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pact of any potential anti-competitive actions by 
OPEC; and 
(4) produce recommendations on reducing the 
adverse impacts on the United States of such activi-
ties, including through policy reform in the areas of 
taxes, trade, defense, and research and development, 
and diplomacy, among others. 
SEC. 4. MEMBERS OF COMMISSION. 
(a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission 
shall be composed of 16 members appointed by the Presi-
dent as follows: 
(1) 4 members shall be appointed from among 
individuals independently determined by the Presi-
dent to be qualified for appointment. 
(2) 4 members shall be appointed from a list of 
8 individuals who shall be nominated by the majority 
leader of the Senate in consultation with the chair-
man of the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate. 
(3) 4 members shall be appointed from a list of 
8 individuals who shall be nominated by the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives in consultation with 
the chairman of the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce and the chairman of the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources of the House of Representatives. 
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the ‘‘Julius L. Chambers Civil Rights Memorial Post Of-
fice 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 ‘‘Julius L. Chambers 
Civil Rights Memorial Post Office Building’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5452 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the period of eligibility 
for the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2018 
Ms. BROWNLEY of California (for herself, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. 
TAKANO, Mr. KILMER, and Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
period of eligibility for the Vocational Rehabilitation and 
Employment program of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs. 
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 ‘‘Reduce Unemployment 
for Veterans of All Ages Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3103 of title 38, United 
States Code, is repealed. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 31 of such title is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 3103. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5454 
To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that individuals in prison 
shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last 
place of residence before incarceration, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2018 
Mr. CLAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that 
individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decen-
nial census, be attributed to the last place of residence 
before incarceration, 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 ‘‘Correct the Census 
Count Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESIDENCE OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. 
Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g)(1) Effective beginning with the 2020 decennial 
census of population, in taking any tabulation of total pop-
ulation by States under subsection (a) for purposes of the 
apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the 
several States, the Secretary shall, with respect to an indi-
vidual incarcerated in a State, Federal, county, or munic-
ipal correctional center as of the date on which such cen-
sus is taken, attribute such individual to such individual’s 
last place of residence before incarceration. 
‘‘(2) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary 
shall consult with each State department of corrections to 
collect the information necessary to make the determina-
tion required under paragraph (1).’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5455 
To prioritize funding for the National Institutes of Health to discover treat-
ments and cures, to maintain global leadership in medical innovation, 
and to restore the purchasing power which the National Institutes of 
Health had after the historic doubling campaign that ended in fiscal 
year 2003. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2018 
Ms. DELAURO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Budget 
A BILL 
To prioritize funding for the National Institutes of Health 
to discover treatments and cures, to maintain global lead-
ership in medical innovation, and to restore the pur-
chasing power which the National Institutes of Health 
had after the historic doubling campaign that ended in 
fiscal year 2003. 
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 ‘‘Accelerating Bio-
medical Research Act’’. 
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(4) 2 members shall be appointed from a list of 
4 individuals who shall be nominated by the minority 
leader of the Senate in consultation with the ranking 
member of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(5) 2 members shall be appointed from a list of 
4 individuals who shall be nominated by the minority 
leader of the House of Representatives in consulta-
tion with the ranking member of the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce and the ranking member of 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives. 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In making appointments 
under this section, the President shall give consider-
ation to individuals who are knowledgeable on en-
ergy issues, including oil market dynamics, oil and 
gas exploration and production, crude oil refining, 
oil and gas pipelines, transportation-related fuel con-
sumption, oil use efficiency, national security, for-
eign policy, macroeconomics, labor, environment, lo-
gistics, shipping, tourism, consumer goods, manufac-
turing, and tourism. 
(2) BALANCE OF EXPERTISE AREAS.—In mak-
ing appointments under this section, the President 
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‘‘(39) the research employment tax credit deter-
mined under section 45U.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, 
as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 45U. Research employment tax credit.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for 
the employer after December 31, 2018, in taxable years 
ending after such date. 
SEC. 4. RESEARCH EXPENDITURE TAX CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1, as amended by the preceding pro-
visions of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 45V. RESEARCH EXPENDITURE CREDIT. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—For purposes of sec-
tion 38, in the case of a qualified research intensive small 
business concern, the research expenditure tax credit de-
termined under this section for the taxable year is an 
amount equal to 20 percent of so much of the qualified 
research expenditures of such concern for such taxable 
year as— 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5458 
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of 
Congress to file the reports on transactions in stocks, bonds, commodities 
futures, and other forms of securities which are required under such 
Act not later than 7 days after the transactions are completed, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2018 
Mr. GROTHMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require 
Members of Congress to file the reports on transactions 
in stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms 
of securities which are required under such Act not later 
than 7 days after the transactions are completed, 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 ‘‘Member Financial 
Transparency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. 7-DAY DEADLINE FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO 
FILE REPORTS ON TRANSACTIONS IN SECU-
RITIES. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF DEADLINE FOR MEMBERS TO 
FILE REPORTS.—Section 103(l) of the Ethics in Govern-
ment Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 103(l)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘in no case later than 45 days after such trans-
action’’ and inserting ‘‘in no case later than 45 days after 
such transaction (or, in the case of a Member of Congress, 
in no case later than 7 days after such transaction)’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF DEADLINE FOR CLERK OF 
THE HOUSE AND SECRETARY OF THE SENATE TO MAKE 
REPORTS PUBLIC.—Section 105(b)(1) of such Act (5 
U.S.C. App. 105(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘within 
thirty days’’ and inserting ‘‘within 30 days (or, in the case 
of a report of a transaction required to be reported under 
section 102(a)(5)(B) which is filed by a Member of Con-
gress, within 10 days)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to transactions occur-
ring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 545 
To establish the United States Commission on the Organization of Petroleum 
Exporting Countries, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2017 
Mr. CRAMER (for himself, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. PETERSON, and Mr. 
DAVID SCOTT of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the United States Commission on the Organiza-
tion of Petroleum Exporting Countries, 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 ‘‘United States Commis-
sion on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Coun-
tries Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT. 
There is hereby established a commission to be known 
as the United States Commission on the Organization of 
Petroleum Exporting Countries (in this Act referred to as 
the ‘‘Commission’’). 
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall investigate 
any anti-competitive involvement of the Organization of 
Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), its member na-
tions, and affiliated entities in oil markets and make rec-
ommendations to reduce the adverse impacts on the 
United States of such involvement. 
(b) SPECIFIC DUTIES.—The Commission shall— 
(1) investigate behavior of OPEC, its member 
nations, and affiliated entities, including national oil 
companies, designed to disadvantage United States 
oil producers and secure market power through anti- 
competitive behavior; 
(2) assess the impact of OPEC’s policies on 
United States economic and energy security inter-
ests, including on innovation in both energy produc-
tion and the transportation of goods and people; 
(3) assess existing relationships of Federal 
agencies with OPEC and the extent to which Fed-
eral officials are making efforts to mitigate the im-
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(2) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex. 
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SEC. 2. HOLDING SALARIES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN 
ESCROW UPON FAILURE TO AGREE TO BUDG-
ET RESOLUTION. 
(a) HOLDING SALARIES IN ESCROW.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—If by April 15, 2018, a 
House of Congress has not agreed to a concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2019 pursu-
ant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, during the period described in paragraph 
(2) the payroll administrator of that House of Con-
gress shall deposit in an escrow account all pay-
ments otherwise required to be made during such 
period for the compensation of Members of Congress 
who serve in that House of Congress, and shall re-
lease such payments to such Members only upon the 
expiration of such period. 
(2) PERIOD
DESCRIBED.—With respect to a 
House of Congress, the period described in this 
paragraph is the period which begins on April 16, 
2018 and ends on the earlier of— 
(A) the day on which the House of Con-
gress agrees to a concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2019 pursuant to section 
301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; 
or 
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(4) 
PRESCRIBER.—The 
term 
‘‘prescriber’’ 
means a health care practitioner who is licensed to 
practice veterinary medicine or other person per-
mitted under State law to issue prescriptions for 
animal drugs. 
(5) VETERINARY
PRESCRIPTION.—The term 
‘‘veterinary prescription’’— 
(A) means a written, oral, or electronic 
order from a prescriber authorizing the dis-
pensing of an animal drug for use by a domes-
ticated household animal and normally adminis-
tered to the animal by its owner, issued in ac-
cordance with State and Federal law; and 
(B) does not include an animal drug ad-
ministered by the veterinarian in the course of 
providing acute care. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5461 
To require records of the national instant criminal background check system 
to be retained for at least 90 days. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2018 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. 
MENG, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. ESPAILLAT, and Mr. ENGEL) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require records of the national instant criminal back-
ground check system to be retained for at least 90 days. 
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 ‘‘NICS Review Act of 
2018’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT NICS RECORDS BE RETAINED 
FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS. 
Section 511 of division B of the Consolidated and 
Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (34 U.S.C. 
40901 note; Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 632) is amend-
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ed by striking ‘‘no more than 24 hours’’ and inserting ‘‘no 
fewer than 90 days’’. 
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‘‘(1) exceeds 30 percent of the gross expendi-
tures paid or incurred by such concern during such 
taxable year, and 
‘‘(2) does not exceed 40 percent of such gross 
expenditures. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED RESEARCH INTENSIVE SMALL 
BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term ‘qualified research 
intensive small business concern’ has the meaning 
given such term under section 45T. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED RESEARCH EXPENDITURES.— 
The term ‘qualified research expenditures’ means re-
search or experimental expenditures with the mean-
ing of section 174.’’. 
(b) CREDIT MADE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS 
CREDIT.—Subsection (b) of section 38, as amended by the 
preceding provisions of this Act, is amended by striking 
‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph (38), by striking the period 
at the end of paragraph (39) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(40) the research expenditure tax credit deter-
mined under section 45V.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5463 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against 
income tax for equity investments in research intensive small business 
concerns, to provide for the proper tax treatment of personal service 
income earned in pass-thru entities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2018 
Ms. ROSEN 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 a 
credit against income tax for equity investments in re-
search intensive small business concerns, to provide for 
the proper tax treatment of personal service income 
earned in pass-thru entities, 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; ETC. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Creating Tech Startup Jobs Act’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.—Except as other-
wise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amend-
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ment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment 
to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference 
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provi-
sion of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; etc. 
Sec. 2. Credit for investments in small technology innovation companies. 
Sec. 3. Research employment tax credit. 
Sec. 4. Research expenditure tax credit. 
Sec. 5. Partnership interests transferred in connection with performance of 
services. 
Sec. 6. Special rules for partners providing investment management services to 
partnerships. 
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR INVESTMENTS IN SMALL TECHNOLOGY 
INNOVATION COMPANIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 45T. RESEARCH INTENSIVE INVESTMENT TAX CRED-
IT. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—For purposes of sec-
tion 38, the research intensive investment tax credit deter-
mined under this section for the taxable year is an amount 
equal to 20 percent of the amount paid by the taxpayer 
during such year to acquire a qualified equity investment 
in a qualified research intensive small business concern. 
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419 
† HR 5515 PAP
(iv) The Southwest. 
(v) The West. 
(B) Ten additional individuals. 
(3) BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATION.—An indi-
vidual selected to participate in the fellows program 
may not participate in the program unless the indi-
vidual successfully undergoes a background investiga-
tion applicable to the position to which the individual 
will be assigned under the fellows program and other-
wise meets such requirements applicable to assign-
ment to a sensitive position within the Department 
that the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(e) ASSIGNMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each individual who partici-
pates in the fellows program shall be assigned to a po-
sition in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 
(2) POSITION
REQUIREMENTS.—Each Under 
Secretary of Defense and each Director of a Defense 
Agency who reports directly to the Secretary shall 
submit to the Secretary each year the qualifications 
and skills to be demonstrated by participants in the 
fellows program to qualify for assignment under this 
subsection for service in a position of the office of such 
Under Secretary or Director.
‘‘(ii) take such actions as appropriate 
under the demonstration project to expand 
such services under such waiver. 
‘‘(6) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) STATE REPORTS.—A State receiving 
payments under paragraph (5) shall, for the pe-
riod of the demonstration project under this sub-
section, submit to the Secretary a quarterly re-
port, with respect to expenditures for substance 
use treatment or recovery services for which pay-
ment is made to the State under this subsection, 
on the following: 
‘‘(i) The specific activities with respect 
to which payment under this subsection was 
provided. 
‘‘(ii) The number of providers that de-
livered substance use disorder treatment or 
recovery services in the State under the 
demonstration project compared to the esti-
mated number of providers that would have 
otherwise delivered such services in the ab-
sence of such demonstration project. 
‘‘(iii) The number of individuals en-
rolled under the State plan (or a waiver of 
such plan) who received substance use dis-
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