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To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.

To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project. 1. Extension (a) In general Notwithstanding the time period specified in section 13 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 806 (b) Reinstatement of expired license If the period required for commencement of construction of the project described in subsection (a) has expired prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission may reinstate the license for the project effective as of the date of its expiration and the first extension authorized under subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of such expiration.

Summary: This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend for up to six years the time period during which construction must commence on the Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project located in Riverside County, California. Additionally, FERC may reinstate the construction license if it is expired.
Secure Data Act of 2018

To prohibit Federal agencies from mandating the deployment of vulnerabilities in data security technologies. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Data Act of 2018 2. Prohibition on data security vulnerability mandates (a) Agency actions Except as provided in subsection (c), no agency may mandate or request that a manufacturer, developer, or seller of covered products design or alter the security functions in its product or service to allow the surveillance of any user of such product or service, or to allow the physical search of such product, by any agency. (b) Court orders Except as provided in subsection (c), no court may issue an order to compel a manufacturer, developer, or seller of covered products to design or alter the security functions in its product or service to allow the surveillance of any user of such product or service, or to allow the physical search of such product, by an agency. (c) Exception Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to mandates, requests, or court orders authorized under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act ( 47 U.S.C. 1001 (d) Definitions In this section— (1) the term agency (2) the term covered product

Summary: Secure Data Act of 2018 This bill prohibits: (1) a federal agency from requiring or requesting a manufacturer, developer, or seller of any computer hardware, software, or electronic device made available to the general public to design or alter the security functions in such products to allow the surveillance of any user or the physical search of such product by any agency; and (2) a court from issuing an order to compel any such manufacturer, developer, or seller to design or alter the security functions in its product to allow such surveillance, or to allow the physical search of such product, by an agency. The bill exempts from such prohibition mandates, requests, or court orders authorized under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.
Never Forgotten Korean War POW Act

To amend the Combat Duty Pay Act of 1952 to require that former members of the uniformed services who were captured or entered a missing-in-action status during the Korean War while serving as a member of a combat unit in Korea receive combat pay for each month spent in a captured or missing-in-action status, rather than just a total of four months. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Never Forgotten Korean War POW Act 2. Recognition of entire period spent in a captured or missing-in-action status during the Korean War for receipt of combat pay (a) In general Section 704(b) of the Combat Duty Pay Act of 1952 (title VII of Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1953; 66 Stat. 539) is amended by striking for not more than three months thereafter for each month thereafter (b) Application of amendment (1) Covered persons Section 704(b) of the Combat Duty Pay Act of 1952, as amended by subsection (a), applies only with respect to a former member of the uniformed services who received combat pay under such section and who is alive as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Combat pay amount In determining the actual amount to be paid to a former member of the uniformed services covered by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall increase the amount determined under section 704(b) of the Combat Duty Pay Act of 1952, as amended by subsection (a), using an appropriate inflation adjustment.

Summary: Never Forgotten Korean War POW Act This bill provides for recognition of the entire period spent in a captured or missing-in-action status during the Korean War for purposes of receipt of combat pay.
Dam Safety Reauthorization Act

To extend the authorization for the National Dam Safety Program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dam Safety Reauthorization Act 2. Extension of authorization of dam safety programs Section 14 of the National Dam Safety Program Act ( 33 U.S.C. 467j 2015 through 2019 2015 through 2024

Summary: Dam Safety Reauthorization Act This bill reauthorizes the National Dam Safety Program through FY2024.
EASE Act

To require States to temporarily disregard income earned through participation in certain apprenticeship programs, in making eligibility and benefit determinations under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Encouraging Apprenticeships, Spurring Employment Act EASE Act 2. Temporary disregard of income earned through participation in certain apprenticeship programs, under the TANF program (a) In general Section 408(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 608(a) (13) Requirement to temporarily disregard income earned through participation in certain apprenticeship programs (A) In general In determining the eligibility of an individual for assistance under the State program funded under this part, or the amount of assistance to be provided to an individual under the program, a State to which a grant is made under section 403 shall disregard any income earned by the individual in a qualified apprenticeship program during the 12-month period that begins with the later of— (i) the date the recipient commenced the participation; or (ii) the date of the enactment of this paragraph. (B) Qualified apprenticeship program In subparagraph (A), the term qualified apprenticeship program (i) a program registered under the National Apprenticeship Act; or (ii) a pre-apprenticeship program that has a documented partnership with a program referred to in clause (i). . (b) Penalty Section 409(a) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 609(a) (17) Failure to temporarily disregard income earned through participation in certain apprenticeship programs If the Secretary determines that a State to which a grant is made under section 403 for a fiscal year has failed to comply with section 408(a)(13) for the fiscal year, the Secretary may reduce the grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding fiscal year by an amount equal to the total amount that the State would have had to expend to so comply. .

Summary: Encouraging Apprenticeships, Spurring Employment Act or the EASE Act This bill requires a state Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to disregard, for a 12-month period, any income earned by an individual participating in a qualified apprenticeship program. Additionally, the bill establishes a penalty on states for noncompliance with such requirement.
VA Opioid Prescribing Rates Accountability Act

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inform each physician of the Veterans Health Administration of the opioid prescribing rate of the physician and to require pain management training for the physicians with the highest opioid prescribing rates. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Opioid Prescribing Rates Accountability Act 2. Annual reports on Veterans Health Administration physician opioid prescribing rates and mandatory pain management training for highest prescribers (a) Annual reports Not less frequently than once each year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall transmit to each individual employed by the Veterans Health Administration as a physician a report on the opioid prescribing rates of the individual. (b) Pain management training Each fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure that each of the individuals employed by the Veterans Health Administration as physicians who were among the 10 percent of individuals employed by the Administration as physicians who had the highest opioid prescribing rates in the most recently completed fiscal year receive pain management training.

Summary: VA Opioid Prescribing Rates Accountability Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to: (1) report at least annually to each Veterans Health Administration physician on his or her opioid prescribing rates, and (2) provide physicians who were among the highest opioid prescribers each fiscal year with pain management training.
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to revoke certain changes to the ownership reporting requirements for noncommercial educational broadcast stations.

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to revoke certain changes to the ownership reporting requirements for noncommercial educational broadcast stations. 1. Relief from certain ownership reporting requirements for noncommercial educational broadcast stations (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, except as provided in subsection (b), the Federal Communications Commission shall take all actions necessary to— (1) revoke the changes to paragraphs (d), (e), and (f) of section 73.3615 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, and to Schedule 323–E of FCC Form 2100 that were adopted by the Commission on January 8, 2016, in the Report and Order, Second Report and Order, and Order on Reconsideration in the matter of Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services (FCC 16–1); and (2) maintain in effect or restore to effect such paragraphs and such Form as in effect immediately before the adoption of such Report and Order. (b) Retention of change to filing deadline for biennial reports In taking the actions required by subsection (a), the Commission shall retain the filing deadline of December 1 in all odd-numbered years for biennial ownership reports of noncommercial educational broadcast stations, but with information current as of a date not more than 60 days prior to the filing of the report. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the Commission from changing such deadline in a rulemaking proceeding that is conducted separately from any proceeding in which the Commission takes the actions required by subsection (a).

Summary: This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revoke changes to FCC regulations adopted on January 8, 2016, in the matter of Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services that require ownership reports to include information about the officers and governing board members of noncommercial educational broadcast stations.
Disaster Preparedness for Power Outages Act of 2018

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities to improve their preparedness for power outages. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Preparedness for Power Outages Act of 2018 2. Improving the preparedness of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities for power outages The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 319C–2 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d–3b 319C–3. Improving the preparedness of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities for power outages (a) Grants The Secretary may award grants to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities to improve their preparedness for power outages, including during and after a natural disaster. (b) Use of funds The preparedness activities funded through a grant under this section may include— (1) the purchase of a backup power source, such as a generator, and any related equipment; and (2) the creation of a regional resource directory on disaster and post-disaster preparedness for power outages. (c) Preference In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities that— (1) are located in areas that— (A) have a high proportion of— (i) elderly residents; or (ii) individuals who are enrolled in a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 (B) have a high risk of hurricanes or other natural disasters; and (2) have not been cited for a substantive Federal, State, or local violation. (d) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary. .

Summary: Disaster Preparedness for Power Outages Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to long-term care facilities to help such facilities prepare for power outages during and after natural disasters. Eligible grant activities include the purchase of backup power sources (e.g., generators) and the creation of regional resource directories.
Expanding Housing Opportunities for Foster Youth Act of 2018

To authorize appropriations for family unification vouchers for rental housing assistance, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Housing Opportunities for Foster Youth Act of 2018 2. Congressional findings The Congress finds that— (1) approximately 21,000 foster youth age out of foster care each year according to the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the Department of Health and Human Services; (2) more than 1 out of every 4 foster youth who age out of foster care will experience homelessness by age 21, according to survey data from the National Youth in Transition Database compiled by the ACF; (3) access to safe, decent, and affordable housing is essential to helping foster youth successfully transition to adulthood; (4) foster youth deserve a place to call home without being singled out for harmful requirements like work requirements as a condition of receiving housing assistance; (5) the Family Unification Vouchers program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development provides housing assistance for foster youth along with case management, without work requirements; and (6) there is insufficient funding for Family Unification Vouchers to serve all foster youth in need. 3. Authorization of funding for Family Unification Vouchers Program Paragraph (1) of section 8(x) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(x)(1) (1) Increase in budget authority The budget authority available under section 5(c) for voucher assistance under section 8(o) is authorized to be increased by $200,000,000 on or after October 1, 2018, and any such sums made available shall remain available until expended. .

Summary: Expanding Housing Opportunities for Foster Youth Act of 2018 This bill increases the budget authority for the Family Unification Vouchers program, which provides housing assistance to foster youth.
Improving Access to Child Care Act

To amend title IV–A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Access to Child Care Act 2. Improving access to child care to support work Section 418(a)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 618(a)(3) $2,917,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018 $3,525,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 3. Effective date The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2018.

Summary: Improving Access to Child Care Act This bill extends through FY2023, and increases funding for, the Child Care Entitlement grant program under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
Supporting Work Through Apprenticeships Act

To amend title IV–A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Work Through Apprenticeships Act 2. Supporting work through apprenticeships Section 407(d)(5) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 607(d)(5) , including apprenticeship 3. Effective date The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2018.

Summary: Supporting Work Through Apprenticeships Act This bill specifies that, for purposes of meeting mandatory work requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, work activities include apprenticeships.
Rural Septic Tank Access Act

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify provisions relating to the household water well system grant program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Septic Tank Access Act 2. Household water well system grant program modifications Section 306E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1926e (1) by striking the section designation and heading and inserting the following: 306E. Grants to nonprofit organizations for construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individually owned household water well systems and household decentralized wastewater systems in rural areas for individuals with low or moderate income ; (2) in subsection (a), by striking 100 percent 60 percent (3) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking loans subgrants (ii) by inserting or household decentralized wastewater systems water well systems (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) Subgrants (A) Amounts The amount of a subgrant provided to an eligible individual using grant funds under this section shall not exceed $20,000 for each water well system or decentralized wastewater system described in paragraph (1). (B) Use in cases of well water contamination In the event of well water contamination, the Secretary shall allow the use of a subgrant provided using grant funds under this section for the installation of water treatment measures as needed beyond the point of entry, with or without the installation of new well equipment. ; (4) in subsection (c), by striking productive use of individually-owned household water well systems effective use of individually owned household water well systems or household decentralized wastewater systems (5) in subsection (d), by striking $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023

Summary: Rural Septic Tank Access Act This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize and modify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Household Water Well System Grant Program. (Under current law, the program awards grants for private nonprofit organizations to provide loans to eligible individuals for the construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individual household water well systems that are or will be owned by the eligible individuals in rural areas.) The bill modifies the program to: prohibit the household income of an eligible individual from exceeding 60% (currently 100%) of the median nonmetropolitan household income, require grant recipients to provide subgrants to eligible individuals instead of loans, authorize subgrants for household decentralized wastewater systems, and limit the amount of each subgrant provided to an individual to $20,000 for each water well system or decentralized wastewater system. In the event of well water contamination, USDA must allow a subgrant to be used to install water treatment measures as needed beyond the point of entry, with or without the installation of new well equipment.
Improving Access to Work Act

To amend title IV–A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Access to Work Act 2. Prohibiting State diversion of Federal funds to replace State spending Section 404 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 604 (l) Limitation on use of Federal funds To replace State general revenue funds Funds made available to States under this part must be used to supplement, not supplant, State general revenue spending on activities described in this section. . 3. Targeting funds to core purposes (a) Requirement that States reserve 25 Section 408(a) ( 42 U.S.C. 608(a) (13) Requirement that States reserve 25 A State to which a grant is made under section 403(a) for a fiscal year shall expend not less than 25 percent of the grant on assistance, case management, work supports and supportive services, work, wage subsidies, work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and non-recurring short-term benefits. . (b) Requirement that at least 25 Section 408(a) ( 42 U.S.C. 608(a) (14) Requirement that at least 25 Not less than 25 percent of the qualified State expenditures of a State during the fiscal year shall be expenditures of funds from non-private sources for assistance, case management, work supports and supportive services, work, wage subsidies, work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and non-recurring short-term benefits. . 4. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2018.

Summary: Improving Access to Work Act This bill requires states to use at least 25% of grant funds received under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program for assistance, case management, supportive services, nonrecurring short-term benefits, and certain activities related to work and wages.
To state the policy of the United States with respect to the extended nuclear deterrence posture of the United States in support of NATO and to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide Congress a briefing on such posture.

To state the policy of the United States with respect to the extended nuclear deterrence posture of the United States in support of NATO and to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide Congress a briefing on such posture. 1. Extended nuclear deterrence posture in support of NATO (a) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to— (1) maintain a modernized nuclear capability that provides for effective deterrence against peer, near-peer, and regional adversaries, consistent with the national security interests of the United States; (2) extend the nuclear deterrent of the United States to deter aggression against close allies of the United States, including members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); and (3) ensure the highest levels of reliability, credibility, safety, and security for all nuclear weapons of the United States, including those forward-deployed in support of NATO. (b) Briefing Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and to any other congressional defense committee (as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code) upon request, a briefing regarding the current status of, and future plans for, the extended nuclear deterrence posture of the United States in support of NATO.

Summary: This bill states that it is the policy of the United States to: (1) maintain a modernized nuclear capability that provides for effective deterrence against peer, near-peer, and regional adversaries, consistent with the national security interests of the United States; (2) extend the nuclear deterrent of the United States to deter aggression against close allies of the United States, including members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); and (3) ensure the highest levels of reliability, credibility, safety, and security for all nuclear weapons of the United States, including those forward-deployed in support of NATO. The Department of Defense shall provide Congress, upon request, a briefing regarding the current status of, and future plans for, the extended nuclear deterrence posture of the United States in support of NATO.