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End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act of 2017

To prohibit any person from soliciting or knowingly acquiring, receiving, or accepting a donation of human fetal tissue for any purpose other than disposal of the tissue if the donation affects interstate commerce and the tissue will be or is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act of 2017 2. Removal of authority for funding research on fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an induced abortion Section 498A of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289g–1 (1) by amending paragraph (2) of subsection (a) to read as follows: (2) Source of tissue Human fetal tissue may be used in research carried out under paragraph (1) only if the tissue is obtained pursuant to a spontaneous abortion or a stillbirth. ; (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (3) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking or induced (4) in subsection (g), by striking or induced 3. Prohibition against solicitation or acceptance of a donation of fetal tissue pursuant to an induced abortion Subsection (b) of section 498B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289g–2 (b) Prohibition against solicitation or acceptance of a donation of fetal tissue pursuant to an abortion It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or knowingly acquire, receive, or accept a donation of human fetal tissue for any purpose other than disposal of the tissue if the donation affects interstate commerce and the tissue will be or is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion. .

Summary: End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the use of tissue from an induced abortion for research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health on the transplantation of fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes. Soliciting or acquiring a donation of fetal tissue from an induced abortion for a purpose other than disposal is prohibited.
School Watch and Training Act of 2018

To direct the Attorney General and the Secretary of Education to develop and implement national standards and best practices for school resource officers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Watch and Training Act of 2018 2. Development and implementation of standards and best practices (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall develop and implement— (1) national standards for school resource officers, including— (A) a requirement that all school resource officers complete any training recommended by the Attorney General and the Secretary; (B) standards governing the quality of security training and active shooter training provided to school resource officers; and (C) any other standards the Attorney General and the Secretary determine to be necessary to ensure the competence of school resource officers; and (2) best practices for school resource officers. (b) School resource officer defined In this section, the term school resource officer 34 U.S.C. 10389(4) 3. Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall submit to Congress a report that includes— (1) the standards and best practices developed under section 2; and (2) a plan for implementing such standards and best practices.

Summary: School Watch and Training Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Justice to develop, implement, and report on national standards and best practices for school resource officers.
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act

To reaffirm the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act 2. Reaffirmation of Indian trust land (a) In general The taking of land into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts as described in the final Notice of Reservation Proclamation published at 81 Federal Register 948 (January 8, 2016) is reaffirmed as trust land, and the actions of the Secretary of the Interior in taking that land into trust are ratified and confirmed. (b) Application Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an action (including an action pending in a Federal court as of the date of enactment of this Act) relating to the land described in subsection (a) shall not be filed or maintained in a Federal court and shall be promptly dismissed. (c) Applicability of laws All laws (including regulations) of the United States of general applicability to Indians or nations, Indian Tribes, or bands of Indians (including the Act of June 18, 1934 ( 25 U.S.C. 5101

Summary: Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act This bill reaffirms the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation as trust land in Massachusetts. In addition, the bill requires actions, including actions pending in federal court, relating to the land to be dismissed.
To transfer Coast Guard property in the Town of Jupiter Island, Florida, for inclusion in Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge.

To transfer Coast Guard property in the Town of Jupiter Island, Florida, for inclusion in Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge. 1. Transfer of Coast Guard property in Jupiter Island, Florida, for inclusion in Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge (a) Transfer Administrative jurisdiction over the property described in subsection (b) is transferred to the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Property described The property referred to in subsection (a) is real property administered by the Coast Guard in the Town of Jupiter Island, Florida, comprising Parcel #35–38–42–004–000–02590–6 (Bon Air Beach lots 259 and 260 located at 83 North Beach Road) and Parcel #35–38–42–004–000–02610–2 (Bon Air Beach lots 261 to 267), including any improvements thereon that are not authorized or required by another provision of law to be conveyed to another person. (c) Administration The property described in subsection (b) is included in Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, and shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (d) Coast Guard reimbursement The Commandant of the Coast Guard is authorized reimbursement of funds allocated to the General Services Administration to complete due diligence requirements prior to final disposition of the property described in subsection (b).

Summary: This bill transfers specific real property currently administered by the U.S. Coast Guard in Jupiter Island, Florida to the Department of the Interior, for inclusion in the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge. The Coast Guard may be reimbursed funds to complete due diligence requirements prior to final disposition of the property.
VA Medical Center Improvement Act

To require directors of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to submit plans to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on how to improve such facilities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Medical Center Improvement Act 2. Plans to improve medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Plan required (1) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall require each director of a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs to submit to the Secretary, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a plan to improve such facility in such a fashion as would result in the facility obtaining a Department five-star rating. (2) Contents The Secretary shall ensure that each plan submitted under paragraph (1) includes sufficient detail regarding resources, personnel changes, hiring authorities, additional staffing, and changes to information systems as is necessary to obtain the rating described in such paragraph. (b) Annual reports The Secretary shall ensure that, in the first fiscal year beginning after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once each fiscal year thereafter, each director of a medical facility of the Department which does not have a Department five-star rating submits to the Secretary a report on the actions taken by the director to carry out the plan submitted by the director under subsection (a)(1) and to obtain the rating described in such subsection. (c) Sense of Congress on use of authorities To investigate medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should make full use of the authorities provided by section 2 of the Enhancing Veteran Care Act ( Public Law 115–95

Summary: VA Medical Center Improvement Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to require each director of a VA medical facility to submit a plan to improve such facility in such a fashion as would result in the facility obtaining a VA five-star rating.
Olive Oil Consumer Standards Act of 2018

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to submit a report to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs on the use of a Federal standard of identity for olive oil, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Olive Oil Consumer Standards Act of 2018 2. Olive oil Federal standard report required (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with persons affected by the potential establishment of a Federal standard of identity for olive oil, shall submit to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs a report on whether an appropriate Federal standard of identity for olive oil would be in the interest of consumers, the olive oil industry, and United States agriculture. (b) Consideration In preparing the report required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into consideration the citizen petition entitled Standard of Identity for Olive Oil and Olive-Pomace Oil 3. Membership in the International Olive Council Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall take such steps as may be necessary to apply for United States membership in the International Olive Council.

Summary: Olive Oil Consumer Standards Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) report to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on whether an appropriate federal standard of identity for olive oil would be in the interest of consumers, the olive oil industry, and U.S. agriculture; and (2) take the necessary steps to apply for U.S. membership in the International Olive Council. In preparing the report for the FDA, USDA must consider the citizen petition titled "Standard of Identity for Olive Oil and Olive-Pomace Oil" and filed with the FDA on July 9, 2012.
To reauthorize the Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones Program through fiscal year 2023.

To reauthorize the Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones Program through fiscal year 2023. 1. Reauthorization of the Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones Program Section 310B(j) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1932(j) 2018 2023

Summary: This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones Program through FY2023. (The program assists rural communities suffering from out-migration, lack of employment opportunities, and geographic isolation by providing technical assistance, financial assistance, and priority consideration for certain USDA loan and grant programs.)
Office of Government Information Services Empowerment Act of 2018

To amend section 552(h) of title 5, United States Code, to require agencies provide records to the Director of the Office of Government Information Services. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Office of Government Information Services Empowerment Act of 2018 2. Freedom of Information Act amendments Section 552(h) of title 5, United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) Each agency shall make any record available to the Director of the Office of Government Information Services for purposes of carrying out this subsection, upon request of the Director. .

Summary: Office of Government Information Services Empowerment Act of 2018 This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act to require agencies to make their records available to the National Archives and Records Administration's Office of Government Information Services if the records are requested by the office.
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the feasibility of expanding eligibility for enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans to individuals enrolled under the Medicaid program or enrolled under a group health plan.

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the feasibility of expanding eligibility for enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans to individuals enrolled under the Medicaid program or enrolled under a group health plan. 1. Study of expansion of Medicare Advantage eligibility Not later than December 31, 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on the feasibility of expanding eligibility for enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans offered under part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–21 42 U.S.C. 1396 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91 (1) would increase access to health care for such individuals; and (2) lead to lower health care costs for such individuals.

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct a study on the feasibility of expanding eligibility for enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans to individuals enrolled under a state Medicaid program or a group health plan. HHS must submit a report to Congress on the study and must include an analysis on whether the expansion would: (1) increase access to health care for those individuals, and (2) lead to lower health care costs for those individuals.
To direct the Attorney General to acquire data, for each calendar year, about sexual offenses, including rape, that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the Federal Government exercises jurisdiction.

To direct the Attorney General to acquire data, for each calendar year, about sexual offenses, including rape, that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the Federal Government exercises jurisdiction. 1. Statistics relating to sexual offenses that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the Federal Government exercises jurisdiction Under the authority of section 534 of title 28, United States Code, the Attorney General shall acquire data, for each calendar year, about sexual offenses, including rape, that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the Federal Government exercises jurisdiction (including aircraft, any vessel of the United States or which travels in interstate or foreign commerce or within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, any vehicle used or designed for flight or navigation in space, and any vehicle which travels via any facility of interstate or foreign commerce), disaggregated by— (1) the mode of transportation aboard which the offense was committed; and (2) the location of the commission of the offense.

Summary: This bill directs the Department of Justice to acquire data about sexual offenses that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the federal government exercises jurisdiction.
Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the expenditure of certain grant funds to purchase firearms, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act 2. Prohibition on expenditure of certain Homeland Security grant funds to purchase firearms Subsection (b) of section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 609 (6) Firearms A grant awarded under section 2003 or 2004 may not be used to purchase firearms and firearms accessories, such as ammunition, including for use by teachers. .

Summary: Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of a grant awarded under the Urban Areas Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program to purchase firearms and firearms accessories, such as ammunition, including for use by teachers.
To redesignate the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area as the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.

To redesignate the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area as the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 1. Redesignation of Heritage Area (a) Redesignation The Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( 16 U.S.C. 461 Public Law 104–333 Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Heritage Area referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area.

Summary: This bill redesignates the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area in the state of New York as the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, as the "Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, as the Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building 1. Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, shall be known and designated as the Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, as the "Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building."
District of Columbia Home Rule Non-Discrimination Act of 2018

To amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to eliminate the applicability of such Act to the District of Columbia. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Home Rule Non-Discrimination Act of 2018 2. Elimination of applicability of Religious Freedom Restoration Act to the District of Columbia Paragraph (2) of section 5 of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000bb–2(2) the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico

Summary: District of Columbia Home Rule Non-Discrimination Act of 2018 This bill eliminates the applicability of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to the District of Columbia government.
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify the process for denying, revoking, or suspending a registration to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance, and for other purposes.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify the process for denying, revoking, or suspending a registration to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance, and for other purposes. 1. Elimination of formal process by which a registrant who is subject to an order to show cause may submit a corrective action plan Section 304(c) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 824(c) (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ; and (C) by striking subparagraph (C) (relating to submission of a corrective action plan); (2) by striking paragraph (3) (relating to clarification of a corrective action plan); and (3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. 2. Definition of imminent danger to the public health or safety for purposes of suspending a registration Section 304(d)(2) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 824(d)(2) there is a substantial likelihood of there is probable cause to believe that

Summary: This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to modify enforcement authorities of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The bill modifies the required elements of an order to show cause issued by the DEA before it denies, revokes, or suspends a registration for a CSA violation. Additionally, it modifies the standard of review for an immediate suspension order.
STAR Fishing Act

To require State or territorial approval of restriction by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce of recreational or commercial fishing access to certain State or territorial waters, respectively. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State and Territorial Approval for Restriction of Fishing Act STAR Fishing Act 2. State or territorial approval of restriction of recreational or commercial fishing access to certain State or territorial waters (a) Approval required The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall not restrict recreational or commercial fishing access to any State or territorial marine waters or Great Lakes waters within the jurisdiction of the National Park Service or the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, respectively, unless those restrictions are developed in coordination with, and approved by, the fish and wildlife management agency of the State or territory that has fisheries management authority over those waters. (b) Definition In this section, the term marine waters

Summary: State and Territorial Approval for Restriction of Fishing Act or the STAR Fishing Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce to obtain approval from the relevant fish and wildlife management agency of a state or territory before restricting fishing access to state or territorial marine waters that are within the jurisdiction of the National Park Service or the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, including coastal waters and estuaries.
Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions Act

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide an exemption from certain notice requirements and penalties for air emissions from animal waste at farms. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions 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 (g) Applicability to air emissions from animal waste at farms (1) In general This section shall not apply to air emissions from animal waste at a farm. (2) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Animal waste The term animal waste (i) means feces, urine, or other excrement, digestive emissions, or urea, that is produced by animals (including fish); and (ii) includes— (I) waste described in clause (i) that is mixed or commingled with bedding, compost, feed, soil, or other material typically found with such waste; and (II) waste described in clause (i), including such waste that is mixed or commingled with material described in subclause (I), that is decomposing. (B) Farm The term farm .

Summary: Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions 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.