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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6771 
To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 
Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. 
WEBER of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. HIG-
GINS of Louisiana, Mr. BYRNE, and Mr. BABIN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, 
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 ‘‘Domestic Offshore En-
ergy Reinvestment Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE GULF OF MEXICO ENERGY 
SECURITY ACT OF 2006. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 105(a) of the Gulf of 
Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 
note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘50’’ and in-
serting ‘‘37.5’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘50’’ and inserting ‘‘62.5’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘75’’ 
and inserting ‘‘80’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘25’’ 
and inserting ‘‘20’’. 
(b) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZED USES.—Section 
105(d) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 
(43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(F) Planning, engineering, design, con-
struction, operations, and maintenance of one 
or more projects that are specifically authorized 
by any other Act for ecosystem restoration, hur-
ricane protection, or flood damage prevention.’’; 
and 
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(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts received by 
a Gulf producing State or coastal political subdivi-
sion under subsection (b)— 
‘‘(A) not more than 3 percent may be used 
for the purposes described in paragraph (1)(E); 
and 
‘‘(B) not less than 25 percent may be used 
for the purposes described in paragraph (1)(F), 
and shall be applied proportionally to the appli-
cable Federal and non-Federal share pursuant 
to such specific project authorization.’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF LIMITATION.—Section 105(f) of the 
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 
1331 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); and 
(2) redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. 
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SEC. 3. ACTIONS TO DEMAND REPAYMENT OF FUNDS FROM 
THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN. 
(a) INITIAL ACTIONS.—If the determination of the 
Director of National Intelligence contained in the report 
submitted to Congress under section 2 is an affirmative 
determination, the Secretary of State shall immediately 
demand repayment of funds described in section 2(a)(2) 
from the Government of Iran. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT ACTIONS.—Until such time as 
funds described in section 2(a)(2) are repaid by the Gov-
ernment of Iran, the Secretary of State shall continue to 
take actions to prioritize repayment of such funds, includ-
ing actions to leverage repayment of such funds in future 
diplomatic engagements with the Government of Iran and 
through imposition of new or increased sanctions against 
Iran. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ACTION INVOLVING ANY MEASURE OF STAT-
UTORY
SANCTIONS
RELIEF
BY
THE
UNITED 
STATES.—The term ‘‘action involving any measure 
of statutory sanctions relief by the United States’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
135(c)(3) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended by the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act 
of 2015 (Public Law 114–17; 129 Stat. 201). 
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U.S.C. 191)’’ and inserting ‘‘of the Mineral 
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191)’’. 
(2) Section 20(a) of the Geothermal Steam Act 
of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1019(a)) is amended in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘the provisions of subsection (b) of section 35 
of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(b)) and’’. 
(3) Section 205(f) of the Federal Oil and Gas 
Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1735(f)) 
is amended by striking the fourth, fifth, and sixth 
sentences. 
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Union Calendar No. 842 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6771 
[Report No. 115–1083] 
A BILL 
To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act 
of 2006, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 19, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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(2) FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ means an or-
ganization designated by the Secretary of State as a 
foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 
219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1189(a)). 
(3) JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION.— 
The term ‘‘Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action’’ 
means the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, 
agreed to at Vienna July 14, 2015, by Iran and by 
the People’s Republic of China, France, Germany, 
the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and 
the United States, with the High Representative of 
the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Secu-
rity Policy, and all implementing materials and 
agreements, including side agreements, related to 
the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and trans-
mitted by the President to Congress on July 19, 
2015, pursuant to section 135(a) of the Atomic En-
ergy Act of 1954, as amended by the Iran Nuclear 
Agreement Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17; 
129 Stat. 201). 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 229 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7077 
[Report No. 117–309] 
To require the United States Fire Administration to conduct on-site 
investigations of major fires, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2022 
Mr. TORRES of New York (for himself, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. MEIJER, and Mr. 
GONZALEZ of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
MAY 6, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 15, 2022] 
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trolled Substances Act, as added by this sec-
tion, to collect reports of suspicious orders; 
(B) a description of the system and reports 
established under section 312 of the Controlled 
Substances Act, as added by this section, to 
share information with States; 
(C) information regarding how the Attor-
ney General used reports of suspicious orders 
before the date of enactment of this Act and 
after the date of enactment of this Act, includ-
ing how the Attorney General received the re-
ports and what actions were taken in response 
to the reports; and 
(D) descriptions of the data analyses con-
ducted on reports of suspicious orders to iden-
tify, analyze, and stop suspicious activity. 
(3) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter until the date that is 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall submit to Congress a report providing, for 
the previous year— 
(A) the number of reports of suspicious or-
ders; 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6839 
To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as the ‘‘Douglas Fournet 
Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs in Lake Charles, Lou-
isiana, as the ‘‘Douglas Fournet Department of Veterans 
Affairs Clinic’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NAME OF COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT 
CLINIC OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA. 
The community-based outpatient clinic of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs in Lake Charles, Louisiana, shall 
after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and 
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any benefit, financial or otherwise, to himself or to a 
friend, relative, or person with whom the covered Federal 
officer or employee is affiliated in a nongovernmental ca-
pacity, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
than one year, or in the case of a willful violation, not 
more than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘(c) COVERED FEDERAL OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.— 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘covered Federal 
officer or employee’ means any of the following officers 
or employees of the Federal Government: 
‘‘(1) Assistant to the President for National Se-
curity Affairs. 
‘‘(2) Assistant to the President and Chief of 
Staff. 
‘‘(3) Assistant to the President and Deputy 
Chief of Staff. 
‘‘(4) Assistant to the President and Deputy 
Chief of Staff for Communications (or Director of 
Communications). 
‘‘(5) Assistant to the President and Press Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(6) Senior Advisor to the President. 
‘‘(7) Assistant to the President and Staff Sec-
retary. 
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‘‘(8) Assistant to the President for Homeland 
Security and Counterterrorism. 
‘‘(9) Assistant to the President and Counselor 
to the President. 
‘‘(10) Director of the National Economic Coun-
cil. 
‘‘(11) Director of the Domestic Policy Council. 
‘‘(12) Assistant to the President and Chief of 
Staff or Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President. 
‘‘(13) Special Assistant to the President and 
Director of Communications for the Vice President. 
‘‘(14) Press Secretary to the Vice President 
‘‘(15) Senior Advisor to the Vice President. 
‘‘(16) Deputy Assistant to the President and 
National Security Advisor or Deputy National Secu-
rity Advisor to the Vice President. 
‘‘(17) Deputy Assistant to the President and 
Counselor to the Vice President. 
‘‘(18) Assistant to the President and White 
House Counsel. 
‘‘(19) Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget. 
‘‘(20) Any officer or employee whose appoint-
ment is made by the President by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate.’’. 
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(3) TERMINATION.—This subsection shall ter-
minate on the date that is 5 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
and any committee of the House of Representatives 
or the Senate having legislative jurisdiction under 
the rules of the House of Representatives or Senate, 
respectively, over the matter concerned. 
SEC. 3. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ANALYZED BY 
THE DEPARTMENT TO STATE, LOCAL, TRIB-
AL, AND PRIVATE ENTITIES WITH RESPON-
SIBILITIES RELATING TO HOMELAND SECU-
RITY. 
Paragraph (8) of section 201(d) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(d)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘and to agencies of State’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘to State, local, tribal, 
and private entities with such responsibilities, and, as ap-
propriate, to the public, in order to assist in preventing,
deterring, or responding to acts of terrorism against the 
United States.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 677 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
establish chemical, biological, radiological, and 
nuclear intelligence and information sharing 
functions of the Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis of the Department of Homeland Security 
and to require dissemination of information ana-
lyzed by the Department to entities with respon-
sibilities relating to homeland security, and for 
other purposes.
IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 677 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear intelligence 
and information sharing functions of the Office of Intel-
ligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland 
Security and to require dissemination of information ana-
lyzed by the Department to entities with responsibilities 
relating to homeland security, 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 ‘‘CBRN Intelligence and 
Information Sharing Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND NU-
CLEAR INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION 
SHARING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 210G. CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND 
NUCLEAR INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION 
SHARING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security shall— 
‘‘(1) support homeland security-focused intel-
ligence analysis of terrorist actors, their claims, and 
their plans to conduct attacks involving chemical, bi-
ological, radiological, or nuclear materials against 
the United States; 
‘‘(2) support homeland security-focused intel-
ligence analysis of global infectious disease, public 
health, food, agricultural, and veterinary issues; 
‘‘(3) support homeland security-focused risk 
analysis and risk assessments of the homeland secu-
rity hazards described in paragraphs (1) and (2), in-
cluding the transportation of chemical, biological, 
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following: ‘‘, and $11,000,000 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2018, and ending on March 31, 2019’’. 
SEC. 6. SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT. 
Section 40152(c) of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12311(c)) is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ the 
following: ‘‘, and $2,500,000 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2018, and ending on March 31, 2019’’. 
SEC. 7. COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PROGRAM. 
Section 219(a) the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 13014(a)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘for each 
of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ the following: ‘‘, and 
$6,000,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2018, 
and ending on March 31, 2019’’. 
SEC. 8. RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND CHILD 
ABUSE ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE. 
Section 40295(e)(1) of the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12341(e)(1)) is amended by in-
serting after ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ 
the following: ‘‘, and $25,000,000 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2018, and ending on March 31, 2019’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6780 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 7521 Paula Drive in Tampa, Florida, as the 
‘‘Major Andreas O’Keeffe Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MAJOR ANDREAS O’KEEFFE POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 7521 Paula Drive in Tampa, 
Florida, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Major 
Andreas O’Keeffe 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 ‘‘Major Andreas 
O’Keeffe Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6780 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 7521 Paula Drive in 
Tampa, Florida, as the ‘‘Major Andreas O’Keeffe 
Post Office Building’’.
H. R. 6780 
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 7521 Paula 
Drive in Tampa, Florida, as the ‘‘Major Andreas O’Keeffe Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MAJOR ANDREAS O’KEEFFE POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 7521 Paula Drive in Tampa, Florida, shall be 
known and designated as the ‘‘Major Andreas O’Keeffe 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 ‘‘Major Andreas O’Keeffe Post Office Building’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6780 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 1 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 28), 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 7521 Paula Drive in Tampa, Florida, as the 
‘‘Major Andreas O’Keeffe Post Office Building’’. 
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. MAJOR ANDREAS O’KEEFFE POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 7521 Paula Drive in Tampa, 
Florida, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Major 
Andreas O’Keeffe 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 ‘‘Major Andreas 
O’Keeffe Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6782 
To determine the feasibility of additional agreements for long-term use of 
existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to 
augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility ben-
efits in certain areas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 
Mr. DESAULNIER (for himself and Mr. MCNERNEY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To determine the feasibility of additional agreements for 
long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal stor-
age and conveyance facilities to augment Federal water 
supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits in 
certain areas, 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 ‘‘Sustainable Water 
Supplies Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to determine the feasi-
bility of agreements for long-term use of existing or ex-
panded non-Federal storage and associated conveyance fa-
cilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and 
operational flexibility benefits, not later than 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall enter into cooperative agreements 
with non-Federal entities to provide water supplies for 
Central Valley Project contractors, units of the National 
Wildlife Refuge System, State wildlife areas, and private 
wetland areas. Agreements under this section shall— 
(1) include the purchase of storage capacity in 
non-Federal facilities from willing sellers; and 
(2) provide reimbursement for the temporary 
use of available capacity in existing above-ground, 
off-stream storage, and associated conveyance facili-
ties owned by local water agencies. 
(b) TREATMENT OF WATER DELIVERY WATER AS 
REIMBURSABLE EXPENSE.—The cost of delivering water 
to any Central Valley Project contractor that is not a wild-
life refuge shall be considered a reimbursable expense. 
SEC. 3. REPORT. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall com-
plete a report on the feasibility of the agreements de-
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scribed in section 2 for long-term use of existing or ex-
panded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to 
augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational 
flexibility benefits. The report shall be made available to 
the Chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System and Cen-
tral Valley Project contractors. 
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