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Rightsizing the Federal Workforce Through Attrition Act

To reduce the size of the Federal workforce through attrition, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rightsizing the Federal Workforce Through Attrition Act 2. Federal workforce reductions through attrition (a) Limitation (1) In general The President, acting through the Office of Management and Budget and in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management, shall take appropriate measures to ensure that, effective beginning in fiscal year 2019 and during each fiscal year thereafter, the total number of Federal employees shall not exceed 90 percent of the total number of Federal employees as of September 30, 2018, as determined under subsection (b). (2) Counting rule For purposes of this Act, any determination of the number of employees in an agency shall be expressed on a full-time equivalent basis. (b) Monitoring and notification The Office, in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management— (1) shall continuously monitor all agencies and make a determination, as of September 30, 2018, and the last day of each quarter of each fiscal year beginning thereafter, as to whether the total number of Federal employees exceeds the maximum number allowable under subsection (a); and (2) if a determination under paragraph (1) is made that the total number of Federal employees exceeds such maximum, shall provide written notice of that determination to the President and Congress. (c) Compliance (1) In general Whenever, with respect to the quarter ending after September 30, 2018, the Office provides written notice under subsection (b)(2) that the total number of Federal employees exceeds the maximum number allowable under subsection (a), no agency may appoint any employee to fill any vacancy within such agency until the Office provides written notice to the President and Congress of a determination under subsection (b)(1) that the total number of Federal employees no longer exceeds the maximum number allowable under subsection (a). (2) Replacement rate To the extent necessary to achieve the workforce reduction required by this section, the Office, in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management, shall take appropriate measures to ensure that agencies shall appoint no more than 1 employee for every 3 employees retiring or otherwise separating from Government service after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Waiver for emergencies This section may be waived upon a determination by the President that— (1) the existence of a state of war or other national security concern so requires; or (2) the existence of an extraordinary emergency threatening life, health, public safety, property, or the environment so requires. (e) Definitions In this section— (1) the term agency (2) the term Federal employee (3) the term Office (4) the term total number of Federal employees

Summary: Rightsizing the Federal Workforce Through Attrition Act This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to reduce the total number of federal employees.
Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural Americans Act

To repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s most recent rule for new residential wood heaters. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural Americans Act 2. Repeal of rule for new residential wood heaters The final rule entitled Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces

Summary: Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural Americans Act This bill nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled "Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces," published on March 16, 2015.
Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2018

To provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2018 2. Access to surplus property for veteran-owned small businesses Section 32 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657b (g) Access to surplus property for veteran-Owned small businesses The Administrator, in coordination with the Administrator of General Services, shall provide access to and manage the distribution of surplus property and foreign excess personal property returned to a State for handling as surplus property owned by the United States to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (as verified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 8127 of title 38, United States Code) pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the Administrator, the Administrator of General Services, and the head of the applicable state agency (as defined in section 549 of title 40, United States Code) for surplus properties. .

Summary: Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) to give access to and manage the distribution of U.S-owned surplus property, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the SBA, the General Services Administration, and the head of the state agency for surplus properties, to small businesses owned and controlled by veterans. This includes access to foreign excess personal property returned to a state for handling as surplus property.
Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act

To extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to herbicide agents, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act 2. Extension of authority of Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to herbicide agents (a) In general Section 1116(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking September 30, 2015 September 30, 2025 (b) Treatment of reports received during expired period Each report described in section 1116(c)(1)(A) of such title that was received by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs during the period beginning on September 30, 2015, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be treated, for purposes of such section, as if it were received by the Secretary on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act This bill reinstates and extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine and regulate diseases that warrant a presumption of service connection after exposure to a herbicide agent. Under a presumption of service connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits may then be awarded.
Eviction Prevention Act of 2018

To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States to provide the right to counsel in civil actions related to eviction, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eviction Prevention Act of 2018 2. Grants for States to provide access to counsel in civil actions related to eviction (a) Authorization The Attorney General, acting through the Office for Access to Justice, is authorized to make grants to States to provide eligible individuals with access to counsel in civil actions related to eviction. (b) Use of funds A State that receives a grant under this section shall use such funds to hire attorneys in positions that are dedicated solely to providing counsel described in subsection (a). (c) Application A State seeking an application under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require, including— (1) the rate of eviction for that State; and (2) during the previous year, the number of individuals subject to eviction in that State who were not represented by an attorney in eviction proceedings. (d) Amount of grant Subject to the availability of appropriations, a grant under this section shall be in an amount that is not less than $1,000,000, and which amount is determined based on the rate of eviction in that State, compared to the national average rate of eviction, as determined by the rates of eviction included with each application under subsection (c). (e) Eligible individual In this section, the term eligible individual (f) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $125,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. 3. GAO Study Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on evictions in the United States, including an analysis of ways in which the legal system fails to provide sufficient protections from eviction for tenants, the rate of representation of tenants and landlords, the effect of full representation on default rates, case outcomes, and eviction dockets as compared to cases where the tenant lacks representation or has pro se assistance, and the potential cost savings from providing representation.

Summary: Eviction Prevention Act of 2018 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants to states to provide legal counsel to low-income individuals in civil actions related to evictions. The Government Accountability Office must study and report to Congress on evictions in the United States, including the rate of legal representation of tenants and landlords, the effect of full representation on eviction cases, and the potential cost savings from providing representation.
CEASE Robocalls Act

To permit the Federal Trade Commission to implement and enforce the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act with respect to certain common carriers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Creating Enforcement Authority to Stop Enablers of Robocalls Act CEASE Robocalls Act 2. Authority of FTC to implement and enforce Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (a) In general Notwithstanding any limitation in section 6 of the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act ( 15 U.S.C. 6105 15 U.S.C. 41 47 U.S.C. 151 15 U.S.C. 6101 15 U.S.C. 6102 (b) Commission defined In this section, the term Commission

Summary: Creating Enforcement Authority to Stop Enablers of Robocalls Act or the CEASE Robocalls Act This bill allows the Federal Trade Commission to implement and enforce the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act with respect to common carriers.
Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2018

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure equitable payment for, and preserve Medicare beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2018 2. Separate payment for certain diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals Section 1833(t)(16) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(16) (G) Separate payment for certain diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals (i) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2019, the Secretary shall not package, and shall make a separate payment as specified in clause (ii) for, a diagnostic radiopharmaceutical with an estimated mean per day product cost equal to or exceeding the threshold specified in clause (iii). (ii) Separate payment For purposes of clause (i), payment specified in this clause for a diagnostic radiopharmaceutical described in clause (i) shall be equal to— (I) the average sales price for the drug established under section 1847A, to the extent the average sales price is available, as calculated and adjusted by the Secretary to the extent such adjustment is adopted for other specified covered outpatient drugs under paragraph (14)(A); or (II) if the data necessary to calculate the average price for the drug in the year under the sections specified in subclause (I) is not available, the average acquisition cost for the drug for that year (which, at the option of the Secretary, may vary by hospital group (as defined by the Secretary based on volume of covered OPD services or other relevant characteristics)), as determined by the Secretary taking into account the hospital acquisition cost survey data under paragraph (14)(D). (iii) Threshold For purposes of this subparagraph, the threshold specified in this clause— (I) for 2019, is $500; and (II) for subsequent years, is the amount specified in this clause for the preceding year increased by the percentage of the OPD fee schedule increase factor under paragraph (3)(C)(iv) for the applicable year. (iv) Budget neutrality The Secretary shall make such adjustments as are necessary under this subsection, with respect to a year, to ensure that the amount of expenditures under this subsection for such year with application of this subparagraph is equal to the amount of expenditures that would be made under this subsection for such year without application of this subparagraph. (v) Definition For purposes of this subparagraph, a diagnostic radiopharmaceutical is a drug or biological that is described in section 315.2(a) of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. .

Summary: Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2018 This bill establishes separate payment requirements for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services.
GIRLS Act

To amend subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide States with the option of using grant funds to supply menstrual hygiene products to students. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Giving Increased Resources to Learning Students Act GIRLS Act 2. Option for States to provide menstrual hygiene products to students (a) In general Section 4108(5)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7118(5)(C) (1) in clause (vi), by striking or (2) in clause (vii), by inserting or (3) by adding at the end the following: (viii) provide free menstrual hygiene products to students who use menstrual hygiene products; . (b) Definitions Section 4102 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7112 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (8) as paragraphs (7) through (9), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6) Menstrual hygiene products (A) In general The term menstrual hygiene products (B) Rulemaking By not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Giving Increased Resources to Learning Students Act .

Summary: Giving Increased Resources to Learning Students Act or the GIRLS Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states to use Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants to supply menstrual hygiene products to students.
To provide for the carriage of certain television broadcast stations, and for other purposes.

To provide for the carriage of certain television broadcast stations, and for other purposes. 1. Carriage of television broadcast stations (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a cable operator may transmit to subscribers in any county in the designated market area of Albany, New York, any television broadcast station that— (1) was retransmitted to subscribers located in that designated market area on December 1, 2016; and (2) as of the date of enactment of this Act, is not retransmitted to all subscribers in that designated market area. (b) Negotiations A cable operator that engages in the retransmission described in subsection (a) shall engage in good faith negotiations within the meaning of section 76.65 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto, with a television broadcast station regarding the terms of such retransmission. (c) Rules of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed— (1) to alter any nonduplication or syndicated exclusivity rights of an in-market station network that are prescribed by contract or provided under section 325 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 325 (2) to affect the applicability of any other communications or copyright law related to the retransmission of a television broadcast station by a cable operator.

Summary: This bill permits a cable operator to transmit to subscribers in Albany, New York, a television broadcast that: (1) was retransmitted to subscribers located in Albany on December 1, 2016, and (2) is not retransmitted to all subscribers in Albany as of this bill's enactment.
Special Counsel Security Assurance Act of 2018

To establish a procedure to revoke the security clearance of a special counsel appointed by the Attorney General, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Special Counsel Security Assurance Act of 2018 2. Access to classified information (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the security clearance of a special counsel appointed by the Attorney General in accordance with part 600 of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other official appointed by the Attorney General who exercises a similar degree of independence from the normal Department of Justice chain of command, may be revoked only if the Attorney General files an action for revocation in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and files a contemporaneous notice of the action with the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. (b) Judicial panel Any action filed under subsection (a) shall be heard and determined by a court of 3 judges pursuant to section 2284 of title 28, United States Code, and any appeal shall lie to the Supreme Court. (c) Revocation for cause The security clearance of a special counsel or official described in subsection (a) may be revoked only after the court— (1) considers the guidelines enumerated in subpart A of part 147 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations; and (2) issues an order finding that such security clearance is no longer consistent with the interests of national security.

Summary: Special Counsel Security Assurance Act of 2018 This bill sets forth a procedure for revoking the security clearance of a special counsel appointed by the Attorney General, or of another official appointed by the Attorney General who exercises a similar degree of independence from the Department of Justice chain of command.
Intern Opportunity Act

To permit the office of a Member of the House of Representatives to employ up to 4 paid interns under the office’s Members’ Representational Allowance without affecting the number of other employees whom the office may employ under such Allowance. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Intern Opportunity Act 2. Permitting use of Members’ Representational Allowance to employ up to 4 paid interns without affecting number of other employees (a) In general Section 104(a) of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act ( 2 U.S.C. 5321(a) (1) by striking not more than 18 permanent employees and not more than 18 permanent employees, not more than 4 interns, and (2) by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4). (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2018 and each succeeding fiscal year.

Summary: Intern Opportunity Act This bill permits each Member of the House of Representatives to use the Members' Representational Allowance to employ up to four paid interns without affecting the number of other employees whom the Member may employ under such allowance.
Drug Price Transparency Act

To provide for a study and report on the feasibility of basing reimbursement rates for Medicare part B drugs and covered part D drugs on the average prices for such drugs in the member-states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Drug Price Transparency Act 2. Study and report on feasibility of basing reimbursement rates for Medicare part B drugs and covered part D drugs on average prices for such drugs in OECD member states From amounts otherwise made available to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary shall use not to exceed $100,000 of such amounts to, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on the feasibility of— (1) basing reimbursement rates under part B of the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act for prescription drugs for which coverage is provided under part B of the Medicare program on the average price of such drugs in the member-states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; and (2) basing payment rates under prescription drug plans under part D of such title (and under MA–PD plans under part C of such title) for covered part D drugs (as defined in section 1860D–2(e) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–102(e)

Summary: Drug Price Transparency Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to report on the feasibility of basing payment rates for prescription drugs under Medicare and Medicare Advantage on the average price of such drugs in countries that are members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (an intergovernmental organization focused on global economic development).
Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause of death, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act 2. Burn pit registry updates (a) Individuals eligible To update (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take actions necessary to ensure that the burn pit registry may be updated with the cause of death of a deceased registered individual by— (A) an individual designated by such deceased registered individual; or (B) if no such individual is designated, an immediate family member of such deceased registered individual. (2) Designation The Secretary shall provide, with respect to the burn pit registry, a process by which a registered individual may make a designation for purposes of paragraph (1)(A). (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term burn pit registry Public Law 112–260 38 U.S.C. 527 (2) The term immediate family member (A) the spouse, parent, brother, sister, or adult child of the individual; (B) an adult person to whom the individual stands in loco parentis; or (C) any other adult person— (i) living in the household of the individual at the time of the death of the individual; and (ii) related to the individual by blood or marriage. (3) The term registered individual

Summary: Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act This bill authorizes specified individuals to update the burn pit registry with the cause of death of a registered individual. The Department of Veterans Affairs established the burn pit registry to allow certain veterans and service members to document their exposures and report health concerns. The registry is for individuals who may have been exposed to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits (areas used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) while deployed in Afghanistan or Iraq. Specifically, the bill authorizes a designee of a registered individual or an immediate family member to update the registry with the cause of death of the individual.