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Union Calendar No. 761 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5896 
[Report No. 115–973] 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the authority for pay 
and work schedules of border patrol agents, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2018 
Mr. HURD (for himself, Mr. VELA, and Ms. MCSALLY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. GONZALEZ OF TEXAS, Mr. 
O’HALLERAN, and Ms. SINEMA 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 
Reported amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the author-
ity for pay and work schedules of border patrol agents, 
and for other purposes. 
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based on the act of state doctrine, to make a determina-
tion on the merits in an action brought under this section. 
‘‘(d) ENFORCEMENT.—The Attorney General of the 
United States may bring an action to enforce this section 
in any district court of the United States as provided 
under the antitrust laws.’’. 
SEC. 3. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. 
Section 1605(a) of title 28 of the United States Code 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the 
semicolon, 
(2) in paragraph (6) by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) in an action brought under section 7A of 
the Sherman Act.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5897 
To require the Secretary of the Army to expedite the completion of certain 
feasibility studies and reports and to amend the Coastal Barrier Re-
sources Act to ensure public safety, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2018 
Mr. WEBER of Texas (for himself, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. 
FLORES, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. HURD, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. CONAWAY, 
Mr. BABIN, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. OLSON, Mr. HEN-
SARLING, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. BARTON, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. 
O’ROURKE, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. POE of Texas, 
and Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in ad-
dition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Army to expedite the comple-
tion of certain feasibility studies and reports and to 
amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to ensure pub-
lic safety, 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 ‘‘Coastal Texas Protec-
tion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COASTAL TEXAS PROTECTION AND RESTORATION. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of the Army shall expedite the completion of feasi-
bility studies for flood damage reduction, hurricane and 
storm damage reduction, and ecosystem restoration in the 
coastal areas of Texas that are identified in the interim 
report due to be published in 2018 that describes the ten-
tatively selected plan developed in accordance with section 
4091 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 
(121 Stat. 1187). 
SEC. 3. PUBLIC SAFETY EXCEPTIONS UNDER COASTAL BAR-
RIER RESOURCES ACT. 
Section 5(a)(3) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act 
(16 U.S.C. 3504(a)(3)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, T–02A, 
T–03A, T–04 through T–07, T–11,’’ after ‘‘S08’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5899 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize school-based health 
centers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2018 
Mr. FASO (for himself, Mr. UPTON, Mr. SARBANES, and Mr. TONKO) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize 
school-based health centers, 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 ‘‘School-Based Health 
Centers Reauthorization Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH 
CENTERS. 
Section 399Z–1(l) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280h–5(l)) is amended by striking ‘‘2010 
through 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 2023’’. 
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In the Senate of the United States, 
July 23, 2018. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 589) entitled ‘‘An Act to establish Department of 
Energy policy for science and energy research and develop-
ment programs, and reform National Laboratory manage-
ment and technology transfer programs, and for other pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike title IV. 
Attest: 
Secretary.
actual conflict of interest, as a result of the agree-
ment under this section. 
(f) EXTENSION.—The pilot program referred to in 
subsection (a) shall be extended until September 30, 2019. 
(g) REPORTS.— 
(1) OVERALL ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 60 
days after the date described in subsection (f), the 
Secretary, in coordination with directors of the Na-
tional Laboratories, shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report that— 
(A) assesses the overall effectiveness of the 
pilot program referred to in subsection (a); 
(B) identifies opportunities to improve the 
effectiveness of the pilot program; 
(C) assesses the potential for program ac-
tivities to interfere with the responsibilities of 
the National Laboratories to the Department; 
and 
(D) provides a recommendation regarding 
the future of the pilot program. 
(2) TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary, in coordi-
nation with directors of the National Laboratories, 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress an annual report that accounts for all 
incidences of, and provides a justification for, non- 
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‘‘(g) EARLY
STAGE
TECHNOLOGY
DEMONSTRA-
TION.—The Secretary shall permit the directors of the Na-
tional Laboratories to use funds authorized to support 
technology transfer within the Department to carry out 
early stage and precommercial technology demonstration 
activities to remove technology barriers that limit private 
sector interest and demonstrate potential commercial ap-
plications of any research and technologies arising from 
National Laboratory activities.’’. 
SEC. 103. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACCELERATING ENERGY 
INNOVATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) although important progress has been made 
in cost reduction and deployment of clean energy 
technologies, accelerating clean energy innovation 
will help meet critical competitiveness, energy secu-
rity, and environmental goals; 
(2) accelerating the pace of clean energy inno-
vation in the United States calls for— 
(A) supporting existing research and devel-
opment programs at the Department and the 
world-class National Laboratories; 
(B) exploring and developing new path-
ways for innovators, investors, and decision- 
makers to leverage the resources of the Depart-
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(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Energy. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Science of the Depart-
ment, except as otherwise indicated. 
(3) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15801). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
TITLE 
I—LABORATORY 
MOD-
ERNIZATION 
AND 
TECH-
NOLOGY TRANSFER 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Laboratory Mod-
ernization and Technology Transfer Act’’. 
SEC. 102. INCLUSION OF EARLY STAGE TECHNOLOGY DEM-
ONSTRATION IN AUTHORIZED TECHNOLOGY 
TRANSFER ACTIVITIES. 
Section 1001 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16391) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
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cation of advanced energy technologies within the 
technology development focus designated under sub-
section (b)(2). 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—Each Hub shall— 
(A) encourage collaboration and commu-
nication among the member qualifying entities 
of the consortium and awardees; 
(B) develop and publish proposed plans 
and programs on a publicly accessible website; 
(C) submit an annual report to the De-
partment summarizing the activities of the 
Hub, including— 
(i) detailing organizational expendi-
tures; and 
(ii) describing each project under-
taken by the Hub; and 
(D) monitor project implementation and 
coordination. 
(3) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—Each Hub shall 
maintain conflict of interest procedures, consistent 
with the conflict of interest procedures of the De-
partment. 
(4) PROHIBITION ON CONSTRUCTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B)— 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5900 
To provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease 
and other tick-borne diseases, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2018 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. FASO, Mr. 
POSEY, and Mrs. COMSTOCK) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide for a national strategy to address and overcome 
Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, 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 Lyme and 
Tick-Borne Diseases Control and Accountability Act of 
2018’’. 
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‘‘(iii) section 601 of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (relating to protecting 
the identity of undercover agents); 
‘‘(iv) section 175 (relating to biologi-
cal weapons) of title 18, United States 
Code; 
‘‘(v) sections 792 (harboring or con-
cealing persons who violated sections 793 
or 794 of title 18, United States Code), 
794 (gathering or delivering defense infor-
mation to aid foreign government), 795 
(photographing and sketching defense in-
stallations), 796 (use of aircraft for 
photographing defense installations), 797 
(publication and sale of photographs of de-
fense installations), 799 (violation of 
NASA regulations for protection of facili-
ties) of title 18, United States Code; 
‘‘(vi) sections 831 (prohibited trans-
actions involving nuclear materials) and 
832 (participation in nuclear and weapons 
of mass destruction threats to the United 
States) of title 18, United States Code; 
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that such funding is solely used to carry out the 
purposes of the Federal award. 
(3) RESTRICTION.—The requirements of chap-
ter 18 of title 35, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Bayh-Dole Act’’) shall apply if— 
(A) the agreement is a funding agreement 
(as that term is defined in section 201 of that 
title); and 
(B) at least one of the parties to the fund-
ing agreement is eligible to receive rights under 
that chapter. 
(d) SUBMISSION TO SECRETARY.—Each affected di-
rector of a National Laboratory shall submit to the Sec-
retary, with respect to each agreement entered into under 
this section— 
(1) a summary of information relating to the 
relevant project; 
(2) the total estimated costs of the project; 
(3) estimated commencement and completion 
dates of the project; and 
(4) other documentation determined to be ap-
propriate by the Secretary. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall require the 
contractor of the affected National Laboratory to certify 
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(7) $257,292,000 shall be for Science Labora-
tories Infrastructure; 
(8) $181,345,000 shall be for Science Program 
Direction; 
(9) $106,110,000 shall be for Safeguards and 
Security; and 
(10) $19,500,000 shall be for Workforce Devel-
opment for Teachers and Scientists. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 27, 2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 589 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 30, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To establish Department of Energy policy for science and 
energy research and development programs, and reform 
National Laboratory management and technology trans-
fer programs, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—LABORATORY MODERNIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY 
TRANSFER 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Inclusion of early stage technology demonstration in authorized tech-
nology transfer activities. 
Sec. 103. Sense of Congress on accelerating energy innovation. 
Sec. 104. Restoration of laboratory directed research and development program. 
Sec. 105. Research grants database. 
Sec. 106. Technology transfer and transitions assessment. 
Sec. 107. Agreements for commercializing technology pilot program. 
Sec. 108. Short-term cost-share pilot program. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESEARCH COORDINATION 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Protection of information. 
Sec. 203. Crosscutting research and development. 
Sec. 204. Strategic research portfolio analysis and coordination plan. 
Sec. 205. Strategy for facilities and infrastructure. 
Sec. 206. Energy Innovation Hubs. 
TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF SCIENCE 
POLICY 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Mission. 
Sec. 303. Basic energy sciences. 
Sec. 304. Advanced scientific computing research. 
Sec. 305. High-energy physics. 
Sec. 306. Biological and environmental research. 
Sec. 307. Fusion energy. 
Sec. 308. Nuclear physics. 
Sec. 309. Science laboratories infrastructure program. 
TITLE IV—NUCLEAR ENERGY INNOVATION CAPABILITIES 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Nuclear energy innovation capabilities. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5905 
AN ACT 
To authorize basic research programs in the De-
partment of Energy Office of Science for fiscal 
years 2018 and 2019.
II 
Calendar No. 405 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 589 
[Report No. 115–242] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 30, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
MAY 9, 2018 
Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To establish Department of Energy policy for science and 
energy research and development programs, and reform 
National Laboratory management and technology trans-
fer programs, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
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development of regulatory infrastructure 
for 
advanced 
nuclear 
reactor 
tech-
nologies.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 23, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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(C) START
OF
OPERATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
ensure that the start of full operations of the 
upgrade under this paragraph occurs before De-
cember 31, 2025. 
(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized 
to be appropriated under section 11 for Basic 
Energy Sciences, there shall be made available 
to the Secretary to carry out the upgrade under 
this paragraph— 
(i) $36,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
and 
(ii) $60,800,000 for fiscal year 2019. 
(3) SPALLATION
NEUTRON
SOURCE
SECOND 
TARGET STATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide for a second target station for the 
Spallation Neutron Source. 
(B) DEFINITION OF SECOND TARGET STA-
TION.—For the purposes of this paragraph, the 
term ‘‘second target station’’ means the Spall-
ation Neutron Source second target station de-
scribed in— 
(i) the publication of the Office of 
Science of the Department of Energy titled
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 58 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit 
a study on the circumstances which may impact the 
effectiveness and availability of first responders before, 
during, or after a terrorist threat or event, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
formulations of opioid pain medications, compared to 
opioid pain medications without abuse-deterrent fea-
tures. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘First Responder Iden-
tification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations’’ or 
the ‘‘FRIENDS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH MAY IMPACT FIRST RE-
SPONDERS DURING A TERRORIST EVENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Committees on 
Homeland Security and Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report that describes select State and local pro-
grams and policies, as appropriate, related to the pre-
paredness and protection of first responders. The report 
may include information on— 
(1) the degree to which such programs and poli-
cies include consideration of the presence of a first 
responder’s family in an area impacted by a terrorist 
attack; 
(2) the availability of personal protective equip-
ment for first responders; 
(3) the availability of home Medkits for first re-
sponders and their families for biological incident re-
sponse; and 
(4) other related factors.
(b) CONTEXT.—In preparing the report required 
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the 
United States may, as appropriate, provide information— 
(1) in a format that delineates high risk urban 
areas from rural communities; and 
(2) on the degree to which the selected State 
and local programs and policies included in such re-
port were developed or are being executed with fund-
ing from the Department of Homeland Security, in-
cluding grant funding from the State Homeland Se-
curity Grant Program or the Urban Area Security 
Initiative under sections 2002 and 2003, respec-
tively, of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 603 and 604). 
(c) HOMELAND SECURITY CONSIDERATION.—After 
issuance of the report required under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider such re-
port’s findings and assess its applicability for Federal first 
responders. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 58 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
submit a study on the circumstances which may 
impact the effectiveness and availability of first 
responders before, during, or after a terrorist 
threat or event, and for other purposes.
307 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsi-
bility center; 
(3) establishes or changes allocations specifi-
cally denied, limited or increased under this Act; 
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any program, project, or responsibility center for 
which funds have been denied or restricted; 
(5) re-establishes any program or project pre-
viously deferred through reprogramming; 
(6) augments any existing program, project, or 
responsibility center through a reprogramming of 
funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, which-
ever is less; or 
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel 
assigned to a specific program, project or responsi-
bility center, 
unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. 
(b) The District of Columbia government is author-
ized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer 
requests of local funds under this title through November 
7, 2019. 
SEC. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this 
Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5903 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain 
changes made by Public Law 115–97 to the child tax credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2018 
Mr. SMITH of Missouri (for himself, Mr. BLUM, Mrs. HANDEL, Ms. TENNEY, 
Mr. MAST, Mr. BARR, Mrs. LOVE, Mr. HURD, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. 
VALADAO, Mr. BUDD, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, and Mr. CURBELO of 
Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
permanent certain changes made by Public Law 115– 
97 to the 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 ‘‘Permanent Tax Relief 
for Working Families Act’’. 
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