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(A) the current state of the science of 
genomic engineering technologies related to na-
tional health security, including— 
(i) medical countermeasure develop-
ment, including potential efficiencies in the 
development pathway and detection tech-
nologies; and 
(ii) the international and domestic 
regulation of products utilizing genome ed-
iting technologies; and 
(B) national security implications, includ-
ing— 
(i) capabilities of the United States to 
leverage genomic engineering technologies 
as a part of the medical countermeasure 
enterprise, including current applicable re-
search, development, and application ef-
forts underway within the Department of 
Defense; 
(ii) the potential for state and non- 
state actors to utilize genomic engineering 
technologies as a national health security 
threat; and 
(iii) security measures to monitor and 
assess the potential threat that may result 
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section shall be in such form and denominations, and shall 
be subject to such terms and conditions of issue, conver-
sion, redemption, maturation, payment, and rate of inter-
est as the Secretary may prescribe, except that no interest 
shall be payable with respect to such a bond before the 
date that is ten years after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection.’’. 
(b) BORDER WALL TRUST FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST FUND.—There 
is established in the Treasury of the United States 
a trust fund to be known as the ‘‘Border Wall Trust 
Fund’’, consisting of such amounts as may be appro-
priated, credited, or transferred to such Trust Fund 
as provided in this section or other provision of law. 
(2) TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.—There are 
hereby appropriated to the Border Wall Trust Fund 
amounts equivalent to all revenues derived from the 
sale and issuance of Border Wall Bonds issued 
under section 3102 of title 31, United States Code. 
(3) EXPENDITURES
FROM
TRUST
FUND.— 
Amounts in the Border Wall Trust Fund shall be 
available only for purposes of making expenditures 
to build a physical barrier along the southern border 
of the United States. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7305 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify payment rules 
for manual wheelchairs under part B of the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2018 
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify 
payment rules for manual wheelchairs under part B of 
the Medicare program. 
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 ‘‘Choices for Increased 
Mobility Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
CLARIFYING 
PAYMENT 
RULES 
FOR 
MANUAL 
WHEELCHAIRS UNDER PART B OF THE MEDI-
CARE PROGRAM. 
(a) EXCLUSION.—Section 1862(a)(1) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (O), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (P), by striking the semi-
colon at the end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(Q) in the case of a manual wheelchair 
furnished on or after January 1, 2019, where 
such expenses exceed the amount recognized 
under section 1834(a)(1)(B)(ii) for such wheel-
chair by reason of inclusion of any titanium 
construction materials included in the base of 
such wheelchair;’’. 
(b) NO
EFFECT
ON
FEE
SCHEDULE.—Section 
1834(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(1)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(J) EXCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
MANUAL 
WHEELCHAIR COMPONENTS FROM FEE SCHED-
ULE
AMOUNT.—Beginning January 1, 2019, 
any payment amount recognized under subpara-
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graph (B)(ii) with respect to a manual wheel-
chair shall be treated as not including payment 
for any titanium construction materials in-
cluded in the base of such wheelchair.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7310 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States and units 
of local government to deploy and implement gunfire detection and loca-
tion technology, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2018 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. JEFFRIES) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make 
grants to States and units of local government to deploy 
and implement gunfire detection and location technology, 
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. GUNFIRE DETECTION TECHNOLOGY GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 is amended by inserting after part 
MM the following: 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7308 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the disclosure 
of notifications of intent to operate under section 501(c)(4). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2018 
Ms. NORTON 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 require 
the disclosure of notifications of intent to operate under 
section 501(c)(4). 
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 ‘‘Increased Trans-
parency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF NOTIFICATIONS OF INTENT TO OP-
ERATE UNDER 501(c)(4). 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6104(d)(1)(A) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘and’’ in clause (iii), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 
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(iv), and by inserting after clause (iv) the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(v) any notification required to be 
made by such organization under section 
506(a),’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to requests made after 
the date that is six months after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
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‘‘PART NN—GUNFIRE DETECTION TECHNOLOGY 
GRANT PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 3041. GRANT AUTHORITY. 
‘‘The Attorney General is authorized to make grants 
to States and units of local government to deploy and im-
plement gunfire detection and location technology. 
‘‘SEC. 3042. APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘The chief executive officer of a State or unit of local 
government seeking a grant under this part shall submit 
to the Attorney General an application at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the At-
torney General may reasonably require. 
‘‘SEC. 3043. FUNDING. 
‘‘Of the total amount made available to carry out sub-
part 1 of part E, the Attorney General shall allocate not 
less than $10,000,000 for grants under this part for each 
of fiscal years 2020 through 2023.’’. 
SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Section 505(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10156(a)(1)) is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ the following: 
‘‘and section 3043’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7312 
To make innovative technology loan guarantee support available for battery 
storage technologies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2018 
Mr. TAKANO (for himself and Mr. COLLINS of New York) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To make innovative technology loan guarantee support 
available for battery storage technologies. 
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 ‘‘Battery Storage Inno-
vation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. BATTERY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16513(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) Battery storage technologies for residen-
tial, industrial, or transportation applications.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7316 
To make technical corrections to provisions of law enacted by the Frank 
LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2018 
Mr. SHUSTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To make technical corrections to provisions of law enacted 
by the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act 
of 2018, 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. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) 
Upon 
the 
date 
amendments 
to 
section 
3305(d)(3)(B) of title 46, United States Code, take effect 
under section 501(a) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–282), such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘Coast Guard Authoriza-
tion Act of 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘Frank LoBiondo Coast 
Guard Authorization Act of 2018’’. 
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inserting ‘‘in accordance within subsection (a)(2), the Sec-
retary shall’’. 
(g) Subsections (a) and (d) of section 408 of the 
Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115–282) shall have no force or effect. 
(h) This section shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Author-
ization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–282) and apply as 
if included therein as enacted. 
SEC. 2. ADVISORY COMMITTEE; REPRESENTATION. 
Section 15106(c)(3) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘mineral 
and oil operations, including geophysical services’’ 
and inserting ‘‘operations’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘explo-
ration and recovery’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘engaged 
in diving services related to offshore construction, 
inspection, and maintenance’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
viding diving services to the offshore industry’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘engaged 
in safety and training services related to offshore ex-
ploration and construction’’ and inserting ‘‘providing 
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safety and training services to the offshore indus-
try’’; 
(5) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘engaged 
in pipelaying services related to offshore construc-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘providing subsea engineering, 
construction, or remotely operated vehicle support to 
the offshore industry’’; 
(6) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘mineral 
and energy’’; 
(7) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘national 
environmental entities’’ and inserting ‘‘entities pro-
viding environmental protection, compliance, or re-
sponse services to the offshore industry’’; and 
(8) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘deepwater 
ports’’ and inserting ‘‘entities engaged in offshore oil 
exploration and production on the Outer Continental 
Shelf adjacent to Alaska’’. 
SEC. 3. TEMPORARY EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY. 
Section 219 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Trans-
portation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–213; 126 Stat. 
1558) is amended by— 
(1) striking ‘‘fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
year’’; and 
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(2) striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘calendar 
year 2019’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7318 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 
2016 to ensure that the Public Buildings Reform Board 
has adequate time to carry out the responsibilities of 
the Board, 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. FEDERAL ASSETS SALE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(c)(2) of the Federal As-
sets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; 
Public Law 114–287) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(2) by striking the paragraph designation and 
heading and all that follows through ‘‘In selecting’’ 
in subparagraph (A) in the matter preceding clause 
(i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENTS.—In selecting’’; and 
(3) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv) as 
subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and in-
denting appropriately. 
(b) TERMINATION.—Section 10 of the Federal Assets 
Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; 
Public Law 114–287) is amended by striking ‘‘the date 
of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the date on which 
the Board members are appointed pursuant to section 4’’. 
(c) ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.—Section 12(e) of the Fed-
eral Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 
1303 note; Public Law 114–287) is amended in the first 
sentence by striking ‘‘the date of enactment of this Act’’ 
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SECTION 1. FEDERAL ASSETS SALE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(c)(2) of the Federal As-
sets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; 
Public Law 114–287) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(2) by striking the paragraph designation and 
heading and all that follows through ‘‘In selecting’’ 
in subparagraph (A) in the matter preceding clause 
(i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENTS.—In selecting’’; and 
(3) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv) as 
subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and in-
denting appropriately. 
(b) TERMINATION.—Section 10 of the Federal Assets 
Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; 
Public Law 114–287) is amended by striking ‘‘the date 
of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the date on which 
the Board members are appointed pursuant to section 4’’. 
(c) ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.—Section 12(e) of the Fed-
eral Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 
1303 note; Public Law 114–287) is amended in the first 
sentence by striking ‘‘the date of enactment of this Act’’
and inserting ‘‘the date on which the Board members are 
appointed pursuant to section 4’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 21, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7318 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer 
Act of 2016 to ensure that the Public Buildings 
Reform Board has adequate time to carry out 
the responsibilities of the Board, and for other 
purposes.
H. R. 7318 
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 amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to ensure that the 
Public Buildings Reform Board has adequate time to carry out the responsibilities 
of the Board, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FEDERAL ASSETS SALE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(c)(2) of the Federal Assets Sale 
and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 114– 
287) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(2) by striking the paragraph designation and heading and 
all that follows through ‘‘In selecting’’ in subparagraph (A) 
in the matter preceding clause (i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENTS.—In selecting’’; and 
(3) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv) as subpara-
graphs (A) through (D), respectively, and indenting appro-
priately. 
(b) TERMINATION.—Section 10 of the Federal Assets Sale and 
Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 114–287) 
is amended by striking ‘‘the date of enactment of this Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the date on which the Board members are appointed 
pursuant to section 4’’. 
(c) ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.—Section 12(e) of the Federal Assets 
Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 
114–287) is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘the date 
of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the date on which the 
Board members are appointed pursuant to section 4’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7318 
To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to ensure 
that the Public Buildings Reform Board has adequate time to carry 
out the responsibilities of the Board, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2018 
Mr. BARLETTA (for himself and Mr. DENHAM) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 
2016 to ensure that the Public Buildings Reform Board 
has adequate time to carry out the responsibilities of 
the Board, 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. FEDERAL ASSETS SALE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(c)(2) of the Federal As-
sets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; 
Public Law 114–287) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B); 
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(2) by striking the paragraph designation and 
heading and all that follows through ‘‘In selecting’’ 
in subparagraph (A) in the matter preceding clause 
(i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENTS.—In selecting’’; and 
(3) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv) as 
subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and in-
denting appropriately. 
(b) TERMINATION.—Section 10 of the Federal Assets 
Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; 
Public Law 114–287) is amended by striking ‘‘the date 
of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the date on which 
the Board members are appointed pursuant to section 4’’. 
(c) ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.—Section 12(e) of the Fed-
eral Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 
1303 note; Public Law 114–287) is amended in the first 
sentence by striking ‘‘the date of enactment of this Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the date on which the Board members are 
appointed pursuant to section 4’’. 
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II 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7318 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 21, 2018 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 
2016 to ensure that the Public Buildings Reform Board 
has adequate time to carry out the responsibilities of 
the Board, 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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and inserting ‘‘the date on which the Board members are 
appointed pursuant to section 4’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 21, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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SECTION 1. LEASEBACK RESTRICTION. 
Section 12(b)(4) of the Federal Assets Sale and 
Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 
114–287) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘for a period of greater than 
3 years’’ before the period at the end; 
(2) by striking ‘‘None of the’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—None of the’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—A leaseback under 
this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) shall expire on or before the last 
day of the 3-year period beginning on the 
date of the sale of the respective property; 
‘‘(ii) may not contain any options to 
extend or renew the leaseback; 
‘‘(iii) may only be entered into once 
for purposes of temporarily housing the 
Federal agency in the property at the time 
of the sale; and
‘‘(iv) shall only be for the purpose of 
facilitating the sale of the respective prop-
erty.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 21, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7319 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer 
Act of 2016 to provide flexibility with respect to 
the leaseback of certain Federal real property, 
and for other purposes.