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Eliminate the Commission to Nowhere Act of 2018

To terminate the Denali Commission, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminate the Commission to Nowhere Act of 2018 2. Termination of Denali Commission (a) Termination The Denali Commission is terminated. (b) Transfers The authority of any Federal department or agency to transfer funds to the Denali Commission shall cease to be effective. (c) Repeals (1) The Denali Commission Act of 1998 ( 42 U.S.C. 3121 (2) Section 329(b) of division A of Public Law 105–277 (d) Conclusion of business The Secretary of Commerce shall take such actions as may be necessary and appropriate to conclude the outstanding affairs of the Denali Commission, including dispositions of personnel, assets, and obligations. (e) Limitation on statutory construction This section may not be construed to prevent the expenditure of any funds received before the effective date of this Act. Such funds shall be subject to the laws and regulations that would have applied to the funds if this section had not been enacted. 3. Effective date This Act shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Eliminate the Commission to Nowhere Act of 2018 This bill terminates the Denali Commission. The commission is an&nbsp;independent federal&nbsp;agency designed to provide critical utilities, infrastructure, and economic support throughout Alaska.
Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management, Treatment, and Recovery Act of 2018


Summary: Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management, Treatment, and Recovery Act of 2018 This bill establishes several requirements for the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS), and alters requirements under Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA), related to pain management and opioid use. Among other requirements, the CMS must review payments under Medicare for opioid and non-opioid pain management procedures, specifically with respect to ambulatory outpatient surgical procedures and hospital outpatient department services. The CMS must ensure that there are no payment incentives for using opioids instead of non-opioid alternatives and must make revisions accordingly. The bill also requires payment under Medicare to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics that have health care practitioners who are newly certified to provide medication-assisted treatment (e.g., buprenorphine). The bill also authorizes the suspension of payments to a pharmacy under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and MA prescription drug plans pending the investigation of a credible allegation of fraud by the pharmacy.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 362 North Ross Street in Beaverton, Michigan, as the "Colonel Alfred Asch Post Office".


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 362 North Ross Street in Beaverton, Michigan, as the "Colonel Alfred Asch Post Office."
United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2017


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2017&nbsp; (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a grant program to support cybersecurity research and development, and the demonstration and commercialization of cybersecurity technology, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the State of Israel on Cooperation in Science and Technology for Homeland Security Matters, dated May 29, 2008, or a successor agreement. Grants may be awarded for social science research and technology intended to identify, protect against, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity threats. To be eligible for a grant, a project must be a joint venture between: (1) for-profit, nonprofit, or academic entities (including U.S. national laboratories) in the United States and Israel; or (2) the governments of the United States and Israel. Grants shall be awarded only for projects considered unclassified by both the United States and Israel. DHS must require cost sharing of at least 50% from nonfederal sources for grant activities, but it may reduce the nonfederal percentage if necessary on a case-by-case basis. DHS must establish an advisory board to monitor the impartial scientific and technical merit method by which grants are awarded and provide periodic reviews of the actions taken to carry out the program. The grant program terminates seven years after this bill's enactment.
To rename a waterway in the State of New York as the "Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel".

To rename a waterway in the State of New York as the Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel 1. Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel (a) In general The waterway in the State of New York designated as the Negro Bar Channel Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the waterway referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel

Summary: This bill redesignates the waterway in New York State known as the Negro Bar Channel as the &quot;Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel.&quot;
GAAME Act of 2018

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand access to school-wide arts and music programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education Act of 2018 GAAME Act of 2018 2. School-wide access to arts education Section 1114(b)(7)(A)(iii) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6314(b)(7)(A)(iii) (1) in subclauses (IV) and (V), by striking ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (VI) sequential, standards-based arts education taught by certified arts educators (as defined by the State) and community arts providers to meet the challenging academic standards; and . 3. School-wide access to music education Section 1114(b)(7)(A)(iii) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6314(b)(7)(A)(iii) (VII) sequential, standards-based music education that is aligned to challenging state academic standards and is taught by certified music educators (as defined by the State); and . 4. Targeted assistance schools for arts education Section 1115(b)(2)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6315(b)(2)(A) well-rounded education; well rounded education, such as— (i) programmatic assistance for students to participate in arts programs that address their academic needs (including support for certified arts educators (as defined by the State), arts educator professional development, supplies, and other expenses associated with instruction in the arts); and . 5. Targeted assistance schools for music education Section 1115(b)(2)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6315(b)(2)(A) (ii) programmatic assistance for students to participate in music programs that address their academic needs (including support for certified music educators, music educator professional development, instruments, sheet music, and other expenses associated with music instruction); .

Summary: Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education Act of 2018 or the GAAME Act of 2018 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to&nbsp;specify that Title I funds (which support the instructional needs of students from low-income families) may be used for&nbsp;arts and music programs.
ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for ambulatory surgical center representation during the review of hospital outpatient payment rates under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Transparency Act of 2018 ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018 2. Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment Representation (a) ASC representative The second sentence of section 1833(t)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(9)(A) and at least one ambulatory surgical center representative an appropriate selection of representatives of providers (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to advisory panels consulted on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 3. Reasons for excluding additional procedures from ASC approved list Section 1833(i)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(i)(1) In updating such lists for application in years beginning with the second year beginning after the date of the enactment of this sentence, for each procedure that was not proposed to be included in such lists in the proposed rule with respect to such lists and that was subsequently requested to be included in such lists during the public comment period with respect to such proposed rule and that is not included in the final rule updating such lists, the Secretary shall cite in such final rule the specific criteria in paragraph (b) or (c) of section 416.166 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), based on which the procedure was excluded. If paragraph (b) of such section is cited for exclusion of a procedure, the Secretary shall identify the peer reviewed research, if any, or the evidence upon which such determination is based. The Secretary may not use or cite section 416.166(c)(7) of such title (or any successor regulation) as criteria or a basis for exclusion of a procedure from such lists. July 17, 2018 Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means July 17, 2018 Committee on Energy and Commerce

Summary: Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Transparency Act of 2018 or ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the expert outside advisory panel that reviews the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services to include at least one ambulatory surgical center representative. (Sec. 3) The bill also requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to specify the criteria used to exclude certain procedures from the list of covered surgical procedures that may be performed in an ambulatory surgical center under Medicare.
Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2018

To authorize a joint action plan and report on drug waste. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2018 2. Joint action plan and report on drug waste (a) Joint action plan The Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall develop a joint action plan, in consultation with stakeholders such as health care providers and patient advocates (including relevant Federal advisory committees), that— (1) utilizes data from Medicare claims on how much of a single-use drug was not administered, comparing single-use vial sizes in other settings such as to other countries’ health care systems, and through analysis during the drug approval process of alternative vial size safety and efficacy, to reduce drug waste and better manage costs; (2) includes quantifiable metrics and specific timelines to adopt different vial sizes in addition to those currently approved and marketed in the United States in order to significantly reduce the amount of drug discards, or waste, from single-use vials; and (3) includes options for how to better manage costs, including new technologies related to capture and storage, while ensuring patient access. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress the joint action plan described in subsection (a) and a report containing options for any legislative action needed to reduce drug waste and better manage costs.

Summary: Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2018 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to develop an action plan to address drug waste and related costs.
Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding the prices for certain drugs and biologicals. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018 2. Prohibition on limiting certain information on drug prices (a) In general Section 1860D–4 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–104 (m) Prohibition on limiting certain information on drug prices A PDP sponsor and a Medicare Advantage organization shall ensure that— (1) any health benefits plan offered by the sponsor or organization, including a prescription drug plan and an MA–PD plan, does not restrict a pharmacy that dispenses a prescription drug or biological from informing (or penalize such pharmacy for informing) an enrollee of any differential between the price of the drug or biological to the enrollee under the plan and the price the individual would pay for the drug or biological if the enrollee obtained the drug without using any health insurance coverage; and (2) any entity that provides pharmacy benefits management services under a contract with any health benefits plan offered by the sponsor or organization does not, with respect to such plan or any health benefits plan that the entity contracts with to provide pharmacy benefits management services and that is offered by an entity other than such sponsor or organization, restrict a pharmacy that dispenses a prescription drug or biological from informing (or penalize such pharmacy for informing) an enrollee of any differential between the price of the drug or biological to the enrollee under the plan and the price the individual would pay for the drug or biological if the enrollee obtained the drug without using any health insurance coverage. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2020.

Summary: Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018 This bill prohibits a health-benefits plan or pharmacy-benefits manager under Medicare or Medicare Advantage&nbsp;from restricting a pharmacy from informing an enrollee of any difference between the price of a drug under the plan and the price of the drug without health-insurance coverage.
9-1-1 Emergency Service Protection Act

To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require investment advisers who advise a private fund that owns an emergency services company to disclose to the Securities and Exchange Commission the average response times of emergency vehicles deployed by such company in response to 9–1–1 calls, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 9–1–1 Emergency Service Protection Act 2. Report on emergency vehicle response times of companies owned by private funds (a) In general Section 204(b) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b–4(b) (12) Report on emergency vehicle response times of companies owned by private funds (A) In general Each investment adviser required to file annual or other reports under this section and who advises a private fund that owns a controlling interest in an emergency services company shall, not less often than annually, disclose to the Commission— (i) the change in the average response time of emergency vehicles since the private fund acquired a controlling interest in the emergency services company, dis­ag­gre­gat­ed by the response times of emergency vehicles deployed to— (I) rural areas; and (II) urban areas; (ii) if a required response time is established by a contract for emergency services between the emergency services company and a unit of local government or by an ordinance of a unit of local government, the percentage of response times of emergency vehicles deployed by the emergency services company to that unit of local government that do not meet such requirement; and (iii) if the response times failed to meet the required response time described under clause (ii), a description of the impact of such failure on the value of the emergency services company to the private fund. (B) Definitions For purposes of this paragraph: (i) Emergency services company The term emergency services company (ii) Emergency vehicle The term emergency vehicle . (b) Rulemaking Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue regulations to carry out paragraph (12) of section 204(b) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as added by subsection (a).

Summary: 9-1-1 Emergency Service Protection Act This bill amends the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require a registered&nbsp;investment adviser who advises a private fund that owns a controlling interest in an emergency services company to disclose to the Securities and Exchange Commission, at least annually: the change in the average response time of emergency vehicles since the private fund acquired a controlling interest in the company, the percentage of response times that failed to&nbsp;meet a response time&nbsp;required by contract or local ordinance, and a description of the impact of any such failure on the value of the company to the private fund.
Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018

To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to exclude affiliates and subsidiaries of insured depository institutions in the definition of deposit broker, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 2. Exclusion of affiliates and subsidiaries of insured depository institutions in the definition of deposit broker Section 29(g) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831f(g) (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or any affiliate or subsidiary of such insured depository institution insured depository institution (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or any affiliate or subsidiary of such insured depository institution insured depository institution (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: (4) Employee For purposes of this subsection, the term employee (A) means an individual who receives compensation in any form from an insured depository institution or an affiliate or subsidiary of such insured depository institution; and (B) includes a registered representative of a broker or dealer that is an affiliate or subsidiary of an insured depository institution. . December 21, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 This bill excludes affiliates&nbsp;and subsidiaries of an insured depository institution from certain limitations applicable to brokered deposits.
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the sources of the authority to issue regulations regarding certifications and other criteria applicable to legislative branch employees under Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act.


Summary: (Sec. 1) This bill modifies the self-certification requirements for federal employees who use disabled veteran leave. Currently, a federal employee who uses disabled veteran leave must certify that the leave was used to undergo medical treatment for a service-connected disability. The Office of Personnel Management is authorized to prescribe the form and manner of such certification. This bill adds a new provision to specify, in the case of a legislative branch employee, which office is authorized to prescribe the form and manner of the certification.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5707 South Cass Avenue in Westmont, Illinois, as the "James William Robinson Jr. Memorial Post Office Building".


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5707 South Cass Avenue in Westmont, Illinois, as the "James William Robinson Jr. Memorial Post Office Building."
Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act

To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definitions of a qualifying portfolio company and a qualifying investment to include an emerging growth company and the equity securities of an emerging growth company, respectively, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2018 2. Definitions Not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall— (1) revise the definition of a qualifying investment under paragraph (c) of section 275.203(l)–1 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, to include an equity security issued by a qualifying portfolio company, whether acquired directly from the company or in a secondary acquisition; and (2) revise paragraph (a) of such section to require, as a condition of a private fund qualifying as a venture capital fund under such paragraph, that the qualifying investments of the private fund are predominantly qualifying investments that were acquired directly from a qualifying portfolio company. Amend the title so as to read: A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying investment to include an equity security issued by a qualifying portfolio company, whether acquired directly from the company or in a secondary acquisition, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and for other purposes. August 3, 2018 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to exempt certain&nbsp;investments by venture capital funds in&nbsp;emerging growth companies (in general, newly public companies with revenues below a specified threshold) from SEC registration requirements.
Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act of 2017


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act of 2017 (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), if the Broadmoor Hotel, Inc., (BHI) offers to convey to the USDA 320 acres of specified nonfederal land in the Pike National Forest in Teller County, Colorado, and a permanent trail easement for the Barr Trail in El Paso County, Colorado, to accept the offer and convey to BHI 83 acres of specified federal land within the Forest, together with a non-exclusive perpetual access easement for BHI to and from such land on Forest Service Road 371. The nonexclusive perpetual access easement granted to BHI shall allow: (1) BHI to fully maintain, at its own expense, and use Forest Service Road 371 from its junction with Forest Service Road 368 in accordance with historic BHI use and maintenance patterns; and (2) full and continued public and administrative access and use of FSR 371 in accordance with the existing Forest Service travel management plan, or as it may be revised by USDA. (Sec. 5) The USDA shall determine the values of the lands to be exchanged through appraisals following specified requirements. The values shall be equal, or if they are not equal, equalized as prescribed by this bill. The appraised value of the federal land parcel shall not reflect any increase or diminution in value due to the existing special use permit to BHI on the parcel and its improvements. The Barr Trail easement donation shall not be appraised for purposes of this bill. (Sec. 6) The lands acquired by the USDA under this bill shall, without further USDA action, be permanently withdrawn from all forms of appropriation and disposal under the public land laws (including the mining and mineral leasing laws) and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1930, except to the extent necessary to permit the disposal of the federal land parcel to BHI. The land acquired by the USDA under this bill shall become part of the Pike-San Isabel National Forest. It is the intent of Congress that the land exchange directed by this bill be completed within one year of this bill's enactment.
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democracy and Accountability Act of 2018


Summary: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democracy and Accountability Act of 2018 This bill (1) urges the President to support efforts at the United Nations with respect to the humanitarian and political crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, (2) provides&nbsp;statutory authority&nbsp;for specified sanctions related to the Congo, and (3) requires&nbsp;the Department of State to&nbsp;report on human rights abuses and corruption there.
To amend the Fair Housing Act to provide that it is unlawful for any person engaging in a residential real estate-related transaction to discriminate against any person in making available such a transaction, or in the terms or conditions of such a transaction, because all or part of the person's income derives from a source located in Puerto Rico or any other territory of the United States, and for other purposes.

To amend the Fair Housing Act to provide that it is unlawful for any person engaging in a residential real estate-related transaction to discriminate against any person in making available such a transaction, or in the terms or conditions of such a transaction, because all or part of the person’s income derives from a source located in Puerto Rico or any other territory of the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Mortgage lenders prohibited from discriminating against individuals with income derived from a source located in Puerto Rico Section 805(a) of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3605(a) , or because all or part of the person’s income derives from a source located in Puerto Rico or any other territory of the United States

Summary: This bill amends the Fair Housing Act to prohibit, in real estate-related transactions, discrimination against an individual&nbsp;on the basis&nbsp;that the individual's&nbsp;income is derived from a source located in Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3025 Woodgate Road in Montrose, Colorado, as the "Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office".


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3025 Woodgate Road in Montrose, Colorado, as the "Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office."
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 241 N 4th Street in Grand Junction, Colorado, as the "Deputy Sheriff Derek Geer Post Office Building".


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 241 N 4th Street in Grand Junction, Colorado, as the "Deputy Sheriff Derek Geer Post Office Building."
Georgia Support Act


Summary: Georgia Support Act This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress regarding: U.S. security assistance to, and cybersecurity cooperation with, Georgia; and a strategy to assist Georgia combat Russian disinformation and propaganda. The President shall impose U.S. entry and property-blocking sanctions against a foreign person responsible for or complicit in the commission of serious human rights abuses in Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia that are occupied by Russia.
Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act

To permit occupational therapists to conduct the initial assessment visit and complete the comprehensive assessment under a Medicare home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act 2. Permitting occupational therapists to conduct the initial assessment visit and complete the comprehensive assessment under a Medicare home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases (a) In general Notwithstanding section 484.55(a)(2) or 484.55(b)(3) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other provision of law, an occupational therapist may be designated to conduct the initial assessment visit and to complete the comprehensive assessment for an individual who is eligible for home health services under title XVIII of the Social Security Act if the referral order by the physician— (1) does not include skilled nursing care; (2) includes occupation therapy; and (3) includes physical therapy or speech language pathology. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to provide for initial eligibility for coverage of home health services under title XVIII of the Social Security Act solely on the basis of a need for occupational therapy.

Summary: Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act This bill&nbsp;establishes circumstances under which an&nbsp;occupational therapist&nbsp;may conduct an initial or comprehensive assessment for an individual who is eligible for home health services under Medicare. Specifically, an occupational therapist may conduct the assessment if the physician's referral order does not include skilled nursing care but does include: (1) occupational therapy, and (2) physical therapy or speech language pathology.
Securing Airspace For Emergency Responders Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the use of unauthorized unmanned aircrafts over wildfires. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Airspace For Emergency Responders Act 2. Prohibition (a) Amendment Chapter 2 40A. Use of unauthorized unmanned aircrafts over wildfires (a) Unmanned aircraft defined In this section, the term unmanned aircraft 49 U.S.C. 40101 (b) Offense It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an unmanned aircraft over a wildfire without authorization from relevant Federal agency personnel or any individual designated by a State or unit of local government to authorize such activity. (c) Penalty Any person who violates subsection (b) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not less than 1 year, or both. . (b) Table of sections amendment The table of section for chapter 2 section 40 40A. Use of unauthorized unmanned aircrafts over wildfires. .

Summary: Securing Airspace For Emergency Responders Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the unauthorized operation of an unmanned aircraft over a wildfire. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of at least one year, or both.
Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

To restrict the inclusion of social security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 2. Restrictions of SSNs on documents sent by mail (a) In general No department or agency of the Federal Government may include the social security account number of any individual on any document sent by mail unless the head of such department or agency determines that the inclusion of such social security number on such document is necessary. (b) Regulations Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each department and agency of the Federal Government shall issue regulations specifying the circumstances under which inclusion of a social security account number on a document sent by mail is necessary. Such regulations shall include— (1) instructions for the partial redaction of social security account numbers whenever feasible; and (2) a requirement that social security account numbers not be visible on the outside of any package sent by mail. (c) Effective date This Act shall apply with respect to documents sent by mail on or after the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. May 23, 2017 Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means May 23, 2017 The Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 24, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill: (1) prohibits federal agencies (including legislative and judicial branch agencies, with specified exceptions) from including any individual's Social Security account number on any document sent by mail unless the agency head determines that such inclusion is necessary; and (2) requires agencies that have Chief Financial Officers to issue regulations, within five years of this bill's enactment, that specify the circumstances under which such inclusion is necessary.
Denying Chinese Investors Access to U.S. Small Business Aid Act

To prohibit certain business concerns from receiving assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Denying Chinese Investors Access to U.S. Small Business Aid Act 2. Prohibition on affiliation with the People's Republic of China (a) In general Section 3(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a) (10) Prohibition on affiliation with the People's Republic of China For purposes of this Act, a small business concern may not— (A) be headquartered in the People's Republic of China; (B) be owned or affiliated by citizens of the People's Republic of China or an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the Government of the People's Republic of China; or (C) have more than 25 percent of the voting stock of the small business concern owned by affiliates that are citizens of the People's Republic of China. . (b) Regulations and guidance The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall amend the regulations and guidance of the Administration, including sections 120.100, 120.110, and 121.105 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, to carry out the amendment made by this Act.

Summary: Denying Chinese Investors Access to U.S. Small Business Aid Act This bill prohibits companies that are headquartered in China, are connected to China's government, or have more than 25% of voting stock owned by China's citizens from qualifying as small business concerns that&nbsp;may receive assistance from the Small Business Administration.
To designate the United States courthouse located at 300 South Fourth Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the "Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse".

To designate the United States courthouse located at 300 South Fourth Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse 1. Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse (a) Designation The United States courthouse located at 300 South Fourth Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse

Summary: This bill designates the U.S. courthouse at 300 South Fourth Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the &quot;Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse.&quot;
XXXXXXX Act of 2018

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to reduce the minimum age at which a widow or widower may remarry and remain eligible for benefits, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the _______ Act of 2018 2. Widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits upon remarriage (a) Eligibility for widow’s insurance benefits Section 202(e)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(e)(3) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking widow or (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and (3) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated, the following: (A) a widow marries after attaining age 50, . (b) Eligibility for widower’s insurance benefits Section 202(f)(3) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(f)(3) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking widower or (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and (3) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated, the following: (A) a widower marries after attaining age 50, . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to applications for widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill lowers, from 60 to 50,&nbsp;the minimum age at which a widowed individual&nbsp;may remarry and remain eligible to receive widow's or widower's benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program.
Veterans FAIR Act of 2018

To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the circumstances under which participants may elect to discontinue participation in the Survivor Benefits Plan, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Flexibility of Annuities for Income Relief Act of 2018 Veterans FAIR Act of 2018 2. Conditions under which a participant may elect to discontinue Section 1448a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking at any time commences. (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (1) at any time during the six-year period beginning on the second anniversary of the date on which payment of retired pay to the participant commences; or (2) if the Secretary determines that each beneficiary of that participant has been— (A) diagnosed with a terminal illness; or (B) admitted into hospice care. .

Summary: Veterans Flexibility of Annuities for Income Relief Act of 2018 or the Veterans FAIR Act of 2018 This bill expands the circumstances&nbsp;under which&nbsp;an individual may opt out of the Survivor Benefits Plan for veterans, including by extending the opt-out window from one year to six years.
National Ocean Policy Act of 2018

To give Executive Order 13547, relating to the stewardship of the ocean, the coasts, and the Great Lakes, the full force and effect of law, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Ocean Policy Act of 2018 2. Legal effect of Executive Order 13547 (a) Legal effect Executive Order 13547 (75 Fed. Reg. 43021), entitled Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes (b) Conforming change The Executive Order entitled Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States

Summary: National Ocean Policy Act of 2018 This bill provides statutory authority for Executive Order 13547, titled &quot;Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes.&quot; (The order established a national policy to ensure the protection, maintenance, and restoration of the health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems and resources, enhance the sustainability of ocean and coastal economies, preserve our maritime heritage, support sustainable uses and access, provide for adaptive management to enhance our understanding of and capacity to respond to climate change and ocean acidification, and coordinate with our national security and foreign policy interests.)
Historical Record Exemption Act of 2018

To authorize the Secretary of a military department to correct a military record at the request of an interested party more than 175 years after the date of the creation of the military record, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Historical Record Exemption Act of 2018 2. Correction of historical military records Section 1552(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking No (1) (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) A correction may be made under subsection (a)(1) if the Secretary concerned or a person the Secretary concerned determines has a vested interest in the military record files a request for the correction more than 175 years after the date of the creation of the military record. .

Summary: Historical Record Exemption Act of 2018 This bill authorizes a military department to correct a military record that was created more than 175 years&nbsp;ago if the request comes from a person with a vested interest in the record.
Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018


Summary: This bill modifies the requirements for the premium assistance tax credit and allows all individuals to purchase catastrophic health plans in the individual market. (Under current law, the premium assistance tax credit is provided to eligible individuals and families to subsidize the purchase of health insurance plans on an exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.) The bill modifies the credit to: make the credit available for catastrophic qualified health plans and plans that are not offered through an exchange, but otherwise meet the requirements for qualified health plans; prohibit advance payments of the credit from being made for a health plan that is not enrolled in through an exchange; and prohibit the credit from being used for health plans that cover abortions (other than abortions necessary to save the life of the mother or abortions with respect to a pregnancy that is the result of an act of rape or incest). The bill also modifies the requirements for minimum essential health benefits to allow all individuals purchasing health insurance in the individual market to purchase a lower premium catastrophic plan. (The plans are currently limited to individuals who are under 30 or qualify for a hardship or affordability exemption.)
Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act

To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study of the 10 per centum threshold limitation applicable to the definition of a diversified company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act 2. SEC study (a) In general The Securities and Exchange Commission shall carry out a study of the 10 per centum threshold limitation applicable to the definition of a diversified company under section 5(b)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–5(b)(1) (b) Considerations In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Commission shall consider the following: (1) The size and number of diversified companies that are currently restricted in their ability to own more than 10 percent of the voting shares in an individual company. (2) If investing preferences of diversified companies have shifted away from companies with smaller market capitalizations. (3) The expected increase in the availability of capital to small and emerging growth companies if the threshold is increased. (4) The ability of registered funds to manage liquidity risk. (5) Any other consideration that the Commission considers necessary and appropriate for the protection of investors. (c) Solicitation of public comments In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Commission may solicit public comments. (d) Report Not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue a report to the Congress, and make such report publicly available on the website of the Commission, containing— (1) all findings and determinations made in carrying out the study required under subsection (a); and (2) any legislative recommendations of the Commission, including any recommendation to update the 10 per centum threshold. July 31, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on: (1)&nbsp;the limitiation on shares of an individual company that a diversified investment company may own, and (2) the limitation's impact on capital formation.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 322 Main Street in Oakville, Connecticut, as the "Oakville Veterans Memorial Post Office".


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 322 Main Street in Oakville, Connecticut, as the "Oakville Veterans Memorial Post Office."
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018


Summary: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish several programs and entities relating to public health emergency preparedness and response, including: an interagency advisory panel on health security, a dedicated unit within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address the needs of children during public health emergencies, a grant program to support the provision of services by military trauma teams at high-acuity trauma centers, and programs to address pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases. The bill also reauthorizes for FY2019-FY2023 and revises several other programs and entities relating to public health emergencies, including the National Disaster Medical System, the Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. The bill also expands the responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the scope of the National Health Security Strategy. ASPR must also develop a strategy to reunify children and parents who were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under a specified immigration enforcement policy (i.e., the &quot;zero-tolerance&quot; policy) and submit weekly reports on the status and welfare of children awaiting reunification.
Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2018

To amend the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to report certain information to the Congress and to the President, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2018 2. Reporting Section 15(h) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(h) (4) Best in class small business participation reporting (A) Addendum The Administrator, in addition to the requirements under paragraph (2), shall include in the report required by such paragraph, for each best in class designation— (i) the total amount of spending government wide in such designation; (ii) the number of small business concerns awarded contracts and the dollar amount of contracts within such category awarded to each of the following— (I) HUBZone small business concerns; (II) small business concerns owned and controlled by women; (III) small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans; and (IV) socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns. (B) Best in class The term best in class (C) Effective date The Administrator shall be required to report on the information described by subparagraph (A) beginning on the date that such information is available in the Federal Procurement Data System, the System for Award Management, or any successor to such systems. . September 12, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2018 This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the Small Business Administration's reporting requirements to the President and to Congress on procurement contracts to include spending data&nbsp;in each best in class designation (highest current&nbsp;industry performance level)&nbsp;and total contract amounts&nbsp;awarded to&nbsp;(1) Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses, (2) small businesses owned and controlled by women, (3) small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and (4) socially and economically&nbsp;disadvantaged small businesses.