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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4612 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
125 North Main Street in Louisburg, North Carolina, as the ‘‘Warren 
E. Massenburg Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2017 
Mr. HOLDING (for himself, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. MEADOWS, Ms. FOXX, 
Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. BUDD, Mr. WALKER, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. PRICE of 
North Carolina, and Mr. JONES) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 125 North Main Street in Louisburg, North 
Carolina, as the ‘‘Warren E. Massenburg 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. WARREN E. MASSENBURG POST OFFICE BUILD-
ING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 125 North Main Street in 
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(115) Section 200103 (definition of ‘‘partici-
pant’’) of the Police Corps Act (34 U.S.C. 12552 
(definition of ‘‘participant’’)) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 200106’’ and inserting ‘‘section 200107 (34 
U.S.C. 12556)’’. 
(116) Section 200108(c) of the Police Corps 
Act (34 U.S.C. 12557(c)) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 10’’ and inserting ‘‘section 200110 (34 
U.S.C. 12559)’’. 
(117) Section 200204(b)(1) of the Law En-
forcement Scholarships and Recruitment Act (34 
U.S.C. 12573(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘pursu-
ant to section 200203’’ and inserting ‘‘pursuant to 
section 200207 (34 U.S.C. 12576)’’. 
(118) Section 210303(c)(3) of the DNA Identi-
fication Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12591(c)(3)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘part X of Title I of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968’’ 
and inserting ‘‘part X of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10511 et seq.)’’. 
(119) Section 210304 of the DNA Identifica-
tion Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12592) is amended as 
follows: 
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Louisburg, North Carolina, shall be known and designated 
as the ‘‘Warren E. Massenburg 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 ‘‘Warren E. 
Massenburg Post Office Building’’. 
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SEC. 2. ENERGY CREDIT FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY PROP-
ERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 48(a)(3)(A) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended in clause (vi) by 
striking ‘‘or’’, by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (vii), 
and by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(viii) qualified nuclear energy prop-
erty,’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE FOR 30-PERCENT CREDIT.—Section 
48(a)(2)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ 
in subclause (III) and by adding at the end the following 
new subclause: 
‘‘(V) energy property described in 
paragraph (3)(A)(viii) but only with 
respect to property placed in service 
before January 1, 2024, and’’. 
(c) QUALIFIED NUCLEAR ENERGY PROPERTY.—Sec-
tion 48(c) of such Code is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED
NUCLEAR
ENERGY
PROP-
ERTY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 
nuclear energy property’ means any amounts 
paid or incurred for the refueling of, and any 
other expenditures described in section 263(a) 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4616 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for 
a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for 
a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer- 
sponsored health coverage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2017 
Mr. NUNES (for himself and Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer 
mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementa-
tion of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored 
health coverage. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MORATORIUM ON EMPLOYER MANDATE. 
Section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(e) SUSPENSION.—This section shall not apply to 
any month beginning after December 31, 2014, and before 
January 1, 2019.’’. 
SEC. 2. DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF EXCISE TAX ON 
HIGH COST EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH 
COVERAGE. 
Section 9001(c) of the Patient Protection and Afford-
able Care Act is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2019’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 702 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4616 
[Report No. 115–906] 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for 
a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for 
a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer- 
sponsored health coverage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2017 
Mr. NUNES (for himself and Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
AUGUST 28, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MESSER, Mr. MEADOWS, and Mr. SMITH of 
Nebraska 
AUGUST 28, 2018 
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 December 12, 2017] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer 
mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementa-
tion of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored 
health coverage. 
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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 ‘‘Employer Relief Act 
of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON EMPLOYER MANDATE. 
Section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) SUSPENSION.—This section shall not apply to any 
month beginning after December 31, 2014, and before Janu-
ary 1, 2019.’’. 
SEC. 3. DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF EXCISE TAX ON 
HIGH COST EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH 
COVERAGE. 
Section 9001(c) of the Patient Protection and Afford-
able Care Act is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2021’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2022’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 702 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4616 
[Report No. 115–906] 
A BILL 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium 
on the employer mandate and to provide for a 
delay in the implementation of the excise tax on 
high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. 
AUGUST 28, 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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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4617 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary 
moratorium on the medical device excise tax. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2017 
Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mrs. WALORSKI, and Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee) 
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 
for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise 
tax. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON MEDICAL DE-
VICE EXCISE TAX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 4191 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to sales after December 31, 2017. 
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(c) MEDICAL LOSS RATIO.—Section 2718 of the 
Public Health Service Act is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) AMOUNTS EXPENDED FOR PREMIUM REBATES 
NOT INCLUDED.—No amount expended pursuant to sub-
sections (k) or (l) of section 9010 of the Patient Protec-
tion and Affordable Care Act shall be taken into account 
for purposes of this section.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) The amendments made by subsections (a) 
and (b) shall apply with respect to calendar years 
beginning after December 31, 2017. 
(2) The amendment made by subsection (c) 
shall apply with respect to plan years beginning 
after December 31, 2017. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4618 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary 
moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2017 
Ms. JENKINS of Kansas 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 
for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting 
purchases of prescription medication. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON TAX ON OVER- 
THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS. 
(a) HSAS.—Subparagraph (A) of section 223(d)(2) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘only if such’’ and all that follows and by inserting 
‘‘only if— 
‘‘(i) such medicine or drug is a pre-
scribed drug (determined without regard to 
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whether such drug is available without a 
prescription) or is insulin, or 
‘‘(ii) such amount is paid during the 
period beginning on January 1, 2018, and 
ending on December 31, 2019.’’. 
(b) ARCHER MSAS.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
220(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘only if such’’ and all that follows and by 
and inserting ‘‘only if— 
‘‘(i) such medicine or drug is a pre-
scribed drug (determined without regard to 
whether such drug is available without a 
prescription) or is insulin, or 
‘‘(ii) such amount is paid during the 
period beginning on January 1, 2018, and 
ending on December 31, 2019.’’. 
(c) HEALTH FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENTS 
AND HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ARRANGEMENTS.—Sub-
section (f) of section 106 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘only if such’’ and all that 
follows and by and inserting ‘‘only if— 
‘‘(1) such medicine or drug is a prescribed drug 
(determined without regard to whether such drug is 
available without a prescription) or is insulin, or 
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‘‘(2) such expense is incurred during the period 
beginning on January 1, 2018, and ending on De-
cember 31, 2019.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) 
DISTRIBUTIONS
FROM
SAVINGS
AC-
COUNTS.—The amendments made by subsections (a) 
and (b) shall apply to amounts paid after December 
31, 2017. 
(2) REIMBURSEMENTS.—The amendment made 
by subsection (c) shall apply to expenses incurred 
after December 31, 2017. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4619 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide tem-
porary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, 
to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2017 
Mr. CURBELO of Florida (for himself, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, and Miss 
GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed 
on health insurance providers, to the extent that such 
fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance. 
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. TEMPORARY RELIEF FROM ANNUAL FEE ON 
HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDERS IN PUERTO 
RICO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9010 of the Patient Pro-
tection and Affordable Care Act is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(k) TEMPORARY RELIEF FOR PUERTO RICO.—For 
calendar years 2018 and 2019, the fee described in sub-
section (a)(1) for a covered entity shall be reduced by the 
portion of such fee that such entity demonstrates to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury is the portion 
attributable to net premiums written for health insurance 
regulated by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of 
section 9010(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act is amended by striking ‘‘the fee under this sec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘the amount determined under this 
subsection’’. 
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V 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 461 
For the relief of Ibrahim Parlak. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2017 
Mr. UPTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Ibrahim Parlak. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR IBRAHIM 
PARLAK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Ibrahim Parlak shall be eligible for 
issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status 
to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence upon filing an application for issuance of an immi-
grant visa under section 204 of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) 
or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. 
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(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Ibrahim Parlak 
enters the United States before the filing deadline speci-
fied in subsection (c), Ibrahim Parlak shall be considered 
to have entered and remained lawfully and shall be eligible 
for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) as of the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBERS.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Ibrahim Parlak, the Secretary of State shall in-
struct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current 
or next following fiscal year, the total number of immi-
grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun-
try of birth of Ibrahim Parlak under section 203(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) or, 
if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are 
made available to natives of the country of birth of 
Ibrahim Parlak under section 202(e) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 
1152(e)). 
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(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
parents, brothers, and sisters of Ibrahim Parlak shall not, 
by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privi-
lege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
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(A) Subsection (b)(2)(B) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 12591(a)(5))’’ after ‘‘sec-
tion 210303(a)(5)’’. 
(B) Subsection (d)(1)(A)(i) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 14135a, 14135b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 40702, 40703)’’. 
(C) Subsection (d)(1)(B)(i) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 40702)’’ after ‘‘section 3 
of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act 
of 2000’’. 
(D) Subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 40703)’’ after ‘‘section 4 
of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act 
of 2000’’. 
(120) Section 310004(d) of the Violent Crime 
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 
U.S.C. 12633(d)) is amended as follows: 
(A) The definition of ‘‘Federal law enforce-
ment program’’ is amended by— 
(i) inserting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 12532)’’ 
after ‘‘section 150008’’ in paragraph (7); 
(ii) inserting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 12611)’’ 
after ‘‘section 220002’’ in paragraph (8); 
and 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4623 
To require each Executive agency to reduce the workforce of the agency 
after the enactment of a law that requires the consolidation or elimi-
nation of a program or project within the agency, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2017 
Mr. ROKITA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require each Executive agency to reduce the workforce 
of the agency after the enactment of a law that requires 
the consolidation or elimination of a program or project 
within the agency, 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 ‘‘Cutting Useless and 
Redundant Bureaucrats (CURB) Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF EXECUTIVE AGENCY STAFF DUE TO 
MANDATED 
CONSOLIDATION 
OR 
ELIMI-
NATION OF PROGRAMS. 
In any case in which a law is enacted that requires 
the consolidation or elimination of a program or project 
within an Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of 
title 5, United States Code), the head of such agency 
shall— 
(1) not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of such law, identify the number of agency 
full-time equivalent employees who worked on or ad-
ministered each program or project of the agency 
authorized under Federal law, as such program or 
project was in effect on the day before such date, 
and publish such information on the agency’s 
website; 
(2) not later than 60 days after such date, 
identify the number of full-time equivalent employees 
who worked on or administered each such program 
or project, as such program or project was in effect 
on the day before such date, that has been elimi-
nated or consolidated since such date; 
(3) not later than 1 year after such date, re-
duce the workforce of the agency by the number of 
full-time equivalent employees the agency identified 
under paragraph (2); and 
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