datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) to con-
duct research with controlled substances in schedule I of 
section 202(c) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)). 
(c) RESEARCH.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
may conduct research on cannabis if the employees of the 
Department who are conducting such research are re-
searchers registered under the Controlled Substances Act 
(21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) to conduct research with con-
trolled substances in schedule I of section 202(c) of such 
Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)). 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Flatside Wilderness 
Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO FLATSIDE WILDERNESS. 
Section 3(d) of Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 
(Public Law 98–508; 98 Stat. 2349) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘and certain land in the Ouachita National Forest, 
which comprise approximately 640 acres, as generally de-
picted as ‘Recommended Wilderness Area’ on the map ti-
tled ‘Flatside Wilderness, Recommended Wilderness 
Area’, dated September 6, 2018’’ after ‘‘1984’’. 
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS ADDITION. 
The wilderness addition created under section 2 shall 
be known as the Bethune Woods-Flatside Wilderness. Any 
reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or 
other record of the United States to such portion of the 
Flatside Wilderness shall be deemed to be a reference to 
the Bethune Woods-Flatside Wilderness. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5636 
AN ACT 
To designate additions to the Flatside Wilderness 
on the Ouachita National Forest, 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 ‘‘Flatside Wilderness En-
hancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO FLATSIDE WILDERNESS. 
Section 3(d) of Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 (Pub-
lic Law 98–508; 98 Stat. 2349) is amended by inserting 
‘‘and certain land in the Ouachita National Forest, which 
comprise approximately 640 acres, as generally depicted as 
‘Recommended Wilderness Area’ on the map titled ‘Flatside 
Wilderness, Recommended Wilderness Area’, dated Sep-
tember 6, 2018’’ after ‘‘1984’’. 
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS ADDITION. 
The wilderness addition created under section 2 shall 
be known as the Bethune Woods-Flatside Wilderness. Any 
reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or 
other record of the United States to such portion of the 
Flatside Wilderness shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
Bethune Woods-Flatside Wilderness. 
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adverse impact on wilderness character and re-
sources. 
SEC. 3. ADDITIONS TO FLATSIDE WILDERNESS. 
Section 3(d) of Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 
(Public Law 98–508; 98 Stat. 2349) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘and certain land in the Ouachita National Forest, 
which comprise approximately 640 acres, as generally de-
picted as ‘Recommended Wilderness Additions’ on the 
map titled ‘Revised Land and Resources Management 
Plan—Ouachita National Forest—Oklahoma and Arkan-
sas’, dated September 23, 2005’’ after ‘‘1984’’. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5636 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry 
AN ACT 
To designate additions to the Flatside Wilderness on the 
Ouachita National Forest, 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 ‘‘Flatside Wilderness 
Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO FLATSIDE WILDERNESS. 
Section 3(d) of Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 
(Public Law 98–508; 98 Stat. 2349) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘and certain land in the Ouachita National Forest, 
which comprise approximately 640 acres, as generally de-
picted as ‘Recommended Wilderness Area’ on the map ti-
tled ‘Flatside Wilderness, Recommended Wilderness 
Area’, dated September 6, 2018’’ after ‘‘1984’’. 
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS ADDITION. 
The wilderness addition created under section 2 shall 
be known as the Bethune Woods-Flatside Wilderness. Any 
reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or 
other record of the United States to such portion of the 
Flatside Wilderness shall be deemed to be a reference to 
the Bethune Woods-Flatside Wilderness. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 772 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5636 
[Report No. 115–989] 
To designate additions to the Flatside Wilderness on the Ouachita National 
Forest, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2018 
Mr. HILL (for himself and Mr. BEYER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
OCTOBER 23, 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 April 26, 2018] 
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To designate additions to the Flatside Wilderness on the 
Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes. 
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Union Calendar No. 772 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5636 
[Report No. 115–989] 
A BILL 
To designate additions to the Flatside Wilderness 
on the Ouachita National Forest, and for other 
purposes. 
OCTOBER 23, 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 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5637 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unlawful disposal 
of fetal remains, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2018 
Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. TURNER, Mr. 
GIBBS, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. ROE of 
Tennessee, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. JONES, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. 
MOONEY
of West Virginia, Mr. DUNCAN
of South Carolina, Mr. 
WENSTRUP, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. WESTERMAN, 
Mr. HARPER, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. 
FLORES, Mr. BANKS of Indiana, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. 
OLSON, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, and Mrs. HARTZLER) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the 
unlawful disposal of fetal remains, 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 ‘‘Protecting the Dignity 
of Unborn Children Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITING UNLAWFUL DISPOSAL OF FETAL RE-
MAINS. 
(a) PROHIBITING UNLAWFUL DISPOSAL OF FETAL 
REMAINS.—Part I of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 125—UNLAWFUL DISPOSAL OF 
FETAL REMAINS 
‘‘SEC. 2741. UNLAWFUL DISPOSAL OF FETAL REMAINS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever recklessly disposes of 
or abandons fetal remains in a landfill or in any of the 
navigable waters of the United States shall be imprisoned 
not more than 3 years or fined under this title, or both. 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to authorize the prosecution of any 
woman for the disposal of the remains of her unborn child. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) FETAL
REMAINS.—The term ‘fetal re-
mains’ means any part of a human fetus that is de-
ceased by reason of an abortion, but does not in-
clude any such part that has been cremated. 
‘‘(2) LANDFILL.—The term ‘landfill’ means a 
sanitary landfill, as such term is defined in section 
1004(26) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act. 
‘‘(3) NAVIGABLE
WATERS.—The term ‘navi-
gable waters’ has the meaning given such term in 
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section 502(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
for such part is amended by inserting, after the item per-
taining to chapter 123, the following: 
‘‘125. Unlawful disposal of fetal remains ................................................ 2741’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 563 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain individuals 
from the individual health insurance mandate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2017 
Mr. MESSER 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 exempt 
certain individuals from the individual health insurance 
mandate. 
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 ‘‘Unaffordable Care 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM THE INDIVIDUAL HEALTH IN-
SURANCE MANDATE FOR CERTAIN INDIVID-
UALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5000A(e) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) INDIVIDUALS
RESIDING
IN
LOCATIONS 
WITH LESS THAN TWO EXCHANGE PLANS.—Any ap-
plicable individual who for any month resides in a lo-
cation with respect to which there are less than two 
qualified health plans offered to such individual 
through an Exchange established under title I of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 
‘‘(7) INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN PRE-
MIUM
INCREASES.—Any applicable individual for 
any month beginning in a calendar year (hereafter 
in this paragraph referred to as the ‘exemption 
month’) if— 
‘‘(A) such individual was covered under 
minimum essential coverage for the last month 
of the preceding calendar year, and 
‘‘(B) the premium for such minimum es-
sential coverage for the exemption month is at 
least 125 percent of the premium for such cov-
erage for the month described in subparagraph 
(A).’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to months beginning after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5640 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools 
that participate in the school lunch program under such Act to serve 
whole milk. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2018 
Mr. MARINO (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch 
program under such Act to serve whole milk. 
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 ‘‘Wholesome Healthy 
Original Lactic Excellence Making Intelligent Literate 
Kids Act’’ or the ‘‘WHOLE MILK Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. WHOLE MILK PERMISSIBLE. 
Section 9(a)(2)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)(A)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘. Such milk shall 
be consistent with the most recent Dietary Guide-
lines for Americans published under section 301 of 
the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Re-
search Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341)’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, unflavored 
whole milk,’’ after ‘‘unflavored fluid milk’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5642 
To amend the Clayton Act with respect to mergers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2018 
Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. ELLISON, and Mr. CROWLEY) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Clayton Act with respect to mergers. 
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 ‘‘Restoring and Improv-
ing Merger Enforcement Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. MERGER-SPECIFIC EFFICIENCIES. 
Section 7 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘In determining whether the effect of such acquisi-
tion may be substantially to lessen competition, or to tend 
to create a monopoly, a court may consider a claimed effi-
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ciency of such acquisition only if it could not be accom-
plished in the absence of such acquisition, it is verifiable, 
and it would promote competition. 
‘‘A person against whom an action is brought for a 
violation of this section shall have the burden to establish, 
by the preponderance of the evidence, that the claimed ef-
ficiency will eliminate the substantial lessening of competi-
tion that may occur as a result of such acquisition.’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON CLAIMED EFFICIENCIES. 
Section 7A of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—Each person who en-
ters into an agreement with the Federal Trade Commis-
sion or the United States to resolve a proceeding brought 
under the antitrust laws or under the Federal Trade Com-
mission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) regarding an acquisi-
tion with respect to which notification is required under 
this section shall, on an annual basis during the 5-year 
period beginning on the date on which the agreement is 
entered into, submit to the Federal Trade Commission or 
the Assistant Attorney General, as applicable, information 
sufficient for the Federal Trade Commission or the United 
States, as applicable, to assess the source, and the result-
ing magnitude and extent, of any cost-saving efficiencies 
or any consumer benefits that were claimed as a benefit 
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of the acquisition and the extent to which any cost savings 
were passed on to consumers.’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5643 
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from taking any action relating to 
the licensing, planning, development, or construction of a nuclear waste 
repository until the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
submits to Congress a study on the economic viability and job-creating 
benefits of alternative uses of the Yucca Mountain site. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2018 
Ms. ROSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from taking any action 
relating to the licensing, planning, development, or con-
struction of a nuclear waste repository until the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget submits to 
Congress a study on the economic viability and job- 
creating benefits of alternative uses of the Yucca Moun-
tain site. 
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 ‘‘Jobs, Not Waste Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STUDYING THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF ALTER-
NATIVE USES OF YUCCA MOUNTAIN SITE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy may not 
take any action relating to the licensing, planning, devel-
opment, or construction of a nuclear waste repository at 
the Yucca Mountain site until— 
(1) the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget submits to Congress, and makes avail-
able to the public, a study on the economic viability 
and job-creating benefits of alternative uses of the 
Yucca Mountain site as outlined in GAO Report 11– 
847, published on September 16, 2011, including— 
(A) defense activities, such as a command 
facility for unmanned aircraft systems; 
(B) a secure electronic data center; 
(C) the development of renewable energy 
sources; and 
(D) scientific research; and 
(2) Congress holds a hearing on the alternative 
uses under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of para-
graph (1). 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this Act, the term ‘‘Yucca 
Mountain site’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 
10101). 
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125 
awarding a grant under this paragraph, 
the Administrator may waive any require-
ment under subsection (a) if the Adminis-
trator considers that waiver to be appro-
priate. 
‘‘(ii) 
MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.— 
Subject to subparagraph (C), for a fiscal 
year, the Administrator may grant to an 
eligible coalition under this paragraph, an 
amount not to exceed the amount of non- 
Federal funds raised by the coalition, in-
cluding in-kind contributions, for that fis-
cal year. 
‘‘(iii) SUSPENSION
OF
GRANTS.—If 
such grant recipient fails to continue to 
meet any criteria specified in subsection 
(a) that has not been waived by the Ad-
ministrator pursuant to clause (i), the Ad-
ministrator may suspend the grant, after 
providing written notice to the grant re-
cipient and an opportunity to appeal. 
‘‘(B) RENEWAL
GRANTS.—The Adminis-
trator may award a renewal grant to an eligible 
coalition that is a grant recipient under this 
paragraph for each fiscal year following the fis-
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. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5646 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to 
Congress a report on opioids prescribing practices for pregnant women. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2018 
Mr. CURTIS (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. STEWART, Mr. DIAZ- 
BALART, and Mrs. LOVE) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to submit to Congress a report on opioids prescribing 
practices for pregnant women. 
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 ‘‘Protecting against 
Opioid Prescription-abuse during Prenatal Year Study 
Act’’ or the ‘‘POPPY Study Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON OPIOIDS PRESCRIBING PRACTICES FOR 
PREGNANT WOMEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, in coordination with the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes 
of Health, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration shall develop and submit to the 
Congress a report— 
(1) on opioids prescribing practices for preg-
nant women and recommendations for such prac-
tices; 
(2) that provides recommendations for identi-
fying and reducing opioids misuse during pregnancy; 
(3) on prescription opioid misuse during preg-
nancy in urban and rural areas; 
(4) on prescription opioid use during pregnancy 
for the purpose of medication-assisted treatment in 
urban and rural areas; 
(5) evaluating current utilization of non-opiate 
pain management practices in place of prescription 
opioids during pregnancy; 
(6) providing guidelines encouraging the use of 
non-opioid pain management practices during preg-
nancy when safe and effective; and 
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(7) that provides recommendations for increas-
ing public awareness and education of opioid use dis-
order in pregnancy, including available treatment re-
sources in urban and rural areas. 
(b) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No additional funds 
are authorized to be appropriated for purposes of carrying 
out subsection (a). 
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