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To provide for United States participation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and for other purposes.

To provide for United States participation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and for other purposes. 1. United States participation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), founded in 1889, is the world organization of national parliaments comprising 170 parliaments (including all the major allies of the United States) and working closely with the regional parliamentary organizations on all continents. (2) The core mission of the IPU is the promotion of parliamentary democracy, the elaboration of standards and criteria for democratic parliamentary practice, the protection of human rights, international peace and security, the political empowerment of women, sustainable international development, and greater transparency and accountability at the global level, which are in line with United States interests and priorities. (3) Congress was a founding member of the IPU, and played an active and prominent role for many decades. (4) The main concerns of Congress, including the scheduling of main assembly and arrears, have been fully addressed by the IPU. (5) Through the activities of the IPU, the United States can usefully promote its core values of freedom, democracy, and human rights, and help build stronger parliaments around the world. (b) United States participation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union Notwithstanding section 2503 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105–277 22 U.S.C. 276 (1) the Secretary of State is authorized to— (A) facilitate the readmission and participation of the United States in the Inter-Parliamentary Union; and (B) pay expenses to meet the annual obligations of membership in the Inter-Parliamentary Union, in accordance with the assessments determined by the Governing Council; and (2) the majority leader of the Senate, in consultation with the minority leader of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the minority leader of the House of Representatives, are authorized to designate Members of Congress to serve as delegates to the Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

Summary: This bill authorizes the Department of State to facilitate the U.S. readmission and participation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union and to pay related annual membership expenses.
Responsible Path to Full Obamacare Repeal Act

To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsible Path to Full Obamacare Repeal Act 2. Repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (a) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Effective October 1, 2018, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 (b) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 Effective October 1, 2018, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–152

Summary: Responsible Path to Full Obamacare Repeal Act This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective at the beginning of FY2019. Provisions of law amended by those Acts are restored.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for health insurance premiums.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for health insurance premiums. 1. Deduction for health insurance premiums (a) In general Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 224. Deduction for health insurance premiums In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year amounts paid by the taxpayer for insurance which constitutes medical care (as defined in section 213(d)) for the taxpayer and the taxpayer’s spouse and dependents. No amount allowed as a deduction under the preceding sentence shall be taken into account in determining any deduction or credit otherwise allowable to the taxpayer (or any other taxpayer) under this chapter. . (b) Deduction allowed whether or not individual itemizes other deductions Subsection (a) of section 62 of such Code is amended by inserting before the last sentence at the end the following new paragraph: (22) Deduction for health insurance premiums The deduction allowed by section 224. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by redesignating the item relating to section 224 as an item relating to section 225 and by inserting after the item relating to section 223 the following new item: Sec. 224. Deduction for health insurance premiums. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer a deduction from gross income of insurance premiums paid for the health care coverage of the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse and dependents. The bill makes the deduction available whether or not the taxpayer itemizes other deductions.
ELD Extension Act of 2017

To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to electronic logging devices, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ELD Extension Act of 2017 2. Electronic logging devices (a) In general Section 31137(b)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 2 years 4 years (b) Revision of regulations The Secretary of Transportation shall modify regulations issued under section 31137 of title 49, United States Code, as necessary to carry out the amendment made by this section.

Summary: ELD Extension Act of 2017 This bill delays for an additional two years the effective date of regulations implementing the requirement that a commercial motor vehicle involved in interstate commerce and operated by a driver subject to federal hours of service (HOS) and record of duty status regulations be equipped with an electronic logging device to improve vehicle operator compliance with HOS regulations.
To restrict the mailability of tableting machines, encapsulating machines, and controlled substance counterfeiting materials, and for other purposes.

To restrict the mailability of tableting machines, encapsulating machines, and controlled substance counterfeiting materials, and for other purposes. 1. Tableting machines, encapsulating machines, and controlled substance counterfeiting materials (a) Mailability (1) In general Chapter 30 section 3002a, 3002b. Nonmailability of tableting machines, encapsulating machines, and controlled substance counterfeiting materials (a) Any tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or controlled substance counterfeiting material is nonmailable matter, shall not be carried or delivered by mail, and shall be disposed of as the Postal Service directs, unless such device or material is mailed— (1) to a regulated person (as defined in section 102(38) of the Controlled Substances Act); or (2) to a person registered to manufacture a controlled substance by the Attorney General pursuant to section 302 of the Controlled Substances Act. (b) For the purpose of this section— (1) the term controlled substance counterfeiting material (2) the term encapsulating machine (3) the term tableting machine . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 30 section 3002a 3002b. Nonmailability of tableting machines, encapsulating machines, and controlled substance counterfeiting materials. . (b) Penalty (1) In general Chapter 83 section 1716E 1716F. Nonmailability of tableting machines, encapsulating machines, and controlled substance counterfeiting materials Whoever knowingly deposits for mailing or delivery, or knowingly causes to be delivered by mail according to the direction thereon, or at any place to which it is directed to be delivered by the person to whom it is addressed, any matter declared to be nonmailable by section 3002c of title 39, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 83 section 1716E 1716F. Nonmailability of tableting machines, encapsulating machines, and controlled substance counterfeiting materials. .

Summary: This bill restricts the mailability of tableting machines, encapsulating machines, or controlled substance counterfeiting materials. Additionally, it amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly mail to an unauthorized person equipment that that may be used to manufacture counterfeit controlled substances. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.
Know Your Oil Act

To direct the Secretary of Energy to issue regulations regarding disclosure of oil data, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Know Your Oil Act 2. Oil data (a) Regulations Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall issue regulations to require companies that extract, refine, or transport oil or transport refined products to disclose field-level oil data, including— (1) greenhouse gas emissions during extraction, refining, and combustion; (2) nonproprietary practices and technologies that affect such emissions, including— (A) locations of oil fields; (B) flaring of natural gas associated with extraction, production, and refining; (C) venting of methane gas associated with extraction, production, and refining; (D) refinery processes and production practices; (E) supply chains, logistics, and methods of transport for crude oil and refined products; and (F) production and reserve volumes of oil fields; and (3) standardized oil assays that are multi-cut with fixed temperatures and routinely collected to characterize each oil field resource. (b) Consultation In carrying out this Act, the Secretary shall consult with appropriate entities that are authorized to collect relevant information, including— (1) the Environmental Protection Agency; (2) the Department of the Interior; (3) the Securities and Exchange Commission; (4) the Department of Commerce, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (5) the Energy Information Administration; (6) Indian tribes, as defined under section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 (7) States, through— (A) the respective energy, oil, and gas resource agencies of each State; or (B) interstate compacts, including the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. (c) Reporting Not later than 1 year after the date the Secretary issues regulations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish and maintain thereafter the information gathered pursuant to this Act online as an open dataset.

Summary: Know Your Oil Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE)to issue regulations thatrequire companies that extract, refine, or transport oil or refined products to disclose oil data, including the amounts and sourcesof greenhouse gas emitted during the oilextraction, refining, and combustion process. DOE must consult with federal agencies and state and tribal governments to carry out this bill.Additionally, DOE must publicly disclose and maintain thedata it collects on greenhouse gas emissions and oil field resources.
Northern Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2017

To require the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to calculate a carbon score for each bill or resolution. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Carbon Pollution Transparency Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Carbon score The term carbon score (A) from the enactment and implementation of a bill or resolution; and (B) if the amounts authorized to be appropriated, or otherwise made available, in the bill or resolution were fully appropriated. (2) Director The term Director (3) Greenhouse gas The term greenhouse gas 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1) (4) Net greenhouse gas emissions The term net greenhouse gas emissions 3. Carbon score (a) In general In carrying out section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 653 (b) Net greenhouse gas emissions baseline In calculating the carbon score under subsection (a), the Director shall base any calculation of the increase or decrease of the level of greenhouse gas emissions on a comparison with the level of greenhouse gas emissions occurring under current law. (c) Scope of calculated emissions In calculating the carbon score under subsection (a), the Director shall consider all likely changes in net greenhouse gas emissions, including— (1) any changes to net greenhouse gas emissions that would directly result from activities required to carry out the bill or resolution; and (2) any changes to net greenhouse gas emissions that would— (A) indirectly result from activities required to carry out the bill or resolution; and (B) not otherwise have occurred. (d) Established best practices In calculating the carbon score under subsection (a), the Director shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use established best practices for estimating emissions, such as— (1) lifecycle analysis; and (2) internationally recognized methodologies (such as guidelines from the International Panel on Climate Change). (e) Timeline The Director shall calculate the carbon score under subsection (a) on the same timeline as the Director carries out the analysis under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 653 4. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director such sums as are necessary to develop the expertise and capacity required to carry out the analyses required under section 3.

Summary: Carbon Pollution Transparency Act This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to calculate a carbon score for legislation. The carbon score is the projected net greenhouse gas emissions that would result from: (1) enactment and implementation of a bill or resolution, and (2) the appropriation of any amounts authorized in the legislation. The CBO must include the carbon score in cost estimates for reported legislation that are submitted to congressional committees pursuant to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
Northern Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2017

To amend title 40, United States Code, to promote regional economic and infrastructure development, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Northern Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2018 2. Administrative expenses of regional commissions Section 15304(c)(3)(A) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking unanimous majority 3. Economic and infrastructure development grants Section 15501 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b) by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (7) (2) in subsection (f) by striking the period at the end and inserting , except that financial assistance may be used as otherwise authorized by this subtitle to attract businesses to the region from outside the United States. 4. Authorization of appropriations Section 15751(a) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking 2018 2023 5. Technical amendments Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 of subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, are redesignated as chapters 151, 153, 155, and 157, respectively. 6. Vacancies Section 15301 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Succession Subject to the time limitations set forth in section 3346 of title 5, United States Code, the Federal Cochairperson may designate a Federal employee of the Commission to perform the functions and duties of the office of the Federal Cochairperson temporarily in an acting capacity if both the Federal Cochairperson and the alternate Federal Cochairperson die, resign, or otherwise are unable to perform the functions and duties of their offices. . December 28, 2018 Committee on Financial Services

Summary: Northern Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill provides that the share of the administrative expenses of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, the Southwest Border Regional Commission, or the Northern Border Regional Commission to be paid by each state of such commission shall be determined by a majority (currently, unanimous) vote of the state members of such commission. A commission must include in the 40% of any economic and infrastructure development grant amounts provided to states or local governments, Indian tribes, or public or nonprofit organizations for the development of the transportation infrastructure, basic public infrastructure, or telecommunications infrastructure amounts for the development of renewable and alternative energy sources in its region. Such economic and infrastructure development grants may be used to attract businesses to a region from outside of the United States. The bill reauthorizes each commission through FY2023.
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require identification and description on the website of the Federal Communications Commission of items to be decided on authority delegated by the Commission.

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require identification and description on the website of the Federal Communications Commission of items to be decided on authority delegated by the Commission. 1. Identification and description of items to be decided on authority delegated by the Commission (a) In general Section 5(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 155(c) (10) Not later than 48 hours before the time when an order, decision, report, or action is made or taken pursuant to delegation under paragraph (1), such order, decision, report, or action shall be identified and briefly described on the Internet website of the Commission, unless the authority to which the delegation is made for good cause finds that such identification and description are likely to lead to a result described in a paragraph of section 552b(c) of title 5, United States Code. This paragraph shall not apply with respect to an order, decision, report, or action that— (A) does not receive a delegated authority number pursuant to the procedures of the Commission; (B) is made or taken on authority delegated to an administrative law judge; or (C) is made or taken to address an immediate threat to health or safety that constitutes an emergency requiring an expedited response from the Commission. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to an order, decision, report, or action made or taken after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require identification and description on the website of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of items the FCC has delegated to commissioner panels, employee boards, or individual commissioners or employees, unless the publication is likely to lead to the disclosure of certain classified national defense or foreign policy matters, internal personnel practices, trade secrets, personal information, investigatory records for law enforcement, or other deliberation information exempt from disclosure under federal administrative procedure laws. The bill requires such identification and description be published on the FCC website at least 48 hours before an order, decision, report, or action is made or taken pursuant to such a delegation of authority by the FCC. The bill does not apply to an order, decision, report, or action that: (1) does not receive a delegated authority number, (2) is delegated to an administrative law judge, or (3) is taken to address an immediate threat to health or safety that constitutes an emergency requiring an expedited response from the FCC.
To require the Secretary of Energy to initiate the development of voluntary model pathways for modernizing the electric grid, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of Energy to initiate the development of voluntary model pathways for modernizing the electric grid, and for other purposes. 1. Voluntary model pathways (a) Establishment of voluntary model pathways (1) Establishment Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate the development of voluntary model pathways for modernizing the electric grid through a collaborative, public-private effort that— (A) produces illustrative policy pathways that can be adapted for State and regional applications by regulators and policymakers; (B) facilitates the modernization of the electric grid to achieve the objectives described in paragraph (2); (C) ensures a reliable, resilient, affordable, safe, and secure electric system; and (D) acknowledges and provides for different priorities, electric systems, and rate structures across States and regions. (2) Objectives The pathways established under paragraph (1) shall facilitate achievement of the following objectives: (A) Near real-time situational awareness of the electric system. (B) Data visualization. (C) Advanced monitoring and control of the advanced electric grid. (D) Enhanced certainty for private investment in the electric system. (E) Increased innovation. (F) Greater consumer empowerment. (G) Enhanced grid resilience, reliability, and robustness. (H) Improved— (i) integration of distributed energy resources; (ii) interoperability of the electric system; and (iii) predictive modeling and capacity forecasting. (3) Steering committee Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a steering committee to facilitate the development of the pathways under paragraph (1), to be composed of members appointed by the Secretary, consisting of persons with appropriate expertise representing a diverse range of interests in the public, private, and academic sectors, including representatives of— (A) the Smart Grid Task Force established under section 1303 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17383 (B) the Smart Grid Advisory Committee established under section 1303 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17383 (b) Technical assistance The Secretary may provide technical assistance to States, Indian tribes, or units of local government to adopt one or more elements of the pathways developed under subsection (a)(1). (c) Definition of Secretary In this section, the term Secretary

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Energy to initiate development of voluntary model pathways for modernizing the electric grid through a collaborative, public-private effort and establish a steering committee to facilitate development of the pathways.
SPOONSS Act

To amend section 2533a of title 10, United States Code, to add stainless steel flatware to the list of covered items in such section. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support Procurement Of Our Nation’s Stainless Steel Act of 2017 SPOONSS Act 2. Addition of domestically produced stainless steel flatware to the Berry Amendment (a) In general Section 2533a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Stainless steel flatware. . (b) Effective date Section 2533a(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to contracts entered into after the date occurring 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Support Procurement Of Our Nation's Stainless Steel Act of 2017 or the SPOONSS Act This bill prohibits funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department of Defense from being used for the procurement of stainless steel flatware that has not been produced in the United States.