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To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce.

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse’s benefits following the divorce. 1. Exemption from two-year waiting period for divorced spouse’s benefits following the divorce in cases of prior receipt of spouse’s benefits (a) Wife’s insurance benefits Section 202(b)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act 42 U.S.C. 402(b)(4)(A) divorced wife— shall be entitled divorced wife meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1), shall be entitled (b) Husband’s insurance benefits Section 202(c)(4)(A) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(c)(4)(A) divorced husband— shall be entitled divorced husband meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1), shall be entitled (c) Exemption from deductions on account of work Section 203(b)(2) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 403(b)(2) (1) by striking (2)(A) Except as the benefit to which (2) In any case in which any of the other persons referred to in paragraph (1)(B) are entitled to monthly benefits as a divorced spouse under subsection (b) or (c) of section 202 for any month, the benefit to which (2) by striking subparagraph (B). 2. Effective date The amendments made by section 1 shall apply with respect to benefits for months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period following a divorce for a divorced spouse to become entitled to a former spouse's OASDI benefits.
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age.

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age. 1. Full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age (a) Eligibility for widow’s insurance benefits Section 202(e) of the Social Security Act 42 U.S.C. 402(e) (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking has attained age 50 but has not attained age 60 and (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking after attaining age 50 if she was entitled before such marriage occurred after having been entitled (3) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking after attaining age 50 (b) Eligibility for widower’s insurance benefits Section 202(f) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(f) (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking has attained age 50 but has not attained age 60 and (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking after attaining age 50 if he was entitled before such marriage occurred after having been entitled (3) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking after attaining age 50 2. Exemption from reductions in benefits Section 202(q) of the Social Security Act 42 U.S.C. 402(q) (1) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking age 50 age 60 (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (12) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, there shall be no reduction under this subsection in the widow’s or widower’s insurance benefit of an individual for any month in which such individual is under a disability (as defined in section 223(d)); and none of the provisions of this subsection shall apply with respect to such benefit even though such benefit may have been so reduced prior to the onset of such disability. . 3. Effective date and redetermination of benefits The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act

Summary: This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide for full OASDI benefits, without regard to age, for disabled individuals who are widowed. In addition, the bill exempts disabled individuals who are widowed from certain reductions in OASDI benefits and otherwise revises provisions related to such reductions.
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability.

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits based on disability. 1. Repeal of 7-Year restriction on eligibility for widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits based on disability (a) Widow’s insurance benefits (1) In general Section 202(e) of the Social Security Act 42 U.S.C. 402(e) (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking which began before the end of the period specified in paragraph (4) (B) in paragraph (1)(F)(ii), by striking (I) in the period specified in paragraph (4) and (II) (C) by striking paragraph (4) and by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and (D) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii) (as redesignated), by striking whichever begins the first day of the seventeenth month before the month in which her application is filed (2) Conforming amendments (A) Section 202(e)(1)(F)(i) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(e)(1)(F)(i) paragraph (5) paragraph (4) (B) Section 202(e)(1)(C)(ii)(III) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(e)(2)(C)(ii)(III) paragraph (8) paragraph (6) (C) Section 226(e)(1)(A)(i) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 426(e)(1)(A)(i) 202(e)(4), (b) Widower’s insurance benefits (1) In general Section 202(f) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(f) (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking which began before the end of the period specified in paragraph (4) (B) in paragraph (1)(F)(ii), by striking (I) in the period specified in paragraph (4) and (II) (C) by striking paragraph (4) and by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and (D) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii) (as redesignated), by striking whichever begins the first day of the seventeenth month before the month in which his application is filed (2) Conforming amendments (A) Section 202(f)(1)(F)(i) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(f)(1)(F)(i) paragraph (5) paragraph (4) (B) Section 202(f)(1)(C)(ii)(III) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(f)(2)(C)(ii)(III) paragraph (8) paragraph (6) (C) Section 226(e)(1)(A)(i) of such Act (as amended by subsection (a)(2)) is further amended by striking 202(f)(1)(B)(ii), and 202(f)(4) and 202(f)(1)(B)(ii) (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to benefits for months after December 2017 for which applications are filed or pending on or after January 1, 2018.

Summary: This bill repeals the seven-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefit payments based on disability.
To amend the Small Business Act to require public communications about disaster assistance resources to be made in multiple languages.

To amend the Small Business Act to require public communications about disaster assistance resources to be made in multiple languages. 1. Requirement for public communications about disaster assistance resources to be made in multiple languages Section 7(b)(5) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b)(5) in multiple languages, web-based outlets,

Summary: This bill directs the Small Business Administration to make every effort to use multiple languages when informing the public about information related to the availability of additional disaster assistance in the event of a declared major disaster.
Rock Creek National Park Act of 2017

To redesignate Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia as Rock Creek National Park. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rock Creek National Park Act of 2017 2. Redesignation of Rock Creek Park as Rock Creek National Park (a) Redesignation In recognition of its nationally significant natural, cultural, and historical resources, and important recreational opportunities, Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia, established by the Act of September 27, 1890 (26 Stat. 492), is redesignated as Rock Creek National Park (b) Conforming amendments Title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 8104(b), by striking Rock Creek Park Rock Creek National Park (2) in section 8501(a)(3)(B), by striking Rock Creek Park Rock Creek National Park (c) References Any reference in any law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia is deemed to be a reference to Rock Creek National Park.

Summary: Rock Creek National Park Act of 2017 This bill redesignates Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia as Rock Creek National Park.
Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act

To repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act 2. Import and Export of Natural Gas Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b (1) by striking subsections (a) through (c); (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively; (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c), and moving such subsection after subsection (b), as so redesignated; (4) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) The Commission shall have the exclusive authority to approve or deny an application for the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of a facility to export natural gas from the United States to a foreign country or import natural gas from a foreign country, including an LNG terminal. Except as specifically provided in this Act, nothing in this Act is intended to affect otherwise applicable law related to any Federal agency’s authorities or responsibilities related to facilities to import or export natural gas, including LNG terminals. (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Nothing in this Act limits the authority of the President under the Constitution, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 50 U.S.C. 1601 42 U.S.C. 6271 50 U.S.C. App. 1 .

Summary: Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act This bill amends the Natural Gas Act to grant the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the exclusive authority to approve or deny an application for the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of a facility to export natural gas from the United States to a foreign country or import natural gas from a foreign country, including a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal. The bill states that nothing in the Natural Gas Act limits the authority of the President under any provision of law that imposes sanctions on a foreign person or government, including a foreign government that is designated as a state sponsor of terrorism, to prohibit imports or exports.
Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act

To provide that applications under the Natural Gas Act for the importation or exportation of small volumes of natural gas shall be granted without modification or delay. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act 2. Small scale exportation or importation of natural gas Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b(c) (1) by striking For purposes (1) (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) For purposes of subsection (a), and in addition to any importation or exportation of natural gas described in paragraph (1), importation or exportation of natural gas shall be deemed to be consistent with the public interest, and an application for such importation or exportation shall be granted without modification or delay, if— (A) the application for such importation or exportation proposes to import or export a volume of natural gas that does not exceed 0.14 billion cubic feet per day; and (B) the Commission’s approval of such application does not require an environmental impact statement or an environmental assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. . July 18, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act This bill amends the Natural Gas Act to state that an application under the Natural Gas Act for the importation or exportation of natural gas that does not exceed 0.14 billion cubic feet per day shall be granted without modification or delay.
Disaster Response Workforce Flexibility Act of 2017

To provide an increase in premium pay for certain employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency during fiscal years 2017 and 2018, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Response Workforce Flexibility Act of 2017 2. Premium pay exception for FEMA employees (a) Definition of covered employee In this section, the term covered employee (b) Exception for limitation on premium pay Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal years 2017 and 2018, section 5547(a) of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to any covered employee to the extent that its application would prevent the covered employee from receiving premium pay, except that such premium pay shall not be payable to a covered employee to the extent that the aggregate of the covered employee's basic and premium pay for the year would exceed the rate of basic pay payable for a position at level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of such title. (c) Treatment of additional pay If subsection (b) results in the payment of additional premium pay to a covered employee of a type that is normally creditable as basic pay for retirement or any other purpose, that additional pay shall not— (1) be considered to be basic pay of the covered employee for any purpose; or (2) be used in computing a lump-sum payment to the covered employee for accumulated and accrued annual leave under section 5551 or section 5552 of title 5, United States Code. (d) Aggregate limit With respect to the application of section 5307 of title 5, United States Code, the payment of any additional premium pay to a covered employee as a result of subsection (b) shall not be counted as part of the aggregate compensation of the covered employee. (e) Effective date This section shall take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2016.

Summary: Disaster Response Workforce Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill authorizes employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) performing duties directly related to, or in support of, disaster preparation, response, and recovery efforts to be paid an amount of premium pay during fiscal years 2017 or 2018 to the extent that the total of basic pay and such premium pay for any pay period does not exceed the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule. Such additional pay shall not be considered to be basic pay and shall not be used in computing a lump-sum payment for accumulated and accrued annual leave upon separation from service.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 125 North Main Street in Louisburg, North Carolina, as the "Warren E. Massenburg Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 125 North Main Street in Louisburg, North Carolina, as the Warren E. Massenburg Post Office Building 1. Warren E. Massenburg Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 125 North Main Street in Louisburg, North Carolina, shall be known and designated as the Warren E. Massenburg Post Office Building (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Warren E. Massenburg Post Office Building

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 125 North Main Street in Louisburg, North Carolina, as the "Warren E. Massenburg Post Office Building."
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employer Relief Act of 2018 2. Moratorium on employer mandate Section 4980H (e) Suspension This section shall not apply to any month beginning after December 31, 2014, and before January 1, 2019. . 3. Delay in implementation of excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage Section 9001(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by striking December 31, 2021 December 31, 2022 August 28, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend the employer mandate for health insurance coverage until January 1, 2019. The bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay for one year, until after December 31, 2020, the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (commonly referred to as the Cadillac tax).
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax. 1. Temporary moratorium on medical device excise tax (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 4191 2017 2022 (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales after December 31, 2017.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2022 the moratorium on the excise tax on the sale of certain medical devices. (Under current law, the moratorium applies to sales during the period beginning on January 1, 2016, and ending on December 31, 2017.)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication. 1. Temporary moratorium on tax on over-the-counter medications (a) HSAs Subparagraph (A) of section 223(d)(2) only if such only if— (i) such medicine or drug is a prescribed drug (determined without regard to whether such drug is available without a prescription) or is insulin, or (ii) such amount is paid during the period beginning on January 1, 2018, and ending on December 31, 2019. . (b) Archer MSAs Subparagraph (A) of section 220(d)(2) only if such only if— (i) such medicine or drug is a prescribed drug (determined without regard to whether such drug is available without a prescription) or is insulin, or (ii) such amount is paid during the period beginning on January 1, 2018, and ending on December 31, 2019. . (c) Health flexible spending arrangements and health reimbursement arrangements Subsection (f) of section 106 only if such only if— (1) such medicine or drug is a prescribed drug (determined without regard to whether such drug is available without a prescription) or is insulin, or (2) such expense is incurred during the period beginning on January 1, 2018, and ending on December 31, 2019. . (d) Effective dates (1) Distributions from savings accounts The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to amounts paid after December 31, 2017. (2) Reimbursements The amendment made by subsection (c) shall apply to expenses incurred after December 31, 2017.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to temporarily permit tax-favored health savings accounts, Archer Medical Savings Accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to be used to purchase over-the-counter medicine that is not prescribed by a physician. The bill applies during the period beginning on January 1, 2018, and ending on December 31, 2019.
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance.

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance. 1. Temporary relief from annual fee on health insurance providers in Puerto Rico (a) In general Section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (k) Temporary relief for Puerto Rico For calendar years 2018 and 2019, the fee described in subsection (a)(1) for a covered entity shall be reduced by the portion of such fee that such entity demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury is the portion attributable to net premiums written for health insurance regulated by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. . (b) Conforming amendment Paragraph (1) of section 9010(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by striking the fee under this section the amount determined under this subsection

Summary: This bill excludes the amount of net premiums attributable to insurance plans in Puerto Rico from the calculation of a specified annual fee on health insurers for 2018 and 2019.
Cutting Useless and Redundant Bureaucrats (CURB) Act

To require each Executive agency to reduce the workforce of the agency after the enactment of a law that requires the consolidation or elimination of a program or project within the agency, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cutting Useless and Redundant Bureaucrats (CURB) Act 2. Reduction of Executive agency staff due to mandated consolidation or elimination of programs In any case in which a law is enacted that requires the consolidation or elimination of a program or project within an Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code), the head of such agency shall— (1) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of such law, identify the number of agency full-time equivalent employees who worked on or administered each program or project of the agency authorized under Federal law, as such program or project was in effect on the day before such date, and publish such information on the agency’s website; (2) not later than 60 days after such date, identify the number of full-time equivalent employees who worked on or administered each such program or project, as such program or project was in effect on the day before such date, that has been eliminated or consolidated since such date; (3) not later than 1 year after such date, reduce the workforce of the agency by the number of full-time equivalent employees the agency identified under paragraph (2); and (4) not later than 1 year after such date, report to the Congress on— (A) the number of full-time equivalent employees associated with each program or project authorized under Federal law and administered by the agency; (B) the number of full-time equivalent employees who were determined to be associated with eliminated or consolidated programs or projects described in paragraph (2); (C) how the head of the agency has reduced the number of full-time equivalent employees as described in paragraph (3); (D) the average salary of the full-time equivalent employees described in subparagraph (B) whose positions were eliminated; and (E) the average salary of the full-time equivalent employees who work on or administer a program or project authorized under Federal law, disaggregated by employee function within each such program or project.

Summary: Cutting Useless and Redundant Bureaucrats (CURB) Act This bill specifies that if a law is enacted requiring an executive branch agency to consolidate or eliminate a program or project, then the agency must: (1) identify the number of agency full-time employees who worked on or administered the eliminated or consolidated program, (2) reduce its workforce by that number of full-time employees, and (3) report to Congress on the workforce reduction.