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Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding the prices for certain drugs and biologicals. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018 2. Prohibition on limiting certain information on drug prices (a) In general Section 1860D–4 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–104 (m) Prohibition on limiting certain information on drug prices A PDP sponsor and a Medicare Advantage organization shall ensure that— (1) any health benefits plan offered by the sponsor or organization, including a prescription drug plan and an MA–PD plan, does not restrict a pharmacy that dispenses a prescription drug or biological from informing (or penalize such pharmacy for informing) an enrollee of any differential between the price of the drug or biological to the enrollee under the plan and the price the individual would pay for the drug or biological if the enrollee obtained the drug without using any health insurance coverage; and (2) any entity that provides pharmacy benefits management services under a contract with any health benefits plan offered by the sponsor or organization does not, with respect to such plan or any health benefits plan that the entity contracts with to provide pharmacy benefits management services and that is offered by an entity other than such sponsor or organization, restrict a pharmacy that dispenses a prescription drug or biological from informing (or penalize such pharmacy for informing) an enrollee of any differential between the price of the drug or biological to the enrollee under the plan and the price the individual would pay for the drug or biological if the enrollee obtained the drug without using any health insurance coverage. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2020.

Summary: Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018 This bill prohibits a health-benefits plan or pharmacy-benefits manager under Medicare or Medicare Advantage from restricting a pharmacy from informing an enrollee of any difference between the price of a drug under the plan and the price of the drug without health-insurance coverage.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain Federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain Federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty. 1. Exclusion of certain Federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty (a) In general Section 108(f)(4) under a loan repayment program receiving a grant or contract under section 748(a)(2) of such Act, section 338I of such Act, (b) Conforming amendment Section 108(f)(4) of such Code is amended by striking National Health Service Corps loan repayment program and certain State loan repayment programs certain Federal and State loan repayment programs (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income payments received under the federally funded student loan repayment program for full-time faculty members of dental schools with programs in general, pediatric, or public health dentistry.
VA Act of 2018

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify qualifying veterans of a covered change of service reducing or eliminating a medical service provided at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short Title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Awareness Act VA Act of 2018 2. Pilot program to notify qualifying veterans of a covered change of service (a) Pilot program The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a three-year pilot program under which the Secretary shall notify qualifying veterans of a covered change of service. (b) Notification Not later than 60 days prior to making a covered change of service, the Secretary shall mail to qualifying veterans at the physical address on file with the Department of Veterans Affairs a letter notifying the veteran of such change. Additionally, not later than 60 days prior to making a covered change of service, the Secretary shall mail to the Congressional representative a letter notifying them of such change in their district. (c) Selection of medical facilities The Secretary shall select medical facilities of the Department at which to carry out the pilot program, of which 50 percent shall be located in rural areas and 50 percent shall be located in urban areas. (d) Forum Not later than 30 days prior to making a covered change of service at a medical facility participating in the pilot program, the Director of the medical facility of the Department, or a designee, shall hold an in-person forum to provide veterans who receive hospital care or medical treatment at such medical facility an opportunity to comment on such change. (e) Report Not later than nine months after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the pilot program. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered change of service (2) The term qualifying veteran

Summary: Veterans Awareness Act or VA Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program under which a qualifying veteran shall be notified of a change of service reducing or eliminating a medical service provided to such veteran at a medical facility of the VA.
District of Columbia Home Rule Bridges Act

To amend the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 to repeal a specific criminal penalty on a person in the District of Columbia for obstructing a bridge between the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Home Rule Bridges Act 2. Repeal of specific criminal penalty for obstructing bridge between District of Columbia and Virginia Section 11712(e) of the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 (sec. 22–1323, D.C. Official Code) is repealed.

Summary: District of Columbia Home Rule Bridges Act This bill repeals a law that makes it a crime for a person in the District of Columbia to knowingly and willfully obstruct any bridge connecting the District and Virginia.
Rapid Response Pilot Act of 2018

To establish a pilot program for emergency medical systems, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rapid Response Pilot Act of 2018 2. Pilot program for emergency medical systems (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (referred to in this section as the Secretary (b) Eligible entities In order to be eligible for a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— (1) be a State or local emergency medical system; and (2) submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (c) Use of grant funds (1) In general An entity that receives a grant under subsection (a) shall use the grant funds to study emergency medical response times and the best approaches for obtaining such information. (2) Coordination In carrying out paragraph (1), an entity shall coordinate with nonprofit hospitals, ambulance services providers, and other relevant stakeholders. (d) Report An entity that receives a grant under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary a report on the activities carried out under subsection (c) at such time and in such form and manner as the Secretary may require. (e) Authorization of appropriations For purposes of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2021.

Summary: Rapid Response Pilot Act of 2018 This bill requires the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to award three-year grants to up to three state or local emergency medical systems for the purpose of studying system response times and the best ways to obtain such information.
9-1-1 Emergency Service Protection Act

To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require investment advisers who advise a private fund that owns an emergency services company to disclose to the Securities and Exchange Commission the average response times of emergency vehicles deployed by such company in response to 9–1–1 calls, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 9–1–1 Emergency Service Protection Act 2. Report on emergency vehicle response times of companies owned by private funds (a) In general Section 204(b) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b–4(b) (12) Report on emergency vehicle response times of companies owned by private funds (A) In general Each investment adviser required to file annual or other reports under this section and who advises a private fund that owns a controlling interest in an emergency services company shall, not less often than annually, disclose to the Commission— (i) the change in the average response time of emergency vehicles since the private fund acquired a controlling interest in the emergency services company, dis­ag­gre­gat­ed by the response times of emergency vehicles deployed to— (I) rural areas; and (II) urban areas; (ii) if a required response time is established by a contract for emergency services between the emergency services company and a unit of local government or by an ordinance of a unit of local government, the percentage of response times of emergency vehicles deployed by the emergency services company to that unit of local government that do not meet such requirement; and (iii) if the response times failed to meet the required response time described under clause (ii), a description of the impact of such failure on the value of the emergency services company to the private fund. (B) Definitions For purposes of this paragraph: (i) Emergency services company The term emergency services company (ii) Emergency vehicle The term emergency vehicle . (b) Rulemaking Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue regulations to carry out paragraph (12) of section 204(b) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as added by subsection (a).

Summary: 9-1-1 Emergency Service Protection Act This bill amends the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require a registered investment adviser who advises a private fund that owns a controlling interest in an emergency services company to disclose to the Securities and Exchange Commission, at least annually: the change in the average response time of emergency vehicles since the private fund acquired a controlling interest in the company, the percentage of response times that failed to meet a response time required by contract or local ordinance, and a description of the impact of any such failure on the value of the company to the private fund.
Protecting JOBs Act

To prohibit States from suspending, revoking, or denying State-issued professional licenses or issuing penalties due to student default. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Job Opportunities for Borrowers Act Protecting JOBs Act 2. Prohibition against suspension, revocation, or denial of State-issued professional licenses or penalties due to student default (a) Higher Education Act of 1965 loans Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1011 124. Prohibition against suspension, revocation, or denial of State-issued professional licenses or penalties due to student default (a) Prohibition Beginning 2 years after the date of enactment of the Protecting Job Opportunities for Borrowers Act, a State that receives assistance under this Act may not suspend, revoke, or deny the approval or renewal of a State-issued license described in subsection (b) or issue a fine or other penalty with respect to an individual based solely on such individual's default or delinquency on a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV. (b) Types of licenses A State-issued license described in this subsection means any of the following: (1) A State-issued driver's license (including any State-issued document permitting a specific individual to operate one or more types of motorized vehicles, such as a motorcycle, car, truck, or bus on a public road). (2) A State-issued teaching license. (3) A State-issued professional license involved in or affecting interstate commerce (including any license, permit, certificate, registration, charter, authority or similar form of permission required for lawful employment in a particular career field). (c) Injunctive relief Any individual aggrieved as a result of a violation of subsection (a) may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States to obtain prospective injunctive relief against an individual State officer in the officer's official capacity. . (b) Health education loans (1) In general A State may not suspend, revoke, or deny the approval or renewal of a State-issued license described in section 124(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 or issue a fine or other penalty with respect to an individual based solely on such individual's default or delinquency on a Health Education Assistance Loan or Primary Care Loan made under part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 292 (2) Injunctive relief Any individual aggrieved as a result of a violation of paragraph (1) may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States to obtain prospective injunctive relief against an individual State officer in the officer's official capacity.

Summary: Protecting Job Opportunities for Borrowers Act or the Protecting JOBs Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit states from suspending, revoking, or denying driver's licenses, teaching licenses, or professional licenses based solely on individuals' default or delinquency on student loans.
Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018

To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to exclude affiliates and subsidiaries of insured depository institutions in the definition of deposit broker, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 2. Exclusion of affiliates and subsidiaries of insured depository institutions in the definition of deposit broker Section 29(g) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831f(g) (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or any affiliate or subsidiary of such insured depository institution insured depository institution (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or any affiliate or subsidiary of such insured depository institution insured depository institution (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: (4) Employee For purposes of this subsection, the term employee (A) means an individual who receives compensation in any form from an insured depository institution or an affiliate or subsidiary of such insured depository institution; and (B) includes a registered representative of a broker or dealer that is an affiliate or subsidiary of an insured depository institution. . December 21, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 This bill excludes affiliates and subsidiaries of an insured depository institution from certain limitations applicable to brokered deposits.
To require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study about the impact of electronic logging devices and report the findings to Congress.

To require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study about the impact of electronic logging devices and report the findings to Congress. 1. Study and report Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall— (1) conduct a study to determine how many employees commercial motor vehicle (2) report the findings of the study in paragraph (1) to— (A) the committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and (B) the committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate.

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a study to determine how many employees who must comply with the electronic logging device requirements have ceased being operators of a commercial motor vehicle as a result of such requirements.
For the relief of certain aliens who were aboard the Golden Venture.

For the relief of certain aliens who were aboard the Golden Venture. 1. Adjustment of status for certain aliens who were aboard the golden venture (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151 (1) applies for such adjustment; (2) has been physically present in the United States for at least 1 year and is physically present in the United States on the date the application for such adjustment is filed; (3) is admissible to the United States as an immigrant under the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 8 U.S.C. 1182(a) (4) pays a fee (determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security) for the processing of such application. (b) Aliens eligible for adjustment of status The adjustment of status provided for under subsection (a) shall apply to the following aliens: (1) Zhu Zhai Yong. (2) Dong Su Gi. (3) Zhou Xin Siong. (4) Zheng Shi Ji. (5) Liu Bao Jin. (6) Lin Yeng Ming. (7) Zou Xue Can. (8) Liu Jia Wen. (9) Cheng Son Ching. (10) Chen Xue Dian. (11) Dek Fun Lin. (12) Wang Dar Hua. (13) Lin Rui Kang. (14) Dong Sou Xing. (15) Ni Zhou Hua. (c) Offset in number of visas available Upon each granting to an alien of the status of having been lawfully admitted for permanent residence under this section, 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 ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(a) 8 U.S.C. 1152(e) (d) Application of Immigration and Nationality Act provisions The definitions contained in the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101

Summary: Provides for the relief of certain aliens who were aboard the Golden Venture.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive fees for Purple Heart recipients serving on active duty for loans guaranteed under the home loan program of Department of Veterans Affairs.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive fees for Purple Heart recipients serving on active duty for loans guaranteed under the home loan program of Department of Veterans Affairs. 1. Waiver of fees for Purple Heart recipients serving on active duty for loans guaranteed under home loan program of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 3729(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking or from a surviving spouse , from a surviving spouse (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: , or from a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who was awarded the Purple Heart (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to a loan guaranteed under section 3710 of title 38, United States Code, on or after January 1, 2019.

Summary: This bill waives loan fees for active duty Purple Heart recipients under the Department of Veterans Affairs home loan program.
To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to exempt certain small entities dealing in foreign exchange that serve small- and medium-sized businesses from certain capital and margin requirements, and for other purposes.

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to exempt certain small entities dealing in foreign exchange that serve small- and medium-sized businesses from certain capital and margin requirements, and for other purposes. 1. Applicability of capital and margin requirements to counterparties Section 4s(e)(4) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 6s(e)(4) (1) by striking counterparty qualifies (A) qualifies ; (2) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) (i) is a money transmitter (as defined in section 1010.100(ff)(5) of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation)) that— (I) is regulated by a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States for financial adequacy; (II) is registered in accordance with section 1022.380 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation); and (III) enters only into swaps exclusively for the purpose of offsetting risks generated from foreign currency contracts with an entity that is not a financial end user (as defined in section 23.151 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation)); and (ii) has total assets of $1,000,000,000 or less on the last day of its most recent fiscal year. .

Summary: This bill amends the Commodity Exchange Act to exempt certain money transmitters from specified capital and margin requirements that otherwise apply to counterparty swaps.
To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to reform the Consumer Financial Civil Penalty Fund and to prohibit the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from serving as the administrator of redress payments, and for other purposes.

To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to reform the Consumer Financial Civil Penalty Fund and to prohibit the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from serving as the administrator of redress payments, and for other purposes. 1. Monetary penalty and redress reforms Section 1017(d) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5497(d) (1) in the heading of paragraph (1), by striking victims relief fund Civil Penalty Fund (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) Use of Civil Penalty Fund With respect to civil penalty amounts in the Civil Penalty Fund, the Bureau shall— (A) pay such amounts to the individual or individuals who first made the Bureau aware of the activities that led to the civil penalty; or (B) if the Bureau is unable to locate such individual or individuals, transfer such amounts to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit into the general fund of the Treasury. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) Prohibition on Bureau-administered redress payments The Bureau may not serve as the administrator of redress payments paid under a judicial or administrative action brought under the Federal consumer financial laws. .

Summary: This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to modify the uses of civil penalties assessed under federal consumer financial laws. Specifically, amounts shall be paid to individuals who first notified the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of violations, and excess funds must be returned to the Treasury (under current law, amounts are available as payments to victims of violations).
To prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts to make grants for housing.

To prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts to make grants for housing. 1. Prohibition None of the funds available to the National Endowment for the Arts may be used to make grants for housing, including artist housing. 2. Effective date This Act shall take effect on October 1, 2018.

Summary: This bill prohibits the National Endowment for the Arts from using any funds to make grants for housing, including for housing artists.