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H. R. 7319 
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen 
An Act 
To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to provide flexibility 
with respect to the leaseback of certain Federal real property, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LEASEBACK RESTRICTION. 
Section 12(b)(4) of the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act 
of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 114–287) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘for a period of greater than 3 years’’ 
before the period at the end; 
(2) by striking ‘‘None of the’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—None of the’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—A leaseback under this para-
graph— 
‘‘(i) shall expire on or before the last day of the 
3-year period beginning on the date of the sale of 
the respective property; 
‘‘(ii) may not contain any options to extend or 
renew the leaseback; 
‘‘(iii) may only be entered into once for purposes 
of temporarily housing the Federal agency in the prop-
erty at the time of the sale; and 
‘‘(iv) shall only be for the purpose of facilitating 
the sale of the respective property.’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7319 
To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to provide 
flexibility with respect to the leaseback of certain Federal real property, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2018 
Mr. BARLETTA (for himself and Mr. DENHAM) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 
2016 to provide flexibility with respect to the leaseback 
of certain Federal real property, 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. LEASEBACK RESTRICTION. 
Section 12(b)(4) of the Federal Assets Sale and 
Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 
114–287) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘for a period of greater than 
3 years’’ before the period at the end; 
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(2) by striking ‘‘None of the’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—None of the’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—A leaseback under 
this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) shall expire on or before the last 
day of the 3-year period beginning on the 
date of the sale of the respective property; 
‘‘(ii) may not contain any options to 
extend or renew the leaseback; 
‘‘(iii) may only be entered into once 
for purposes of temporarily housing the 
Federal agency in the property at the time 
of the sale; and 
‘‘(iv) shall only be for the purpose of 
facilitating the sale of the respective prop-
erty.’’. 
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‘‘(iii) proactively anticipating and 
adapting to the changing needs of each 
student who has experienced trauma; 
‘‘(iv) integrating evidence-based prac-
tices that build social-emotional skills into 
rigorous academic instruction; and 
‘‘(v) using evidence-based practices to 
holistically address the needs of each stu-
dent who has experienced trauma in a cul-
turally sustaining manner, including by 
supporting, with respect to each such stu-
dent, the following: 
‘‘(I) Success in academic and 
nonacademic areas. 
‘‘(II) Physical, social, and emo-
tional health and well-being.’’. 
(b) STATE PLAN.—Section 1111(g)(1)(C) of such 
Act (20 U.S.C. 6311(g)(1)(C)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘reducing’’; 
(2) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘reducing’’ before 
‘‘incidences’’; 
(3) in clause (ii)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘reducing’’ before ‘‘the 
overuse’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’; 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 731 
To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State 
of California, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2017 
Mr. CARBAJAL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast 
of the State of California, 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 ‘‘California Clean Coast 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN AREAS 
OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LO-
CATED OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA. 
Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(q) PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN 
AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LOCATED 
OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act or any other law and except as 
provided in paragraph (2), beginning on the date of 
enactment of this subsection, the conduct of oil and 
gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities is pro-
hibited in areas of the outer Continental Shelf lo-
cated off the coast of the State of California. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection af-
fects any rights under leases issued under this Act 
before the date of enactment of this subsection.’’. 
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torial entities and public and private health 
care entities that the Secretary determines may 
be affected by a public health emergency or po-
tential public health emergency referred to in 
paragraph (1) (including communication of 
such entities with relevant international enti-
ties, as applicable); 
‘‘(B) make grants, provide for awards, 
enter into contracts, and conduct supportive in-
vestigations pertaining to a public health emer-
gency or potential public health emergency, in-
cluding further supporting programs under sec-
tion 319C–1, 319C–2, or 319C–3; 
‘‘(C) facilitate and accelerate, as applica-
ble, advanced research and development of secu-
rity countermeasures (as defined in section 
319F–2), qualified countermeasures (as defined 
in section 319F–1), or qualified pandemic or 
epidemic products (as defined in section 319F– 
3), that are applicable to the public health 
emergency or potential public health emergency 
under paragraph (1); 
‘‘(D) strengthen biosurveillance capabilities 
and laboratory capacity to identify, collect, and 
analyze information regarding such public
described in section 319I or the Medical Reserve 
Corps established under section 2813, to provide 
health care services, 
shall be subject only to the State liability laws of the State 
in which such act or omission occurred, in the same man-
ner and to the same extent as a similar health care profes-
sional who is a resident of such State would be subject 
to such State laws, except with respect to the licensure, 
registration, and certification of such individual. 
‘‘(b) VOLUNTEER PROTECTION ACT.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to affect an individual’s 
right to protections under the Volunteer Protection Act 
of 1997. 
‘‘(c) PREEMPTION.—This section shall supersede the 
laws of any State that would subject a health care profes-
sional described in subsection (a) to the liability laws of 
any State other than the State liability laws to which such 
individual is subject pursuant to such subsection. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘health care professional’ means 
an individual licensed, registered, or certified under 
Federal or State laws or regulations to provide 
health care services. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘health care services’ means any 
services provided by a health care professional, or by
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7322 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2018 
Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana (for himself and Ms. PLASKETT) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after 
a major disaster are met. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. UNMET NEED ASSISTANCE. 
Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 431. UNMET NEEDS ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—After the declaration of a major 
disaster, the President may direct the Administrator of 
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SEC. 2. SHAREHOLDER CLAIMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11(d) of the Federal De-
posit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(d)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(21) SHAREHOLDER CLAIMS FOR JUST COM-
PENSATION.— 
‘‘(A) CLAIMS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A shareholder of a 
covered institution may file a claim with 
the Corporation for just compensation to 
be paid by the Corporation to the share-
holder. 
‘‘(ii) HOLDING COMPANIES.—A share-
holder of a depository institution holding 
company may file a claim authorized by 
this subparagraph on behalf of such com-
pany with respect to a covered institution. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT
TO
BE
PAID.—Just com-
pensation shall be paid to a shareholder in an 
amount equal to the pro-rata share of the 
shareholder of the net worth of the covered in-
stitution according to generally accepted ac-
counting principles determined as of the date 
on which the covered institution enters con-
servatorship or receivership, whichever occurs 
first. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7326 
To amend section 175b of title 18, United States Code, to correct a scrivener’s 
error. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2018 
Mr. RATCLIFFE (for himself and Miss RICE of New York) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 175b of title 18, United States Code, 
to correct a scrivener’s error. 
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 ‘‘Effective Prosecution 
of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 
2018’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE POSSESSION OF BIOLOGICAL 
TOXINS AND AGENTS. 
Section 175b of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a)(1) No restricted’’ and 
all that follows through the end of paragraph 
(1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for a 
restricted person to— 
‘‘(A) ship, transport, or possess in or af-
fecting interstate or foreign commerce any bio-
logical agent or toxin described in paragraph 
(2); or 
‘‘(B) receive any biological agent or toxin 
described in paragraph (2) that has been 
shipped or transported in interstate or foreign 
commerce. 
‘‘(2) AGENTS AND TOXINS COVERED.—A bio-
logical agent or toxin described in this paragraph is 
a biological agent or toxin that— 
‘‘(A) is listed as a non-overlap or overlap 
select biological agent or toxin under part 73 of 
title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, pursuant 
to section 351A of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 262a); and 
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‘‘(B) is not excluded or exempted under 
part 73 of title 42, Code of Federal Regula-
tions.’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(2) Whoever’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(3) PENALTY.—Whoever’’ and adjusting 
the margin accordingly; and 
(2) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘DEFINITIONS.—’’ be-
fore ‘‘In this section:’’. 
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II 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7327 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 19, 2018 
Received 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish 
a security vulnerability disclosure policy, to establish a 
bug bounty program for the Department of Homeland 
Security, to amend title 41, United States Code, to pro-
vide for Federal acquisition supply chain security, and 
for other purposes. 
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(A) in subsection (a)(1)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Health 
and Human Services (referred to in this 
subsection as the ‘Secretary’)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b)) (as 
amended by this Act’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6a)) (as 
amended by this Act’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6d)’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘12- 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘17-year’’; 
(C) by redesignating such section 405 as 
section 319L–1; and 
(D) by transferring such section 319L–1, 
as redesignated, to the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), to appear after 
section 319L of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–7e). 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents in section 1(b) of the Pandemic and All- 
Hazards Preparedness Act (Public Law 109–417) is 
amended by striking the item related to section 405. 
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‘‘(i) collecting, developing, and review-
ing safety information on OTC monograph 
drugs, including adverse event reports; 
‘‘(ii) developing and using improved 
adverse event data-collection systems, in-
cluding information technology systems; 
and 
‘‘(iii) developing and using improved 
analytical tools to assess potential safety 
risks, including access to external data-
bases. 
‘‘(E) Other activities necessary for imple-
mentation of section 505G. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘OTC monograph order request’ 
means a request for an order submitted under sec-
tion 505G(b)(5). 
‘‘(8) The term ‘Tier 1 OTC monograph order 
request’ means any OTC monograph order request 
not determined to be a Tier 2 OTC monograph 
order request. 
‘‘(9)(A) The term ‘Tier 2 OTC monograph 
order request’ means, subject to subparagraph (B), 
an OTC monograph order request for— 
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health workforces, as applicable), describ-
ing the status of such workforce’’ after 
‘‘gaps in such workforce’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘and identifying strat-
egies’’ and inserting ‘‘identifying strate-
gies’’; and 
(iv) by inserting before the period at 
the end ‘‘, and identifying current capabili-
ties to meet the requirements of section 
2803’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and investigation’’ and inserting ‘‘inves-
tigation, and related information tech-
nology activities’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and decontamination’’ and inserting ‘‘de-
contamination, relevant health care serv-
ices and supplies, and transportation and 
disposal of medical waste’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) Response to environmental hazards.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
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‘‘(A) in the case of a State that is a 
PPACA expansion State, the payment amount 
applied under this subsection for the previous 
plan year, increased by growth in GDP per cap-
ita plus 0.4 percent; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a State that is not a 
PPACA expansion State, the payment amount 
applied under this subsection for the previous 
plan year, increased by growth in GDP per cap-
ita plus 0.7 percent; and 
‘‘(3) beginning in 2032, for each subsequent 
plan year, with respect to any State, the payment 
amount applied under this subsection for the pre-
vious year, increased by growth in GDP per capita 
plus 0.7 percent. 
‘‘(c) PROGRAMS SPECIFIED.—For purposes of this 
section, the programs specified in this subsection are each 
of the following: 
‘‘(1) Block grants for community mental health 
services under subpart I of part B of title XIX of 
the Public Health Service Act. 
‘‘(2) Block grants and programs for social serv-
ices and elder justice under title XX of the Social 
Security Act. 
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(4) a description of Federal interagency coordi-
nation related to biological threat detection; 
(5) a description of efforts by Federal depart-
ments and agencies that utilize biological threat de-
tection technology to collaborate with State, local, 
tribal, and territorial public health laboratories and 
other users of biological threat detection systems, in-
cluding collaboration regarding the development of— 
(A) biological threat detection require-
ments or standards; 
(B) a standardized integration strategy; 
(C) training requirements or guidelines; 
(D) guidelines for a coordinated public 
health response, including preparedness capa-
bilities, and, as applicable, for coordination with 
public health surveillance systems; and 
(E) a coordinated environmental remedi-
ation plan, as applicable; and 
(6) recommendations related to research, ad-
vanced research, development, and procurement for 
Federal departments and agencies to improve and 
enhance biological threat detection systems, includ-
ing recommendations on the transfer of biological 
threat detection technology among Federal depart-
ments and agencies, as necessary and appropriate. 
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(ii) beginning on or after January 1, 
2024, with respect to all individuals, in-
cluding individuals enrolled under such 
title and title XIX of such Act; 
(B) no individual is entitled to medical as-
sistance under a State plan approved under 
title XIX of such Act— 
(i) for any item or service furnished 
on or after January 1, 2024, in the case 
of an individual enrolled under such title 
and title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
or an individual described in subclause 
(VIII) of section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i); and 
(ii) for any item or service furnished 
on or after January 1, 2026; 
(C) no individual is entitled to medical as-
sistance under a State child health plan under 
title XXI of such Act for any item or service 
furnished on or after January 1, 2024; and 
(D) no payment shall be made to a State 
under section 1903(a) or 2105(a) of such Act 
with respect to medical assistance or child 
health assistance— 
(i) for any item or service furnished 
on or after January 1, 2024, in the case 
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aggregate amount of $40,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2019 through 2023. Such funds shall remain avail-
able until expended.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO RE-
DUCTIONS IN AMOUNTS FOR INSUFFICIENT APPROPRIA-
TIONS.— 
(1) 
PUBLIC
SCHOOL
PROGRAM.—Section 
3(b)(1) of such Act (sec. 38–2702(b)(1), D.C. Offi-
cial Code) is amended by striking ‘‘If the funds’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘are insufficient’’ and in-
serting ‘‘If the funds appropriated pursuant to sec-
tion 7 are insufficient’’. 
(2) 
PRIVATE
SCHOOL
PROGRAM.—Section 
5(b)(1) of such Act (sec. 38–2704(b)(1), D.C. Offi-
cial Code) is amended by striking ‘‘If the funds’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘are insufficient’’ and in-
serting ‘‘If the funds appropriated pursuant to sec-
tion 7 are insufficient’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO EX-
PIRED AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM.—Section 3 of 
such Act (sec. 38–2702, D.C. Official Code) is 
amended by striking subsection (i). 
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paragraph (1), the Secretary shall seek input 
from patient advocacy groups, providers of serv-
ices and suppliers, and MA plans under this 
part. 
‘‘(D) CERTIFICATION.—Each plan year, a 
Medicare Advantage organization shall certify 
to the Secretary, with respect to each MA plan 
offered by the organization, that the providers, 
including specialists and subspecialists, in the 
plan network are able to provide the services re-
quired under the organization’s contract with 
the Secretary under section 1857 with respect 
to the offering of such plan and to meet the 
needs of the enrollees within the plan service 
area during the year. 
‘‘(E) ANNUAL
REPORTING.—Each plan 
year, a Medicare Advantage organization shall 
report to the Secretary the following with re-
spect to each MA plan offered by the organiza-
tion: 
‘‘(i) AVERAGE WAIT TIME.—The aver-
age wait time for primary and specialty 
care for enrollees under the plan. 
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