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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5215 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to prohibit employees found 
to have knowingly misused Department of Veterans Af-
fairs purchase cards from serving as purchase card hold-
ers or approving officials. 
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 Affairs Pur-
chase Card Misuse Mitigation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MISUSE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
PURCHASE CARDS BY DEPARTMENT EMPLOY-
EES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 727. Misuse of Department purchase cards 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prohibit any 
employee of the Department who the Secretary or the In-
spector General of the Department determines has know-
ingly misused a purchase card from serving as a purchase 
card holder or approving official. Such a prohibition shall 
be in addition to any other applicable penalty. 
‘‘(b) MISUSE.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘misuse’ means— 
‘‘(1) splitting purchases; 
‘‘(2) exceeding applicable purchase card limits 
or purchase thresholds; 
‘‘(3) purchasing any unauthorized item; 
‘‘(4) using a purchase card without being an 
authorized purchase card holder; or 
‘‘(5) violating ethics standards.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 725 the following new 
item: 
‘‘727. Misuse of Department purchase cards.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5215 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prohibit em-
ployees found to have knowingly misused Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs purchase cards from 
serving as purchase card holders or approving of-
ficials.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5215 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to prohibit employees found to have knowingly misused Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs purchase cards from serving as purchase card 
holders or approving officials. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2018 
Mr. BERGMAN (for himself, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. BOST, and Mr. 
DUNN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to prohibit employees found 
to have knowingly misused Department of Veterans Af-
fairs purchase cards from serving as purchase card hold-
ers or approving officials. 
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 Affairs Pur-
chase Card Misuse Mitigation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MISUSE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
PURCHASE CARDS BY DEPARTMENT EMPLOY-
EES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 727. Misuse of Department purchase cards 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prohibit any 
employee of the Department who the Secretary or the In-
spector General of the Department determines has know-
ingly misused a purchase card from serving as a purchase 
card holder or approving official. Such a prohibition shall 
be in addition to any other applicable penalty. 
‘‘(b) MISUSE.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘misuse’ means— 
‘‘(1) splitting purchases; 
‘‘(2) exceeding applicable purchase card limits 
or purchase thresholds; 
‘‘(3) purchasing any unauthorized item; 
‘‘(4) using a purchase card without being an 
authorized purchase card holder; or 
‘‘(5) violating ethics standards.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
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after the item relating to section 725 the following new 
item: 
‘‘727. Misuse of Department purchase cards.’’. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5215 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 22, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to prohibit employees found 
to have knowingly misused Department of Veterans Af-
fairs purchase cards from serving as purchase card hold-
ers or approving officials. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Affairs Pur-
chase Card Misuse Mitigation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MISUSE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
PURCHASE CARDS BY DEPARTMENT EMPLOY-
EES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 727. Misuse of Department purchase cards 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prohibit any 
employee of the Department who the Secretary or the In-
spector General of the Department determines has know-
ingly misused a purchase card from serving as a purchase 
card holder or approving official. Such a prohibition shall 
be in addition to any other applicable penalty. 
‘‘(b) MISUSE.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘misuse’ means— 
‘‘(1) splitting purchases; 
‘‘(2) exceeding applicable purchase card limits 
or purchase thresholds; 
‘‘(3) purchasing any unauthorized item; 
‘‘(4) using a purchase card without being an 
authorized purchase card holder; or 
‘‘(5) violating ethics standards.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 725 the following new 
item: 
‘‘727. Misuse of Department purchase cards.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5219 
To require sellers of opioids at retail to verify the identity of the prospective 
purchaser and enter certain information about the purchase into the 
respective State’s prescription drug monitoring system, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2018 
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require sellers of opioids at retail to verify the identity 
of the prospective purchaser and enter certain informa-
tion about the purchase into the respective State’s pre-
scription drug monitoring system, 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 ‘‘Opioid Prescription 
Verification Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR RETAIL SALE OF OPIOIDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In any State that maintains a 
prescription drug monitoring system, each regulated seller 
(as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances 
Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) shall ensure that sales by such seller 
of an opioid at retail are made in accordance with the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The seller verifies the identity of the pro-
spective purchaser by requiring the prospective pur-
chaser to present— 
(A) an identification card that provides a 
photograph and is issued by a State or the Fed-
eral Government; or 
(B) a document that, with respect to iden-
tification, is considered acceptable for purposes 
of 
sections 
274a.2(b)(1)(v)(A) 
and 
274a.2(b)(1)(v)(B) of title 8, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on or after March 9, 
2006). 
(2) The seller enters into the State’s prescrip-
tion drug monitoring system, at a minimum, the fol-
lowing information: 
(A) The name of the opioid. 
(B) The quantity sold. 
(C) The name and address of the pur-
chaser. 
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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF UNILATERAL TRADE 
ACTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title I of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 155. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF UNILATERAL 
TRADE ACTIONS. 
‘‘(a) UNILATERAL TRADE ACTION DEFINED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 
‘unilateral trade action’ means any of the following 
actions taken with respect to the importation of an 
article pursuant to a provision of law specified in 
paragraph (2): 
‘‘(A) A prohibition on importation of the 
article. 
‘‘(B) The imposition of or an increase in a 
duty applicable to the article. 
‘‘(C) The imposition or tightening of a tar-
iff-rate quota applicable to the article. 
‘‘(D) The imposition or tightening of a 
quantitative restriction on the importation of 
the article. 
‘‘(E) The suspension, withdrawal, or pre-
vention of the application of trade agreement 
concessions with respect to the article. 
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(D) The name and address of the patient 
for whom the opioid is prescribed. 
(E) The date and approximate time of the 
sale. 
(b) DELAYED APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) ap-
plies to the sale of opioids at retail beginning on the date 
that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 521 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption 
to the individual mandate to maintain health coverage for individuals 
residing in counties with fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering 
plans on an Exchange. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2017 
Mr. AMODEI (for himself, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. PITTENGER, 
Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, and Mr. HUIZENGA) 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 provide 
an exemption to the individual mandate to maintain 
health coverage for individuals residing in counties with 
fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering plans on 
an Exchange. 
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 ‘‘Protection from Insur-
ance Exchange Monopolies Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO EXEMPTION FROM REQUIRE-
MENT TO MAINTAIN HEALTH COVERAGE. 
(a) EXEMPTION FOR INDIVIDUALS IN AREAS WITH 
FEWER THAN 2 ISSUERS OFFERING PLANS ON AN EX-
CHANGE.—Section 5000A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) INDIVIDUALS
IN
AREAS
WITH
FEWER 
THAN
ISSUERS
OFFERING
PLANS
ON
AN
EX-
CHANGE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any applicable indi-
vidual for any period during a calendar year if 
there are fewer than 2 health insurance issuers 
offering qualified health plans on an Exchange 
for such period in the county in which the ap-
plicable individual resides. 
‘‘(B) AGGREGATION RULES.—For purposes 
of subparagraph (A), all health insurance 
issuers treated as a single employer under sub-
section (a) or (b) of section 52, or subsection 
(m) or (o) of section 414, shall be treated as a 
single health insurance issuer.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to months beginning after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5220 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax 
on investment income of private colleges and universities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2018 
Mr. DELANEY (for himself and Mr. BYRNE) 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 repeal 
the excise tax on investment income of private colleges 
and universities. 
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 ‘‘Don’t Tax Higher 
Education Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON INVESTMENT INCOME 
OF PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 42 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subchapter H 
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(and by striking the item relating to such subchapter in 
the table of subchapters for such chapter). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2017. 
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(ii) in subsection (b), in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 
approval under section 155 of the Trade 
Act of 1974’’ after ‘‘section 115’’; 
(iii) in subsection (c)(1)(A), in the 
flush text at the end, by striking ‘‘may’’ 
and inserting ‘‘may, subject to approval 
under section 155 of the Trade Act of 
1974,’’; and 
(iv) in subsection (e)(1), in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and approval under section 155 of the 
Trade Act of 1974’’ after ‘‘section 115’’. 
(C) UNITED STATES-ISRAEL FREE TRADE 
AREA IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 1985.—Section 
4 of the United States-Israel Free Trade Area 
Implementation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99– 
47; 19 U.S.C. 2112 note) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 
subject to approval under section 155 of 
the Trade Act of 1974’’ after ‘‘subsection 
(c)’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b), in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 
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devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(c) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Following the award of the 
gold medal in honor of the Korean war combat vet-
erans, under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be 
given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be 
displayed as appropriate and made for research. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should 
make the gold medal received under paragraph (1) 
available for display elsewhere, particularly at other 
appropriate locations associated with the Korean 
war combat veterans. 
SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
Under such regulations as the Secretary may pre-
scribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3, at a price 
sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including labor, 
materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 
SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—Medals struck pursuant to 
this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 
of title 31, United States Code. 
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(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 
5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck 
under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5225 
To reinstate the final rule issued by the Social Security Administration 
entitled ‘‘Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act 
of 2007’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2018 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. PASCRELL) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To reinstate the final rule issued by the Social Security 
Administration entitled ‘‘Implementation of the NICS 
Improvement Amendments Act of 2007’’. 
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 ‘‘Strengthening the Na-
tional Instant Criminal Background Check System Act of 
2018’’. 
SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF RULE. 
Notwithstanding Public Law 115–8 and chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, the final rule issued by the 
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Social Security Administration entitled ‘‘Implementation 
of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007’’ 
(published at 81 Fed. Reg. 91702 (December 19, 2016)) 
shall be deemed to have force and effect as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(A) require periodic reports to the Sec-
retary describing the progress of the recall; and 
‘‘(B) provide for notice, including to indi-
viduals as appropriate, to persons who may be 
affected by the recall. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE ALLOWED.—In providing for 
notice under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary may 
allow for the assistance of health professionals, State 
or local officials, or other individuals designated by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) NONDELEGATION.—An order under this 
section shall be ordered by the Secretary or an offi-
cial designated by the Secretary. An official may not 
be so designated under this section unless the offi-
cial is the Director of the Center for Drug Evalua-
tion and Research, is an official senior to such Di-
rector, or is so designated by such Director. 
‘‘(d) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing contained in this 
section shall be construed as limiting— 
‘‘(1) the authority of the Secretary to issue an 
order to cease distribution of, or to recall, an drug 
under any other provision of this Act or the Public 
Health Service Act; or 
‘‘(2) the ability of the Secretary to request any 
person to perform a voluntary activity related to any
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(2) of section 505(e) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 355(e)). 
Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5229 
To amend section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996 to clarify the prohibition on postsecondary 
education benefits for certain aliens, to grant a private right of action 
to persons injured by a violation of such prohibition, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2018 
Mr. PERRY (for himself, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. KING of Iowa, 
Mr. BABIN, Mr. HARRIS, and Mr. BIGGS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to clarify the 
prohibition on postsecondary education benefits for cer-
tain aliens, to grant a private right of action to persons 
injured by a violation of such prohibition, 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 ‘‘No Free Campaigns 
for Congress Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING MATERIAL WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC 
IMAGE FROM TREATMENT AS FRANKED MAIL. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 3210(a)(5) of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) mail matter which includes a photograph 
or photographic representation, other than an elec-
tronic communication.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3210(a)(3) 
of such title is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (H), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (J). 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5228 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 13, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
To strengthen the authorities of the Food and Drug Admin-
istration to address counterfeit drugs, illegal and syn-
thetic opioids, and opioid-like substances, 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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