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sponsored actors, to utilize digital currencies to 
evade or circumvent United States sanctions, includ-
ing through the direct or indirect use of products or 
services of United States based technology, software, 
or financial services firms; and 
(2) include recommendations for new legislative 
and regulatory measures needed to strengthen the 
United States Government’s ability to prevent 
states, state-sponsored actors, and non-state-spon-
sored actors from using digital currencies to evade 
or circumvent United States sanctions, including 
through the direct or indirect use of products or 
services of United States based technology, software, 
or financial services firms. 
(d) FORM.—The report submitted under subsection 
(b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
TITLE VI—TERMINATION 
SEC. 601. EXTENSION AND TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS 
AGAINST VENEZUELA. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 5(e) of the Venezuela De-
fense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 
(Public Law 113–278; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2025’’. 
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(b) TERMINATION.—The requirement to impose sanc-
tions under this Act shall terminate on December 31, 
2025. 
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extent to which such measures satisfy the following 
factors: 
‘‘(A) The measures are patient-centered 
and meaningful to patients, clinicians, and pro-
viders. 
‘‘(B) The measures address high-impact 
measure areas that safeguard public health. 
‘‘(C) The measures are outcome-based 
where possible. 
‘‘(D) The measures minimize the level of 
burden for providers. 
‘‘(E) The measures create significant op-
portunity for improvement; 
‘‘(F) The measures align across programs 
and with other payors. 
‘‘(G) The measures satisfy any other factor 
specified by the Secretary.’’. 
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(2) the Governors of the Basin States; 
(3) local governments; 
(4) other public agencies and organizations with 
authority for the planning and implementation of 
conservation strategies in the Hudson-Mohawk River 
Basin; 
(5) institutions of higher education; 
(6) nongovernmental organizations; 
(7) regional organizations; and 
(8) other entities as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
SEC. 5. GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE. 
(a) HUDSON-MOHAWK RIVER BASIN GRANT PRO-
GRAM.—To the extent that funds are available to carry 
out this section, the Secretary shall establish a voluntary 
grant program to be known as the ‘‘Hudson-Mohawk 
River Basin Grant Program’’ to provide— 
(1) competitive matching grants of varying 
amounts to State and local governments, nonprofit 
organizations, institutions of higher education, and 
other eligible entities to address the program prior-
ities described in section 4(c); and 
(2) technical assistance to grant recipients. 
(b) CRITERIA.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the organizations described in section 4(d), shall develop 
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criteria for the grant program to help ensure that activi-
ties funded under this section address one or more of the 
program priorities described in section 4(c). 
(c) COST SHARING.— 
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of a project funded under the grant pro-
gram shall be determined by the Secretary and shall 
not exceed 80 percent of the total cost of the activ-
ity. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share of the cost of a project funded under the grant 
program may be provided in cash or in the form of 
an in-kind contribution of services or materials. 
SEC. 6. ANNUAL REPORTS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation 
of this Act, including a description of each project that 
has received funding under this Act. 
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary to carry out this Act $25,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2024. 
(b) USE.—Of any amount made available under this 
section for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall use at least 
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75 percent to carry out the grant program and to provide, 
or provide for, technical assistance under such program. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7247 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority 
of MA organizations to provide waivers from Medicare Advantage plans’ 
prior authorization requirements. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2018 
Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself and Mr. SHIMKUS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify 
the authority of MA organizations to provide waivers 
from Medicare Advantage plans’ prior authorization re-
quirements. 
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 ‘‘Incentivizing Shared 
Risk in Medicare Advantage Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF MA ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE 
WAIVERS 
FROM 
MEDICARE 
ADVANTAGE 
PLANS’ PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
Section 1857(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w–27(e)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE WAIVERS FROM 
PLAN
PRIOR
AUTHORIZATION
REQUIREMENTS.—In 
the case of an MA organization with a contract 
under this section that applies a prior authorization 
requirement with respect to any item or service cov-
ered under the Medicare Advantage plan offered by 
such organization, such organization may provide for 
a waiver from such requirement for any provider of 
services or supplier, as specified by the organization, 
furnishing such an item or service, including a pro-
vider of services or supplier that participates in a 
risk-sharing arrangement or value-based payment 
arrangement, as such terms are defined by the orga-
nization.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 724 
To provide that the Executive order entitled ‘‘Protecting the Nation from 
Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States’’ (January 27, 2017), 
shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds 
to enforce the Executive order, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2017 
Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. CONYERS, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. MENG, Ms. 
PELOSI, Mr. HOYER, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. 
NADLER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. 
JUDY CHU of California, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. JEFFRIES, 
Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. BASS, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. SWALWELL of California, 
Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. AGUILAR, 
Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BERA, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BISHOP of 
Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of 
Pennsylvania, 
Mr. 
BROWN
of 
Maryland, 
Mrs. 
BUSTOS, 
Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. CAS-
TOR of Florida, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, 
Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COURTNEY, 
Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali-
fornia, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. DELANEY, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. 
DELBENE, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. ESTY, 
Mr. EVANS, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GENE GREEN 
of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mex-
ico, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. 
HIMES, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. 
KAPTUR, Mr. KEATING, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 
KHANNA, Mr. KIHUEN, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. 
KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEWIS of 
Georgia, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico, Mrs. CAROLYN B. 
MALONEY of New York, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. 
MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. MEEKS, 
Ms. MOORE, Mr. MOULTON, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mrs. NAPOLI-
TANO, Mr. NEAL, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. 
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‘‘(1) This subsection shall apply to any case in 
which— 
‘‘(A) a civil action is removed solely on the 
basis of the jurisdiction conferred by section 
1332(a); 
‘‘(B) a motion to remand is made on the 
ground that— 
‘‘(i) one or more defendants are citi-
zens of the same State as one or more 
plaintiffs; or 
‘‘(ii) one or more defendants properly 
joined and served are citizens of the State 
in which the action was brought; and 
‘‘(C) the motion is opposed on the ground 
that the joinder of the defendant or defendants 
described in subparagraph (B) is fraudulent. 
‘‘(2) The joinder of a defendant described in 
paragraph (1)(B) is fraudulent if the court finds 
that— 
‘‘(A) there is actual fraud in the pleading 
of jurisdictional facts with respect to that de-
fendant; 
‘‘(B) based on the complaint and the mate-
rials submitted under paragraph (3), it is not 
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PALLONE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. PINGREE, 
Mr. POCAN, Mr. POLIS, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. QUIGLEY, 
Miss RICE of New York, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. 
SABLAN, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCHNEI-
DER, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, 
Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 
SOTO, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. TAKANO, 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. TITUS, 
Mr. TONKO, Mrs. TORRES, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VELA, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. WALZ, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of Cali-
fornia, Ms. WASSERMAN
SCHULTZ, Mrs. WATSON
COLEMAN, Mr. 
WELCH, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. BROWNLEY of Cali-
fornia, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. KILMER, Mr. 
BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. CORREA, Ms. BLUNT 
ROCHESTER, Mr. RUSH, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. PETERS, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. 
CARTWRIGHT, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. HECK, and Mr. PAS-
CRELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign 
Affairs, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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 provide that the Executive order entitled ‘‘Protecting 
the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United 
States’’ (January 27, 2017), shall have no force or effect, 
to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Exec-
utive order, 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 ‘‘Statue of Liberty Val-
ues Act of 2017’’ or as the ‘‘SOLVE Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXECUTIVE ORDER TO HAVE NO FORCE OR EFFECT. 
Beginning on January 27, 2017, the Executive order 
entitled ‘‘Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist 
Entry into the United States’’ (January 27, 2017), is null 
and void, shall have no force and effect, and may not be 
implemented, administered, enforced, or carried out. 
SEC. 3. NO FUNDS AVAILABLE. 
No Federal funds (including fees) made available for 
any fiscal year, may be used to implement, administer, en-
force, or carry out (including through the issuance of any 
regulations) any of the policy changes set forth in the Ex-
ecutive order entitled ‘‘Protecting the Nation from For-
eign Terrorist Entry into the United States’’ (January 27, 
2017). 
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‘‘(3) regulated financial institutions have a con-
tinuing and affirmative obligation to meet the credit 
or other financial needs of the local communities in 
which they are chartered or do business. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to re-
quire each appropriate Federal financial supervisory agen-
cy to use its authority when examining regulated financial 
institutions to ensure that those institutions meet the 
credit or other financial needs of the local communities 
in which they are chartered or do business consistent with 
the safe and sound operation of those institutions. 
‘‘SEC. 803. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title: 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION FOR A DEPOSIT FACILITY.— 
The term ‘application for a deposit facility’ means 
an application to the appropriate Federal financial 
supervisory agency otherwise required under Federal 
law or regulations thereunder for— 
‘‘(A) a charter for a national bank or Fed-
eral savings and loan association; 
‘‘(B) deposit insurance in connection with 
a newly chartered State bank, savings bank, 
savings and loan association, or similar institu-
tion; 
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(C) an independent establishment as de-
fined in section 104(1) of title 5, United States 
Code; and 
(D) a wholly-owned Government corpora-
tion fully subject to chapter 91 of title 31, 
United States Code. 
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plausible to conclude that applicable State law 
would impose liability on that defendant; 
‘‘(C) State or Federal law clearly bars all 
claims in the complaint against that defendant; 
or 
‘‘(D) 
objective 
evidence 
clearly 
dem-
onstrates that there is no good faith intention 
to prosecute the action against that defendant 
or to seek a joint judgment including that de-
fendant. 
‘‘(3) In determining whether to grant or deny 
a motion under paragraph (1)(B), the court may 
permit the pleadings to be amended, and shall con-
sider the pleadings, affidavits, and other evidence 
submitted by the parties. 
‘‘(4) If the court finds that all defendants de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B) have been fraudulently 
joined under paragraph (2), it shall dismiss without 
prejudice the claims against those defendants and 
shall deny the motion described in paragraph 
(1)(B).’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7257 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require $1 coins issued during 
2019 to honor President George H. W. Bush and to direct the Secretary 
of the Treasury to issue bullion coins during 2019 in honor of Barbara 
Bush. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2018 
Mr. POLIQUIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require $1 coins 
issued during 2019 to honor President George H. W. 
Bush and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to 
issue bullion coins during 2019 in honor of Barbara 
Bush. 
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 ‘‘President George H. 
W. Bush and Barbara Bush Dollar Coin Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COINS HONORING PRESIDENT GEORGE H. W. BUSH 
AND BARBARA BUSH. 
(a) CIRCULATING $1 COINS HONORING PRESIDENT 
GEORGE H. W. BUSH.—Notwithstanding subsections (d), 
(n)(2)(E), (n)(3), (n)(4), and (n)(8) of section 5112 of 
title 31, United States Code, in addition to the coins to 
be issued pursuant to section 5112(r) of such title, and 
in accordance with the other provisions of section 5112(n) 
of such title, $1 coins issued during the 1-year period be-
ginning January 1, 2019, shall bear the image of Presi-
dent George H. W. Bush. 
(b) BULLION COINS HONORING BARBARA BUSH.— 
Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (5)(C) of section 
5112(o) of title 31, United States Code, and in accordance 
with the other provisions of section 5112(o) of such title, 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue bullion coins dur-
ing the 1-year period beginning January 1, 2019, that 
bear the image of Barbara Bush. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7259 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
certain federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2018 
Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself, Mr. SIMPSON, and Mr. GOSAR) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
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 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude 
from gross income certain federally-subsidized loan re-
payments for dental school faculty. 
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 ‘‘Dental Loan Repay-
ment Assistance Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN FEDERALLY-SUBSIDIZED 
LOAN REPAYMENTS FOR DENTAL SCHOOL 
FACULTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 108(f)(4) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘, under 
a loan repayment program receiving a grant or contract 
under section 748(a)(2) of such Act’’ after ‘‘section 338I 
of such Act’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 108(f)(4) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS LOAN REPAY-
MENT PROGRAM AND CERTAIN STATE LOAN REPAYMENT 
PROGRAMS’’ in the heading thereof and inserting ‘‘CER-
TAIN
FEDERAL
AND
STATE
LOAN
REPAYMENT
PRO-
GRAMS’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts received in taxable 
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(d) GAO REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall review and report to the appropriate 
committees of Congress on the participation of dental pro-
viders and faculty in areas and schools receiving funding 
from the Dental Faculty Development and Loan Repay-
ment Program under section 748(a)(2) of the Public 
Health Service Act, including the extent to which they re-
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main full-time faculty teaching and practicing in dental 
clinics located in dental schools, hospitals, or community- 
based affiliated sites after receiving funding from the pro-
gram. 
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‘‘(2) DEADLINE
FOR
PROCESSING
APPLICA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which the Commission receives 
an application for a certificate of public conven-
ience and necessity under subsection (c), the 
Commission shall— 
‘‘(i) complete all required consulta-
tions with other Federal agencies; 
‘‘(ii) review the application in accord-
ance with the requirements of this section; 
and 
‘‘(iii) issue the certificate or deny the 
application. 
‘‘(B) REASONS FOR DENIAL.—If the Com-
mission denies an application under subpara-
graph (A)(iii), the Commission shall state the 
reasons for the denial.’’. 
(b) CORPS OF ENGINEERS APPROVALS.— 
(1) DEFINITION
OF
COVERED
AUTHORIZA-
TION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘covered author-
ization’’ means an authorization or approval re-
quired under Federal law from the Secretary of the 
Army for any natural gas transmission project, in-
cluding an authorization— 
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