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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4748 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for 
severance payments made in connection with sexual misconduct. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2018 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mrs. 
DEMINGS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SUOZZI, and Mr. KHANNA) 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 deny a 
deduction for severance payments made in connection 
with sexual misconduct. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR SEVERANCE PAY-
MENTS MADE IN CONNECTION WITH SEXUAL 
MISCONDUCT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 162 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection 
(q) as subsection (r) and by inserting after subsection (p) 
the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(q) DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR SEVERANCE PAY-
MENTS MADE
IN CONNECTION WITH SEXUAL MIS-
CONDUCT.—No deduction shall be allowed under this 
chapter for any amount paid or incurred to any employee 
in connection with the termination of employment of such 
employee if a factor in such termination was sexual as-
sault, sexual harassment, or any other sexual misconduct 
by such employee.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred in tax-
able years ending after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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Natural Resources Conservation Service with 
assistance from a national technical committee 
appointed by the Secretary and composed of in-
dividuals with relevant technical and scientific 
expertise representing— 
‘‘(i) the Agricultural Research Service 
of the Department of Agriculture; 
‘‘(ii) the Economic Research Service 
of the Department of Agriculture; 
‘‘(iii) the Farm Service Agency of the 
Department of Agriculture; 
‘‘(iv) the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service; 
‘‘(v) the Forest Service; 
‘‘(vi) the National Institute for Food 
and Agriculture; 
‘‘(vii) the United States Geological 
Survey; 
‘‘(viii) the Environmental Protection 
Agency; 
‘‘(ix) State and tribal agencies; 
‘‘(x) land grant university natural re-
source research programs; 
‘‘(xi) nongovernmental organizations 
with expertise in the full array of conserva-
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4754 
To amend the Small Business Act to provide prospective construction contrac-
tors with information about an agency’s policies on the administration 
of change orders to allow such contractors to make informed business 
decisions regarding the pricing of bids or proposals, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2018 
Mr. BACON (for himself, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, and Mrs. 
MURPHY of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to provide prospective 
construction contractors with information about an agen-
cy’s policies on the administration of change orders to 
allow such contractors to make informed business deci-
sions regarding the pricing of bids or proposals, 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 ‘‘Change Order Trans-
parency for Federal Contractors Act’’. 
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115 
‘‘(v) the number of cases discovered in which 
there was a misuse of funds, and the total dollar 
amount of benefits determined by the Commissioner 
during such fiscal year to have been misused by a 
representative payee (regardless of the fiscal year in 
which such misuse occurred); 
‘‘(vi) the number of cases discovered in which 
such misuse of funds resulted from the negligent 
failure of the Commissioner to investigate or mon-
itor a representative payee; 
‘‘(vii) the final disposition of such cases of mis-
use of funds, including— 
‘‘(I) any criminal, civil, and administrative 
penalties imposed; 
‘‘(II) the total dollar amount of misused 
benefits repaid to beneficiaries and alternative 
representative payees under each of— 
‘‘(aa) paragraph (5) (on the basis of 
a negligent failure of the Commissioner de-
scribed in such paragraph); 
‘‘(bb) paragraph (5) (on any other 
basis); and 
‘‘(cc) paragraph (7); and 
‘‘(III) the total dollar amount of misused 
benefits recovered under each of— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an alien 
described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
grant provisional protected presence to the alien 
and shall provide the alien with employment au-
thorization effective until the date on which— 
(i) the alien’s application for relief 
under this section is finally denied; or 
(ii) the Secretary adjusts the status of 
the alien to that of an alien lawfully admit-
ted for permanent residence. 
(B) STATUS
DURING
PERIOD
OF
PROVI-
SIONAL
PROTECTED
PRESENCE.—An 
alien 
granted provisional protected presence is not 
considered to be unlawfully present in the 
United States during the period beginning on 
the date such status is granted and ending on 
a date described in subparagraph (A), except 
that the Secretary may rescind an alien’s provi-
sional protected presence and employment au-
thorization under this paragraph if the Sec-
retary determines that the alien— 
(i) poses a threat to national security 
or a threat to public safety; or 
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(ii) has traveled outside of the United 
States without authorization from the Sec-
retary. 
(g) TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN IMMIGRANT VISAS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning in fiscal year 
2022, subject to paragraph (2), the total number of 
immigrant visas available for a fiscal year under 
subsections (c) through (e) of section 201 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), as 
modified by subsections (d) and (e) of section 203 
of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central Amer-
ican Relief Act (8 U.S.C. 1151 note; 8 U.S.C. 1153 
note), shall be reduced by 50,000 from the number 
of visas otherwise available under such subsections 
for such fiscal year. In carrying out the preceding 
sentence, each category of family-sponsored, employ-
ment-based, and diversity immigrant visas described 
in section 203 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153) shall be 
reduced in the same proportion as the number of 
visas otherwise allocable to the category bears to the 
total number of immigrant visas that otherwise 
would be available for the fiscal year absent the en-
actment of this subsection. 
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(2) LIMITATION.—In no case shall the reduc-
tion under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year exceed the 
amount by which— 
(A) the total number of individuals who 
have adjusted their status to that of aliens law-
fully admitted for permanent residence under 
subsection (a) as of the end of the previous fis-
cal year; exceeds 
(B) the total of the reductions in available 
visas under this subsection for all previous fis-
cal years. 
(h) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ means the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4751 
To reauthorize the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2018 
Mr. FASO (for himself and Ms. FUDGE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Soil and Water Resources Conservation 
Act of 1977, 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 ‘‘Healthy Fields and 
Farm Economies Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE SOIL AND WATER RE-
SOURCES CONSERVATION ACT OF 1977. 
The Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 
1977 (16 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) is amended— 
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(1) in section 5(e), by striking ‘‘and December 
31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015, and 
December 31, 2022’’; 
(2) in section 6(d), by striking ‘‘, respectively’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, and a program update shall be com-
pleted by December 31, 2023’’; 
(3) in section 7— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘, 2016, and 2022’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and 2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, 2017, and 2023’’; 
(4) in section 10, by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023’’; 
(5) by redesignating sections 8 through 10 as 
sections 9 though 11, respectively; and 
(6) by inserting after section 7 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 8. CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ASSESSMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In coordination with the ap-
praisal of soil, water, and related resources and with the 
national soil and water conservation program established 
under this Act, the Secretary may carry out a conservation 
effects assessment project to quantify the environmental 
and economic effects of conservation practices, develop the 
science base for managing the agricultural landscape for 
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HR 4753 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Reserve Su-
pervision Testimony Clarification Act’’. 
SEC. 2. VICE CHAIRMAN FOR SUPERVISION REPORT RE-
QUIREMENT. 
Paragraph (12) of section 10 of the Federal Reserve 
Act (12 U.S.C. 247b) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating such paragraph as para-
graph (11); and 
(2) in such paragraph— 
(A) by striking ‘‘shall appear’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘shall provide written testimony and ap-
pear’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘If, at the time of any appearance described in 
this paragraph, the position of Vice Chairman 
for Supervision is vacant, the Chairman or their 
designee shall appear instead and provide the 
required written testimony.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4752 
To establish an Independent Financial Technology Task Force, to provide 
rewards for information leading to convictions related to terrorist use 
of digital currencies, to establish a FinTech Leadership in Innovation 
Fund to encourage the development of tools and programs to combat 
terrorist and illicit use of digital currencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2018 
Mr. BUDD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To establish an Independent Financial Technology Task 
Force, to provide rewards for information leading to 
convictions related to terrorist use of digital currencies, 
to establish a FinTech Leadership in Innovation Fund 
to encourage the development of tools and programs 
to combat terrorist and illicit use of digital currencies, 
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 ‘‘Financial Technology 
Innovation and Defense Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Federal Govern-
ment should prioritize the investigation of terrorist and 
illicit use of new financial technology, including digital 
currencies. 
SEC. 3. INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY TASK 
FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Inde-
pendent Financial Technology Task Force (the ‘‘Task 
Force’’), which shall consist of— 
(1) the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall 
serve as the head of the Task Force; 
(2) the Attorney General; 
(3) the Director of the Central Intelligence 
Agency; 
(4) the Director of the Financial Crimes En-
forcement Network; 
(5) the Director of the Secret Service; 
(6) the Director of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigations; and 
(7) 4 individuals appointed by the Secretary of 
the Treasury to represent the private sector (includ-
ing the banking industry, non-profit groups, and 
think tanks). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Task Force shall— 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 765 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4753 
[Report No. 115–980] 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the Vice Chairman for Super-
vision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to 
provide a written report, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2018 
Mr. LUCAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
SEPTEMBER 26, 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 January 10, 2018] 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4753 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the Vice Chair-
man for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System to provide a written report, 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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program, value that cannot be taken from 
or exchanged with the merchant for legal 
tender, bank credit, or digital currency; or 
(ii) a digital representation of value 
issued by or on behalf of a publisher and 
used solely within an online game, game 
platform, or family of games sold by the 
same publisher or offered on the same 
game platform. 
(3) TERRORIST.—The term ‘‘terrorist’’ includes 
a person carrying out domestic terrorism or inter-
national terrorism (as such terms are defined, re-
spectively, under section 2331 of title 18, United 
States Code). 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4753 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the Vice Chair-
man for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System to provide a written report, 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 ‘‘Federal Reserve Su-
pervision Testimony Clarification Act’’. 
SEC. 2. VICE CHAIRMAN FOR SUPERVISION REPORT RE-
QUIREMENT. 
Paragraph (12) of section 10 of the Federal Reserve 
Act (12 U.S.C. 247b) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating such paragraph as para-
graph (11); and 
(2) in such paragraph— 
(A) by striking ‘‘shall appear’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘shall provide written testimony and ap-
pear’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘If, at the time of any appearance described in 
this paragraph, the position of Vice Chairman 
for Supervision is vacant, the Chairman or their 
designee shall appear instead and provide the 
required written testimony.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4753 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the 
Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System to pro-
vide a written report, and for other purposes.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4753 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the Vice Chairman for Super-
vision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to 
provide a written report, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2018 
Mr. LUCAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the Vice Chair-
man for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System to provide a written report, 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 ‘‘Federal Reserve Su-
pervision Testimony Clarification Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. VICE CHAIRMAN FOR SUPERVISION REPORT RE-
QUIREMENT. 
Paragraph (12) of section 10 of the Federal Reserve 
Act (12 U.S.C. 247(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating such paragraph as para-
graph (11); and 
(2) in such paragraph, by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘In each such appearance, the Vice Chair-
man for Supervision shall provide written testimony 
that includes the status of all pending and antici-
pated rulemakings that are being made by the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 
If, at the time of any appearance described in this 
paragraph, the position of Vice Chairman for Super-
vision is vacant, the Vice Chairman for the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System (who has 
the responsibility to serve in the absence of the 
Chairman) shall appear instead and provide the re-
quired written testimony. If, at the time of any ap-
pearance described in this paragraph, both Vice 
Chairman positions are vacant, the Chairman of the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
shall appear instead and provide the required writ-
ten testimony.’’. 
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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 ‘‘Federal Reserve Super-
vision Testimony Clarification Act’’. 
SEC. 2. VICE CHAIRMAN FOR SUPERVISION REPORT RE-
QUIREMENT. 
Paragraph (12) of section 10 of the Federal Reserve 
Act (12 U.S.C. 247b) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating such paragraph as para-
graph (11); and 
(2) in such paragraph— 
(A) by striking ‘‘shall appear’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘shall provide written testimony and ap-
pear’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘If, 
at the time of any appearance described in this 
paragraph, the position of Vice Chairman for 
Supervision is vacant, the Chairman or their 
designee shall appear instead and provide the re-
quired written testimony.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 765 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4753 
[Report No. 115–980] 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the 
Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System to pro-
vide a written report, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 26, 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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not more than $50,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter, 
may be used for administrative costs of the Bank. 
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