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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6507 
To amend the Oil Region National Heritage Area Act to reauthorize the 
Oil Region National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2018 
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Oil Region National Heritage Area Act to 
reauthorize the Oil Region National Heritage Area, 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 ‘‘Oil Region National 
Heritage Area Reauthorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT. 
(a) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The Oil Region Na-
tional Heritage Area Act (Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 
3368) is amended by striking ‘‘Oil Heritage Region, Inc.’’ 
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each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Oil Region Alliance 
of Business, Industry and Tourism’’. 
(b) SUNSET.—Section 608 of the Oil Region National 
Heritage Area Act (Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 3372) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 608. SUNSET. 
‘‘The authority of the Secretary to grant or provide 
any assistance under this title shall terminate on Sep-
tember 30, 2026.’’. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 828 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6507 
[Report No. 115–1062] 
To amend the Oil Region National Heritage Area Act to reauthorize the 
Oil Region National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2018 
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
DECEMBER 3, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. 
CARTWRIGHT, and Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania 
DECEMBER 3, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Oil Region National Heritage Area Act to 
reauthorize the Oil Region National Heritage Area, and 
for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Oil Region National 
Heritage Area Reauthorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT. 
(a) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The Oil Region Na-
tional Heritage Area Act (Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 
3368) is amended by striking ‘‘Oil Heritage Region, Inc.’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Oil Region Alliance 
of Business, Industry and Tourism’’. 
(b) SUNSET.—Section 608 of the Oil Region National 
Heritage Area Act (Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 3372) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 608. SUNSET. 
‘‘The authority of the Secretary to grant or provide 
any assistance under this title shall terminate on Sep-
tember 30, 2026.’’. 
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Committee on Appropriations of the Senate (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘Committees’’). 
(h) CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL.—After review of 
each list submitted under subsection (g), the Committees 
may provide for the allocation of amounts derived from 
the Fund with respect to such list. 
(i) PROJECT APPROVAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), if, before the beginning of a fiscal year, 
the Committees do not alter the allocation of funds 
proposed by the entity for that fiscal year, the list 
submitted under subsection (g) for that fiscal year 
shall be considered approved. 
(2) CONTINUING RESOLUTION.—If, before the 
beginning of a fiscal year, there is enacted a con-
tinuing resolution or resolutions for a period of— 
(A) less than or equal to 120 days, each 
entity for which amounts from the Fund are al-
located under subsection (e) shall not obligate 
funds to any project contained in a list sub-
mitted under subsection (g) for that fiscal year 
until the date of enactment of a law making ap-
propriations for such entity that is not a con-
tinuing resolution; or 
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Union Calendar No. 828 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6507 
[Report No. 115–1062] 
A BILL 
To amend the Oil Region National Heritage Area 
Act to reauthorize the Oil Region National Herit-
age Area, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 3, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6509 
To require all newly constructed, federally assisted, single-family houses and 
town houses to meet minimum standards of visitability for persons with 
disabilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2018 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
and Mr. LANGEVIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require all newly constructed, federally assisted, single- 
family houses and town houses to meet minimum stand-
ards of visitability for persons with disabilities. 
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 ‘‘Eleanor Smith Inclu-
sive Home Design Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this Act: 
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† HR 6964 EAS 
cording to the performance evaluation process 
under paragraph (5)(D), after the grant period. 
‘‘(3) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—An eligible en-
tity desiring a subgrant under this subsection shall 
agree to provide a 50 percent match of the amount of 
the subgrant that may include the value of in-kind 
contributions. 
‘‘(4) SUBGRANT REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) REVIEW.—Not later than the end of 
the second year of a subgrant period for a 
subgrant awarded to an eligible entity under this 
subsection and before awarding the remaining 
amount of the subgrant to the eligible entity, the 
State entity shall— 
‘‘(i) ensure that the eligible entity has 
completed the plan submitted under para-
graph (2) and that the plan meets the re-
quirements of such paragraph; and 
‘‘(ii) verify that the eligible entity will 
begin the implementation of its plan upon 
receiving 
the 
next 
installment 
of 
its 
subgrant award. 
‘‘(B) TERMINATION.—If the State entity 
finds through the review conducted under sub-
paragraph (A) that the eligible entity has not
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 650 
To provide for the development of a United States strategy for greater 
human space exploration, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2017 
Mr. CULBERSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To provide for the development of a United States strategy 
for greater human space exploration, 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 ‘‘Mapping a New and 
Innovative Focus on Our Exploration Strategy for Human 
Spaceflight Act of 2017’’ or the ‘‘MANIFEST for Human 
Spaceflight Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. REAFFIRMATION OF POLICY AND FINDINGS. 
(a) REAFFIRMATION
OF POLICY.—Congress reaf-
firms that the long-term goal of the human space flight 
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and exploration efforts of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration shall be to expand permanent 
human presence beyond low-Earth orbit and to do so, 
where practical, in a manner involving international part-
ners, as stated in section 202(a) of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 
2010 (42 U.S.C. 18312(a)). 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) In accordance with section 204 of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration Au-
thorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–267; 124 
Stat. 2813), the National Academy of Sciences, 
through its Committee on Human Spaceflight, con-
ducted a review of the goals, core capabilities, and 
direction of human space flight, and published the 
findings and recommendations in a 2014 report enti-
tled ‘‘Pathways to Exploration: Rationales and Ap-
proaches for a U.S. Program of Human Space Ex-
ploration’’. 
(2) The Committee on Human Spaceflight in-
cluded leaders from the aerospace, scientific, secu-
rity, and policy communities. With input from the 
public, the Committee on Human Spaceflight con-
cluded that many practical and aspirational ration-
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from an action in a court of the United States for a viola-
tion of this Act. In an action against a State for a violation 
of this Act, remedies (including remedies at law and in 
equity) are available for the violation to the same extent 
as such remedies are available in an action against any 
public or private entity other than a State. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) DISABILITY.—The term ‘‘disability’’ has the 
meaning given such term as applied in the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 
et seq.). 
(2) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘employer’’ has the 
meaning given such term in— 
(A) section 701 of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e) with respect to dis-
crimination based on race, color, religion, sex, 
or national origin, 
(B) section 11 of the Age Discrimination 
in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 630) 
with respect to discrimination based on age, 
and 
(C) section 101 of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111) with 
respect to discrimination based on disability. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6511 
To authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program to lease 
underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2018 
Mr. BARTON (for himself and Mr. RUSH) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program 
to lease underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve facili-
ties, 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 ‘‘Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve Reform Act’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF UNDERUTILIZED STRATEGIC PETROLEUM 
RESERVE FACILITIES. 
Section 168 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6247a) is amended to read as follows: 
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(c) COLLABORATIVE GRANTS TO INCREASE
THE 
LONG-TERM STABILITY OF VICTIMS.—Section 41404(i) 
of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12474(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018 through 2023’’. 
(d) GRANTS
TO
COMBAT
VIOLENCE
AGAINST 
WOMEN IN PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING.—Section 
41405 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 
U.S.C. 12475) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Director 
of the Violence Against Women Office’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Director of the Office on Violence Against 
Women’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(D), by inserting after 
‘‘linguistically and culturally specific service pro-
viders,’’ the following: ‘‘population-specific organiza-
tions,’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘2018 through 
2023’’. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6511 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program 
to lease underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve facili-
ties, 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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‘‘(2) related facilities. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the pilot program 
established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) identify appropriate Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve storage facilities and related facilities to 
lease, in order to make maximum use of such facili-
ties; 
‘‘(2) identify and implement any changes to fa-
cilities or facility operations necessary to so lease 
such facilities, including any such changes necessary 
to ensure the long-term structural viability and use of 
the facilities for purposes of this part and part C; 
‘‘(3) make such facilities available for lease; and 
‘‘(4) identify environmental effects, including 
benefits, of leasing storage facilities and related facili-
ties. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
status of the pilot program established under subsection 
(a).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by 
adding after the item relating to section 169 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 170. Pilot program to lease storage and related facilities.’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6513 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1110 West Market Street in Athens, Alabama, 
as the ‘‘Judge James E. Horton, Jr. 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. JUDGE JAMES E. HORTON, JR. POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1110 West Market Street in Ath-
ens, Alabama, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Judge James E. Horton, Jr. Post Office Building’’. 
(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 ‘‘Judge James E. Hor-
ton, Jr. Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 29, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6513 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 1110 West Market Street in 
Athens, Alabama, as the ‘‘Judge James E. Hor-
ton, Jr. Post Office Building’’.
H. R. 6513 
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 designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1110 West 
Market Street in Athens, Alabama, as the ‘‘Judge James E. Horton, Jr. Post 
Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JUDGE JAMES E. HORTON, JR. POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1110 West Market Street in Athens, Alabama, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Judge James E. Horton, 
Jr. Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
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 ‘‘Judge James E. Horton, Jr. Post Office Building’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6513 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1110 West Market Street in Athens, Alabama, as the ‘‘Judge James 
E. Horton, Jr. Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2018 
Mr. BROOKS of Alabama (for himself, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. PALMER, 
Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, and Mrs. ROBY) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1110 West Market Street in Athens, Alabama, 
as the ‘‘Judge James E. Horton, Jr. 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. JUDGE JAMES E. HORTON, JR. POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1110 West Market Street in Ath-
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ens, Alabama, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Judge James E. Horton, Jr. Post Office Building’’. 
(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 ‘‘Judge James E. Hor-
ton, Jr. Post Office Building’’. 
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II 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6513 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 3, 2018 
Received 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1110 West Market Street in Athens, Alabama, 
as the ‘‘Judge James E. Horton, Jr. Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
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. JUDGE JAMES E. HORTON, JR. POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1110 West Market Street in Ath-
ens, Alabama, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Judge James E. Horton, Jr. Post Office Building’’. 
(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 ‘‘Judge James E. Hor-
ton, Jr. Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 29, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6514 
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to estab-
lish a pilot program for certifying the status of a small business concern 
as a small business concern owned and controlled by socially and eco-
nomically disadvantaged individuals, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2018 
Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself, Mr. DONOVAN, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, 
and Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration to establish a pilot program for certifying the 
status of a small business concern as a small business 
concern owned and controlled by socially and economi-
cally disadvantaged individuals, 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 ‘‘Streamlining Small 
Disadvantaged Businesses Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM TO CERTIFY SMALL BUSINESS 
CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SO-
CIALLY 
AND 
ECONOMICALLY 
DISADVAN-
TAGED INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Small Business Administration shall establish a pilot 
program under which a small business concern may apply 
to the Administrator to be certified as a small business 
concern owned and controlled by socially and economically 
disadvantaged individuals. Such system shall— 
(1) require a small business concern to submit 
such information as the Administrator shall require; 
and 
(2) be made available through a website. 
(b) USE
OF CERTIFICATION.—A certification ob-
tained by a small business concern under subsection (a) 
may be used by a Federal agency, State, or unit of local 
government to determine whether such concern is a small 
business concern owned and controlled by socially and eco-
nomically disadvantaged individuals. 
(c) TIMING
FOR CERTIFICATION.—The Adminis-
trator shall make a determination on the certification of 
a small business concern as a small business concern 
owned and controlled by socially and economically dis-
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advantaged individuals not later than 60 days after receipt 
of a complete application under subsection (a). 
(d) TERMINATION.—The pilot program established 
under this section shall terminate on the date that is 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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