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ALERT Act

To ensure that certain incidents involving a covered employee that are reported to the title IX coordinator at an eligible institution of higher education have been reviewed by the president of the institution and not less than 1 additional member of the institution’s board of trustees, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accountability of Leaders in Education to Report Title IX Investigations Act ALERT Act 2. Review of title IX investigations Section 487 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094 (30) (A) The institution will submit an annual certification to the Secretary affirming that— (i) the president of the institution (or the equivalent officer) and not less than 1 additional member of the institution’s board of trustees (or a designee of the board) have completed a comprehensive review of any incident involving a covered employee that was reported to the title IX coordinator at that institution in the previous 12 months involving an offense described in section 485(f)(8)(A)(i); and (ii) the individuals described in clause (i) who completed the comprehensive review did not interfere with or influence any investigation or disposition relating to the reported incident. (B) In this paragraph— (i) the term comprehensive review (I) material findings of fact relating to the incident that was reported to the title IX coordinator; (II) the basis for any conclusions about whether a covered employee violated a policy of the institution; and (III) the disposition of any complaints arising from the reported incident, including any sanctions imposed on a covered employee; (ii) the term covered employee (I) means— (aa) a full time employee of the institution; or (bb) an individual who was acting as an employee of the institution, or who was paid by an entity contracting with the institution and acting on behalf of the institution, at the time of the incident that was reported to the title IX coordinator; and (II) does not include an undergraduate student; and (iii) the term title IX coordinator 20 U.S.C. 1681 .

Summary: Accountability of Leaders in Education to Report Title IX Investigations Act or the ALERT Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs to annually certify with the Department of Education that the IHE's president and at least one additional member of the IHE's board of trustees have reviewed incidents involving the IHE's employees that were reported to the IHE in the last year involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The certification must include a confirmation that the president and any board member involved in the review did not interfere with or influence investigations or dispositions relating to the incidents.
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program, and for other purposes. 1. National scenic byways program (a) Request for nominations Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall make available on the appropriate website of the Department of Transportation and cause to be published in the Federal Register a request for nominations with respect to roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program. (b) Designation determinations During the 30-day period beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date on which a request for nominations is made available and published pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall make available on the appropriate website of the Department of Transportation and cause to be published in the Federal Register a list specifying the roads, nominated pursuant to such request, to be designated under the national scenic byways program.

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Transportation to make available on its website and cause to be published in the Federal Register a request for nominations with respect to roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program and a list specifying the roads designated.
Tax Benefit for Homeownership Clarification Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the mortgage interest deduction relating to acquisition indebtedness for certain taxpayers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Benefit for Homeownership Clarification Act 2. Reduction in limitation on mortgage interest deduction relating to acquisition indebtedness for certain taxpayers (a) Acquisition indebtedness Clause (ii) of section 163(h)(3)(B) (ii) Limitation The aggregate amount treated as acquisition indebtedness for any period shall not exceed— (I) $1,000,000 in the case of a joint return ($500,000 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return), and (II) the applicable amount in any other case. (iii) Applicable amount For purposes of clause (ii)(II), the applicable amount is as follows: For taxable years— The applicable Beginning in calendar year 2018 $900,000 Beginning in calendar year 2019 $800,000 Beginning in calendar year 2020 $700,000 Beginning in calendar year 2021 $600,000 Beginning in or after calendar year 2022 $500,000. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2017.

Summary: Tax Benefit for Homeownership Clarification Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the limitation on the mortgage interest deduction for the acquisition indebtedness of certain taxpayers. (Acquisition indebtedness is indebtedness that: (1) is incurred in acquiring, constructing, or substantially improving any qualified residence of the taxpayer; and (2) is secured by such residence. It also includes refinancing of the debt in certain situations.)
To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.

To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health. 1. Report on effects of gun violence on public health Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service shall submit to Congress a report on the effects on public health of gun violence in the United States during the relevant period, and the status of actions taken to address such effects.

Summary: This bill requires the Surgeon General to report annually to Congress on the effects of gun violence on public health and the status of actions taken to address those effects.
Firearm Safety Act of 2018

To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of consumer product in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Firearm Safety Act of 2018 2. Removal of exclusion of firearms from the definition of consumer product Section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)

Summary: Firearm Safety Act of 2018 This bill amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to allow the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components.
Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act

To amend chapter 44 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act 2. Firearm prohibitions applicable with respect to certain high-risk individuals (a) Sales or other dispositions Section 922(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence— (1) by striking or (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (10) in the most recent 10-year period, has been convicted in any court of a crime of violence (as defined in section 16); (11) has not attained 25 years of age, and has been adjudicated by any court as having committed an offense that would have been a crime of violence (as defined in section 16) if committed by an adult; (12) in any period of 3 consecutive years in the most recent 10-year period, has been convicted in any court, on 2 separate occasions, of an offense that has, as an element, the possession or distribution of, or the intent to possess or distribute, alcohol or a controlled substance (as so defined); or (13) has been convicted in any court of stalking. . (b) Possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt Section 922(g) of such title is amended— (1) by striking or (2) by striking the comma at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) who, in the most recent 10-year period, has been convicted in any court of a crime of violence (as defined in section 16); (11) who has not attained 25 years of age and has been adjudicated by any court as having committed an offense that would have been a crime of violence (as defined in section 16) if committed by an adult; (12) who, in any period of 3 consecutive years in the most recent 10-year period, has been convicted in any court, on 2 separate occasions, of an offense that has, as an element, the possession or distribution of, or the intent to possess or distribute, alcohol or a controlled substance (as so defined); or (13) who has been convicted in any court of stalking, .

Summary: Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to expand the categories of prohibited persons (i.e., persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm or ammunition) to include the following: (1) persons convicted of a crime of violence in the most recent 10-year period; (2) persons under age 25 who have been adjudicated as having committed an offense that would have been a crime of violence if committed by an adult; (3) persons convicted, during a consecutive 3-year period in the most recent 10-year period, of two separate offenses involving drug or alcohol possession or distribution; and (4) persons convicted of stalking.
Foreign Service Officer Civil Relief Act of 2018

To provide for the termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts for Foreign Service officers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Service Officer Civil Relief Act of 2018 2. Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts for certain Foreign Service officers (a) In general Chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4081 907. Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts The terms governing the termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts described in sections 305 and 305A, respectively of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3955 . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 2 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 906 the following new item: Sec. 907. Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts. .

Summary: Foreign Service Officer Civil Relief Act of 2018 This bill amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit Foreign Service officers to terminate personal cellular or telephone exchange service contracts and domestic housing or vehicle leases while deployed abroad in the same manner as U.S. service members who are deployed abroad.
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish seaweed as a high-priority research and extension area, and for other purposes.

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish seaweed as a high-priority research and extension area, and for other purposes. 1. Establishing seaweed as a high-priority research and extension area Effective on October 1, 2018, section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925 (1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (11) Seaweed Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of carrying out or enhancing research with respect to the harvesting of seaweed for voluntary use for the livestock, poultry, and food animal production industries for purposes of the reduction of methane emissions. ; and (2) in subsection (h), by striking 2018 2023

Summary: This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish seaweed as a high-priority research and extension area for which the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may make competitive grants to support research and extension activities. USDA may make grants for carrying out or enhancing research with respect to the harvesting of seaweed for voluntary use for the livestock, poultry, and food animal production industries for purposes of the reduction of methane emissions. The bill also reauthorizes the USDA high-priority research and extension initiatives through FY2023.
To amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to prioritize research on sensor and imager technology in agriculture, and for other purposes.

To amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to prioritize research on sensor and imager technology in agriculture, and for other purposes. 1. Sensor and imager technology in agriculture (a) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Section 2(b)(2)(E) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(2)(E) (1) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and (2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause: (iii) sensor and imager technology; . (b) Specialty crop research initiative Paragraph (4) of section 412(b) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7632(b) (4) new innovations and technology, including— (A) improved mechanization and technologies that delay or inhibit ripening; and (B) sensor and imager technology. .

Summary: This bill amends the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act and the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to authorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide competitive grants for sensor and imager technology. The bill authorizes USDA to provide the grants under: (1) the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, and (2) the Specialty Crop Research Initiative.
AMIGOS Act

To include Portugal in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E–1 and E–2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Portugal. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing our Success Act AMIGOS Act 2. Nonimmigrant traders and investors For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)

Summary: Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing our Success Act or the AMIGOS Act This bill makes Portuguese nationals eligible to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and investors as provided for under the Immigration and Nationality Act if Portugal provides reciprocal nonimmigrant treatment to U.S. nationals.
Energy Emergency Leadership Act

To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act with respect to functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy Emergency Leadership Act 2. Functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries Subsection (a) of section 203 of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7133(a) (12) Energy emergency and energy security functions, including— (A) responsibilities with respect to infrastructure, cybersecurity, emerging threats, supply, and emergency planning, coordination, response, and restoration; and (B) upon request of a State, local, or tribal government or energy sector entity, and in consultation with other Federal agencies as appropriate, provision of technical assistance, support, and response capabilities with respect to energy security threats, risks, and incidents. . June 28, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Energy Emergency Leadership Act This bill amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to require the Secretary of the Department of Energy to assign energy emergency and energy security functions to an Assistant Secretary, including responsibilities with respect to infrastructure and cybersecurity.
Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act

To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program relating to physical security and cybersecurity for pipelines and liquefied natural gas facilities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act 2. Physical security and cybersecurity for pipelines and liquefied natural gas facilities The Secretary of Energy, in carrying out the Department of Energy’s functions pursuant to the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 (1) to establish policies and procedures to coordinate Federal agencies, States, and the energy sector, including through councils or other entities engaged in sharing, analysis, or sector coordinating, to ensure the security, resiliency, and survivability of natural gas pipelines (including natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities; (2) to coordinate response and recovery by Federal agencies, States, and the energy sector, to physical incidents and cyber incidents impacting the energy sector; (3) to develop, for voluntary use, advanced cybersecurity applications and technologies for natural gas pipelines (including natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities; (4) to perform pilot demonstration projects relating to physical security and cybersecurity for natural gas pipelines (including natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities with representatives of the energy sector; (5) to develop workforce development curricula for the energy sector relating to physical security and cybersecurity for natural gas pipelines (including natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities; and (6) to provide technical tools to help the energy sector voluntarily evaluate, prioritize, and improve physical security and cybersecurity capabilities of natural gas pipelines (including natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities. 3. Savings clause Nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify the authority of any Federal agency other than the Department of Energy relating to physical security or cybersecurity for natural gas pipelines (including natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipelines, or liquefied natural gas facilities. September 28, 2018 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Summary: Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act This bill requires the Department of Energy to implement a program to ensure the physical security and cybersecurity, resiliency, and survivability of natural gas pipelines, hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities.
Encouraging Veteran Employment Act of 2018

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense, in awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, to give a preference to offerors that employ veterans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Encouraging Veteran Employment Act of 2018 2. Preference for offerors employing veterans (a) In general Chapter 137 2339a. Preference for offerors employing veterans (a) Preference In awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services for the Department of Defense, the head of an agency may give a preference to offerors that employ veterans on a full-time basis. The Secretary of Defense shall determine such preference based on the percentage of the full-time employees of the offeror who are veterans. (b) Enforcement penalties for misrepresentation (1) If the head of an agency determines that an offeror willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of the employees of the offeror in a bid submitted under subsection (a), such head of an agency may suspend or debar such offeror for a period of not less than five years. (2) Not later than 30 days after determining that an offeror should be suspended or debarred under paragraph (1), the head of an agency making such determination shall initiate a suspension or debarment proceeding, as applicable, against the offeror. The head of an agency shall complete such an action not later than 90 days after initiating such action. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2339 the following new item: 2339a. Preference for offerors employing veterans. .

Summary: Encouraging Veteran Employment Act of 2018 This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to give preferential selection for DOD contracts to businesses that employ veterans based on the percentage of full-time employees who are veterans. A business that intentionally misrepresents the veteran status of its employees in a bid may be suspended or debarred from contract competition for at least five years.