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Humane Correctional Health Care Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a consistent standard of health care to the incarcerated. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Humane Correctional Health Care Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, since 1965, the U.S. inmate population has grown by 650 percent: from approximately 200,000 to 1.5 million inmates. (2) Prison and jail health care is currently the responsibility of the States, counties, and cities. A study by the Pew Charitable Trust determined that health care spending in the prison system has grown substantially over the past several decades, driven largely by litigation, and amounted to $8.1 billion in 2015. Prison health care spending varies dramatically from State to State, but inconsistent approaches to quality measurement and monitoring make interstate comparison of the quality of care not possible. (3) Research published by the National Institutes of Health found that jail and prison inmates have a higher occurrence of most chronic medical conditions than the general population. (4) According to the University of Pennsylvania Public Policy Center, the quality of prison health care is generally known to be poor, has no standard of care (level at which the average, prudent provider in a given community would practice), and has been the subject of numerous lawsuits. (5) The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that 37 percent of prisoners have a mental health disorder, yet only approximately a third of those receive treatment. (6) The National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University estimates 65 percent of individuals in prisons or jails meet the clinical criteria for substance use disorder (SUD), yet the use of Medical Assisted Treatment (MAT) for those with SUD is limited. There is currently no mechanism to pay for sustained MAT in the criminal justice system. (7) President Trump has endorsed the goal of making addiction treatment available to those in prison. (8) A study published in the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry states that 68 percent of untreated SUD and dual diagnosis (SUD and mental disorder) offenders returned to prison with an average annual cost of incarceration of $31,977. (9) With a repeal of the Medicaid inmate exclusion, nearly all inmates would be eligible for the Medicaid program in States that expanded Medicaid through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; thus, Medicaid could provide a sustained mechanism to pay for MAT, mental health treatment, and general health care for a large portion of the incarcerated population. 3. Repeal of Medicaid inmate exclusion Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a) such term does not include— who is a patient in an institution for mental diseases. such term does not include any such payments with respect to care or services for any individual who has not attained 65 years of age and who is a patient in an institution for mental diseases.

Summary: Humane Correctional Health Care Act This bill allows states to cover inmates of public institutions under Medicaid.
Combating Implicit Bias in Education Act

To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a competitive grant program to award grants to local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating Implicit Bias in Education Act 2. Grant program (a) Establishment The Secretary of Education shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to local educational agencies to provide training to educators, principals, and other staff of elementary schools and secondary schools on implicit bias, for the purposes of— (1) ending discrimination based on such bias, including— (A) in the administration of exclusionary discipline (including suspensions and expulsions); (B) in access to gifted and talented programs; and (C) in the apportionment of academic resources; (2) improving the school climate and the relationships between students and educators, principals, and other staff of elementary and secondary schools; and (3) improving the academic achievement and attainment of students. (b) Application A local educational agency desiring to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary as the Secretary shall require. The application shall include a description of how the local educational agency will use the grant to carry out training under subsection (a). (c) Report The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences shall conduct a periodic review of the effectiveness of the grant program established by this Act. (d) Authorization of appropriations For the purpose of carrying out this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021. (e) Definitions In this Act: (1) Elementary and Secondary Education Act terms The terms elementary school local educational agency other staff secondary school 20 U.S.C. 7801 (2) Implicit Bias The term implicit bias (3) Training The term training

Summary: Combating Implicit Bias in Education Act This bill directs the Department of Education to award competitive grants to local educational agencies to provide training to staff of elementary and secondary schools on implicit bias for purposes of ending discrimination based on such bias, improving the school climate and student-staff relationships, and improving student academic achievement.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow qualified education loan repayments from section 529 plans.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow qualified education loan repayments from section 529 plans. 1. Qualified education loan repayments allowed from section 529 plans (a) In general Section 529(c) (8) Treatment of qualified education loan repayments (A) In general Any reference in this subsection to the term qualified higher education expense (B) Limitation The amount of distributions treated as a qualified higher education expense under this paragraph with respect to the loans of any individual shall not exceed $10,000 (reduced by the amount of distributions so treated for all prior taxable years). (C) Special rules for siblings of the designated beneficiary (i) Separate accounting For purposes of subparagraph (B) and subsection (d), amounts treated as a qualified higher education expense with respect to the loans of a sibling of the designated beneficiary shall be taken into account with respect to such sibling and not with respect to such designated beneficiary. (ii) Sibling defined For purposes of this paragraph, the term sibling . (b) Coordination with deduction for student loan interest Section 221(e)(1) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following: The deduction otherwise allowable under subsection (a) (prior to the application of subsection (b)) to the taxpayer for any taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by so much of the distributions treated as a qualified higher education expense under section 529(c)(8) with respect to loans of the taxpayer as would be includible in gross income under section 529(c)(3)(A) for such taxable year but for such treatment. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used to repay qualified education loans. The bill allows up to $10,000 in distributions from a 529 plan to be used to pay the principal or interest on a qualified education loan of the designated beneficiary or a sibling of the beneficiary.
GI Bill Transfer Extension Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period in which members of the uniformed services may transfer entitlement to educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the GI Bill Transfer Extension Act 2. Eligibility and period for transfer entitlement under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program (a) Eligibility Subsection (b) of section 3319 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) Eligible individuals An individual referred to in subsection (a) is any of the following: (1) A member of the uniformed services who, at the time of the approval of the individual’s request to transfer entitlement to educational assistance under this section, has completed at least— (A) six years of service in the Armed Forces and enters into an agreement to serve at least four more years as a member of the uniformed services; or (B) the years of service as determined in regulations pursuant to subsection (j). (2) A veteran who— (A) while serving in the Armed Forces met the service conditions specified in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1); and (B) at the time of the approval of the individual’s request to transfer entitlement to educational assistance under this section, has been discharged or released from the Armed Forces for not more than 15 years. . (b) Time for transfer Subsection (f) of such section is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (1); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and (3) in the subsection heading, by striking Time for Transfer; (c) Years of service Subsection (j) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (3) Such regulations may not provide for a limitation on eligibility under subsection (b) based on a maximum number of years of service in the uniformed services. . (d) Application date The amendments made by this section shall apply to any individual who is discharged or released from the uniformed services on or after January 1, 2009.

Summary: GI Bill Transfer Extension Act This bill provides that a veteran who meets the length of U.S. Armed Forces service necessary to transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance benefits to a dependent spouse, child, or both may transfer unused benefits to such persons for up to 15 years after discharge or release from the Armed Forces. (Currently, a qualified individual may only transfer such benefits during military service.) The bill makes these provisions retroactive to January 1, 2009. The Department of Defense may not limit eligibility for such benefits based on a maximum number of active service years.
IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act

To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide parity for outlying areas, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act 2. Assistance for education of all children with disabilities (a) Authorization; allotment; use of funds; authorization of appropriations Section 611 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1411 (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking not more than 1 percent not less than 1 percent (B) by striking subparagraph (B), and redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and (2) in subsection (e)(1)(A)(ii), by striking or $35,000, whichever is greater (b) Preschool grants Section 619 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1419 (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking The Secretary shall allocate the amount After reserving funds for payments to the outlying areas under subsection (h)(1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate the remaining amount (2) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j) as subsections (i), (j), and (k), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection: (h) Outlying areas (1) Funds reserved From the amount appropriated under subsection (k) for each fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of the IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act (2) First award year For the first fiscal year the Secretary provides assistance to outlying areas under this section, subsection (c)(2)(B)(iii) shall not apply to outlying areas. (3) Application of reservation for State activities Subsection (d) shall be applied to outlying areas by substituting for the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of the IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act for fiscal year 1997 (4) Definition For each fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of the IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act State . 3. Allocation of funds for infants and toddlers with disabilities Section 643(a) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1443(a) (1) by striking Areas (1) In general Areas (2) by striking not more than 1 percent not less than 1 percent (3) by striking paragraph (2). 4. State personnel development grants (a) Purpose; definition of personnel; program authority Section 651 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1451 (1) in subsection (c)(3), by striking $80,000 $160,000 (2) in subsection (d)(3), by striking $80,000 $160,000 (b) Use of funds Section 654 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1454

Summary: IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act This bill modifies funding for special education in Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia, including by eliminating certain limits on such funding and establishing minimum funding levels.
Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telehealth Act

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide guidance to States regarding Federal reimbursement for furnishing services and treatment for substance use disorders under Medicaid using telehealth services. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telehealth Act 2. Guidance to States regarding Federal reimbursement for furnishing services and treatment for substance use disorders under Medicaid using telehealth services, including in school-based health centers (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall issue guidance to States on the following: (1) State options for Federal reimbursement of expenditures under Medicaid for furnishing services and treatment for substance use disorders, including assessment, medication-assisted treatment, counseling, medication management, and medication adherence with prescribed medication regimes, using telehealth services. Such guidance shall also include guidance on furnishing services and treatments that address the needs of high-risk individuals, including at least the following groups: (A) American Indians and Alaska Natives. (B) Adults under the age of 40. (C) Individuals with a history of nonfatal overdose. (D) Individuals with a co-occurring serious mental illness and substance use disorder. (2) State options for Federal reimbursement of expenditures under Medicaid for education directed to providers serving Medicaid beneficiaries with substance use disorders using the hub and spoke model, through contracts with managed care entities, through administrative claiming for disease management activities, and under Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment ( DSRIP (3) State options for Federal reimbursement of expenditures under Medicaid for furnishing services and treatment for substance use disorders for individuals enrolled in Medicaid in a school-based health center using telehealth services. (b) Definitions In this Act: (1) School-based health center The term school-based health center 42 U.S.C. 1397jj(c)(9) (2) Telehealth services The term telehealth services

Summary: Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telehealth Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to develop guidance for states on how to obtain federal reimbursement under Medicaid for substance use disorder telehealth services, including services provided in school-based health centers.
Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of certain mental health telehealth services. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act 2. Medicare coverage of certain mental health telehealth services Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 42 (1) in paragraph (4)(F)(i), by inserting services identified by CPT codes 90834 and 90837 (and as subsequently modified by the Secretary), and any additional service (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) Treatment of mental health telehealth services (A) Non-application of originating site requirements The requirements described in paragraph (4)(C) shall not apply with respect to telehealth services furnished on or after January 1, 2020, that are mental health telehealth services. Nothing in the previous sentence shall waive any applicable State law requirements. (B) Inclusion of certain sites With respect to telehealth services described in subparagraph (A), the term originating site (C) No originating site facility fee No facility fee shall be paid under paragraph (2)(B) to an originating site with respect to a telehealth service described in subparagraph (A) if the originating site does not otherwise meet the requirements for an originating site under paragraph (4)(C). (D) In-person assessments required Payment may not be made for mental health telehealth services under this paragraph (if such payment would not otherwise be allowed under this subsection without application of this paragraph) furnished to an eligible telehealth individual unless— (i) prior to the provision of such mental health telehealth services, a physician or practitioner furnished an in-person assessment of the needs of such individual for such services; and (ii) a physician or practitioner furnishes a reassessment of the needs of such individual for such services at a frequency specified by the Secretary. (E) Mental health telehealth services defined For purposes of this paragraph, the term mental health telehealth service .

Summary: Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act This bill excludes certain mental health telehealth services from specified requirements under Medicare, including originating site requirements.
Sustainable Water Supplies Act

To determine the feasibility of additional agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits in certain areas, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sustainable Water Supplies Act 2. Pilot program (a) In general In order to determine the feasibility of agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and associated conveyance facilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits, not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into cooperative agreements with non-Federal entities to provide water supplies for Central Valley Project contractors, units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, State wildlife areas, and private wetland areas. Agreements under this section shall— (1) include the purchase of storage capacity in non-Federal facilities from willing sellers; and (2) provide reimbursement for the temporary use of available capacity in existing above-ground, off-stream storage, and associated conveyance facilities owned by local water agencies. (b) Treatment of water delivery water as reimbursable expense The cost of delivering water to any Central Valley Project contractor that is not a wildlife refuge shall be considered a reimbursable expense. 3. Report Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall complete a report on the feasibility of the agreements described in section 2 for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits. The report shall be made available to the Chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System and Central Valley Project contractors.

Summary: Sustainable Water Supplies Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with nonfederal entities to provide water supplies for: contractors for the Central Valley Project, California; units of the National Wildlife Refuge System; state wildlife areas; and private wetland areas. Interior shall report on the long-term feasibility of these agreements to augment the federal water supply.
Manage our Wolves Act

To provide for removal of the gray wolf in the contiguous 48 States from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife published under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Manage our Wolves Act 2. Removal of Federal protections for gray wolves in Wyoming and Western Great Lakes (a) gray wolves in Wyoming The final rule published on September 10, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 55530), that was reinstated on March 3, 2017, by the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (No. 14–5300) and further republished on May 1, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 20284), that reinstates the removal of Federal protections for the gray wolf in Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 (b) gray wolves in Western Great Lakes Before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall reissue the final rule published on December 28, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 81666), without regard to any other provision of statute or regulation that applies to issuance of such rule. Such reissuance (including this subsection) shall not be subject to judicial review. 3. Removal of Federal protections for gray wolves range-wide (a) In general Not later than the end of fiscal year 2019, and except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall issue a rule to remove the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in each of the 48 contiguous States of the United States and the District of Columbia from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in section 17.11 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, without regard to any other provision of statute or regulation that applies to issuance of such rule. (b) limitation on judicial review Such issuance (including this section)— (1) shall not be subject to judicial review; and (2) shall not affect the inclusion of the subspecies classified as the Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) of the species gray wolf (Canis lupus) in such list. November 9, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Manage our Wolves Act (Sec. 2) This bill addresses the protection of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Specifically, the Department of the Interior must issue a rule to remove the gray wolf in the contiguous 48 states from the list of endangered or threatened species and reinstate a rule that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes region from the list. The bill exempts those rules from judicial review as well as a rule that removed the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list.