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Natural Disaster Safe Inmate Relocation Act

To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to encourage States and localities to adopt policies pertaining to the safe relocation of prisoners during major disasters and emergencies. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Natural Disaster Safe Inmate Relocation Act 2. Safe Inmate Relocation The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall encourage States and localities that receive assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121

Summary: Natural Disaster Safe Inmate Relocation Act This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to encourage states and localities that receive assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to adopt policies regarding the safe relocation of prisoners before, during, and after major disasters and emergencies.
Bots Research Act

To direct the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a task force for the purpose of studying the effects of automated accounts on social media, public discourse, and elections, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bots Research Act 2. Task Force (a) Establishment Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission shall establish a task force to carry out the study and submit a report as required under section 3. (b) Number and Appointment The task force shall be comprised of the following: (1) At least 1 expert representing the Government. (2) At least 1 expert representing academia. (3) At least 1 expert representing non-profit organizations. (4) At least 1 expert representing industry. (5) Any other expert that the Chairman determines appropriate. (c) Qualifications The Chairman shall select task force members to serve by virtue of their expertise in automation technology. (d) Deadline for Appointment Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chairman shall appoint the members of the task force. (e) Compensation Members of the task force shall serve without pay and shall not receive travel expenses. (f) Task Force Support The Chairman shall ensure appropriate staff and officials of the Federal Trade Commission are available to support any task force-related work. 3. Study and Report (a) Study The task force established in this Act shall conduct a study of the impact of automated accounts on social media, public discourse, and elections. Such study shall include an assessment of— (1) what qualifies as a bot or automated account; (2) the extent to which automated accounts are used; (3) how the automated accounts are used; and (4) how to most effectively combat any use of automated accounts that negatively effects social media, public discourse, and elections while continuing to promote the protection of the First Amendment on the internet. (b) Task Force Considerations In carrying out the requirements of this section, the task force shall consider, at a minimum— (1) the promotion of technological innovation; (2) the protection of First Amendment and other constitutional rights of social media users; (3) the need to improve cybersecurity to ensure the integrity of elections; and (4) the importance of continuously reviewing relevant regulations to ensure that such regulations respond effectively to changes in technology. (c) Report Not later than 1 year after the establishment of the task force, the task force shall develop and submit to Congress and relevant Federal agencies the results and conclusions of the study conducted under subsection (a).

Summary: Bots Research Act This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to establish a task force to study the impact of automated accounts on social media, public discourse, and elections.
Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2018

To amend section 242 of title 18, United States Code, to forbid the use of chokeholds by persons subject to that provision’s prohibitions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2018 2. Chokeholds as civil rights violations Section 242 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: For the purposes of this section, the application of any pressure to the throat or windpipe which may prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air is a punishment, pain, or penalty.

Summary: Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code specify that the application of any pressure to the throat or windpipe which may prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air (i.e., a chokehold) constitutes the deprivation of rights under color of law.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed, and for other purposes.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed, and for other purposes. 1. Extension of authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed Section 3680(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking the em dash at the end and inserting during the following periods: (2) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking during periods Periods (B) by striking not exceed 4 weeks; or only continue until the earlier of— (C) by adding at the end the following new clauses: (i) the date of the end of the term, quarter, or semester during which the temporary closure occurred; and (ii) the date that is eight weeks after the date of the temporary closure. ; and (3) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking solely Solely (B) by striking during periods periods

Summary: This bill changes the time frame during which the Department of Veterans Affairs may continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to veterans and veterans' family members when educational institutions are temporarily closed.
Commission of Fine Arts District of Columbia Home Rule Act

To amend title 40, United States Code, to prohibit the Commission of Fine Arts from exercising authority over non-Federal property in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Commission of Fine Arts District of Columbia Home Rule Act 2. Prohibiting Commission of Fine Arts from exercising authority over non-Federal property in the District of Columbia (a) Limiting authority over location of statues, fountains, and monuments Section 9102(a)(1) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking District of Columbia District of Columbia which are owned by the Federal Government (b) Clarification of limitations on authority Section 9102(c) of such title is amended to read as follows: (c) Nonapplication The authority of the Commission under this section does not apply to any of the following: (1) The United States Capitol. (2) Any building of the Library of Congress. (3) Any building, property, or project which is owned by the District of Columbia. (4) Any private building, property, or project. .

Summary: Commission of Fine Arts District of Columbia Home Rule Act This bill instructs the Commission of Fine Arts to advise only on the location of statues, fountains, and monuments in public squares, streets, and parks in the District of Columbia (DC) that are owned by the federal government, with the exception of the U.S. Capitol, any buildings of the Library of Congress, any buildings, properties, and projects owned by DC, and any private buildings, properties, and projects.
To rename the portions of the Gateway National Seashore located on Staten Island, New York, as the "Senator James L. Buckley National Seashore".

To rename the portions of the Gateway National Seashore located on Staten Island, New York, as the Senator James L. Buckley National Seashore 1. Renaming portions of the Gateway National Seashore (a) Renaming The portions of the Gateway National Seashore located on Staten Island, New York shall be known as the Senator James L. Buckley National Seashore (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the portions of the Gateway National Seashore located on Staten Island, New York, is deemed to be a reference to the Senator James L. Buckley National Seashore

Summary: This bill renames portions of the Gateway National Seashore located on Staten Island, New York, as the "Senator James L. Buckley National Seashore."
To exempt certain structures from removal from Army Corps of Engineers property on Table Rock Lake, and for other purposes.

To exempt certain structures from removal from Army Corps of Engineers property on Table Rock Lake, and for other purposes. 1. Table Rock Lake encroachment (a) In general The Secretary shall— (1) suspend any activities to require eligible property owners to remove eligible structures; and (2) offer to an eligible property owner a conveyance or release that— (A) for an eligible structure located on fee land, conveys by quitclaim deed the minimum land required to maintain the eligible structure, reserving the right to flood the land, if applicable; (B) for an eligible structure located on land subject to a flowage easement, releases by quitclaim deed the easement prohibition; and (C) provides that— (i) the eligible structure shall not be extended further onto fee land or land subject to the flowage easement; (ii) additional structures for human habitation shall not be placed on fee land or land subject to the flowage easement; (iii) the United States shall not be liable or responsible for damage to the eligible structure caused by the operation of the Lake; and (iv) no claim to compensation shall accrue from the exercise of any flowage easement right. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Easement prohibition The term easement prohibition (2) Eligible property owner The term eligible property owner (3) Eligible structure The term eligible structure (A) was constructed before December 23, 1976; and (B) is located on fee land or land subject to the flowage easement. (4) Fee land The term fee land (5) Flowage easement The term flowage easement (6) Lake The term Lake (7) Secretary The term Secretary

Summary: This bill directs the Department of the Army to (1) suspend activities requiring certain property owners to remove eligible structures from the Table Rock Lake project, and (2) provide various land rights required for the maintenance of such eligible structures.
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide training in the use of medical cannabis for all Department of Veterans Affairs primary care providers, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide training in the use of medical cannabis for all Department of Veterans Affairs primary care providers, and for other purposes. 1. Training in use of medical cannabis for Department of Veterans Affairs primary care providers (a) Training Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide for all primary care providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs an initial training in the use of medical cannabis. The Secretary shall provide supplemental training as necessary. (b) Partnerships with medical schools In developing and providing the training to be provided under subsection (a), the Secretary shall enter into partnerships with medical schools that have incorporated education on medical cannabis into their curricula.

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide its primary care providers with training in the use of medical cannabis. For purposes of developing the training, the bill instructs the VA to partner with medical schools that have incorporated medical cannabis into their curricula.
Strengthening America's Public Schools Through Promoting Foreign Investment Act

To permit aliens who lawfully enter the United States on valid visas as nonimmigrant elementary and secondary school students to attend public schools in the United States for longer than 1 year if such aliens reimburse the local educational agency that administers the school for the full, unsubsidized per capita cost of providing education at such school for the period of the alien’s attendance. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening America's Public Schools Through Promoting Foreign Investment Act 2. Nonimmigrant elementary and secondary school students Section 214(m)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(m)(1)(B) unless— (ii) unless

Summary: Strengthening America's Public Schools Through Promoting Foreign Investment Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit a nonimmigrant foreign exchange student to attend a U.S. public elementary, secondary, or a publicly funded adult education program for more than one year if such student pays the full unsubsidized tuition. (Under current law such students are limited to one year's attendance. Such restriction does not apply to private school students.)
Captive Insurers Clarification Act

To clarify the definition of nonadmitted insurer under the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Captive Insurers Clarification Act 2. Captive insurers (a) Definitions Section 527 of the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010 ( 15 U.S.C. 8206 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (16) as paragraphs (5) through (17), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) Captive insurance company The term captive insurance company (A) that is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by a single parent company, and whose primary purpose is to provide insurance to cover the risks of such single parent company or any affiliates of such single parent company; (B) that is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by a group of companies, and whose primary purpose is to provide insurance to cover the risks of such group of companies or any affiliates of such group of companies; and (C) that is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by an industry, trade, or service group or association, and whose primary purpose is to provide insurance to cover the risks to any member in such group or association or any affiliate of such member. ; and (3) in paragraph (12)(B), as so redesignated— (A) by striking (B) does not include a risk retention group (B) does not include— (i) a risk retention group ; (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (C) by adding at the end the following: (ii) a captive insurance company. . (b) Rule of construction This Act and the amendments made by this Act may not be construed to limit a State’s taxing authority over an insured with respect to any self-procurement transaction involving a captive insurance company.

Summary: Captive Insurers Clarification Act This bill specifies that captive insurance companies are not nonadmitted insurers under the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010, which provides that nonadmitted insurers are regulated by the insured's home state.
For the relief of Gualterio Lazaro Santos Santos.

For the relief of Gualterio Lazaro Santos Santos. 1. Permanent resident status for Gualterio Lazaro Santos Santos (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Gualterio Lazaro Santos Santos shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status If Gualterio Lazaro Santos Santos enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (d), he shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Waiver of grounds for removal or denial of admission (1) In general Notwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Gualterio Lazaro Santos Santos may not be removed from the United States, denied admission to the United States, or considered ineligible for lawful permanent residence in the United States by reason of any ground for removal or denial of admission that is reflected in the records of the Department of Homeland Security or the Visa Office of the Department of State on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Rescission of outstanding order of removal The Secretary of Homeland Security shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or deportation, or any finding of inadmissibility or deportability, that has been entered against Gualterio Lazaro Santos Santos by reason of any ground described in paragraph (1). (d) Deadline for application and payment of fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Reduction of immigrant visa number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Gualterio Lazaro Santos Santos, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 202(e) of such Act.

Summary: Provides for the relief of Gualterio Lazaro Santos Santos.
To direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel Pacific Provider.

To direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel Pacific Provider 1. Certificate of documentation for vessel Pacific Provider (a) In general Notwithstanding sections 12112 and 12132 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel Pacific Provider (b) Termination of effectiveness of certificate A certificate of documentation issued under subsection (a) shall expire on the date of the sale of the vessel or the entity that owns the vessel.

Summary: This bill authorizes the Coast Guard to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel Pacific Provider (United States official number 597967).
Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an inter-agency task force on the use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act 2. Inter-agency Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans (a) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a task force to be known as the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans Task Force (b) Composition The Task Force shall be composed of the following members or their designees: (1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (2) The Secretary of the Interior. (3) The Secretary of Health and Human Services. (4) The Secretary of Agriculture. (5) The Secretary of Defense. (6) The Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers. (7) Any other members that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines to be appropriate. (c) Chairpersons The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of the Interior shall serve as co-chairpersons of the Task Force. (d) Duties (1) Task Force The duties of the Task Force shall be— (A) to identify opportunities to formalize coordination between the Department of Veterans Affairs, public land agencies, and partner organizations regarding the use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy for veterans; (B) to identify barriers that exist to providing veterans with opportunities for medical treatment and therapy through the use of outdoor recreation on Federal lands; and (C) to develop recommendations to better facilitate the use of Federal lands for preventative care, medical treatment, and therapy for veterans. (2) Consultation The Task Force shall carry out such responsibilities in consultation with appropriate veterans outdoor recreation groups. (e) Reports (1) Preliminary report Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Task Force is established, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the preliminary findings of the Task Force. (2) Final report Not later than one year after the submission of the preliminary report under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of the Task Force, which shall include the recommendations developed under subsection (d)(1)(C). (f) Duration The Task Force shall terminate on the date that is one year after the date of the submission of the final report under in subsection (e)(2). (g) Definitions In this Act: (1) The term Federal lands (A) lands that are under the administration of the Secretary of Agriculture; or (B) lands that are under the administration of the Secretary of Interior. (2) The term veteran

Summary: Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans to report on and make recommendations regarding the use of federal lands for medical treatment and therapy for veterans.
ADAPT Act of 2018

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien may only apply for asylum at a designated port of arrival, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Asylum at Designated Arrival Ports and Terminals Act 2018 ADAPT Act of 2018 2. Limitation on application for asylum The Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 (1) in section 208(a) ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(a) (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking is physically present in the United States or who arrives in the United States (whether or not at a designated port of arrival and including an alien who is brought to the United States after having been interdicted in international or United States waters), irrespective of such alien's status, who arrives in the United States at a designated port of arrival (ii) by inserting before the period at the end the following: only if the alien applies for asylum at a designated port of arrival (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking within 1 year after the date of immediately upon (2) in section 235(b)(1)(B) ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B) or is described in clause (iii)

Summary: Asylum at Designated Arrival Ports and Terminals Act 2018 or the ADAPT Act of 2018 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require asylum applicants to arrive in the United States only at a designated port of arrival. Current law allows aliens to seek asylum whether or not they arrive at a designated port. The bill also requires asylum seekers to file their applications immediately upon arrival, where currently they have one year to do so.