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Miracle Mountain Designation Act

To designate a mountain in the State of Utah as Miracle Mountain 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Miracle Mountain Designation Act 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) On September 13, 2018, the Bald Mountain Fire burned nearly 20,000 acres of land in Utah. (2) Elk Ridge City, located in Utah County, was nearly the victim of this fire. (3) Suddenly, the fire halted its progression and, instead of burning into Elk Ridge City, stayed behind the mountain and spared the city. (4) Congress, in acknowledgment of this event, believes this mountain holds special significance to the residents of Elk Ridge City and surrounding communities. (5) The presently unnamed peak has been referred to as Miracle Mountain 3. Miracle Mountain (a) Designation The mountain in the State of Utah, located at 39° 59′ 02N, 111° 40′ 12W, shall be known and designated as Miracle Mountain (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States to the mountain described in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to Miracle Mountain

Summary: Miracle Mountain Designation Act This bill designates a specified mountain in Utah as "Miracle Mountain."
Get to a Yes or No Faster Act

To require the Director of the National Science Foundation to review the application process for awarding grants under the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Get to a Yes or No Faster Act 2. National Science Foundation review on certain grants (a) In general The Director of the National Science Foundation shall carry out a review of the process for awarding grants under the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program established under section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 (1) identifying methods, including the use of preliminary proposals, of decreasing the workload for entities applying for such grants; and (2) accelerating the decisionmaking process for awarding such grants. (b) Examination of efficient models In carrying out the review under subsection (a), the Director shall examine models and practices for awarding grants under the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program that can be adopted by the National Science Foundation, including examining— (1) alternative models for grant application processes, including the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental program carried out by the Department of Defense; and (2) best practices used by other Federal agencies that award such grants, including the letter of intent requirement of the Department of Energy. (c) Report Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of the review carried out under this section and any actions the Director plans to take pursuant to such findings.

Summary: Get to a Yes or No Faster Act This bill directs the National Science Foundation to review the process for awarding grants under the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
Find our Hearts Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the establishment of a searchable database containing the names and citations of members of the Armed Forces who have been awarded the Purple Heart. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Find our Hearts Act 2. Heroes of the Purple Heart database (a) Establishment Chapter 57 1136. Heroes of the Purple Heart database (a) Establishment required The Secretary of Defense shall establish and maintain a database, to be known as the Heroes of the Purple Heart database (b) Sources of information The Secretary of Defense shall develop the Heroes of the Purple Heart database using the records of the military departments and such other sources of information as the Secretary considers to be appropriate and accurate. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide the Secretary of Defense with information regarding the names and citations of members of the Coast Guard for inclusion in the Heroes of the Purple Heart database. (c) Public availability The Heroes of the Purple Heart database shall be searchable and available for public inspection. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1136. Heroes of the Purple Heart database. . (c) Deadline The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the amendments made by this Act not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Find our Hearts Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to establish a publicly available database containing the names and citations of all members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have been awarded the Purple Heart.
National Capital Planning Commission District of Columbia Home Rule Act

To amend title 40, United States Code, to remove the authority of the National Capital Planning Commission with respect to property owned by the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Capital Planning Commission District of Columbia Home Rule Act 2. Removal of the authority of the National Capital Planning Commission with respect to property owned by the District (a) Recommendation of the Commission for transfers of jurisdiction of property Section 8124 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking and District of Columbia (2) in the first sentence of subsection (a)— (A) by striking and District of Columbia (B) by striking or by the District (3) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). (b) Approval of the Commission for proposed developments and projects Section 8722 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking and district (2) in subsection (a), by striking and District of Columbia governmental (3) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(1)— (A) by striking or District of Columbia (B) by striking or District (4) in subsection (c)(1), by striking and District (5) by striking subsection (e). (c) Approval of the Commission To sell land (1) In general Title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking section 8734. (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV of chapter 87 (d) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: National Capital Planning Commission District of Columbia Home Rule Act This bill limits the authority of the National Capital Planning Commission with respect to the administering of properties or the selling of lands owned by the District of Columbia.
Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017 2. Aligning qualified health plan grace period requirements with State law grace period requirements Section 1412(c)(2) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18082(c)(2) (1) in subparagraph (B)(iv)(II), by striking a 3-month grace period a grace period specified in subparagraph (C) (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Grace period specified For purposes of subparagraph (B)(iv)(II), the grace period specified in this subparagraph is— (i) for plan years beginning before January 1, 2018, a 3-month grace period; and (ii) for plan years beginning during 2018 or a subsequent year, such grace period for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage as is applicable under the State law of the State in which the Exchange operates to health insurance coverage offered in the individual market (or, in the case such a State law is not in place for the State involved, a 1-month grace period). .

Summary: Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to revise the grace period that health insurers must provide to recipients of premium subsidies before discontinuing health coverage for nonpayment of premiums. The grace period is shortened from 3 months to 30 days unless state law includes an applicable grace period.
To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.

To add Ireland to the E–3 nonimmigrant visa program. 1. E–3 visas for Irish nationals (a) In general Section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(iii) or, on a basis of reciprocity as determined by the Secretary of State, a national of Ireland, Australia (b) Employer requirements Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182 (1) by redesignating the second subsection (t) (as added by section 1(b)(2)(B) of Public Law 108–449 (2) by adding at the end of subsection (t)(1) (as added by section 402(b)(2) of Public Law 108–77 (E) In the case of an attestation filed with respect to a national of Ireland described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii), the employer is, and will remain during the period of authorized employment of such Irish national, a participant in good standing in the E-Verify program described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a .

Summary: This bill includes in the nonimmigrant E-3 visa category certain nationals of Ireland coming to the United States under a treaty of commerce to perform specialty occupation services.
To amend titles II and XIX of the Social Security Act remove the age limit on the Medicaid buy-program, to remove work restrictions on disabled adult children who have reached retirement age, and for other purposes.

To amend titles II and XIX of the Social Security Act remove the age limit on the Medicaid buy-program, to remove work restrictions on disabled adult children who have reached retirement age, and for other purposes. 1. Removing the age limit on the Medicaid buy-in program Title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 (1) in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XV), by striking , but less than 65, (2) in section 1905(v)(1)(A), by striking , but less than 65, 2. Removing work restrictions on disabled adult children after retirement age Section 223(e) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 423(e) (1) in paragraph (1), by striking No benefit Subject to paragraph (3), no benefit (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of a child’s insurance benefit under section 202(d)(1)(B)(ii) that is payable to an individual who has attained retirement age (as defined in section 216(l)). . 3. Reentitlement to DAC benefit for certain former disabled adult children Section 202(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(d) (11) (A) A child whose entitlement to child’s insurance benefits on the basis of paragraph (1)(B)(ii) terminated with the termination month (as defined for purposes of paragraph (1)(G)) may again become entitled to such benefits (provided no event specified in paragraph (1)(D) has occurred) beginning with the first month thereafter in which the child attains retirement age (as defined in section 216(l)(1)), but only if— (i) the child had attained early retirement age (as defined in section 216(l)(2)) but had not attained retirement age (as defined in section 216(l)(1)) when such benefits were terminated; (ii) the child engaged in substantial gainful activity during the period after the child attained early retirement age (as so defined), but did not experience medical improvement that could have, by itself, served as the basis for terminating the individual's child’s insurance benefits; (iii) the child is under a disability (as defined in section 223(d)) at the time the child attains retirement age (as so defined); and (iv) the child has filed application for such reentitlement. (B) Reentitlement to child’s insurance benefits under this paragraph shall end with the month preceding the first month in which an event specified in paragraph (1)(D) occurs. .

Summary: This bill (1) expands eligibility for state Medicaid buy-in programs to include individuals under 65 years of age; (2) removes certain work restrictions relating to children's insurance benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program for individuals with disabilities who have reached retirement age; and (3) authorizes reentitlement to such OASDI benefits under certain circumstances.
JACK Act

To require disclosure by lobbyists of convictions for bribery, extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, fraud, conflicts of interest, making false statements, perjury, or money laundering. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act JACK Act 2. Disclosure of corrupt malpractice by lobbyists (a) Registration Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1603(b) (1) in paragraph (5), by striking and (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph: (7) for any listed lobbyist who was convicted in a Federal or State court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering, the date of the conviction and a description of the offense. . (b) Quarterly reports Section 5(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1604(b) (1) in paragraph (4), by striking and (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) for any listed lobbyist who was convicted in a Federal or State court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering, the date of the conviction and a description of the offense. .

Summary: Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act or the JACK Act This bill amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require any listed lobbyist who was convicted in a federal or state court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering, to provide the date of the conviction and a description of the offense in the registration and in quarterly reports.
AMERICA Act

To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that the penalty for refusing or neglecting to answer a decennial census question shall apply only to the extent necessary to allow the Government to obtain the information needed for its enumeration of the population, as required by the Constitution of the United States, as well as the enumeration of its citizen and noncitizen populations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Authorizing Moderated Enumeration Responses Including Citizenship Acquisition Act AMERICA Act 2. Limited applicability of census penalty provision (a) In general Section 221 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) (1) The penalty under subsection (a) shall not apply to any individual who refuses or neglects to answer any question in a questionnaire, schedule, or the survey commonly referred to as the American Community Survey (A) the population, as required by the Constitution of the United States; and (B) citizen and noncitizen populations. (2) For purposes of this subsection, only questions included on a decennial census short form regarding enumeration of the household and citizenship status shall be considered necessary to permit such an enumeration. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to all schedules used in connection with any decennial census of population, beginning with the 2020 decennial census, including those returned before the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Authorizing Moderated Enumeration Responses Including Citizenship Acquisition Act or the AMERICA Act This bill makes the penalty for refusing or neglecting to answer a decennial census question apply only to the extent necessary to allow the federal government to obtain the information needed for its enumeration of: (1) the population, as required by the Constitution; and (2) its citizen and noncitizen populations. Only questions included on a decennial census short form regarding enumeration of household and citizenship status shall be considered necessary to permit such an enumeration.
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community clinic in New City, New York, as the "Jerry Donnellan VA Community Clinic".

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community clinic in New City, New York, as the Jerry Donnellan VA Community Clinic 1. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) In July 1968, Gerald T. Jerry (2) While in Vietnam, Donnellan was ambushed and sustained a compound fracture in his right arm and lost his right leg below the knee. (3) In 1986, Donnellan began to work in the Veterans Agency Office of Rockland County, New York. In 1992, he was appointed Commissioner of Veterans Affairs and held that position until January 2018 when he retired from the county’s Veterans Service Agency after more than 30 years of service to veterans and their families. (4) During his tenure as Veterans Director, Donnellan created the local Chapter 333 of the Vietnam Veterans of America, opened the first Rockland County Veterans Homeless Shelter, created the Camp Shanks Museum, helped begin the modern tradition of Memorial Day watchfires to remember the fallen as General George Washington once did, and established the Rockland County Buffalo Soldiers’ Award to recognize the contributions of African-American veterans. (5) Donnellan was instrumental in opening the first Department of Veterans Affairs community clinic in Rockland County. Recognizing the need for a local health center, he worked with the Department of Veterans Affairs to secure a site and get it approved. Serving more than 18,000 veterans in 2017, the New City VA health clinic is an important resource to help meet the needs of veterans in the community. (6) Donnellan received numerous medals for his service, including three Purple Hearts and the Rockland County Legislature’s Distinguished Service Award. (7) Besides being the founder and first President of Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 333, Donnellan was a member and a veteran service officer for the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 120, a member of the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 98, a member of the Rockland County Marine Corps League, and a member of the American Legion, Post 310. (8) Donnellan worked and volunteered for many non-profit organizations, such as the United Way, the Salvation Army, Dominican College, and for one of his alma maters through the Rockland Community College Foundation. 2. Designation of Jerry Donnellan VA Community Clinic (a) Designation The Department of Veterans Affairs community clinic in New City, New York, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known as the Jerry Donnellan VA Community Clinic (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the community clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Jerry Donnellan VA Community Clinic.

Summary: This bill designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community clinic in New City, New York, as the "Jerry Donnellan VA Community Clinic."
Transparent Disaster Relief Act of 2018

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to increase transparency with respect to duplication of benefits requirements, to amend the Small Business Act to notify disaster loan recipients of their ability to refuse assistance, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparent Disaster Relief Act of 2018 2. Duplication of benefits Section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5155 (e) Transparency (1) Statement of acknowledgment The President shall ensure that each person receiving Federal assistance for a major disaster or emergency signs a statement, as a condition of such assistance, that acknowledges the requirements under this section relating to duplication of benefits, including an acknowledgment of the types of assistance that may result in a duplication of benefits. (2) Recoupment Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the President shall ensure that any action to collect duplicative assistance from a recipient under this section includes the provision to the recipient of all documentation used to determine the relevant duplication of benefits. . 3. Notification to disaster loan recipients Section 7(b)(10) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b)(10) (1) by amending the paragraph heading to read as follows: NOTIFICATION (2) by striking loan. loan; and (3) by striking the applicant may submit the applicant— (A) may submit ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (B) is not required to accept the loan for which the applicant applied, including for any reason relating to eligibility for other Federal assistance. .

Summary: Transparent Disaster Relief Act of 2018 This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) require recipients of federal assistance for a major disaster or emergency to sign a statement, as a condition of such assistance, that acknowledges the requirements relating to duplication of benefits under such Act. It also amends the Small Business Act to require notification to recipients of disaster assistance that they may decline to accept a loan, including for any reason relating to eligibility for other federal assistance.
Combat Violent Crime Act of 2018

To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the definition of crime of violence, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combat Violent Crime Act of 2018 2. Amendment to the definition of crime of violence Section 924(c)(3)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (a) by striking by its nature, involves , based on the facts underlying the offense, involved (b) by striking may be used may have been used 3. Application (a) In general The amendments made by this Act shall apply to any offense committed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Rule of construction The amendments made by this Act shall not be construed to create any right to challenge a sentence imposed before the date of the enactment of this Act under section 924 of title 18, United States Code.

Summary: Combat Violent Crime Act of 2018 This bill modifies the approach used to determine if a criminal offense is a crime of violence for purposes of imposing an enhanced sentence on a defendant who uses or possesses a firearm in a crime of violence.