datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(2) the newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership 
rule, as described in paragraph (d) of section 
73.3555 of the Commission’s rules (47 CFR 
73.3555), as in effect on November 15, 2017. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as provided in section 6, this Act, and the 
amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on Janu-
ary 1, 2023. 
SEC. 6. CONTINUED COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF 
PREVIOUSLY DUE ROYALTIES. 
Notwithstanding section 5, the collection and dis-
tribution of royalties due for secondary transmissions 
made pursuant to sections 111 and 119 of title 17, United 
States Code, prior to January 1, 2023, shall continue to 
be governed by such title and the rules of the Register 
of Copyrights and Copyright Royalty Judges as in effect 
prior to the date of enactment of this Act until such time 
as the Register certifies that all royalties collected pursu-
ant to such provisions have been distributed. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 646 
To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be adjusted 
under section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 
in the year following any fiscal year in which outlays of the United 
States exceeded receipts of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2017 
Mr. BUCHANAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall 
not be adjusted under section 601(a)(2) of the Legisla-
tive Reorganization Act of 1946 in the year following 
any fiscal year in which outlays of the United States 
exceeded receipts of the United States. 
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 ‘‘No Pay Raise for Con-
gress Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZA-
TION ACT OF 1946. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 601(a)(2) of the Legisla-
tive Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) An adjustment in rates of pay may be made 
under this paragraph in a year only if the aggregate out-
lays of the United States during the last completed fiscal 
year did not exceed the aggregate receipts of the United 
States during such fiscal year, as determined by the Con-
gressional Budget Office.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 601(a)(2)(A) 
of such Act (2 U.S.C. 4501(2)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘Subject to subparagraph (B),’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 
subparagraphs (B) and (C),’’. 
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erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Beaver Creek Pro-
posed Wilderness Area’’, dated June 15, 2018, 
which shall be known as the Beaver Creek Wilder-
ness. 
(4) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 
the Bureau of Reclamation or located in the Pike 
and San Isabel National Forest, which comprise ap-
proximately 35,535 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map titled ‘‘Grape Creek Proposed Wilderness’’, 
dated June 15, 2018, which shall be known as the 
Grape Creek Wilderness. 
(5) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc-
tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, which comprise approximately 20,996 acres, 
as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Bangs Can-
yon Proposed Wilderness’’, dated June 15, 2018, 
which shall be known as the Bangs Canyon Wilder-
ness. 
(6) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc-
tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, which comprise approximately 27,150 acres, 
as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Unaweep & 
Palisade Proposed Wilderness’’, dated June 15, 
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2018, which shall be known as the Palisade Wilder-
ness. 
(7) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc-
tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment or located in the Grand Mesa, Uncompaghre, 
and Gunnison National Forest, which comprise ap-
proximately 20,420 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map titled ‘‘Unaweep & Palisade Proposed Wilder-
ness’’, dated June 15, 2018, which shall be known 
as the Unaweep Wilderness. 
(8) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc-
tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment and San Juan Field Office and in the Manti- 
LaSal National Forest, which comprise approxi-
mately 45,220 acres, as generally depicted on a map 
titled ‘‘Sewemup Mesa Proposed Wilderness’’, dated 
June 15, 2018, which shall be known as the 
Sewemup Mesa Wilderness. 
(9) Certain lands managed by the Kremmling 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
which comprise approximately 31 acres, as generally 
depicted on a map titled ‘‘Platte River Addition Pro-
posed Wilderness’’, dated June 15, 2018, and which 
are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to 
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be part of the Platte River Wilderness designated by 
Public Law 98–550. 
(10) 
Certain 
lands 
managed 
by 
the 
Uncompahgre Field Office of the Bureau of Land 
Management, which comprise approximately 17,660 
acres, as generally depicted on a map titled 
‘‘Roubideau Proposed Wilderness’’, dated June 15, 
2018, which shall be known as the Roubideau Wil-
derness. 
(11) 
Certain 
lands 
managed 
by 
the 
Uncompahgre Field Office of the Bureau of Land 
Management or located in the Grand Mesa, 
Uncompaghre, and Gunnison National Forest, which 
comprise approximately 12,986 acres, as generally 
depicted on a map titled ‘‘Norwood Canyon Pro-
posed Wilderness’’, dated June 15, 2018, which shall 
be known as the Norwood Canyon Wilderness. 
(12) Certain lands managed by the San Juan 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
which comprise approximately 26,776 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Cross Canyon Pro-
posed Wilderness’’, dated June 15, 2018, which shall 
be known as the Cross Canyon Wilderness. 
(13) Certain lands managed by the San Juan 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
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which comprise approximately 33,114 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘McKenna Peak Pro-
posed Wilderness’’, dated June 15, 2018, which shall 
be known as the McKenna Peak Wilderness. 
(14) Certain lands managed by the San Juan 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management 
Certain lands, which comprise approximately 14,339 
acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Weber- 
Menefee Mountain Proposed Wilderness’’, dated 
June 15, 2018, which shall be known as the Weber- 
Menefee Mountain Wilderness. 
(15) 
Certain 
lands 
managed 
by 
the 
Uncompahgre and San Juan Field Offices of the 
Bureau of Land Management or the Bureau of Rec-
lamation, which comprise approximately 34,867 
acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Dolores 
River Canyon Proposed Wilderness’’, dated June 15, 
2018, which shall be known as the Dolores River 
Canyon Wilderness. 
(16) Certain lands managed by the San Juan 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 
located in the San Juan National Forest, which 
comprise approximately 31,752 acres, as generally 
depicted on a map titled ‘‘Snaggletooth Proposed 
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Wilderness’’, dated June 15, 2018, which shall be 
known as the Snaggletooth Wilderness. 
(17) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 
located in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, 
which comprise approximately 22,654 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Browns Canyon 
Proposed Wilderness’’, dated June 15, 2018, which 
shall be known as the Browns Canyon Wilderness. 
(18) Certain lands managed by the San Luis 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
which comprise approximately 10,871 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘San Luis Hills Pro-
posed Wilderness’’, dated June 15, 2018, which shall 
be known as the San Luis Hills Wilderness. 
(19) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
which comprise approximately 27,719 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Table Mountain 
Proposed Wilderness’’, dated June 15, 2018, which 
shall be known as the Table Mountain Wilderness. 
(c) WEST ELK ADDITION.—Certain lands in the 
State of Colorado administered by the Gunnison Field Of-
fice of the Bureau of Land Management, the United 
States National Park Service, and the Bureau of Reclama-
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(i) by striking ‘‘TRANSFERS.—Any’’ 
and inserting ‘‘TRANSFERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION OF TRUSTEE.—In the 
case 
of 
a 
distribution 
under 
section 
401(a)(31)(B), the plan administrator shall no-
tify the designated trustee or issuer described 
in clause (i) thereof that the transfer is a man-
datory distribution required by such section.’’. 
(B) PENALTY.—Subsection (i) of section 
6652 of such Code is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘TO RECIPIENTS’’ in 
the heading and inserting ‘‘OR NOTIFICA-
TION’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘402(f),’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘402(f) or a notification as required by 
section 402(e)(6)(B),’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘such written expla-
nation’’ and inserting ‘‘such written expla-
nation or notification’’. 
(C) REPORTS.—Subsection (i) of section 
408 of such Code is amended— 
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a potential wilderness area by paragraph (1) shall be 
managed by the Secretary in accordance with the 
Wilderness Act as wilderness pending the designa-
tion of such lands as wilderness under this sub-
section. 
SEC. 4. WATER. 
(a) EFFECT ON WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this 
Act— 
(1) affects the use or allocation, in existence on 
the date of enactment of this Act, of any water, 
water right, or interest in water; 
(2) affects any vested absolute or decreed condi-
tional water right in existence on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, including any water right held by 
the United States; 
(3) affects any interstate water compact in ex-
istence on the date of enactment of this Act; 
(4) authorizes or imposes any new reserved 
Federal water rights; and 
(5) shall be considered to be a relinquishment 
or reduction of any water rights reserved or appro-
priated by the United States in the State on or be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) MIDSTREAM AREAS.— 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6475 
To require a determination on designation of the Russian Federation as 
a state sponsor of terrorism. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2018 
Mr. GALLAGHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require a determination on designation of the Russian 
Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DETERMINATION ON DESIGNATION OF THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION AS A STATE SPONSOR 
OF TERRORISM. 
(a) DETERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a determination whether the Rus-
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(3) whether there is effective Federal oversight 
of implementation of such plan to ensure that Fed-
eral funds are being used to achieve such objectives; 
(4) the extent to which such funds will be used 
under such plan to carry out lead poisoning mitiga-
tion and education projects and the extent to which 
SNAP-Ed benefits will be targeted to those at high 
risk for lead poisoning; 
(5) the extent to which funds are currently 
being used under section 28 of such Act to carry out 
lead poisoning mitigation and education projects and 
the extent to which program benefits are targeted to 
those at high risk for lead poisoning; and 
(6) the effectiveness of the process used by 
States to solicit public and stakeholder input into 
the development of the State agency plan, including 
how that input is used to ensure the plan addresses 
the most pressing nutrition education needs in the 
State. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATES. 
(a) GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), this Act shall take effect 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6471 
To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify the use of subminimum 
wage with respect to certain contracts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2018 
Mrs. HARTZLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify the 
use of subminimum wage with respect to certain contracts. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF USE OF SUBMINIMUM 
WAGE WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN CON-
TRACTS. 
(a) 
EXCEPTION
TO
PROHIBITION.—Section 
511(b)(2) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
794g(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘A local’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a local’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end following: 
‘‘(B) 
STATE
OF
MISSOURI.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (A), a local educational 
agency or State educational agency described in 
subparagraph (A) that is in the State of Mis-
souri may enter into a contract or other ar-
rangement with an entity described in sub-
section (a) for the purpose of operating a pro-
gram for an individual who is age 24 or young-
er under which work is compensated at a sub-
minimum wage if the individual has received, 
and produces appropriate documentation indi-
cating completion of, the services described in 
subsection (a)(2)(A) before beginning work.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 511(a) of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 794g(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘No 
entity’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection 
(b)(2), no entity’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to work beginning after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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sian Federation meets the criteria for designation as 
a state sponsor of terrorism. 
(2) FORM.—The determination required by 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form but may include a classified annex, if appro-
priate. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) STATE
SPONSOR
OF
TERRORISM
DE-
FINED.—The term ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ 
means a country the government of which the Sec-
retary of State has determined, for purposes of sec-
tion 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 
(50 U.S.C. 4605(j)) (as in effect pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act), 
section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2371), section 40 of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), or any other provi-
sion of law, is a government that has repeatedly pro-
vided support for acts of international terrorism. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6476 
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure 
that the treatment of natural gas vehicles is equal to the treatment 
of electric vehicles. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2018 
Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to ensure that the treatment of natural gas vehi-
cles is equal to the treatment of electric vehicles. 
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 ‘‘Light-Duty Natural 
Gas Vehicle Parity Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. REGULATORY PARITY FOR NATURAL GAS VEHI-
CLES. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
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tection Agency shall amend the regulations and policies 
of the Environmental Protection Agency— 
(1) to provide that the compliance and incentive 
values applied to electric vehicles are, at a minimum, 
equally applied to natural gas vehicles; and 
(2) in the case of calculating the average fuel 
economy or any other type of automotive emission 
for a natural gas dual-fueled vehicle when the vehicle 
is operating on natural gas, to ensure that no eligi-
bility requirement is imposed on that vehicle. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6481 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for the purpose 
of addressing public health crises, to require the manufacturers of cov-
ered products to develop, maintain, and update a plan to mitigate the 
effects of such products on public health, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2018 
Mr. DESAULNIER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
for the purpose of addressing public health crises, to 
require the manufacturers of covered products to develop, 
maintain, and update a plan to mitigate the effects of 
such products on public health, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Public Health 
Act of 2018’’. 
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care Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 
Modernization Act of 2003, as adjusted 
pursuant to applicable law, for each day 
during which such person is in violation of 
this paragraph. Such penalty may be re-
covered in a civil action— 
‘‘(I) brought by the United 
States; or 
‘‘(II) brought by the Federal 
Trade Commission in accordance with 
the procedures established in section 
16(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Com-
mission Act. 
‘‘(ii) COMPLIANCE
AND
EQUITABLE 
RELIEF.—If any person violates any provi-
sion of this paragraph, the United States 
district court may order compliance, and 
may grant such other equitable relief as 
the court in its discretion determines nec-
essary or appropriate, upon application of 
the Assistant Attorney General or the Fed-
eral Trade Commission. 
‘‘(F) RULEMAKING.—The Federal Trade 
Commission, with the concurrence of the Assist-
ant Attorney General and by rule in accordance 
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with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
consistent with the purposes of this para-
graph— 
‘‘(i) may define the terms used in this 
paragraph; 
‘‘(ii) may exempt classes of persons or 
agreements from the requirements of this 
paragraph; and 
‘‘(iii) may prescribe such other rules 
as may be necessary and appropriate to 
carry out the purposes of this paragraph. 
‘‘(G) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Any action taken 
by the Assistant Attorney General or the Fed-
eral Trade Commission, or any failure of the 
Assistant Attorney General or the Commission 
to take action, under this paragraph shall not 
at any time bar any proceeding or any action 
with respect to any agreement between a sub-
section (k) applicant and the reference product 
sponsor, or any agreement between subsection 
(k) applicants, under any other provision of 
law, nor shall any filing under this paragraph 
constitute or create a presumption of any viola-
tion of any competition laws.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6479 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to include short- 
term limited duration plans in the definition of individual health insur-
ance coverage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2018 
Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act 
to include short-term limited duration plans in the defini-
tion of individual health insurance coverage. 
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 ‘‘Stop Junk Health 
Plans Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. PREVENTING JUNK PLANS AND CONTINUING PRO-
TECTIONS 
FOR 
CONSUMERS 
WITH 
PRE-
EXISTING CONDITIONS. 
(a) INCLUDING SHORT-TERM LIMITED DURATION 
INSURANCE AS INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COV-
ERAGE.—Section 2791(b)(5) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(b)(5)) is amended by striking 
‘‘but does not include short-term limited duration insur-
ance’’ and inserting ‘‘including short-term limited dura-
tion insurance’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to plan years begin-
ning after December 31, 2018. 
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