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(B) are eligible for medical assistance 
under such plan (or under a waiver of such 
plan); 
(C) require such medical assistance for in-
patient psychiatric hospital services or residen-
tial substance abuse services; and 
(D) but for participation in the demonstra-
tion project, would otherwise receive medical as-
sistance for such inpatient psychiatric hospital 
services if the services were provided in a gen-
eral acute care hospital or other residential sub-
stance abuse facility. 
(b) ELIGIBLE STATE DEFINED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term ‘‘el-
igible State’’ means a State that has made an appli-
cation under paragraph (2) and has had such appli-
cation approved and has been selected under para-
graph (3). 
(2) APPLICATION.—A State seeking to partici-
pate in the demonstration project shall submit to the 
Secretary, at such time and in such format as the 
Secretary requires, an application that includes such 
information, provisions, and assurances, as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(3) SELECTION AND LIMITATION.— 
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of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(5)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(5) NOTICE REQUIRED.—With respect to any 
regulation proposed by the Secretary to implement a 
determination referred to in subsection (a)(1), the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) not less than 90 days before the ef-
fective date of the regulation— 
‘‘(i) publish a general notice and the 
complete text of the proposed regulation in 
the Federal Register; 
‘‘(ii) provide notice of the proposed 
regulation (including the complete text of 
the regulation) to the chief executive of 
county and State in which the species is lo-
cated, and invite such chief executive to 
submit to the Secretary a determination as 
to whether the proposed regulation is war-
ranted; and 
‘‘(iii) if the chief executive notifies the 
Secretary that the proposed regulation is 
not warranted, provide to the chief execu-
tive a record of decision for such deter-
mination, 
including 
information 
made 
available to the Secretary that did not sup-
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SEC. 6. HABITAT CONSERVATION PLANNING LOAN PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 10(a) (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) HABITAT CONSERVATION PLANNING LOAN 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-
lished a ‘Habitat Conservation Planning Loan 
Program’ (referred to in this paragraph as the 
‘Program’) under which the Secretary may 
make no-interest loans to assist in the develop-
ment of a conservation plan under this section. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—Any State, county, 
municipality, or other political subdivision of a 
State shall be eligible to receive a loan under 
the Program. 
‘‘(C) LOAN LIMITS.—The amount of any 
loan may not exceed the total financial con-
tribution of the other parties participating in 
the development of the plan. 
‘‘(D) CRITERIA.—In determining whether 
to make a loan, the Secretary shall consider— 
‘‘(i) the number of species covered by 
the plan; 
‘‘(ii) the extent to which there is a 
commitment to participate in the planning 
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process from a diversity of interests (in-
cluding local governmental, business, envi-
ronmental, and property owner interests); 
‘‘(iii) the likely benefits of the plan; 
and 
‘‘(iv) such other factors as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(E) TERM OF THE LOAN.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clauses (ii) and (iii), a loan made 
under this paragraph shall be for a term of 
ten years. 
‘‘(ii) ADVANCED REPAYMENTS.—If no 
conservation plan is developed within three 
years after the date of the loan, the loan 
shall be for a term of four years. If no per-
mit is issued under paragraph (1)(B) with 
respect to the conservation plan within 
four years after the date of the loan, the 
loan shall be for a term of five years. 
‘‘(iii) 
DELAY
IN
BEGINNING
OF 
TERM.—The Secretary shall delay the be-
ginning of the term of a loan as necessary 
to allow the borrower to obtain any permit 
under section 10 that is necessary to carry 
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out activities to be conducted with the 
loan.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3779 
To establish a 1-year moratorium on the enrollment of land in the conserva-
tion reserve program under the Food Security Act of 1985 and to 
prohibit the enrollment of prime farmland in such program, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2023 
Mr. TIFFANY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To establish a 1-year moratorium on the enrollment of land 
in the conservation reserve program under the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 and to prohibit the enrollment of 
prime farmland in such program, 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 ‘‘Guaranteeing Robust 
Agricultural Independence and Nutrition for America 
Act’’ or the ‘‘GRAIN for America Act’’. 
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‘‘(E) promptly hold one public hearing on 
the proposed regulation if any person files a re-
quest for such a hearing within 45 days after 
the date of publication of general notice.’’. 
(c) CONSULTATION ON FINAL DETERMINATION.— 
Section 4(i) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1533(i)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION.—If the Secretary 
adopts a final regulation in conflict with advise submitted 
by the chief executive of a county or State or fails to adopt 
a regulation pursuant to an action petitioned for by such 
a chief executive under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary 
shall submit to the chief executive— 
‘‘(1) a separate written justification explaining 
the failure of the Secretary to adopt regulations con-
sistent with the advise or petition of the chief execu-
tive; 
‘‘(2) any determination referred to in subsection 
(a)(1) relating to the regulation; and 
‘‘(3) all comments received by the Secretary 
that disagreed with all or part of the regulation.’’. 
(d) FACA.—Section 4(b) of the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(b)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘(9) FACA.—Consultation with counties and 
States regarding petitions and proposed regulations 
under this subsection shall not be subject to the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’. 
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A BILL 
To adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under the 
section 504 program to bring them into line with the 
thresholds used by the Federal banking regulators, and 
for other purposes. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6346 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for consideration 
of the totality of conservation measures in determining the impact of 
proposed Federal agency action. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2018 
Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 
BIGGS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 
JONES, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. MULLIN, 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. BANKS of Indi-
ana, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. LAMALFA, Mrs. NOEM, 
Mr. STEWART, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. ESTES of Kansas, Mr. GOHMERT, 
Mr. NEWHOUSE, and Mr. MCCLINTOCK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide 
for consideration of the totality of conservation measures 
in determining the impact of proposed Federal agency 
action. 
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 ‘‘Weigh Habitats Offset-
ting Locational Effects Act of 2018’’ or the ‘‘WHOLE Act 
of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF THE TOTALITY OF CONSERVA-
TION MEASURES. 
Section 7(b)(3) of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(C) In determining whether a Federal agency action 
is likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any en-
dangered species or threatened species or result in the de-
struction or adverse modification of the critical habitat of 
a species, the Secretary shall consider the offsetting ef-
fects of all avoidance, minimization, and other species-pro-
tection or conservation measures that are already in place 
or proposed to be implemented as part of the action, in-
cluding the development, improvement, protection, or 
management of species habitat whether or not it is des-
ignated as critical habitat of such species.’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘7(a) Real Estate Ap-
praisal Harmonization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. APPRAISAL THRESHOLDS. 
Section 7(a)(29) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(29)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjust-
ing the margins of such clauses accordingly; 
(2) by striking ‘‘With respect to’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to’’; 
(3) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘for more than $250,000’’ and inserting ‘‘, if such 
loan is in an amount greater than the Federal bank-
ing regulator appraisal threshold’’; 
(4) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘for $250,000 or less’’ and inserting ‘‘, if such loan 
is in an amount equal to or less than the Federal 
banking regulator appraisal threshold’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL BANKING REGULATOR AP-
PRAISAL THRESHOLD DEFINED.—For purposes 
of this paragraph, the term ‘Federal banking 
regulator appraisal threshold’ means the lesser 
of the threshold amounts set by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the 
Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation for when a fed-
erally related transaction that is a commercial 
real estate transaction requires an appraisal 
prepared by a State licensed or certified ap-
praiser.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6347 
AN ACT 
To adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under 
the 7(a) program to bring them into line with the 
thresholds used by the Federal banking regu-
lators, and for other purposes.
H. R. 6347 
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 adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under the 7(a) program to bring 
them into line with the thresholds used by the Federal banking regulators, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘7(a) Real Estate Appraisal 
Harmonization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. APPRAISAL THRESHOLDS. 
Section 7(a)(29) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(29)) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
(i) and (ii), respectively, and adjusting the margins of such 
clauses accordingly; 
(2) by striking ‘‘With respect to’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to’’; 
(3) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘for more 
than $250,000’’ and inserting ‘‘, if such loan is in an amount 
greater 
than 
the 
Federal 
banking 
regulator 
appraisal 
threshold’’; 
(4) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘for 
$250,000 or less’’ and inserting ‘‘, if such loan is in an amount 
equal to or less than the Federal banking regulator appraisal 
threshold’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) 
FEDERAL
BANKING
REGULATOR
APPRAISAL 
THRESHOLD DEFINED.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
term ‘Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold’ means 
the lesser of the threshold amounts set by the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller 
of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration for when a federally related transaction that is 
a commercial real estate transaction requires an appraisal 
prepared by a State licensed or certified appraiser.’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6347 
To adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under the 7(a) program to 
bring them into line with the thresholds used by the Federal banking 
regulators, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2018 
Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mr. CURTIS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under the 
7(a) program to bring them into line with the thresholds 
used by the Federal banking regulators, 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 ‘‘7(a) Real Estate Ap-
praisal Harmonization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. APPRAISAL THRESHOLDS. 
Section 7(a)(29) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(29)) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjust-
ing the margins of such clauses accordingly; 
(2) by striking ‘‘With respect to’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to’’; 
(3) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘for more than $250,000’’ and inserting ‘‘, if such 
loan is in an amount greater than the Federal bank-
ing regulator appraisal threshold’’; 
(4) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘for $250,000 or less’’ and inserting ‘‘, if such loan 
is in an amount equal to or less than the Federal 
banking regulator appraisal threshold’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL BANKING REGULATOR AP-
PRAISAL THRESHOLD DEFINED.—For purposes 
of this paragraph, the term ‘Federal banking 
regulator appraisal threshold’ means the lesser 
of the threshold amounts set by the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the 
Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation for when a fed-
erally related transaction that is a commercial 
real estate transaction requires an appraisal 
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prepared by a State licensed or certified ap-
praiser.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 634 
To terminate the Election Assistance Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2017 
Mr. HARPER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To terminate the Election Assistance Commission. 
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 ‘‘Election Assistance 
Commission Termination Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMIS-
SION. 
(a) TERMINATION.—The Help America Vote Act of 
2002 (52 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new title: 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6347 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship 
AN ACT 
To adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under the 
7(a) program to bring them into line with the thresholds 
used by the Federal banking regulators, 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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HR 6347 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘7(a) Real Estate Ap-
praisal Harmonization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. APPRAISAL THRESHOLDS. 
Section 7(a)(29) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(29)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjust-
ing the margins of such clauses accordingly; 
(2) by striking ‘‘With respect to’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to’’; 
(3) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘for more than $250,000’’ and inserting ‘‘, if such 
loan is in an amount greater than the Federal bank-
ing regulator appraisal threshold’’; 
(4) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘for $250,000 or less’’ and inserting ‘‘, if such loan 
is in an amount equal to or less than the Federal 
banking regulator appraisal threshold’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL BANKING REGULATOR AP-
PRAISAL THRESHOLD DEFINED.—For purposes 
of this paragraph, the term ‘Federal banking 
regulator appraisal threshold’ means the lesser 
of the threshold amounts set by the Board of 
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HR 6347 RFS
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the 
Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation for when a fed-
erally related transaction that is a commercial 
real estate transaction requires an appraisal 
prepared by a State licensed or certified ap-
praiser.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Access 
to Capital and Efficiency Act’’ or the ‘‘Small Business 
ACE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. APPRAISAL THRESHOLDS. 
Section 502(3)(E)(ii) of the Small Business Invest-
ment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(3)(E)(ii)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as 
items (aa) and (bb), respectively, and adjusting the 
margins of such items accordingly; 
(2) by striking ‘‘With respect to’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—With respect 
to’’; 
(3) in item (aa), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘is more than $250,000’’ and inserting ‘‘is more 
than the Federal banking regulator appraisal thresh-
old’’; 
(4) in item (bb), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘is $250,000 or less’’ and inserting ‘‘is equal to or 
less than the Federal banking regulator appraisal 
threshold’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(II) FEDERAL BANKING REGU-
LATOR
APPRAISAL
THRESHOLD
DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this clause,
the term ‘Federal banking regulator 
appraisal threshold’ means the lesser 
of the threshold amounts set by the 
Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System, the Comptroller of 
the Currency, and the Federal De-
posit Insurance Corporation for when 
a federally related transaction that is 
a commercial real estate transaction 
requires an appraisal prepared by a 
State licensed or certified appraiser.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6348 
AN ACT 
To adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under 
the section 504 program to bring them into line 
with the thresholds used by the Federal banking 
regulators, and for other purposes.
H. R. 6348 
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 adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under the section 504 program to 
bring them into line with the thresholds used by the Federal banking regulators, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Access to Capital 
and Efficiency Act’’ or the ‘‘Small Business ACE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. APPRAISAL THRESHOLDS. 
Section 502(3)(E)(ii) of the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(3)(E)(ii)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) 
and (bb), respectively, and adjusting the margins of such items 
accordingly; 
(2) by striking ‘‘With respect to’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—With respect to’’; 
(3) in item (aa), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘is more 
than $250,000’’ and inserting ‘‘is more than the Federal banking 
regulator appraisal threshold’’; 
(4) in item (bb), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘is $250,000 
or less’’ and inserting ‘‘is equal to or less than the Federal 
banking regulator appraisal threshold’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(II) FEDERAL BANKING REGULATOR APPRAISAL 
THRESHOLD DEFINED.—For purposes of this clause, 
the term ‘Federal banking regulator appraisal 
threshold’ means the lesser of the threshold 
amounts set by the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the 
Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration for when a federally related transaction 
that is a commercial real estate transaction 
requires an appraisal prepared by a State licensed 
or certified appraiser.’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.