[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S1761]
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          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION

      By Mr. McCONNELL:
  S. 3501. A bill to provide a 77-day extension of certain authorities 
for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations, 
and for other purposes; considered and passed.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text 
of the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 3501

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SEVENTY-SEVEN-DAY EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ACCESS 
                   CERTAIN BUSINESS RECORDS FOR FOREIGN 
                   INTELLIGENCE AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 
                   INVESTIGATIONS AND FOR ROVING SURVEILLANCE.

       Section 102(b)(1) of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-177; 50 U.S.C. 
     1805 note) is amended by striking ``March 15, 2020'' and 
     inserting ``May 30, 2020''.

     SEC. 2. SEVENTY-SEVEN-DAY EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR 
                   INDIVIDUAL TERRORISTS TO BE TREATED AS AGENTS 
                   OF FOREIGN POWERS UNDER THE FOREIGN 
                   INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978.

       Section 6001(b)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
     Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 50 U.S.C. 1801 
     note) is amended by striking ``March 15, 2020'' and inserting 
     ``May 30, 2020''.

     SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect on 
     March 14, 2020.
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      By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
        Blumenthal, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sullivan, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
        Boozman, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
        Brown, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Rounds, Mrs. Loeffler, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
        Cornyn, Ms. Warren, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
        Bennet, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
        Daines, Ms. McSally, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Durbin):
  S. 3503. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by 
reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner 
as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for 
other purposes; considered and passed.

                                S. 3503

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. CONTINUATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
                   EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN 
                   PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION CONVERTED TO DISTANCE 
                   LEARNING BY REASON OF EMERGENCIES AND HEALTH-
                   RELATED SITUATIONS.

       (a) In General.--In the case of a program of education 
     approved by a State approving agency, or the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs when acting in the role of a State approving 
     agency, that is converted from being offered on-site at an 
     educational institution to being offered by distance learning 
     by reason of an emergency or health-related situation, as 
     determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may continue to 
     provide educational assistance under the laws administered by 
     the Secretary without regard to such conversion, including 
     with respect to paying any--
       (1) monthly housing stipends under chapter 33 of title 38, 
     United States Code; or
       (2) payments or subsistence allowances under chapters 30, 
     31, 32, and 35 of such title and chapters 1606 and 1607 of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (b) Applicability Period.--Subsection (a) shall apply 
     during the period beginning on March 1, 2020, and ending on 
     December 21, 2020.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Educational institution.--The term ``educational 
     institution'' has the meaning given that term in section 3452 
     of title 38, United States Code, and includes an institution 
     of higher learning (as defined in such section).
       (2) Program of education.--The term ``program of 
     education'' has the meaning given that term in section 3002 
     of title 38, United States Code.
       (3) State approving agency.--The term ``State approving 
     agency'' has the meaning given that term in section 3671 of 
     title 38, United States Code.

     SEC. 2. EMERGENCY DESIGNATIONS.

       (a) In General.--This Act is designated as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-
     You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).
       (b) Designation in Senate.--In the Senate, this Act is 
     designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.

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