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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4225 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by clarifying 
that State Exchanges are prohibited from imposing fees or assessments 
on issuers of excepted benefits and standalone dental plans not sold 
through an Exchange. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 2, 2017 
Mr. HUDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
by clarifying that State Exchanges are prohibited from 
imposing fees or assessments on issuers of excepted bene-
fits and standalone dental plans not sold through an 
Exchange. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. PROHIBITING STATE EXCHANGES FROM IM-
POSING 
ASSESSMENTS 
OR 
FEES 
ON 
EX-
CEPTED BENEFITS AND STANDALONE DEN-
TAL PLANS NOT SOLD THROUGH AN EX-
CHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1311(d)(5) of the Patient 
Protection 
and 
Affordable 
Care 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
18031(d)(5)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, subject 
to subparagraph (C)’’ after ‘‘its operations’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—For purposes of sub-
paragraph (A), a State, with respect to an Ex-
change within such State, may not charge a 
health insurance issuer an assessment, user fee, 
tax, or any other fee— 
‘‘(i) on excepted benefits coverage 
within the meaning of section 2791(c) of 
the Public Health Service Act that is not 
sold on an Exchange; or 
‘‘(ii) on standalone dental plans de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(B)(ii) that are 
not sold on an Exchange.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to assessments, user fees, taxes, 
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and other fees imposed, assessed, or collected on or after 
January 1, 2018. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4226 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to designate certain medical facilities 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs as health professional shortage 
areas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 2, 2017 
Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. JONES) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to designate certain 
medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
as health professional shortage areas, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Access to 
Care Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE DE-
PARTMENT 
OF 
VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
AS 
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS. 
(a) PHSA.—Section 332(a)(1) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e(a)(1)) is amended in the sec-
ond sentence by inserting ‘‘and medical facilities of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs (including State homes, 
as defined in section 101(19) of title 38, United States 
Code)’’ after ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)),’’. 
(b) CONCURRENT BENEFITS.— 
(1) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 338A(b) 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l(b)) 
is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) not be participating in the Department of 
Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational 
Assistance Program under chapter 76 of title 38, 
United States Code.’’. 
(2) 
DEBT
REDUCTION
PROGRAM.—Section 
338B(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254l–1(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
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ance with subparagraphs (B) and (E) of 
section 31(b)(4). 
‘‘(iii) DEFINITION OF COASTAL POLIT-
ICAL SUBDIVISION.—In this subparagraph, 
the term ‘coastal political subdivision’ 
means— 
‘‘(I) with respect to a contiguous 
coastal State, a political subdivision of 
such State, any part of which is— 
‘‘(aa) within the coastal zone 
of the State (as defined in sec-
tion 304 of the Coastal Zone 
Management Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1453)); and 
‘‘(bb) not more than 200 
nautical miles from the geo-
graphic center of any leased 
tract; and 
‘‘(II) with respect to a noncontig-
uous coastal State— 
‘‘(aa) 
a 
county-equivalent 
subdivision of the State for 
which— 
‘‘(AA) all or part lies 
within the coastal zone of 
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(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) not be participating in the Department of 
Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational 
Assistance Program under chapter 76 of title 38, 
United States Code.’’. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the National 
Health Service Corps Program under subpart II of part 
D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254d et seq.), the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
with respect to health professional shortage areas that are 
medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
(including State homes, as defined in section 101(19) of 
title 38, United States Code). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date that is 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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In the Senate of the United States, 
December 18, 2018. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 4227) entitled ‘‘An Act to require the Secretary 
of Homeland Security to examine what actions the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security is undertaking to combat the 
threat of vehicular terrorism, and for other purposes.’’, do 
pass with the following 
AMENDMENTS: 
Ω1æOn page 2, line 16, insert ‘‘and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation’’ after ‘‘Affairs’’. 
Ω2æOn page 3, strike lines 17 through 20 and insert the 
following: 
(2) VEHICULAR TERRORISM.—The term ‘‘vehic-
ular terrorism’’ means an action that utilizes auto-
motive transportation to commit terrorism (as de-
† HR 4227 EAS 
fined in section 2(18) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(18))). 
Attest: 
Secretary.
such determination is issued by the supervising eth-
ics office. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED INVESTMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered in-
vestment’’ means— 
(i) an investment in a security, a com-
modity, or a future; and 
(ii) any economic interest comparable 
to an interest described in clause (i) that 
is acquired through synthetic means, such 
as the use of a derivative, including an op-
tion, warrant, or other, similar means. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘covered in-
vestment’’ includes an investment or economic 
interest described in subparagraph (A) that is 
held directly, or in which an individual has an 
indirect, 
beneficial, 
or 
economic 
interest, 
through— 
(i) an investment fund; 
(ii) a trust; 
(iii) an employee benefit plan; or 
(iv) a deferred compensation plan, in-
cluding a carried interest or other agree-
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ment tied to the performance of an invest-
ment, other than a fixed cash payment. 
(C) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘covered in-
vestment’’ does not include— 
(i) a diversified mutual fund (includ-
ing any holdings of such a fund); 
(ii) a diversified exchange-traded fund 
(including any holdings of such a fund); 
(iii) a United States Treasury bill, 
note, or bond; 
(iv) compensation from the primary 
occupation of a spouse or dependent of a 
Member of Congress; or 
(v) any investment fund held in a 
Federal, State, or local government em-
ployee retirement plan. 
(D) CLARIFICATION.—An investment that 
achieves compliance with applicable environ-
mental, social, and governance criteria shall not 
be considered to be a covered investment solely 
by reason of that compliance. 
(2) COVERED
OFFICIAL.—The term ‘‘covered 
official’’ means the following: 
(A) In the legislative branch, a Member of 
Congress and each of the following (other than 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vehicular Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. STRATEGY ON VEHICULAR TERRORISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall— 
(1) assess the activities the Department of 
Homeland Security is undertaking to support emer-
gency response providers and the private sector to 
prevent, mitigate, and respond to the threat of vehic-
ular terrorism; and 
(2) based on such assessment, develop and sub-
mit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a strategy to improve the Department’s ef-
forts to support the efforts of emergency response 
providers and the private sector to prevent, mitigate, 
and respond to such threat. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An examination of the current threat of ve-
hicular terrorism. 
(2) Methods to improve Department of Home-
land Security information sharing activities with
emergency response providers and the private sector 
regarding best practices to prevent, mitigate, and re-
spond to the increasing threat of vehicular terrorism. 
(3) Training activities the Department can pro-
vide, including possible exercises, for emergency re-
sponse providers to prevent and respond to the 
threat of vehicular terrorism. 
(4) Any additional activities the Secretary of 
Homeland Security recommends to prevent, miti-
gate, and respond to the threat of vehicular ter-
rorism. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVIDERS.—The 
term ‘‘emergency response providers’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 2(6) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(6)). 
(2) VEHICULAR TERRORISM.—The term ‘‘vehic-
ular terrorism’’ means any action that utilizes auto-
motive transportation to inflict violence and intimi-
dation on individuals for a political purpose. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 22, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4227 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
examine what actions the Department of Home-
land Security is undertaking to combat the 
threat of vehicular terrorism, and for other pur-
poses.
H. R. 4227 
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen 
An Act 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to examine what actions the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security is undertaking to combat the threat of vehicular 
terrorism, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vehicular Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. STRATEGY ON VEHICULAR TERRORISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall— 
(1) assess the activities the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity is undertaking to support emergency response providers 
and the private sector to prevent, mitigate, and respond to 
the threat of vehicular terrorism; and 
(2) based on such assessment, develop and submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a strategy to improve the Depart-
ment’s efforts to support the efforts of emergency response 
providers and the private sector to prevent, mitigate, and 
respond to such threat. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An examination of the current threat of vehicular ter-
rorism. 
(2) Methods to improve Department of Homeland Security 
information sharing activities with emergency response pro-
viders and the private sector regarding best practices to pre-
vent, mitigate, and respond to the increasing threat of vehicular 
terrorism. 
(3) Training activities the Department can provide, 
including possible exercises, for emergency response providers 
to prevent and respond to the threat of vehicular terrorism. 
(4) Any additional activities the Secretary of Homeland 
Security recommends to prevent, mitigate, and respond to the 
threat of vehicular terrorism. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EMERGENCY
RESPONSE
PROVIDERS.—The term ‘‘emer-
gency response providers’’ has the meaning given such term
H. R. 4227—2 
in section 2(6) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101(6)). 
(2) VEHICULAR TERRORISM.—The term ‘‘vehicular terrorism’’ 
means an action that utilizes automotive transportation to 
commit terrorism (as defined in section 2(18) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(18))). 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4227 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to examine what actions 
the Department of Homeland Security is undertaking to combat the 
threat of vehicular terrorism, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 2, 2017 
Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. 
WALBERG, Ms. KAPTUR, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico, Ms. 
MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, and Mr. RENACCI) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Home-
land Security 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to examine 
what actions the Department of Homeland Security is 
undertaking to combat the threat of vehicular terrorism, 
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 ‘‘Vehicular Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON VEHICULAR TERRORISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than six months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall— 
(1) examine what actions the Department of 
Homeland Security is undertaking to combat the 
threat of vehicular terrorism; and 
(2) submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate a report that contains informa-
tion relating to the findings and recommendations 
resulting from such examination. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) should outline the following: 
(1) An examination of the current threat level 
for vehicular terrorism. 
(2) An examination of what the Department of 
Homeland Security is currently doing to guard 
against vehicular terrorism. 
(3) An examination of how the threat of vehic-
ular terrorism may be mitigated. 
(4) An examination of the extent to which the 
Department of Homeland Security is doing any out-
reach or training with private sector partners in re-
sponse to these threats of vehicular terrorism. 
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(5) An examination of any actions that Con-
gress can take to help the Department of Homeland 
Security mitigate the threat of vehicular terrorism. 
(c) VEHICULAR TERRORISM DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘vehicular terrorism’’ means any action 
that utilizes automotive transportation to inflict violence 
and intimidation on individuals for a political purpose. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4227 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 22, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to examine 
what actions the Department of Homeland Security is 
undertaking to combat the threat of vehicular terrorism, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vehicular Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. STRATEGY ON VEHICULAR TERRORISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall— 
(1) assess the activities the Department of 
Homeland Security is undertaking to support emer-
gency response providers and the private sector to 
prevent, mitigate, and respond to the threat of vehic-
ular terrorism; and 
(2) based on such assessment, develop and sub-
mit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a strategy to improve the Department’s ef-
forts to support the efforts of emergency response 
providers and the private sector to prevent, mitigate, 
and respond to such threat. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An examination of the current threat of ve-
hicular terrorism. 
(2) Methods to improve Department of Home-
land Security information sharing activities with 
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emergency response providers and the private sector 
regarding best practices to prevent, mitigate, and re-
spond to the increasing threat of vehicular terrorism. 
(3) Training activities the Department can pro-
vide, including possible exercises, for emergency re-
sponse providers to prevent and respond to the 
threat of vehicular terrorism. 
(4) Any additional activities the Secretary of 
Homeland Security recommends to prevent, miti-
gate, and respond to the threat of vehicular ter-
rorism. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVIDERS.—The 
term ‘‘emergency response providers’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 2(6) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(6)). 
(2) VEHICULAR TERRORISM.—The term ‘‘vehic-
ular terrorism’’ means any action that utilizes auto-
motive transportation to inflict violence and intimi-
dation on individuals for a political purpose. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 22, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4233 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the fraudulent 
overreporting of income with respect to the earned income tax credit 
and the additional child tax credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 2, 2017 
Mr. RENACCI (for himself and Mr. RICE of South Carolina) 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 prevent 
the fraudulent overreporting of income with respect to 
the earned income tax credit and the additional child 
tax credit. 
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 ‘‘Improper Tax Pay-
ments Reduction Act of 2017’’. 
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