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Flamethrowers? Really? Act

To amend chapter 44 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flamethrowers? Really? Act 2. Flamethrowers treated the same as machineguns for purposes of all Federal criminal laws relating to firearms (a) Definition of flamethrower Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (36) The term flamethrower . (b) Inclusion in definition of firearm Section 921(a)(3)(A) of such title is amended by inserting , including a flamethrower (c) Ban on possession or transfer Section 922(o) of such title is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting or flamethrower machinegun (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking or (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ; or (C) by adding at the end the following: (C) any otherwise lawful transfer or otherwise lawful possession of a flamethrower that was lawfully possessed before the date this subparagraph takes effect. . (d) Ban on unauthorized transport in interstate or foreign commerce Section 922 of such title is amended in each of subsections (a)(4) and (b)(4) by inserting flamethrower, machinegun (e) Enhanced penalties for using, carrying, or possessing during and in relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime Section 924(c)(1) of such title is amended in each of subparagraphs (B)(ii) and (C)(ii) by inserting , a flamethrower, machinegun (f) Penalties for conspiring To commit an offense subject to certain enhanced penalties Section 924(o) of such title is amended by inserting , flamethrower, machinegun (g) Exception from requirement To allow importation of an unserviceable firearm that is a curio or museum piece Section 925(d)(2) of such title is amended by inserting a flamethrower or a machinegun (h) Exception from concealed firearms allowed To be carried by qualified law enforcement officers Section 926B(e)(3) of such title is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively, and inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) any flamethrower; . (i) Exception from concealed firearms allowed To be carried by qualified retired law enforcement officers Section 926C(e)(1)(C) of such title is amended by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively, and inserting after clause (i) the following: (ii) any flamethrower; .

Summary: Flamethrowers? Really? Act This bill subjects flamethrowers to regulation under federal firearms laws. It generally prohibits their manufacture, sale, transfer, and possession.
COMBAT Act of 2018

To direct the Comptroller General to conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on best practices in use by Federal departments and agencies to reduce opioid usage following medical procedures. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating Opioid Misuse By Advancing Treatment Act of 2018 COMBAT Act of 2018 2. Study on best practices in use by Federal Government to reduce opioid usage following medical procedures (a) Study The Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Director of the National Institutes of Health, and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall conduct a study on best practices in use by Federal departments and agencies to reduce opioid usage following a medical procedure that is conducted, funded, or otherwise supported by such departments and agencies. (b) Topics The study required by subsection (a)— (1) shall— (A) include analysis of the research that has been, and is being, conducted or supported on reducing opioid usage following medical procedures described in subsection (a); (B) disaggregate such analysis according to whether the medical procedure is a short-term medical procedure or a long-term medical procedure; and (C) take into consideration— (i) the costs associated with using the best practices described in subsection (a) relative to the costs of not using such best practices; and (ii) the rates of addiction to opioids associated with using the best practices described in subsection (a) relative to the rates of addiction to opioids associated with not using such best practices; and (2) shall include analysis of— (A) gaps that have been identified by Federal officials with respect to the costs and rates described in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(C) relative to adult, young adult, and adolescent populations; and (B) justifications offered by such officials for such gaps. (c) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including— (1) a summary of the findings of the study; (2) recommendations based on the results of the study, including recommendations for such areas of research and legislative and administrative action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate; and (3) recommendations on educating health care providers about the findings of the study. (d) Definitions In this Act: (1) The term short-term medical procedure (2) The term long-term medical procedure

Summary: Combating Opioid Misuse By Advancing Treatment Act of 2018 or the COMBAT Act of 2018 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study on best practices used by federal departments and agencies to reduce opioid use following a medical procedure that is conducted, funded, or otherwise supported by such agencies and departments.
Lessening Regulatory Burdens on our Farmers Act of 2018

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to allow producers to file a one-time program contract for certain programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lessening Regulatory Burdens on our Farmers Act of 2018 2. One-time filing for ARC and PLC (a) One-Time filing Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture shall allow producers that enroll in the agricultural risk coverage or price loss coverage during the first enrollment period announced by the Farm Service Agency after the next Act authorizing agricultural programs for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2018 to file a one-time program contract for enrollment in such programs for the duration of such authorizing Act. (b) Updated program contract required In the case of a change in a farming operation for which a producer on a farm has filed a program contract described in subsection (a), the producer shall file an updated program contract with the Secretary of Agriculture not later than one year after such change occurs. (c) Notice of other annual reporting The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide to each producer that enrolls pursuant to subsection (a), a notice that includes the annual and other periodic reporting requirements applicable to such producer, as determined by the Secretary. (d) Regulations revised The Secretary of Agriculture shall— (1) issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section; and (2) revise section 1412.41 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, in accordance with this section.

Summary: Lessening Regulatory Burdens on our Farmers Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow producers who enroll in the Agricultural Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage programs during the first enrollment period after the next farm bill for a fiscal year after FY2018 to file a one-time program contract to enroll in the program for the duration of the farm bill, instead of enrolling annually. If there is a change in a farming operation for which a producer on a farm has filed a one-time program contract permitted under this bill, the producer must filed an updated contract with USDA within one year of the time that the change occurs.
Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act of 2018

To amend title 13, United States Code, to prohibit the use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in any decennial census, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act of 2018 2. Prohibiting census questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a questionnaire or survey used to carry out, or in connection with, any decennial census of population may not include any question regarding citizenship, nationality, or immigration status of the respondent, any family member of the respondent, or any individual living in the respondent’s household. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the survey, conducted by the Secretary, commonly referred to as the American Community Survey .

Summary: Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act of 2018 This bill prohibits questions regarding citizenship, nationality, or immigration status from being used in the decennial census. The bill does not apply to the American Community Survey.
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to assist eligible entities in carrying out programs to replace lead service lines for schools and solder that is not lead free used in the plumbing for schools, and for other purposes.

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to assist eligible entities in carrying out programs to replace lead service lines for schools and solder that is not lead free used in the plumbing for schools, and for other purposes. 1. School lead pipe replacement program Part F of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–21 1465. School lead pipe replacement program (a) Eligible entity In this section, the term eligible entity (1) a local educational agency; or (2) a public water system. (b) Grant program (1) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall establish a grant program to assist eligible entities in carrying out programs to replace lead service lines for schools and solder that is not lead free used in the plumbing for schools. Such a program— (A) shall include replacing lead service lines and solder that is not lead free; and (B) may include testing, planning, or carrying out other relevant activities, as determined by the Administrator, to identify the location and condition of lead service lines and solder that is not lead free. (2) Priority application In providing assistance under this section, the Administrator shall give priority to proposed programs for schools for which, at any time during the 3-year period preceding the date of submission of an application of the eligible entity, monitoring data has indicated elevated lead levels in the school drinking water. (c) Lead service line defined For purposes of this section, the term lead service line (d) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. .

Summary: This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to help schools and day cares in replacing service lines and solder that are not lead free. The program may fund activities for identifying the location and condition of the service lines and solder.
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide assistance to schools to replace drinking water fountains that may contain lead, and for other purposes.

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide assistance to schools to replace drinking water fountains that may contain lead, and for other purposes. 1. Drinking water fountain replacement for schools (a) In general Part F of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–21 1465. Drinking water fountain replacement for schools (a) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall establish a grant program to provide assistance to local educational agencies for the replacement of drinking water fountains manufactured prior to 1988. (b) Use of funds Funds awarded under the grant program— (1) shall be used to pay the costs of replacement of drinking water fountains in schools; and (2) may be used to pay the costs of monitoring and reporting of lead levels in the drinking water of schools of a local educational agency receiving such funds, as determined appropriate by the Administrator. (c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section not more than $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. . (b) Definitions Section 1461 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–21 (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by inserting or drinking water fountain drinking water cooler (B) by inserting or fountain the cooler (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting or drinking water fountain water cooler

Summary: This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program that assists local educational agencies in replacing drinking water fountains located in schools or day care facilities with fountains that are lead-free. Grant recipients may also use funding for monitoring and reporting lead levels in the drinking water of schools or day care facilities.
Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act

To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the American women who joined the workforce during World War II, providing the vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war, that were referred to as Rosie the Riveter 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (a) Rosie the Riveter The term Rosie the Riveter (b) Secretary The term Secretary 3. Congressional Gold Medal (a) Award authorized The President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design to the Rosie the Riveters, collectively, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation and the inspiration they have provided to ensuing generations. (b) Design and striking For the purposes of the award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. (c) National Museum of American History (1) In general Following the award of the gold medal in honor of the Rosie the Riveters, the gold medal shall be given to the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be available for display as appropriate and made available for research. (2) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the National Museum of American History should make the gold medal received under paragraph (1) available for display elsewhere, particularly at other appropriate locations associated with the Rosie the Riveters. (d) Duplicate medals Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under this Act, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and amounts received from the sale of such duplicates shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. 4. Status of medals (a) National medal The gold medal struck under this Act is a national medal for purposes of chapter 51 (b) Numismatic items For purposes of section 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.

Summary: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to Rosie the Riveters (i.e., any female individual who held employment or volunteered in support of the war efforts during World War II), in recognition of their contributions to the nation and the inspiration they have provided to ensuing generations. The medal shall be displayed at the National Museum of American History, which is urged to make the medal available for display at other locations associated with the Rosie the Riveters.
Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from requiring that the identity of contributors to 501(c) organizations be included in annual returns. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act 2. Prohibition on requiring that identity of contributors to 501(c) (a) In general Section 6033 (n) Identifying information of donors (1) In general For purposes of subsection (a), the Secretary may not require the name, address, or other identifying information of any contributor to any organization described in section 501(c) of any amount of any contribution, grant, bequest, devise, or gift of money or property. (2) Exceptions (A) In general Paragraph (1) shall not apply— (i) to any disclosure required by subsection (a)(2), and (ii) with respect to any contribution, grant, bequest, devise, or gift of money or property made by an officer or director of the organization (or an individual having powers or responsibilities similar to those of officers or directors) or any covered employee. (B) Covered employee For purposes of this paragraph, the term covered employee (C) Compensation from related organizations (i) In general Compensation of a covered employee by the organization shall include any compensation paid with respect to employment of such employee by any related person or governmental entity. (ii) Related organizations A person or governmental entity shall be treated as related to the organization if such person or governmental entity— (I) controls, or is controlled by, the organization, (II) is controlled by one or more persons that control the organization, (III) is a supported organization (as defined in section 509(f)(3)) during the taxable year with respect to the organization, (IV) is a supporting organization described in section 509(a)(3) during the taxable year with respect to the organization, or (V) in the case of an organization that is a voluntary employees’ beneficiary association described in section 501(c)(9), establishes, maintains, or makes contributions to such voluntary employees’ beneficiary association. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 6033(b)(5) of such Code is amended— (1) by striking all (2) by adding at the end the following: to the extent not prohibited by subsection (n), (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to returns required to be filed for taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from requiring a tax-exempt organization to include in annual returns the name, address, or other identifying information of any contributor. The bill includes exceptions for: (1) required disclosures regarding prohibited tax shelter transactions; and (2) contributions by the organization's officers, directors, or five highest compensated employees (including compensation paid by related organizations).
SNAP Abuse and Fraud Prevention Act of 2018

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide for the establishment of the National Accuracy Clearinghouse. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SNAP Abuse and Fraud Prevention Act of 2018 2. National accuracy clearinghouse The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 30. National accuracy clearinghouse (a) In general The Secretary shall establish an interstate database, or system of databases, of supplemental nutrition assistance program information to be known as the National Accuracy Clearinghouse. (b) Purpose Any database or system of databases established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used by States when making eligibility determinations to prevent supplemental nutrition assistance program participants from receiving duplicative benefits in multiple States. (c) Implementation (1) Issuance of interim final regulations Not later than 18 months after the effective date of this section, the Secretary shall issue interim final regulations to carry out this section that— (A) incorporate best practices and lessons learned from the regional pilot project referenced in section 4032(c) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 2036c(c) (B) safeguard the security of the data stored in the National Accuracy Clearinghouse and protect the privacy of supplemental nutrition assistance program participants and applicants; and (C) detail the process States will be required to follow for— (i) conducting initial and ongoing matches of participant and applicant data; (ii) identifying and acting on all apparent instances of duplicative participation by participants or applicants in multiple States; and (iii) complying with such other rules and standards the Secretary determines appropriate to carry out this section. (2) Timing The initial match and corresponding actions required by paragraph (1)(C) shall occur within 3 years after the effective date of this section. .

Summary: SNAP Abuse and Fraud Prevention Act of 2018 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement the National Accuracy Clearinghouse (NAC) on a nationwide basis. (The NAC is currently a five-state pilot program.) The NAC is a database of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) information for states to use to prevent SNAP participants from receiving duplicative benefits in multiple states. The bill requires all states to use the NAC when making SNAP eligibility determinations and specifies requirements for USDA regulations implementing this bill.
End Unnecessary Borrowing Act of 2017

To ensure that any authority of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund to borrow amounts from the Treasury is used only to pay mortgage insurance claims. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Unnecessary Borrowing Act of 2017 2. Limitation on use of borrowing authority Paragraph (2) of section 205(f) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1711(f)(2) (1) by inserting (A) (2) (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (B) Subparagraph (A) may not be construed to authorize or require the Secretary to borrow any amounts to comply with the capital ratio requirement under such subparagraph. (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any authority of the Secretary under this Act or otherwise to borrow amounts from the Treasury of the United States for the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund may be used only to the extent necessary to pay claims on mortgage insurance that is an obligation of such Fund. .

Summary: End Unnecessary Borrowing Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Housing Act with respect to the requirement that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) endeavor to ensure that the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMI Fund) attains a capital ratio of not less than 2% within 10 years after enactment of that requirement (November 5, 1990) and to ensure that the fund maintains at least that capital ratio at all times thereafter. The bill prohibits these requirements from being construed to authorize or require HUD to borrow any amounts to comply with the capital ratio requirement. Any HUD authority to borrow from the Treasury for the MMI Fund may be used only to the extent necessary to pay claims on mortgage insurance that is an obligation of such fund.