In the Senate of the United States, 

February 9 (legislative day, February 8), 2018. 

Resolved, That the resolution from the House of Representatives (H. Con. Res. 104) entitled ‘‘Concurrent resolution providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 

1892’’, do pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 

following: 

1 That in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 1892, the Clerk of 

2 the House of Representatives shall make the following cor3 rections: 

4 (1) Strike the first section 1 and section 2 imme5 diately following the enacting clause and insert the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

8 ‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bipartisan Budget Act 

9 of 2018’’. 
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1 ‘‘DIVISION A—HONORING 

2 HOMETOWN HEROES ACT 

3 ‘‘SECTION 10101. SHORT TITLE. 

4 ‘‘This division may be cited as the ‘Honoring Home5 town Heroes Act’. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 10102. PERMITTING THE FLAG TO BE FLOWN AT HALF7 STAFF IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF A 

8 FIRST RESPONDER SERVING IN THE LINE OF 

9 DUTY. 

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

11 of title 4, United States Code, is amended— 

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

13 United States’ and inserting a comma; 

14 ‘‘(2) by inserting ‘or the death of a first re15 sponder working in any State, territory, or possession 

16 who dies while serving in the line of duty,’ after 

17 ‘while serving on active duty,’; 

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

19 the District of Columbia’ and inserting a comma; and 

20 ‘‘(4) by inserting before the period the following: 

21 ‘, and first responders working in the District of Co22 lumbia’. 

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

24 further amended— 
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1 ‘‘(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘, United 

2 States Code; and’ and inserting a semicolon; 

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

4 the end and inserting ‘; and’; and 

5 ‘‘(3) by adding at the end the following new 

6 paragraph: 

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

8 safety officer’’ as defined in section 1204 of title I of 

9 the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 

10 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284).’. 

11 ‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

12 this section shall apply with respect to deaths of first re13 sponders occurring on or after the date of the enactment 

14 of this Act.’’. 

15 (2) Strike section 1 immediately preceding divi16 sion B. 

17 (3) In section 30422(b)(4), strike subparagraphs 

18 (A) and (B) and insert the following: 

19 ‘‘(A) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—For purposes 

20 of enabling the joint committee to exercise its 

21 powers, functions, and duties under this subtitle, 

22 and consistent with the Standing Rules of the 

23 Senate, there is authorized from the date of en24 actment of this Act through February 28, 2019, 

25 $500,000 to be allocated— 
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1 ‘‘(i) in total during the period October 

2 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) any remaining amounts shall be 

4 carried forward for the period October 1, 

5 2018 through February 28, 2019. 

6 ‘‘(B) EXPENSES.—Expenses of the joint 

7 committee shall be paid from the contingent fund 

8 of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the co9 chairs, subject to the rules and regulations of the 

10 Senate.’’. 

11 (4) In section 30422(b)(4)(I)(i), insert ‘‘, con12 sistent with the rules and regulations of the Senate’’ 

13 before the period at the end. 

14 (5) Strike section 30423 and insert the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 30423. FUNDING. 

16 ‘‘(a) SPECIAL RESERVE.—To enable the joint com17 mittee to exercise its powers, functions, and duties under 

18 this subtitle, within the funds in the account for ‘Expenses 

19 of Inquiries and Investigations’ of the Senate, not more 

20 than $500,000 shall be allocated from the special reserve 

21 established in S. Res. 62, agreed to February 28, 2017 

22 (115th Congress), for use by the joint committee. 

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

24 by this section may be available for obligation by the joint 

25 committee after January 2, 2019. 
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1 ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENTS.—For purposes of 

2 the joint committee, section 20(b) of S. Res. 62, agreed to 

3 February 28, 2017 (115th Congress), shall not apply.’’. 

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

5 (A) and (B) and insert the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—For purposes 

7 of enabling the joint committee to exercise its 

8 powers, functions, and duties under this subtitle, 

9 and consistent with the Standing Rules of the 

10 Senate, there is authorized from the date of en11 actment of this Act through February 28, 2019, 

12 $500,000 to be allocated— 

13 ‘‘(i) in total during the period October 

14 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) any remaining amounts shall be 

16 carried forward for the period October 1, 

17 2018 through February 28, 2019. 

18 ‘‘(B) EXPENSES.—Expenses of the joint 

19 committee shall be paid from the contingent fund 

20 of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the co21 chairs, subject to the rules and regulations of the 

22 Senate.’’. 

23 (7) In section 30442(b)(4)(I)(i), insert ‘‘, con24 sistent with the rules and regulations of the Senate’’ 

25 before the period at the end. 
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1 (8) Strike section 30443 and insert the following: 

2 ‘‘SEC. 30443. FUNDING. 

3 ‘‘(a) SPECIAL RESERVE.—To enable the joint com4 mittee to exercise its powers, functions, and duties under 

5 this subtitle, within the funds in the account for ‘Expenses 

6 of Inquiries and Investigations’ of the Senate, not more 

7 than $500,000 shall be allocated from the special reserve 

8 established in S. Res. 62, agreed to February 28, 2017 

9 (115th Congress), for use by the joint committee. 

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

11 by this section may be available for obligation by the joint 

12 committee after January 2, 2019. 

13 ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENTS.—For purposes of 

14 the joint committee, section 20(b) of S. Res. 62, agreed to 

15 February 28, 2017 (115th Congress), shall not apply.’’. 

16 (9) Strike lines 4–8 on page 232 of the amend17 ment and replace with the following: 

18 ‘‘(II) a State false claims act, in19 cluding a State false claims act with 

20 qui tam provisions, or’’. 

21 (10) At the end of division G, strike the fol22 lowing: ‘‘.’’. 

23 ‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

24 this Act shall apply with respect to deaths of first respond-
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1 ers occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this 

2 Act.’’. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 104 

AMENDMENT