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National Guard and Reserves Benefits Parity Act

To amend titles 5, 10, and 37, United States Code, to ensure that an order to serve on active duty under section 12304b of title 10, United States Code, is treated the same as other orders to serve on active duty for determining the eligibility of members of the uniformed services for certain benefits. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Guard and Reserves Benefits Parity Act 2. Consideration of service on active duty to reduce age for eligibility for retired pay for non-Regular service Section 12731(f)(2)(B)(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking under a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) or under section 12301(d) under section 12301(d) or 12304b of this title or a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) 3. Eligibility of reserve component members for high-deployment allowance for lengthy or numerous deployments and frequent mobilizations Section 436(a)(2)(C)(ii) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after under section 12304b of title 10 or 4. Eligibility of reserve component members for nonreduction in pay while serving in the uniformed services or National Guard Section 5538(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting after under section 12304b of title 10 or

Summary: National Guard and Reserves Benefits Parity Act This bill makes reserve component members who are deployed to support pre-planned operations of a combatant command eligible for: (1) non-reduction in pay while serving in the uniformed services or National Guard, (2) consideration of active duty service to reduce the age for retired pay, and (3) the high-deployment allowance for lengthy or numerous deployments and frequent mobilizations.
Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act of 2018

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act of 2018 2. Child tax credit allowed with respect to unborn children (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 24 (3) Credit allowed with respect to unborn children (A) In general The term qualifying child social security number (B) Double credit in case of children unable to claim credit In the case of any child who is not taken into account under subparagraph (A) for the taxable year immediately preceding the taxable year in which the child is born, the amount of the credit determined under this section with respect to such child for the taxable year of the child's birth shall be increased by 100 percent. (C) Unborn child For purposes of this paragraph— (i) Unborn child The term unborn child (ii) Child in utero The term child in utero . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

Summary: Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to allow the credit to be used for an unborn child if the child is born and issued a Social Security number before the due date for the tax return (without regard to extensions) for the taxable year. The bill defines an "unborn child" as a member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb. If a child is not taken into account for the credit for the year immediately preceding the year of the child's birth, the bill doubles the amount of the credit allowed for the year of the birth.
FARM Act

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide an exemption from certain notice requirements and penalties for releases of hazardous substances from animal waste at farms. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Agricultural Reporting Method Act FARM Act 2. Exemptions from certain notice requirements and penalties Section 103 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9603 (e) Applicability to registered pesticide products and air emissions from animal waste at farms (1) In general This section shall not apply to— (A) the application of a pesticide product registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136 (B) air emissions from animal waste (including decomposing animal waste) at a farm. (2) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Animal waste (i) In general The term animal waste (ii) Inclusions The term animal waste (B) Farm The term farm (i) is used for— (I) the production of a crop; or (II) the raising or selling of animals (including any form of livestock, poultry, or fish); and (ii) under normal conditions, produces during a farm year any agricultural products with a total value equal to not less than $1,000. . 3. Application Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act affects, or supersedes or modifies the responsibility or authority of any Federal official or employee to comply with or enforce, any requirement under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 42 U.S.C. 9603

Summary: Fair Agricultural Reporting Method Act or the FARM Act This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to exempt air emissions from animal waste at a farm from specified release notification requirements, recordkeeping requirements, and associated penalties.
A bill to require a study on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution.

To require a study on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution. 1. Health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution (a) Study The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall enter into appropriate arrangements with the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the Division will— (1) not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, convene a committee of experts in health and environmental science to examine the various health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution; and (2) issue a corresponding expert consensus report that sets forth current scientific knowledge relating to the various health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution. (b) Report Upon completion of the report required by subsection (a)(2), the Division shall transmit the report to the Administrator, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.

Summary: This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to examine and report on the various health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution.
REAL Act of 2018

To reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2018 REAL Act of 2018 2. Reinstatement of Federal pell grant eligibility Section 401(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a(b) (1) by striking paragraph (6); (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6); and (3) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking (7)(B) (6)(B) 3. Effective date The amendments made by section 2 shall be effective for academic year 2018–2019 and succeeding academic years.

Summary: Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2018 or the REAL Act of 2018 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to restore Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in a federal or state penal institution and for sex offenders subject to civil commitment following incarceration.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the Internal Revenue Service's private debt collection program.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the Internal Revenue Service's private debt collection program. 1. Repeal of rules relating to tax collection contracts (a) In general Sections 6306 6307 (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 6103(k) (2) Section 7433A(a) of such Code is amended by inserting , as in effect on December 31, 2017 as defined in section 6306(b) (3) Section 7809(a) of such Code is amended by striking 6306, (4) Section 7811 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (g). (5) The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 64 of such Code is amended by striking the items relating to sections 6306 and 6307.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal: (1) the authority for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to contract with private debt collection agencies to collect delinquent federal tax debt, and (2) the IRS Special Compliance Personnel Program Account which is funded by a portion of the funds collected under the private debt collection program.
Self-Initiation Trade Enforcement Act of 2018

To establish a task force to identify countervailable subsidies and dumping. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Self-Initiation Trade Enforcement Act of 2018 2. Task force to identify countervailable subsidies and dumping (a) In general Subtitle D of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1677 784. Task force to identify countervailable subsidies and dumping (a) In general There is established, in the International Trade Administration, a task force to be responsible for— (1) identifying countervailable subsidies and dumping that are causing material injury or threaten to cause material injury to a domestic industry; (2) making recommendations to the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade with respect to initiating investigations under sections 702(a) and 732(a); and (3) conducting research relating to carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2). (b) Duties In carrying out the responsibilities of the task force under subsection (a), the task force shall— (1) monitor trade flows, government data, price fluctuations, domestic industry and market conditions, and all relevant available business information to identify potential cases of countervailable subsidies and dumping that are causing material injury or threaten to cause material injury to a domestic industry; (2) conduct background research on foreign pricing practices and foreign government subsidies, including duty evasion and circumvention; and (3) prioritize cases that affect small and medium-sized businesses in the United States. (c) Consultations In carrying out the responsibilities of the task force under subsection (a), the task force shall consult with industries in the United States with respect to countervailable subsidies and dumping. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 783 the following: Sec. 784. Task force to identify countervailable subsidies and dumping. .

Summary: Self-Initiation Trade Enforcement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to establish a task force in the International Trade Administration. The task force must identify countervailable subsidies and dumping that cause injury to or threaten to injure a domestic industry.
A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to exempt certain small entities dealing in foreign exchange that serve small- and medium-sized businesses from certain capital and margin requirements, and for other purposes.

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to exempt certain small entities dealing in foreign exchange that serve small- and medium-sized businesses from certain capital and margin requirements, and for other purposes. 1. Applicability of capital and margin requirements to counterparties Section 4s(e)(4) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 6s(e)(4) (1) by striking counterparty qualifies (A) qualifies ; (2) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) (i) is a money transmitter (as defined in section 1010.100(ff)(5) of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations) (or any successor regulation)) that— (I) is regulated by a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States for financial adequacy; (II) is registered in accordance with section 1022.380 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation); and (III) enters only into swaps exclusively for the purpose of offsetting risks generated from foreign currency contracts with an entity that is not a financial end user (as defined in section 23.151 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation)); and (ii) has total assets of $1,000,000,000 or less on the last day of its most recent fiscal year. .

Summary: This bill amends the Commodity Exchange Act to exempt certain money transmitters from specified capital and margin requirements that otherwise apply to counterparty swaps.
Protecting Rights Of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2018

To amend chapter 77 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Rights Of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2018 2. Use of drugs or illegal substances for trafficking in persons (a) Forced labor Section 1589(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking or (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the comma at the end and inserting ; or (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) by means of supplying, furnishing, or providing any drug or illegal substance to a person, including to exploit the addiction of the person or cause the person to become addicted to the drug or illegal substance, . (b) Sex trafficking Section 1591(e)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking or (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (D) supplying, furnishing, or providing any drug or illegal substance to a person, including to exploit the addiction of the person or cause the person to become addicted to the drug or illegal substance (unless the defendant engaged in the conduct as a direct result of being a victim of an offense under this chapter). .

Summary: Protecting Rights Of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code to specify that supplying, furnishing, or providing a drug or substance to a person, including to exploit or create an addiction, constitutes: (1) coercion, for purposes of a child sex trafficking offense; and (2) coercive means, for purposes of a forced labor offense.
Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017

To provide for a permanent extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 2. Permanent extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (a) Extension Section 1834 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m (v) Permanent extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals On and after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall continue to apply the enforcement instruction described in the notice of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services entitled Enforcement Instruction on Supervision Requirements for Outpatient Therapeutic Services in Critical Access and Small Rural Hospitals for CY 2013 Public Law 113–198 Public Law 114–112 Public Law 114–255 . (b) Conforming repeal of report Subsection (b) of section 16004 of the 21st Century Cures Act ( Public Law 114–255

Summary: Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permanently extend the application by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of an instruction against the enforcement of certain physician supervision requirements with respect to outpatient therapeutic services in critical access hospitals and small rural hospitals.
ALERT Act

To ensure that certain incidents involving a covered employee that are reported to the title IX coordinator at an eligible institution of higher education have been reviewed by the president of the institution and not less than 1 additional member of the institution's board of trustees, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accountability of Leaders in Education to Report Title IX Investigations Act ALERT Act 2. Review of title IX investigations Section 487 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094 (30) (A) The institution will submit an annual certification to the Secretary affirming that— (i) the president of the institution (or the equivalent officer) and not less than 1 additional member of the institution’s board of trustees (or a designee of the board) have completed a comprehensive review of any incident involving a covered employee that was reported to the title IX coordinator at that institution in the previous 12 months involving an offense described in section 485(f)(8)(A)(i); and (ii) the individuals described in clause (i) who completed the comprehensive review did not interfere with or influence any investigation or disposition relating to the reported incident. (B) In this paragraph— (i) the term comprehensive review (I) material findings of fact relating to the incident that was reported to the title IX coordinator; (II) the basis for any conclusions about whether a covered employee violated a policy of the institution; and (III) the disposition of any complaints arising from the reported incident, including any sanctions imposed on a covered employee; (ii) the term covered employee (I) means— (aa) a full-time employee of the institution; or (bb) an individual who was acting as an employee of the institution, or who was paid by an entity contracting with the institution and acting on behalf of the institution, at the time of the incident that was reported to the title IX coordinator; and (II) does not include an undergraduate student; and (iii) the term title IX coordinator 20 U.S.C. 1681 .

Summary: Accountability of Leaders in Education to Report Title IX Investigations Act or the ALERT Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs to annually certify with the Department of Education that the IHE's president and at least one additional member of the IHE's board of trustees have reviewed incidents involving the IHE's employees that were reported to the IHE in the last year involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The certification must include a confirmation that the president and any board member involved in the review did not interfere with or influence investigations or dispositions relating to the incidents.
Locality Pay Equity Act of 2018

To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the number of local wage areas allowable within a General Schedule pay locality. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Locality Pay Equity Act of 2018 2. Limiting the number of local wage areas defined within a General Schedule pay locality (a) Local wage area limitation Section 5343(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking (but such are employed) (2) in paragraph (4), by striking and (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period after Islands ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (6) the Office of Personnel Management shall define not more than 1 local wage area within a pay locality, except that this paragraph shall not apply to the pay locality designated as Rest of United States . (b) General Schedule pay locality defined Section 5342(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking and (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period after employee ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) pay locality . 3. Regulations The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act, including regulations to ensure that the enactment of this Act shall not have the effect of reducing any rate of basic pay payable to any individual who is serving as a prevailing rate employee (as defined under section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code). 4. Applicability The amendments made by this Act shall apply on and after the first day of the first full pay period beginning at least 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Locality Pay Equity Act of 2018 This bill: (1) prohibits the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from defining more than one local wage area for prevailing rate employees within a pay locality, except with respect to the pay locality designated as "Rest of United States"; and (2) requires the OPM to ensure that this bill shall not have the effect of reducing any rate of basic pay for any individual who is serving as a prevailing rate employee.
Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2018

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the amount of certain qualified conservation contributions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2018 2. Limitation on partner’s deduction for qualified conservation contributions made by partnership (a) In general Section 170(h) (7) Limitation on partnership allocation of contributions (A) In general In the case of any qualified conservation contributions of any partnership (whether directly or as a distributive share of such contributions of another partnership), no amount of such contributions may be taken into account under this section by any partner of such partnership as a distributive share of such contributions if the aggregate amount so taken into account by such partner for the taxable year would (but for this paragraph) exceed 2.5 times such partner’s adjusted basis in such partnership (determined as of the close of such taxable year and without regard to such contributions). The preceding sentence shall apply only with respect to the first 5 taxable years of such partner which end after the date on which such partner first became a partner in the partnership. (B) Exception for family partnerships Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to any partnership if substantially all of the partnership interests in such partnership are held by individuals who are related within the meaning of section 152(d)(2). (C) Regulations The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary to carry out, and prevent the avoidance of, the purposes of this paragraph. . (b) Effective date This section shall apply to contributions made after December 23, 2016. No inference is intended as the appropriate treatment of contributions made on or before such date or as to any activity not described in section 170(h)(7)

Summary: Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the aggregate amount of a partner's annual tax deductions for qualified conservation contributions of a partnership to 2.5 times the partner's adjusted basis in the partnership. (Under current law, a "qualified conservation contribution" is the contribution of a qualified real property interest to a qualified organization exclusively for conservation purposes.) The limitation applies for the first five years after the individual becomes a partner in the partnership. It does not apply to certain family partnerships.