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Union Calendar No. 863 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3288 
[Report No. 115–1027, Part I] 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to promote regional economic and 
infrastructure development, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 18, 2017 
Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire (for herself, Mr. WELCH, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. 
SHEA-PORTER, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. KATKO, and Ms. TENNEY) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
NOVEMBER 14, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an 
amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
NOVEMBER 14, 2018 
Referral to the Committee on Financial Services extended for a period ending 
not later than December 28, 2018 
DECEMBER 28, 2018 
Additional sponsor: Mr. FASO 
DECEMBER 28, 2018 
Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 18, 2017] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to promote regional 
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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 ‘‘Northern Border Re-
gional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF REGIONAL COMMIS-
SIONS. 
Section 15304(c)(3)(A) of title 40, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘unanimous’’ and inserting ‘‘major-
ity’’. 
SEC. 3. ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 
GRANTS. 
Section 15501 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
through (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1), (2), (3), 
or (7)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘, except that financial assistance 
may be used as otherwise authorized by this subtitle 
to attract businesses to the region from outside the 
United States.’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 15751(a) of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 of subtitle V of title 40, United 
States Code, are redesignated as chapters 151, 153, 155, and 
157, respectively. 
SEC. 6. VACANCIES. 
Section 15301 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) SUCCESSION.—Subject to the time limitations set 
forth in section 3346 of title 5, United States Code, the Fed-
eral Cochairperson may designate a Federal employee of the 
Commission to perform the functions and duties of the office 
of the Federal Cochairperson temporarily in an acting ca-
pacity if both the Federal Cochairperson and the alternate 
Federal Cochairperson die, resign, or otherwise are unable 
to perform the functions and duties of their offices.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 863 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3288 
[Report No. 115–1027, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to promote 
regional economic and infrastructure develop-
ment, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 28, 2018 
Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union and ordered to be printed 
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