H. Con. Res. 104 Agreed to February 9, 2018

One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen 

Concurrent Resolution 

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 1892, the Clerk 

of the House of Representatives shall make the following corrections: 

(1) Strike the first section 1 and section 2 immediately 

following the enacting clause and insert the following: 

‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018’’. 

‘‘DIVISION A—HONORING HOMETOWN 

HEROES ACT 

‘‘SECTION 10101. SHORT TITLE. 

‘‘This division may be cited as the ‘Honoring Hometown Heroes 

Act’. 

‘‘SEC. 10102. PERMITTING THE FLAG TO BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF 

IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF A FIRST RESPONDER 

SERVING IN THE LINE OF DUTY. 

‘‘(a) AMENDMENT.—The sixth sentence of section 7(m) of title 

4, United States Code, is amended— 

‘‘(1) by striking ‘or’ after ‘possession of the United States’ 

and inserting a comma; 

‘‘(2) by inserting ‘or the death of a first responder working 

in any State, territory, or possession who dies while serving 

in the line of duty,’ after ‘while serving on active duty,’; 

‘‘(3) by striking ‘and’ after ‘former officials of the District 

of Columbia’ and inserting a comma; and 

‘‘(4) by inserting before the period the following: ‘, and 

first responders working in the District of Columbia’. 

‘‘(b) FIRST RESPONDER DEFINED.—Such subsection is further 

amended— 

‘‘(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘, United States Code; 

and’ and inserting a semicolon; 

‘‘(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting ‘; and’; and 

‘‘(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘ ‘(4) the term ‘‘first responder’’ means a ‘‘public safety 

officer’’ as defined in section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus 

Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284).’. 
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‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall apply with respect to deaths of first responders occurring 

on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.’’. 

(2) Strike section 1 immediately preceding division B. 

(3) In section 30422(b)(4), strike subparagraphs (A) and 

(B) and insert the following: 

‘‘(A) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—For purposes of enabling 

the joint committee to exercise its powers, functions, and 

duties under this subtitle, and consistent with the Standing 

Rules of the Senate, there is authorized from the date 

of enactment of this Act through February 28, 2019, 

$500,000 to be allocated— 

‘‘(i) in total during the period October 1, 2017 

through September 30, 2018; and 

‘‘(ii) any remaining amounts shall be carried forward for the period October 1, 2018 through February 

28, 2019. 

‘‘(B) EXPENSES.—Expenses of the joint committee shall 

be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon 

vouchers approved by the co-chairs, subject to the rules 

and regulations of the Senate.’’. 

(4) In section 30422(b)(4)(I)(i), insert ‘‘, consistent with 

the rules and regulations of the Senate’’ before the period 

at the end. 

(5) Strike section 30423 and insert the following: 

‘‘SEC. 30423. FUNDING. 

‘‘(a) SPECIAL RESERVE.—To enable the joint committee to exercise its powers, functions, and duties under this subtitle, within 

the funds in the account for ‘Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations’ of the Senate, not more than $500,000 shall be allocated 

from the special reserve established in S. Res. 62, agreed to February 28, 2017 (115th Congress), for use by the joint committee. 

‘‘(b) EXPIRATION.—None of the funds made available by this 

section may be available for obligation by the joint committee after 

January 2, 2019. 

‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENTS.—For purposes of the joint 

committee, section 20(b) of S. Res. 62, agreed to February 28, 

2017 (115th Congress), shall not apply.’’. 

(6) In section 30442(b)(4), strike subparagraphs (A) and 

(B) and insert the following: 

‘‘(A) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—For purposes of enabling 

the joint committee to exercise its powers, functions, and 

duties under this subtitle, and consistent with the Standing 

Rules of the Senate, there is authorized from the date 

of enactment of this Act through February 28, 2019, 

$500,000 to be allocated— 

‘‘(i) in total during the period October 1, 2017 

through September 30, 2018; and 

‘‘(ii) any remaining amounts shall be carried forward for the period October 1, 2018 through February 

28, 2019. 

‘‘(B) EXPENSES.—Expenses of the joint committee shall 

be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon 

vouchers approved by the co-chairs, subject to the rules 

and regulations of the Senate.’’. 
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(7) In section 30442(b)(4)(I)(i), insert ‘‘, consistent with 

the rules and regulations of the Senate’’ before the period 

at the end. 

(8) Strike section 30443 and insert the following: 

‘‘SEC. 30443. FUNDING. 

‘‘(a) SPECIAL RESERVE.—To enable the joint committee to exercise its powers, functions, and duties under this subtitle, within 

the funds in the account for ‘Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations’ of the Senate, not more than $500,000 shall be allocated 

from the special reserve established in S. Res. 62, agreed to February 28, 2017 (115th Congress), for use by the joint committee. 

‘‘(b) EXPIRATION.—None of the funds made available by this 

section may be available for obligation by the joint committee after 

January 2, 2019. 

‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENTS.—For purposes of the joint 

committee, section 20(b) of S. Res. 62, agreed to February 28, 

2017 (115th Congress), shall not apply.’’. 

(9) Strike lines 4–8 on page 232 of the amendment and 

replace with the following: 

‘‘(II) a State false claims act, including a State 

false claims act with qui tam provisions, or’’. 

(10) At the end of division G, strike the following: ‘‘.’’. 

‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this Act shall 

apply with respect to deaths of first responders occurring on or 

after the date of the enactment of this Act.’’. 

Attest: 

Clerk of the House of Representatives. 

Attest: 

Secretary of the Senate.