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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7164 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 29, 2018 
Received 
AN ACT 
To add Ireland to the E–3 nonimmigrant visa program. 
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. E–3 VISAS FOR IRISH NATIONALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(E)(iii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or, on a 
basis of reciprocity as determined by the Secretary of 
State, a national of Ireland,’’ after ‘‘Australia’’. 
(b) EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS.—Section 212 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second subsection (t) 
(as added by section 1(b)(2)(B) of Public Law 108– 
449 (118 Stat. 3470)) as subsection (u); and 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (t)(1) 
(as added by section 402(b)(2) of Public Law 108– 
77 (117 Stat. 941)) the following: 
‘‘(E) In the case of an attestation filed with re-
spect to a national of Ireland described in section 
101(a)(15)(E)(iii), the employer is, and will remain 
during the period of authorized employment of such 
Irish national, a participant in good standing in the 
E–Verify program described in section 403(a) of the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Respon-
sibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note).’’. 
(c) APPLICATION ALLOCATION.—Paragraph (11) of 
section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1184(g)(11)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(11)(A) The Secretary of State may approve 
initial applications submitted for aliens described in 
section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) only as follows: 
‘‘(i) For applicants who are nationals of 
the Commonwealth of Australia, not more than 
10,500 for a fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) For applicants who are nationals of 
Ireland, not more than a number equal to the 
difference between 10,500 and the number of 
applications approved in the prior fiscal year 
for aliens who are nationals of the Common-
wealth of Australia. 
‘‘(B) The approval of an application described 
under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be deemed for nu-
merical control purposes to have occurred on Sep-
tember 30 of the prior fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) The numerical limitation under subpara-
graph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and 
not to the spouses or children of such aliens.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 28, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7165 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to achieve parity between the cost 
of living adjustment with respect to an annuity under the Federal Em-
ployees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retire-
ment System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2018 
Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. RASKIN, and Mr. BEYER) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to achieve parity 
between the cost of living adjustment with respect to 
an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement 
System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retire-
ment System, 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 ‘‘Equal COLA Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE IN COLA FOR FERS ANNUITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) 
of section 8462 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) Except as provided in subsection (c), effective 
December 1 of each year, each annuity payable from the 
Fund having a commencing date not later than such De-
cember 1 shall be increased by the percent change in the 
price index for the base quarter of such year over the price 
index for the base quarter of the preceding year in which 
an adjustment under this subsection was made, adjusted 
to the nearest 1⁄10 of 1 percent.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to— 
(1) any cost-of-living adjustment under section 
8462 of title 5, United States Code, made after the 
date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) any annuity covered by such section com-
mencing before, on, or after such date. 
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sections (a) and (b) and inserting ‘‘magistrate 
judges’’. 
(12) Section 7471(a)(2)(A) is amended by 
striking ‘‘special trial judges’’ and inserting ‘‘mag-
istrate judges’’. 
(13) Section 7471(c) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘SPECIAL TRIAL JUDGES’’ 
in the heading and inserting ‘‘MAGISTRATE 
JUDGES OF THE TAX COURT’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘special trial judges’’ and 
inserting ‘‘magistrate judges’’. 
SEC. 3304. REPEAL OF DEADWOOD RELATED TO BOARD OF 
TAX APPEALS. 
(a) Section 7459, as amended by this Act, is amended 
by striking subsection (f) and by redesignating subsections 
(g) and (h) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively. 
(b) Section 7447(a)(3) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) In any determination of length of service 
as judge or as a judge of the Tax Court of the 
United States there shall be included all periods 
(whether or not consecutive) during which an indi-
vidual served as judge.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 716 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the use of 
529 plans and Coverdell education savings accounts, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2017 
Mr. MESSER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage 
the use of 529 plans and Coverdell education savings 
accounts, 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 ‘‘Enhancing Edu-
cational Opportunities for all Students Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
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TITLE I—TITLE I OF THE ESEA PORTABILITY 
Sec. 101. Title I portability. 
Sec. 102. Table of contents amendment. 
TITLE II—FURTHER CLARIFICATION OF COVERDELL EDUCATION 
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS 
Sec. 201. Allowance of home school expenses as qualified education expenses 
for purposes of a Coverdell Education Savings Account. 
Sec. 202. Elimination of Coverdell Education Savings Account contribution lim-
itation. 
TITLE III—529 PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
EDUCATION EXPENSES 
Sec. 301. 529 programs for pre-kindergarten, elementary, and secondary edu-
cation expenses. 
TITLE I—TITLE I OF THE ESEA 
PORTABILITY 
SEC. 101. TITLE I PORTABILITY. 
Part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1128. TITLE I FUNDS FOLLOW THE LOW-INCOME 
CHILD STATE OPTION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law and to the extent permitted under State law, 
a State educational agency may allocate grant funds under 
this part among the local educational agencies in the State 
based on the number of eligible children enrolled in the 
public schools served by each local educational agency and 
the State-accredited private schools within each local edu-
cational agency’s geographic jurisdiction. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE CHILD.— 
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‘‘Subtitle L—CARBON DIVIDENDS 
AND CARBON FEE 
‘‘CHAPTER 101. CARBON FEES 
‘‘CHAPTER 102. CARBON BORDER FEE ADJUSTMENT 
‘‘CHAPTER 101—CARBON FEES 
‘‘Sec. 9901. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 9902. Carbon fee. 
‘‘Sec. 9903. Emissions reduction schedule. 
‘‘Sec. 9904. Fee on fluorinated greenhouse gases. 
‘‘Sec. 9905. Decommissioning of Carbon Administration. 
‘‘Sec. 9906. Carbon Capture and Sequestration. 
‘‘Sec. 9907. Administrative authority. 
‘‘SEC. 9901. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘For purposes of this subtitle: 
‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Administrator’ 
means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency. 
‘‘(b) CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT OR CO2-E.— 
The term ‘carbon dioxide equivalent’ or ‘CO2-e’ means the 
number of metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions with 
the same global warming potential as one metric ton of 
another greenhouse gas. 
‘‘(c) CARBON-INTENSIVE PRODUCT.—The term ‘car-
bon-intensive product’ means, as identified by the Sec-
retary by rule— 
‘‘(1) any manufactured or agricultural product 
which the Secretary in consultation with the Admin-
istrator determines is emissions-intensive and trade- 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7170 
To amend the Federal Power Act to require the consideration of invasive 
species when prescribing fishways, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 27, 2018 
Mr. GROTHMAN (for himself and Mr. POCAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Power Act to require the consideration 
of invasive species when prescribing fishways, 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. CONSIDERATION OF INVASIVE SPECIES. 
Section 18 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 811) 
is amended by inserting after ‘‘the Secretary of Com-
merce.’’ the following: ‘‘In prescribing a fishway, the Sec-
retary of Commerce or the Secretary of the Interior, as 
appropriate, shall consider the threat of invasive species.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7172 
To make technical amendments to chapter 3084 of title 54, United States 
Code, to correct references to the African American Civil Rights Network, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 27, 2018 
Mr. CLAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To make technical amendments to chapter 3084 of title 
54, United States Code, to correct references to the 
African American Civil Rights Network, 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. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO REFERENCES TO 
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS NET-
WORK. 
(a) CHAPTER AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 3084 of title 
54, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘U.S. 
Civil Rights Network’’ each place it appears and inserting 
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‘‘African American Civil Rights Network’’ (using identical 
font as used in the text being replaced). 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO LIST OF ITEMS.—The list of 
items of title 54, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘U.S. Civil Rights Network’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘African American Civil Rights Network’’ (using 
identical font as used in the text being replaced). 
(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law (other 
than in this Act), regulation, document, record, map, or 
other paper of the United States to the ‘‘U.S. Civil Rights 
Network’’ shall be considered to be a reference to the ‘‘Af-
rican American Civil Rights Network’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7175 
To amend section 805 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 
to provide for a lifetime pass for access to Federal recreational lands 
and waters, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 27, 2018 
Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. POLIS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be sub-
sequently 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 section 805 of the Federal Lands Recreation En-
hancement Act to provide for a lifetime pass for access 
to Federal recreational lands and waters, 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. LIFETIME ACCESS TO RECREATIONAL LANDS 
AND WATERS. 
Section 805 of the Federal Lands Recreation En-
hancement Act (15 U.S.C. 6804) is amended by adding 
at the end of the following: 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7174 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain veterans 
organizations to take into account the membership of spouses, widows, 
and widowers of members of the Armed Forces for purposes of deter-
mining tax exempt status. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 27, 2018 
Ms. ESHOO 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 allow cer-
tain veterans organizations to take into account the 
membership of spouses, widows, and widowers of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces for purposes of determining 
tax exempt status. 
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. SPOUSES, WIDOWS, AND WIDOWERS TAKEN 
INTO ACCOUNT IN DETERMINING TAX EX-
EMPT STATUS OF CERTAIN VETERANS ORGA-
NIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 501(c)(19) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following flush matter: 
‘‘Any post or organization for which there is no aux-
iliary unit or society may elect to take into account 
any member who is a spouse, widow, and widower of 
a past or present member of the Armed Forces of 
the United States for purposes of determining 
whether the post or organization meets the 75 per-
cent requirement of subparagraph (B).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(g) LIFETIME ACCESS TO RECREATIONAL LANDS 
AND WATERS.— 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY AND USE.—The Secretary 
shall establish, and may charge a fee for, a lifetime 
interagency national pass to be known as the ‘Rec-
reational Access for Life Pass’, which shall cover the 
entrance fee and standard amenity recreation fee for 
all Federal recreation lands and waters for which an 
entrance fee or standard amenity recreation fee is 
charged. 
‘‘(2) NONTRANSFERABLE.—The lifetime pass 
shall not be transferable. 
‘‘(h) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) INTENT.—It is the intent of the Con-
gress that the Secretary shall not use amounts 
made available under subsection (g)(3) as an 
opportunity to reduce resources for priority de-
ferred maintenance projects (including other in-
frastructure deficiencies directly related to such 
deferred maintenance projects). 
‘‘(B) REQUIRED
MAINTENANCE
OF
EF-
FORT.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
no priority deferred maintenance project (in-
cluding other infrastructure deficiencies directly 
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related to a priority deferred maintenance 
project) shall receive funds made available 
under subsection (g)(3) during any fiscal year 
when the expenditures for priority deferred 
maintenance projects with amounts from other 
sources will be less than during the preceding 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may provide 
funds made available under subsection (g)(3) to a 
deferred maintenance project not meeting the re-
quirements of paragraph (1) if the Secretary deter-
mines that a reduction in expenditures is attrib-
utable to a nonselective reduction in expenditures for 
the programs of all executive branch agencies of the 
National Park Service. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUND TO MEET MATCHING RE-
QUIREMENTS.—All funds received by the Secretary 
under subsection (g)(3) shall be treated as Federal 
funds for purposes of compliance with any provision 
in effect under any other law requiring that non- 
Federal funds be used to provide a portion of the 
funding for any program or project.’’. 
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON REVENUE. 
Not later than January 31 of each year, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report on reasonable fees 
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for recreation activities offered by the National Park Serv-
ice to determine— 
(1) the aggregate change of funds; 
(2) the impact on the National Park Service or 
Federal lands due to fee change decisions; 
(3) the difference between the amount of funds 
reported under paragraph (1) and the costs reported 
under paragraph (2); and 
(4) a calculation of the change in participation 
based on paragraph (3). 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7176 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reestablish the 15 percent 
corporate rate bracket. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 27, 2018 
Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself and Mr. BLUM) 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 reestablish 
the 15 percent corporate rate bracket. 
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 ‘‘Restoring Economic 
Opportunities for Small Family C-Corporations’’. 
SEC. 2. REESTABLISHMENT OF 15 PERCENT CORPORATE 
RATE BRACKET. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11(b) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF TAX.—The amount of tax imposed 
by subsection (a) shall be the sum of— 
‘‘(1) 15 percent of so much of the taxable in-
come as does not exceed $50,000, and 
‘‘(2) 21 percent of so much of the taxable in-
come as exceeds $50,000. 
In the case of a corporation which has taxable income in 
excess of $100,000 for any taxable year, the amount of 
tax determined under the preceding sentence for such tax-
able year shall be increased by the lesser of (A) 5 percent 
of such excess, or (B) $3,000.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 11 of such 
Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(e) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN REFERENCES.—Any 
reference in this title (or in any other provision of law) 
to the rate of tax imposed by this section shall be treated 
as a reference to the rate of tax specified in subsection 
(b)(2) unless such reference clearly indicates otherwise.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2017. 
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(b) BURDEN OF PROOF.—(1) The agency shall bear 
the burden of proof in any action described under— 
(A) subsection (a)(2)(A), with regard to show-
ing the nexus between the stated governmental pur-
pose of the governmental interest and the impact on 
the proposed use of private property; 
(B) subsection (a)(2)(B), with regard to show-
ing the proportionality between the exaction and the 
impact of the proposed use of the property; and 
(C) subsection (a)(2)(C), with regard to show-
ing that such deprivation of value inheres in the title 
to the property. 
(2) The property owner shall have the burden of 
proof in any action described under subsection (a)(2)(D), 
with regard to establishing the diminution of value of 
property. 
SEC. 6. JURISDICTION AND JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A property owner may file a civil 
action under this Act to challenge the validity of any agen-
cy action that adversely affects the owner’s interest in pri-
vate property in either the United States District Court 
or the United States Court of Federal Claims. This section 
constitutes express waiver of the sovereign immunity of 
the United States. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law and notwithstanding the issues involved, the relief 
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