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‘‘(3) to oversee the administration of the procedures 
described in subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section $2,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2018 through 2022. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF GRANT FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
under this section shall remain available until expended.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 
2205 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item related to section 220529 the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—GRANT TO KEEP YOUNG ATHLETES SAFE 
‘‘220531. Grant to protect young athletes from abuse.’’. 
TITLE IV—CONSENT OF CONGRESS TO 
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION 
OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA 
SEC. 401. CONSENT OF CONGRESS TO AMENDMENTS TO THE CON-
STITUTION OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA. 
Congress consents to the amendments to the Constitution of 
the State of Arizona proposed by House Concurrent Resolution 
2001 of the 52nd Legislature of the State of Arizona, First Special 
Session, 2015, entitled ‘‘A Concurrent Resolution Proposing an 
Amendment to the Constitution of Arizona; Amending Article X, 
Section 7, Constitution of Arizona; Amending Article XI, Constitu-
tion of Arizona, by Adding Section 11; Relating to Education 
Finance’’, approved by the voters of the State of Arizona at the 
special election held on May 17, 2016. 
TITLE V—STOP SCHOOL VIOLENCE ACT 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Student, Teachers, and Officers 
Preventing School Violence Act of 2018’’ or the ‘‘STOP School 
Violence Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 502. GRANT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL SECURITY. 
Part AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10551 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2701 (34 U.S.C. 10551)— 
(A) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) COPS GRANTS.—The Director of the Office of Commu-
nity Oriented Policing Services (referred to in this part as 
the ‘COPS Director’) is authorized to make grants to States, 
units of local government, and Indian tribes for the purposes 
described in paragraphs (5) through (9) of subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) BJA GRANTS.—The Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance (referred to in this part as the ‘BJA Director’) is 
authorized to make grants to States, units of local government, 
and Indian tribes for the purposes described in paragraphs 
(1) through (4) of subsection (b).’’;
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(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘evidence-based school safety programs that 
may include’’ after ‘‘through’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraphs (1) through (6) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) Training school personnel and students to prevent 
student violence against others and self. 
‘‘(2) The development and operation of anonymous reporting 
systems for threats of school violence, including mobile tele-
phone applications, hotlines, and Internet websites. 
‘‘(3) The development and operation of— 
‘‘(A) school threat assessment and intervention teams 
that may include coordination with law enforcement agen-
cies and school personnel; and 
‘‘(B) 
specialized 
training 
for 
school 
officials 
in 
responding to mental health crises. 
‘‘(4) Any other measure that, in the determination of the 
BJA Director, may provide a significant improvement in 
training, threat assessments and reporting, and violence 
prevention. 
‘‘(5) Coordination with local law enforcement. 
‘‘(6) Training for local law enforcement officers to prevent 
student violence against others and self. 
‘‘(7) Placement and use of metal detectors, locks, lighting, 
and other deterrent measures. 
‘‘(8) Acquisition and installation of technology for expedited 
notification of local law enforcement during an emergency. 
‘‘(9) Any other measure that, in the determination of the 
COPS Director, may provide a significant improvement in secu-
rity.’’; 
(C) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as sub-
sections (e) through (h), respectively; 
(D) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: 
‘‘(c) CONTRACTS AND SUBAWARDS.—A State, unit of local govern-
ment, or Indian tribe may, in using a grant under this part for 
purposes authorized under subsection (b), use the grant to contract 
with or make 1 or more subawards to 1 or more— 
‘‘(1) local educational agencies; 
‘‘(2) nonprofit organizations, excluding schools; or 
‘‘(3) units of local government or tribal organizations. 
‘‘(d) SERVICES AND BENEFITS FOR SCHOOLS.—An entity that 
receives a subaward or contract under subsection (c) may use such 
funds to provide services or benefits described under subsection 
(b) to 1 or more schools.’’; 
(E) in subsection (e), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Director’’ and inserting ‘‘COPS 
Director and the BJA Director’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and has’’ and inserting ‘‘has’’; and 
(iii) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, and will use evidence-based strategies and 
programs, such as those identified by the Comprehen-
sive School Safety Initiative of the Department of Jus-
tice’’; 
(F) in subsection (f), as so redesignated— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘75 percent’’; and
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(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Director may’’ 
and inserting ‘‘COPS Director and the BJA Director 
may each’’; 
(G) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘Director shall’’ and inserting ‘‘COPS Director and the BJA 
shall each’’; and 
(H) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘Director may’’ and inserting ‘‘COPS Director and the BJA 
Director may each’’; 
(2) in section 2702 (34 U.S.C. 10552)— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘the Director’’ the first place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘the COPS Director or 
the BJA Director, as the case may be,’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘the Director may’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the COPS Director or the BJA Director 
may’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(iii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘child psychologists’’ and inserting 
‘‘licensed mental health professionals’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) include an assurance that the applicant shall maintain 
and report such data, records, and information (programmatic 
and financial) as the COPS Director or the BJA Director may 
reasonably require; 
‘‘(4) include a certification, made in a form acceptable to 
the COPS Director or the BJA Director, as the case may be, 
that— 
‘‘(A) the programs to be funded by the grant meet 
all the requirements of this part; 
‘‘(B) all the information contained in the application 
is correct; and 
‘‘(C) the applicant will comply with all provisions of 
this part and all other applicable Federal laws.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘this part’’ and inserting ‘‘the STOP 
School Violence Act of 2018’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Director shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘COPS Director and the BJA Director shall each’’; 
(3) in section 2703 (34 U.S.C. 10553)— 
(A) in the section heading, by inserting after ‘‘congress’’ 
the following: ‘‘; grant accountability’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Not later’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘Director shall’’ and inserting ‘‘COPS 
Director and the BJA Director shall each’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY.—Section 3026 (relating to grant 
accountability) shall apply to grants awarded by the COPS Director 
and the BJA Director under this part. For purposes of the preceding 
sentence, any references in section 3026 to the Attorney General
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shall be considered references to the COPS Director or the BJA 
Director, as appropriate, and any references in that section to 
part LL shall be considered references to part AA.’’; 
(4) in section 2704 (34 U.S.C. 10554)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a public’’ and inserting ‘‘an’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, including a Bureau-funded 
school (as defined in section 1141 of the Education 
Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021))’’ after ‘‘sec-
ondary school’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) the term ‘evidence-based’ means a program, practice, 
technology, or equipment that— 
‘‘(A) demonstrates a statistically significant effect on 
relevant outcomes based on— 
‘‘(i) strong evidence from not less than 1 well- 
designed and well-implemented experimental study; 
‘‘(ii) moderate evidence from not less than 1 well- 
designed and well-implemented quasi-experimental 
study; or 
‘‘(iii) promising evidence from not less than 1 well- 
designed and well-implemented correlational study 
with statistical controls for selection bias; 
‘‘(B) demonstrates a rationale based on high-quality 
research findings or positive evaluation that such program, 
practice, technology, or equipment is likely to improve rel-
evant outcomes, and includes ongoing efforts to examine 
the effects of the program, practice, technology, or equip-
ment; or 
‘‘(C) in the case of technology or equipment, dem-
onstrates that use of the technology or equipment is— 
‘‘(i) consistent with best practices for school secu-
rity, including— 
‘‘(I) applicable standards for school security 
established by a Federal or State government 
agency; and 
‘‘(II) findings and recommendations of public 
commissions and task forces established to make 
recommendations or set standards for school secu-
rity; and 
‘‘(ii) compliant with all applicable codes, including 
building and life safety codes; and 
‘‘(5) the term ‘tribal organization’ has the same meaning 
given the term in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(l)).’’; 
(5) by striking section 2705 and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2705. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated— 
‘‘(1) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, of which— 
‘‘(A) $50,000,000 shall be made available to the BJA 
Director to carry out this part; and 
‘‘(B) $25,000,000 shall be made available to the COPS 
Director to carry out this part; and
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‘‘(2) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 
2028, of which, for each fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) $67,000,000 shall be made available to the BJA 
Director to carry out this part; and 
‘‘(B) $33,000,000 shall be made available to the COPS 
Director to carry out this part. 
‘‘(b) OFFSET.—Any funds appropriated for the Comprehensive 
School Safety Initiative of the National Institute of Justice in fiscal 
year 2018 shall instead be used for the purposes in subsection 
(a).’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2706. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
‘‘(a) NO
FUNDS
TO
PROVIDE
FIREARMS
OR
TRAINING.—No 
amounts provided as a grant under this part may be used for 
the provision to any person of a firearm or training in the use 
of a firearm. 
‘‘(b) NO EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in this part may 
be construed to preclude or contradict any other provision of law 
authorizing the provision of firearms or training in the use of 
firearms.’’. 
TITLE VI—FIX NICS ACT 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Fix NICS Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 602. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGEN-
CIES. 
Section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act 
(34 U.S.C. 40901) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)(1), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) SEMIANNUAL CERTIFICATION AND REPORTING.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Federal depart-
ment or agency shall submit a semiannual written 
certification 
to 
the 
Attorney 
General 
indicating 
whether the department or agency is in compliance 
with the record submission requirements under 
subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(ii) SUBMISSION DATES.—The head of a Federal 
department or agency shall submit a certification to 
the Attorney General under clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) not later than July 31 of each year, which 
shall address all relevant records, including those 
that have not been transmitted to the Attorney 
General, in possession of the department or agency 
during the period beginning on January 1 of the 
year and ending on June 30 of the year; and 
‘‘(II) not later than January 31 of each year, 
which shall address all relevant records, including 
those that have not been transmitted to the 
Attorney General, in possession of the department 
or agency during the period beginning on July 
1 of the previous year and ending on December 
31 of the previous year. 
‘‘(iii) CONTENTS.—A certification required under 
clause (i) shall state, for the applicable period—
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(2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘For purposes of the preceding sentence, not later than 60 
days after the date on which the Attorney General receives 
such information, the Attorney General shall determine 
whether or not the prospective transferee is the subject of 
an erroneous record and remove any records that are deter-
mined to be erroneous. In addition to any funds made available 
under subsection (k), the Attorney General may use such sums 
as are necessary and otherwise available for the salaries and 
expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to comply 
with this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 603. REAUTHORIZATION OF NICS ACT RECORD IMPROVEMENT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN WAIVER.—Section 102 of the 
NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 40912) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Crime Identification Technology 
Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 14601)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 102 
of the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 (34 
U.S.C. 40301)’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘is in compliance with an implementa-
tion plan established under subsection (b) or’’ before ‘‘pro-
vides at least 90 percent of the information described in 
subsection (c)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘or has established 
an implementation plan under section 107’’ after ‘‘the Attorney 
General’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE TO STATES.—Section 103 of 
the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 40913) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting before the semicolon 
at the end the following: ‘‘, including through increased efforts 
to pre-validate the contents of those records to expedite eligi-
bility determinations’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, and $125,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2018 through 2022’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the fol-
lowing— 
‘‘(2) DOMESTIC ABUSE AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION INITIA-
TIVE.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—For each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2022, the Attorney General shall create a priority 
area under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program 
(commonly known as ‘NARIP’) for a Domestic Abuse and 
Violence Prevention Initiative that emphasizes the need 
for grantees to identify and upload all felony conviction 
records and domestic violence records. 
‘‘(B) FUNDING.—The Attorney General— 
‘‘(i) may use not more than 50 percent of the 
amounts made available under this subsection for each
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of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to carry out the 
initiative described in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) shall give a funding preference under NARIP 
to States that— 
‘‘(I) have established an implementation plan 
under section 107; and 
‘‘(II) will use amounts made available under 
this subparagraph to improve efforts to identify 
and upload all felony conviction records and 
domestic violence records described in clauses (i), 
(v), and (vi) of section 102(b)(1)(C) by not later 
than September 30, 2022.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Attorney General shall direct 
the Office of Justice Programs, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms, and Explosives, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
to— 
‘‘(1) assist States that are not currently eligible for grants 
under this section to achieve compliance with all eligibility 
requirements; and 
‘‘(2) provide technical assistance and training services to 
grantees under this section.’’. 
SEC. 604. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY 
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) STATE GRANT PROGRAM FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE IDENTIFICA-
TION, INFORMATION, AND COMMUNICATION.—Section 102 of the 
Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 (34 U.S.C. 40301) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) 
as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: 
‘‘(C) identification of all individuals who have been 
convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a 
term exceeding 1 year’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(6)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(18 U.S.C. 922 note)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(34 U.S.C. 40901(b))’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
following: ‘‘, including through increased efforts to pre- 
validate the contents of felony conviction records and 
domestic violence records to expedite eligibility determina-
tions, and measures and resources necessary to establish 
and achieve compliance with an implementation plan under 
section 107 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act 
of 2007’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), by inserting after ‘‘unless’’ the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘the 
State 
has 
achieved 
compliance 
with 
an 
implementation plan under section 107 of the NICS Improve-
ment Amendments Act of 2007 or’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘2002 through 2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018 through 2022’’. 
(b) GRANTS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS.— 
Section 106(b)(1) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act 
(34 U.S.C. 40302(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘as of the date of enactment of this 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘, as of the date of enactment of the 
Fix NICS Act of 2018,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘files,’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘files 
and that will utilize funding under this subsection to 
prioritize the identification and transmittal of felony convic-
tion records and domestic violence records,’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(3) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘upon establishment of the national 
system,’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following— 
‘‘(D) to establish and achieve compliance with an 
implementation plan under section 107 of the NICS 
Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.’’. 
SEC. 605. IMPROVING INFORMATION SHARING WITH THE STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the NICS Improvement Amend-
ments Act of 2007 (34 U.S. 40911 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 107. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of the Fix NICS Act of 2018, the Attorney General, 
in coordination with the States and Indian tribal governments, 
shall establish, for each State or Indian tribal government, a plan 
to ensure maximum coordination and automation of the reporting 
or making available of appropriate records to the National Instant 
Criminal Background Check System established under section 103 
of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901) 
and the verification of the accuracy of those records during a 4- 
year period specified in the plan. The records shall be limited 
to those of an individual described in subsection (g) or (n) of section 
922 of title 18, United States Code 
‘‘(b) BENCHMARK REQUIREMENTS.—Each plan established under 
this section shall include annual benchmarks to enable the Attorney 
General to assess the implementation of the plan, including— 
‘‘(1) qualitative goals and quantitative measures; and 
‘‘(2) a needs assessment, including estimated compliance 
costs. 
‘‘(c) COMPLIANCE DETERMINATION.—Not later than the end of 
each fiscal year beginning after the date of the establishment of 
an implementation plan under this section, the Attorney General 
shall determine whether each State or Indian tribal government 
has achieved substantial compliance with the benchmarks included 
in the plan. 
‘‘(d) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The Attorney General— 
‘‘(1) shall disclose and publish, including on the website 
of the Department of Justice— 
‘‘(A) the name of each State or Indian tribal govern-
ment that received a determination of failure to achieve 
substantial compliance with an implementation plan under 
subsection (c) for the preceding fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) a description of the reasons for which the Attorney 
General has determined that the State or Indian tribal 
government is not in substantial compliance with the
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implementation plan, including, to the greatest extent pos-
sible, a description of the types and amounts of records 
that have not been submitted; and 
‘‘(2) if a State or Indian tribal government described in 
paragraph (1) subsequently receives a determination of substan-
tial compliance, shall— 
‘‘(A) immediately correct the applicable record; and 
‘‘(B) not later than 3 days after the determination, 
remove the record from the website of the Department 
of Justice and any other location where the record was 
published. 
‘‘(e) INCENTIVES.—For each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, 
the Attorney General shall give affirmative preference to all Bureau 
of Justice Assistance discretionary grant applications of a State 
or Indian tribal government that received a determination of 
substantial compliance under subsection (c) for the fiscal year in 
which the grant was solicited.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in section 1(b) 
of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 
110–180; 121 Stat. 2559) is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 106 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 107. Implementation plan.’’. 
TITLE VII—STATE SEXUAL RISK 
AVOIDANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM 
SEC. 701. FULL PAYMENT BY SECRETARY FOR STATE SEXUAL RISK 
AVOIDANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 510(d) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710(d)) is amended by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, except that section 503(a) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘the total of the sums’ for ‘four- 
sevenths of the total of the sums’ ’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 510(a)(1)(A) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710(a)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘subsection (e)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(f)(1)’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘subsection (e)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(f)(2)’’. 
TITLE VIII—SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT 
AVAILABILITY ACT 
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Credit Avail-
ability Act’’. 
SEC. 802. EXPANDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR BUSINESS DEVELOP-
MENT COMPANIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 61(a) of the Investment Company 
Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–60(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as para-
graphs (3) through (5), respectively; and
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(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the asset coverage 
requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 18(a)(1) 
(and any related rule promulgated under this Act) applicable 
to business development companies shall be 200 percent. 
‘‘(2) The asset coverage requirements of subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of section 18(a)(1) and of subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
of section 18(a)(2) (and any related rule promulgated under 
this Act) applicable to a business development company shall 
be 150 percent if— 
‘‘(A) not later than 5 business days after the date 
on which those asset coverage requirements are approved 
under subparagraph (D) of this paragraph, the business 
development company discloses that the requirements were 
approved, and the effective date of the approval, in— 
‘‘(i) any filing submitted to the Commission under 
section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a); 78o(d)); and 
‘‘(ii) a notice on the website of the business develop-
ment company; 
‘‘(B) the business development company discloses, in 
each periodic filing required under section 13(a) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a))— 
‘‘(i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount 
or liquidation preference, as applicable, of the senior 
securities issued by the business development company 
and the asset coverage percentage as of the date of 
the business development company’s most recent finan-
cial statements included in that filing; 
‘‘(ii) that the business development company, under 
subparagraph (D), has approved the asset coverage 
requirements under this paragraph; and 
‘‘(iii) the effective date of the approval described 
in clause (ii); 
‘‘(C) with respect to a business development company 
that is an issuer of common equity securities, each periodic 
filing of the company required under section 13(a) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a)) includes 
disclosures that are reasonably designed to ensure that 
shareholders are informed of— 
‘‘(i) the amount of senior securities (and the associ-
ated asset coverage ratios) of the company, determined 
as of the date of the most recent financial statements 
of the company included in that filing; and 
‘‘(ii) the principal risk factors associated with the 
senior securities described in clause (i), to the extent 
that risk is incurred by the company; and 
‘‘(D) the company— 
‘‘(i)(I) through a vote of the required majority (as 
defined in section 57(o)), approves the application of 
this paragraph to the company, to become effective 
on the date that is 1 year after the date of the approval; 
or 
‘‘(II) obtains, at a special or annual meeting of 
shareholders or partners at which a quorum is present, 
the approval of more than 50 percent of the votes
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cast for the application of this paragraph to the com-
pany, to become effective on the first day after the 
date of the approval; and 
‘‘(ii) if the company is not an issuer of common 
equity securities that are listed on a national securities 
exchange, extends, to each person that is a shareholder 
as of the date of an approval described in subclause 
(I) or (II) of clause (i), as applicable, the opportunity 
(which may include a tender offer) to sell the securities 
held by that shareholder as of that applicable approval 
date, with 25 percent of those securities to be repur-
chased in each of the 4 calendar quarters following 
the calendar quarter in which that applicable approval 
date takes place.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940.—Section 205(b)(3) 
of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–5(b)(3)) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 61(a)(3)(B)(iii)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 61(a)(4)(B)(iii)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 61(a)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 61(a)(4)(B)’’. 
(2) INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940.—The Investment 
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 57 (15 U.S.C. 80a–56)— 
(i) in subsection (j)(1), by striking ‘‘section 
61(a)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 61(a)(4)(B)’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (n)(2), by striking ‘‘section 
61(a)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 61(a)(4)(B)’’; and 
(B) in section 63(3) (15 U.S.C. 80a–62(3)), by striking 
‘‘section 61(a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 61(a)(4)’’. 
SEC. 
803. 
PARITY 
FOR 
BUSINESS 
DEVELOPMENT 
COMPANIES 
REGARDING OFFERING AND PROXY RULES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘business development company’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Investment Com-
pany Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–2(a)); 
(2) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Securities and 
Exchange Commission; 
(3) the term ‘‘Form N–2’’ means the form described in 
section 239.14 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations; 
(4) the term ‘‘Form S–3’’ means the form described in 
section 239.13 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations; and 
(5) the term ‘‘Schedule 14A’’ means the information 
required under section 240.14a–101 of title 17, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(b) REVISION TO RULES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall make the revi-
sions described in paragraph (2) to allow a business develop-
ment company that has filed an election under section 54 
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–53) 
to use the securities offering and proxy rules that are available 
to other issuers that are required to file reports under section 
13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78m(a); 78o(d)).
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(2) REQUIRED REVISIONS.—The revisions described in this 
paragraph are revisions to— 
(A) section 230.405 of title 17, Code of Federal Regula-
tions— 
(i) to remove the exclusion of a business develop-
ment company from the definition of the term ‘‘well- 
known seasoned issuer’’ under that section; and 
(ii) to add a registration statement filed on Form 
N–2 to the definition of the term ‘‘automatic shelf 
registration statement’’ under that section; 
(B) sections 230.168 and 230.169 of title 17, Code of 
Federal Regulations, to remove the exclusion of a business 
development company from an issuer that is eligible for 
the exemptions under those sections; 
(C) section 230.163 of title 17, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, to remove a business development company from 
the list of issuers that are ineligible for the exemption 
under that section; 
(D) section 230.163A of title 17, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, to remove the communications made by a business 
development company from the list of communications that 
are ineligible for the exemption under that section; 
(E) section 230.134 of title 17, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, to remove the exclusion of a communication relating 
to a business development company from the application 
of that section; 
(F) sections 230.138 and 230.139 of title 17, Code of 
Federal Regulations, to specifically include a business 
development company as an issuer to which those sections 
apply; 
(G) section 230.156 of title 17, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, to provide that nothing in that section may be con-
strued to prevent a business development company from 
qualifying for an exemption under section 230.168 or 
230.169 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, as 
amended by the Commission in accordance with the 
requirements of this section; 
(H) section 230.164 of title 17, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, to remove a business development company from 
the list of issuers that are excluded under that section; 
(I) section 230.433 of title 17, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, to specifically include a business development com-
pany that is a well-known seasoned issuer as an issuer 
to which that section applies; 
(J) section 230.415 of title 17, Code of Federal Regula-
tions to state that the registration for securities under 
section 230.415(a)(1)(x) of title 17, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, includes securities registered on Form N–2 by a 
business development company that would otherwise meet 
the eligibility requirements of Form S–3; 
(K) section 230.497 of title 17, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, to include a process for a business development com-
pany to file a form of prospectus in the same manner 
as the process for filing a form of prospectus under section 
230.424(b) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations; 
(L) sections 230.172 and 230.173 of title 17, Code of 
Federal Regulations, to remove the exclusion of an offering
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of a business development company from the application 
of those sections; 
(M) section 230.418 of title 17, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, to provide that a business development company 
that would otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of 
Form S–3 shall be exempt from paragraph (a)(3) of that 
section; 
(N) Schedule 14A to revise item 13(b)(1) of that 
Schedule to include a business development company that 
would otherwise meet the requirements of note E of that 
Schedule as an issuer to which that item applies; 
(O) section 243.103 of title 17, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, to provide that paragraph (a) of that section applies 
for the purposes of Form N–2; and 
(P) item 34 on Form N–2 to require a business develop-
ment company to provide undertakings that are no more 
restrictive than the undertakings that are required of a 
registrant under section 229.512 of title 17, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(c) REVISION TO FORM N–2.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall revise Form 
N–2— 
(1) to include an item or instruction that is similar to 
item 12 on Form S–3 to provide that a business development 
company that would otherwise meet the requirements of Form 
S–3 shall incorporate by reference the reports and documents 
filed by the business development company under the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) into the registra-
tion statement of the business development company filed on 
Form N–2; and 
(2) to include an item or instruction that is similar to 
the instruction regarding automatic shelf offerings by well- 
known seasoned issuers on Form S–3 to provide that a business 
development company that is a well-known seasoned issuer 
may file automatic shelf offerings on Form N–2. 
(d) TREATMENT
IF REVISIONS NOT COMPLETED
IN TIMELY 
MANNER.—If the Commission fails to complete the revisions 
required under subsections (b) and (c) by the dates described in 
those subsections, a business development company, during the 
period beginning on the date that is 1 day after 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that 
the Commission completes those revisions, may deem those revi-
sions to have been completed in accordance with the actions 
required to be taken by the Commission under those subsections. 
(e) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) TREATMENT OF SUCCESSOR REGULATIONS AND FORMS.— 
Any reference in this section to a regulation or form shall 
be construed as a reference to— 
(A) that regulation or form, as in effect on the day 
before the date of enactment of this Act; or 
(B) any successor to that regulation or form. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION OF SALES MATERIAL.—Nothing in this sec-
tion, or in the amendments made pursuant to the requirements 
of this section, may be construed to prevent a business develop-
ment company from distributing sales material under section 
230.482 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations.
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TITLE IX—SMALL BUSINESS ACCESS TO 
CAPITAL 
AFTER 
A 
NATURAL 
DIS-
ASTER ACT 
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Access to Capital 
After a Natural Disaster Act’’. 
SEC. 902. EXPANDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR SMALL BUSINESSES 
IMPACTED BY A NATURAL DISASTER. 
Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
78d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (j)(4)(C), by striking ‘‘minority-owned and 
women-owned small businesses’’ and inserting ‘‘minority-owned 
small businesses, women-owned small businesses, and small 
businesses affected by hurricanes or other natural disasters’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (j)(6)(B)(iii), by striking ‘‘minority-owned 
and women-owned small businesses’’ and inserting ‘‘minority- 
owned small businesses, women-owned small businesses, and 
small businesses affected by hurricanes or other natural disas-
ters’’. 
TITLE X—TAYLOR FORCE ACT 
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Taylor Force Act’’. 
SEC. 1002. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Palestinian Authority’s practice of paying salaries 
to terrorists serving in Israeli prisons, as well as to the families 
of deceased terrorists, is an incentive to commit acts of terror. 
(2) The United States does not provide direct budgetary 
support to the Palestinian Authority. The United States does 
pay certain debts held by the Palestinian Authority and funds 
programs for which the Palestinian Authority would otherwise 
be responsible. 
(3) The United States Government supports community- 
based programs in the West Bank and Gaza that provide for 
basic human needs, such as food, water, health, shelter, protec-
tion, education, and livelihoods, and that promote peace and 
development. 
(4) Since fiscal year 2015, annual appropriations legislation 
has mandated the reduction of Economic Support Fund aid 
for the Palestinian Authority as a result of their payments 
for acts of terrorism including, in fiscal year 2017, a reduction 
‘‘by an amount the Secretary determines is equivalent to the 
amount expended by the Palestinian Authority, the Palestine 
Liberation Organization, and any successor or affiliated 
organizations with such entities as payments for acts of ter-
rorism by individuals who are imprisoned after being fairly 
tried and convicted for acts of terrorism and by individuals 
who died committing acts of terrorism during the previous 
calendar year’’.
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SEC. 1003. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
Congress— 
(1) calls on the Palestinian Authority, the Palestine Libera-
tion Organization, and any successor or affiliated organizations 
to stop payments for acts of terrorism by individuals who are 
imprisoned after being fairly tried and convicted for acts of 
terrorism and by individuals who died committing acts of ter-
rorism and to repeal the laws authorizing such payments; 
(2) calls on all donor countries providing budgetary assist-
ance to the Palestinian Authority to cease direct budgetary 
support until the Palestinian Authority stops all payments 
incentivizing terror; 
(3) urges the Palestinian Authority to develop programs 
to provide essential public services and support to any indi-
vidual in need within its jurisdictional control, rather than 
to provide payments contingent on perpetrating acts of violence; 
(4) urges the United States Permanent Representative to 
the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of 
the United States at the United Nations to highlight the issue 
of Palestinian Authority payments for acts of terrorism and 
to urge other Member States to apply pressure upon the Pales-
tinian Authority to immediately cease such payments; and 
(5) urges the Department of State to use its bilateral and 
multilateral engagements with all governments and organiza-
tions committed to the cause of peace between Israel and the 
Palestinians to highlight the issue of Palestinian Authority 
payments for acts of terrorism and to urge such governments 
and organizations to join the United States in calling on the 
Palestinian Authority to immediately cease such payments. 
SEC. 1004. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE WEST BANK AND GAZA. 
(a) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available for assistance under chapter 4 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 
et seq.; relating to Economic Support Fund) and available for 
assistance for the West Bank and Gaza that directly benefits 
the Palestinian Authority may only be made available for such 
purpose if, except as provided in subsection (d), not later than 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 
180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State certifies in writing 
to the appropriate congressional committees that the Pales-
tinian Authority, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and 
any successor or affiliated organizations— 
(A) are taking credible steps to end acts of violence 
against Israeli citizens and United States citizens that 
are perpetrated or materially assisted by individuals under 
their jurisdictional control, such as the March 2016 attack 
that killed former United States Army officer Taylor Force, 
a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; 
(B) have terminated payments for acts of terrorism 
against Israeli citizens and United States citizens to any 
individual, after being fairly tried, who has been imprisoned 
for such acts of terrorism and to any individual who died 
committing such acts of terrorism, including to a family 
member of such individuals;
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(C) have revoked any law, decree, regulation, or docu-
ment authorizing or implementing a system of compensa-
tion for imprisoned individuals that uses the sentence or 
period of incarceration of an individual imprisoned for an 
act of terrorism to determine the level of compensation 
paid, or have taken comparable action that has the effect 
of invalidating any such law, decree, regulation, or docu-
ment; and 
(D) are publicly condemning such acts of violence and 
are taking steps to investigate or are cooperating in inves-
tigations of such acts to bring the perpetrators to justice. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary of State shall include in the certification required under 
paragraph (1) the definition of ‘‘acts of terrorism’’ that the 
Secretary used for purposes of making the determination in 
subparagraph (B) of such paragraph. 
(b) EXCEPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the limitation 
on assistance under subsection (a) shall not apply to— 
(A) payments made to the East Jerusalem Hospital 
Network; 
(B) assistance for wastewater projects not exceeding 
$5,000,000 in any one fiscal year; and 
(C) assistance for any other program, project, or 
activity that provides vaccinations to children not exceeding 
$500,000 in any one fiscal year. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of State shall notify in 
writing the appropriate congressional committees not later than 
15 days prior to making funds available for assistance under 
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1). 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Funds withheld pursuant to this 
section— 
(1) shall be deemed to satisfy any similar withholding 
or reduction required under any other provision of law relating 
to the Palestinian Authority’s payments for acts of terrorism; 
and 
(2) shall be in an amount that is not less than the total 
amount required by such other provision of law. 
(d) INITIAL USE AND DISPOSITION OF WITHHELD FUNDS.— 
(1) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds withheld pursuant to 
this section are authorized to remain available for an additional 
2 years from the date on which the availability of such funds 
would otherwise have expired. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld pursuant to this sec-
tion may be made available for assistance for the West Bank 
and Gaza that directly benefits the Palestinian Authority upon 
a certification by the Secretary of State that the Palestinian 
Authority, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and any suc-
cessor or affiliated organizations have met the conditions set 
forth in subsection (a). Except as provided in paragraph (3), 
such funds may not be made available for any purpose other 
than for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza that directly 
benefits the Palestinian Authority.
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(3) DISPOSITION OF UNUSED FUNDS.—Beginning on the date 
that is 180 days after the last day on which the initial avail-
ability of funds withheld pursuant to this section would other-
wise have expired, such funds are authorized to be made avail-
able to the Department of State for assistance under chapter 
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2346 et seq.; relating to Economic Support Fund) in the fol-
lowing manner— 
(A) 50 percent for purposes of assistance other than 
that deemed benefiting the Palestinian Authority; and 
(B) 50 percent for purposes other than assistance for 
the West Bank and Gaza. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of State is unable to 
certify in writing to the appropriate congressional committees 
that the Palestinian Authority, the Palestine Liberation 
Organization, and any successor or affiliated organizations have 
met the conditions described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall, not later than 15 days after the date on which the 
Secretary is unable to make such certification, submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that contains 
the following: 
(A) The reasons why the Secretary was unable to cer-
tify in writing that such organizations have met such 
requirements. 
(B) The definition of ‘‘acts of terrorism’’ that the Sec-
retary used for purposes of making the determination in 
subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(1). 
(C) The total amount of funds to be withheld. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by this subsection shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex. 
(f) LIST OF CRITERIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a list of the criteria 
that the Secretary uses to determine whether assistance for 
the West Bank and Gaza is assistance that directly benefits 
the Palestinian Authority for purposes of carrying out this 
section. 
(2) UPDATE.—The Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees an updated list under 
paragraph (1) not later than 15 days after the date on which 
the Secretary makes any modification to the list. 
SEC. 1005. INITIAL REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing 
those programs, projects, and activities funded by the United States 
Government that have been or will be suspended by reason of 
withholding of funds under section 1004. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1006. ANNUAL REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 6 years,
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the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report including at a minimum the following elements: 
(1) An estimate of the amount expended by the Palestinian 
Authority, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and any suc-
cessor or affiliated organizations during the previous calendar 
year as payments for acts of terrorism by individuals who 
are imprisoned for such acts. 
(2) An estimate of the amount expended by the Palestinian 
Authority, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and any suc-
cessor or affiliated organizations during the previous calendar 
year as payments to the families of deceased individuals who 
committed an act of terrorism. 
(3) An overview of Palestinian laws, decrees, regulations, 
or documents in effect the previous calendar year that authorize 
or implement any payments reported under paragraphs (1) 
and (2). 
(4) A description of United States Government policy, 
efforts, and engagement with the Palestinian Authority in order 
to confirm the revocation of any law, decree, regulation, or 
document in effect the previous calendar year that authorizes 
or implements any payments reported under paragraphs (1) 
and (2). 
(5) A description of United States Government policy, 
efforts, and engagement with other governments, and at the 
United Nations, to highlight the issue of Palestinian payments 
for acts of terrorism and to urge other nations to join the 
United States in calling on the Palestinian Authority to imme-
diately cease such payments. 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 1007. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED. 
In this title, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
TITLE XI—FARM ACT 
SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Fair Agricultural Reporting 
Method Act’’ or the ‘‘FARM Act’’. 
SEC. 1102. EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND 
PENALTIES. 
Section 103 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9603) is 
amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY TO REGISTERED PESTICIDE PRODUCTS AND 
AIR EMISSIONS FROM ANIMAL WASTE AT FARMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall not apply to— 
‘‘(A) the application of a pesticide product registered 
under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.) or the handling and storage
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of such a pesticide product by an agricultural producer; 
or 
‘‘(B) air emissions from animal waste (including decom-
posing animal waste) at a farm. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) ANIMAL WASTE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘animal waste’ means 
feces, urine, or other excrement, digestive emission, 
urea, or similar substances emitted by animals 
(including any form of livestock, poultry, or fish). 
‘‘(ii) 
INCLUSIONS.—The 
term 
‘animal 
waste’ 
includes animal waste that is mixed or commingled 
with bedding, compost, feed, soil, or any other material 
typically found with such waste. 
‘‘(B) FARM.—The term ‘farm’ means a site or area 
(including associated structures) that— 
‘‘(i) is used for— 
‘‘(I) the production of a crop; or 
‘‘(II) the raising or selling of animals (including 
any form of livestock, poultry, or fish); and 
‘‘(ii) under normal conditions, produces during a 
farm year any agricultural products with a total value 
equal to not less than $1,000.’’. 
SEC. 1103. APPLICATION. 
Nothing in this title or an amendment made by this title 
affects, or supersedes or modifies the responsibility or authority 
of any Federal official or employee to comply with or enforce, 
any 
requirement 
under 
the 
Comprehensive 
Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 
et seq.), other than the hazardous substance notification require-
ments under section 103 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 9603) with respect 
to air emissions from animal waste at farms. 
TITLE XII—TIPPED EMPLOYEES 
SEC. 1201. TIPPED EMPLOYEES. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON KEEPING TIPS.—Section 3(m) of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(m)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as clauses 
(i) and (ii), respectively; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(m)’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘any employee. In determining’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘any employee. 
‘‘(2)(A) In determining’’; 
(4) in clause (ii) of paragraph (2)(A) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (i)’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) An employer may not keep tips received by its employees 
for any purposes, including allowing managers or supervisors to 
keep any portion of employees’ tips, regardless of whether or not 
the employer takes a tip credit.’’. 
(b) PENALTIES.—Section 16 of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)—