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Examine Overseas Diplomatic Footprint Act of 2018

To consolidate certain small diplomatic and consular posts, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Examine Overseas Diplomatic Footprint Act of 2018 2. Consolidation of small diplomatic and consular posts (a) New embassies and consulates Prior to initiating site selection for a diplomatic or consular post that is expected to employ ten or fewer direct hire United States Government employees on average for at least three years after opening, the Secretary of State shall conduct an analysis of options, including consolidating such proposed post with other nearby diplomatic or consular posts. (b) Notification Not later than 30 days after conducting an analysis of options pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of the results of such analysis. (c) Existing small diplomatic and consular posts The Secretary of State shall complete a cost-benefit analysis for maintaining each diplomatic and consular post that has employed ten or fewer direct hire United States Government employees on average over the three years prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. Each such analysis shall include, at minimum, the following: (1) The full cost of maintaining each such post. (2) Any policy value or other value that United States Government tenants derive from each such post. (3) Whether regular consular services, including United States citizen services, are provided at each such post. (4) The nearest alternative location at which regular consular services, including United States citizen services, are available with respect to each such post. (5) Input from each such post regarding any unique operational or policy value such post provides. (d) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the results of the analyses under subsections (a) and (c). (e) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) in the House of Representatives— (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and (B) the Committee on Appropriations; and (2) in the Senate— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations; and (B) the Committee on Appropriations.

Summary: Examine Overseas Diplomatic Footprint Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of State, before initiating site selection for a diplomatic or consular post that is expected to employ 10 or fewer direct hire U.S. government employees for at least three years, to analyze options, including consolidation with other nearby posts. The State Department shall complete a cost-benefit analysis for maintaining each such post for the prior three years.
Protect Patriot Spouses Act

To render certain military spouses eligible for adjustment of status. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Patriot Spouses Act 2. Adjustment of status for certain military spouses Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 (n) (1) In applying this section to an alien described in paragraph (2)— (A) such alien shall be deemed, for purposes of subsection (a), to have been inspected and admitted into the United States; and (B) in determining the alien’s admissibility as an immigrant, paragraphs (6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B) of section 212(a) shall not apply. (2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien— (A) is or was the spouse of a United States citizen who— (i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and (ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and (B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the marriage to such citizen. .

Summary: Protect Patriot Spouses Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to consider certain nonimmigrant aliens who are or were the spouses of U.S. citizen service members or honorably discharged veterans as having been inspected and admitted to the United States without regard to illegal entry, illegal presence, or document grounds of inadmissibility for purposes of adjustment to permanent resident status. (Currently, aliens under such grounds of inadmissibility are not considered to have been inspected and admitted and may not pursue citizenship without first departing the United States.)
Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act of 2018

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify the eligibility of certain community mental health centers to register for purposes of the practice of telemedicine, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act of 2018 2. Registration of qualified community mental health centers (a) Definitions Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802 (1) by striking paragraph (54)(A)(i) and inserting the following: (i) while the patient is being treated by, and physically located in— (I) a hospital or clinic registered under section 303(f); or (II) a qualified community mental health center registered under section 303(l); and ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (57) The term qualified community mental health center (A) (i) meets the criteria specified in section 1913(c) of the Public Health Service Act to be considered a community mental health center; or (ii) meets the criteria specified pursuant to section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 to be considered a certified community behavioral health clinic; and (B) is licensed, operated, authorized, certified, or otherwise recognized by a State government. . (b) Registration Section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823 (l) Qualified community mental health centers (1) Registration The Attorney General shall register qualified community mental health centers to administer controlled substances through the practice of telemedicine. (2) Denial of applications The Attorney General may deny an application for registration under paragraph (1) if the Attorney General determines that the registration would be inconsistent with the public interest after considering— (A) any recommendation by the licensing board or professional disciplinary authority of the State in which the applicant is located; (B) the experience of the applicant in treating patients; (C) any conviction of an employee of the applicant under Federal or State law relating to treatment of patients; (D) the compliance of the applicant with applicable Federal, State, or local laws relating to treatment of patients; and (E) any other conduct by the applicant that may threaten the public’s health and safety. . (c) Report to Congress Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General of the United States shall submit to the Congress a plan for implementation of the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b). (d) Delayed applicability The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) apply beginning on the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act of 2018 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration to register certain community mental health centers to administer controlled substances via telemedicine.
Animal Health and Innovation Act of 2018

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand the conditional approval pathway for more animal drugs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Animal Health and Innovation Act of 2018 2. Conditional approval of new animal drugs Section 571 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360ccc (1) in the section heading, by striking species species and certain new animal drugs (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) (A) Except as provided in paragraph (3), any person may file with the Secretary an application for conditional approval of— (i) a new animal drug intended for a minor use or a minor species; or (ii) a new animal drug not intended for a minor use or minor species— (I) that is intended to treat a serious or life-threatening disease or condition or addresses an unmet animal or human health need; and (II) for which the Secretary determines that a demonstration of effectiveness would require a complex or particularly difficult study or studies. (B) The Secretary shall, not later than September 30, 2019, issue guidance or regulations further clarifying the criteria specified in subparagraph (A)(ii). (C) An application under this paragraph shall comply in all respects with the provisions of section 512 except for subsections (a)(4), (b)(2), (c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(3), (d)(1), (e), (h), and (n) of such section unless otherwise stated in this section, and any additional provisions of this section. (D) New animal drugs conditionally approved under this section are subject to application of the same safety standards that would be applied to new animal drugs approved under section 512(d) (including, for antimicrobial new animal drugs, with respect to antimicrobial resistance). ; and (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end and inserting or a new animal drug that is an antibiotic drug; (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ; or ; or (3) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting for the conditionally approved use shall (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking An intended use The Secretary shall, through regulation or guidance, determine under what conditions an intended use (ii) by striking shall not may

Summary: Animal Health and Innovation Act of 2018 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to conditionally approve a new animal drug that (1)is intended to treat a serious or life-threatening disease or condition or address an unmet animal or human health need, and (2)a demonstration of effectiveness would require a complex or particularly difficult study or studies.
Survey Our Military Impacted Schools Act

To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the renovation, repair, or expansion needs of certain elementary schools and secondary schools that educate dependants of active duty military personnel. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Survey Our Military Impacted Schools Act 2. Study and report on construction grant program Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of any other relevant agencies, shall conduct a study and submit a report on such study to Congress on the unmet capital improvement needs (including renovation, repair, or expansion needs) of each elementary school and secondary school— (1) in which the total student enrollment for the most recent school year was not less than 150 students; (2) that is not located within the boundaries of a Federal military installation; and (3) that is served by a local educational agency— (A) in which at least 15 percent, but not more than 40 percent, of the total student enrollment for the most recent school year in schools of the agency were children described in subparagraphs (B) and (D)(i) of section 7003(a)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7703(a)(1) (B) that is eligible for assistance under title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7701

Summary: Survey Our Military Impacted Schools Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to study and report on the unmet capital-improvement needs of each elementary and secondary school that (1) has a total enrollment of not less than 150 students, (2) is not located within the boundaries of a federal military installation, and (3) is served by a local education agency that serves a student population consisting of a specified proportion of students who are dependents of active-duty military personnel.
Affordable Housing Protection Act

To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to establish pass-through lease arrangements for uninhabitable dwelling units, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Affordable Housing Protection Act 2. Pass-through lease arrangements for uninhabitable dwelling units Section 8(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(c) (7) Pass-through lease arrangements (A) In general Any owner of a covered dwelling unit that was rendered uninhabitable shall, if approved by the Secretary, temporarily lease a habitable dwelling unit in another building for the covered resident for the period during which such unit is repaired. (B) Guidance The Secretary shall issue guidance establishing policies for a temporary lease arrangement described in subparagraph (A), which shall include— (i) a description of the process and the length of time allowed for identifying a habitable dwelling unit in another building; and (ii) procedures if such a habitable dwelling unit is not available. (C) Payments The following conditions shall apply to a temporary lease arrangement described under subparagraph (A): (i) Owner payments The owner of a covered dwelling unit shall be responsible for ensuring that the owner of the unit temporarily leased receives monthly payments for rent. (ii) Covered resident payments A covered resident residing in a unit temporarily leased shall make monthly payments for rent to the owner of the covered dwelling unit such covered resident previously occupied. Such payments may not exceed the maximum monthly rent established pursuant to the assistance contract. (D) Repaired covered dwelling units Upon completion of repairs to a covered dwelling unit that was rendered uninhabitable, the owner of such unit shall provide written notice to the covered resident that such unit is habitable and that the covered resident may choose to return to such unit. The owner may not offer such unit to another eligible applicant under this section unless— (i) the covered resident chooses not to return to such unit; and (ii) the owner terminates the temporary lease arrangement described in subparagraph (A). (E) Application This paragraph shall apply to the renewal of any assistance contract for project-based assistance under this section. (F) Definitions In this paragraph: (i) Covered dwelling unit The term covered dwelling unit (ii) Covered resident The term covered resident (iii) Habitable dwelling unit The term habitable dwelling unit .

Summary: Affordable Housing Protection Act This bill requires an owner receiving low-income housing assistance for a dwelling unit that becomes uninhabitable to temporarily lease, for the unit's resident, a habitable dwelling unit in another building while the uninhabitable unit is repaired.
Healthy Environment for Children Act

To prohibit any reduction, consolidation, or termination of offices and activities related to science research within the Environmental Protection Agency. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthy Environment for Children Act 2. Prohibition of reduction, consolidation, or termination of the National Center for Environmental Research of the Environmental Protection Agency (a) In general The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency— (1) may not reduce, consolidate, or terminate the National Center for Environmental Research; and (2) shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure that— (A) no reduction, consolidation, or termination occurs with respect to the activities described in subsection (b) that is not otherwise required by law; and (B) each activity described in such subsection is carried out to the full extent provided by law. (b) Programs and research areas The activities under this subsection include all intramural grants, extramural grants, and research carried out by the National Center for Environmental Research, including— (1) research and grants to protect the health of children and adults from chemical exposure; (2) funding for the Science To Achieve Results program that provides grants given to Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers; (3) research intended to reduce children’s health risks from environmental factors; (4) research on air pollution, climate change, and air quality and their impacts on children and adults, including expecting mothers and newborns; (5) research on water quality, availability, and potential contaminants that could affect the health of children; (6) safer chemical research grants supporting the development of innovative science to support safer, more sustainable use of chemicals in consumer products; (7) research grants to protect ecosystems and the air and water resources that provide numerous benefits for humans; (8) sustainability research to understand the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony to support present and future generations; and (9) grants, fellowships, or competitions related to any of the 6 research programs supported by the Office of Research and Development, including the Small Business Innovation Research program, the Science To Achieve Results program, and the People, Prosperity and the Planet program.

Summary: Healthy Environment for Children Act This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from reducing, consolidating, or terminating the offices and activities (e.g., intramural grants, extramural grants, and research) of the National Center for Environmental Research.
Small Business Job Protection Act of 2017

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of applicable large employer for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Job Protection Act of 2017 2. Definition of applicable large employer (a) In general Section 4980H(c) (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking at least 50 at least 100 (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 50 100 (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by section 1513 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Summary: Small Business Job Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to redefine "applicable large employer," for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health insurance for their employees, to mean an employer with at least 100 full-time employees (currently, 50).
To prohibit the importation into the United States of paper products that are not manufactured in accordance with requirements that are at least as stringent as the requirements under the Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

To prohibit the importation into the United States of paper products that are not manufactured in accordance with requirements that are at least as stringent as the requirements under the Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. 1. Prohibition on importation of paper products not manufactured in accordance with requirements at least as stringent as requirements under the clean air act and federal water pollution control act (a) Prohibition It is unlawful for any person to import or deliver for importation into the United States any paper product if— (1) the paper product's labeling does not include an official certification from each manufacturer of the paper product certifying that said paper product was manufactured in accordance with— (A) requirements relating to air pollution that are at least as stringent as the requirements under the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 (B) requirements relating to water pollution that are at least as stringent as the requirements under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency finds that the paper product was not manufactured in accordance with requirements at least as stringent as the requirements described in subparagraph (A) and (B) of paragraph (1). (b) Penalties and enforcement Any person who violates any provision of this section or any regulation issued under this section may, in addition to any other civil or criminal penalty that may be imposed under title 18, United States Code, or any other provision of law, be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $10,000,000 per transgression. The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall enforce the provisions of this section. (c) Definitions In this section— (1) the term paper product (2) the term United States

Summary: This bill requires imported paper products to be manufactured in accordance with requirements that meet or exceed requirements under the Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act).
Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site Act

To designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a National Historic Landmark, and for other purposes. 1. Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site Act (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site Act (b) Definition In this Act, the term Secretary (c) Designation The Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is hereby designated as the Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site. The Site shall not be considered a unit of the National Park System. (d) Administration Nothing in this section shall affect the administration of the Quindaro Townsite by Kansas City or the State of Kansas. (e) Cooperative agreements The Secretary, in consultation with the State of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, and affected subdivisions, may enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate public or private entities, for the purposes of protecting historic resources at Quindaro Townsite and providing educational and interpretive programs for the public. (f) Technical assistance The Secretary may provide technical assistance to any entity with which the Secretary has entered into a cooperative agreement under subsection (e). (g) Effect on private property, local land use, and land acquisition authority Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to— (1) interfere with private property rights, or any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of the State or any political subdivision of the State; or (2) acquire land or interests in land through condemnation or otherwise. Amend the title so as to read: A bill to designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a National Commemorative Site. July 23, 2018 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act This bill designates the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, which is associated with the the Bleeding Kansas conflict of 1854-1861 and the Underground Railroad, as the Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark.