Congressional Record, Senate — Page S4488, July 23, 2020
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Page S4488 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for July 23, 2020. It prints amendment text for grants to institutions to establish or expand accredited orthotics and prosthetics programs, and SA 2497, submitted by Durbin with others as an amendment intended to be proposed to SA 2301 proposed by Inhofe. Authorities for committee meetings are printed for the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and a subcommittee of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, each on Thursday, July 23, 2020, at 10 a.m. Nominations include Grant C. Jaquith and Scott J. Laurer to be judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
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S4488 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 23, 2020
(B) provide to the appropriate committees (A) demonstration of a willingness and of the Senate on Thursday, July 23,
of Congress a briefing that describes the re- ability to participate in a partnership de- 2020, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing on
sults of the review. scribed in subsection (a)(2); and nominations.
(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS (B) demonstration of an ability to achieve
COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap- and maintain an accredited orthotics and
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
propriate committees of Congress’’ means— prosthetics program after the end of the
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the grant period. The Committee on Small Business
Committee on Commerce, Science, and (c) GRANT USES.—An institution awarded a and Entrepreneurship is authorized to
Transportation, and the Committee on Ap- grant under this section shall use grant meet during the session of the Senate
propriations of the Senate; and amounts for any purpose as follows: on Thursday, July 23, 2020, at 10 a.m.,
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the (1) To establish or expand an accredited to conduct a hearing.
Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- orthotics and prosthetics master’s degree SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATION,
nology, and the Committee on Appropria- program. TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND THE INTERNET
tions of the House of Representatives. (2) To train doctoral candidates in The Subcommittee on Communica-
orthotics and prosthetics, or in fields related tion, Technology, Innovation, and The
SA 2497. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, to orthotics and prosthetics, to prepare such
candidates to instruct in orthotics and pros-
Internet of the Committee on Com-
Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. merce, Science, and Transportation is
BLUMENTHAL, Mr. JONES, Mr. MURPHY, thetics programs.
(3) To train and retain faculty in orthotics authorized to meet during the session
Mr. CASEY, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) sub- of the Senate on Thursday, July 23,
and prosthetics education, or in fields re-
mitted an amendment intended to be lated to orthotics and prosthetics education, 2020, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing.
proposed to amendment SA 2301 pro- to prepare such faculty to instruct in f
posed by Mr. INHOFE to the bill S. 4049, orthotics and prosthetics programs.
to authorize appropriations for fiscal (4) To fund faculty research projects or fac- PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR
year 2021 for military activities of the ulty time to undertake research in orthotics Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, I ask
Department of Defense, for military and prosthetics for the purpose of furthering unanimous consent that the following
construction, and for defense activities the teaching abilities of such faculty. interns in Senator PAUL’s office be
(d) ADMISSIONS PREFERENCE.—To the ex-
of the Department of Energy, to pre- granted floor privileges until August 8,
tent practicable, an institution awarded a
scribe military personnel strengths for grant under this section shall give preference 2020: Sean Piwowar and Jessica Zepeda.
such fiscal year, and for other pur- to veterans in admission to the master’s de- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
poses; which was ordered to lie on the gree program in orthotics and prosthetics es- objection, it is so ordered.
table; as follows: tablished or expanded under this section. f
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add (e) LIMITATION ON GRANT AMOUNT.—The
amount of any grant awarded to an institu-
APPOINTMENTS
the following:
tion under this section may not exceed The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
SEC. 752. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE MILI-
TARY READINESS IN THE PROVISION $3,000,000. Chair, on behalf of the President pro
OF PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC (f) PERIOD OF USE OF FUNDS.—An institu- tempore, upon the recommendation of
CARE. tion awarded a grant under this section may the Democratic Leader, pursuant to
(a) GRANTS REQUIRED.— use the grant amount for a period of three Public Law 116–113, and in consultation
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense years after the award of the grant.
with the Ranking Member of the Sen-
shall carry out a pilot program to assess the (g) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days
ate Committee on Finance, appoints
feasibility and advisability of awarding the following individuals to the Inde-
grants to institutions determined by the after awarding the first grant under this sec-
Secretary to be eligible for the award of such tion, the Secretary shall submit to the Com- pendent Mexico Labor Expert Board:
grants to enable such institutions to estab- mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and Sandra M. Polaski of the District of
lish or expand an existing accredited mas- the House of Representatives a report on the Columbia and Timothy J. Beaty of Vir-
ter’s degree program in orthotics and pros- pilot program conducted under this section. ginia.
thetics. (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by f
(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give pri- paragraph (1) shall include a description of
ority in the award of grants under this sec- the pilot program and other such matters re- PROTECTING 2020 RECOVERY RE-
tion to institutions that have entered into a lating to the pilot program as the Secretary BATES FOR INDIVIDUALS FROM
partnership with a facility or program ad- considers appropriate. ASSIGNMENT OR GARNISHMENT
ministered by the Department of Defense f Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I
that offers students training or experience in ask unanimous consent that the Com-
meeting the unique needs of members of the AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO
Armed Forces who have experienced limb MEET mittee on Finance be discharged from
loss or limb impairment, including by offer- further consideration of S. 3841 and the
Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Senate proceed to its immediate con-
ing clinical rotations at a public or private have 5 requests for committees to meet
sector orthotics and prosthetics practice sideration. I further ask that the bill
that serves members of the Armed Forces or
during today’s session of the Senate. be considered read a third time and
veterans, including the following facilities or They have the approval of the Majority passed and that the motion to recon-
programs: and Minority leaders. sider be considered made and laid upon
(A) Walter Reed National Military Medical Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph the table; further, that the bill be held
Center. 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- at the desk, and should the Senate re-
(B) Brooke Army Medical Center. ate, the following committees are au- ceive from the House of Representa-
(C) The Orthotics and Prosthetics Out- thorized to meet during today’s session
comes Research Program of the Department
tives a bill, the text of which is iden-
of the Senate: tical to that of S. 3841, the Senate pro-
of Defense.
(3) FUTURE PREFERENCE.—In fiscal years COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL ceed to its immediate consideration,
after fiscal year 2021, the Secretary shall RESOURCES the bill be considered read a third time
give preference in the award of grants under The Committee on Energy and Nat- and passed, the motion to reconsider be
this section to qualified, eligible applicants ural Resources is authorized to meet considered made and laid upon the
for such grants that were not awarded a during the session of the Senate on table with no intervening action or de-
grant in fiscal year 2021. Thursday, July 23, 2020, at 10 a.m., to bate, and S. 3841 be indefinitely post-
(b) APPLICATIONS.— conduct a hearing. poned.
(1) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.—Not later The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
than 180 days after the date of the enactment
The Committee on Foreign Relations objection?
of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a re-
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Without objection, it is so ordered.
quest for proposals from institutions eligible is authorized to meet during the ses-
The bill (S. 3841) was ordered to be
for grants under this section. sion of the Senate on Thursday, July
(2) APPLICATION.—An institution that seeks engrossed for a third reading, was read
23, 2020, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing the third time, and passed, as follows:
the award of a grant under this section shall on nominations.
submit to the Secretary an application S. 3841
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
therefor at such time, in such manner, and Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
accompanied by such information as the Sec- The Committee on the Judiciary is resentatives of the United States of America in
retary may require, including— authorized to meet during the session Congress assembled,
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July 23, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4489
SECTION 1. PROTECTION OF 2020 RECOVERY RE- United States or an order that has been an order to freeze the assets in an account,
BATES. served by a Federal, State, or local child sup- to effect a garnishment against a debtor.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section port enforcement agency, that has been re- ‘‘(vi) LOOKBACK PERIOD.—The term
2201 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is ceived by a financial institution after the ‘lookback period’ means the two month pe-
amended— date that is 10 days after the date of the en- riod that begins on the date preceding the
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and actment of this paragraph and that applies date of account review and ends on the cor-
(3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), and by to an account into which an applicable pay- responding date of the month two months
moving such subparagraphs 2 ems to the ment that has not been encoded as provided earlier, or on the last date of the month two
right, in subparagraph (B) has been deposited elec- months earlier if the corresponding date does
(2) by striking ‘‘REDUCTION OR OFFSET.— tronically or by an applicable payment that not exist.’’.
Any credit’’ and inserting ‘‘REDUCTION, OFF- has been deposited by check on any date in (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments
SET, GARNISHMENT, ETC.— the lookback period, the financial institu- made by this section shall take effect on the
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any credit’’, and tion, upon the request of the account holder, date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) by adding at the end the following new shall treat the amount of the funds in the ac-
paragraphs: count at the time of the request, up to the f
‘‘(2) ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS.— amount of the applicable payment (in addi-
ORDERS FOR MONDAY, JULY 27,
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The right of any person tion to any amounts otherwise protected
to any applicable payment shall not be under part 212 of title 31, Code of Federal 2020
transferable or assignable, at law or in eq- Regulations), as exempt from a garnishment Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I
uity, and no applicable payment shall be sub- order without requiring the consent of the ask unanimous consent that when the
ject to, execution, levy, attachment, gar- party serving the garnishment order or the Senate completes its business today, it
nishment, or other legal process, or the oper- judgment creditor.
adjourn until 4 p.m., Monday, July 27;
ation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law. ‘‘(iii) LIABILITY.—A financial institution
‘‘(B) ENCODING OF PAYMENTS.—As soon as that acts in good faith in reliance on clauses further, that following the prayer and
practicable, but not earlier than 10 days (i) or (ii) shall not be subject to liability or pledge, the morning hour be deemed
after the date of the enactment of this para- regulatory action under any Federal or State expired, the Journal of proceedings be
graph, in the case of an applicable payment law, regulation, court or other order, or reg- approved to date, the time for the two
that is paid electronically by direct deposit ulatory interpretation for actions con- leaders be reserved for their use later
through the Automated Clearing House cerning any applicable payments. in the day, and morning business be
(ACH) network, the Secretary of the Treas- ‘‘(D) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this closed; further, that following leader
ury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall— paragraph—
remarks, the Senate proceed to execu-
‘‘(i) issue the payment using a unique iden- ‘‘(i) ACCOUNT HOLDER.—The term ‘account
tifier that is reasonably sufficient to allow a holder’ means a natural person whose name tive session to resume consideration of
financial institution to identify the payment appears in a financial institution’s records as the Hardy nomination, under the pre-
as an applicable payment, and the direct or beneficial owner of an account. vious order.
‘‘(ii) further encode the payment pursuant ‘‘(ii) ACCOUNT REVIEW.—The term ‘account The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
to the same specifications as required for a review’ means the process of examining de- objection, it is so ordered.
benefit payment defined in section 212.3 of posits in an account to determine if an appli-
title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. cable payment has been deposited into the f
‘‘(C) GARNISHMENT.— account during the lookback period. The fi- ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY,
‘‘(i) ENCODED PAYMENTS.—In the case of a nancial institution shall perform the ac-
JULY 27, 2020, at 4 P.M.
garnishment order received after the date count review following the procedures out-
that is 10 days after the date of the enact- lined in section 212.5 of title 31, Code of Fed- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, if
ment of this paragraph and that applies to eral Regulations and in accordance with the there is no further business to come be-
an account that has received an applicable requirements of section 212.6 of title 31, Code fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con-
payment that is encoded as provided in sub- of Federal Regulations. sent that it stand adjourned under the
paragraph (B), a financial institution shall ‘‘(iii) APPLICABLE PAYMENT.—The term ‘ap-
previous order.
follow the requirements and procedures set plicable payment’ means any payment of
forth in part 212 of title 31, Code of Federal credit or refund by reason of section 6428 of There being no objection, the Senate,
Regulations, except a financial institution the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as so at 5:24 p.m., adjourned until Monday,
shall not, with regard to any applicable pay- added) or by reason of subsection (c) of this July 27, 2020, at 4 p.m.
ment, be required to provide the notice ref- section. f
erenced in sections 212.6 and 212.7 of title 31, ‘‘(iv) GARNISHMENT.—The term ‘garnish-
Code of Federal Regulations. This paragraph ment’ means execution, levy, attachment, CONFIRMATIONS
shall not alter the status of applicable pay- garnishment, or other legal process.
ments as tax refunds or other nonbenefit ‘‘(v) GARNISHMENT ORDER.—The term ‘gar- Executive nominations confirmed by
payments for purpose of any reclamation nishment order’ means a writ, order, notice, the Senate July 23, 2020:
rights of the Department of Treasury or the summons, judgment, levy, or similar written THE JUDICIARY
Internal Revenue Service as per part 210 of instruction issued by a court, a State or GRANT C. JAQUITH, OF NEW YORK, TO BE A JUDGE OF
title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations. State agency, a municipality or municipal THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VET-
‘‘(ii) OTHER PAYMENTS.—If a financial insti- corporation, or a State child support en- ERANS CLAIMS FOR THE TERM OF FIFTEEN YEARS.
SCOTT J. LAURER, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A JUDGE OF THE
tution receives a garnishment order, other forcement agency, including a lien arising by UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS
than an order that has been served by the operation of law for overdue child support or CLAIMS FOR THE TERM OF FIFTEEN YEARS.
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