datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
‘‘(6) The amounts expended for information 
technology.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENTS.—The tables of 
chapters at the beginning of title 38, United States 
Code, and of part V of title 38, United States Code, 
are each amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to chapter 79 the following new item: 
‘‘80. Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Ad-
ministration ............................................................. 8001’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Chapter 80 of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 
effect on October 1, 2019. 
(c) FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.—For fiscal years 2019 
and 2020, the total number of full-time equivalent employ-
ees authorized for the Veterans Benefits Administration 
and the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition 
Administration, as established under chapter 80 of title 
38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), may 
not exceed 23,692. 
SEC. 4. UNDER SECRETARY FOR VETERANS ECONOMIC OP-
PORTUNITY AND TRANSITION. 
(a) UNDER SECRETARY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
306 the following new section:
‘‘§ 306A. Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Op-
portunity and Transition 
‘‘(a) UNDER SECRETARY.—There is in the Depart-
ment an Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Oppor-
tunity and Transition, who is appointed by the President, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The 
Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and 
Transition shall be appointed without regard to political 
affiliation or activity and solely on the basis of dem-
onstrated ability in— 
‘‘(1) information technology; and 
‘‘(2) the administration of programs within the 
Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Ad-
ministration or programs of similar content and 
scope. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Under Secretary for 
Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition is the 
head of, and is directly responsible to the Secretary for 
the operations of, the Veterans Economic Opportunity and 
Transition Administration. 
‘‘(c) VACANCIES.—(1) Whenever a vacancy in the po-
sition of Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Oppor-
tunity and Transition occurs or is anticipated, the Sec-
retary shall establish a commission to recommend individ-
uals to the President for appointment to the position.
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5688 
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 relating to the 
operation and maintenance of navigation facilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2018 
Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 
relating to the operation and maintenance of navigation 
facilities, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Navigation Workers 
Protection Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION 
AND HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 314 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2321) is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading by inserting ‘‘NAVIGATION 
AND’’ before ‘‘HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES’’; 
(2) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Activities 
currently performed’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Activities currently performed’’; 
(3) in subsection (a) (as designated by para-
graph (2)), by inserting ‘‘navigation or’’ before ‘‘hy-
droelectric’’; 
(4) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘This 
section’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) 
MAJOR
MAINTENANCE
CONTRACTS
AL-
LOWED.—This section’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) EXCLUSION.—This section does not— 
‘‘(1) apply to a navigation facility that was 
under contract on or before the date of enactment 
of this subsection with a non-Federal interest to per-
form operations or maintenance; and 
‘‘(2) prohibit the Secretary from contracting 
out commercial activities after the date of enactment 
of this subsection at a navigation facility.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
contained in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4604) is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 314 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 314. Operation and maintenance of navigation and hydroelectric facili-
ties.’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5689 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide for the inclusion of the names 
of the crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans killed on June 
3, 1969 on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2018 
Mr. CRAMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide for the inclu-
sion of the names of the crew members of the USS 
Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969 on the Vietnam 
Veterans Memorial. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN NAMES ON THE VIET-
NAM VETERANS MEMORIAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memo-
rial in the District of Columbia the names of the seventy- 
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four crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans killed on 
June 3, 1969. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 568 
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require certain Federal 
officials to make requisite financial disclosures within 30 days of assum-
ing office, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2017 
Ms. SA´NCHEZ (for herself, Ms. JAYAPAL, and Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Admin-
istration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require 
certain Federal officials to make requisite financial dis-
closures within 30 days of assuming office, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Account-
ability in Reporting Act’’ or the ‘‘FAIR Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES WITHIN 30 DAYS OF AS-
SUMING OFFICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a) of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or as a candidate for the posi-
tion’’; and 
(2) by adding after the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘An individual who assumes any such po-
sition and who filed a report as a candidate for such 
position under subsection (c) shall file a report con-
taining the information described in section 102(b) 
by May 15 of the year in which the individual as-
sumed the position or within 30 days of assuming 
the position, whichever is later.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to any individual assuming the posi-
tion of an officer or employee described in subsection (f) 
of section 101 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App. 101(f)) on or after the date of enactment 
of this section. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5690 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the taking for 
a trophy of any endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife 
in the United States and the importation of endangered and threatened 
species trophies into the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2018 
Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. NORTON, 
and Mr. MCNERNEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit 
the taking for a trophy of any endangered or threatened 
species of fish or wildlife in the United States and the 
importation of endangered and threatened species tro-
phies into the United States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prohibiting Threat-
ened and Endangered Creature Trophies Act of 2018’’ or 
the ‘‘ProTECT Act of 2018’’. 
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‘‘(2) A commission established under this subsection 
shall be composed of the following members appointed by 
the Secretary: 
‘‘(A) Three persons representing education and 
training, vocational rehabilitation, employment, real 
estate, mortgage finance and related industries, and 
survivor benefits activities affected by the Veterans 
Economic Opportunity and Transition Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(B) Two persons representing veterans served 
by the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transi-
tion Administration. 
‘‘(C) Two persons who have experience in the 
management of private sector benefits programs of 
similar content and scope to the economic oppor-
tunity and transition programs of the Department. 
‘‘(D) The Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(E) The chairman of the Veterans’ Advisory 
Committee on Education formed under section 3692 
of this title. 
‘‘(F) One person who has held the position of 
Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity 
and Transition, if the Secretary determines that it 
is desirable for such person to be a member of the 
commission.
HR 6157 PCS
TITLE IV 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
ARMY 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci-
entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ-
ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa-
cilities and equipment, $10,108,108,000 (increased by 
$5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 
$5,000,000), to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2020. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
NAVY 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci-
entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ-
ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa-
cilities and equipment, $17,658,244,000, to remain avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 2020: Provided, 
That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are 
available for the V–22 may be used to meet unique oper-
ational requirements of the Special Operations Forces. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5693 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to enter into contracts and agreements for the placement of 
veterans in non-Department medical foster homes for certain veterans 
who are unable to live independently. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2018 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts 
and agreements for the placement of veterans in non- 
Department medical foster homes for certain veterans 
who are unable to live independently. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Long-Term Care Vet-
erans Choice Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CONTRACT AU-
THORITY FOR PLACEMENT OF VETERANS IN 
NON-DEPARTMENT MEDICAL FOSTER HOMES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 1720 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(h)(1) During the three-year period beginning on 
October 1, 2019, and subject to paragraph (2), at the re-
quest of a veteran for whom the Secretary is required to 
provide nursing home care under section 1710A of this 
title, the Secretary may place the veteran in a medical fos-
ter home that meets Department standards, at the ex-
pense of the United States, pursuant to a contract or 
agreement entered into between the Secretary and the 
medical foster home for such purpose. A veteran who is 
placed in a medical foster home under this subsection shall 
agree, as a condition of such placement, to accept home 
health services furnished by the Secretary under section 
1717 of this title. 
‘‘(2) Not more than 900 veterans placed in a medical 
foster home, whether placed before or after the date of 
the enactment of this subsection, may have their care cov-
ered at the expense of the United States under subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘medical foster 
home’ means a home designed to provide non-institutional, 
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long-term, supportive care for veterans who are unable to 
live independently and prefer a family setting.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (h) of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 
effect on October 1, 2019. 
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paragraph (36) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(37) the student loan program startup costs 
credit determined under section 45S(a).’’. 
(2) DEDUCTION
FOR
UNUSED
CREDIT.—Sub-
section (c) of section 196 is amended by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (13), by striking the 
period at the end of paragraph (14) and inserting ‘‘, 
and’’, and by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(15) the student loan program startup 
costs credit determined under section 45S(a).’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 45S. Student loan program startup costs credit.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(7) in section 544(a)(2)(B)(vi), by striking 
‘‘Health and the Under Secretary for Benefits’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Health, the Under Secretary for Benefits, 
and the Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Op-
portunity and Transition’’; 
(8) in section 709(c)(2)(A), by inserting after 
‘‘Under Secretary for Benefits,’’ the following: ‘‘the 
Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity 
and Transition,’’; 
(9) in section 7701(a), by inserting after ‘‘as-
sistance’’ the following: ‘‘, other than assistance re-
lated to Economic Opportunity and Transition,’’; 
and 
(10) in section 7703, by striking paragraphs (2) 
and (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 306A of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), and the 
amendments made by this section, shall take effect on Oc-
tober 1, 2019. 
SEC. 5. LOANS GUARANTEED UNDER HOME LOAN PRO-
GRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS. 
Section 3729(b)(2)(E) of such title is amended to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘Type of loan 
Active duty 
veteran 
Reservist 
Other obli-
gor 
(E)(i) Interest rate reduction refi-
nancing loan (closed before Jan-
uary 1, 2019) ..............................
0.50 
0.50 
NA
(E)(ii) Interest rate reduction refi-
nancing loan (closed on or after 
January 1, 2019, but before 
March 1, 2025) ...........................
0.75 
0.75 
NA
(E)(iii) Interest rate reduction refi-
nancing loan (closed on or after 
March 1, 2025) ...........................
0.50 
0.50 
NA’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5695 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to annually notify 
health care providers regarding permitted disclosures under Federal 
health care privacy law during emergencies, including overdoses, of cer-
tain health information to families, caregivers, and health care providers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2018 
Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself, Mr. WALBERG, and Mrs. DINGELL) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
annually notify health care providers regarding permitted 
disclosures under Federal health care privacy law during 
emergencies, including overdoses, of certain health infor-
mation to families, caregivers, and health care providers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emmett’s Law’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILIES DURING EMER-
GENCIES. 
(a) PROMOTING AWARENESS OF AUTHORIZED DIS-
CLOSURES DURING EMERGENCIES.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, acting through the Adminis-
trator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 
and the Administration of the Health Resources and Serv-
ices Administration, shall annually develop and dissemi-
nate written materials (electronically or by other means) 
to health care providers regarding permitted disclosures 
under Federal health care privacy law during emergencies, 
including overdoses, of certain health information to fami-
lies, caregivers, and health care providers. 
(b) USE OF MATERIAL.—For the purposes of car-
rying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may use material produced under section 
11004 of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d– 
2 note). 
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any investigation into the incident, if applicable, and 
any action taken against the offending crewmember. 
‘‘(2) PENALTY.—A vessel owner or managing 
operator of a vessel engaged in commercial service, 
or the employer of a seafarer on that vessel who 
knowingly fails to report in compliance with para-
graph (1) is liable to the United States Government 
for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000. 
‘‘(c) REPORTING PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(1) CREW MEMBER REPORTING.—A report re-
quired under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) with respect to a crew member, shall 
be made as soon as practicable, but no later 
than 10 days after the crew member develops 
first-hand or personal knowledge of the sexual 
assault or sexual harassment incident to the 
Coast Guard National Command Center by the 
fastest telecommunication channel available; 
and 
‘‘(B) with respect to a master, shall be 
made immediately after the master develops 
first-hand or personal knowledge of a sexual as-
sault incident to the Coast Guard National 
Command Center by the fastest telecommuni-
cation channel available.
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5697 
To support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, provide 
dedicated funding for wildlife conservation at no expense to taxpayers, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2018 
Ms. BORDALLO (for herself and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking en-
forcement, provide dedicated funding for wildlife con-
servation at no expense to taxpayers, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wildlife Conservation 
and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018’’. 
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‘‘(b) CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED.—For purposes of 
subsection (a), the circumstances described in this sub-
paragraph are that— 
‘‘(1) the conduct described in subsection (a) oc-
curs during the course of, or as the result of, the 
travel of the defendant or the victim— 
‘‘(A) across a State line or national border; 
or 
‘‘(B) using a channel, facility, or instru-
mentality of interstate or foreign commerce; 
‘‘(2) the defendant uses a channel, facility, or 
instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce in 
connection with the conduct described in subsection 
(a); 
‘‘(3) in connection with the conduct described in 
subsection (a), the defendant employs a firearm, 
dangerous weapon, explosive or incendiary device, or 
other weapon that has traveled in interstate or for-
eign commerce; 
‘‘(4) the conduct described in subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) interferes with commercial or other 
economic activity in which the victim is engaged 
at the time of the conduct; or 
‘‘(B) otherwise affects interstate or foreign 
commerce; or 
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