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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 ‘‘DD–214 Moderniza-
tion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF SPECIFIC EMAIL ADDRESS BLOCK 
ON 
CERTIFICATE 
OF 
RELEASE 
OR 
DIS-
CHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY (DD FORM 214). 
(a) MODIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall modify the Certificate of Release or Dis-
charge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a spe-
cific block explicitly identified as the location in which a 
member of the Armed Forces may provide one or more 
email addresses by which the member may be contacted 
after discharge or release from active duty in the Armed 
Forces. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR MODIFICATION.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall release a revised Certificate of Release 
or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), modified 
as required by subsection (a), not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3037 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation 
on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded 
from the gross income of the employee. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2017 
Mr. BURGESS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase 
the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term 
life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income 
of the employee. 
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 ‘‘Group Term Life In-
surance Increase Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON EXCLUSION FOR EM-
PLOYER-PROVIDED GROUP TERM LIFE IN-
SURANCE PURCHASED FOR EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 79(a) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$375,000’’. 
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 79 of such 
Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(g) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any taxable 
year beginning after 2017, the $375,000 amount 
under subsection (a)(1) shall be increased by an 
amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
year in which the taxable year begins, deter-
mined by substituting ‘2016’ for ‘1992’ in sub-
paragraph (B) thereof. 
‘‘(2) ROUNDING.—If any amount as adjusted 
under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $10,000, 
such amount shall be rounded to the nearest mul-
tiple of $10,000.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2016. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3041 
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to provide an exception 
for a de minimus amount of fish or wildlife included in interstate com-
mercial shipments, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2017 
Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. ABRAHAM, and Mr. 
ADERHOLT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to provide 
an exception for a de minimus amount of fish or wildlife 
included in interstate commercial shipments, 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 ‘‘Aquaculture Risk Re-
duction Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCEPTION FOR DE MINIMUS FISH OR WILDLIFE IN 
INTERSTATE COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS. 
Section 8 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 
U.S.C. 3375) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) DE MINIMUS FISH OR WILDLIFE IN INTER-
STATE COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS.—Section 3(a)(2) does 
not apply to a person transporting, selling, receiving, ac-
quiring, or purchasing in interstate commerce a de mini-
mus amount of fish or wildlife taken, possessed, trans-
ported, or sold in violation of any law or regulation of any 
State if such fish or wildlife was included in an interstate 
commercial shipment of fish or wildlife that were bred, 
hatched, or born in captivity for human consumption or 
for use for recreational or ornamental purposes, unless 
such inclusion was done knowingly or intentionally.’’. 
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cost-sharing payments made pursuant to subsection (a)(2) 
shall be counted toward any deductible or out-of-pocket 
maximum that applies under the plan.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subchapter B of chapter 100 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 9826. Requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin prod-
ucts.’’. 
(c) ERISA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part 7 of sub-
title B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1185 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 726. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO COST-SHAR-
ING FOR CERTAIN INSULIN PRODUCTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For plan years beginning on or 
after January 1, 2023, a group health plan or health in-
surance issuer offering group health insurance coverage 
shall provide coverage of selected insulin products and, 
with respect to such products, shall not— 
‘‘(1) apply any deductible; or 
‘‘(2) impose any cost-sharing in excess of the 
lesser of, per 30-day supply— 
‘‘(A) $35; or
‘‘(B) the amount equal to 25 percent of 
the negotiated price of the selected insulin prod-
uct net of all price concessions received by or on 
behalf of the plan or coverage, including price 
concessions received by or on behalf of third- 
party entities providing services to the plan or 
coverage, such as pharmacy benefit manage-
ment services. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) SELECTED INSULIN PRODUCTS.—The term 
‘selected insulin products’ means at least one of each 
dosage form (such as vial, pump, or inhaler dosage 
forms) of each different type (such as rapid-acting, 
short-acting, intermediate-acting, long-acting, ultra 
long-acting, and premixed) of insulin (as defined 
below), when available, as selected by the group 
health plan or health insurance issuer. 
‘‘(2) INSULIN
DEFINED.—The term ‘insulin’ 
means insulin that is licensed under subsection (a) 
or (k) of section 351 of the Public Health Service 
Act and continues to be marketed under such sec-
tion, including any insulin product that has been 
deemed to be licensed under section 351(a) of such 
Act pursuant to section 7002(e)(4) of the Biologics
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eastern Legacy Exten-
sion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL HIS-
TORIC TRAIL. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 5(a)(6) of the National 
Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(6)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘three thousand seven hundred’’ 
and inserting ‘‘4,900’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Wood River, Illinois,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
vania,’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘maps identified as, ‘Vicinity 
Map, Lewis and Clark Trail’ study report dated 
April 1977.’’ and inserting ‘‘the map entitled Lewis 
and Clark National Historic Trail Authorized Trail 
Including Proposed Eastern Legacy Extension, 
dated April 2018, and numbered 648/143721.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 23, 2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3045 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Trails System Act to extend 
the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, and 
for other purposes.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3045 
To amend the National Trails System Act to extend the Lewis and Clark 
National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2017 
Mr. MESSER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the National Trails System Act to extend the 
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, 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 ‘‘Eastern Legacy Exten-
sion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL HIS-
TORIC TRAIL. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 5(a)(6) of the National 
Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(6)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘three thousand seven hundred’’ 
and inserting ‘‘4,900’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Wood River, Illinois,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
vania,’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘maps identified as, ‘Vicinity 
Map, Lewis and Clark Trail’ study report dated 
April 1977.’’ and inserting ‘‘the map entitled 
llll, 
dated 
llll, 
and 
numbered 
llll.’’ 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3045 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 24, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Trails System Act to extend the 
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, 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 ‘‘Eastern Legacy Exten-
sion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL HIS-
TORIC TRAIL. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 5(a)(6) of the National 
Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(6)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘three thousand seven hundred’’ 
and inserting ‘‘4,900’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Wood River, Illinois,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
vania,’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘maps identified as, ‘Vicinity 
Map, Lewis and Clark Trail’ study report dated 
April 1977.’’ and inserting ‘‘the map entitled Lewis 
and Clark National Historic Trail Authorized Trail 
Including Proposed Eastern Legacy Extension, 
dated April 2018, and numbered 648/143721.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 23, 2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 649 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3045 
[Report No. 115–840] 
To amend the National Trails System Act to extend the Lewis and Clark 
National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2017 
Mr. MESSER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
JULY 18, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, and Mr. 
YARMUTH 
JULY 18, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 23, 2017] 
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A BILL 
To amend the National Trails System Act to extend the 
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, and for other 
purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Eastern Legacy Exten-
sion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL HIS-
TORIC TRAIL. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 5(a)(6) of the National 
Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(6)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘three thousand seven hundred’’ 
and inserting ‘‘4,900’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Wood River, Illinois,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
vania,’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘maps identified as, ‘Vicinity 
Map, Lewis and Clark Trail’ study report dated 
April 1977.’’ and inserting ‘‘the map entitled Lewis 
and Clark National Historic Trail Authorized Trail 
Including Proposed Eastern Legacy Extension, dated 
April 2018, and numbered 648/143721.’’ 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date that is 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 649 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3045 
[Report No. 115–840] 
A BILL 
To amend the National Trails System Act to extend 
the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, and 
for other purposes. 
JULY 18, 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. 3046 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude employer contribu-
tions to 529 plans from gross income and employment taxes and to 
allow a deduction for individual contributions to such plans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2017 
Mr. POLIQUIN (for himself, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, and Mr. 
RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude 
employer contributions to 529 plans from gross income 
and employment taxes and to allow a deduction for indi-
vidual contributions to such plans. 
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 ‘‘Help All Americans 
Save for College Act of 2017’’. 
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† HR 304 EAS 
for each location of the emergency medical services 
agency. 
‘‘(3) HOSPITAL-BASED AGENCY.—If a hospital- 
based emergency medical services agency is registered 
under subsection (f), the agency may use the registra-
tion of the hospital to administer controlled sub-
stances in accordance with this subsection without 
being registered under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION OUTSIDE PHYSICAL PRES-
ENCE OF MEDICAL DIRECTOR OR AUTHORIZING MED-
ICAL
PROFESSIONAL.—Emergency medical services 
professionals of a registered emergency medical serv-
ices agency may administer controlled substances in 
schedule II, III, IV, or V outside the physical presence 
of a medical director or authorizing medical profes-
sional in the course of providing emergency medical 
services if the administration is— 
‘‘(A) authorized by the law of the State in 
which it occurs; and 
‘‘(B) pursuant to— 
‘‘(i) a standing order that is issued 
and adopted by one or more medical direc-
tors of the agency, including any such order 
that may be developed by a specific State 
authority; or
emergency mobile medical services provided out-
side of a fixed medical facility. 
‘‘(C) The term ‘emergency medical services 
agency’ means an organization providing emer-
gency medical services, including such an orga-
nization that— 
‘‘(i) is governmental (including fire- 
based and hospital-based agencies), non-
governmental 
(including 
hospital-based 
agencies), private, or volunteer-based; 
‘‘(ii) provides emergency medical serv-
ices by ground, air, or otherwise; and 
‘‘(iii) is authorized by the State in 
which the organization is providing such 
services to provide emergency medical care, 
including the administering of controlled 
substances, to members of the general pub-
lic on an emergency basis. 
‘‘(D) The term ‘emergency medical services 
professional’ means a health care professional 
(including a nurse, paramedic, or emergency 
medical technician) licensed or certified by the 
State in which the professional practices and 
credentialed by a medical director of the respec-
tive emergency medical services agency to pro-
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(b) QUALIFIED ABLE PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
529A(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘10 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘the applicable percentage’’. 
(2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—Paragraph (3) 
of section 529A(c) of such Code is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) 
APPLICABLE
PERCENTAGE.—For 
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘applicable 
percentage’ means the greater of— 
‘‘(i) 10 percent, and 
‘‘(ii) the highest rate of income tax 
applicable to such person under this title.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to distributions made during tax-
able years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3047 
To correct the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources 
System Units P21, P21P, P22 in Florida. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2017 
Mr. THOMAS J. ROONEY of Florida introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To correct the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
Resources System Units P21, P21P, P22 in Florida. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPLACEMENT OF JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL 
BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM MAPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The maps included in the set of 
maps entitled ‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources System’’ re-
ferred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources 
Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)) and relating to Units P21, P21P, 
P22 in Florida are hereby replaced by other maps relating 
to the same units entitled, respectively— 
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(1) ‘‘Bocilla Island Unit P21/P21P’’, dated 
March 18, 2016; and 
(2) ‘‘Casey Key Unit P22’’, dated March 18, 
2016. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall keep the replacement maps referred to in subsection 
(a) on file and available for inspection in accordance with 
section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 
U.S.C. 3503(b)). 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3048 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction 
allowed for student loan interest. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2017 
Mr. SWALWELL of California (for himself, Mr. KIND, Ms. MOORE, Mr. LAR-
SON of Connecticut, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
ENGEL, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. BORDALLO, Miss RICE of 
New York, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. NOLAN, 
Mr. MEEKS, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. MENG, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Georgia, Ms. LEE, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. CASTOR of 
Florida, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. PETERS, and Mr. VARGAS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase 
the deduction allowed for student loan interest. 
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 ‘‘Student Loan Interest 
Deduction Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE IN DEDUCTION FOR STUDENT LOAN IN-
TEREST. 
(a) INCREASE IN DOLLAR LIMITATION AND REPEAL 
OF LIMITATION BASED ON INCOME.—Section 221(b) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(b) MAXIMUM DEDUCTION.—The deduction allowed 
by subsection (a) for the taxable year shall not exceed 
$5,000 ($10,000 in the case of a joint return).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 221 of 
such Code is amended by striking subsections (e) and (f) 
(relating to special rules and inflation adjustments, re-
spectively) and inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No deduction 
shall be allowed under this section for any amount for 
which a deduction is allowable under any other provision 
of this chapter.’’. 
(c) 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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vide emergency medical services within the 
scope of the professional’s State license or cer-
tification. 
‘‘(E) The term ‘emergency medical services 
vehicle’ means an ambulance, fire apparatus, 
supervisor truck, or other vehicle used by an 
emergency medical services agency for the pur-
pose of providing or facilitating emergency med-
ical care and transport or transporting con-
trolled substances to and from the registered 
and designated locations. 
‘‘(F) The term ‘hospital-based’ means, 
with respect to an agency, owned or operated by 
a hospital. 
‘‘(G) The term ‘medical director’ means a 
physician who is registered under subsection (f) 
and provides medical oversight for an emer-
gency medical services agency. 
‘‘(H) The term ‘medical oversight’ means 
supervision of the provision of medical care by 
an emergency medical services agency. 
‘‘(I) The term ‘medical professional’ means 
an emergency or other physician, or another 
medical professional (including an advanced 
practice registered nurse or physician assistant) 
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sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS