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To provide that the Social Security Administration pay fees associated with obtaining a birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining a replacement social security card for certain victims of domestic violence, and for other purposes.

To provide that the Social Security Administration pay fees associated with obtaining a birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining a replacement social security card for certain victims of domestic violence, and for other purposes. 1. Responsibility of Social Security Administration to pay fees associated with obtaining a birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining a replacement social security card for certain victims of domestic violence (a) In general Section 205(c)(2)(G) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(G) (1) by inserting (i) The Commissioner (2) by adding after and below the end the following new clause: (ii) (I) In the case of a person described in subclause (II) who has submitted to the Commissioner an application to replace a social security card issued to the person, the Commissioner shall pay any fees charged by any governmental authority for furnishing the person with any of the following documents required to be submitted as part of the application: (aa) A birth certificate of the person. (bb) An identification card issued to the person by a State, that shows that the person is a resident of the State. (II) A person described in this subclause is a person who— (aa) is verified by the staff of a shelter (as defined in section 302(9) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act) to be a resident of the shelter and is a victim of domestic violence (as defined in section 302(3) of such Act) or is a dependent of such a resident; or (bb) is verified by the staff of an organization providing supportive services (as defined in section 302(12) of such Act) to be a recipient of such services or is a dependent of such a person. (III) A provision by a person described in subclause (I) of authorization to release information about the person, and the provision of information pursuant to the authorization, shall not be construed to be a waiver of any privilege of the person, under Federal or State law, relating to the confidentiality of communications between a domestic violence victim and an advocate of such a victim. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to applications submitted after the 90-day period that begins with the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill directs the Social Security Administration to pay the fees associated with obtaining certain identification documents required for getting a replacement Social Security card if the person applying for the card (1) is a domestic violence victim, (2) receives support services related to domestic violence, or (3) is the dependent of such a person.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption from FIRPTA for interests held by certain foreign insurance companies.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption from FIRPTA for interests held by certain foreign insurance companies. 1. FIRPTA exemption for interests held by certain foreign insurance companies (a) In general Section 897(l)(1) (1) by striking a qualified foreign pension fund shall not a qualified foreign entity shall not (2) by striking held by a qualified foreign pension fund shall be treated as such a fund held (directly or indirectly) by one or more qualified foreign entities shall be treated as such an entity (b) Qualified foreign entity Section 897(l) of such Code is amended by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: (2) Qualified foreign entity For purposes of this subsection, the term qualified foreign entity (A) any qualifying insurance corporation (as defined in section 1297(f)(1)), and (B) any qualified foreign pension fund. . (c) Clerical amendment The heading of section 897(l) is amended by striking Qualified Foreign Pension Funds Certain Foreign Entities (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to dispositions and distributions after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill exempts interests held by certain foreign insurance companies from provisions of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 that tax foreign individuals or corporations on dispositions of investments in U.S. real property interests.
Children of Fallen Servicemembers AMT Relief Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt survivor benefit annuity plan payments from the individual alternative minimum tax. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Children of Fallen Servicemembers AMT Relief Act 2. Exemption for survivor benefit annuity plan payments from the individual alternative minimum tax (a) In general Section 59(j)(1) Solely for purposes of this subsection, any annuity paid under the Survivor Benefit Plan under subchapter II of chapter 73 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Children of Fallen Servicemembers AMT Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT), to specify that any annuity paid under the Department of Defense (DOD) Survivor Benefit Plan is considered earned income of a child. This prevents the benefits paid to children from being subject to the AMT. (The DOD program provides a lifetime annuity to survivors of military service members and retirees.)
Guidance Clarity Act of 2018

To require a guidance clarity statement on certain agency documents. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guidance Clarity Act of 2018 2. Guidance clarity statement required (a) In general A head of an agency shall include a guidance clarity statement as described in subsection (b) on any document the head of the agency issues that— (1) is not issued in accordance with the rule making process set forth in section 553 of title 5, United States Code; and (2) advises the public of the agency’s interpretation of a statute or regulation that the agency administers, or advises the public of the manner in which the agency intends to exercise a discretionary power. (b) Contents of guidance clarity statement Any guidance clarity statement required under subsection (a) shall be displayed prominently on the first page of the document and shall include the following: This document has not been issued in accordance with the rule making process set forth in section 553 of title 5, United States Code, and therefore it is not legally binding. Noncompliance with any standard, expectation, or requirement described in this document does not definitively establish the violation of a statute or regulation. (c) Agency defined In this section, the term agency

Summary: Guidance Clarity Act of 2018 This bill requires certain agency documents that are not issued in accordance with the rulemaking process to include a statement that the document is not legally binding.
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations in North Dakota, and for other purposes.

To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations in North Dakota, and for other purposes. 1. Vehicle weight limitations in North Dakota Section 127(t) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the subsection heading by inserting North Dakota and Idaho (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting North Dakota or Idaho (3) in paragraph (3) by striking Idaho State law the law of the relevant State

Summary: This bill exempts from federal-aid highway vehicle weight limitations a vehicle operating on a segment of the Interstate System in North Dakota if it: has a gross vehicle weight of 129,000 pounds or less; complies with certain single axle, tandem axle, and bridge formula weight limits; and is authorized to operate on such segment under North Dakota law.
Protect our Girls Act of 2018

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that traveling interstate or causing another to travel interstate for the purpose of female genital mutilation is prohibited, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect our Girls Act of 2018 2. Female genital mutilation Section 116 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Except as provided in subsection (b), whoever knowingly commits one of the following shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 10 years: (1) Travels in interstate commerce to circumcise, excise, or infibulate the whole or any part of the labia majora or labia minora or clitoris of another person who has not attained the age of 18 years. (2) Causes another person who has not attained the age of 18 years to travel in interstate commerce for the whole or any part of the labia majora or labia minora or clitoris of that person to be circumcised, excised, or infibulated. .

Summary: Protect our Girls Act of 2018 This bill criminalizes additional conduct with respect to female genital mutilation. Specifically, it prohibits interstate travel to commit or facilitate female genital mutilation.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Lobbying Regulation Act of 2018

To regulate lobbying by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Lobbying Regulation Act of 2018 2. Limitations on lobbying activity by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Part 3 of subtitle A of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 4601 1357. Limitations on lobbying activity by enterprises During any period in which an enterprise is in conservatorship or receivership pursuant to section 1367, such enterprise may not engage in any activity that would result in such enterprise being a client for purposes of section 3(2) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1602(2) .

Summary: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Lobbying Regulation Act of 2018 This bill prohibits the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) from engaging in lobbying activities while under conservatorship or receivership.
Crooked River Ranch Fire Protection Act

To adjust the eastern boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls and Deschutes Canyon Wilderness Study Areas in the State of Oregon to facilitate fire prevention and response activities to protect private property, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Crooked River Ranch Fire Protection Act 2. Boundary adjustment, Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area boundary adjustment, Oregon (a) Boundary adjustment The boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area is modified to exclude approximately 688 acres of public land, as depicted on the map entitled Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area (WSA) Proposed Boundary Adjustment (b) Effect of exclusion (1) In general The public land excluded from the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area under subsection (a)— (A) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1782(c) (B) shall be managed in accordance with— (i) this section; (ii) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 (iii) any applicable resource management plan. (2) Management The Secretary of the Interior shall manage the land excluded from the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area under subsection (a) to improve fire resiliency and forest health, including the conduct of wildfire prevention and response activities, as appropriate. (3) Off-road recreational motorized use The Secretary of the Interior shall not permit off-road recreational motorized use on the public land excluded from the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area under subsection (a).

Summary: Crooked River Ranch Fire Protection Act This bill: (1) modifies the boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area in Oregon to exclude approximately 688 acres of public land; and (2) directs the Department of the Interior to manage such land to improve fire resiliency and forest health, including the conduct of wildfire prevention and response activities.
National Flood Insurance Program Competition and Extension Act of 2018

To extend the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Flood Insurance Program Competition and Extension Act of 2018 2. Reauthorization of National Flood Insurance Program (a) Financing Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4016(a) December 7, 2018 May 31, 2019 (b) Program expiration Section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4026 December 7, 2018 May 31, 2019 (c) Retroactive effective date If this Act is enacted after December 21, 2018, the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as if enacted on December 21, 2018. 3. Elimination of non-compete requirement Section 1345 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4081 (f) Authority To provide other flood coverage (1) In general The Administrator may not, as a condition of participating in the Write Your Own Program (as such term is defined in section 100202(a) of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 ( 42 U.S.C. 4004(a) 42 U.S.C. 4012a(b) (2) Financial assistance; subsidy arrangement After the date of the enactment of this subsection— (A) the Administrator may not include in any agreement entered into with any insurer for participation in the Write Your Own Program any provision establishing a condition prohibited by paragraph (1), including the provisions of Article XIII of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administration, Financial Assistance/Subsidy Arrangement, as adopted pursuant to section 62.23(a) of title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and (B) any such provision in any such agreement entered into before such date of enactment shall not have any force or effect, and the Administrator may not take any action to enforce such provision. .

Summary: National Flood Insurance Program Competition and Extension Act of 2018 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program through May 31, 2019. The bill shall take effect as if it had been enacted on December 21, 2018. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must allow a Write Your Own company to sell private flood insurance. (A Write Your Own company writes and services federal standard flood insurance policies in its own name.)
This Land Is Our Land Act

To prohibit the construction of new border barriers, including walls or fences, on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the This Land Is Our Land Act 2. Prohibition on the construction of new border barriers, including walls or fences, on certain Federal land (a) Prohibition (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the waiver provision provided under section 102(c)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1103 Public Law 104–208 (2) Rule of construction The prohibition under paragraph (1) may not be construed to prohibit the maintenance or repair by the Secretary of Homeland Security of any border barriers, including walls or fences, on Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture within 100 miles of the international land borders of the United States that are in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Withholding of certain funding (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security may not obligate or expend any funds appropriated or otherwise made available (including through fees) to the Secretary to construct any new border barriers, including walls or fences, on Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture within 100 miles of the international land borders of the United States that are not in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Rule of construction The prohibition under paragraph (1) may not be construed to prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds described in such paragraph for the maintenance or repair by the Secretary of Homeland Security of any border barriers, including walls or fences, on Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture within 100 miles of the international land borders of the United States that are in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Effect on State and private land This Act shall— (1) have no force or effect on State or private lands; and (2) not provide authority on or access to State or private lands. (d) Tribal sovereignty Nothing in this Act supersedes, replaces, negates, or diminishes treaties or other agreements between the United States and Indian tribes.

Summary: This Land Is Our Land Act This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from constructing, or obligating or expending any funds for the construction of, any new border barriers, including walls or fences, on federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture within 100 miles of the international land borders of the United States.
Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2018

To extend the various programs authorized under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2018 2. Extension of programs The authorization of appropriations for any program, authority, or provision, including any pilot program, authorized under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, or under any amendments made by that Act, shall continue in effect until February 8, 2019, in an amount proportional to the amount authorized for such program, authority, or provision for fiscal year 2018.

Summary: Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2018 This bill extends the authority for various programs under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 until February 8, 2019.
Medicaid Quality Care Act

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations with respect to quality control and oversight of out-of-State care under the Medicaid program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Quality Care Act 2. Regulations with respect to quality control and oversight of out-of-State care under Medicaid program Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall promulgate regulations requiring each State with a State plan approved under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396

Summary: Medicaid Quality Care Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue regulations that require each state Medicaid program to provide quality control and oversight of out-of-state providers.
To prohibit the Federal financial regulators from requiring compliance with the accounting standards update of the Financial Accounting Standards Board related to current expected credit loss ("CECL"), to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to take certain impacts of a proposed accounting principle into consideration before accepting the principle, and for other purposes.

To prohibit the Federal financial regulators from requiring compliance with the accounting standards update of the Financial Accounting Standards Board related to current expected credit loss ( CECL 1. Non-application of the CECL Rule by Federal financial regulators (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Federal financial regulator may not require any person to comply with the CECL Rule under any Federal statute or rule. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) CECL Rule The term CECL Rule Financial Instruments–Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (2) Federal financial regulator The term Federal financial regulator 2. SEC considerations when recognizing accounting principles Section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77s(b) (3) Consideration The Commission may not, after the date of enactment of this paragraph, recognize any accounting principle as generally accepted .

Summary: This bill prohibits financial regulators from requiring compliance with the current expected credit loss rule issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in June 2016.
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allow delivery of medical supplies by unmanned aerial systems, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allow delivery of medical supplies by unmanned aerial systems, and for other purposes. 1. Sense of Congress on the medical potential of unmanned aerial systems It is the sense of Congress that unmanned aerial systems have the potential to improve medical care for rural populations and for patients in acute situations in need of immediate care and without immediate access to care providers, and that such technologies should be utilized where practicable. 2. Confirmation of medicare reimbursement eligibility The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not prohibit any program administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or the Indian Health Service from reimbursing hospitals or other medical providers for the use of unmanned aerial systems for delivery of medical supplies to hospitals, ambulances, or directly to sites of medical emergencies occurring away from hospitals and ambulances. 3. Federal Aviation Administration and flight of unmanned aerial systems beyond line of sight for medical purposes The Federal Aviation Administration, in issuing rulemaking for unmanned aerial system delivery as directed by section 44808 of title 49, United States Code, shall not prohibit the operation of unmanned aerial systems for medical purposes beyond the line of sight, consistent with other rules and regulations made applicable to all unmanned aerial systems in such rulemaking.

Summary: This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from blocking any program administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services or the Indian Health Service that reimburses medical providers for the use of unmanned aerial systems that deliver medical supplies. Additionally, the Federal Aviation Administration may not prohibit the operation of such systems beyond the line of sight.