datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
‘‘(i) a fixed repayment plan described 
in section 493E; or 
‘‘(ii) an income-based repayment plan 
under section 493C(c). 
‘‘(B) ACCELERATION.—A borrower in re-
payment shall be entitled to accelerate, without 
penalty, repayment on the borrower’s loans 
under this part. 
‘‘(C) SELECTION BY THE SECRETARY.—If 
a borrower of a loan made under this part that 
enters repayment on or after July 1, 2022, does 
not select a repayment plan described in sub-
paragraph (A) before the first payment on such 
loan is due, the Secretary shall provide the bor-
rower with a fixed repayment plan described in 
section 493E. 
‘‘(D) CHANGES
IN
SELECTIONS.—A bor-
rower of a loan made under this part that en-
ters repayment or on after July 1, 2022, may 
change the borrower’s selection of a repayment 
plan in accordance with subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) of paragraph (7). 
‘‘(E) BORROWER IN DEFAULT.—Beginning 
on July 1, 2022, in lieu of the requirements of 
paragraph (6), the Secretary may require any 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:54 Apr 07, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00027
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7288.IH
H7288
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
SECTION 1. ROSS BOUYEA POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 10 Miller Street in Plattsburgh, 
New York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Ross 
Bouyea 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 ‘‘Ross Bouyea Post 
Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6930 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 10 Miller Street in Platts-
burgh, New York, as the ‘‘Ross Bouyea Post Of-
fice Building’’.
H. R. 6930 
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 10 Miller 
Street in Plattsburgh, New York, as the ‘‘Ross Bouyea Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ROSS BOUYEA POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 10 Miller Street in Plattsburgh, New York, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘Ross Bouyea 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 ‘‘Ross Bouyea Post Office Building’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
II 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6930 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 12, 2018 
Received 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 10 Miller Street in Plattsburgh, New York, 
as the ‘‘Ross Bouyea Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
06:33 Dec 20, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6930.RDS
H6930
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
HR 6930 RDS
SECTION 1. ROSS BOUYEA POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 10 Miller Street in Plattsburgh, 
New York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Ross 
Bouyea 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 ‘‘Ross Bouyea Post 
Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
06:33 Dec 20, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6930.RDS
H6930
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
537 
reunification program under the project; 
and 
‘‘(v) ensure the entity or entities will 
be able to monitor the impacts of the pro-
gram in the area or areas in which it is 
conducted for at least 5 years after parents 
or guardians and their children are ran-
domly assigned to participate in the pro-
gram or to be part of the program’s control 
group. 
‘‘(4) EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the entity or entities conducting 
the family recovery and reunification program 
under the project, shall conduct an evaluation to 
determine whether the program has been imple-
mented effectively and resulted in improvements 
for children and families. The evaluation shall 
have 3 components: a pilot phase, an impact 
study, and an implementation study. 
‘‘(B) PILOT PHASE.—The pilot phase com-
ponent of the evaluation shall consist of the Sec-
retary providing technical assistance to the enti-
ty or entities conducting the family recovery and
in consultation with the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment, shall take appropriate measures to ensure 
that, effective beginning in fiscal year 2019 and dur-
ing each fiscal year thereafter, the total number of 
Federal employees shall not exceed 90 percent of the 
total number of Federal employees as of September 
30, 2018, as determined under subsection (b). 
(2) COUNTING
RULE.—For purposes of this 
Act, any determination of the number of employees 
in an agency shall be expressed on a full-time equiv-
alent basis. 
(b) MONITORING AND NOTIFICATION.—The Office, 
in consultation with the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment— 
(1) shall continuously monitor all agencies and 
make a determination, as of September 30, 2018, 
and the last day of each quarter of each fiscal year 
beginning thereafter, as to whether the total number 
of Federal employees exceeds the maximum number 
allowable under subsection (a); and 
(2) if a determination under paragraph (1) is 
made that the total number of Federal employees ex-
ceeds such maximum, shall provide written notice of 
that determination to the President and Congress. 
(c) COMPLIANCE.— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:20 Oct 05, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.IH
H6938
dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with BILLS
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6933 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to replace the windfall elimination 
provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with 
non-covered employment, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 
Mr. BRADY of Texas (for himself and Mr. NEAL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to replace 
the windfall elimination provision with a formula equal-
izing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered 
employment, 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 Treatment of 
Public Servants Act of 2018’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:02 Oct 05, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6933.IH
H6933
SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. INCREASED REIMBURSEMENT FOR BREAKFAST 
AFTER THE BELL. 
Section 11(a) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) BREAKFAST
AFTER
THE
BELL
REIM-
BURSEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A State educational 
agency shall receive an additional reimburse-
ment of 10 cents for each reimbursable break-
fast served— 
‘‘(i) after the beginning of a school 
day; 
‘‘(ii) through a breakfast after the bell 
program; and 
‘‘(iii) during a school year by a school 
that— 
‘‘(I) is served by a local edu-
cational agency that elects to receive 
special assistance payments under 
paragraph (1)(F)(ii) for such school 
for such year; or 
‘‘(II) had a percentage of en-
rolled students who were identified 
students that was not less than 40 
percent during the prior school year. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:03 Oct 05, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6934.IH
H6934
SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6934 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide 
additional reimbursement to schools with a breakfast after the bell pro-
gram, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 
Mr. BERA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act to provide additional reimbursement to schools with 
a breakfast after the bell program, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Breakfast After the 
Bell Act of 2018’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:03 Oct 05, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6934.IH
H6934
SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS
A BILL 
To protect and ensure multiple use and public access to 
public lands in Wyoming per the request of the respective 
counties, and for other purposes. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:14 Dec 21, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6652
E:\BILLS\H6939.RH
H6939
rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with BILLS
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6936 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for 
health insurance costs of eligible retirees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 
Mr. BERA (for himself, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 
KILMER, and Mr. MOULTON) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 
deduction for health insurance costs of eligible retirees. 
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 ‘‘Bridge to Medicare 
Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF 
ELIGIBLE RETIREES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part VII of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
additional itemized deductions) is amended by redesig-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:00 Oct 05, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6936.IH
H6936
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with BILLS
tion 223(f)(5)(B) with respect to any other amount 
and the limitation of section 223(f)(5)(B) shall not 
apply with respect to the application of paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(e) FORM AND MANNER OF REQUEST.—The re-
quest referred to in subsection (a) shall be made at such 
time and in such form and manner as the Secretary may 
provide. To the extent that the Secretary determines fea-
sible, such request may identify more than one designated 
health savings account (and the amount to be paid to each 
such account) provided that the aggregate of such pay-
ments with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year 
do not exceed the excess described in subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(f) TAXPAYERS WITH SERIOUSLY DELINQUENT 
TAX DEBT.—In the case of an individual who has a seri-
ously delinquent tax debt (as defined in section 7345(b)) 
which has not been fully satisfied— 
‘‘(1) if such individual is the eligible taxpayer 
(or, in the case of a joint return, either spouse), the 
Secretary shall not make any payment under this 
section with respect to such taxpayer, and 
‘‘(2) if such individual is the account bene-
ficiary (as defined in section 223(d)(3)) of any 
health savings account, the Secretary shall not make 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
01:43 Oct 05, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6937.IH
H6937
pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS
nating section 224 as section 225 and by inserting after 
section 223 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 224. HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF ELIGIBLE RETIR-
EES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an eligible retiree, 
there shall be allowed as a deduction an amount equal to 
the amount paid during the taxable year for premiums for 
a health plan offered in the individual market within a 
State (within the meaning of section 5000A), for the tax-
payer, or the taxpayer’s spouse or dependents. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE RETIREE.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘eligible retiree’ means, for a taxable year, 
an individual— 
‘‘(1) with no earned income (as such term is de-
fined in section 32(c)(2)) for such taxable year, 
‘‘(2) who is not entitled to hospital insurance 
benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Se-
curity Act or enrolled under part B of such title, and 
‘‘(3) who is not an individual who is allowed a 
credit under section 36B. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION WITH MEDICAL DEDUCTION, 
ETC.—Any amount paid by an eligible retiree for insur-
ance to which subsection (a) applies shall not be taken 
into account in computing the amount allowable to the 
taxpayer as a deduction under section 162(l) or 213(a). 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:39 Oct 04, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6936.IH
H6936
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with BILLS
Any amount taken into account in determining the credit 
allowed under section 35 shall not be taken into account 
for purposes of this section.’’. 
(b) DEDUCTION
ALLOWED
IN
COMPUTING
AD-
JUSTED GROSS INCOME.—Subsection (a) of section 62 of 
such Code is amended by inserting before the last sentence 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(21) HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF ELIGIBLE 
RETIREES.—The deduction allowed by section 224.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code 
is amended by redesignating the item relating to section 
224 as an item relating to section 225 and inserting before 
such item the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 224. Health insurance costs of eligible retirees.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid in taxable years 
beginning after December 31, 2018. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:39 Oct 04, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H6936.IH
H6936
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with BILLS
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6938 
To reduce the size of the Federal workforce through attrition, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 
Mr. BISHOP of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To reduce the size of the Federal workforce through attrition, 
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 ‘‘Rightsizing the Fed-
eral Workforce Through Attrition Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS THROUGH AT-
TRITION. 
(a) LIMITATION.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
President, 
acting 
through the Office of Management and Budget and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:20 Oct 05, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.IH
H6938
dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with BILLS
(1) IN GENERAL.—Whenever, with respect to 
the quarter ending after September 30, 2018, the 
Office provides written notice under subsection 
(b)(2) that the total number of Federal employees 
exceeds the maximum number allowable under sub-
section (a), no agency may appoint any employee to 
fill any vacancy within such agency until the Office 
provides written notice to the President and Con-
gress of a determination under subsection (b)(1) 
that the total number of Federal employees no 
longer exceeds the maximum number allowable 
under subsection (a). 
(2) REPLACEMENT RATE.—To the extent nec-
essary to achieve the workforce reduction required 
by this section, the Office, in consultation with the 
Office of Personnel Management, shall take appro-
priate measures to ensure that agencies shall ap-
point no more than 1 employee for every 3 employ-
ees retiring or otherwise separating from Govern-
ment service after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(d) WAIVER FOR EMERGENCIES.—This section may 
be waived upon a determination by the President that— 
(1) the existence of a state of war or other na-
tional security concern so requires; or 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:20 Oct 05, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6938.IH
H6938
dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with BILLS
(2) the existence of an extraordinary emergency 
threatening life, health, public safety, property, or 
the environment so requires. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘agency’’ means an Executive 
agency as defined by section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code, but does not include the Government 
Accountability Office; 
(2) the term ‘‘Federal employee’’ means an em-
ployee as defined by section 2105 of such title; 
(3) the term ‘‘Office’’ means the Office of Man-
agement and Budget; and 
(4) the term ‘‘total number of Federal employ-
ees’’ means the total number of Federal employees 
in all agencies. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:20 Oct 05, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H6938.IH
H6938
dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with BILLS
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6940 
To provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property 
to veteran-owned small businesses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 
Mr. COOK (for himself and Ms. JUDY CHU of California) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To provide access to and manage the distribution of excess 
or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Small Busi-
ness Enhancement Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR VETERAN- 
OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. 
Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
657b) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:21 Oct 05, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6940.IH
H6940
dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with BILLS
‘‘(g) ACCESS TO SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR VETERAN- 
OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES.—The Administrator, in co-
ordination with the Administrator of General Services, 
shall provide access to and manage the distribution of sur-
plus property and foreign excess personal property re-
turned to a State for handling as surplus property owned 
by the United States to small business concerns owned 
and controlled by veterans (as verified by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs under section 8127 of title 38, United 
States Code) pursuant to a memorandum of under-
standing between the Administrator, the Administrator of 
General Services, and the head of the applicable state 
agency (as defined in section 549 of title 40, United States 
Code) for surplus properties.’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:21 Oct 05, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H6940.IH
H6940
dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with BILLS
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6941 
To extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding pre-
sumptions of service connection for diseases associated with exposure 
to herbicide agents, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 
Mr. CRIST (for himself and Mr. MULLIN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
regarding presumptions of service connection for diseases 
associated with exposure to herbicide agents, 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 ‘‘Agent Orange Expo-
sure Fairness Act’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:33 Oct 05, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6941.IH
H6941
pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS REGARDING PRESUMPTIONS 
OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR DISEASES AS-
SOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO HERBICIDE 
AGENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1116(e) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 
(b) TREATMENT OF REPORTS RECEIVED DURING 
EXPIRED PERIOD.—Each report described in section 
1116(c)(1)(A) of such title that was received by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs during the period beginning on 
September 30, 2015, and ending on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act shall be treated, for purposes of such 
section, as if it were received by the Secretary on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:33 Oct 05, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H6941.IH
H6941
pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6943 
To permit the Federal Trade Commission to implement and enforce the 
Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act with 
respect to certain common carriers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 
Mrs. DINGELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To permit the Federal Trade Commission to implement and 
enforce the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and 
Abuse Prevention Act with respect to certain common 
carriers, 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 ‘‘Creating Enforcement 
Authority to Stop Enablers of Robocalls Act’’ or the 
‘‘CEASE Robocalls Act’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:04 Oct 05, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6943.IH
H6943
SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF FTC TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE 
TELEMARKETING AND CONSUMER FRAUD 
AND ABUSE PREVENTION ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any limitation in 
section 6 of the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and 
Abuse Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 6105), the exceptions 
to the powers of the Commission under the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) relating to com-
mon carriers shall not apply to implementation or enforce-
ment by the Commission, with respect to common carriers 
subject to the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
151 et seq.) and all Acts amendatory thereof and supple-
mentary thereto, of the Telemarketing and Consumer 
Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et 
seq.), the Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 C.F.R. part 310), 
or any other regulation issued by the Commission under 
section 3 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 6102). 
(b) COMMISSION DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Commission’’ means the Federal Trade Commission. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:04 Oct 05, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H6943.IH
H6943
SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS