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an Inspector General, or the Government Ac-
countability Office (including program perform-
ance reports required under section 1116) re-
leased during the preceding 5 years. 
‘‘(5) ARCHIVING.—After the end of each fiscal 
year, the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall archive and preserve the information 
included in the program inventory required under 
paragraph (2) relating to that fiscal year.’’. 
(b) EXPIRED GRANT FUNDING.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 1 of each fiscal year, the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall publish on a public website 
the total amount of undisbursed grant funding remaining 
in grant accounts for which the period of availability to 
the grantee has expired. 
SEC. 3. GUIDANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) GUIDANCE.—Not later than June 30, 2018, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget— 
(1) shall prescribe guidance to implement this 
Act, and the amendments made by this Act; 
(2) shall issue guidance to agencies to identify 
how the program activities used for reporting under 
the Federal Funding Accountability and Trans-
parency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) are as-
sociated with programs identified in the program in-
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ventory required under section 1122(a)(2)(C)(i) of 
title 31, United States Code, as amended by sub-
section (a); 
(3) may issue guidance to agencies to ensure 
that the programs identified in the program inven-
tory required under section 1122(a)(2)(C)(i) of title 
31, United States Code, as amended by subsection 
(a), are presented at a similar level of detail across 
agencies and are not duplicative or overlapping; and 
(4) may, based on an analysis of the costs of 
implementation, and after submitting to Congress a 
notification of the action by the Director— 
(A) exempt from the requirements under 
section 1122(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
an agency that— 
(i) is not listed in section 901(b) of 
title 31, United States Code; and 
(ii) for the fiscal year during which 
the exemption is made, has budget author-
ity (as defined in section 3 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622)) 
of not more than $10,000,000; and 
(B) extend the implementation deadline 
under subsection (b) by not more than 1 year. 
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(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—This Act, and the amend-
ments made by this Act, shall be implemented not later 
than June 30, 2019. 
SEC. 4. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 
requirements of this Act and the amendments made by 
this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using 
amounts otherwise authorized. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7200 
To extend indemnity for wildfires and hurricanes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 29, 2018 
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To extend indemnity for wildfires and hurricanes, 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 ‘‘Wildfires and Hurri-
canes Indemnity Program Extension Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION. 
Title I of subdivision 1 of division B of the Bipartisan 
Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123) is amended 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Agricul-
tural Programs—Processing, Research and Marketing— 
Office of the Secretary’’— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2019’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘Florence, Michael,’’ after 
‘‘Maria,’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘or 2018’’ after ‘‘occurring in 
calendar year 2017’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7201 
To amend title 35, United States Code, to include the exclusive economic 
zone as part of the United States for patent infringement, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 29, 2018 
Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. OLSON, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. POE 
of Texas, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, and Mr. 
CUELLAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 35, United States Code, to include the exclu-
sive economic zone as part of the United States for 
patent infringement, 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. PATENT INFRINGEMENT IN EXCLUSIVE ECO-
NOMIC ZONE OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 10 of title 35, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘§ 106. Inventions in the exclusive economic zone 
‘‘Any act occurring on or below the waters of the ex-
clusive economic zone of the United States established by 
Presidential Proclamation 5030 of March 10, 1983 (16 
U.S.C. 1453 note), including activity on the seabed of such 
zone, that is related to the economic exploitation of, or 
exploration for, natural resources or marine scientific re-
search shall be considered an act occurring within the 
United States for the purposes of section 271.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 10 of title 35, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘106. Inventions in the exclusive economic zone.’’. 
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‘‘(C) the establishment of a domestic 
branch or other facility with the ability to ac-
cept deposits of a regulated financial institu-
tion; 
‘‘(D) the relocation of the home office or a 
branch office of a regulated financial institu-
tion; 
‘‘(E) the merger or consolidation with, or 
the acquisition of the assets, or the assumption 
of the liabilities of a regulated financial institu-
tion requiring approval under section 18(c) of 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
1828(c)); or 
‘‘(F) the acquisition of shares in, or the as-
sets of, a regulated financial institution requir-
ing approval under section 3 of the Bank Hold-
ing Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1842). 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE FEDERAL BANKING AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘appropriate Federal banking agency’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813). 
‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE
FEDERAL
FINANCIAL
SU-
PERVISORY
AGENCY.—The term ‘appropriate Fed-
eral financial supervisory agency’ means— 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7205 
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to eliminate any August 
recess for the House of Representatives until the House has approved 
all annual appropriation bills for the next fiscal year. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2018 
Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself and Mr. KILMER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to eliminate 
any August recess for the House of Representatives until 
the House has approved all annual appropriation bills 
for the next fiscal year. 
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 ‘‘No Budget No Recess 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. HOUSE APPROVAL OF REGULAR APPROPRIATION 
BILLS. 
Section 309 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
(2 U.S.C. 640) is amended by inserting ‘‘or August’’ after 
‘‘July’’. 
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the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section 
1902’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1923’’; and 
(10) by inserting after section 1927, as redesig-
nated, the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1928. SECURING THE CITIES PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, through the 
Assistant Secretary, shall establish a program, to be 
known as the ‘Securing the Cities’ or ‘STC’ program, to 
enhance the ability of the United States to detect and pre-
vent terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events 
utilizing nuclear or other radiological materials that pose 
a high risk to homeland security in high-risk urban areas. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Through the STC program the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) assist State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
governments in designing and implementing, or en-
hancing existing, architectures for coordinated and 
integrated detection and interdiction of nuclear or 
other radiological materials that are out of regu-
latory control; 
‘‘(2) support the development of an operating 
capability to detect and report on nuclear and other 
radiological materials out of regulatory control;
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7207 
To allow the Secretary of the Treasury to accept public donations to fund 
the construction of a barrier on the border between the United States 
and Mexico and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2018 
Mr. DAVIDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To allow the Secretary of the Treasury to accept public 
donations to fund the construction of a barrier on the 
border between the United States and Mexico 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. BORDER WALL TRUST FUND. 
(a) BORDER WALL TRUST FUND.—At the end of 
subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 31, United States 
Code, insert the following: 
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‘‘§ 3344. Border wall trust fund. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE GIFTS.—Notwith-
standing section 3113, the Secretary of the Treasury may 
accept for the Government a gift of money on the condi-
tion that it be used to plan, design, construct, or maintain 
a barrier along the international border between the 
United States and Mexico. 
‘‘(b) TRUST FUND.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall— 
‘‘(1) establish an account, to be known as the 
‘Border Wall Trust Fund’, into which money re-
ceived as gifts under this section shall be deposited; 
and 
‘‘(2) create a publically accessible website to re-
ceive such gifts.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for chapter 33 of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘3344. Border Wall Trust Fund.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7208 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the child tax credit 
with respect to stillbirths. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2018 
Mr. GRIFFITH (for himself, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. NORMAN, and Mr. ROE of Ten-
nessee) 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 allow the 
child tax credit with respect to stillbirths. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CHILD TAX CREDIT ALLOWED WITH RESPECT 
TO STILLBIRTHS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 24(c) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR STILLBIRTHS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a still-
birth— 
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‘‘(i) the term ‘qualifying child’ shall 
include the unborn child referred to in sub-
paragraph (B) in the same manner as if 
the death of such unborn child had oc-
curred immediately after delivery, 
‘‘(ii) subsection (a) shall be applied 
without regard to the phrase ‘for which the 
taxpayer is allowed a deduction under sec-
tion 151’ if the taxpayer would have been 
allowed such deduction if the death of the 
unborn child had occurred immediately 
after delivery, 
‘‘(iii) subsection (e)(1) shall not apply 
if such unborn child would have been eligi-
ble for the taxpayer identification number 
described in such subsection if the death of 
such unborn child had occurred imme-
diately after delivery, and 
‘‘(iv) subsection (h)(7) shall not apply 
if such unborn child would have been eligi-
ble for the social security number described 
in such subsection if the death of such un-
born child had occurred immediately after 
delivery. 
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‘‘(B) STILLBIRTH.—The term ‘stillbirth’ 
means delivery after the involuntary death of an 
unborn child who was carried in the womb for 
20 weeks or more. 
‘‘(C) UNBORN CHILD.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘unborn 
child’ means a child in utero. 
‘‘(ii) CHILD
IN
UTERO.—The term 
‘child in utero’ means a member of the 
species homo sapiens, at any stage of de-
velopment, who is carried in the womb.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lawsuit Abuse Reduc-
tion Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. ATTORNEY ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) SANCTIONS UNDER RULE 11.—Rule 11(c) of the 
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shall’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Rule 5’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘motion.’’ and inserting 
‘‘Rule 5.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘situated’’ 
and all that follows through the end of the para-
graph and inserting ‘‘situated, and to compensate 
the parties that were injured by such conduct. Sub-
ject to the limitations in paragraph (5), the sanction 
shall consist of an order to pay to the party or par-
ties the amount of the reasonable expenses incurred 
as a direct result of the violation, including reason-
able attorneys’ fees and costs. The court may also 
impose additional appropriate sanctions, such as 
striking the pleadings, dismissing the suit, or other 
directives of a non-monetary nature, or, if warranted 
for effective deterrence, an order directing payment 
of a penalty into the court.’’.
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
or an amendment made by this Act shall be construed to 
bar or impede the assertion or development of new claims, 
defenses, or remedies under Federal, State, or local laws, 
including civil rights laws, or under the Constitution of 
the United States. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 10, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 720 
AN ACT 
To amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil 
Procedure to improve attorney accountability, 
and for other purposes.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 720 
To amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve 
attorney accountability, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2017 
Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. BUCK, Mr. FRANKS 
of Arizona, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. CHABOT, and Mr. CHAFFETZ) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 
to improve attorney accountability, 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 ‘‘Lawsuit Abuse Reduc-
tion Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. ATTORNEY ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) SANCTIONS UNDER RULE 11.—Rule 11(c) of the 
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shall’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Rule 5’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘motion.’’ and inserting 
‘‘Rule 5.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘situated’’ 
and all that follows through the end of the para-
graph and inserting ‘‘situated, and to compensate 
the parties that were injured by such conduct. Sub-
ject to the limitations in paragraph (5), the sanction 
shall consist of an order to pay to the party or par-
ties the amount of the reasonable expenses incurred 
as a direct result of the violation, including reason-
able attorneys’ fees and costs. The court may also 
impose additional appropriate sanctions, such as 
striking the pleadings, dismissing the suit, or other 
directives of a non-monetary nature, or, if warranted 
for effective deterrence, an order directing payment 
of a penalty into the court.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
or an amendment made by this Act shall be construed to 
bar or impede the assertion or development of new claims, 
defenses, or remedies under Federal, State, or local laws, 
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including civil rights laws, or under the Constitution of 
the United States. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 720 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 13, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 
to improve attorney accountability, 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 720 RFS 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lawsuit Abuse Reduc-
tion Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. ATTORNEY ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) SANCTIONS UNDER RULE 11.—Rule 11(c) of the 
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shall’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Rule 5’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘motion.’’ and inserting 
‘‘Rule 5.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘situated’’ 
and all that follows through the end of the para-
graph and inserting ‘‘situated, and to compensate 
the parties that were injured by such conduct. Sub-
ject to the limitations in paragraph (5), the sanction 
shall consist of an order to pay to the party or par-
ties the amount of the reasonable expenses incurred 
as a direct result of the violation, including reason-
able attorneys’ fees and costs. The court may also 
impose additional appropriate sanctions, such as 
striking the pleadings, dismissing the suit, or other 
directives of a non-monetary nature, or, if warranted 
for effective deterrence, an order directing payment 
of a penalty into the court.’’. 
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(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
or an amendment made by this Act shall be construed to 
bar or impede the assertion or development of new claims, 
defenses, or remedies under Federal, State, or local laws, 
including civil rights laws, or under the Constitution of 
the United States. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 10, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7210 
To direct the Director of the United States Geological Survey to establish 
a program to map zones that are at greater risk of sinkhole formation, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2018 
Mr. SOTO (for himself, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. CRIST, and Mrs. MUR-
PHY of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Director of the United States Geological Survey 
to establish a program to map zones that are at greater 
risk of sinkhole formation, 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 ‘‘Sinkhole Mapping Act 
of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. SINKHOLE HAZARD IDENTIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the United States 
Geological Survey shall establish a program to— 
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(1) study the short-term and long-term mecha-
nisms that cause sinkholes, including extreme storm 
events, prolonged droughts causing shifts in water 
management practices, aquifer depletion, and other 
major changes in water use; and 
(2) develop maps that depict zones that are at 
greater risk of sinkhole formation. 
(b) REVIEW OF MAPS.—Once during each 5-year pe-
riod, or more often as the Director of the United States 
Geological Survey determines is necessary, the Director 
shall assess the need to revise and update the maps devel-
oped under this section. 
(c) WEBSITE.—The Director of the United States 
Geological Survey shall establish and maintain a public 
website that displays the maps developed under this sec-
tion and other relevant information critical for use by com-
munity planners and emergency managers. 
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