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frastructure, public electric transmission facilities, 
public broadband infrastructure, and planning’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) processing by a government entity of 
public land-use authorizations and rights-of-way 
relating to the development of land conveyed to 
the County under this Act, with an emphasis on 
authorizations and rights-of-way relating to any 
infrastructure needed for the expansion of the 
White Pine County Industrial Park under sec-
tion 352(c)(2).’’. 
(b) CONVEYANCE
TO WHITE PINE COUNTY, NE-
VADA.—Section 352 of the White Pine County Conserva-
tion, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 3039) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the 
Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 
2018’’ before ‘‘the Secretary’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(3)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘through a competitive bidding process’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘consistent with section 244 of the Nevada Re-
vised Statutes (as in effect on the date of enactment 
of the Eastern Nevada Economic Development and 
Land Management Improvement Act)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) DEADLINE.—If the Secretary has not conveyed 
to the County the parcels of land described in subsection 
(b) by the date that is 120 days after the date of the en-
actment of the Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections 
Act of 2018, the Secretary shall convey to the County, 
without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the parcels of land.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6299 
AN ACT 
To modify the process of the Secretary of the Inte-
rior for examining certain mining claims on Fed-
eral lands in Storey County, Nevada, to facilitate 
certain pinyon-juniper-related projects in Lincoln 
County, Nevada, to modify the boundaries of cer-
tain wilderness areas in the State of Nevada, to 
fully implement the White Pine County Con-
servation, Recreation, and Development Act, and 
for other purposes.
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3705 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring 
a rail carrier to report certain damage if such carrier has a reasonable 
suspicion that an action carried out by the carrier caused such damage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2023 
Mr. LAWLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regula-
tions requiring a rail carrier to report certain damage 
if such carrier has a reasonable suspicion that an action 
carried out by the carrier caused such damage. 
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 ‘‘Helping Oversee and 
Ward off Infrastructure Emergencies Act’’ or the 
‘‘HOWIE Act’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 62 
To provide for the hiring of 200 additional Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives agents and investigators to enforce gun laws. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for the hiring of 200 additional Bureau of Alco-
hol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents and inves-
tigators to enforce gun laws. 
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 ‘‘Gun Violence Reduc-
tion Resources Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) On average, more than 100,000 people in 
the United States are shot in murders, assaults, and 
other crimes and more than 32,000 people die from 
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(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) processing by a government entity of 
public land-use authorizations and rights-of-way 
relating to the development of land conveyed to 
the County under this Act, with an emphasis on 
authorizations and rights-of-way relating to any 
infrastructure needed for the expansion of the 
White Pine County Industrial Park under sec-
tion 352(c)(2).’’. 
(b) CONVEYANCE TO WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA.— 
Section 352 of the White Pine County Conservation, Recre-
ation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 
120 Stat. 3039) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the 
Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 
2018’’ before ‘‘the Secretary’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(3)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘through a competitive bidding process’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘consistent with section 244 of the Nevada Re-
vised Statutes (as in effect on the date of enactment 
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of the Eastern Nevada Economic Development and 
Land Management Improvement Act)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) DEADLINE.—If the Secretary has not conveyed to 
the County the parcels of land described in subsection (b) 
by the date that is 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of the Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 2018, 
the Secretary shall convey to the County, without consider-
ation, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the parcels of land.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 759 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6299 
[Report No. 115–971, Part I] 
A BILL 
To modify the process of the Secretary of the Inte-
rior for examining certain mining claims on Fed-
eral lands in Storey County, Nevada, to facilitate 
certain pinyon-juniper-related projects in Lincoln 
County, Nevada, to modify the boundaries of cer-
tain wilderness areas in the State of Nevada, to 
fully implement the White Pine County Con-
servation, Recreation, and Development Act, and 
for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform dis-
charged; committed to the Committee 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. 629 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under 
which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incom-
petent for certain purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2017 
Mr. CONAWAY (for himself and Mr. WENSTRUP) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the condi-
tions under which certain persons may be treated as 
adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain 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 ‘‘Veterans 2nd Amend-
ment Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONDITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PER-
SONS AS ADJUDICATED MENTALLY INCOM-
PETENT FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons 
as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
certain purposes 
‘‘In any case arising out of the administration by the 
Secretary of laws and benefits under this title, a person 
who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incom-
petent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness 
shall not be considered adjudicated as a mental defective 
under subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 922 of title 
18 without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, 
or other judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that 
such person is a danger to himself or herself or others.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally in-
competent for certain purposes.’’. 
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gun violence annually, including 2,677 children 
under 18 years of age. 
(2) Many of these crimes were committed by 
people who never should have been able to purchase 
a gun. 
(3) Each year hundreds of law enforcement of-
ficers lose their lives to gun violence, having been 
shot to death while protecting their communities. 
(4) Millions of guns are sold every year in ‘‘no 
questions asked’’ transactions and experts estimate 
that 40 percent of guns now sold in the United 
States are sold without a background check of the 
purchaser. 
SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, 
FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES AGENTS AND IN-
VESTIGATORS. 
The Attorney General may hire 200 individuals to 
serve as agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alco-
hol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, in addition to any 
individuals so serving as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6300 
To give Executive Order 13547, relating to the stewardship of the ocean, 
the coasts, and the Great Lakes, the full force and effect of law, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2018 
Mr. PANETTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To give Executive Order 13547, relating to the stewardship 
of the ocean, the coasts, and the Great Lakes, the full 
force and effect of law, 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 ‘‘National Ocean Policy 
Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. LEGAL EFFECT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 13547. 
(a) LEGAL EFFECT.—Executive Order 13547 (75 
Fed. Reg. 43021), entitled ‘‘Stewardship of the Ocean, 
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Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes’’, signed on July 19, 
2010, shall have the full force and effect of law. 
(b) CONFORMING CHANGE.—The Executive Order 
entitled ‘‘Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to 
Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental In-
terests of the United States’’, signed on June 19, 2018, 
shall have no force or effect. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6301 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide high deductible 
health plans with first dollar coverage flexibility. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2018 
Mr. ROSKAM (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of California) 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 provide 
high deductible health plans with first dollar coverage 
flexibility. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FIRST DOLLAR COVERAGE FLEXIBILITY FOR 
HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223(c)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) FIRST
DOLLAR
COVERAGE
FLEXI-
BILITY.— 
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Such plan shall 
not fail to be treated as a high deductible 
health plan by reason of failing to have a 
deductible for not more than $250 of spec-
ified services (twice such amount in the 
case of family coverage) during a plan 
year. 
‘‘(ii) SPECIFIED SERVICES.—For pur-
poses of this subparagraph, the term ‘spec-
ified services’ means, with respect to a 
plan, services other than preventive care 
(within the meaning of subparagraph (C)) 
identified under the terms of the plan as 
being services to which clause (i) applies.’’. 
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 223(g)(1) of 
such Code is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and (c)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
(c)(2)(A), and (c)(2)(E)’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘clause 
(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (ii) and (iii)’’ in clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (i), by 
striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and in-
serting ‘‘, and’’, and by inserting after clause (ii) the 
following new clause: 
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‘‘(iii) in the case of the dollar amount 
in subsection (c)(2)(E), ‘calendar year 
2017’.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this subsection shall apply with respect to plan years be-
ginning after December 31, 2018. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3728 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 25 Dorchester Avenue, Room 1, in Boston, 
Massachusetts, as the ‘‘Caroline Chang Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6302 
To enact as law certain regulations relating to the taking of double-crested 
cormorants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 3, 2018 
Mr. BERGMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To enact as law certain regulations relating to the taking 
of double-crested cormorants. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE TAKING OF 
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS. 
(a) FORCE AND EFFECT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), 
sections 21.47 and 21.48 of title 50, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2016), 
shall have the force and effect of law. 
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(2) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The Secretary of the In-
terior (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), acting through the Director of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Director’’), shall notify the public of 
the authority provided by paragraph (1) in a manner 
determined to be appropriate by the Secretary. 
(b) SUNSET.—The authority provided by subsection 
(a)(1) shall terminate on the effective date of a regulation 
promulgated by the Director after the date of enactment 
of this Act to control depredation of double-crested cor-
morant populations. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion limits the authority of the Director to promulgate reg-
ulations relating to the taking of double-crested cor-
morants under any other law. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6303 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to provide statutory authority for 
the Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services of the 
Federal Maritime Commission, to increase public awareness and under-
standing of ocean shipping services agreements and such Office, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 3, 2018 
Mr. POSEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to provide statutory 
authority for the Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute 
Resolution Services of the Federal Maritime Commission, 
to increase public awareness and understanding of ocean 
shipping services agreements and such Office, 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 ‘‘Common Sense Mari-
time and Consumer Services Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND DISPUTE RES-
OLUTION SERVICES OF THE FEDERAL MARI-
TIME 
COMMISSION; 
INCREASING 
PUBLIC 
AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Chapter 403 of title 46, United 
States Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 40108. Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Res-
olution Services of the Federal Maritime 
Commission 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF OFFICE.—There shall be in 
the Federal Maritime Commission an Office of Consumer 
Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services (in this section 
referred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) FUNCTION OF OFFICE.—To promote better pub-
lic understanding, the Office shall seek to— 
‘‘(1) raise public awareness about ocean ship-
ping agreements between carriers, use of ocean 
transportation intermediaries, and other shipping 
services; and 
‘‘(2) assist consumers in confidentially resolving 
disputes and other related matters deemed valuable 
to the consumer by the Commission.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the be-
ginning of such chapter is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
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‘‘40108. Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services of the Fed-
eral Maritime Commission.’’. 
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(C) disclosures pursuant to litigation; or 
(3) subject to disclosure under section 552 of 
title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
Freedom of Information Act), except for disclosures 
of information regarding a particular person to that 
person. 
SEC. 5. BYRNE JAG GRANT REDUCED FOR FAILURE TO RE-
PORT. 
In the case of a State or unit of local government 
that received a grant award under subpart 1 of part E 
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.), if that State or 
unit of local government fails substantially to comply with 
the requirement under section 2 for a fiscal year, the At-
torney General shall reduce the amount that would other-
wise be awarded to that State or unit of local government 
under such grant program in the following fiscal year by 
10 percent. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6308 
To authorize the Secretary of a military department to correct a military 
record at the request of an interested party more than 175 years after 
the date of the creation of the military record, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 3, 2018 
Mr. TONKO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of a military department to cor-
rect a military record at the request of an interested 
party more than 175 years after the date of the creation 
of the military record, 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 ‘‘Historical Record Ex-
emption Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. CORRECTION OF HISTORICAL MILITARY RECORDS. 
Section 1552(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘No’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Subject 
to paragraph (2), no’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) A correction may be made under subsection 
(a)(1) if the Secretary concerned or a person the Secretary 
concerned determines has a vested interest in the military 
record files a request for the correction more than 175 
years after the date of the creation of the military 
record.’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6309 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals entitled 
to Medicare Part A by reason of being over age 65 to contribute to 
health savings accounts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 6, 2018 
Mr. PAULSEN 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 allow indi-
viduals entitled to Medicare Part A by reason of being 
over age 65 to contribute to health savings accounts. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INDIVIDUALS OVER AGE 65 ENTITLED TO PART 
A OF MEDICARE ALLOWED TO CONTRIBUTE 
TO HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223(c)(1)(B) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end 
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of clause (iii) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the 
end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iv) entitlement to hospital insurance 
benefits under part A of title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act by reason of section 
226(a) of such Act.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 223(b)(7) 
of such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘(other than an enti-
tlement to benefits described in subsection (c)(1)(B)(iv))’’ 
after ‘‘Social Security Act’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this subsection shall apply to months beginning after De-
cember 31, 2018, in taxable years ending after such date. 
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