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‘‘(2) The Circuit Division shall be composed of 
the chief judge, and 4 judges randomly selected from 
each other division. Except with regard to the chief 
judge, and initial assignments to the Circuit Divi-
sion, each judge serving on the Circuit Division shall 
serve for non-renewable 3-year term. With regard to 
initial appointments, of the judges assigned to serve 
on the Circuit Division, 4 judges shall be assigned 
for 1 year, 4 judges shall be assigned for 2 years, 
and 4 judges shall be assigned for 3 years, which as-
signments shall be made on a random basis. 
‘‘(3) In the case that a judge serving on the 
Circuit Division is recused, another judge serving on 
the division of that judge’s regional division may 
serve in the place of the judge who is recused. 
‘‘(4) Section 45 shall apply with respect to— 
‘‘(A) the designation of the chief judge of 
the circuit; and 
‘‘(B) the designation of the presiding judge 
in each division, as though the division were a 
court of appeals. 
‘‘(d) PANELS; HEARINGS; QUORUM.—Section 46 
shall apply to each division as though the division were 
a court of appeals. Section 6 of Public Law 95–486 (28 
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(B) is designated pursuant to any of the 
following: 
(i) Section 404 of the Russia and 
Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei 
Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act 
of 2012 (Public Law 112-208). 
(ii) Subtitle F of title XII of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328, the Glob-
al Magnitsky Human Rights Account-
ability Act). 
(iii) Executive Order 13818. 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 
subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 3. WAIVER. 
The Secretary of the Treasury may waive the require-
ments of section 2 with respect to a foreign financial insti-
tution described in paragraph (2) of such section— 
(1) upon receiving credible assurances that the 
foreign financial institution has ceased, or will immi-
nently cease, to knowingly conduct any significant 
transaction or transactions, directly or indirectly, for 
a person described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
such paragraph (2); or 
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(2) upon certifying to the Committees on Fi-
nancial Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committees on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs and Foreign Relations 
of the Senate that the waiver is important to the na-
tional interest of the United States, with an expla-
nation of the reasons therefor. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘fi-
nancial institution’’ means a United States financial 
institution or a foreign financial institution. 
(2) FOREIGN
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘foreign financial institution’’ has the meaning 
given that term under section 561.308 of title 31, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
(3) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’ with 
respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 
means that a person has actual knowledge, or should 
have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the 
result. 
(4) UNITED STATES FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.— 
The term ‘‘United States financial institution’’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘‘U.S. financial institu-
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tion’’ under section 561.309 of title 31, Code of 
Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 5. SUNSET. 
The reporting requirement under this Act shall termi-
nate on the date that is the end of the 7-year period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Union Calendar No. 767 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6751 
[Report No. 115–982] 
To increase transparency with respect to financial services benefitting state 
sponsors of terrorism, human rights abusers, and corrupt officials, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 
Mrs. LOVE 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 September 7, 2018] 
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To increase transparency with respect to financial services 
benefitting state sponsors of terrorism, human rights 
abusers, and corrupt officials, and for other purposes. 
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‘‘(iii) EXECUTIVE
BOARD
DUTIES.— 
The duties of the executive board shall in-
clude the following: 
‘‘(I) Providing strategic direction 
for the partnership, including mem-
bership criteria and a mission state-
ment. 
‘‘(II) Communicating with the 
leadership of the Department of 
Health and Human Services and the 
Department of Justice and the var-
ious private health sector associations. 
‘‘(F) REPORTS.—Not later than September 
30, 2021, and every 2 years thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress and make avail-
able on the public website of the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services a report con-
taining— 
‘‘(i) a review of activities conducted by 
the partnership over the 2-year period end-
ing on the date of the submission of such 
report, including any progress to any ob-
jectives established by the partnership; 
‘‘(ii) any savings voluntarily reported 
by health plans participating in the part-
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6754 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the structure of the 
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 
Mr. ISSA (for himself and Mr. GOODLATTE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the struc-
ture of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 
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 ‘‘Court Imbalance Re-
structure Concerning Updates to Impacted Tribunals Act 
of 2018’’ or the ‘‘CIRCUIT Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. DIVISIONS OF THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 
NINTH CIRCUIT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF DIVISIONS.— 
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activities that are carried out using amounts 
provided under this section shall be— 
‘‘(i) not less than 25 percent; and 
‘‘(ii) 
provided 
from 
non-Federal 
sources. 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator to carry out this section $25,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. 
‘‘(2) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Of 
the 
amount made available to carry out this section for 
a fiscal year, the Administrator shall use not more 
than 5 percent to pay administrative expenses in-
curred in carrying out this section. 
‘‘(3) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
FUNDING.— 
Nothing in this section limits the eligibility of the 
Estuary Partnership to receive funding under sec-
tion 320(g). 
‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—No amounts made avail-
able under subsection (c) may be used for the ad-
ministration of a management conference under sec-
tion 320. 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL BUDGET PLAN.—The President, as 
part of the annual budget submission of the President 
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under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, shall 
submit information regarding each Federal department 
and agency involved in San Francisco Bay protection and 
restoration, including— 
‘‘(1) a report that displays for each Federal 
agency— 
‘‘(A) the amounts obligated in the pre-
ceding fiscal year for protection and restoration 
projects, programs, and studies relating to the 
San Francisco Bay; and 
‘‘(B) the proposed budget for protection 
and restoration projects, programs, and studies 
relating to the San Francisco Bay; and 
‘‘(2) a description and assessment of the Fed-
eral role in the implementation of the comprehensive 
plan and the specific role of each Federal depart-
ment and agency involved in San Francisco Bay pro-
tection and restoration, including specific projects, 
programs, and studies conducted or planned to 
achieve the identified goals and objectives of the 
comprehensive plan.’’. 
Æ 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6753 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 29, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 
AN ACT 
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to direct the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish 
a public-private partnership for purposes of identifying 
health care waste, fraud, and abuse. 
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 ‘‘Strengthening the 
Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTH CARE 
WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE DETECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1128C(a) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7c(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) 
PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP
FOR 
WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE DETECTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Under the program 
described in paragraph (1), there is established 
a public-private partnership (in this paragraph 
referred to as the ‘partnership’) of health plans, 
Federal and State agencies, law enforcement 
agencies, health care anti-fraud organizations, 
and any other entity determined appropriate by 
the Secretary (in this paragraph referred to as 
‘partners’) for purposes of detecting and pre-
venting health care waste, fraud, and abuse. 
‘‘(B) CONTRACT
WITH
TRUSTED
THIRD 
PARTY.—In carrying out the partnership, the 
Secretary shall enter into a contract with a 
trusted third party for purposes of carrying out 
the duties of the partnership described in sub-
paragraph (C). 
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‘‘(C) 
DUTIES
OF
PARTNERSHIP.—The 
partnership shall— 
‘‘(i) provide technical and operational 
support to facilitate data sharing between 
partners in the partnership; 
‘‘(ii) analyze data so shared to iden-
tify fraudulent and aberrant billing pat-
terns; 
‘‘(iii) conduct aggregate analyses of 
health care data so shared across Federal, 
State, and private health plans for pur-
poses of detecting fraud, waste, and abuse 
schemes; 
‘‘(iv) identify outlier trends and poten-
tial vulnerabilities of partners in the part-
nership with respect to such schemes; 
‘‘(v) refer specific cases of potential 
unlawful conduct to appropriate govern-
mental entities; 
‘‘(vi) convene, not less than annually, 
meetings with partners in the partnership 
for purposes of providing updates on the 
partnership’s work and facilitating infor-
mation sharing between the partners; 
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(17) 2 additional district judges for the eastern 
district of New York; 
(18) 1 additional district judge for the southern 
district of New York; 
(19) 1 additional district judge for the western 
district of New York; 
(20) 1 additional district judge for the district 
of Puerto Rico; 
(21) 2 additional district judges for the eastern 
district of Texas; 
(22) 2 additional district judges for the south-
ern district of Texas; and 
(23) 4 additional district judges for the western 
district of Texas. 
(b) EXISTING JUDGESHIPS.—As of the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the following existing judgeships shall 
be authorized under section 133 of title 28, United States 
Code, and the incumbents in those offices shall hold the 
office under such section: 
(1) The judgeships authorized by section 203(c) 
of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (Public 
Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) for— 
(A) the district of Kansas; and 
(B) the eastern district of Missouri. 
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dynamics (movement) during the event, and costs of 
associated injuries and deaths. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Upon concluding any fire investiga-
tion under this section, the Administrator shall issue a 
public report to local, State, and Federal authorities on 
the findings of such investigation, or collaborate with an-
other investigating Federal agency on that agency’s re-
port, including recommendations on— 
‘‘(1) any other buildings with similar character-
istics that may bear similar fire risks; 
‘‘(2) improving tactical response to similar fires; 
‘‘(3) improving civilian safety practices; 
‘‘(4) assessing the costs and benefits to the 
community of adding fire safety features; and 
‘‘(5) how to mitigate the causes of such fire. 
‘‘(d) DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY.—In addition to 
investigations conducted pursuant to subsection (a), the 
Administrator may send fire investigators to conduct in-
vestigations at the site of any fire with unusual or remark-
able context that results in losses less severe than those 
occurring as a result of a major fire, in coordination with 
appropriate Federal, State, and local authorities, including 
Federal agencies that are authorized to investigate a 
major fire or an incident of which the major fire is a part.
‘‘(e) MAJOR FIRE DEFINED.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘major fire’ shall have the meaning given 
such term under regulations to be issued by the Adminis-
trator.’’. 
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‘‘(ii) such employer (and not the plan 
with respect to which the failure occurred 
or any other employer in such plan) shall, 
except to the extent provided by the Sec-
retary, be liable for any liabilities with re-
spect to such plan attributable to employ-
ees of such employer (or beneficiaries of 
such employees). 
‘‘(B) FAILURES
BY
POOLED
PLAN
PRO-
VIDERS.—If the pooled plan provider of a plan 
described in paragraph (1)(B) does not perform 
substantially all of the administrative duties 
which are required of the provider under para-
graph (3)(A)(i) for any plan year, the Secretary 
may provide that the determination as to 
whether the plan meets the requirements under 
this title applicable to a plan described in sec-
tion 401(a) or to a plan that consists of indi-
vidual retirement accounts described in section 
408 (including by reason of subsection (c) 
thereof), whichever is applicable, shall be made 
in the same manner as would be made without 
regard to paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) POOLED PLAN PROVIDER.— 
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2D SESSION 
H. R. 6757 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
encourage retirement and family savings, and for 
other purposes.
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necessary to determine the proper amount 
under subparagraph (A), subparagraph (A) 
shall be applied as if the taxpayer were a mar-
ried individual filing a separate return with no 
dependents.’’, and 
(B) by striking paragraph (4). 
(89) Section 7702B(f)(2)(C)(iii) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 152(d)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
7706(d)(2)’’. 
(90) Section 7703(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘part V of subchapter B of chapter 1 and’’. 
(91) Section 7703(b)(1) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 152(f)(1))’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘section 7706(f)(1)) who is a dependent of such 
individual for the taxable year (or would be but for 
section 7706(e)),’’. 
(92) Section 7706(a), as redesignated by this 
section, is amended by striking ‘‘this subtitle’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subtitle A’’. 
(93)(A) Section 7706(d)(1)(B), as redesignated 
by this section, is amended by striking ‘‘the exemp-
tion amount (as defined in section 151(d))’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$4,150’’. 
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having been transferred to the appli-
cable eligible retirement plan in a di-
rect trustee to trustee transfer within 
60 days of the distribution. 
‘‘(vi) 
DEFINITION
AND
SPECIAL 
RULES.—For purposes of this subpara-
graph— 
‘‘(I) APPLICABLE ELIGIBLE RE-
TIREMENT PLAN.—The term ‘applica-
ble eligible retirement plan’ means an 
eligible retirement plan (as defined in 
section 402(c)(8)(B)) other than a de-
fined benefit plan. 
‘‘(II) EXEMPTION OF DISTRIBU-
TIONS
FROM
TRUSTEE
TO
TRUSTEE 
TRANSFER
AND
WITHHOLDING 
RULES.—For purposes of sections 
401(a)(31), 402(f), and 3405, a quali-
fied birth or adoption distribution 
shall not be treated as an eligible roll-
over distribution. 
‘‘(III) TAXPAYER MUST INCLUDE 
TIN.—A distribution shall not be 
treated as a qualified birth or adop-
tion distribution with respect to any 
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child or eligible child unless the tax-
payer includes the name, age, and 
TIN of such child or eligible child on 
the taxpayer’s return of tax for the 
taxable year. 
‘‘(IV) DISTRIBUTIONS
TREATED 
AS MEETING PLAN DISTRIBUTION RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Any qualified birth or 
adoption distribution shall be treated 
as meeting the requirements of sec-
tions 
401(k)(2)(B)(i), 
403(b)(7)(A)(ii), 
403(b)(11), 
and 
457(d)(1)(A).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to distributions made after Decem-
ber 31, 2018. 
TITLE IV—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
SEC. 401. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
(a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budg-
etary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either 
PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of 
the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
(b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary 
effects of this Act shall not be entered on any PAYGO 
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scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. 
Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 27, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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of the State with school-based mental health 
services providers, including by meeting the rec-
ommended maximum ratios of— 
(i) 250 students per school counselor; 
(ii) 500 to 700 students per school 
psychologist; and 
(iii) 250 students per school social 
worker. 
(2) APPLICATION.—A local educational agency 
desiring a subgrant under this subsection shall sub-
mit an application to the State educational agency 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the State educational agency may re-
quire. 
(e) GRANT AND SUBGRANT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) SUPPLEMENT, NOT
SUPPLANT.—Amounts 
provided under a grant or subgrant under this sec-
tion shall supplement, and not supplant, any other 
funds available to a State educational agency or 
local educational agency for school-based mental 
health services. 
(2) COMBINING
FUNDS
ALLOWED.—A State 
educational agency receiving a grant under this sec-
tion may combine funds made available under this 
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‘‘(1) The name and location of each entity re-
ceiving a grant under this section. 
‘‘(2) The amount of each such grant. 
‘‘(3) A description of the activities carried out 
with assistance provided under this section. 
‘‘(4) An estimate of the impact that a project 
carried out with such assistance has on the reduc-
tion of threats to marine mammals. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to 
carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026, to remain available until expended.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 541 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘54102. Assistance to reduce impacts of vessel strikes and noise on marine 
mammals.’’. 
(c) NEAR REAL-TIME MONITORING AND MITIGATION 
PROGRAM FOR LARGE WHALES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Part of A of subtitle V of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 507—MONITORING AND 
MITIGATION 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘50701. Near real-time monitoring and mitigation program for large whales. 
‘‘50702. Pilot project. 
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‘‘§ 50701. Near real-time monitoring and mitigation 
program for large whales 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the 
Maritime Administration, in consultation with the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard, shall design and deploy a 
near real-time large whale monitoring and mitigation pro-
gram (in this section referred to as the Program) informed 
by the technologies, monitoring methods, and mitigation 
protocols developed pursuant to the pilot program required 
under section 50702. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Program will be 
to reduce the risk to large whales of vessel collisions and 
to minimize other impacts. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—In designing and deploying 
the Program, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) prioritize species of large whales for which 
vessel collision impacts are of particular concern; 
‘‘(2) prioritize areas where such vessel impacts 
are of particular concern; 
‘‘(3) develop technologies capable of detecting 
and alerting individuals and enforcement agencies of 
the probable location of large whales on a near real- 
time basis, to include real time data whenever pos-
sible; 
‘‘(4) inform sector-specific mitigation protocols 
to effectively reduce takes of large whales; and 
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