[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 144 (Wednesday, August 12, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5400-S5401]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2648. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Ms. Ernst) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. 
McConnell to the bill S. 178, to condemn gross human rights violations 
of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to 
arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities 
inside and outside China; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. RENEWABLE FUEL FEEDSTOCK REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means an 
     entity located in the United States that produces renewable 
     fuel used as transportation fuel (as those terms are defined 
     in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7545(o)(1))).
       (2) Eligible feedstock.--The term ``eligible feedstock'' 
     means renewable biomass described in section 211(o)(1)(I) of 
     the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(I)) that is intended 
     to be used to produce the renewable fuel described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture.
       (b) Establishment of Program.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary shall use such sums as are 
     necessary of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to 
     carry out a program to provide payments to eligible entities 
     to reimburse the eligible entities for purchases of eligible 
     feedstocks that were made during the period beginning on 
     January 1, 2020, and ending on March 31, 2020.
       (c) Payment Amount.--The amount of a payment under 
     subsection (b) shall be an amount equal to 75 percent of the 
     purchase price of eligible feedstock paid by an eligible 
     entity.
       (d) Proof of Cost.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     documentation that an eligible entity shall provide to the 
     Secretary to demonstrate the purchase price and quantity of 
     eligible feedstock purchased by the eligible entity to 
     receive a payment under subsection (b).
       (e) Agreements.--To be eligible to receive a payment under 
     subsection (b), an eligible entity shall enter into an 
     agreement with the Secretary, as determined by the Secretary.
       (f) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the payments made under 
     subsection (b), including an identification of each eligible 
     entity that received a payment and the amount received.
       (g) Regulations.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate such 
     regulations as are necessary to carry out the program 
     established under subsection (b).
       (2) Procedure.--The promulgation of the regulations and 
     administration of the program established under subsection 
     (b) shall be made without regard to--
       (A) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of 
     title 5, United States Code;
       (B) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act''); or
       (C) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture 
     (36 Fed. Reg. 13804 (July 24, 1971)) relating to notices of 
     proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking.
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  SA 2649. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill S. 
178, to condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims 
in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, 
and harassment of these communities inside and outside China; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. TAX TREATMENT OF PROVIDER RELIEF FUND PAYMENTS TO 
                   HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

       (a) Taxability.--Notwithstanding any other law, for 
     purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986--
       (1) the amount of any CARES Act Provider Relief Fund 
     payment shall be excluded from the gross income of the 
     recipient of such payment; and
       (2) no deduction shall be denied or reduced, no tax 
     attribute shall be reduced, and no basis increase shall be 
     denied, by reason of the exclusion from gross income provided 
     by this subsection.
       (b) CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Payment.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term ``CARES Act Provider Relief Fund 
     payment'' means any grant or similar assistance

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     provided by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 
     the provider relief fund established through the Public 
     Health and Social Services Emergency Fund under the 
     Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public 
     Law 116-136), including any additional amounts appropriated 
     to such fund under the Paycheck Protection Program and Health 
     Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139) or any other 
     provision of law enacted after the date of enactment of such 
     Act.
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  SA 2650. Mr. ENZI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill S. 178, to 
condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in 
Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and 
harassment of these communities inside and outside China; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 2102(a) of the Relief for Workers 
     Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title 
     II of division A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (ii) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) provides documentation substantiating employment or 
     self-employment or the planned commencement of employment or 
     self-employment not later than 21 days after the later of the 
     date on which the individual submits an application for 
     assistance under this section or the date on which the 
     individual is directed by the State Agency to submit such 
     documentation, except that--

       ``(I) such deadline may be extended if the individual has 
     shown good cause under the applicable State law for failing 
     to submit such documentation; and
       ``(II) the documentation described in this clause shall not 
     be required if the individual previously submitted such 
     information to the State agency for the purpose of obtaining 
     regular or other unemployment compensation; and''; and

       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) an individual who does not provide documentation 
     substantiating employment or self-employment or the planned 
     commencement of employment or self-employment under 
     subparagraph (A)(iii).'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (5) and (6), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) Documentation substantiating employment or self-
     employment or the planned commencement of employment or self-
     employment.--The term `documentation substantiating 
     employment or self-employment or the planned commencement of 
     employment or self-employment' means documentation provided 
     by the individual or included in the State agency records 
     substantiating employment or self-employment and wages earned 
     or paid for such employment or self-employment, or such 
     information related to the planned commencement of employment 
     or self-employment.''.
       (b) Applicability.--
       (1) In general.--Beginning not later than 30 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, each State shall require that 
     documentation substantiating employment or self-employment or 
     the planned commencement of employment or self-employment (as 
     defined in section 2102 of the Relief for Workers Affected by 
     Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title II of 
     division A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136)) be 
     submitted by any individual who applies for pandemic 
     unemployment assistance under section 2102 of the Relief for 
     Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A 
     of title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-
     136)) on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Prior applicants.--Any individual who applied for 
     pandemic unemployment assistance under section 2102 of the 
     Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in 
     subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public 
     Law 116-136)) before the date of enactment of this Act and 
     receives such assistance on or after the date of enactment of 
     this Act shall submit documentation substantiating employment 
     or self-employment or the planned commencement of employment 
     or self-employment (as defined in such section 2102) not 
     later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act 
     (or earlier if required by the State) or the individual will 
     be ineligible to receive pandemic unemployment assistance 
     under such section 2102.

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