Congressional Record — Senate, S5313 (August 6, 2020)
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Page S5313 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for August 6, 2020. It prints amendment SA 2621, which Blunt submitted for himself, Cramer and Daines. Section 3 of the text is the Sustaining Tourism Enterprises During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act, or STEP Act. The text provides grants to eligible entities for tourism marketing and promotion, cleaning and sanitary costs, and salaries and expenses, and of the amounts made available $2,000,000,000 is for expedited grants to offset revenue losses. The page also prints a report on preparing fishery management for the impacts of climate change and notice of SA 2623, submitted by Grassley.
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August 6, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5313
(b)(1)(C), due to large scale drift net fishing, (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may
the Secretary shall certify that fact to the made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if use the funds from a grant under this sec-
President. Such certification shall be included in the enactment of the Relief for tion—
deemed to be a certification for the purposes Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (con- ‘‘(A) to pay costs associated with tourism
of section 8(a) of the Fishermen’s Protective tained in subtitle A of title II of division A marketing and promotion activities nec-
Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1978(a)).’’. of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136)). essary to assist with economic recovery from
(c) REPORT ON EFFORTS TO PREPARE AND lost revenue due to COVID–19, including to
ADAPT UNITED STATES FISHERY MANAGEMENT SA 2621. Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. purchase advertisements from local media
FOR THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.— CRAMER, Mr. DAINES, and Mr. SUL- outlets, including on radio and television
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years broadcast stations and in newspapers, for the
LIVAN) submitted an amendment in-
after the date of enactment of this title, the purpose of marketing, public awareness, or
Comptroller General of the United States tended to be proposed to amendment
information campaigns relating to local
shall submit a report to Congress examining SA 2499 proposed by Mr. MCCONNELL to tourism;
efforts by the Regional Fishery Management the bill S. 178, to condemn gross human ‘‘(B) to pay costs to promote economic re-
Councils, the Atlantic States Marine Fish- rights violations of ethnic Turkic Mus- covery in communities impacted by a decline
eries Commission, and the National Marine lims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end in travel, tourism, and events revenue as a
Fisheries Service to prepare and adapt to the to arbitrary detention, torture, and result of COVID–19, including through the
impacts of climate change. harassment of these communities in- provision of information on the safety and
(2) CONTENTS OF STUDY.—The report re- security of sites for traveler or attendee
side and outside China; which was or-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include— awareness;
(A) an examination of current or previous dered to lie on the table; as follows: ‘‘(C) to pay cleaning and sanitary costs, in-
efforts (including the 2016 GAO Report on At the end, add the following: cluding physical modifications, associated
Federal Fisheries Management ), and wheth- SEC. 3. SUSTAINING TOURISM ENTERPRISES with precautions to provide for safe worker,
er those efforts have resulted in changes to DURING THE COVID–19 PANDEMIC. traveler, or event environments; and
management, by the Regional Fishery Man- (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be ‘‘(D) to pay the costs of salaries and ex-
agement Councils, the Atlantic States Ma- cited as the ‘‘Sustaining Tourism Enter- penses associated with the operations of the
rine Fisheries Commission, and the National prises During the COVID–19 Pandemic Act’’ eligible entity with respect to activities de-
Marine Fisheries Service to prepare and or the ‘‘STEP Act’’. scribed in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).
adapt Federal and jointly managed fisheries (b) TOURISM AND EVENTS SUPPORT AND PRO- ‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—Funds from a grant
for the impacts of climate change; MOTION.—Title II of the Public Works and under this section may not be used for ac-
(B) an examination of any guidance issued Economic Development Act of 1965 is amend- tivities related to or for purposes of lobbying
to the Regional Fishery Management Coun- ed by inserting after section 207 (42 U.S.C. any governmental entity.
cils by the National Marine Fisheries Serv- 3147) the following: ‘‘(f) DISTRIBUTION.—Of the amounts made
ice to prepare and adapt Federal fishery ‘‘SEC. 208. TOURISM AND EVENTS SUPPORT AND available to carry out this section—
management for the impacts of climate PROMOTION. ‘‘(1) $2,000,000,000 shall be for expedited
change and whether and how that guidance ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days grants to eligible entities to offset revenue
has been utilized; after the date of enactment of the Sus- losses due to the economic impact of COVID–
(C) identification of and recommendations taining Tourism Enterprises During the 19; and
for how best to address the most significant COVID–19 Pandemic Act, the Secretary shall ‘‘(2) any remaining amounts shall be for
economic, social, ecological, or other knowl- provide grants to eligible entities— grants for activities described in subpara-
edge gaps, as well as key funding gaps, that ‘‘(1) to assist with loss of revenue due to graphs (A) through (D) of subsection (e)(1).
would increase the ability of the Regional the economic impact of the Coronavirus Dis- ‘‘(g) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANT.—An eli-
Fishery Management Councils, the Atlantic ease 2019 (COVID–19); and gible entity may not receive a grant under
States Marine Fisheries Commission, or the ‘‘(2) to promote economic recovery in com- this section in an amount that is—
munities affected by a decline in tourism ‘‘(1) in the case of a grant under subsection
National Marine Fisheries Service to prepare
and events due to COVID–19. (f)(1), more than 80 percent of the loss in rev-
and adapt fishery management for the im-
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible enue experienced by the eligible entity dur-
pacts of climate change;
to receive a grant under this section is an ing the period beginning March 1, 2020, and
(D) recommendations for how the Regional
entity that performs tourism promotion re- ending on the date of submission of the ap-
Fishery Management Councils, the Atlantic
sponsibilities, hosts, organizes, owns, oper- plication, as compared to the same period in
States Marine Fisheries Commission, and
ates, or staffs an event venue, a convention, 2019; and
the National Marine Fisheries Service can
or a trade show, or provides services as a ‘‘(2) in the case of a grant under subsection
better adapt fishery management and pre-
concessionaire to events and tourism loca- (f)(2), more than 80 percent of the revenue of
pare associated fishing industries and de-
tions, including— the eligible entity during calendar year 2019.
pendent communities for the impacts of cli- ‘‘(h) LIMITATION.—
mate change; and ‘‘(1) a State tourism board or department;
‘‘(2) a political subdivision or instrumen- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 15 percent
(E) recommendations for how to enhance of the amounts made available to carry out
the capacity of the National Marine Fish- tality of a State or local government;
‘‘(3) a unit of local government, including a this section may be used to provide grants to
eries Service to monitor climate-related eligible entities that are private businesses.
changes to fisheries and marine ecosystems, county government;
‘‘(4) a Tribal government; ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give
to understand the mechanisms of change, to priority for the amounts under paragraph (1)
evaluate risks and priorities, to provide fore- ‘‘(5) a multijurisdictional or regional
group; to private businesses that are small business
casts and projections of future conditions, to concerns (within the meaning of section 3 of
communicate scientific advice, and to better ‘‘(6) a nonprofit organization described in
section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)).
manage fisheries under changing conditions ‘‘(i) NO CEDS REQUIRED.—To receive a
due to climate change. of 1986 and exempt from taxation under sec-
grant under this section, an eligible entity
tion 501(a) of that Code;
shall not be required to have a comprehen-
SA 2620. Mr. LANKFORD submitted ‘‘(7) a quasi-governmental organization; sive economic development strategy.
an amendment intended to be proposed and ‘‘(j) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive, or
to amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. ‘‘(8) a private business. specify alternative requirements for, any
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive provision of any statute or regulation that
MCCONNELL to the bill S. 178, to con-
a grant under this section, an eligible entity the Secretary administers in connection
demn gross human rights violations of shall submit to the Secretary an application
ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and with a grant under this section if the Sec-
at such time, in such manner, and con- retary determines that any such waivers or
calling for an end to arbitrary deten- taining such information as the Secretary alternative requirements are necessary to
tion, torture, and harassment of these may require. expedite or facilitate the use of the amounts
communities inside and outside China; ‘‘(d) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall se- made available under this section.
which was ordered to lie on the table; lect eligible entities to receive grants under ‘‘(k) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding
as follows: this section based on factors to be deter- section 204, the Federal share of the cost of
At the appropriate place, insert the fol- mined by the Secretary, using the best avail- an activity carried out with a grant under
able data, including economic impact infor- this section shall be 100 percent.
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SEC. ll. SUPPLEMENTAL EMERGENCY UNEM- mation provided by applicants, such as infor- ‘‘(l) ADMINISTRATION.—
PLOYMENT RELIEF FOR GOVERN- mation on job losses faced by the eligible en- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 2 percent
MENTAL ENTITIES AND NONPROFIT tity or within the industry of the eligible en- of the amounts made available to carry out
ORGANIZATIONS. tity, to address the economic recovery needs this section may be used for the administra-
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 903(i)(1)(B) of the in areas impacted by the decline in travel, tive costs of carrying out this section.
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(B)) is tourism, and events activities, and the asso- ‘‘(2) STAFFING.—
amended by striking ‘‘one-half’’ and insert- ciated revenues, due to COVID–19. ‘‘(A) TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT.—The Sec-
ing ‘‘100 percent’’. ‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.— retary may appoint and fix the compensation
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S5314 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 6, 2020
of such temporary personnel as may be nec- (b) TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT CONTRIBU- to amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr.
essary to carry out this section, without re- TION.—Section 1844 of the Social Security MCCONNELL to the bill S. 178, to con-
gard to the provisions of title 5, United Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w) is amended— demn gross human rights violations of
States Code, governing appointments in (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end
ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and
competitive service. the following new sentence: ‘‘In applying
‘‘(B) PERMANENT APPOINTMENT.— paragraph (1), the amounts transferred under calling for an end to arbitrary deten-
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an indi- subsection (e)(1) with respect to enrollees de- tion, torture, and harassment of these
vidual appointed as temporary personnel scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such communities inside and outside China;
under subparagraph (A) who has served con- subsection shall be treated as premiums pay- which was ordered to lie on the table;
tinuously for not less than 2 years, the Sec- able and deposited in the Trust Fund under as follows:
retary may appoint that individual to a posi- subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, of At the appropriate place, insert the fol-
tion in the Economic Development Adminis- paragraph (1).’’; and lowing:
tration in the same manner that competitive (2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e)(1) For 2021, there shall be transferred TITLE ll—SUPPORTING PATIENTS, PRO-
service employees with competitive status
from the General Fund to the Trust Fund an VIDERS, OLDER AMERICANS, AND FOS-
are considered for transfer, reassignment, or
amount, as estimated by the Chief Actuary TER YOUTH IN RESPONDING TO COVID–
promotion to such positions.
of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serv- 19
‘‘(ii) TREATMENT.—An individual appointed
to a position under clause (i) shall become a ices, equal to the reduction in aggregate pre- Subtitle A—Promoting Access to Care and
career-conditional employee, unless the em- miums payable under this part for a month Services
ployee has already completed the service re- in such year (excluding any changes in SEC. l01. MAINTAINING 2021 MEDICARE PART B
quirements for career tenure. amounts collected under section 1839(i)) that PREMIUM AND DEDUCTIBLE AT 2020
‘‘(3) INVESTIGATIONS AND AUDITS.—The Sec- are attributable to the application of section LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH ACTU-
ARIALLY FAIR RATES.
retary shall use $3,000,000 of the amounts 1839(a)(7) with respect to—
made available to carry out this section to ‘‘(A) enrollees age 65 and over; and (a) 2021 PREMIUM AND DEDUCTIBLE AND RE-
‘‘(B) enrollees under age 65. PAYMENT THROUGH FUTURE PREMIUMS.—Sec-
carry out investigations and audits related
to the provision of grants under this section. Such amounts shall be transferred from time tion 1839(a) of the Social Security Act (42
to time as appropriate. U.S.C. 1395r(a)) is amended—
‘‘(m) FUNDING.—
‘‘(2) Premium increases affected under sec- (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1),
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
tion 1839(a)(6) shall not be taken into ac- by striking ‘‘(5) and (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘(5),
There is authorized to be appropriated to the
count in applying subsection (a). (6), and (7)’’;
Secretary to carry out this section
‘‘(3) There shall be transferred from the (2) in paragraph (6)(C)—
$10,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
Trust Fund to the General Fund of the (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘section
tember 30, 2022.
Treasury amounts equivalent to the addi- 1844(d)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (d)(1)
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—Notwith-
tional premiums payable as a result of the and (e)(1) of section 1844’’; and
standing any other provision of law, the Sec-
application of section 1839(a)(6), excluding (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘paragraph
retary may use any amounts made available
the aggregate payments attributable to the (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (5) and (7)’’;
to the Secretary under the heading ‘ECO-
application of section 1839(i)(3)(A)(ii)(II).’’. and
NOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
(c) ADDITIONAL TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT (3) by adding at the end the following:
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)’ under the
CONTRIBUTION.—Section 1844 of the Social Se- ‘‘(7) In applying this part (including sub-
heading ‘ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINIS- curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w), as amended by section (i) and section 1833(b)), the monthly
TRATION’ under the heading ‘DEPARTMENT
subsection (b)(2), is amended by adding at actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over
OF COMMERCE’ in title II of division B of the end the following: for 2021 shall be the same as the monthly ac-
the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) that are ‘‘(f)(1) There shall be transferred from the tuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over for
unobligated as of the date of enactment of General Fund of the Treasury to the Trust 2020.’’.
the Sustaining Tourism Enterprises During Fund an amount, as estimated by the Chief (b) TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT CONTRIBU-
the COVID–19 Pandemic Act to provide Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Med- TION.—Section 1844 of the Social Security
grants under this section.’’. icaid Services, equal to amounts paid under Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w) is amended—
the advance payment program under section (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end
SA 2622. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted 421.214 of title 42, Code of Federal Regula- the following new sentence: ‘‘In applying
an amendment intended to be proposed tions (or any successor regulation) during paragraph (1), the amounts transferred under
to amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. the period beginning on March 28, 2020, and subsection (e)(1) with respect to enrollees de-
MCCONNELL to the bill S. 178, to con- ending on July 9, 2020. scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such
‘‘(2) There shall be transferred from the subsection shall be treated as premiums pay-
demn gross human rights violations of Trust Fund to the General Fund of the able and deposited in the Trust Fund under
ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and Treasury amounts equivalent to the sum of— subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, of
calling for an end to arbitrary deten- ‘‘(A) the amounts by which claims have paragraph (1).’’; and
tion, torture, and harassment of these offset (in whole or in part) the amount of (2) by adding at the end the following:
communities inside and outside China; such advance payments described in para- ‘‘(e)(1) For 2021, there shall be transferred
which was ordered to lie on the table; graph (1); and from the General Fund to the Trust Fund an
as follows: ‘‘(B) the amount of such advance payments amount, as estimated by the Chief Actuary
that has been repaid (in whole or in part), of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serv-
At the appropriate place, insert the fol- under the advance payment program under ices, equal to the reduction in aggregate pre-
lowing: such section 421.214 (or any such successor miums payable under this part for a month
SEC. ll. MAINTAINING 2021 MEDICARE PART B regulation). in such year (excluding any changes in
PREMIUM AND DEDUCTIBLE AT 2020 ‘‘(3) Amounts described in paragraphs (1) amounts collected under section 1839(i)) that
LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH ACTU- and (2) shall be transferred from time to
ARIALLY FAIR RATES.
are attributable to the application of section
time as appropriate.’’. 1839(a)(7) with respect to—
(a) 2021 PREMIUM AND DEDUCTIBLE AND RE- (d) INDENTATION CORRECTION.—Section ‘‘(A) enrollees age 65 and over; and
PAYMENT THROUGH FUTURE PREMIUMS.—Sec- 1839(i)(3)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 ‘‘(B) enrollees under age 65.
tion 1839(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(i)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by mov- Such amounts shall be transferred from time
U.S.C. 1395r(a)) is amended— ing the indentation of subclause (I) two ems to time as appropriate.
(1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), to the right. ‘‘(2) Premium increases affected under sec-
by striking ‘‘(5) and (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘(5), (e) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.— tion 1839(a)(6) shall not be taken into ac-
(6), and (7)’’; (1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided by count in applying subsection (a).
(2) in paragraph (6)(C)— this section and the amendments made by ‘‘(3) There shall be transferred from the
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘section this section are designated as an emergency Trust Fund to the General Fund of the
1844(d)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (d)(1) requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Treasury amounts equivalent to the addi-
and (e)(1) of section 1844’’; and Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 tional premiums payable as a result of the
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘paragraph U.S.C. 933(g)). application of section 1839(a)(6), excluding
(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (5) and (7)’’; (2) DESIGNATION IN SENATE.—In the Senate, the aggregate payments attributable to the
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and this section and the amendments made by application of section 1839(i)(3)(A)(ii)(II).’’.
(3) by adding at the end the following: this section are designated as an emergency (c) ADDITIONAL TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT
‘‘(7) In applying this part (including sub- requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. CONTRIBUTION.—Section 1844 of the Social Se-
section (i) and section 1833(b)), the monthly Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w), as amended by
actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. subsection (b)(2), is amended by adding at
for 2021 shall be the same as the monthly ac- the end the following:
tuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over for SA 2623. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted ‘‘(f)(1) There shall be transferred from the
2020.’’. an amendment intended to be proposed General Fund of the Treasury to the Trust
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