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Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2017

To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report to the Congress semiannually on the number of firearms transfers resulting from the failure to complete a background check within 3 business days, and the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2017 2. FBI report on firearms transfers resulting from the failure to complete a background check within 3 Within 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 6 months thereafter, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a written report on— (1) the number of proposed firearm transfers— (A) about which a person licensed under chapter 44 (B) with respect to which the system failed to respond to the licensee within 3 business days; and (C) which were completed in the period covered by the report; and (2) the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm.

Summary: Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to submit a biannual report to Congress on the number of proposed firearm transfers where: (1) a licensed gun dealer submitted a background check through the National Instant Criminal History Background Check System (NICS), (2) NICS failed to respond to the licensed gun dealer within three business days, and (3) the licensed gun dealer completed the transfer. The FBI must also report on the procedures followed once the transferee is discovered to be ineligible.
Solar Villages Initiative Act

To authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable energy projects in developing countries. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Solar Villages Initiative Act 2. Microenterprise assistance for renewable energy projects in developing countries (a) In general The President, acting through the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Energy, is authorized to provide assistance for renewable energy projects described in subsection (b) in developing countries to increase the availability of credit, savings, and other services to microfinance and microenterprise clients lacking full access to capital, training, technical assistance, and business development services. (b) Types of projects The renewable energy projects described in this subsection include projects to assist small and micro businesses that loan or sell solar lanterns or lamps and other solar energy technologies. (c) Priority In providing assistance under subsection (a), the President shall give priority to empowering female-owned businesses in developing countries. (d) Relation to existing authorities Assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be made available under the authorities of section 252 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2211a (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2020, $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2021, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.

Summary: Solar Villages Initiative Act This bill authorizes the President, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, to provide assistance for renewable energy projects in developing countries to increase the availability of credit, savings, and other services to microfinance and microenterprise clients lacking full access to capital, training, technical assistance, and business development services. In providing such assistance, the President shall give priority to empowering female-owned businesses.
National Non-Emergency Mobile Number Act

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to designate a national dialing short code for users of mobile voice service to reach public safety personnel in critical, but non-emergency, circumstances. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Non-Emergency Mobile Number Act 2. National mobile dialing short code for critical, non-emergency cir­cum­stan­ces Section 251(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 251(e) (4) National mobile dialing short code for critical, non-emergency circumstances Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Commission shall designate a national dialing short code for users of mobile voice service to reach public safety personnel in critical, but non-emergency, circumstances. In making such designation, the Commission shall consult with State departments of transportation, nationwide and regional providers of mobile voice service, and representatives of the public safety and emergency services community. The designation made under this paragraph shall take effect on a date determined by the Commission, but not earlier than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph. .

Summary: National Non-Emergency Mobile Number Act This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to designate a national dialing short code for users of mobile voice service to reach public safety personnel in critical, but non-emergency, circumstances. The FCC must consult with state departments of transportation, mobile voice service providers, and public safety representatives.
Preventing NAS and Protecting Babies Act

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a strategy implementing recommendations relating to the Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing NAS and Protecting Babies Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Neonatal abstinence syndrome (referred to in this section as NAS (2) According to a report by the Government Accountability Office, symptoms of NAS include irritability, loud crying, stiffness, sweating, vomiting, diarrhea, poor feeding, seizures, and respiratory distress. (3) According to a 2016 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which was based on data from 28 States, the incidence of NAS increased 300 percent between 1999 and 2013. (4) According to another study entitled, Neonatal abstinence syndrome and associated health care expenditures: United States, 2000–2009 (5) Innovative, specialized, and collaborative efforts are needed to address the treatment of infants diagnosed with NAS. (6) The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–198 42 U.S.C. 1396 (7) An October 2017 report by the Government Accountability Office entitled, “Federal Action Needed to Address Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome”, recommended that the Department of Health and Human Services should take action on its report entitled, Protecting Our Infants Act: Final Strategy 3. Strategy implementing recommendations relating to Protecting Our Infants Act Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a strategy for implementing recommendations in the Department of Health and Human Services Behavioral Health Coordinating Council report entitled, Protecting Our Infants Act: Final Strategy (1) include a timeline for the implementation of each such recommendation; (2) provide for the dissemination of information to State health agencies on best practices and available resources and data with respect to implementing each such recommendation; and (3) include recommendations for any statutory change, including providing for additional authorities, that would help the Department of Health and Human Services implement the strategy.

Summary: Preventing NAS and Protecting Babies Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a strategy for implementing recommendations from a departmental report on prenatal opioid exposure and neonatal abstinence syndrome (a syndrome in which newborns exhibit withdrawal symptoms because of substance use during pregnancy). The strategy must include timelines for implementation, resources for state health agencies, and recommendations for any needed statutory changes.
To provide for the conveyance by the Secretary of the Army of certain property located in Cheatham County, Tennessee.

To provide for the conveyance by the Secretary of the Army of certain property located in Cheatham County, Tennessee. 1. Conveyance (a) Conveyance authorized The Secretary of the Army may convey to the Cheatham County, Tennessee (in this section referred to as the Grantee Project (b) Deed The conveyance of property under this section shall be accomplished using a quitclaim deed and upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the interests of the United States, to include retaining the right to inundate with water any land transferred under this section. (c) Administrative expenses The Grantee shall be responsible for the payment of administrative expenses associated with the conveyance of property under this section in accordance with section 2695 of title 10, United States Code. (d) Consideration The Grantee shall pay to the Secretary an amount that is not less than the fair market value of the land conveyed under this section, as determined by the Secretary. (e) Subject to existing easements and other interests The conveyance of property under this section shall be subject to all existing easements, rights-of-way, and leases that are in effect as of the date of the transfer. (f) Liability The Grantee shall hold the United States harmless from any and all liability with respect to activities carried out on the property on or after the date of the conveyance, to include any damage to property or improvements thereon caused by operation of the Project. (g) Applicability of real property screening provisions Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the conveyance of property under this section. (h) Survey To obtain legal description The exact acreage and legal description of the property shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary.

Summary: This bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to make specified conveyances of the Cheatham Lock and Dam project to Cheatham County, Tennessee.
Postal Operations To be Unbiased and Sensible (POTUS) Act of 2018

To require each post office of the United States Postal Service to display the official portrait of the President and the Vice President. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Postal Operations To be Unbiased and Sensible (POTUS) Act of 2018 2. Display of official portraits of the President and Vice President at USPS facilities (a) In general The Postmaster General of the United States shall issue such rules or regulations as are necessary to require each post office of the United States Postal Service to display the official portrait of the incumbent President and Vice President in accordance with the following: (1) The official portraits of the President and Vice President shall be displayed side-by-side with the President on the left of the Vice President. (2) Such portraits shall be equal in size and displayed at the same height. (b) Official portrait defined In this section, the term official portrait

Summary: Postal Operations To be Unbiased and Sensible (POTUS) Act of 2018 This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to require post offices to display the official portraits of the President and Vice President.
American Legion Post #37 Federal Land Conveyance Act of 2018

To convey a parcel of land in Quincy, Illinois, to the American Legion Post #37, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Legion Post #37 Federal Land Conveyance Act of 2018 2. Conveyance required (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall convey, without consideration, to the American Legion Post #37 (in this Act referred to as the recipient (b) Description of land The parcel of land is a part of a 5.00 acre tract described in Book 385 Deeds at page 252, being a part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 31 in Township 1 South of the Base Line, Range 8 West of the Fourth Principal Meridian, City of Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, being described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of said 5.00 acre tract; thence South 89 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds East on the north line of said 5.00 acre tract 454.67 feet to a point on the westerly right of way line of North 36th Street; thence South 00 degrees 07 minutes 26 seconds East on said westerly right of way line 95.81 feet; thence North 89 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds West leaving said westerly right of way line and parallel with said north line 454.79 feet to a point on the west line of said 5.00 acre tract; thence North 00 degrees 03 minutes 02 seconds on said west line 95.81 feet to the point of beginning, containing 1.00 acre, more or less, and being subject to easements of record. 3. Condition of Conveyance The conveyance under section 2 shall be subject to the condition that the recipient accept the real property described in such section in its condition at the time of the conveyance, commonly known as conveyance as is 4. Additional terms and conditions The Administrator of General Services may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under section 2 as the Administrator considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

Summary: American Legion Post #37 Federal Land Conveyance Act of 2018 This bill directs the General Services Administration to convey without consideration, and on an as-is basis, a specified five-acre parcel of land in Quincy, Illinois, to the American Legion Post #37.
To permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used computer equipment to public elementary and secondary schools designated by the members.

To permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used computer equipment to public elementary and secondary schools designated by the members. 1. Permitting members of the house of representatives to donate used computer equipment to public schools (a) In General Section 104(a)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 (as incorporated by reference in section 101(j) of Public Law 99–500 Public Law 99–591 2 U.S.C. 5540(3) (3) (A) At the request of a member of the House of Representatives, in the case of equipment consisting of computers and related peripheral tools previously used by the member, the Clerk may donate the equipment to a public elementary or secondary school (as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 (B) At the request of the member who previously used the equipment, if the Clerk donates equipment under this paragraph, the Clerk shall donate the equipment to a school designated by the member. . (b) Effective Date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect upon the expiration of the 120-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 to allow computers and related peripheral tools previously used by a Member of the House of Representatives to be donated to a public elementary or secondary school without regard to whether the donation: (1) is a cost to the government, or (2) has a recoverable value.
Medicaid Drug Rebate Accountability Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to compel manufacturers to correct inaccurate classification data reported to the Medicaid rebate program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Drug Rebate Accountability Act 2. Authority to compel manufacturers to correct inaccurate classification data reported to Medicaid rebate program Section 1927(b)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(b)(3) (E) Remedy with respect to inaccurate classification data (i) Correction of inaccurate classification data In the case that the Secretary determines that drug classification data reported on or after September 30, 2018, by a manufacturer under this paragraph, with respect to a covered outpatient drug of such manufacturer, provides an inaccurate classification for such drug, the Secretary shall require such manufacturer to correct, within a 30-day period, the classification for such drug. (ii) Civil monetary penalty In the case of a manufacturer who fails to correct the classification of a covered outpatient drug within a 30-day period pursuant to clause (i), the Secretary shall, beginning the day after the end of such 30-day period, require such manufacturer to pay a civil monetary penalty of $100,000 per day until the date on which the manufacturer corrects such classification. (iii) Classification defined For purposes of this subparagraph, the term classification (I) A single source drug. (II) An innovator multiple source drug. (III) A noninnovator multiple source drug. .

Summary: Medicaid Drug Rebate Accountability Act This bill requires drug manufacturers with Medicaid rebate agreements for covered outpatient drugs to correct any misclassifications of such drugs within a specified time period, and establishes civil penalties for failures to do so.
National Guard Promotion Accountability Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to clarify the effective date of the promotion of commissioned officers of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard, to improve processes for Federal recognition of the promotions of such officers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Guard Promotion Accountability Act 2. Date of rank of commissioned National Guard officers promoted to a higher grade (a) In general Section 14308(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) The effective date (2) in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, by striking on which such Federal recognition in that grade is so extended of the approval of the promotion of the officer to that grade by the State concerned (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) (A) Notwithstanding subsection (c)(1), the date of rank in a higher grade of an officer whose effective date of promotion to such grade is governed by paragraph (1) shall be such effective date of promotion. (B) The specification of the date of rank of an officer in a grade pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be deemed an adjustment of the date of rank of the officer to that grade in the manner of section 741(d)(4) of this title, pursuant to subsection (c)(2), to which section 741(d)(4)(C) of this title shall apply, notwithstanding subsection (c)(3). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to National Guard officers whose promotion to a grade is approved by a State after that date. 3. Notice to Congress on delay in publication of scrolls indicating promotion of commissioned National Guard officers (a) Notice required If at the end of the 200-day period beginning on the receipt by the Department of the Army or the Department of the Air Force of a scroll indicating the promotion of commissioned officers in the Army National Guard or Air National Guard, as applicable, the scroll has not been published by the military department concerned, the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the congressional defense committees, in writing, of the following: (1) The date on which the scroll was so received. (2) A description of the processing of the scroll by the military department concerned as of the date of the report, including a statement of the length of time in processing at each stage in the process through that date. (3) The reason why the scroll was not published within 200 days of receipt, and the intended remediation for the delay in publication. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term congressional defense committees (2) The term scroll

Summary: National Guard Promotion Accountability Act This bill permits the date of promotion of a commmissioned officer of the National Guard to be backdated, after federal recognition is granted, to the date such officer's promotion was published by the state.
EDU Act of 2018

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require Medicare Advantage plans offered under part C of the Medicare program and prescription drug plans offered under part D of such program to provide information relating to the safe disposal of prescription drugs that are controlled substances to certain individuals enrolled under such plans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Education for Disposal of Unused Opioids Act of 2018 EDU Act of 2018 2. Requiring Medicare Advantage plans and prescription drug plans to provide information on the safe disposal of prescription drugs (a) Medicare Advantage Section 1852 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–22 (n) Provision of information relating to the safe disposal of certain prescription drugs (1) In general In the case of an individual enrolled under an MA or MA–PD plan who is furnished an in-home health risk assessment on or after January 1, 2021, such plan shall ensure that such assessment includes information on the safe disposal of prescription drugs that are controlled substances that meets the criteria established under paragraph (2). Such information shall include information on drug takeback programs that meet such requirements determined appropriate by the Secretary and information on in-home disposal. (2) Criteria The Secretary shall, through rulemaking, establish criteria the Secretary determines appropriate with respect to information provided to an individual to ensure that such information sufficiently educates such individual on the safe disposal of prescription drugs that are controlled substances. . (b) Prescription drug plans Section 1860D–4(c)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–104(c)(2)(B) (1) by striking may include elements that promote (2) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) as subclauses (I) through (III) and adjusting the margins accordingly; (3) by inserting before subclause (I), as so redesignated, the following new clause: (i) may include elements that promote— ; (4) in subclause (III), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (5) by adding at the end the following new clause: (ii) with respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, shall provide for— (I) the provision of information to the enrollee on the safe disposal of prescription drugs that are controlled substances that meets the criteria established under section 1852(n)(2), including information on drug take­back programs that meet such requirements determined appropriate by the Secretary and information on in-home disposal; and (II) cost-effective means by which an enrollee may so safely dispose of such drugs. .

Summary: Education for Disposal of Unused Opioids Act of 2018 or the EDU Act of 2018 This bill requires Medicare medication therapy management programs and Medicare Advantage in-home health risk assessments to include information about the safe disposal of prescription drugs.