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‘‘(A) a description of the monitoring meth-
ods and technology in use or planned for de-
ployment; 
‘‘(B) analyses of the efficacy of the meth-
ods and technology in use or planned for de-
ployment for detecting North Atlantic right 
whales; 
‘‘(C) how the monitoring system is directly 
informing and improving North American right 
whale management, health, and survival; 
‘‘(D) a prioritized identification of tech-
nology or research gaps; 
‘‘(E) a plan to communicate the risks of 
injury to large whales to ocean users in a way 
that is most likely to result in informed decision 
making regarding the mitigation of those risks; 
and 
‘‘(F) additional information, as appro-
priate. 
‘‘(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 years 
after the date of the enactment of the Don Young 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, the Admin-
istrator, in consultation with the Commandant, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
and make available to the public a final report, ad-
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dressing the components in subparagraph (A) and 
including— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of the benefits and ef-
ficacy of the near real-time monitoring and 
mitigation program; 
‘‘(B) a strategic plan to expand the pilot 
program to provide near real-time monitoring 
and mitigation measures; 
‘‘(i) to additional large whale species 
of concern for which such measures would 
reduce risk of serious injury or death; and 
‘‘(ii) in important feeding, breeding, 
calving, rearing, or migratory habitats of 
whales that co-occur with areas of high 
risk of mortality or serious injury of such 
whales from vessel strikes or disturbance; 
‘‘(C) a prioritized plan for acquisition, de-
ployment, and maintenance of monitoring tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(D) the locations or species for which the 
plan would apply; and 
‘‘(E) a budget and description of funds 
necessary to carry out the strategic plan. 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The Administrator 
may make grants enter into contracts, leases, or coopera-
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Manage our Wolves 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR GRAY 
WOLVES IN WYOMING AND WESTERN GREAT 
LAKES. 
(a) GRAY WOLVES IN WYOMING.—The final rule 
published on September 10, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 55530), 
that was reinstated on March 3, 2017, by the decision of 
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
(No. 14–5300) and further republished on May 1, 2017 
(82 Fed. Reg. 20284), that reinstates the removal of Fed-
eral protections for the gray wolf in Wyoming under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 
and this subsection, shall not be subject to judicial review. 
(b) GRAY WOLVES IN WESTERN GREAT LAKES.— 
Before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall reissue the final rule published on December 28, 
2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 81666), without regard to any other 
provision of statute or regulation that applies to issuance 
of such rule. Such reissuance (including this subsection) 
shall not be subject to judicial review.
SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR GRAY 
WOLVES RANGE-WIDE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the end of fiscal 
year 2019, and except as provided in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of the Interior shall issue a rule to remove the 
gray wolf (Canis lupus) in each of the 48 contiguous 
States of the United States and the District of Columbia 
from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in 
section 17.11 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, 
without regard to any other provision of statute or regula-
tion that applies to issuance of such rule. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON
JUDICIAL
REVIEW.—Such 
issuance (including this section)— 
(1) shall not be subject to judicial review; and 
(2) shall not affect the inclusion of the sub-
species classified as the Mexican gray wolf (Canis 
lupus baileyi) of the species gray wolf (Canis lupus) 
in such list. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6784 
AN ACT 
To provide for removal of the gray wolf in the con-
tiguous 48 States from the List of Endangered 
and Threatened Wildlife published under the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6784 
To provide for removal of the gray wolf in the contiguous 48 States from 
the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife published under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 
Mr. DUFFY (for himself, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, and Mr. 
PETERSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for removal of the gray wolf in the contiguous 
48 States from the List of Endangered and Threatened 
Wildlife published under the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973. 
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 ‘‘Manage our Wolves 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR GRAY 
WOLVES IN WYOMING AND WESTERN GREAT 
LAKES. 
(a) GRAY WOLVES IN WYOMING.—The final rule 
published on September 10, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 55530), 
that was reinstated on March 3, 2017, by the decision of 
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
(No. 14–5300) and further republished on May 1, 2017 
(82 Fed. Reg. 20284), that reinstates the removal of Fed-
eral protections for the gray wolf in Wyoming under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 
and this subsection, shall not be subject to judicial review. 
(b) GRAY WOLVES IN WESTERN GREAT LAKES.— 
Before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall reissue the final rule published on December 28, 
2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 81666), without regard to any other 
provision of statute or regulation that applies to issuance 
of such rule. Such reissuance (including this subsection) 
shall not be subject to judicial review. 
SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR GRAY 
WOLVES RANGE-WIDE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the end of fiscal 
year 2019, and except as provided in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of the Interior shall issue a rule to remove the 
gray wolf (Canis lupus) in each of the 48 contiguous 
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States of the United States and the District of Columbia 
from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in 
section 17.11 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, 
without regard to any other provision of statute or regula-
tion that applies to issuance of such rule. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON
JUDICIAL
REVIEW.—Such 
issuance (including this section)— 
(1) shall not be subject to judicial review; and 
(2) shall not affect the inclusion of the sub-
species classified as the Mexican gray wolf (Canis 
lupus baileyi) of the species gray wolf (Canis lupus) 
in such list. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6784 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 26, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
AN ACT 
To provide for removal of the gray wolf in the contiguous 
48 States from the List of Endangered and Threatened 
Wildlife published under the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973. 
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 ‘‘Manage our Wolves 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR GRAY 
WOLVES IN WYOMING AND WESTERN GREAT 
LAKES. 
(a) GRAY WOLVES IN WYOMING.—The final rule 
published on September 10, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 55530), 
that was reinstated on March 3, 2017, by the decision of 
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
(No. 14–5300) and further republished on May 1, 2017 
(82 Fed. Reg. 20284), that reinstates the removal of Fed-
eral protections for the gray wolf in Wyoming under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 
and this subsection, shall not be subject to judicial review. 
(b) GRAY WOLVES IN WESTERN GREAT LAKES.— 
Before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall reissue the final rule published on December 28, 
2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 81666), without regard to any other 
provision of statute or regulation that applies to issuance 
of such rule. Such reissuance (including this subsection) 
shall not be subject to judicial review. 
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SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR GRAY 
WOLVES RANGE-WIDE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the end of fiscal 
year 2019, and except as provided in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of the Interior shall issue a rule to remove the 
gray wolf (Canis lupus) in each of the 48 contiguous 
States of the United States and the District of Columbia 
from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in 
section 17.11 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, 
without regard to any other provision of statute or regula-
tion that applies to issuance of such rule. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON
JUDICIAL
REVIEW.—Such 
issuance (including this section)— 
(1) shall not be subject to judicial review; and 
(2) shall not affect the inclusion of the sub-
species classified as the Mexican gray wolf (Canis 
lupus baileyi) of the species gray wolf (Canis lupus) 
in such list. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6789 
To require certain Federal financial regulators to carry out an independent 
study of their regulated entities’ processes for allowing third parties 
to access consumer-authorized financial data. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 
Mr. MEEKS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require certain Federal financial regulators to carry out 
an independent study of their regulated entities’ proc-
esses for allowing third parties to access consumer-au-
thorized financial data. 
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 ‘‘Open Banking Study 
Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSUMER-AUTHORIZED FINANCIAL DATA STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Pro-
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tection, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal De-
posit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit 
Union Administration shall each carry out an independent 
study of their regulated entities’ processes for allowing 
third parties to access consumer-authorized financial data. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than the end of the 1-year 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 
each Federal agency required to carry out a study under 
subsection (a) shall submit an independent report to the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate containing— 
(1) a description of all findings and determina-
tions made in carrying out the study required under 
subsection (a); and 
(2) administrative and legislative recommenda-
tions that would encourage consumer-authorized fi-
nancial data sharing and aggregation consistent with 
the agency’s safety and soundness, consumer protec-
tion, anti-money laundering, and cybersecurity 
standards. 
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tive agreements as may be necessary to carry out the pur-
poses of this section on such terms as the Administrator 
considers appropriate, consistent with Federal acquisition 
regulations. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to 
carry out this section $17,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and section 
50701: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means the Committee Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) CORE
FORAGING
HABITATS.—The term 
‘core foraging habitats’ means areas with biological 
and physical oceanographic features that aggregate 
Calanus finmarchicus and where North Atlantic 
right whales foraging aggregations have been well 
documented. 
‘‘(3) NEAR REAL-TIME.—The term ‘near real- 
time’ means detected activity that is visual, acoustic, 
or in any other form, of North Atlantic right whales 
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that are transmitted and reported as soon as tech-
nically feasible after such detected activity has oc-
curred. 
‘‘(4) LARGE WHALE.—The term ‘large whale’ 
means all Mysticeti species and species within the 
genera Physeter and Orcinus.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The table of 
chapters for subtitle V of title 46, United States 
Code is amended by adding after the item related to 
chapter 505 the following: 
‘‘507. Monitoring and Mitigation ................................................50701’’. 
SEC. 518. MANNING AND CREWING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
CERTAIN VESSELS, VEHICLES, AND STRUC-
TURES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF
LIMITED
EXEMPTIONS 
FROM MANNING AND CREW REQUIREMENT.—Chapter 81 
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘§ 8108. Exemptions from manning and crew require-
ments 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide an 
exemption described in subsection (b) to the owner or op-
erator of a covered facility if each individual who is man-
ning or crewing the covered facility is— 
‘‘(1) a citizen of the United States; 
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(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘to 
health care providers, including information on 
maternal depression screening, treatment, and 
followup support services, and linkages to com-
munity-based resources; and’’ and inserting ‘‘on 
maternal mental health and substance use dis-
order screening, brief intervention, treatment 
(as applicable for health care providers) and re-
ferrals for treatment, followup support services, 
and linkages to community-based resources to 
health care providers in the primary care set-
ting and clinical perinatal support workers; 
and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) enabling health care providers (such 
as 
obstetrician-gynecologists, 
nurse 
practi-
tioners, nurse midwives, pediatricians, psychia-
trists, mental and other behavioral health care 
providers, and adult primary care clinicians) to 
provide or receive real-time psychiatric con-
sultation (in-person or remotely), including 
through the use of technology-enabled collabo-
rative learning and capacity building models (as 
defined in section 330N), to aid in the treat-
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restore the Harmony 
Way Bridge Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF BRIDGE AND LAND. 
Notwithstanding any provision of the Act of April 12, 
1941 (55 Stat. 140, chapter 71), not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the White County 
Bridge Commission shall convey, without consideration, to 
the New Harmony Bridge Bi-State Commission, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the bridge 
and the approaches thereto across the Wabash River at 
or near New Harmony, Indiana, under the jurisdiction of 
the White County Bridge Commission. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL. 
The Act of April 12, 1941 (55 Stat. 140, chapter 71) 
is repealed effective on the date that the White County 
Bridge Commission completes the conveyance described in 
section 2. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 27, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6793 
AN ACT 
To transfer a bridge over the Wabash River to the 
States of Illinois and Indiana, and for other pur-
poses.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6793 
To transfer a bridge over the Wabash River to the States of Illinois and 
Indiana, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 
Mr. BUCSHON (for himself and Mr. SHIMKUS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To transfer a bridge over the Wabash River to the States 
of Illinois and Indiana, 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 ‘‘Restore the Harmony 
Way Bridge Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF BRIDGE AND LAND. 
The Act approved April 12, 1941 (Public Law 77– 
37; 55 Stat. 140–144) is amended— 
(1) in section 7— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘After payment’’ and all 
that follows through the first instance of ‘‘for 
that purpose,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of the Restore 
the Harmony Way Bridge Act,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘be free of tolls and’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Federal Works Administrator’’ 
and ‘‘Commissioner of Public Roads’’ each place in 
which either appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator 
of the Federal Highway Administration’’. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6793 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 28, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
AN ACT 
To transfer a bridge over the Wabash River to the States 
of Illinois and Indiana, 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 ‘‘Restore the Harmony 
Way Bridge Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF BRIDGE AND LAND. 
Notwithstanding any provision of the Act of April 12, 
1941 (55 Stat. 140, chapter 71), not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the White County 
Bridge Commission shall convey, without consideration, to 
the New Harmony Bridge Bi-State Commission, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the bridge 
and the approaches thereto across the Wabash River at 
or near New Harmony, Indiana, under the jurisdiction of 
the White County Bridge Commission. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL. 
The Act of April 12, 1941 (55 Stat. 140, chapter 71) 
is repealed effective on the date that the White County 
Bridge Commission completes the conveyance described in 
section 2. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 27, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6798 
To require the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences to make 
available to elementary and secondary school officials research for improv-
ing school safety, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 
Mr. BYRNE (for himself and Mrs. HANDEL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To require the Director of the Institute of Education 
Sciences to make available to elementary and secondary 
school officials research for improving school 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Make Schools Safer 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH ON BEST PRAC-
TICES TO IMPROVE SCHOOL SAFETY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Institute of 
Education Sciences shall make available to elementary 
school and secondary school officials, including school 
counselors, rigorous research, as determined by the Direc-
tor, for improving school safety, which may include identi-
fying best practices for— 
(1) educating appropriate school personnel on 
techniques for identifying students who may pose a 
violent threat; and 
(2) collaborating, as appropriate, with health 
care professionals, State and local law enforcement, 
youth organizations, and parents to implement pro-
cedures for— 
(A) early identification of students at risk 
of committing violence, including those who 
may have mental illness; 
(B) use of crisis response systems; 
(C) use of referral mechanisms for mental 
health and other treatment services; and 
(D) designing interventions for students 
described in subparagraph (A). 
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(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
constructed to authorize advocacy or promotion of gun 
control. 
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