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To delay the reimposition of the annual fee on health insurance providers until after 2020.

To delay the reimposition of the annual fee on health insurance providers until after 2020. 1. Delay of reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers until after 2020 (a) In general Section 9010(j)(3) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by striking December 31, 2019 December 31, 2020 (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to calendar years beginning after December 31, 2019.

Summary: This bill extends the suspension of the annual fee on health-insurance providers until 2021.
Professional Boxing Safety Enhancement Act of 2018

To amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to provide additional safety standards for professional boxing. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Professional Boxing Safety Enhancement Act of 2018 2. Additional safety standards Section 5 of the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 ( 15 U.S.C. 6304 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking or an alternative requirement in effect under regulations of a boxing commission that provides equivalent protection of the health and safety of boxers (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) A boxer must provide with the application for a license or for renewal of the license an original or certified copy of the results of medical tests which— (A) were performed by a laboratory during the calendar year for which the license is being issued or no earlier than 30 days before the date on which the application is submitted; (B) show that the boxer is not infected with the human immunodeficiency virus; and (C) show that the boxer is not infected with the hepatitis virus. (3) An ambulance continuously present on site. (4) Emergency medical personnel with appropriate resuscitation equipment continuously present on site. .

Summary: Professional Boxing Safety Enhancement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to repeal a provision allowing a professional boxing match to meet an alternative requirement in effect under regulations of a boxing commission that provides protection of the health and safety of boxers and that is equivalent to requirements otherwise provided under such Act. A boxer must provide with the application for a boxing license, or its renewal, an original or certified copy of the results of medical tests that: (1) were performed by a laboratory during the calendar year for which the license is being issued or no earlier than 30 days before the application is submitted, and (2) show that the boxer is not infected with the human immunodeficiency virus or the hepatitis virus. The bill requires an ambulance and emergency medical personnel with appropriate resuscitation equipment (currently, one or the other) to be continuously present on site.
Speed Up Broadband Access Act of 2018

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the provision of broadband service in any State that has in effect a law, regulation, or other requirement that prohibits, limits, places conditions on, or regulates the provision of broadband service by public, cooperative, or nonprofit broadband providers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Speed Up Broadband Access Act of 2018 2. Prohibition on Federal funds for broadband in States that limit public, co-op, or nonprofit broadband providers (a) In general No Federal funds may be used for the provision of broadband service in any State that has in effect a law, regulation, or other requirement having the force or effect of law that prohibits, limits, places conditions on, or regulates the provision of broadband service— (1) by a political subdivision of such State (or an agency or instrumentality of such subdivision) to residents of such political subdivision; or (2) by any nonprofit organization, or any person who is cooperatively organized, to residents of such State. (b) Availability of Federal funds for public, co-Op, and nonprofit broadband providers Subsection (a) shall not apply to the use of Federal funds for the provision of broadband service by an entity described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a). (c) Treatment of generally applicable State laws For purposes of subsection (a), a law, regulation, or other requirement having the force or effect of law that applies generally to the provision of broadband service in a State, including by private, for-profit providers, shall not be considered to prohibit, limit, place conditions on, or regulate the provision of broadband service by an entity described in paragraph (1) or (2) of such subsection. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Broadband service The term broadband service 47 U.S.C. 1302 (2) Federal funds The term Federal funds (3) Nonprofit organization The term nonprofit organization (4) State The term State

Summary: Speed Up Broadband Access Act of 2018 This bill specifies that federal funds may not be used for the provision of broadband service in any state that has in effect a law or other requirement that prohibits, limits, or places conditions on, or regulates the provision of broadband service by a political subdivision of the state to residents of the subdivision or by any nonprofit organization to residents of the state.
Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act

To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to implement rules simplifying the quarterly financial reporting regime. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act 2. Form 10-Q analysis (a) In general The Securities and Exchange Commission shall conduct an analysis of the costs and benefits of requiring reporting companies to use Form 10-Q for submitting quarterly financial reports. Such analysis shall consider— (1) the costs and benefits of Form 10-Q to emerging growth companies; (2) the costs and benefits of Form 10-Q to the Commission in terms of its ability to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation; (3) the costs and benefits of Form 10-Q to other reporting companies, investors, market researchers, and other market participants, including the costs and benefits associated with— (A) the public availability of the information required to be filed on Form 10-Q; (B) the use of a standardized reporting format across all classes of reporting companies; and (C) the quarterly disclosure by some companies of financial information in formats other than Form 10-Q, such as a quarterly earnings press release; (4) the costs and benefits of alternative formats for quarterly reporting for emerging growth companies to emerging growth companies, the Commission, other reporting companies, investors, market researchers, and other market participants; and (5) the expected impact of the use of alternative formats of quarterly reporting by emerging growth companies on overall market transparency and efficiency. (b) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue a report to Congress that includes— (1) the results of the analysis required by subsection (a); and (2) recommendations for decreasing costs, increasing transparency, and increasing efficiency of quarterly financial reporting by emerging growth companies. Amend the title so as to read: A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a cost benefit analysis of the use of Form 10-Q and for other purposes. July 10, 2018 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to: (1) report on the costs and benefits of requiring reporting companies to use Form 10-Q to satisfy quarterly financial disclosure requirements; and (2) make recommendations for decreasing costs, increasing transparency, and increasing efficiency of quarterly financial reporting by emerging growth companies.
Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act

To include nonprofit and volunteer ground and air ambulance crew members and first responders for certain benefits. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act 2. Eligibility Section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796b (1) in paragraph (7)(B)(ii), by striking engages in rescue activities or provides emergency medical services as part of an official emergency response system; is officially designated as a pre-hospital emergency medical response agency; (2) in paragraph (9), by inserting after and by the applicable agency or entity (and as designated by such agency or entity) 3. Offset Of the unobligated balances available under the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund, $12,000,000 are permanently cancelled. 4. Effective date The amendments made by section 2 shall apply only to injuries sustained on or after March 1, 2007, and shall take effect beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Any person who had made an application under part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and whose application was denied by reason of the date an injury was sustained may reapply. 5. Conforming amendment Section 1086(d)(2)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 June 1, 2009 March 25, 2007

Summary: Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to modify the requirements for a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew to qualify as a public safety officer for purposes of death benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits program. Specifically, it removes the requirement that an individual member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew be part of a public agency or nonprofit entity that actually engages in rescue activity or provides emergency medical services to qualify as public safety officers. Instead, the bill requires an individual member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew be part of a public agency or nonprofit entity that is officially designated as a pre-hospital emergency medical response agency. The bill permanently rescinds specified unobligated amounts in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.
LEARN Act

To amend section 502 of title 40, United States Code, to allow State and local governments to purchase from the Federal supply schedule, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Letting Educators Access Resources Needed Act LEARN Act 2. Federal supply schedule authority for State and local governments Subsection (c) of section 502 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking Certain Federal (2) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking of Federal supply schedules of the General Services Administration for the following: of all Federal supply schedules managed by the General Services Administration. (B) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B).

Summary: Letting Educators Access Resources Needed Act or the LEARN Act This bill allows the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide for the use by state and local governments of all federal supply schedules managed by the GSA. (Under current law, the governments may only use GSA schedules for supply of certain products and services.)
VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Creation of On-Site Treatment Systems Affording Veterans Improvements and Numerous General Safety Enhancements Act VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act 2. Use of on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities (a) Identification of facilities The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall identify Department of Veterans Affairs facilities that would benefit from cost savings associated with the use of an on-site regulated medical waste treatment system over a five-year period. (b) Regulated medical waste cost analysis model For purposes of carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop a uniform regulated medical waste cost analysis model to be used to determine the cost savings associated with the use of an on-site regulated medical waste treatment system at Department facilities. Such model shall be designed to calculate savings based on— (1) the cost of treating regulated medical waste at an off-site location under a contract with a non-Department entity, compared to (2) the cost of treating regulated medical waste on-site, based on the equipment specification of treatment system manufacturers, with capital costs amortized over a ten-year period. (c) Installation At each Department facility identified under subsection (a), the Secretary shall secure, install, and operate an on-site regulated medical waste treatment system. (d) Use of blanket purchase agreement Any medical waste treatment system purchased pursuant to this section shall be purchased under the blanket purchase agreement known as the VHA Regulated Medical Waste On-Site Treatment Equipment Systems Blanket Purchase Agreement (e) Regulated medical waste defined In this section, the term regulated medical waste July 24, 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: Department of Veterans Affairs Creation of On-Site Treatment Systems Affording Veterans Improvements and Numerous General Safety Enhancements Act or the VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to install and operate an on-site regulated medical waste treatment system at each VA facility that would benefit from such a system's cost savings.
To amend title 44, United States Code, to prohibit the Archivist from charging certain fees to veterans for destroyed records regarding such veterans, and for other purposes.

To amend title 44, United States Code, to prohibit the Archivist from charging certain fees to veterans for destroyed records regarding such veterans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the. 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Due to a disastrous fire at the National Personnel Records Center in 1973, approximately 16–18 million documents regarding veterans were lost due to no fault of the veterans. (2) The fee for restoring a document from this disaster that is more than 62 years old and more than five pages long is $70. For documents over 62 years old and shorter than five pages, the fee is $25. (3) In 2017, the National Archives and Records Administration— (A) received over 1.2 million requests for military records; and (B) charged fees to approximately 60,000 veterans for records. (4) The Director of the National Personnel Record Center has not formally issued policy guidance pertaining to fees for destroyed records regarding veterans. (5) Veterans have sacrificed their lives to preserve our freedom and liberty. (6) Congress recognizes the sacrifices made by veterans and reaffirms the strong commitment of the United States to its veterans. 3. Prohibition on certain fees for destroyed records of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Amendment Chapter 21 2121. Prohibition on certain fees for destroyed records of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general The Archivist may not charge a fee to a veteran who requests a record regarding that veteran if the record was destroyed— (1) by an individual other than that veteran; and (2) in a manner not in accord with chapter 3. (b) Veteran defined The term veteran . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 21 2121. Prohibition on certain fees for destroyed records of the Department of Veterans Affairs. .

Summary: This bill prohibits the National Archives and Records Administration from charging fees to veterans who request certain destroyed records regarding veterans.
SECURES Act of 2018

To require the Secretary of Transportation to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking concerning seat belts on school buses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Every Child Under the Right Equipment Standards Act of 2018 SECURES Act of 2018 2. Proposed rulemaking (a) Requirements Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall publish a notice of proposed rulemaking on new Federal standards for school bus seat belt requirements on all school buses, regardless of gross vehicle weight rating. (b) Considerations In the proposed rulemaking, the Secretary shall consider— (1) the safety benefits of a lap/shoulder belt system (also known as a Type 2 seat belt assembly (2) the conclusion of the National Transportation Safety Board that Lap/shoulder belts provide the highest level of protection for school bus passengers Properly worn lap belts provide some benefit, Properly worn lap/shoulder belts provide greater benefit by reducing injuries related to upper body flailing (3) the 2015 announcement by the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Mark Rosekind, stating that the agency believes that every child on every school bus should have a three-point seat belt (4) any innovative approaches to seat belt detection, seat belt reminder systems, and seat belt violation alert systems that could be incorporated into school bus designs; and (5) existing experience from the States that have already required school buses to be equipped with seat belts.

Summary: Secure Every Child Under the Right Equipment Standards Act of 2018 or the SECURES Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking on new federal standards for school bus seat belt requirements on all school buses, regardless of gross vehicle weight rating.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes. 1. Review of Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals (a) In general Section 1886(r) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(r) (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any claim relating to a determination made under paragraph (2) of such section 1886(r) that is pending on a date that is on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill allows administrative or judicial review of additional Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment determinations for acute care hospitals known as subsection (d) hospitals. Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must make DSH payments to qualifying hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of low-income patients.
Common Sense Certification Reform Act

To provide relief for crane operators from third party certification in cases in which such operators are only delivering or retrieving propane containers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Common Sense Certification Reform Act 2. Relief from third party certification for crane operators delivering or retrieving propane containers The Administrator of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration shall not administer, enforce, or otherwise implement any regulation, policy, or interpretation of the Administration that requires an employee to obtain or receive certification to operate power-operated equipment described in section 1926.1400(a) of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other regulation, for the delivery or retrieval of propane containers.

Summary: Common Sense Certification Reform Act This bill prohibits the Occupational Safety and Health Administration from requiring the certification of employees for operating power-operated equipment (e.g., cranes) used in construction activities to deliver or retrieve propane containers.
Louise Slaughter Weekend Voting Act

To change the date for regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office to the first Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday in November in every even-numbered year. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Louise Slaughter Weekend Voting Act 2. Weekend voting for regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office (a) Elections for House of Representatives and Senate Section 25 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 2 U.S.C. 7 25. Dates and time of elections (a) Dates of election The first Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday in November, in every even numbered year, are established as the dates for the election in each of the States of Representatives and Delegates to the next Congress commencing after the dates of the election. (b) Hours of operation of polling places Each State shall by law establish the hours of operation for polling places in the State on the dates of election established under subsection (a). (c) State defined In this section, the term State . (b) Elections for President and Vice President (1) In general Section 1 of title 3, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 1. Date and time of appointing electors (a) Dates of election The electors of President and Vice President shall be appointed, in each State, on the first Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday in November, in every fourth year succeeding every election of a President and Vice President. (b) Hours of operation of polling places Each State shall by law establish the hours of operation for polling places in the State on the dates of election established under subsection (a). . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 1 1. Date and time of appointing electors. . (c) No interference with religious practices It is the sense of Congress that the holding of elections over a weekend, as established by this Act, should be carried out in a manner which does not interfere with religious practices. (d) Cost savings It is the sense of Congress that the holding of elections over a weekend, as established by this Act, should result in cost savings to the American taxpayer. (e) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office beginning with the first such elections held after the expiration of the 30-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Louise Slaughter Weekend Voting Act This bill amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to change the timing for regularly scheduled elections for the House of Representatives, Senate, and electors of the President and Vice President to the first Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday in November. Each state shall by law establish the hours of operation for polling places. This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the holding of elections over a weekend should be carried out in a manner which does not interfere with religious practices and should result in cost savings to the taxpayer.