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To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Border Wall Bonds, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Border Wall Bonds, and for other purposes. 1. Border Wall Bonds; Border Wall Trust Fund (a) Authority To issue Border Wall Bonds Section 3102 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Border Wall Bonds The Secretary is authorized to issue bonds under this section, to be known as Border Wall Bonds . (b) Border Wall Trust Fund (1) Establishment of trust fund There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the Border Wall Trust Fund (2) Transfers to trust fund There are hereby appropriated to the Border Wall Trust Fund amounts equivalent to all revenues derived from the sale and issuance of Border Wall Bonds issued under section 3102 of title 31, United States Code. (3) Expenditures from trust fund Amounts in the Border Wall Trust Fund shall be available only for purposes of making expenditures to build a physical barrier along the southern border of the United States.

Summary: This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to issue bonds known as Border Wall Bonds to finance the construction of a physical barrier along the southern border of the United States. The bill establishes the Border Wall Trust Fund in the Treasury and provides appropriations to the fund equal to the revenues derived from the sale and issuance of the Border Wall Bonds. The amounts in the trust fund are only available for expenditures to build a physical barrier along the southern border of the United States.
Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2018

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify payment rules for manual wheelchairs under part B of the Medicare program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2018 2. Clarifying payment rules for manual wheelchairs under part B of the Medicare program (a) Exclusion Section 1862(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(1) (1) in subparagraph (O), by striking and (2) in subparagraph (P), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting , and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (Q) in the case of a . (b) No effect on fee schedule Section 1834(a)(1) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(1) (J) Exclusion of certain manual wheelchair components from fee schedule amount Beginning January 1, 2019, any payment amount recognized under subparagraph (B)(ii) with respect to a manual wheelchair shall be treated as not including payment for any titanium construction materials included in the base of such wheelchair. .

Summary: Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2018 This bill specifies that Medicare coverage of manual wheelchairs does not include certain excess expenses associated with the use of titanium construction materials in the wheelchair base.
Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act of 2018

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the disclosure of notifications of intent to operate under section 501(c)(4). 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act of 2018 2. Disclosure of notifications of intent to operate under 501 (c) (a) In general Section 6104(d)(1)(A) and and (v) any notification required to be made by such organization under section 506(a), . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to requests made after the date that is six months after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to require tax-exempt organizations to make available for public inspection notifications that must be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service regarding the intent to operate under section 501(c)(4) of the IRC.
California Clean Coast Act

To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the California Clean Coast Act 2. Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in areas of the outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of California Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337 (q) Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in areas of the outer continental shelf located off the coast of California (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other law and except as provided in paragraph (2), beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection, the conduct of oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities is prohibited in areas of the outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of the State of California. (2) Effect Nothing in this subsection affects any rights under leases issued under this Act before the date of enactment of this subsection. .

Summary: California Clean Coast Act This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas exploration and leasing in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of California.
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States and units of local government to deploy and implement gunfire detection and location technology, and for other purposes.

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States and units of local government to deploy and implement gunfire detection and location technology, and for other purposes. 1. Gunfire detection technology grant program Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by inserting after part MM the following: NN Gunfire Detection Technology Grant Program 3041. Grant authority The Attorney General is authorized to make grants to States and units of local government to deploy and implement gunfire detection and location technology. 3042. Applications The chief executive officer of a State or unit of local government seeking a grant under this part shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require. 3043. Funding Of the total amount made available to carry out subpart 1 of part E, the Attorney General shall allocate not less than $10,000,000 for grants under this part for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023. . 2. Conforming amendment Section 505(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10156(a)(1) paragraph (2) and section 3043

Summary: This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program for state and local governments to deploy and implement gunfire detection and location technology.
S.T.O.R.A.G.E. Act

To provide for the consideration of energy storage systems by electric utilities as part of a supply side resource process, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Storage Technology for Operational Readiness and Generating Energy Act S.T.O.R.A.G.E. Act 2. Consideration of energy storage systems (a) In general Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2621(d) (20) Consideration of energy storage systems Each State shall consider requiring that, as part of a supply side resource planning process, an electric utility of the State demonstrate to the State that the electric utility considered an investment in energy storage systems based on appropriate factors, including— (A) total costs and normalized life cycle costs; (B) cost effectiveness; (C) improved reliability; (D) security; and (E) system performance and efficiency. . (b) Time limitations Section 112(b) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2622(b) (7) (A) Not later than 1 year after enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which the State regulatory authority has ratemaking authority) and each nonregulated utility shall commence the consideration referred to in section 111, or set a hearing date for consideration, with respect to the standard established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d). (B) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which the State regulatory authority has ratemaking authority), and each nonregulated electric utility, shall complete the consideration, and shall make the determination, referred to in section 111 with respect to the standard established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d). . (c) Failure To comply Section 112(c) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2622(c) In the case of the standard established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d), the reference contained in this subsection to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph. (d) Prior state actions Section 112(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2622(d) (19) (20) 3. Coordination of programs To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of Energy shall ensure that the funding and administration of the different offices within the Grid Modernization Initiative of the Department of Energy and other programs conducting energy storage research are coordinated and streamlined.

Summary: Storage Technology for Operational Readiness and Generating Energy Act or the S.T.O.R.A.G.E. Act This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add energy storage systems to the list of strategies states should consider when developing energy plans and using its utility ratemaking authority.
Battery Storage Innovation Act

To make innovative technology loan guarantee support available for battery storage technologies. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Battery Storage Innovation Act 2. Battery storage technologies Section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16513(b) (11) Battery storage technologies for residential, industrial, or transportation applications. .

Summary: Battery Storage Innovation Act This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expand the categories of projects that are eligible for innovative technology loan guarantees to include a category of projects for battery storage technologies for residential, industrial, or transportation applications.
Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act of 2018

To clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act of 2018 2. Clarification of orphan drug exception to annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (a) In general Section 9008(e)(3) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended to read as follows: (3) Exclusion of orphan drug sales (A) In general The term branded prescription drug sales (i) with respect to which a credit was allowed for any taxable year under section 45C (ii) with respect to which a credit was allowable for any taxable year beginning before January 1, 2011, under such section 45C (without regard to whether such credit was claimed or received), or (iii) which was any drug or biological product approved or licensed prior to January 1, 2011, by the Food and Drug Administration, for marketing solely for 1 or more rare diseases or conditions. (B) Expiration Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to any drug or biological product after the date on which such drug or biological product is approved or licensed by the Food and Drug Administration for marketing for any indication other than the treatment of a rare disease or condition. (C) Rare disease or condition For purposes of this paragraph, the term rare disease or condition section 45C(d)(1) . (b) Hold harmless for covered entities with no or limited orphan drug sales Section 9008(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Adjustment for certain covered entities with no or limited orphan drug sales If— (A) the fee under this section for a calendar year with respect to a covered entity (determined without regard to this paragraph), exceeds (B) the fee that would be determined under this section for such year with respect to such entity if branded prescription drug sales of all covered entities were determined without regard to clauses (ii) and (iii) of subsection (e)(3)(A), then such entity's fee under this section for such calendar year shall be determined as described in subparagraph (B). . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fees the annual payment date for which under section 9008 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is after December 31, 2018.

Summary: Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act of 2018 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to expand the definition of orphan drug for purposes of the annual fee paid by brand name prescription drug manufacturers and importers to include medications for rare conditions that were, prior to 2011, approved or in clinical trials. (Drug manufacturers and importers pay an annual fee based on their sales of brand name prescription drugs, excluding sales of orphan drugs.)
Border Bonds for America Act of 2018

To provide for the issuance of revenue bonds to fund construction of a physical border barrier and related technology, roads, and lighting along the United States border with Mexico. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Bonds for America Act of 2018 2. Border bonds (a) Issuance The Secretary of the Treasury shall, pursuant to subchapter I of chapter 31 Border Bonds (b) Transfer of revenue Proceeds from the issuance of Border Bonds shall be transferred to the Border Trust Fund (as defined in section 9512 (c) Terms and conditions (1) Term A bond issued under subsection (a) shall have a term of 30 years. (2) Face amount limitation The face amount of bonds issued under subsection (a) in any fiscal year shall not exceed $5,000,000,000. (3) Sunset No bonds may be issued under subsection (a) later than 30 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Border Bonds Trust Fund Chapter 98 9512. Border Bonds Trust Fund (a) Creation of trust fund There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the Border Bonds Trust Fund (b) Transfers to trust fund There are hereby appropriated to the Trust Fund amounts equivalent to revenue from the issuance of Border Bonds under section 2 of the Border Bonds for America Act of 2018 (c) Expenditures from trust fund Amounts in the Trust Fund shall be available, without further appropriation, to construct reinforced fencing and provide for the installation of additional physical barriers, roads, lighting, cameras, and sensors to gain operational control of the southwest border under section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1103 .

Summary: Border Bonds for America Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to issue up to $5 billion in bonds in a fiscal year, with proceeds going into a trust fund for the construction of reinforced fencing, physical barriers and related infrastructure for the U.S. southwest border with Mexico.
Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2018

To amend section 175b of title 18, United States Code, to correct a scrivener’s error. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2018 2. Prohibition on the possession of biological toxins and agents Section 175b of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking (a)(1) No restricted (a) Offense (1) In general It shall be unlawful for a restricted person to— (A) ship, transport, or possess in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce any biological agent or toxin described in paragraph (2); or (B) receive any biological agent or toxin described in paragraph (2) that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce. (2) Agents and toxins covered A biological agent or toxin described in this paragraph is a biological agent or toxin that— (A) is listed as a non-overlap or overlap select biological agent or toxin under part 73 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, pursuant to section 351A of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262a (B) is not excluded or exempted under part 73 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations. ; and (B) by striking (2) Whoever (3) Penalty (2) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting Definitions In this section:

Summary: Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2018 This bill revises the criminal prohibition on the shipment, transport, possession, or receipt of a biological agent or toxin by a restricted person. Specifically, it updates references to the lists of agents and toxins covered by the prohibition.
To provide for an accounting of total United States contributions to the United Nations.

To provide for an accounting of total United States contributions to the United Nations. 1. Report on United States contributions to the United Nations (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on all assessed and voluntary contributions, including in-kind, of the United States Government to the United Nations and its affiliated agencies and related bodies during the previous fiscal year. (b) Content The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) The total amount of all assessed and voluntary contributions, including in-kind, of the United States Government to the United Nations and its affiliated agencies and related bodies during the previous fiscal year. (2) The approximate percentage of United States Government contributions to each United Nations affiliated agency or body in such fiscal year when compared with all contributions to each such agency or body from any source in such fiscal year. (3) For each such United States Government contribution— (A) the amount of each such contribution; (B) a description of each such contribution (including whether assessed or voluntary); (C) the department or agency of the United States Government responsible for each such contribution; (D) the purpose of each such contribution; and (E) the United Nations or its affiliated agency or related body receiving the contribution. (c) Scope of initial report The first report required under subsection (a) shall include the information required under this section for the previous three fiscal years. (d) Public availability of information Not later than 14 days after submitting a report required under subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall post a public version of the report on a text-based, searchable, and publicly available Internet Web site.

Summary: This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to report annually to Congress regarding all assessed and voluntary U.S. contributions to the United Nations (U.N.) and its affiliated agencies and related bodies during the previous fiscal year. The report shall include: (1) the total amount of all assessed and voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. and its affiliated agencies and related bodies; (2) the approximate percentage of U.S. contributions to each such agency or body in a fiscal year when compared with all such contributions in that fiscal year; and (3) the amount, description, and purpose of each contribution, the identity of the donating U.S. agency, and the identity of the recipient U.N. agency or body. The first report shall include information for the previous three fiscal years. OMB shall post a version of such report on a publicly available website.
Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2018

To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to reaffirm the authority of the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2018 2. Reaffirming authority of the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics Subtitle F of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 6971 253. Reaffirming authority of the Under Secretary (a) In general Notwithstanding the authority specified in Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 (5 U.S.C. App.; 7 U.S.C. 2201 (1) the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, and any successor agencies shall be within the research, education, and economics mission area of the Department; (2) the authority to administer such agencies is vested in the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics; and (3) such authority may not be vested in the head of another agency within the Department. (b) Location The Secretary shall locate each agency referred to in subsection (a)(1) and the majority of the staff of each such agency within the National Capital Region to ensure maximum coordination and interaction with each other such agency, with the agencies delivering food and agricultural programs and services of the Department, and with other Federal Government science agencies (including science agencies of the Department). .

Summary: Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2018 This bill amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to reaffirm that the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, and any successor agencies must be: (1) within the research, education, and economics mission area of the Department of Agriculture (USDA); and (2) administered by the USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics. USDA must locate each of the specified agencies and the majority of the staff of the agencies within the National Capital Region.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the "Lucas Lowe Post Office".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the Lucas Lowe Post Office 1. Lucas Lowe Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, shall be known and designated as the Lucas Lowe Post Office (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 Lucas Lowe Post Office

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the "Lucas Lowe Post Office."