(B) Incident.--An incident described under
this paragraph is an incident in which an
individual, acting outside the channels
established under subsection (e), overrules the
decision of the Scientific Integrity Officer
with respect to a dispute regarding a violation
of the scientific integrity policy.
``(g) Office of Science and Technology Policy.--The Director
of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall--
``(1) collate, organize, and publicly share all
information it receives under subsection (g) in one
place on its own website; and
``(2) on an annual basis, convene the Scientific
Integrity Officer of each covered agency appointed
under subsection (d) to discuss best practices for
implementing the requirements of this section.
``(h) Periodic Review and Approval.--
``(1) Internal review.--The head of each covered
agency shall periodically conduct a review of the
scientific integrity policy and change such policy as
appropriate.
``(2) Review by the office of science and technology
policy.--
``(A) Review of substantial updates.--The
head of each covered agency shall submit to the
Office of Science and Technology Policy for
approval any substantial changes to the
scientific integrity policy.
``(B) Quinquennial review.--Not later than 5
years after the date of the enactment of the
Scientific Integrity Act, and quinquennially
thereafter, the head of each covered agency
shall submit the scientific integrity policy to
the Office of Science and Technology Policy for
review and approval.
``(i) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than 2 years
after the date of the enactment of the Scientific Integrity
Act, the Comptroller General shall conduct a review of the
implementation of the scientific integrity policy by each
covered agency.
``(j) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' has the meaning
given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States
Code.
``(2) Covered agency.--The term `covered agency'
means an agency that funds, conducts, or oversees
scientific research.
``(3) Covered individual.--The term `covered
individual' means a Federal employee or contractor
who--
``(A) is engaged in, supervises, or manages
scientific activities;
``(B) analyzes or publicly communicates
information resulting from scientific
activities; or
``(C) uses scientific information or analyses
in making bureau, office, or agency policy,
management, or regulatory decisions.
``(4) Relevant committees of congress.--The term
`relevant Committees of Congress' means--
``(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate; and
``(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology of the House of Representatives.''.

SEC. 191604. EXISTING POLICIES; CLARIFICATION.

(a) Existing Scientific Integrity Policies.--Notwithstanding
the amendments made by this title, a covered agency's
scientific integrity policy that was in effect on the day
before the date of enactment of this Act may satisfy the
requirements under the amendments made by this title if the
head of the covered agency--
(1) makes a written determination that the policy
satisfies such requirements; and
(2) submits the written determination and the policy
to the Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy for review and approval.
(b) Clarification.--Nothing in this title shall affect the
application of United States copyright law.
(c) Covered Agency Defined.--The term ``covered agency'' has
the meaning given the term in section 1009 of the America
COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 6620).

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