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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5181 
To require certain licensees under the Federal Power Act make annual pay-
ments to the county in which a licensed hydropower facility is located, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2018 
Mr. FASO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require certain licensees under the Federal Power Act 
make annual payments to the county in which a licensed 
hydropower facility is located, 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 ‘‘Local Taxpayer Pro-
tection Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF FEES BY CERTAIN HYDROPOWER FA-
CILITY LICENSE HOLDERS. 
(a) INITIAL PAYMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
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for the duration of the applicable license and any subse-
quent license received for the same facility and related op-
erations, a covered licensee shall make an annual payment 
to the county in which the applicable licensed project is 
located beginning in the amount of $1,800,000. 
(b) INCREASE
IN SUBSEQUENT PAYMENTS.—The 
amount of each annual payment occurring after the first 
annual payment shall increase by 2 percent of the pre-
ceding annual payment. 
(c) REMAINING
OBLIGATIONS.—The payment of 
funds under this section shall not affect the obligation of 
the covered licensee to pay any other funds required to 
be paid to a county under the terms of a judicial decree 
or settlement of an action brought by one or more counties 
against the covered licensee. 
(d) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to authorize an increase in the 
rates and charges for electric energy of a covered licensee. 
(e) COVERED LICENSEE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered licensee’’ means a State, or any subdivi-
sion thereof, that— 
(1) received a license under section 10 of the 
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 803) for a pumped- 
storage facility; and 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5183 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply the rules related 
to the treatment of certain qualified film and television and live theatrical 
productions to Puerto Rico. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2018 
Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico (for herself, Mr. SOTO, and Mr. KING 
of New York) 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 apply 
the rules related to the treatment of certain qualified 
film and television and live theatrical productions to 
Puerto Rico. 
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 ‘‘Puerto Rico Film, Tel-
evision, and Theatre Production Act of 2018’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5184 
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to improve conservation practice 
standards, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2018 
Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to improve 
conservation practice standards, 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 ‘‘Accelerating Innovative 
Conservation Technologies and Practices Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSERVATION PRACTICE STANDARDS. 
The Food Security Act of 1985 is amended— 
(1) in section 1242(h) (16 U.S.C. 3842(h))— 
(A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(3) EXPEDITED REVISION OF STANDARDS.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall develop 
an administrative process for— 
‘‘(A) expediting the establishment and revi-
sion of conservation practice standards; and 
‘‘(B) considering conservation innovations 
with respect to any establishment or revision 
under subparagraph (A).’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this paragraph, and every 
2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report on— 
‘‘(A) the administrative process developed 
under paragraph (3); 
‘‘(B) conservation practice standards that 
were established or expedited under such proc-
ess; and 
‘‘(C) conservation innovations that were 
considered under such process.’’; and 
(2) in section 1262(c) (16 U.S.C. 3862(c)), by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) RECOMMENDATIONS
TO
SECRETARY.— 
Each State technical committee shall regularly re-
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view new and innovative technologies and practices, 
including processes to conserve water, and make rec-
ommendations to the Secretary for further consider-
ation of, and possible development of, conservation 
practice standards that incorporate such tech-
nologies and practices.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5185 
To make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools program for 
fiscal year 2018. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2018 
Mr. MEADOWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
To make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools 
program for fiscal year 2018. 
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 ‘‘Protect America’s 
Schools Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE COPS IN 
SCHOOLS PROGRAM. 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fis-
cal year 2018: 
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Oriented 
Policing Services’’, as authorized by section 1701 of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 
3796dd), 
for 
school 
resource 
officers, 
$1,500,000,000. 
SEC. 3. RESCISSION. 
Of the unobligated balances available for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Commerce—National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration—Operations, Research, and Facilities’’, 
$1,500,000,000 is rescinded. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5186 
To amend the definition of a school resource officer to include certain 
veterans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2018 
Mr. MEADOWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the definition of a school resource officer to 
include certain veterans. 
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 Securing 
Schools Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. VETERANS EMPLOYABLE AS SCHOOL RESOURCE 
OFFICERS. 
Section 1709(4) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10389(4)) is amend-
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ed by inserting after ‘‘a career law enforcement officer, 
with sworn authority,’’ the following: ‘‘or a veteran (as 
such term is defined in section 101(2) of title 38, United 
States Code) who is hired by a State or local public agency 
as a law enforcement officer for purposes of serving as 
a school resource officer, who is’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5187 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1585 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, North Carolina, as the ‘‘J. Howard 
Coble Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2018 
Mr. WALKER (for himself, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. HOLDING, Mr. JONES, Mr. 
PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. FOXX, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. 
MCHENRY, Mr. MEADOWS, and Mr. BUDD) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1585 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, North 
Carolina, as the ‘‘J. Howard Coble Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. J. HOWARD COBLE POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1585 Yanceyville Street, Greens-
boro, North Carolina, shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘J. Howard Coble Post Office Building’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘J. Howard Coble Post 
Office Building’’. 
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‘‘§ 7330C. Alzheimer’s Disease research, education, 
and clinical centers. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTERS.—(1) The Sec-
retary, upon the recommendation of the Under Secretary 
for Health, shall designate not less than three Department 
health-care facilities as the locations for centers of Alz-
heimer’s Disease research, education, and clinical activi-
ties. 
‘‘(2) Subject to the availability of appropriations for 
such purpose, the Secretary shall establish and operate 
centers of Alzheimer’s Disease research, education, and 
clinical activities centers at the locations designated pursu-
ant to paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGNATION.—(1) The 
Secretary may not designate a Department health-care fa-
cility as a location for a center under subsection (a) unless 
the peer review panel established under subsection (c) has 
determined under that subsection that the proposal sub-
mitted by such facility as a location for a new center under 
subsection (a) is among those proposals that meet the 
highest competitive standards of scientific and clinical 
merit. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not designate a Department 
health-care facility as a location for a center under sub-
section (a) unless the Secretary (upon the recommenda-
tion of the Under Secretary for Health) determines that 
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V 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5189 
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Francis E. 
Normoyle for acts of valor during the Korean War while a member 
of the Navy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2018 
Mr. SCHNEIDER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor 
to Francis E. Normoyle for acts of valor during the 
Korean War while a member of the Navy. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF 
HONOR TO FRANCIS E. NORMOYLE FOR ACTS 
OF VALOR DURING THE KOREAN WAR. 
(a) WAIVER
OF
TIME
LIMITATIONS.—Notwith-
standing the time limitations specified in section 6248 of 
title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation 
with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons 
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who served in the Armed Forces, the President may award 
the Medal of Honor under section 6241 of such title to 
Francis E. Normoyle for the acts of valor during the Ko-
rean War described in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 
referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of then Hos-
pital Corpsman Petty Officer Third Class Francis E. 
Normoyle on September 25, 1950, during the Korean War 
as a member of the Navy, for which he was previously 
awarded the Silver Star. 
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specialty, and years of service of program 
participants; 
‘‘(ii) the number of small business 
concerns formed or expanded with assist-
ance under the Boots to Business Pro-
gram; 
‘‘(iii) the gross receipts of small busi-
ness concerns receiving assistance under 
the Boots to Business Program; 
‘‘(iv) the number of jobs created with 
assistance under the Boots to Business 
Program; 
‘‘(v) the number of referrals to other 
resources and programs of the Administra-
tion; 
‘‘(vi) the number of program partici-
pants receiving financial assistance under 
loan programs of the Administration; 
‘‘(vii) the type and dollar amount of 
financial assistance received by program 
participants under any loan program of the 
Administration; and 
‘‘(viii) results of participant satisfac-
tion surveys, including a summary of any 
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H. R. 518 
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen 
An Act 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to exclude power supply circuits, 
drivers, and devices designed to be connected to, and power, light-emitting diodes 
or organic light-emitting diodes providing illumination from energy conservation 
standards for external power supplies, 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 ‘‘EPS Improvement Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS TO 
CERTAIN EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES. 
(a) 
DEFINITION
OF
EXTERNAL
POWER
SUPPLY.—Section 
321(36)(A) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6291(36)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking the subparagraph designation and all that 
follows through ‘‘The term’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘external power supply’ 
does not include a power supply circuit, driver, or 
device that is designed exclusively to be connected 
to, and power— 
‘‘(I) light-emitting diodes providing illumina-
tion; 
‘‘(II) organic light-emitting diodes providing 
illumination; or 
‘‘(III) ceiling fans using direct current motors.’’. 
(b) STANDARDS FOR LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY CIRCUITS.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—Section 340(2)(B) of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6311(2)(B)) is amended by 
striking clause (v) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(v) electric lights and lighting power supply cir-
cuits;’’. 
(2) ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARD FOR CERTAIN EQUIP-
MENT.—Section 342 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6313) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(g) LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY CIRCUITS.—If the Secretary, 
acting pursuant to section 341(b), includes as covered equipment 
solid state lighting power supply circuits, drivers, or devices 
described in section 321(36)(A)(ii), the Secretary may prescribe 
under this part, not earlier than 1 year after the date on which
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a test procedure has been prescribed, an energy conservation 
standard for such equipment.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) Section 321(6)(B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(6)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘(19)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(20)’’. 
(2) Section 324 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6294) is amended by striking ‘‘(19)’’ each place 
it appears in each of subsections (a)(3), (b)(1)(B), (b)(3), and 
(b)(5) and inserting ‘‘(20)’’. 
(3) Section 325(l) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(l)) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(19)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (20)’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
281) is transferred to chapter 5 of title 14, United 
States Code, inserted after section 508, redesignated 
as section 509, and amended so that the enu-
merator, section heading, typeface, and typestyle 
conform to those appearing in other sections in title 
46, United States Code. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 
2010.—The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 
(Public Law 111–281) is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 914. 
(B) TITLE 46.—The analysis for chapter 5 
of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 508 
the following: 
‘‘509. Conveyance of Coast Guard vessels for public purposes.’’. 
(b) CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD VESSELS FOR 
PUBLIC PURPOSES.—Section 509 of title 14, United 
States Code (as transferred and redesignated under sub-
section (a)), is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the Com-
mandant, the Administrator of the General Services Ad-
ministration may transfer ownership of a Coast Guard
vessel or aircraft to an eligible entity for use for edu-
cational, cultural, historical, charitable, recreational, or 
other public purposes if such transfer is authorized by 
law.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘as if such a request 
were being processed’’ after ‘‘vessels’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, as in effect on the 
date of enactment of the Don Young Coast 
Guard Authorization Act of 2022’’ after 
‘‘Code of Federal Regulations’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘, as in 
effect on the date of enactment of the Don 
Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022’’ 
after ‘‘such title’’. 
SEC. 215. ACQUISITION LIFE-CYCLE COST ESTIMATES. 
Section 1132(e) of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) TYPES OF ESTIMATES.—For each Level 1 
or Level 2 acquisition project or program, in addi-
tion to life-cycle cost estimates developed under 
paragraph (1), the Commandant shall require that—
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spond to the findings, including by 
clarifying issues and correcting factual 
errors. 
‘‘(VI) The auditing copyright 
owner or owners shall bear the cost of 
the audit. In case of an underpayment 
to any copyright owner, the mechan-
ical licensing collective shall pay the 
amounts of any such underpayment to 
such auditing copyright owner, as ap-
propriate. In case of an overpayment 
by the mechanical licensing collective, 
the mechanical licensing collective 
may debit the account of the auditing 
copyright owner or owners for such 
overpaid amounts, or such owner(s) 
shall refund overpaid amounts to the 
mechanical licensing collective, as ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(ii) 
ALTERNATIVE
VERIFICATION 
PROCEDURES.—Nothing in this subpara-
graph shall preclude a copyright owner and 
the mechanical licensing collective from 
agreeing to audit procedures different from 
those described herein, but a notice of the 
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services and their participation under 
the State plan (or waiver). 
‘‘(III) Information on the gap in 
substance use disorder treatment or re-
covery services under the State plan 
(or waiver) based on the information 
described in subclauses (I) and (II). 
‘‘(IV) Projections regarding the 
extent to which the State participating 
under the demonstration project would 
increase the number of providers offer-
ing substance use disorder treatment or 
recovery services under the State plan 
(or waiver) during the period of the 
demonstration project. 
‘‘(ii) Activities that, taking into ac-
count the results of the assessment described 
in clause (i), support the development of 
State infrastructure to, with respect to the 
provision of substance use disorder treat-
ment or recovery services under the State 
plan (or a waiver of such plan), recruit 
prospective providers and provide training 
and technical assistance to such providers. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5194 
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide protections against 
pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2018 
Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mrs. NOEM, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Ms. 
STEFANIK, and Mrs. WAGNER) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide protections 
against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, 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 ‘‘Pregnancy Discrimina-
tion Amendment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTIONS AGAINST PREGNANCY DISCRIMINA-
TION IN THE WORKPLACE. 
Section 701(k) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000e(k)) is amended in the first sentence, by 
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striking ‘‘as other persons not so affected but similar in 
their ability’’ and inserting ‘‘as any other applicants for 
employment with, or employees employed by, the same em-
ployer, in work that is performed under similar working 
conditions, who are not so affected but similar in their 
temporary ability’’. 
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