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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6580 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
for naturalization processes for the immediate relatives 
of first responders who die as a result of their employ-
ment, 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 ‘‘Kerrie Orozco First 
Responders Family Support Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NATURALIZATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELATIVES OF 
FIRST RESPONDERS. 
Section 319 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1430) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) IMMEDIATE RELATIVES OF FIRST RESPOND-
ERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person who is the sur-
viving spouse, child, or parent of a United States 
citizen, whose citizen spouse, parent, or child dies as 
a result of injury or disease incurred in or aggra-
vated by employment as a first responder, and who, 
in the case of a surviving spouse, was living in mar-
ital union with the citizen spouse at the time of his 
death, may be naturalized upon compliance with all 
the requirements of this title, except that no prior 
residence or specified physical presence within the 
United States shall be required. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘first responder’ means Federal, 
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State, and local government fire, law enforcement, 
and emergency response personnel.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6581 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adopt certain strategies for 
preventive colorectal screenings for veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2018 
Mr. BERGMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adopt certain 
strategies for preventive colorectal screenings for vet-
erans, 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 ‘‘Increasing Veteran Ac-
cess to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
STRATEGIES 
FOR 
PREVENTIVE 
COLORECTAL 
SCREENINGS FOR VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall ensure that the colorectal cancer preventive screening 
guidelines used in each medical facility of the Department 
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of Veterans Affairs and non-Department facility at which 
veterans receive hospital care or medical services under 
chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, include all 
strategies for preventive colorectal screenings included 
in— 
(1) the latest recommendations of the United 
States Preventive Services Task Force; and 
(2) the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and In-
formation Set issued by the National Committee for 
Quality Assurance. 
(b) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall carry out this 
section not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 3330e the following: 
‘‘3330f. Federal employment and individuals using marijuana in compliance with 
State law.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6587 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow deductions for amounts 
contributed to a health savings account by individuals enrolled in quali-
fied health plans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2018 
Mrs. COMSTOCK 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 deduc-
tions for amounts contributed to a health savings account 
by individuals enrolled in qualified health plans. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEDUCTIONS FOR HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
FOR 
INDIVIDUALS 
EN-
ROLLED IN QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223(c) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED
HEALTH
PLAN.—The term 
‘qualified health plan’ means a qualified health plan 
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(as defined in section 1301 of the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act) offered through an Ex-
change established under title I of such Act.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘high deductible 
health plan’’ and inserting ‘‘qualified health plan’’ 
each place such term appears in each of the fol-
lowing provisions: 
(A) Subsection (b)(2). 
(B) Subsection (b)(8). 
(C) Subsection (h)(2). 
(2) Section 223(c)(1)(A), as amended by sub-
section (a), is further amended by striking ‘‘any in-
dividual if’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘any individual if such indi-
vidual is covered under a qualified health plan as of 
the 1st day of such month.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall apply to months, and expenditures made in 
months, beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6588 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the circumstances 
under current law to allow an individual debtor to discharge certain 
educational loans and educational benefits received by the debtor more 
than 5 years before the commencement of the bankruptcy case under 
such title. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2018 
Mr. CORREA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify 
the circumstances under current law to allow an indi-
vidual debtor to discharge certain educational loans and 
educational benefits received by the debtor more than 
5 years before the commencement of the bankruptcy 
case under such title. 
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 ‘‘Student Loan Bank-
ruptcy Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 
Section 523(a)(8) of title 11 of the United States 
Code is amended by inserting ‘‘that first became due more 
than 5 years (exclusive of any applicable suspension of the 
repayment period) before the date of the filing of the peti-
tion, or’’ after ‘‘(8)’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendment made by this Act 
shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—The amendment 
made by this Act shall not apply with respect to a debt 
for an educational benefit, overpayment, loan, scholarship, 
or stipend received by a debtor before the effective date 
of this Act. 
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H. R. 6591 
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 501 South 
Kirkman Road in Orlando, Florida, as the ‘‘Napoleon ‘Nap’ Ford Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NAPOLEON ‘‘NAP’’ FORD POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 501 South Kirkman Road in Orlando, Florida, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Napoleon ‘Nap’ Ford 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 ‘‘Napoleon ‘Nap’ Ford Post Office Building’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6591 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
501 South Kirkman Road in Orlando, Florida, as the ‘‘Napoleon ‘Nap’ 
Ford Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2018 
Mrs. DEMINGS (for herself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BUCHANAN, Ms. CASTOR of 
Florida, Mr. CRIST, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. 
DEUTCH, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. DUNN, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. 
GAETZ, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. MAST, Mrs. MUR-
PHY of Florida, Mr. POSEY, Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of Florida, Mr. 
THOMAS J. ROONEY of Florida, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. ROSS, Mr. 
RUTHERFORD, Mr. SOTO, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. WEBSTER of 
Florida, Ms. WILSON of Florida, and Mr. YOHO) 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 501 South Kirkman Road in Orlando, Florida, 
as the ‘‘Napoleon ‘Nap’ Ford 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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‘‘(C) a plan to control such risks; and 
‘‘(D) such assurances as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate that the recipient will, with 
respect to the megaproject— 
‘‘(i) regularly submit to the Secretary 
updated cost estimates; and 
‘‘(ii) maintain and regularly reassess 
financial reserves for addressing known 
and unknown risks. 
‘‘(3) PEER REVIEW GROUP.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A recipient of Federal 
financial assistance under this title for a 
megaproject shall, not later than 90 days after 
the date when such megaproject is authorized 
for construction, establish a peer review group 
for such megaproject that consists of at least 5 
individuals (including at least 1 individual with 
project management experience) to give expert 
advice on the scientific, technical, and project 
management aspects of the megaproject. 
‘‘(B) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this subsection, the Secretary shall es-
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SECTION 1. NAPOLEON ‘‘NAP’’ FORD POST OFFICE BUILD-
ING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 501 South Kirkman Road in Or-
lando, Florida, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Na-
poleon ‘Nap’ Ford 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 ‘‘Napoleon ‘Nap’ Ford 
Post Office Building’’. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6591 
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 501 South Kirkman Road in Orlando, Florida, 
as the ‘‘Napoleon ‘Nap’ Ford 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. NAPOLEON ‘‘NAP’’ FORD POST OFFICE BUILD-
ING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 501 South Kirkman Road in Or-
lando, Florida, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Na-
poleon ‘Nap’ Ford 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 ‘‘Napoleon ‘Nap’ Ford 
Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Creek to the Pacific Ocean, to be administered as a 
recreational river by the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(240) HONEYDEW CREEK.—The following seg-
ments to be administered as a wild river by the Sec-
retary of the Interior: 
‘‘(A) The 5.1-mile segment of Honeydew 
Creek from its source in the southwest corner 
of section 25, T3S, R1W to the eastern bound-
ary of the King Range National Conservation 
Area in section 18, T3S, R1E. 
‘‘(B) The 2.8-mile segment of West Fork 
Honeydew Creek from its source west of North 
Slide Peak to the confluence with Honeydew 
Creek. 
‘‘(C) The 2.7-mile segment of Upper East 
Fork Honeydew Creek from its source in sec-
tion 25, T3S, R1W to the confluence with Hon-
eydew Creek. 
‘‘(241) BEAR CREEK.—The following segments 
to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior: 
‘‘(A) The 1.9-mile segment of North Fork 
Bear Creek from the confluence with the 
unnamed tributary immediately downstream of 
the Horse Mountain Road crossing to the con-
fluence with the South Fork, as a scenic river. 
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SEC. 2. ALIEN REGISTRANTS REQUIRED TO INCLUDE ADDI-
TIONAL INFORMATION. 
Section 114(a) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection 
and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16914(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para-
graph (9); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) In the case of a sex offender who is de-
scribed in section 119(c), that sex offender’s— 
‘‘(A) Alien Registration Number; 
‘‘(B) date of birth; 
‘‘(C) country of nationality; 
‘‘(D) immigration status; 
‘‘(E) physical description; 
‘‘(F) photograph, taken not earlier than 
the time of release, if available or readily ob-
tainable; 
‘‘(G) DNA sample, if available or readily 
obtainable; 
‘‘(H) finger prints, if available or readily 
obtainable; 
‘‘(I) complete address where that sex of-
fender intends to reside; 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6595 
To amend the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to 
impose certain additional requirements on aliens who are required to 
register as sex offenders, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2018 
Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
HANDEL, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. NORMAN, and Mr. WEBER of Texas) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety 
Act of 2006 to impose certain additional requirements 
on aliens who are required to register as sex offenders, 
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 ‘‘Sex Offender Registra-
tion and Victim Protection Act of 2018’’. 
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(4) ENGLISH
RIDGE
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement in the State, comprising approximately 
6,204 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘English Ridge Wilderness—Proposed’’ and 
dated April 13, 2017, which shall be known as the 
English Ridge Wilderness. 
(5) HEADWATERS FOREST WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management in the State, comprising approximately 
4,360 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Headwaters Forest Wilderness—Proposed’’ 
and dated July 24, 2018, which shall be known as 
the Headwaters Forest Wilderness. 
(6) MAD RIVER BUTTES WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service in the 
State, comprising approximately 6,002 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Mad River 
Buttes Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated July 25, 
2018, which shall be known as the Mad River 
Buttes Wilderness. 
(7) MOUNT LASSIC WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 
Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service 
in the State, comprising approximately 1,292 acres, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Mount 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6598 
To provide the right of American Indians born in Canada or the United 
States to pass the borders of the United States to any individual who 
is a member, or is eligible to be a member, of a Federally recognized 
Indian tribe in the United States or Canada, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2018 
Mr. KILMER (for himself, Ms. STEFANIK, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. YOUNG of Alas-
ka, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. COLE, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. SIMP-
SON, Mr. GALLEGO, and Mr. COLLINS of New York) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide the right of American Indians born in Canada 
or the United States to pass the borders of the United 
States to any individual who is a member, or is eligible 
to be a member, of a Federally recognized Indian tribe 
in the United States or Canada, 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. AMERICAN INDIANS BORN IN CANADA OR THE 
UNITED STATES. 
Section 289 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1359) is amended— 
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(1) by inserting after ‘‘born in Canada’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or the United States’’; and 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘but such right shall ex-
tend only to persons’’ the following: ‘‘who are mem-
bers, or are eligible to be members, of a Federally 
recognized Indian tribe in the United States or Can-
ada, or’’. 
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Code, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act until all regulations required under subsection 
(b) take effect. 
SEC. 503. AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES TASK FORCE. 
(a) RECREATIONAL
VESSEL
DEFINED.—Section 
1003 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention 
and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4702) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through 
(17) as paragraphs (15) through (19), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(13) ‘State’ means each of the several States, 
the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, 
Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 
Virgin Islands of the United States; 
‘‘(14) ‘recreational vessel’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 502 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362);’’. 
(b) OBSERVERS.—Section 1201 of the Nonindigenous 
Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 
U.S.C. 4721) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) OBSERVERS.—The chairpersons designated 
under subsection (d) may invite representatives of non-
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SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF TEMPORARY LIMITED AP-
POINTMENT 
REGULATIONS 
TO 
THE 
NA-
TIONAL PARK SERVICE. 
With respect to the National Park Service, for pur-
poses of carrying out section 316.401 of subpart D of part 
316 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to 
temporary limited appointments)— 
(1) the term ‘‘major subdivision’’ in paragraph 
(1) of subsection (c) of such section shall be defined 
by the Director of the National Park Service; and 
(2) the requirement in such paragraph that a 
position be in the same local commuting area shall 
not apply. 
SEC. 2. SUNSET. 
The modification authority provided by section 1 and 
any such modification shall expire on the date that is one 
year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6599 
AN ACT 
To modify the application of temporary limited ap-
pointment regulations to the National Park Serv-
ice, and for other purposes.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6599 
To modify the application of temporary limited appointment regulations to 
the National Park Service, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2018 
Mr. KNIGHT (for himself and Mr. PANETTA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To modify the application of temporary limited appointment 
regulations to the National Park Service, 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. APPLICATION OF TEMPORARY LIMITED AP-
POINTMENT 
REGULATIONS 
TO 
THE 
NA-
TIONAL PARK SERVICE. 
With respect to the National Park Service, for pur-
poses of carrying out section 316.401 of subpart D of part 
316 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to 
temporary limited appointments)— 
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(1) the term ‘‘major subdivision’’ in paragraph 
(1) of subsection (c) of such section shall be defined 
by the Director of the National Park Service; and 
(2) the requirement in such paragraph that a 
position be in the same local commuting area shall 
not apply. 
Æ 
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