Congressional Record, Senate — Page S4857, August 4, 2020
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Page S4857 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for August 4, 2020. Wicker submits amendments SA 2543 and SA 2544 to the bill condemning gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, each ordered to lie on the table. Amendment text allows a temporary adjustment of leverage capital requirements for a period of not longer than 12 months, extendable for a period of not longer than 180 days. Another provision covers healthcare facility loan costs, including 1 year of principal and interest payments, 1 year of property taxes and insurance, and transaction costs. Other text says funds to support COVID–19 testing are to be distributed using procedures developed under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
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August 4, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4857
to the method of calculating the generally (C) 1 year of mortgage insurance premiums established for such program; and shall be
applicable leverage capital requirements or for the loans described in subparagraphs (A) subject to the process requirements applica-
other leverage requirement of an insured de- and (B); ble to such program: Provided further, That
pository institution, a depository institution (D) 1 year of monthly deposits to reserve the Secretary may specify a minimum
holding company, or a nonbank financial accounts required by the Secretary for the amount for each eligible entity accepting as-
company supervised by the Board of Gov- loans described in subparagraphs (A) and (B); sistance under the two previous provisos:
ernors for purposes of compliance with this (E) 1 year of property taxes and insurance Provided further, That such amount is des-
section as the appropriate Federal banking for the healthcare facility; and ignated by the Congress as being for an
agency determines necessary to address or (F) transaction costs, including legal fees, emergency requirement pursuant to section
avoid a severe economic stress situation. for the loans described in subparagraphs (A) 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
‘‘(B) DURATION.— and (B). Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
clause (ii), any temporary adjustment made SA 2543. Mr. WICKER submitted an SA 2544. Mr. WICKER submitted an
under subparagraph (A) shall be for a period amendment intended to be proposed by amendment intended to be proposed to
of not longer than 12 months after the date him to the bill S. 178, to condemn gross amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr.
on which the determination is made under
human rights violations of ethnic MCCONNELL to the bill S. 178, to con-
subparagraph (A).
‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL PERIODS.—A temporary Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and call- demn gross human rights violations of
adjustment made under subparagraph (A) ing for an end to arbitrary detention, ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and
may be extended for a period of not longer torture, and harassment of these com- calling for an end to arbitrary deten-
than 180 days after the date on which the pe- munities inside and outside China; tion, torture, and harassment of these
riod described in clause (i) expires to permit which was ordered to lie on the table; communities inside and outside China;
institutions and companies to return to com- as follows: which was ordered to lie on the table;
pliance with the generally applicable lever- as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the fol-
age capital requirements or other leverage
lowing: At the appropriate place, insert the fol-
requirements, if the appropriate Federal
banking agency determines such an exten- TITLE ll— lowing:
sion is necessary.’’. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN TITLE ll—
SEC. ll. HEALTHCARE OPERATING LOSS LOANS. SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY SERVICES
(1) OPERATING LOSS.—The term ‘‘operating PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
loss’’ has the meaning given the term in sec- EMERGENCY FUND PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
tion 223(d) of the National Housing Act (12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Public EMERGENCY FUND
U.S.C. 1715n(d)). Health and Social Services Emergency For an additional amount for ‘‘Public
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ Fund’’, $7,825,000,000, to remain available Health and Social Services Emergency
means the Secretary of Housing and Urban until September 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare Fund’’, $7,825,000,000, to remain available
Development. for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically until September 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare
(b) AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE MORTGAGE
or internationally: Provided, That for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically
INSURANCE.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, in $7,600,000,000 of the funds appropriated under or internationally: Provided, That
addition to the authority provided to insure this paragraph in this Act shall be trans- $7,600,000,000 of the funds appropriated under
operating loss loans under section 223(d) of ferred to ‘‘Health Resources and Services Ad- this paragraph in this Act shall be trans-
the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. ministration—Primary Health Care’’ for ferred to ‘‘Health Resources and Services Ad-
1715n(d)), the Secretary may insure or enter grants, cooperative agreements, and other ministration—Primary Health Care’’ for
into commitments to ensure mortgages necessary expenses under the Health Centers grants, cooperative agreements, and other
under such section 223(d) with respect to Program, as defined by section 330 of the necessary expenses under the Health Centers
healthcare facilities— PHS Act, including funding for alteration, Program, as defined by section 330 of the
(1) insured under section 232 or section 242 renovation, construction, equipment, and PHS Act, including funding for alteration,
of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715w, other capital improvement costs, and includ- renovation, construction, equipment, and
1715z–7); ing funding to support, maintain, or increase other capital improvement costs, and includ-
(2) that were financially sound imme- health center capacity and staffing levels, as ing funding to support, maintain, or increase
diately prior to the President’s March 13, necessary, to meet the needs of areas af- health center capacity and staffing levels, as
2020 Proclamation on Declaring a National fected by coronavirus: Provided further, That necessary, to meet the needs of areas af-
Emergency Concerning the Novel sections 330(r)(2)(B), 330(e)(3), 330(e)(6)(A)(iii), fected by coronavirus: Provided further, That
Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19) Outbreak; and 330(e)(6)(B)(iii) of the PHS Act shall not sections 330(r)(2)(B), 330(e)(3), 330(e)(6)(A)(iii),
(3) that have exhausted all other forms of apply to funds in the preceding proviso: Pro- and 330(e)(6)(B)(iii) of the PHS Act shall not
assistance; and vided further, That funding made available apply to funds in the preceding proviso: Pro-
(4) subject to— under this paragraph in this Act shall not be vided further, That funding made available
(A) the limitation for new commitments to subject to requirements under the National under this paragraph in this Act shall not be
guarantee loans insured under the General Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or the Na- subject to requirements under the National
and Special Risk Insurance Funds under the tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966: Pro- Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or the Na-
heading ‘‘General and Special Risk Program vided further, That for the purposes of any tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966: Pro-
Account’’ for fiscal years 2020 and 2021; and funding provided for fiscal year 2020 for the vided further, That for the purposes of any
(B) the underwriting parameters and other Health Centers Program pursuant to section funding provided for fiscal year 2020 for the
terms and conditions that the Secretary de- 330 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 254b), maintain- Health Centers Program pursuant to section
termines appropriate through guidance. ing current health center capacity and staff- 330 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 254b), maintain-
(c) AMOUNT OF LOAN.—After all other real- ing levels during a public health emergency ing current health center capacity and staff-
ized or reasonably anticipated assistance (in- as a result of the coronavirus and any re- ing levels during a public health emergency
cluding reimbursements, loans, or other pay- newal of such declaration pursuant to such as a result of the coronavirus and any re-
ments from other Federal sources) are taken section 319 shall be deemed a cost of preven- newal of such declaration pursuant to such
into account, a loan insured under sub- tion, diagnosis, and treatment of section 319 shall be deemed a cost of preven-
section (b) shall be in an amount not exceed- coronavirus: Provided further, That of the tion, diagnosis, and treatment of
ing the lesser of— amount appropriated under this paragraph in coronavirus: Provided further, That of the
(1) the temporary losses or additional ex- this Act, $225,000,000 shall be for grants or amount appropriated under this paragraph in
penses incurred or expected to be incurred by other mechanisms, to rural health clinics as this Act, $225,000,000 shall be for grants or
the healthcare facility as a result of the im- defined in section 1861(aa)(2) of the Social other mechanisms, to rural health clinics as
pact of the circumstances giving rise to the Security Act with such funds also available defined in section 1861(aa)(2) of the Social
President’s March 13, 2020 Proclamation on to such entities for building or construction Security Act with such funds also available
Declaring a National Emergency Concerning of temporary structures, leasing of prop- to such entities for building or construction
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19) erties, and retrofitting facilities as nec- of temporary structures, leasing of prop-
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Outbreak; or essary to support COVID–19 testing: Provided erties, and retrofitting facilities as nec-
(2) the amount expected to be needed to further, That such funds shall be distributed essary to support COVID–19 testing: Provided
cover the sum of— using the procedures developed for the Pro- further, That such funds shall be distributed
(A) 1 year of principal and interest pay- vider Relief Fund authorized under the third using the procedures developed for the Pro-
ments for the existing loans of the paragraph under this heading in division B of vider Relief Fund authorized under the third
healthcare facility insured by the Secretary; the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic paragraph under this heading in division B of
(B) 1 year of principal and interest pay- Security Act (Public Law 116–136); may be the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
ments for the loan pursuant to this section; distributed using contracts or agreements Security Act (Public Law 116–136); may be
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