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plaint of the Commission for violation of this 
Act that is alleged in such complaint. 
(d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR PRODUCTS.—For 
purposes of this Act, two consumer products are 
substantially similar if there are no substantial dif-
ferences in the materials used in the product, the in-
tended uses of the product, and the functional de-
sign and features of the product. A difference in 
coloring among any consumer products shall not be 
construed as a substantial difference for purposes of 
this paragraph. 
(2) SUBSTANTIALLY
SIMILAR
SERVICES.—For 
purposes of this Act, two services are substantially 
similar if there is no substantial difference in the 
amount of time to provide the services, the difficulty 
in providing the services, or the cost of providing the 
services. 
(e) DEFINITION
OF
CONSUMER
PRODUCT.—The 
term ‘‘consumer product’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 
U.S.C. 2052) and includes a device or cosmetics, as such 
terms are defined in section 201 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321). Such term in-
cludes a child restraint system, as such term is defined 
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to the portion of the partnership taxable year which 
is after such date. 
(3) DISPOSITIONS
OF
PARTNERSHIP
INTER-
ESTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 710(b) of such 
Code (as added by this section) shall apply to 
dispositions and distributions after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(B) INDIRECT DISPOSITIONS.—The amend-
ments made by subsection (b) shall apply to 
transactions after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(4) OTHER INCOME AND GAIN IN CONNECTION 
WITH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES.—Sec-
tion 710(e) of such Code (as added by this section) 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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(B) the last day of the One Hundred Fif-
teenth Congress. 
(3) 
WITHHOLDING
AND
REMITTANCE
OF 
AMOUNTS FROM PAYMENTS HELD IN ESCROW.—The 
payroll administrator shall provide for the same 
withholding and remittance with respect to a pay-
ment deposited in an escrow account under para-
graph (1) that would apply to the payment if the 
payment were not subject to paragraph (1). 
(4) RELEASE OF AMOUNTS AT END OF THE 
CONGRESS.—In order to ensure that this section is 
carried out in a manner that shall not vary the com-
pensation of Senators or Representatives in violation 
of the twenty-seventh article of amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States, the payroll ad-
ministrator of a House of Congress shall release for 
payments to Members of that House of Congress 
any amounts remaining in any escrow account under 
this section on the last day of the One Hundred Fif-
teenth Congress. 
(5) ROLE OF SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide the pay-
roll administrators of the Houses of Congress with 
such assistance as may be necessary to enable the 
payroll administrators to carry out this section. 
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(b) TREATMENT OF DELEGATES AS MEMBERS.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ includes a 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. 
(c) PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR DEFINED.—In this 
section, the ‘‘payroll administrator’’ of a House of Con-
gress means— 
(1) in the case of the House of Representatives, 
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives, or an employee of the Office of the 
Chief Administrative Officer who is designated by 
the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out this 
section; and 
(2) in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of 
the Senate, or an employee of the Office of the Sec-
retary of the Senate who is designated by the Sec-
retary to carry out this section. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5466 
To exempt Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid from any Federal balanced 
budget requirement, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 11, 2018 
Mr. DEUTCH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Budget 
A BILL 
To exempt Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid from 
any Federal balanced budget requirement, 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. EXEMPTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, 
AND MEDICAID FROM FEDERAL BALANCED 
BUDGET REQUIREMENT. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the fol-
lowing programs and any outlays resulting therefrom shall 
be exempt from any Federal balanced budget requirement: 
(1) All Social Security benefits payable under 
title II of the Social Security Act. 
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(2) Payments under the Medicare program 
under title XVIII of the Social Security Act. 
(3) Payments to States under the Medicaid pro-
gram under title XIX of such Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5467 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend certain morale, welfare, 
and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers, to 
authorize the appropriation of funds for the purpose of improving the 
electronic physical access control system used by military commissaries 
and exchanges, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 11, 2018 
Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. JONES, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BOST, Ms. 
BROWNLEY of California, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
COHEN, Mr. CORREA, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. 
BARRAGA´N, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. DONOVAN, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. 
GAETZ, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. 
NORTON, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, 
Mr. KILMER, Mr. KINZINGER, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. 
LYNCH, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. MCGOVERN, 
Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. NEAL, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. 
O’HALLERAN, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PETERSON, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POLIQUIN, 
Mr. RASKIN, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of 
Ohio, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. 
SUOZZI, Mr. SOTO, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. VELA, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, and Ms. WILSON of Florida) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend certain 
morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain vet-
erans and their caregivers, to authorize the appropriation 
of funds for the purpose of improving the electronic 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5473 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
update or issue one or more guidances addressing alter-
native methods for data collection on opioid sparing and 
inclusion of such data in product labeling, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5469 
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of 
Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 11, 2018 
Mr. POSEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require 
Members of Congress to disclose business ties with for-
eign entities, 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. DISCLOSURE BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS OF 
BUSINESS TIES WITH FOREIGN ENTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of the Ethics in Gov-
ernment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 102) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) Any report filed pursuant to section 101(d) by 
a Member of Congress shall include the disclosure of any 
business ties the Member or any member of the Member’s 
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(C) A pay stub from an employer with the 
name and address of the individual. 
(D) A current driver’s license or State- 
issued identification card of the individual. 
(E) The deed or title for the home or land. 
(F) Mortgage payment booklet or other 
mortgage documents. 
(G) Property title of mobile home certifi-
cate of title. 
(H) Real estate property tax receipts. 
(I) School registration for self, child, or 
children. 
(J) Will and testament with the name and 
address. 
(K) Medical records that list the name and 
address of the individual. 
(L) Charitable donation receipts that list 
the name and address of the individual. 
(M) Government assistance documents. 
(N) Any other documentation, certification, 
identification, or proof of occupancy or owner-
ship not included on this list, that can reason-
ably link the person requesting assistance to the 
damaged property. 
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immediate family has (if any) with a foreign entity. If a 
Member of Congress makes an affirmative disclosure of 
any such ties, the Member shall include information detail-
ing the nature of the business tie and foreign entity.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to any report filed pursuant to sec-
tion 101(d) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App. 101(d)) after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 546 
To amend section 412(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
require the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement to obtain 
the approval of the Governor of a State before placing or resettling 
a refugee with the State, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2017 
Mr. CULBERSON (for himself, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. 
WEBER of Texas, and Mr. BARLETTA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 412(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act to require the Director of the Office of Refugee 
Resettlement to obtain the approval of the Governor 
of a State before placing or resettling a refugee with 
the State, 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 ‘‘No Resettlement With-
out Consent Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONDITIONS ON DOMESTIC RESETTLEMENT OF 
REFUGEES. 
Section 412(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(E) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, including the preceding provisions of 
this paragraph, beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this subparagraph, the following 
limitations on programs for domestic resettle-
ment of refugees under this chapter shall apply: 
‘‘(i) The Director shall not place or 
resettle a refugee within a State without 
the approval of the Governor of the State. 
‘‘(ii) Notwithstanding any approval 
granted under clause (i), the Director shall 
not place or resettle a refugee in any local-
ity within a State if the locality has in ef-
fect a law, or a policy with the effect of 
law, disapproving of refugee resettlement 
in that locality.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5470 
To repeal the Office of Financial Research, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 11, 2018 
Mr. BUDD (for himself and Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To repeal the Office of Financial Research, 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. REPEAL OF THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL RE-
SEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title I of the Dodd- 
Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
(12 U.S.C. 5342) is hereby repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
TO
THE DODD- 
FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTEC-
TION ACT.—The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
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Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in the table of contents in section 1(b), by 
striking the items relating to subtitle B of title I; 
(2) in section 102(a)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and 
(7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; 
(3) in section 111— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(B) through (E) as subparagraphs (A) 
through (D), respectively; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraphs (C), (D), and (E)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D)’’; 
(4) in section 112— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘direct the Office of Financial Research 
to’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5473 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to update or issue 
one or more guidances addressing alternative methods for data collection 
on opioid sparing and inclusion of such data in product labeling, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 11, 2018 
Mrs. COMSTOCK (for herself and Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico) intro-
duced 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 
update or issue one or more guidances addressing alter-
native methods for data collection on opioid sparing and 
inclusion of such data in product labeling, 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 ‘‘Better Pain Manage-
ment Through Better Data Act of 2018’’. 
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(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(C) through (N) as subparagraphs (B) 
through (M), respectively; and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
Office of Financial Research, member 
agencies, and’’ and inserting ‘‘member 
agencies and’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 
Office of Financial Research, any member 
agency, and’’ and inserting ‘‘any member 
agency and’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘, acting through 
the Office of Financial Research,’’ 
each place such term appears; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘the Office of Financial Re-
search or’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking 
‘‘, the Office of Financial Research,’’; 
(5) in section 116, by striking ‘‘, acting through 
the Office of Financial Research,’’ each place such 
term appears; and 
(6) by amending section 118 to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 118. COUNCIL FUNDING. 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Coun-
cil $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year 
thereafter to carry out the duties of the Council.’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REFORM, RECOV-
ERY, AND
ENFORCEMENT
ACT
OF
1989.—Section 
1206(a) of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recov-
ery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 
1833b(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Office of Fi-
nancial Research,’’. 
(2) TITLE 5.—Title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in section 3132(a)(1)(D), by striking 
‘‘the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, 
and the Office of Financial Research’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection’’; and 
(B) in section 5314, by striking ‘‘Director 
of the Office of Financial Research.’’. 
(3) TITLE
44.—Section 3502(5) of title 44, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Of-
fice of Financial Research,’’. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5473 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 13, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
update or issue one or more guidances addressing alter-
native methods for data collection on opioid sparing and 
inclusion of such data in product labeling, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Better Pain Manage-
ment Through Better Data Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
GUIDANCE 
ADDRESSING 
ALTERNATIVE 
AP-
PROACHES TO DATA COLLECTION AND LA-
BELING CLAIMS FOR OPIOID SPARING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of assisting spon-
sors in collecting and incorporating opioid-sparing data in 
product labeling, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall conduct a public meeting and update or issue one 
or more guidances in accordance with subsection (b). 
(b) GUIDANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Commissioner 
of Food and Drugs, shall update or issue one or 
more guidances addressing— 
(A) alternative methods for data collection 
on opioid sparing; 
(B) alternative methods for inclusion of 
such data in product labeling; and 
(C) investigations other than clinical trials, 
including partially controlled studies and objec-
tive trials without matched controls such as his-
torically controlled analyses, open-label studies, 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5477 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a demonstration 
project to increase substance use provider capacity under the Medicaid 
program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 11, 2018 
Mr. O’HALLERAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide 
for a demonstration project to increase substance use 
provider capacity under the Medicaid program. 
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 ‘‘Rural Development 
of Opioid Capacity Services Act’’ or the ‘‘Rural DOCS 
Act’’. 
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and meta-analyses, on opioid sparing for inclu-
sion in product labeling. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The guidances under para-
graph (1) shall address— 
(A) innovative clinical trial designs for 
ethically and efficiently collecting data on opioid 
sparing for inclusion in product labeling; 
(B) primary and secondary endpoints for 
the reduction of opioid use while maintaining 
adequate pain control; 
(C) use of real world evidence, including 
patient registries, and patient reported out-
comes to support inclusion of opioid-sparing 
data in product labeling; and 
(D) how sponsors may obtain feedback 
from the Secretary relating to such issues prior 
to— 
(i) commencement of such data collec-
tion; or 
(ii) the submission of resulting data to 
the Secretary. 
(3) PUBLIC
MEETING.—Prior to updating or 
issuing the guidances required by paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall consult with stakeholders, including 
representatives of regulated industry, academia, pa-
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tients, and provider organizations, through a public 
meeting to be held not later than 12 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(4) TIMING.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) not later than 12 months after the 
date of the public meeting required by para-
graph (3), update or issue the one or more 
draft guidances required by paragraph (1); and 
(B) not later than 12 months after the 
date on which the public comment period for 
such draft guidances closes, finalize such guid-
ances. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘opioid sparing’’ and ‘‘opioid- 
sparing’’ refer to the use of drugs or devices (as de-
fined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321)) that reduce pain 
while enabling the reduction, replacement, or avoid-
ance of oral opioids. 
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(2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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