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amounts from a State loan fund to provide financial 
assistance under subsection (c) in a low-income geo-
graphic area or to a low-income homeowner, the 
State may provide additional subsidization to the re-
cipient of the assistance, including forgiveness of the 
principal of a loan. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—For each fiscal year, the 
total amount of additional subsidization provided by 
a participating State under paragraph (1) may not 
exceed 30 percent of the amount of the capitaliza-
tion grant allocated to the State for that fiscal year. 
‘‘(i) ADMINISTRATION OF FUND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A participating State may 
combine the financial administration of a State loan 
fund with the financial administration of any other 
revolving fund established by the State if— 
‘‘(A) combining the administration of the 
funds would— 
‘‘(i) be convenient and avoid adminis-
trative costs; and 
‘‘(ii) not violate the law of the State; 
and 
‘‘(B) the Administrator determines that— 
‘‘(i) amounts obtained from a grant 
made under this section, amounts obtained 
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SEC. 3. PENALTIES FOR RETALIATORY ACTION AGAINST 
WHISTLEBLOWER WHO HOLD A SECURITY 
CLEARANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3001(j)(4) of the Intel-
ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 
U.S.C. 3341(j)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(D) PENALTIES
FOR
REPRISALS.—(i) 
Upon a finding by an inspector general of an 
agency or the Inspector General of the Intel-
ligence Community that an officer or employee 
of an agency directed, recommended, or materi-
ally furthered a reprisal prohibited by para-
graph (1), the officer or employee shall be sub-
ject to one or more of the following adverse ac-
tions, as determined by the head of the employ-
ing agency: 
‘‘(I) A suspension from duty 
without pay for a period of at least 14 
days. 
‘‘(II) A reduction in grade. 
‘‘(III) Revocation of security 
clearance. 
‘‘(IV) Removal from the Federal 
service. 
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(5) diffuse the hierarchical and dependent rela-
tionships between grant personnel and their trainees; 
(6) require each grantee to describe in its grant 
proposal a code of conduct for maintaining a healthy 
and welcoming workplace for grant personnel; and 
(7) reward and incentivize grantees working to 
create a climate intolerant of sexual harassment. 
(f) FEDERAL SCIENCE AGENCY IMPLEMENTATION.— 
Each Federal science agency shall— 
(1) develop or maintain and implement policies 
with respect to sexual harassment that are con-
sistent with such guidelines and protect the privacy 
of targets of sexual harassment; and 
(2) broadly disseminate such policies to current 
and potential recipients of grants awarded by such 
agency. 
(g) SUNSET.—The interagency working group estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date 
that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 8. NATIONAL ACADEMIES ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall enter into 
an agreement with the Academies to undertake a study 
of the influence of sexual harassment in institutions of 
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higher education on the career advancement of individuals 
in the scientific, engineering, technical, and mathematics 
workforce. The study shall assess— 
(1) the state of research on sexual harassment 
in such workforce; 
(2) whether research demonstrates a decrease 
in the prevalence of sexual harassment in such work-
force; 
(3) the progress made with respect to imple-
menting recommendations promulgated in the Acad-
emies consensus study report entitled ‘‘Sexual Har-
assment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Con-
sequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and 
Medicine’’; 
(4) the degree to which Federal science agen-
cies have implemented the policy guidelines devel-
oped under section 7(c)(2) and the effectiveness of 
that implementation; and 
(5) where to focus future efforts with respect to 
decreasing sexual harassment in such institutions. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Direc-
tor to carry out this Act, $17,400,000. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7037 
To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide capital-
ization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide funding 
assistance to reduce flood risks, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 5, 2018 
Mr. CRIST (for himself and Mr. WILLIAMS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to 
allow the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency to provide capitalization grants to 
States to establish revolving funds to provide funding 
assistance to reduce flood risks, 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 ‘‘State Flood Mitigation 
Revolving Fund Act of 2018’’. 
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‘‘(V) Referral to the Office of 
Personnel Management for debarment 
from the Federal service for a period 
not to exceed 10 years. 
‘‘(ii) For purposes of carrying out clause 
(i), an officer or employee materially furthered 
a reprisal if the officer or employee knew, or 
reasonably should have known, that the action 
was a reprisal prohibited by paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7033 
To rename the Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice, 
Nebraska, as the Homestead National Historical Park. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 5, 2018 
Mr. SMITH of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To rename the Homestead National Monument of America 
near Beatrice, Nebraska, as the Homestead National 
Historical Park. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. HOMESTEAD NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first section of the Act of 
March 19, 1936 (16 U.S.C. 450u), is amended by striking 
‘‘designated’’ and all that follows through the end and in-
serting ‘‘designated the ‘Homestead National Historical 
Park’.’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
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States to the unit of the National Park System known 
as ‘‘The Homestead National Monument of America’’ 
shall be considered to be a reference to the ‘‘Homestead 
National Historical Park’’. 
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‘‘(I) Divide the total amount col-
lected in premiums for properties in-
sured under the national flood insur-
ance program in each participating 
State during the previous fiscal year 
by the number of properties insured 
under the national flood insurance 
program in that State for that fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(II) Add together each quotient 
obtained under subclause (I). 
‘‘(III) For each participating 
State, divide the quotient obtained 
under subclause (I) with respect to 
that State by the sum obtained under 
subclause (II). 
‘‘(IV) For each participating 
State, multiply the amount that is 50 
percent of the total amount made 
available under subparagraph (A) by 
the quotient obtained under subclause 
(III). 
‘‘(4) NO REVOLVING FUND REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this section, and subject to 
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loan not later than 1 year after the date on 
which the project for which the loan was made 
is completed; 
‘‘(C) the loan will be fully amortized not 
later than 20 years after the date on which the 
project for which the loan was made is com-
pleted, except that, in the case of a loan made 
for a project in a low-income geographic area or 
to a low-income homeowner, the State may pro-
vide a longer amortization period for the loan if 
that longer period— 
‘‘(i) ends on a date that is not later 
than 30 years after the date on which the 
project is completed; and 
‘‘(ii) is not longer than the expected 
design life of the project; 
‘‘(D) the recipient of the loan dem-
onstrates, based on verified and documented in-
formation that, at the time the loan is con-
summated, that the recipient has a reasonable 
ability to repay the loan, according to its terms, 
except that this subparagraph may not be con-
strued to authorize any reduction or limitation 
in efforts to comply with the requirements of 
subsection (c)(2)(E) (relating to priority for as-
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‘‘(g) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TRAINING FUND.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out sec-
tion 172 such sums as may be necessary.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7039 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
200 Israel Road Southeast in Tumwater, Washington, as the ‘‘Eva G. 
Hewitt Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 5, 2018 
Mr. HECK (for himself, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. KIL-
MER, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Mr. 
NEWHOUSE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 200 Israel Road Southeast in Tumwater, 
Washington, as the ‘‘Eva G. Hewitt Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EVA G. HEWITT POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 200 Israel Road Southeast in 
Tumwater, Washington, shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘Eva G. Hewitt Post Office’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Eva G. Hewitt Post 
Office’’. 
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the individual’s spouse) for the principal residence of 
the individual exceeds 30 percent of the adjusted 
gross income of the taxpayer for the taxable year. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Such term shall not in-
clude any individual if— 
‘‘(A) the individual does not include on the 
return of tax for the taxable year such individ-
ual’s taxpayer identification number and, if 
married, the taxpayer identification number of 
such individual’s spouse, or 
‘‘(B) a deduction under section 151 with 
respect to such individual is allowable to an-
other taxpayer for the taxable year. 
‘‘(3) MARRIED INDIVIDUALS.—Such term shall 
include an individual who is married only if a joint 
return is filed for the taxable year. 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(A) PRINCIPAL
RESIDENCE.—The term 
‘principal residence’ has the same meaning as 
when used in section 121. 
‘‘(B) MARRIED.—Marital status shall be 
determined under section 7703. 
‘‘(c) MEAN FAIR MARKET RENTAL AMOUNT.—For 
purposes of this section, with respect to an individual, the 
mean fair market rental amount for a taxable year is the 
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erty accepted by the Administrator under subsection (a) 
for the purpose of the construction of the memorial mark-
er required by section 3. 
(2) Any moneys transferred to the Secretary under 
paragraph (1) shall be merged with amounts in the ac-
count referred to in subsection (b) of section 3, and shall 
be available for the purpose referred to in that subsection. 
(c) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of 
the Administrator to accept gifts and donations under 
subsection (a) shall expire 5 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7040 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to direct the Bureau of Prisons 
to provide certain voting information to Federal prisoners upon their 
release from prison. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 5, 2018 
Mr. JEFFRIES (for himself, Ms. MENG, and Ms. BARRAGA´N) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to direct the Bureau 
of Prisons to provide certain voting information to Fed-
eral prisoners upon their release from prison. 
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 ‘‘Ex-Offender Voter 
Registration Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF VOTING INFORMATION TO FEDERAL 
PRISONERS. 
Section 4042(a)(E) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after clause (vii) the following: 
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‘‘(viii) The laws and regulations gov-
erning the right of an individual convicted 
of a felony who has been released from 
prison to vote in each of the 50 States, 
and, for the State in which the prisoner 
will reside upon release, any voter registra-
tion or application forms that the prisoner 
will need to complete in order to vote.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7042 
To exempt certain wildfire mitigation activities from certain environmental 
requirements, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 5, 2018 
Mr. LAMALFA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agri-
culture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To exempt certain wildfire mitigation activities from certain 
environmental 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 ‘‘Combustion Avoidance 
along Rural Roads Act’’ or the ‘‘CARR Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN WILDFIRE MITIGATION 
ACTIVITIES FROM CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL 
REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Wildfire mitigation activities of 
the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agri-
culture may be carried out without regard to the provi-
sions of law specified in subsection (b). 
(b) PROVISIONS OF LAW SPECIFIED.—The provisions 
of law specified in this section are all Federal, State, or 
other laws, regulations, and legal requirements of, deriving 
from, or related to the subject of, the following laws: 
(1) Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). 
(2) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
(c) WILDFIRE MITIGATION ACTIVITY.—For purposes 
of this section, the term ‘‘wildfire mitigation activity’’— 
(1) is an activity conducted on Federal land 
that is— 
(A) under the administration of the Direc-
tor of the National Park System, the Director 
of the Bureau of Land Management, or the 
Chief of the Forest Service; and 
(B) within 500 feet of any permanent or 
temporary road, as measured from the center of 
such road; and 
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(2) includes forest thinning, hazardous fuel re-
duction, prescribed burning, and vegetation manage-
ment. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7043 
To require the Federal Aviation Administration to complete within 1 year 
the ongoing evaluation of alternative airplane noise metrics to the current 
Day Night Level (DNL) 65 standard. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 5, 2018 
Ms. MENG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require the Federal Aviation Administration to complete 
within 1 year the ongoing evaluation of alternative air-
plane noise metrics to the current Day Night Level 
(DNL) 65 standard. 
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 Airplane Noise 
Standards Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE AIRPLANE NOISE METRIC EVALUA-
TION DEADLINE. 
Not later than 1 year from the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration shall complete the ongoing evaluation of al-
ternative metrics to the current Day Night Level (DNL) 
65 standard. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7044 
To establish a Collegiate Training Initiative Program for unmanned aircraft 
systems. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 5, 2018 
Ms. MENG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To establish a Collegiate Training Initiative Program for 
unmanned aircraft systems. 
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 ‘‘Unmanned Aircraft 
Systems Collegiate Training Initiative Program Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COLLEGIATE TRAINING INITIATIVE PROGRAM FOR 
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration shall establish a Collegiate Training Initiative 
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Prevention at the discretion of the Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘within the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘, 
within the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry’’. 
(11) Section 709(a)(7) of the Security and Ac-
countability for Every Port Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 
300hh–14(a)(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Agen-
cy for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry,’’. 
(12) Section 3001 of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6921(b)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Reg-
istry and’’. 
(13) Section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6939a) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsections (b) through 
(g); and 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking the sub-
section designation and heading. 
(14) Section 103(d)(2)(A) of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7403(d)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Reg-
istry,’’. 
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Program relating to unmanned aircraft systems by mak-
ing new agreements or continuing existing agreements 
with institutions of higher education (as defined by the 
Administrator) under which the institutions prepare stu-
dents for careers involving unmanned aircraft systems. 
The Administrator may establish standards for the entry 
of such institutions into the program and for their contin-
ued participation in the program. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7045 
To require the Federal Aviation Administration to address cybersecurity 
concerns for aircraft avionics systems, including software components. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 5, 2018 
Ms. MENG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require the Federal Aviation Administration to address 
cybersecurity concerns for aircraft avionics systems, in-
cluding software components. 
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 ‘‘Aircraft Avionics Sys-
tems Cybersecurity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SECURING AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall consider, where appropriate, 
revising Federal Aviation Administration regulations re-
garding airworthiness certification— 
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(1) to address cybersecurity for avionics sys-
tems, including software components; and 
(2) to require that aircraft avionics systems 
used for flight guidance or aircraft control be se-
cured against unauthorized access via passenger 
inflight entertainment systems through such means 
as the Administrator determines appropriate to pro-
tect the avionics systems from unauthorized external 
and internal access. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Administrator shall consider the recommendations of 
the Aircraft Systems Information Security Protection 
Working Group under section 2111 of the FAA Extension 
Safety and Security Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–190; 
130 Stat. 615). 
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