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Department of Veterans Affairs to the extent the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs determines appropriate. 
‘‘(d) EXPEDITED HIRING PROCEDURES.—The Sec-
retary shall hire qualified members of the Armed Forces 
who apply for vacant positions listed in the database es-
tablished under subsection (a) without regard to the provi-
sions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(e) RELOCATION BONUS.—The Secretary may au-
thorize a relocation bonus, in an amount determined ap-
propriate by the Secretary and subject to the same limita-
tions as in the case of the authority provided under section 
5753 of title 5, to any qualified member of the Armed 
Forces who has accepted a position listed in the database 
established under subsection (a).’’. 
(4) In subsection (g)(1), as redesignated in 
paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (g)’’. 
(5) In subsection (h), as redesignated in para-
graph (2), by striking ‘‘of this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘of the Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018, and 
annually thereafter’’. 
(6) By adding after subsection (h), as redesig-
nated in paragraph (2), the following new sub-
section: 
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ered veterans to work as intermediate care technicians in 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) LOCATIONS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish centers at medical facilities of the Depart-
ment selected by the Secretary for the purposes of 
carrying out the program under subsection (a). 
(2) SELECTION
OF
MEDICAL
FACILITIES.—In 
selecting a medical facility of the Department under 
this subsection to serve as a center, the Secretary 
shall consider— 
(A) the experience and success of the facil-
ity in training intermediate care technicians; 
and 
(B) the availability of resources of the fa-
cility to train intermediate care technicians. 
(c) COVERED VETERAN DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a veteran whom the 
Secretary determines served as a basic health care techni-
cian while serving in the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 4. NO AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out section 208 of the VA Choice and 
Quality Employment Act (Public Law 115–46; 38 U.S.C. 
701 note), as amended by section 2 of this Act, or to carry
out section 3 of this Act. Such sections shall be carried 
out using amounts otherwise authorized to be appro-
priated for such purpose. 
SEC. 5. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out the requirements of this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act. Such requirements shall 
be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized to be 
appropriated. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5938 
AN ACT 
To amend the VA Choice and Quality Employment 
Act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
establish a vacancy and recruitment database to 
facilitate the recruitment of certain members of 
the Armed Forces to satisfy the occupational 
needs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to 
establish and implement a training and certifi-
cation program for intermediate care technicians 
in that Department, and for other purposes.
grams, activities, and services as the Founda-
tion considers appropriate to carry out the pur-
poses described in section 6, which may in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) awarding scholarships, fellow-
ships, internships, and grants, by national 
competition or other method, to eligible in-
dividuals, as determined by the Foundation 
and in accordance with paragraphs (2), 
(3), and (4), for study in fields related to 
the environment or Native American and 
Alaska Native health care and tribal policy; 
‘‘(ii) funding the Center to carry out 
and manage other programs, activities, and 
services; and 
‘‘(iii) other education programs that 
the Board determines are consistent with 
the purposes for which the Foundation is 
established.’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(D) as subparagraph (B); and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), as redesig-
nated— 
(I) in clause (i)(II)— 
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Union Calendar No. 674 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5938 
[Report No. 115–871] 
A BILL 
To amend the VA Choice and Quality Employment 
Act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
establish a vacancy and recruitment database to 
facilitate the recruitment of certain members of 
the Armed Forces to satisfy the occupational 
needs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to 
establish and implement a training and certifi-
cation program for intermediate care technicians 
in that Department, and for other purposes. 
JULY 24, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 593 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the 
conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2017 
Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. JONES, and Mr. PETERS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC funds to per-
sonal use. 
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 ‘‘Leadership PAC Limi-
tation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING CONVERSION OF LEADERSHIP PAC 
FUNDS TO PERSONAL USE. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 313(b)(1) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114(b)(1)) 
is amended by inserting after ‘‘subsection (a)’’ the fol-
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lowing: ‘‘or funds of a leadership PAC (as defined in sec-
tion 304(i)(8)(B))’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections occur-
ring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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ment system described in paragraph (4)(B) (re-
lating to the outpatient hospital prospective 
payment system) to recognize the code or codes 
assigned under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) TRANSPARENCY.—The process for the as-
signment of a code or codes under this subsection 
shall provide for public notice and a meaningful op-
portunity for public comment from affected parties. 
‘‘(4) APPLICABLE
PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
DE-
SCRIBED.—For purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘applicable payment systems’ means— 
‘‘(A) with respect to inpatient hospital 
services, the prospective payment system for in-
patient hospital services established under sec-
tion 1886(d); 
‘‘(B) with respect to outpatient hospital 
services, the prospective payment system for 
covered OPD services established under section 
1833(t); 
‘‘(C) with respect to ambulatory surgical 
center services, the fee schedule for such serv-
ices established under 1833(i); 
‘‘(D) with respect to physicians’ services, 
the physician fee schedules established under 
section 1848; 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3801 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to streamline 
and improve the employer reporting process relating to 
health insurance coverage and to protect dependent pri-
vacy. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘with the Director and’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; 
(D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(E) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— 
(i) by inserting after ‘‘mental health 
care professionals’’ the following: ‘‘, law 
enforcement officers, child protective serv-
ice workers, forensic interviewers, prosecu-
tors, and victim advocates,’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘medical’’ each place 
that term appears; and 
(iii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) collaborate with State chapters to provide 
training, technical assistance, coordination, and 
oversight to— 
‘‘(A) local children’s advocacy centers; and 
‘‘(B) communities that want to develop 
local children’s advocacy centers.’’; 
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(c) EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.—The pro-
visions of this section are enacted— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the House of Representatives, and as such they shall 
be considered as part of the rules of the House, and 
such rules shall supersede other rules only to the ex-
tent that they are inconsistent therewith; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of the House of Representatives to change 
such rules (so far as relating to the House) at any 
time, in the same manner, and to the same extent 
as in the case of any other rule of the House. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5947 
To repeal the Asia Foundation Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2018 
Mr. NORMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To repeal the Asia Foundation Act, 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 ASIA FOUNDATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Asia Foundation Act (22 
U.S.C. 4401 et seq.) is hereby repealed. 
(b) PROHIBITION
ON
AVAILABILITY
OF
OTHER 
FUNDS.—Effective beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, no Federal agency may make funds 
available to the Asia Foundation pursuant to any other 
provision of law. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5948 
To exempt motor carriers that own or operate 10 or fewer commercial vehicles 
from the electronic logging device mandates, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2018 
Mr. PETERSON (for himself, Mr. GIANFORTE, and Mr. KING of Iowa) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To exempt motor carriers that own or operate 10 or fewer 
commercial vehicles from the electronic logging device 
mandates, 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 ‘‘Small Carrier Elec-
tronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO THE ELECTRONIC LOGGING DEVICE 
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR 
MOTOR 
CARRIERS 
THAT OWN OR OPERATE 10 OR FEWER COM-
MERCIAL VEHICLES. 
Section 31137(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An excepted motor 
carrier may comply with the hours of service re-
quirements by requiring each driver to use— 
‘‘(i) a paper record of duty status 
form; or 
‘‘(ii) an electronic logging device. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTED
MOTOR
CARRIER
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘excepted 
motor carrier’ means— 
‘‘(i) a motor carrier when transporting 
a motor home or recreation vehicle trailer 
within 
the 
definition 
of 
the 
term 
‘driveaway-towaway operation’ (as defined 
in section 390.5 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations); and 
‘‘(ii) a motor carrier that owns or op-
erates 10 or fewer commercial motor vehi-
cles, including commercial motor vehicles 
owned or operated by all motor carriers af-
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filiated with that motor carrier by common 
ownership, common management, common 
control, or common familiar relationship.’’. 
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall promul-
gate such regulations as are necessary to carry out the 
amendment made by section 2 of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5949 
To exempt certain motor carriers engaged in agricultural business from the 
electronic logging device requirements, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2018 
Mr. PETERSON (for himself, Mr. GIANFORTE, and Mr. KING of Iowa) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To exempt certain motor carriers engaged in agricultural 
business from the electronic logging device requirements, 
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 ‘‘Agricultural Business 
Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO THE ELECTRONIC LOGGING DEVICE 
REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MOTOR CAR-
RIERS ENGAGED IN AGRICULTURAL BUSI-
NESS. 
Section 31137(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An excepted motor 
carrier may comply with the hours of service re-
quirements by requiring each driver to use— 
‘‘(i) a paper record of duty status 
form; or 
‘‘(ii) an electronic logging device. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTED
MOTOR
CARRIER
DE-
FINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘excepted 
motor carrier’ means— 
‘‘(i) a motor carrier when transporting 
a motor home or recreation vehicle trailer 
within 
the 
definition 
of 
the 
term 
‘driveaway-towaway operation’ (as defined 
in section 390.5 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations); 
‘‘(ii) a motor carrier when— 
‘‘(I) transporting an agricultural 
product (as defined in section 207 of 
the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
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1946 (7 U.S.C. 1626)) from the 
source of such product; or 
‘‘(II) returning empty to such 
source; and 
‘‘(iii) a motor carrier when— 
‘‘(I) transporting farm supplies 
for agricultural purposes (as defined 
in section 395.2 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations) from the dis-
tribution point for such farm supplies; 
or 
‘‘(II) returning empty to such 
distribution point.’’. 
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall promul-
gate such regulations as are necessary to carry out the 
amendment made by section 2 of this Act. 
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(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘, in coordination 
with the Director,’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘the prevention, judicial handling, and 
treatment of child abuse and neglect; and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘multidisciplinary team in-
vestigation, trauma-informed interventions, 
and evidence-informed treatment.’’; and 
(iv) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘communities’’ and in-
serting ‘‘communities, local children’s 
advocacy 
centers, 
multidisciplinary 
teams, and State chapters’’; 
(II) in clause (i), by inserting 
‘‘and expanding’’ after ‘‘developing’’; 
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(III) by redesignating clauses (ii) 
through (x) as clauses (iii) through 
(xi), respectively; 
(IV) by inserting after clause (i) 
the following: 
‘‘(ii) in promoting the effective deliv-
ery of the evidence-informed Children’s Ad-
vocacy Model and the multidisciplinary re-
sponse to child abuse, including best prac-
tices in— 
‘‘(I) organizational support and 
development; 
‘‘(II) programmatic evaluation; 
and 
‘‘(III) financial oversight of Fed-
eral funding;’’; 
(V) in clause (iii), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘a freestanding fa-
cility where interviews of and services 
for abused children can be provided’’ 
and inserting ‘‘child-friendly facilities 
for the investigation of, assessment of, 
and intervention in abuse’’; and 
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(VI) in clause (iv), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘multiple’’ and in-
serting ‘‘duplicative’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and interested communities’’ after ‘‘advo-
cacy centers’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘re-
medial counseling to’’ and inserting ‘‘evidence- 
informed services for’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘multidisciplinary child abuse program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘children’s advocacy center’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)(B)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘, in coordination with the Di-
rector,’’; 
(ii) by striking clause (iii); and 
(iii) by redesignating clauses (iv) and 
(v) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, in co-
ordination with the Director,’’; and 
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curity, or any other Federal 
agency or department. 
‘‘(II) REALLOCATION
OF
RE-
VOKED
PETITION.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (C), for each permit re-
voked under subclause (I) in a fiscal 
year, an additional permit shall be 
made available for use in the subse-
quent fiscal year. 
‘‘(iv) LEGITIMATE BUSINESS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—A permit 
may not be approved for a prospective 
employer that is not a legitimate busi-
ness. 
‘‘(II) DEFINED
TERM.—In this 
clause, the term ‘legitimate business’ 
means a real, active, and operating 
commercial or entrepreneurial under-
taking that the Secretary, in the Sec-
retary’s sole discretion, determines— 
‘‘(aa) produces services or 
goods for profit, or is a govern-
mental, charitable, or other val-
idly recognized nonprofit entity;
‘‘(E) with respect to covered items of dura-
ble medical equipment, the applicable fee sched-
ules established under section 1834; 
‘‘(F) with respect to diagnostic laboratory 
tests, the fee schedule established under section 
1834(h), the payment amounts under section 
1834A, and the fee schedules establish under 
section 1848, as the case may be; 
‘‘(G) with respect to inpatient hospital 
services furnished by rehabilitation facilities, 
the prospective payment system established 
under section 1886(j); 
‘‘(H) with respect to inpatient hospital 
services furnished by long-term care hospitals, 
the prospective payment system under section 
1886(m); and 
‘‘(I) with respect to inpatient hospital serv-
ices furnished by psychiatric hospitals and psy-
chiatric units, the prospective payment system 
under section 1886(s). 
‘‘(d) PAYMENT.— 
‘‘(1) INPATIENT HOSPITAL PROSPECTIVE PAY-
MENT SYSTEM: DEEMED ELIGIBILITY FOR BREAK-
THROUGH
PAYMENT.—The Secretary shall deem 
each breakthrough device as approved for an addi-
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‘‘(C) a ferry, as such term is defined in 
section 2101; and 
‘‘(D) a passenger vessel or small passenger 
vessel, as such terms are defined in section 
2101, that has a passenger capacity of 50 pas-
sengers or greater.’’. 
SEC. 309. ESTABLISHING A CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND. 
Section 53503(b) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(including transportation on a 
ferry, passenger vessel, or small passenger vessel, as such 
terms are defined in section 2101, that has a passenger 
capacity of 50 passengers or greater)’’ after ‘‘short sea 
transportation’’. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
Subtitle A—Navigation 
SEC. 401. RESTRICTION ON CHANGING SALVORS. 
Section 311(c)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(3)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) An owner or operator may not change 
salvors as part of a deviation under subparagraph 
(B) in cases in which the original salvor satisfies the 
Coast Guard requirements in accordance with the 
National Contingency Plan and the applicable re-
sponse plan required under subsection (j). 
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‘‘(D) In any case in which the Coast Guard au-
thorizes a deviation from the salvor as part of a de-
viation under subparagraph (B) from the applicable 
response plan required under subsection (j), the 
Commandant shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
describing the deviation and the reasons for such de-
viation.’’. 
SEC. 402. TOWING VESSEL INSPECTION FEES. 
Notwithstanding section 9701 of title 31, United 
States Code, and section 2110 of title 46, United States 
Code, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating may not charge an inspection fee for 
towing vessels required to have a Certificate of Inspection 
under subchapter M of title 46, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, until— 
(1) the completion of the review required under 
section 815 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–282); 
and 
(2) the promulgation of regulations to establish 
specific inspection fees for such vessels. 
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