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COUNT Victims Act

To require a study and report on matters concerning best practices in mortality counts as a result of a major disaster. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Counting Our Unexpected Natural Tragedies’ Victims Act of 2018 COUNT Victims Act 2. Study and report (a) In general Not later than September 30, 2018, the Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency shall enter into a contract with the National Academy of Medicine to conduct a study and prepare a report as described in subsection (b). (b) Study and report (1) Study (A) In general The study described in this subsection shall be a study of matters concerning best practices in mortality counts as a result of a major disaster (as defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5122 (B) Contents The study described in this subsection shall address approaches to quantifying mortality and significant morbidity among populations affected by major disasters, to include best practices and policy rec­om­men­da­tions for— (i) equitable and timely attribution, in order to, among other things, facilitate access to available benefits; (ii) timely prospective tracking of population levels of mortality and significant morbidity, and their causes, in order to continuously inform response efforts; and (iii) retrospective study of disaster-related mortality and significant morbidity to inform after-action analysis and improve subsequent preparedness efforts. (2) Report Not later than 2 years after the date on which the contract described in subsection (a) is entered into, the National Academy of Medicine shall complete and transmit to the Administrator of Federal Emergency Management Agency a report on the study described in paragraph (1). (c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for fiscal years 2018 through 2020.

Summary: Counting Our Unexpected Natural Tragedies' Victims Act of 2018 or the COUNT Victims Act This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to contract with the National Academy of Medicine to conduct a study of matters concerning best practices in mortality counts as a result of a major disaster. A report on the study must be completed and transmitted to FEMA within two years after the contract date of September 30, 2018. The study shall address approaches to quantifying mortality and significant morbidity among populations affected by major disasters and shall include best practices and policy recommendations.
The Business Startup Clarification Act of 2018

To remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the The Business Startup Clarification Act of 2018 2. Emerging growth company criteria (a) Securities Act of 1933 Section 2(a)(19)(D) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77b(a)(19)(D) (D) the date on which the public float of such issuer surpasses an amount established by the Commission, but which amount may not be less than the value of public float required to qualify as a large accelerated filer under section 240.12b–2 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations. . (b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Subparagraph (D) of the first paragraph (80) of section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a) (D) the date on which the public float of such issuer surpasses an amount established by the Commission, but which amount may not be less than the value of public float required to qualify as a large accelerated filer under section 240.12b–2 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations. .

Summary: The Business Startup Clarification Act of 2018 This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow a large accelerated filer to be considered an emerging growth company under certain circumstances.
Unmasking Antifa Act of 2018

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalty enhancements for committing certain offenses while in disguise, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unmasking Antifa Act of 2018 2. Interference with protected rights while in disguise (a) In general Chapter 13 section 249 250. Interference with protected rights while in disguise (a) In general Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, while in disguise, including while wearing a mask, injures, oppresses, threatens, or intimidates any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to deter any law enforcement officer from lawfully carrying out the duties of his office; and no law enforcement officer shall be considered to be in violation of this section for lawfully carrying out the duties of his office or lawfully enforcing ordinances and laws of the United States, the District of Columbia, any of the several States, or any political subdivision of a State. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term law enforcement officer . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 13 250. Interference with protected rights while in disguise. . 3. Destroying buildings or property within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction while in disguise Section 1363 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Whoever, during the commission of an offense under this section, wears a disguise, including a mask, shall, in addition to any term of imprisonment otherwise imposed under this section, be imprisoned for 2 years.

Summary: Unmasking Antifa Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for an individual, while in disguise, to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate a person: (1) who is exercising or enjoying a protected right or privilege, or (2) because the person has exercised a protected right or privilege. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 15 years, or both. Additionally, the bill establishes an enhanced penalty—a mandatory two-year prison term—for a person who wears a disguise during an offense involving the willful and malicious destruction of a building or property.
Keep Our Cities Safe Act of 2018

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to indemnify government employees, and employees entities that have contracts with such governments, from certain judgements for acting within their capacity to comply with their official duties and responsibilities, and other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Our Cities Safe Act of 2018 2. Indemnification for government employees Section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1324 (f) Exception This section shall not apply to any officer or employee of the Federal Government, or of a State or local government, or to an officer or employee of an entity with which such a government has a contract, who is acting in accordance with the law of the State or locality in which the employee engaged in conduct which would otherwise violate this section. .

Summary: Keep Our Cities Safe Act of 2018 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to protect from criminal penalties a federal, state, or local government officer or employee, or a contract entity officer or employee, who while acting in accordance with state or local law is engaged in conduct which would otherwise violate the INA prohibition on bringing in and harboring certain aliens.
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for enhanced penalties for trafficking in fentanyl, and for other purposes.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for enhanced penalties for trafficking in fentanyl, and for other purposes. 1. Enhanced penalties for trafficking in fentanyl Section 401(b)(1)(B) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(B) (1) in clause (vi), by striking or (2) in clause (vii), by striking or (3) in clause (viii), by adding or (4) by inserting after clause (viii) the following: (ix) 2 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, its salts, optical and geometric isomers, and salts of isomers; .

Summary: This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose a mandatory minimum prison term on a defendant who commits a low-level first-time or repeat offense involving the manufacture, distribution, or possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance containing two or more grams of fentanyl.
FLY Act

To require the head of each agency to submit to the Government Accountability Office a monthly travel log, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Formally List Your Travel Act FLY Act 2. Requirement to submit monthly travel logs (a) In general Beginning October 1, 2018, on the first day of each month, an agency head shall submit to the Comptroller General of the United States a record of any official travel itinerary (referred to in this section as a travel log (b) Penalty (1) Beginning with the fiscal quarter beginning on January 1, 2019, an agency head shall, out of funds appropriated specifically for the office of the agency head, pay to the general fund of the Treasury an amount equal to one percent of the annual budget of such office for each month during the previous quarter with respect to which the agency head has not submitted a travel log by the last day of such previous quarter. (2) Beginning with fiscal year 2020, in the case of an agency head who has not submitted any travel log during the previous fiscal year, the annual budget for the office of such agency head for the fiscal year shall be reduced by 15 percent. (c) Annual report Not later than September 30 of each fiscal year, an agency head shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on the total amount of official travel expenses incurred by the agency head during such fiscal year. (d) Prohibition Any agency head who holds a Senate-confirmed position may not purchase a first class seat on an airplane using Federal funds. (e) Agency defined In this section, the term agency

Summary: Formally List Your Travel Act or the FLY Act This bill requires federal agencies to submit to the Government Accountability Office monthly travel logs that include any official travel itinerary of the agency head for the previous month. The bill also (1) establishes penalties for agencies that fail to submit travel logs to the GAO, (2) requires agencies to report annually to Congress regarding official travel expenses incurred by the agency head, and (3) prohibits an agency head that holds a Senate-confirmed position from using federal funds to purchase a first class seat on an airplane.
DEFENSE Act of 2018

To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit eligibility for essential air service for certain locations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending Essential Flights and Ensuring National Security Efforts Act of 2018 DEFENSE Act of 2018 2. Exception for certain locations with high military use Section 41731 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Exception for certain locations with high military use Subparagraph (D) of subsection (a)(1) shall not apply with respect to any location— (1) that is certified under part 139 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; (2) that is not owned by the Federal Government; and (3) at which not less than 10 percent of aircraft takeoffs and landings in 2017 were by aircraft of the Armed Forces. .

Summary: Defending Essential Flights and Ensuring National Security Efforts Act of 2018 or the DEFENSE Act of 2018 This bill allows an exemption from certain eligibility requirements under the essential air service program for locations at which not less than 10% of aircraft takeoffs and landings in 2017 were by aircraft of the Armed Forces.
Voter Access Protection Act of 2017

To prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot in an election for Federal office or registering to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Voter Access Protection Act of 2017 2. Prohibiting states from imposing photo identification requirement for voting or registering to vote in federal elections (a) Prohibition (1) In general Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 303A. Prohibiting election officials from requiring individuals to present photo identification (a) Photo identification as a condition of voting Except to the extent permitted under section 303(b), a State or local election official may not— (1) require an individual to present a photo identification (or, in the case of an individual who desires to vote by mail, a copy of a photo identification) as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot in an election for Federal office; or (2) require an individual to cast a provisional ballot under section 302 solely on the grounds that the individual does not present a photo identification at the polling place. (b) Photo identification as a condition of registering To vote A State or local election official may not require an individual to provide a photo identification (or, in the case of an individual who desires to register to vote by mail or online, a copy or electronic copy of a photo identification) as a condition of registering to vote in an election for Federal office. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following new item: Sec. 303A. Prohibiting election officials from requiring individuals to present photo identification. . (b) Conforming amendment relating to enforcement Section 401 of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21111 and 303 303, and 303A 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elections occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Voter Access Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state or local election official from requiring an individual to: (1) present a photo identification (or a copy if voting by mail) as a condition for receiving or casting a ballot in any election for federal office, or (2) cast a provisional ballot solely on the grounds that the individual does not present a photo identification at the polling place. A state or local election election official is prohibited from requiring an individual to provide a photo identification (or a copy if registering by mail) as a condition of registering to vote in an election for federal office.
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts. 1. Prohibition on lobbying contacts by former Members of Congress (a) In general Section 207(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows: (1) Members of Congress (A) In general Any person who is a Senator or a Member of the House of Representatives and who, after that person leaves office, knowingly makes any lobbying contact to a covered executive branch official, or to any Member, officer, or employee of either House of Congress, shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title. (B) Definitions In this paragraph, the terms lobbying contact covered executive branch official 2 U.S.C. 1602 . (2) Paragraph (2) is amended— (A) by striking (2) Any person (2) Officers and certain staff (A) Officers and staff of the Senate Any person ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (B) Officers of the House of Representatives (i) Any person who is an elected officer of the House of Representatives and who, within 1 year after that person leaves office, knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before any of the persons described in clause (ii), on behalf of any other person (except the United States) in connection with any matter on which such elected officer seeks action by a Member, officer, or employee of either House of Congress, in his or her official capacity, shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title. (ii) The persons referred to in clause (i) with respect to appearances or communications by a former elected officer are any Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to individuals who leave office or employment to which such amendments apply on or after the date of adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress sine die or December 31, 2018, whichever date is earlier.

Summary: This bill amends the federal criminal code to replace the existing post-employment lobbying restrictions on a former member of the U.S. Senate (currently, a two-year ban) or a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (currently, a one-year ban) with a permanent ban on engaging in lobbying contacts.
National Comedy Center Recognition Act

Recognizing the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Comedy Center Recognition Act 2. Designation of National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The National Comedy Center is the first nonprofit cultural institution and national-scale visitor experience dedicated to comedy. Featuring more than 50 immersive exhibits, the Center celebrates comedy in all of its forms, educating and engendering in visitors an appreciation for the art form and its artists. (2) The National Comedy Center is a nonprofit entity that plays host to the annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, attracting comedic acts nationwide. Jamestown is the birthplace of internationally recognized comedienne Lucille Ball of I Love Lucy (3) The United States currently lacks a national center dedicated to comedy and the role it plays in American culture. (4) The Center celebrates comedy and seeks to inspire a new generation of cultural appreciation for the comedic arts. (b) Congressional recognition Congress— (1) recognizes that the National Comedy Center, located in Jamestown, New York, is the only museum of its kind that exists for the exclusive purpose of celebrating comedy in all its forms; and (2) officially designates the National Comedy Center as the National Comedy Center. (c) Effect of recognition The National Comedy Center recognized in this section is not a unit of the National Park System, and the designation shall not be construed to require or permit Federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to the center. July 23, 2018 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Summary: National Comedy Center Recognition Act (Sec. 2) This bill officially designates the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York, as the "National Comedy Center." Although recognized by this bill, the center shall not be considered a unit of the National Park System. The designation of the center shall not be construed as requiring or permitting the expenditure of federal funds for any purpose related to the center.
To provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the United States for addition to that historic park, and for other purposes.

To provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the United States for addition to that historic park, and for other purposes. 1. Boundary; legal description (a) Boundary Section 3(b)(2) of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 ( 16 U.S.C. 410nnn–1(b)(2) (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking consist of approximately consist of— (i) the approximately ; (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (ii) on the date that such land is donated to the United States, the approximately 166.44 acres of land generally depicted on the map entitled PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Proposed Boundary Addition, Fort Brown Unit ; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking map maps (b) Legal description Section 3(b)(3) of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 ( 16 U.S.C. 410nnn–1(b)(3) after Secretary of the Interior after the addition of lands to the historic park boundary, the Secretary of the Interior

Summary: This bill adjusts the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park in Texas to include an additional 166.44 acres of land.
Historic Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2018

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the requirement that the taxpayer’s basis in a building be reduced by the amount of the rehabilitation credit determined with respect to such building. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Historic Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2018 2. Elimination of rehabilitation credit basis adjustment (a) In general Section 50(c) (6) Exception for rehabilitation credit In the case of the rehabilitation credit, paragraph (1) shall not apply. . (b) Treatment in case of credit allowed to lessee Section 50(d) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following: In the case of the rehabilitation credit, paragraph (5)(B) of the section 48(d) referred to in paragraph (5) of this subsection shall not apply. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Historic Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the requirement for a taxpayer to reduce the basis of a building by the amount of the tax credit determined for the rehabilitation of a certified historic structure.