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Encouraging Small Business Innovators

To encourage R&D small business set-asides, to encourage SBIR and STTR participants to serve as mentors under the Small Business Administration’s mentor-protege program, to promote the use of interagency contracts, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Encouraging Small Business Innovators 2. Including testing and evaluation in the definition of R&D Section 9(e)(5) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(e)(5) (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; (2) by striking means any activity means— (A) any activity ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: and (B) any testing or evaluation in connection with such an activity; . 3. Encouraging participation in the mentor-protege program Section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 (tt) Encouraging participation in the mentor-Protege program The Administrator shall provide an increase to the past performance rating of any small business concern that has participated in the SBIR or STTR program that serves as a mentor under section 45 to a small business concern that seeks to participate in the SBIR or STTR program. . 4. Promoting the use of Government-wide and other interagency contracts (a) Promoting interagency acquisitions Section 865 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by striking all interagency acquisitions (B) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by adding all interagency assisted acquisitions include (ii) by adding and (C) by striking subparagraph (B); (D) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); (E) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by adding all interagency assisted acquisitions include (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following: (5) The term assisted acquisition . (b) GSA assistance with certain small business contract awards Section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 (uu) GSA assistance with certain small business contract awards The Administrator of the General Services Administration may assist another agency with the process of awarding a contract to a small business concern under the SBIR or STTR program or under a small business set-aside. . September 20, 2018 Reported from the Committee on Small Business September 20, 2018 Committees on Oversight and Government Reform Science, Space, and Technology

Summary: Encouraging Small Business Innovators This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide an increase to the past performance rating of small business participants who served as mentors in the SBA mentor-protege program under the Small Business Innovation Reseach or the Small Business Technology Transfer Program. This bill amends the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 to revise provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to promote the use of government-wide and other interagency contracts.
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services issue regulations to ensure due process rights for physicians furnishing emergency medical services.

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services issue regulations to ensure due process rights for physicians furnishing emergency medical services. 1. Regulations to ensure due process rights for physicians furnishing emergency medical services The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, but not later than one year after such date, through rulemaking, issue final regulations to provide that physicians who are employed by or under contract with a hospital for furnishing emergency medical services have a fair hearing and appellate review through appropriate medical staff mechanisms before any termination or restriction of the professional activity of such physicians or staff privileges of such physicians at such hospital and that such a hearing and review are not denied through a third-party contract.

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to issue regulations that require a certain administrative process before hospitals may terminate or restrict the privileges of physicians who provide emergency medical services.
Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act

To make supplemental appropriations to provide additional funds to Americorps for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act 2. Statement of appropriations The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, namely: Corporation for National and Community Service Operating Expenses For an additional amount for the Corporation for National and Community Service to carry out the National and Community Service Act of 1990, notwithstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), 501(a)(4)(E), and 501(a)(5)(F) of such Act, $7,500,000,000: Provided Provided further, Salaries and Expenses For an additional amount for necessary expenses of administration as provided under section 501(a)(5) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and consultants authorized under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $37,500,000. Office of Inspector General For an additional amount for necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General of the Corporation in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $8,000,000. 3. Requirement The Corporation shall use amounts appropriated by this Act in a manner that— (1) increases to 500,000 the number of national service positions approved under subtitle C of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990; and (2) gives preference to national service programs that propose to use full-time national service positions.

Summary: Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act This bill provides FY2019 supplemental appropriations to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) for: Operating Expenses, Salaries and Expenses, and the Office of Inspector General. The CNCS must use the funds in a manner that: (1) increases to 500,000 the number of national service positions approved under specified provisions of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, and (2) gives preference to programs which propose to use full-time national service positions.
National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018

To extend the National Flood Insurance Program until November 30, 2018. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018 2. Program extension (a) Financing Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4016(a) September 30, 2017 November 30, 2018 (b) Program expiration Section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4026 September 30, 2017 November 30, 2018

Summary: National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program through November 30, 2018.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24930 Washington Avenue in Murrieta, California, as the "Riverside County Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24930 Washington Avenue in Murrieta, California, as the Riverside County Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office 1. Riverside County Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24930 Washington Avenue in Murrieta, California, shall be known and designated as the Riverside County Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial 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 Riverside County Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24930 Washington Avenue in Murrieta, California, as the "Riverside County Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office."
Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2018

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

Summary: Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2018 This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the Small Business Administration's reporting requirements to the President and to Congress on procurement contracts to include spending data in each best in class designation (highest current industry performance level) and total contract amounts awarded to (1) Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses, (2) small businesses owned and controlled by women, (3) small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and (4) socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses.
Electronic Notification Improvement Act of 2017

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for electronic notification of H–2A and H–2B visa petitioners upon receipt of the petitions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Electronic Notification Improvement Act of 2017 2. Electronic notification of petitioners Section 214(c)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(1) (1) by striking Attorney General Secretary of Homeland Security (2) by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall provide electronic notification to any petitioner who submits a petition or payment of any fee pertaining to the importation of an alien under subparagraph (H)(ii)(A) or subparagraph (H)(ii)(b) of section 101(a)(15) promptly upon receipt of such petition or payment.

Summary: Electronic Notification Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Department of Homeland Security to provide electronic notification to any petitioner who submits a petition or payment of any fee pertaining to the importation of an H-2A visa alien (temporary agricultural worker) or an H-2B visa alien (temporary nonagricultural worker) upon receipt of such petition or payment.
Hire Student Veterans Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the work opportunity tax credit with respect to hiring veterans who are receiving educational assistance under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Defense. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hire Student Veterans Act 2. Work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans receiving educational assistance under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Defense (a) In general Section 51(d)(3)(A) or , or (v) attending an institution of education by means of educational assistance provided under chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, or 34 of title 38, United States Code, or chapter 1606 or 1607 of title 10, United States Code. . (b) Modification of minimum employment period Section 51(i)(3)(A) of such Code is amended by inserting (other than a qualified veteran described in subsection (d)(3)(A)(v)) In the case of an individual (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Hire Student Veterans Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a work opportunity tax credit for hiring a veteran attending an institution of education using educational assistance provided under certain programs administered by the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs, and (2) modify the minimum employment period required for veterans that qualify for the credit under this bill.
Healthy Food Choices Act

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance benefits be used to purchase only supplemental foods that are eligible for purchase under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (commonly known as the WIC program). 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthy Food Choices Act 2. Amendment Section 3(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(k) (k) Food 42 U.S.C. 1786(b)(14) . 3. Effective date This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2019.

Summary: Healthy Food Choices Act This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to apply nutritional standards for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to foods purchased for the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). Under current law, foods purchased for WIC must: (1) contain nutrients determined by nutritional research to be lacking in the diets of pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, or children; or (2) promote the health of the population served by the program.
Assistance for Workers Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act

To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide adjustment assistance to certain workers adversely affect by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for United States tariff increases, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assistance for Workers Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In recognition that trade policy can result in disparate and disruptive changes to the economy, the Trade Adjustment Assistance program was enacted to help workers adversely impacted by the trade policy decisions of the Federal Government. (2) The Trump Administration has made clear that it intends to aggressively use Federal trade statutes, including section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ( 19 U.S.C. 1862 19 U.S.C. 2411 Public Law 95–223 (3) Foreign countries affected by such tariff increases have, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, already raised tariffs on United States exports or have indicated that they intend to respond by raising tariffs on such exports. (4) Increased tariffs on such exports threaten to reduce employment in affected sectors of the United States economy. (5) Workers adversely impacted by these effects deserve adjustment assistance. 3. Adjustment assistance for retaliatory tariff increases Section 222(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2272(a)(2) (1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking or (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) (i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have decreased absolutely; (ii) exports of articles produced or services supplied by such firm have decreased; (iii) the decrease in exports described in clause (ii) resulted in whole or in part from tariffs imposed on such exports by a foreign country in response to United States tariffs imposed on imports from such country pursuant to an action taken under the authority of— (I) section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ( 19 U.S.C. 1862 (II) section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2411 (III) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( Public Law 95–223 (iv) the decrease in exports described in clause (ii) contributed importantly to such workers’ separation or threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or production of such firm. .

Summary: Assistance for Workers Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act This bill provides financial assistance to workers harmed by retaliatory foreign tariffs by expanding the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers program. The program currently provides assistance to workers adversely affected by competing imported goods and services. Under the bill, workers at firms that have seen a significant decrease in sales, production, or exports of goods or services, in whole or in part as a result of tariffs imposed by foreign countries in response to U.S. tariff increases, may petition the Department of Labor for trade adjustment assistance.
Assistance for Firms Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act

To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide adjustment assistance to firms adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for United States tariff increases, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assistance for Firms Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In recognition that trade policy can result in disparate and disruptive changes to the economy, the Trade Adjustment Assistance program was enacted to help workers adversely impacted by the trade policy decisions of the Federal Government. (2) The Trump Administration has made clear that it intends to aggressively use Federal trade statutes, including section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ( 19 U.S.C. 1862 19 U.S.C. 2411 Public Law 95–223 (3) Foreign countries affected by such tariff increases have, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, already raised tariffs on United States exports or have indicated that they intend to respond by raising tariffs on such exports. (4) Increased tariffs on such exports threaten to reduce employment in affected sectors of the United States economy. (5) Firms adversely impacted by these effects deserve adjustment assistance. 3. Adjustment assistance for firms Subparagraph (C) of section 251(c)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2341 (C) either— (i) increases of imports of articles or services like or directly competitive with articles which are produced or services which are supplied by such firm contributed importantly to such total or partial separation, or threat thereof, and to such decline in sales or production; or (ii) (I) exports of articles or services produced or supplied by such firm have decreased as a result, in whole or in part, from tariffs imposed on such exports by a foreign country in response to United States tariffs imposed on the imports of such country pursuant to an action taken under the authority of— (aa) section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ( 19 U.S.C. 1862 (bb) section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2411 (cc) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( Public Law 95–223 (II) the decrease in such exports contributed importantly to such total or partial separation, or threat thereof, and to such decline in sales or production. .

Summary: Assistance for Firms Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act This bill provides financial assistance to companies harmed by retaliatory foreign tariffs. It expands the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms program, which currently provides such assistance to companies adversely affected by competing imported goods and services. Companies that have seen a significant decrease in sales of exported goods or services, in whole or in part as a result of tariffs imposed by foreign countries in response to U.S. tariff increases, may petition the Department of Commerce for trade adjustment assistance.
GIVING Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a new status for certain tax-exempt organizations with administrative expenses not exceeding 25 percent of contributions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Good Incentives for Vital Non-profit Governance Act GIVING Act 2. Establishment of a new status for certain tax-exempt organizations with administrative expenses not exceeding 25 percent of contributions (a) In general Section 501 (s) Administrative expenses management (1) In general Any organization— (A) which is described in subsection (c)(3) and exempt from tax under subsection (a), and (B) the exempt purpose expenditures of which comprise at least 75 percent of the total expenditures of the organization for the taxable year, may characterize itself as a 501(c)(3)(A) status organization (2) Exempt purpose expenditures defined For purposes of this subsection— (A) In general The term exempt purpose expenditures (B) Certain amounts excluded The term exempt purpose expenditures . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning more than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Good Incentives for Vital Non-profit Governance Act or the GIVING Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a new 501(c)(3)(A) status for certain tax-exempt organizations with exempt-purpose expenditures that comprise at least 75% of the total expenditures of the organization for the year. Exempt-purpose expenditures exclude administrative expenses.
Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2017

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2017 2. Early release for certain nonviolent offenders (a) In general Section 3624 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting at the early release date provided in subsection (g), if applicable, or otherwise A prisoner shall be released by the Bureau of Prisons (2) by adding at the end the following: (g) Early release for certain nonviolent offenders Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Bureau of Prisons, pursuant to a good time policy, shall release from confinement a prisoner who has served one half or more of his term of imprisonment (including any consecutive term or terms of imprisonment) if that prisoner— (1) has attained the age of 45 years; (2) has never been convicted of a crime of violence; and (3) has not engaged in any violation, involving violent conduct, of institutional disciplinary regulations. .

Summary: Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons to release early an offender who has completed at least half of his or her prison sentence if such offender has: (1) attained age 45, (2) committed no violent offenses, and (3) received no institutional disciplinary violations.