Congressional Record, Senate - August 5, 2020, S4959
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This is page S4959 of the Congressional Record, Senate, August 5, 2020, with interleaved columns. It prints SA 2589, submitted by Ms. Ernst as an amendment to amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. McConnell, which makes supplemental appropriations for Department of Justice programs, including $385,000,000 for Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs and $225,000,000 of that for grants to combat violence against women. The page also prints parts of other proposals, including a payroll tax holiday setting the rate of tax at 0 percent through December 31, 2020 for employees employed on or before September 1, 2020. It also lists allowable expenses for a grant program, with unused grant amounts after December 31, 2020 converted to a loan at an interest rate of 1 percent with a 10-year maturity.
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August 5, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4959
(ii) Payments of principal or interest on SA 2589. Ms. ERNST submitted an tax holiday period, the rate of tax under
any mortgage obligation. amendment intended to be proposed to 3101(a) of such Code shall be 0 percent (in-
(iii) Rent payments, including rent under a amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. cluding for purposes of determining the ap-
lease agreement. plicable percentage under sections 3201(a)
MCCONNELL to the bill S. 178, to con-
(iv) Utilities. and 3211(a)(1) of such Code),
(v) Maintenance expenses, including— demn gross human rights violations of (2) with respect to remuneration paid to a
(I) construction to accommodate outdoor ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and qualified employee during the payroll tax
seating; and calling for an end to arbitrary deten- holiday period, the rate of tax under section
(II) walls, floors, deck surfaces, furniture, tion, torture, and harassment of these 3111(a) of such Code shall be 0 percent (in-
fixtures, and equipment. communities inside and outside China; cluding for purposes of determining the ap-
(vi) Supplies, including protective equip- which was ordered to lie on the table; plicable percentage under section 3221(a) of
ment and cleaning materials, as required by as follows: such Code), and
applicable public health departments. (3) with respect to any portion of a taxable
At the appropriate place, insert the fol- year which is in the payroll tax holiday pe-
(vii) Food and beverage expenses that are
lowing: riod, the rate of tax under section 1401(a) of
within the scope of the normal business prac-
SEC. lll. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be 0
tice of the eligible entity before the covered FOR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PRO-
period. percent.
GRAMS.
(viii) Debt obligations to suppliers that (b) QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE.— The term
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is appro- ‘‘qualified employee’’ means, with respect to
were incurred before the covered period. priated, out of any money in the Treasury
(ix) Operational expenses. remuneration received from or paid by an
not otherwise appropriated, to remain avail- employer during the payroll tax holiday pe-
(x) Any other expenses that the Secretary able until September 30, 2021, an additional
determines to be essential to maintaining riod, an employee who was employed by such
amount for ‘‘Department of Justice, State employer on or before September 1, 2020.
the eligible entity. and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Of-
(B) RETURNING FUNDS.—If an eligible entity (c) PAYROLL TAX HOLIDAY PERIOD.—The
fice on Violence Against Women, Violence term ‘‘payroll tax holiday period’’ means the
that receives a grant under this subsection Against Women Prevention and Prosecution
permanently ceases operations on or before period beginning on the date of the enact-
Programs’’, $385,000,000, of which— ment of this Act and ending on December 31,
December 31, 2020, the eligible entity shall (1) $225,000,000 is for grants to combat vio-
return to the Treasury any funds that the el- 2020.
lence against women, as authorized by part (d) COORDINATION WITH DELAY OF PAYMENT
igible entity did not use for the allowable ex- T of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe OF EMPLOYER PAYROLL TAXES.—Section
penses under subparagraph (A). Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.), 2302(d)(2) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-
(C) CONVERSION TO LOAN.—Any grant provided that such amounts are used to 136) is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2021’’
amounts received by an eligible entity under allow for flexible funding for victim service and inserting ‘‘the date of the enactment of
this subsection that are unused after Decem- providers; the Coronavirus Relief Fair Unemployment
ber 31, 2020 shall be immediately converted (2) $40,000,000 is for transitional housing as- Compensation Act of 2020’’.
to a loan with— sistance grants for victims of domestic vio- (e) EMPLOYER NOTIFICATION.—The Sec-
(i) an interest rate of 1 percent; and lence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual as- retary of the Treasury shall notify employ-
(ii) a maturity date of 10 years. sault as authorized by section 40299 of the ers of the payroll tax holiday period in any
(7) TAXABILITY.—For purposes of the Inter- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement manner the Secretary deems appropriate.
nal Revenue Code of 1986— Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322); (f) TRANSFERS OF FUNDS, ETC.—
(A) the amount of a grant awarded to an el- (3) $100,000,000 is for sexual assault victims (1) TRANSFERS TO FEDERAL OLD-AGE AND
igible entity under this subsection shall be assistance as authorized by section 41601 of SURVIVORS INSURANCE TRUST FUND.—There
excluded from the gross income of the eligi- the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce- are hereby appropriated to the Federal Old-
ble entity; ment Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322); Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and
(B) no deduction shall be denied or re- (4) $10,000,000 is for grants for outreach and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund
duced, no tax attribute shall be reduced, and services to underserved populations as au- established under section 201 of the Social
no basis increase shall be denied, by reason thorized by section 120 of the Violence Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401) and the Social
of the exclusion from gross income provided Against Women and Department of Justice Security Equivalent Benefit Account estab-
by subparagraph (A); and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– lished under section 15A(a) of the Railroad
(C) an eligible entity that receives a grant 162); and Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n–1(a))
under this subsection shall not be eligible for (5) $10,000,000 is for rural domestic violence amounts equal to the reduction in revenues
the credit described in section 2301 of the and child abuse enforcement assistance to the Treasury by reason of this section
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136). grants, as authorized by section 40295 of the (without regard to this paragraph). Amounts
(8) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 15 days Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement appropriated by the preceding sentence shall
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322). be transferred from the general fund at such
Secretary shall issue regulations to carry (b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.— times and in such manner as to replicate to
out this subsection without regard to the no- (1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided the extent possible the transfers which
tice and comment requirements under sec- under this section are designated as an emer- would have occurred to such Trust Fund or
tion 553 of title 5, United States Code. gency requirement pursuant to section 204(g) Account had this section not been enacted.
(9) APPROPRIATIONS FOR STAFFING AND AD- of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2) COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL
MINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). LAWS.—For purposes of applying any provi-
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is appropriated to (2) DESIGNATION IN SENATE.—In the Senate, sion of Federal law other than the provisions
the Secretary, out of amounts in the Treas- this section is designated as an emergency of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the rate
ury not otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000, requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. of tax in effect under section 3101(a) of such
to remain available until December 31, 2020, Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent Code shall be determined without regard to
for staffing and administrative expenses re- resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. the reduction in such rate under this section.
lated to administering grants awarded under
this subsection. SA 2590. Mr. SCOTT of Florida sub- SA 2591. Mr. SCOTT of Florida sub-
(B) SET ASIDE.—Of amounts appropriated mitted an amendment intended to be mitted an amendment intended to be
under subparagraph (A), $60,000,000 shall be proposed to amendment SA 2499 pro- proposed to amendment SA 2499 pro-
allocated for outreach to traditionally posed by Mr. MCCONNELL to the bill S. posed by Mr. MCCONNELL to the bill S.
marginalized and underrepresented commu- 178, to condemn gross human rights 178, to condemn gross human rights
nities, with a focus on women, veteran, and violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in
minority-owned and operated eligible enti-
violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in
ties, including the creation of a resource cen-
Xinjiang, and calling for an end to ar- Xinjiang, and calling for an end to ar-
ter targeted toward these communities. bitrary detention, torture, and harass- bitrary detention, torture, and harass-
ment of these communities inside and ment of these communities inside and
(e) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—
outside China; which was ordered to lie outside China; which was ordered to lie
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided by
this section are designated as an emergency on the table; as follows: on the table; as follows:
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requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the At the appropriate place, insert the fol- At the appropriate place, insert the fol-
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 lowing: lowing:
U.S.C. 933(g)). SEC. ll. TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE AND EM- SEC. lll. EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF
(2) DESIGNATION IN SENATE.—In the Senate, PLOYER PAYROLL TAX CUT. BONUS DEPRECIATION.
this section is designated as an emergency (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 168(k) of the In-
requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. other provision of law— ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent (1) with respect to remuneration received (1) in paragraph (2)—
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. by a qualified employee during the payroll (A) in subparagraph (A)—
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