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CARE Act

To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to reauthorize the grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Certainty, Assistance, and Relief for Everyone Act CARE Act 2. Reauthorization of grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities Section 1402 of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 ( 34 U.S.C. 20122 (1) in subsection (e), by striking 2018 2023 (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Certainty, Assistance, and Relief for Everyone Act, the Attorney General shall issue a report identifying and describing best practices for State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers and prosecutors in investigating and prosecuting sexual assault cases involving the victimization of individuals with disabilities. .

Summary: Certainty, Assistance, and Relief for Everyone Act or the CARE Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the grant program that provides training and services to end violence against women with disabilities.
Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals Study Act

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sources of drinking water. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals Study Act 2. Presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sources of drinking water Subsection (a) of section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–1 (11) Presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sources of drinking water (A) Study The Administrator shall carry out a study on the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sources of drinking water, which shall— (i) identify pharmaceuticals and personal care products that have been detected in sources of drinking water and the levels at which such pharmaceuticals and personal care products have been detected; (ii) identify the sources of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sources of drinking water, including point sources and nonpoint sources of pharmaceutical and personal care products; (iii) identify the effects of such pharmaceuticals and personal care products on humans, the environment, and the safety of drinking water; and (iv) identify methods to control, limit, treat, or prevent the presence of such pharmaceuticals and personal care products. (B) Consultation The Administrator shall conduct the study described in subparagraph (A) in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs), the Director of the United States Geological Survey, the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies (including the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences), and other interested stakeholders (including manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and personal care products and consumer groups and advocates). (C) Report Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall submit to the Congress a report on the results of the study carried out under this paragraph. (D) Definitions In this paragraph: (i) The term personal care product cosmetic (ii) The term pharmaceutical drug .

Summary: Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals Study Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a study on the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sources of drinking water. The study must identify: pharmaceuticals and personal care products that have been detected in the sources; the levels at which the pharmaceuticals and products have been detected; the origins of pharmaceuticals and products found in drinking water; the effects of the pharmaceuticals and products on humans, the environment, and the safety of drinking water; and methods to control, limit, treat, or prevent the presence of pharmaceuticals and products in sources of drinking water.
Climate Change is Real Act

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to reinstate information about climate change that was removed from, or redacted on, the Agency’s website, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Climate Change is Real Act 2. Ensuring up-to-date information about climate change and global warming on the EPA website (a) Reinstating removed and redacted information Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as the Administrator (b) Maintaining up-to-Date information The Administrator shall maintain on the public website of the Environmental Protection Agency, and update regularly, information on climate change, including the following: (1) Information acknowledging the impact of human activities on climate and the planet. (2) Links to materials to assist local governments, including municipalities, to prepare for rising temperatures and more severe storms and weather conditions. (3) Detailed information and descriptions of climate change risks, including— (A) examples of plans to adapt to extreme weather conditions for States; and (B) various proposals being implemented by States to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Summary: Climate Change is Real Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reinstate the information about climate change that was removed from, or redacted on, the EPA's website during the period beginning on January 20, 2017, and ending on this bill's enactment. Further, the EPA must maintain and update information on climate change on its public website, including: (1) information acknowledging the impact of human activities on climate and the planet, (2) links to materials that assist local governments in preparing for rising temperatures and more severe storms and weather conditions, and (3) detailed information and descriptions of climate change risks.
BLUE Act of 2017

To require the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration to make an exception to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to allow for certain colored markings between longitudinal parallel lines for celebratory or ceremonial purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blue Line Use Exception Act of 2017 BLUE Act of 2017 2. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices exception Notwithstanding any provision in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices relating to the space between parallel longitudinal lines on roads or the color of line markings, the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall grant an exception to allow for the use of colored markings in the space between longitudinal parallel lines for ceremonial or celebratory purposes if the State transportation department (as defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code) of the State where such markings are to be used approves of such use.

Summary: Blue Line Use Exception Act of 2017 or the BLUE Act of 2017 This bill directs the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to grant an exception to Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices provisions relating to road line marking standards to allow for the use of colored markings in the space between longitudinal parallel lines for ceremonial or celebratory purposes if a state's transportation department approves of such use.
Defective Firearms Protection Act

To amend the consumer product safety laws to repeal of exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of consumer product under such laws. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defective Firearms Protection Act 2. Repeal of exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms (a) Definition of consumer product Section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5) (b) Rulemaking authority Section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Commission Improvements Act of 1976 ( 15 U.S.C. 2079

Summary: Defective Firearms Protection Act This bill amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to allow the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components.
Barbara Johns Congressional Gold Medal Act

To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Barbara Rose Johns in recognition of her achievements and contributions to the Nation and civil rights. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Barbara Johns Congressional Gold Medal Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Barbara Rose Johns was born in New York City, New York, on March 6, 1935, and moved to Prince Edward County, Virginia, where schools were segregated among African American and White students. (2) On April 23, 1951, at the age of 16, Johns led a student strike at Robert Russa Moton High School in Prince Edward, Virginia, to protest the substandard conditions which became the catalyst to bring attention to the inequality of the segregated school system. (3) After securing legal support from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, these Moton students filed suit in Davis v. Prince Edward County, the largest and only student initiated case that was consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark 1954 United States Supreme Court decision declaring segregation and the separate but equal (4) Johns furthered her education at Spelman College and Drexel University. She continued her desire for knowledge by eventually becoming a school librarian. Johns went on to marry Rev. William Powell and had five children. She passed away on September 25, 1991, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 3. Congressional Gold Medal (a) Presentation authorized The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design, in honor of Barbara Rose Johns in recognition of her achievements and contributions to the Nation and the civil rights. (b) Design and striking For the purpose of the presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the Secretary (c) Transfer of medal after presentation Following the presentation of the gold medal in honor of Barbara Rose Johns pursuant to subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the Robert Russa Moton Museum. 4. Duplicate medals The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 3 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal. 5. Status of medals (a) National medals The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 (b) Numismatic items For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.

Summary: This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Barbara Rose Johns in recognition of her achievements and contributions to the nation and civil rights.
Protecting NAS Babies Act

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a strategy implementing certain recommendations relating to the Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Babies Act Protecting NAS Babies Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Neonatal abstinence syndrome (referred to in this section as “NAS”) is a group of conditions that can afflict a newborn who had in utero exposure to drugs, including opioids. (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 certain 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 under the child 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: Protecting Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Babies Act or the Protecting NAS 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.
PAID Act of 2018

To amend title 23, United States Code, to require a life-cycle cost analysis for certain projects, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving America’s Infrastructure Dollars Act of 2018 PAID Act of 2018 2. Life-cycle cost analysis Section 106(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking the third sentence; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (3) Requirement On and after the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall require each State to conduct a life-cycle cost analysis for each project of the State that— (A) receives Federal financial assistance pursuant to this title; and (B) has an estimated total cost of $30,000,000 or more. .

Summary: Preserving America's Infrastructure Dollars Act of 2018 or the PAID Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Transportation to require each state to conduct a life-cycle cost analysis for each project of the state that: (1) receives federal highway financial assistancee; and (2) has an estimated total cost of $30 million or more.
Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2018

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expensing of environmental remediation costs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2018 2. Extension of expensing of environmental remediation costs (a) In general Section 198(h) incurred after December 21, 2011 incurred— (1) after December 31, 2011, and before January 1, 2018, or (2) after December 31, 2021. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2017.

Summary: Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2021 the election to expense (i.e., deduct in the current taxable year) environmental remediation costs (i.e., costs for the abatement or control of hazardous substances at a qualified contaminated site). The bill applies to expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2017.
Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and submit a report on barriers to accessing abuse-deterrent opioid formulations for individuals enrolled in a plan under part C or D of the Medicare program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited at the Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018 2. Study on abuse-deterrent opioid formulations access barriers under Medicare (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on the adequacy of access to abuse-deterrent opioid formulations for individuals with chronic pain enrolled in an MA–PD plan under part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act or a prescription drug plan under part D of such title of such Act, taking into account any barriers preventing such individuals from accessing such formulations under such MA–PD or part D plans, such as cost-sharing tiers, fail-first requirements, the price of such formulations, and prior authorization requirements. (b) Definition of abuse-deterrent opioid formulation In this section, the term abuse-deterrent opioid formulation June 8, 2018 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce June 8, 2018 The Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to report to Congress on the adequacy of access to abuse-deterrent opioid formulations for individuals with chronic pain enrolled in a prescription drug plan under Medicare or Medicare Advantage (MA). The report must account for any barriers preventing enrollees from accessing such formulations under Medicare or MA.
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require States to annually report on certain adult health quality measures, and for other purposes.

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require States to annually report on certain adult health quality measures, and for other purposes. 1. Mandatory reporting with respect to adult behavioral health measures Section 1139B of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–9b (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking Not later than January 1, 2013 (A) Voluntary reporting Not later than January 1, 2013 ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (B) Mandatory reporting with respect to behavioral health measures Beginning with the State report required under subsection (d)(1) for 2024, the Secretary shall require States to use all behavioral health measures included in the core set of adult health quality measures and any updates or changes to such measures to report information, using the standardized format for reporting information and procedures developed under subparagraph (A), regarding the quality of behavioral health care for Medicaid eligible adults. ; and (B) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Behavioral health measures Beginning with respect to State reports required under subsection (d)(1) for 2024, the core set of adult health quality measures maintained under this paragraph (and any updates or changes to such measures) shall include behavioral health measures. ; and (2) in subsection (d)(1)(A)— (A) by striking the such plan such plan (B) by striking subsection (a)(5) subsection (b)(5) and, beginning with the report for 2024, all behavioral health measures included in the core set of adult health quality measures maintained under such subsection (b)(5) and any updates or changes to such measures (as required under subsection (b)(3)) June 8, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expand its core set of adult health quality measures for Medicaid-eligible adults to include measures specific to behavioral health. A state Medicaid program must report annually on such measures.
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, and for other purposes. 1. Transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery to Secretary of Veterans Affairs for maintenance by National Cemetery Administration (a) Agreement The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, under which the city of Vallejo shall transfer to the Secretary all right, title, and interest in the Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, at no cost to the Secretary. (b) Maintenance by NCA If the Mare Island Naval Cemetery is transferred to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to subsection (a), the National Cemetery Administration shall maintain the cemetery as a national shrine.

Summary: This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer to the VA of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, to be maintained as a national shrine.