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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6108 
To provide for partnerships among State and local governments, regional 
entities, and the private sector to preserve, conserve, and enhance the 
visitor experience at nationally significant battlefields of the American 
Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 14, 2018 
Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. COLE, Mr. 
CULBERSON, Mr. KILMER, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. 
LOUDERMILK, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, and Ms. HANABUSA) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources 
A BILL 
To provide for partnerships among State and local govern-
ments, regional entities, and the private sector to pre-
serve, conserve, and enhance the visitor experience at 
nationally significant battlefields of the American Revolu-
tion, War of 1812, and Civil War, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Preserving America’s 
Battlefields Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION ACT OF 
2002. 
Section 2 of the Civil War Battlefield Preservation 
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–359) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
‘‘(1) Battlefields of the American Revolution, 
War of 1812 and the Civil War— 
‘‘(A) provide a means for the people of the 
United States to understand our Nation’s tur-
bulent first century; 
‘‘(B) serve as living memorials to those 
who fought and sacrificed in these conflicts to 
establish and maintain our freedom and liberty; 
‘‘(C) serve as training grounds for our Na-
tion’s Armed Forces; and 
‘‘(D) serve as heritage tourism destina-
tions, generating revenue for local economies. 
‘‘(2) According to the Report on the Nation’s 
Civil War Battlefields, prepared by the National 
Park Service and updated in 2010, of the 383 Civil 
War battlefields identified as national preservation 
priorities— 
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SEC. 2. PARITY FOR THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS 
AND GUAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 12(f) of 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1760(f)), in providing meals and supplements 
under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and section 4 of the Child Nutri-
tion Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773), the Secretary shall 
apply to— 
(1) Guam the average of the reimbursement 
rates applied to Alaska and Hawaii during each fis-
cal year under such provisions of law, respectively; 
and 
(2) the United States Virgin Islands the same 
reimbursement rates applied to Puerto Rico during 
each fiscal year under such provisions of law, respec-
tively. 
(b) SEVERABILITY.—Notwithstanding section 12(f) 
of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1760(f)), in the case of a fiscal year in which the 
Secretary applies the national average reimbursement rate 
for meals and supplements under the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and 
section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1773) to— 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6108 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 11, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To provide for partnerships among State and local govern-
ments, regional entities, and the private sector to pre-
serve, conserve, and enhance the visitor experience at 
nationally significant battlefields of the American Revolu-
tion, War of 1812, and Civil War, and for other pur-
poses. 
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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 ‘‘Preserving America’s 
Battlefields Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION ACT OF 
2002. 
Section 2 of the Civil War Battlefield Preservation 
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–359) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
‘‘(1) Battlefields of the American Revolution, 
War of 1812 and the Civil War— 
‘‘(A) provide a means for the people of the 
United States to understand our Nation’s tur-
bulent first century; 
‘‘(B) serve as living memorials to those 
who fought and sacrificed in these conflicts to 
establish and maintain our freedom and liberty; 
‘‘(C) serve as training grounds for our Na-
tion’s Armed Forces; and 
‘‘(D) serve as heritage tourism destina-
tions, generating revenue for local economies. 
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(1) Alaska or Hawaii, the Secretary shall apply 
to Guam the greatest reimbursement rate applied to 
any other State or territory— 
(A) with respect to meals and supplements 
provided under the school lunch program, under 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); and 
(B) with respect to the meals and supple-
ments provided under the school breakfast pro-
gram, under section 4 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773); or 
(2) Puerto Rico, the Secretary shall apply to 
the United States Virgin Islands the greatest reim-
bursement rate applied to any other State or terri-
tory— 
(A) with respect to meals and supplements 
provided under the school lunch program, under 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); and 
(B) with respect to meals and supplements 
provided under the school breakfast program, 
under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773). 
(c) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—Notwithstanding section 
12(f) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
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‘‘(B) 141 are lost or extremely fragmented, 
with residential and commercial development 
being the chief threats; 
‘‘(C) 100 other battlefields retain signifi-
cant features and lands from the period of bat-
tle, although on average these battlefields retain 
only 37 percent of the original historic scene; 
‘‘(D) of these 100 surviving but diminished 
battle landscapes, 82 are partially owned and 
protected by public and nonprofit stewards, al-
though the extent of that protection varies from 
site to site; 
‘‘(E) 18 are without any legal protection; 
‘‘(F) the condition of two battlefields is un-
known, with additional research and survey 
being required to determine their exact location 
and condition; and 
‘‘(G) the paucity of existing battlefield 
landscapes necessitates preservation and main-
tenance of what precious little remains today. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
‘‘(1) to act quickly and proactively to preserve 
and protect nationally significant battlefields of the 
American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War 
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through conservation easements and fee-simple pur-
chases of those battlefields from willing sellers; and 
‘‘(2) to create partnerships among State and 
local governments, regional entities, and the private 
sector to preserve, conserve, and enhance the visitor 
experience at nationally significant battlefields of the 
American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War.’’. 
SEC. 3. PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE. 
Section 308103(f) of title 54, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to pro-
vide grants under this section $15,000,000 for each fiscal 
year through 2025, of which not more than 10 percent 
may be used each fiscal year as follows: 
‘‘(1) Not more than $1,000,000 for projects 
and programs that modernize battlefield interpretive 
and educational assets through the deployment of 
technology, disbursed through the competitive grant 
process to non-profit organizations. 
‘‘(2) Not more than $1,000,000 for grants to 
organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
taxation under section 501(a) of such Code to be 
used for projects that restore day-of-battle condi-
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tions on land preserved through Battlefield Land 
Acquisition Grant Program funds.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) 
PROCEDURES
AND
TRAINING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—In prescribing regulations for the procedures 
and training requirements described in subsection (a)(5), 
such procedures and requirements shall be consistent with 
the requirements to report sexual harassment or sexual 
assault under section 10104.’’. 
SEC. 510. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT SEXUAL ASSAULT 
AND HARASSMENT. 
Section 10104 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) MANDATORY REPORTING BY CREW MEMBER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A crew member of a docu-
mented vessel shall report to the Secretary any com-
plaint or incident of sexual harassment or sexual as-
sault of which the crewmember has firsthand or per-
sonal knowledge. 
‘‘(2) PENALTY.—A crew member with firsthand 
or personal knowledge of a sexual assault or sexual 
harassment incident on a documented vessel who 
knowingly fails to report in compliance with para-
graph (a)(1) is liable to the United States Govern-
ment for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000. 
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‘‘(3) AMNESTY.—A crew member who fails to 
make the required reporting under paragraph (1) 
shall not be subject to the penalty described in para-
graph (2) if the complaint is shared in confidence 
with the crew member directly from the assaulted in-
dividual or the crew member is a victim advocate as 
defined in section 40002(a) of the Violent Crime 
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 
U.S.C. 12291(a)). 
‘‘(b) MANDATORY REPORTING BY VESSEL OWNER.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A vessel owner or man-
aging operator of a documented vessel or the em-
ployer of a seafarer on that vessel shall report to the 
Secretary any complaint or incident of harassment, 
sexual harassment, or sexual assault in violation of 
employer policy or law, of which such vessel owner 
or managing operator of a vessel engaged in com-
mercial service, or the employer of the seafarer is 
made aware. Such reporting shall include results of 
any investigation into the incident, if applicable, and 
any action taken against the offending crewmember. 
‘‘(2) PENALTY.—A vessel owner or managing 
operator of a vessel engaged in commercial service, 
or the employer of a seafarer on that vessel who 
knowingly fails to report in compliance with para-
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out referral to any adjudicative or hearing official acting 
on behalf of the Secretary’’. 
(u) EVIDENTIARY RECORD BEFORE BOARD OF VET-
ERANS’ APPEALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 71 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 7113. Evidentiary record before the Board of Vet-
erans’ Appeals 
‘‘(a) NON-HEARING OPTION DOCKET.—For cases in 
which a hearing before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals 
is not requested in the notice of disagreement, the evi-
dentiary record before the Board shall be limited to the 
evidence of record at the time of the decision of the agency 
of original jurisdiction on appeal. 
‘‘(b) HEARING OPTION DOCKET.—(1)(A) Except as 
provided in subparagraph (B), for cases on the hearing 
option docket in which a hearing is requested in the notice 
of disagreement, the evidentiary record before the Board 
shall be limited to the evidence of record at the time of 
the decision of the agency of original jurisdiction on ap-
peal. 
‘‘(B) The evidentiary record before the Board for 
cases on the hearing option docket in which a hearing is 
requested, shall include each of the following, which the 
Board shall consider in the first instance: 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6110 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the review 
and adjustment of payments under the Medicare outpatient prospective 
payment system to avoid financial incentives to use opioids instead of 
non-opioid alternative treatments, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 14, 2018 
Mrs. WALORSKI (for herself, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. 
MARCHANT, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. ROS-
KAM, Mr. MACARTHUR, and Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for the review and adjustment of payments under the 
Medicare outpatient prospective payment system to avoid 
financial incentives to use opioids instead of non-opioid 
alternative treatments, 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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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6111 
To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
with respect to high priority corridors on the National Highway System, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 14, 2018 
Mr. BABIN (for himself, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. HARPER, Mr. 
BRADY of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. WILLIAMS, and Mr. 
CARTER of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
Act of 1991 with respect to high priority corridors on 
the National Highway System, 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 ‘‘I–14 Expansion and 
Improvement Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON NATIONAL HIGH-
WAY SYSTEM. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION.— 
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(1) 
CENTRAL
TEXAS
CORRIDOR.—Section 
1105(c)(84) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(84) The Central Texas Corridor, including 
the route— 
‘‘(A) commencing in the vicinity of Texas 
Highway 338 in Odessa, Texas, running east-
ward generally following Interstate Route 20, 
connecting to Texas Highway 158 in the vicin-
ity of Midland, Texas, then following Texas 
Highway 158 eastward to United States Route 
87 and then following United States Route 87 
southeastward, passing in the vicinity of San 
Angelo, Texas, and connecting to United States 
Route 190 in the vicinity of Brady, Texas; 
‘‘(B) commencing at the intersection of 
Interstate Route 10 and United States Route 
190 in Pecos County, Texas, and following 
United States Route 190 to Brady, Texas; 
‘‘(C) following portions of United States 
Route 190 eastward, passing in the vicinity of 
Fort Hood, Killeen, Belton, Temple, Bryan, 
College Station, Huntsville, Livingston, Wood-
ville, and Jasper, to the logical terminus of 
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Texas Highway 63 at the Sabine River Bridge 
at Burrs Crossing; 
‘‘(D) following United States Route 83 
southward from the vicinity of Eden, Texas, to 
a logical connection to Interstate Route 10 at 
Junction, Texas; 
‘‘(E) following United States Route 69 
from Interstate Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, 
north to United States Route 190 in the vicin-
ity of Woodville, Texas; and 
‘‘(F) following United States Route 96 
from Interstate Route 10 in Beaumont, Texas, 
north to United States Route 190 in the vicin-
ity of Jasper, Texas.’’. 
(2) CENTRAL
LOUISIANA
CORRIDOR.—Section 
1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(91) The Central Louisiana Corridor com-
mencing at the logical terminus of Louisiana High-
way 8 at the Sabine River Bridge at Burrs Crossing 
and generally following portions of Louisiana High-
way 8 to Leesville, Louisiana, and then eastward on 
Louisiana Highway 28, passing in the vicinity of Al-
exandria, Pineville, Walters, and Archie, to the log-
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ical terminus of United States Route 84 at the Mis-
sissippi River Bridge at Vidalia, Louisiana.’’. 
(3) CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CORRIDOR.—Section 
1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
Efficiency Act of 1991, as amended by this Act, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(92) The Central Mississippi Corridor com-
mencing at the logical terminus of United States 
Route 84 at the Mississippi River and then generally 
following portions of United States Route 84 passing 
in the vicinity of Natchez, Brookhaven, Monticello, 
Prentiss, and Collins, to the logical terminus with 
Interstate Route 59 in the vicinity of Laurel, Mis-
sissippi.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN SEGMENTS ON INTER-
STATE SYSTEM.—Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended 
in the first sentence— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(84),’’ after 
‘‘subsection (c)(83),’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and subsection (c)(90)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (c)(90), subsection (c)(91), and 
subsection (c)(92)’’. 
(c) DESIGNATION.—Section 1105(e)(5)(C) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date that is 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this section. 
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is amended by striking ‘‘The route referred to in sub-
section (c)(84) is designated as Interstate Route I–14.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The route referred to in subsection 
(c)(84)(A) is designated as Interstate Route I–14 North 
and the State of Texas shall erect signs, as appropriate 
and as approved by the Secretary, identifying such route 
as future Interstate Route I–14 North. The route referred 
to in subsection (c)(84)(B) is designated as Interstate 
Route I–14 South and the State of Texas shall erect signs, 
as appropriate and as approved by the Secretary, identi-
fying such route as future Interstate Route I–14 South. 
The routes referred to in subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), 
and (F) of subsection (c)(84) and in subsections (c)(91) 
and (c)(92) are designated as Interstate Route I–14 and 
the States of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi shall erect 
signs, as appropriate and as approved by the Secretary, 
identifying such routes as segments of future Interstate 
Route I–14.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6112 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make institutions of 
higher education eligible for assistance for community food projects, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 14, 2018 
Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself and Mr. MARSHALL) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make 
institutions of higher education eligible for assistance 
for community food projects, 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 ‘‘Campus Hunger Re-
duction Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) According to the Wisconsin HOPE Lab, 
studies indicate that at least 36 percent of four-year 
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college and university students and 42 percent of 
two-year community college students have experi-
enced food insecurity in 2018. 
(2) Hunger threatens a student’s health, cog-
nitive ability, and economic security. 
(3) Institutions of higher education should 
strive to collect edible, surplus food from campus-op-
erated dining facilities that would be thrown away 
and distribute such food to students experiencing 
hunger. 
(4) Institutions of higher education should part-
ner with local organizations such as regional food 
banks to reduce hunger and support operation of 
food pantries on campus. 
SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS. 
Section 25 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2034) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (c), in the matter before para-
graph (1), by inserting ‘‘an institution of higher edu-
cation,’’ before ‘‘or a private’’. 
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