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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6084 
To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to provide for a single point 
of contact at the Social Security Administration for individuals who 
are victims of identity theft. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2018 
Mr. BISHOP of Michigan (for himself, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, and Mr. 
SAM JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for a single point of contact at the Social Security Ad-
ministration for individuals who are victims of identity 
theft. 
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 ‘‘Improving Social Secu-
rity’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR IDENTITY THEFT 
VICTIMS. 
Title VII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 901 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SECTION 714. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR IDENTITY 
THEFT VICTIMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Social Se-
curity shall establish and implement procedures to ensure 
that any individual who requests a new social security ac-
count number due to theft or breach or whose social secu-
rity account number is used to fraudulently obtain benefits 
under title II, VIII, or XVI of this Act has a single point 
of contact at the Social Security Administration through-
out the processing of the individual’s case. The single 
point of contact shall track the individual’s case to comple-
tion and coordinate with other units to resolve issues as 
quickly as possible. 
‘‘(b) SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a), the single point of contact shall consist of a 
team or subset of specially trained employees who— 
‘‘(A) have the ability to coordinate with 
other units to resolve the issues involved in the 
individual’s case, and 
‘‘(B) shall be accountable for the case until 
its resolution. 
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‘‘(2) TEAM
OR
SUBSET.—The employees in-
cluded within the team or subset described in para-
graph (1) may change as required to meet the needs 
of the Social Security Administration, provided that 
procedures have been established to— 
‘‘(A) ensure continuity of records and case 
history, and 
‘‘(B) notify the individual when appro-
priate.’’. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6084 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 25, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 
AN ACT 
To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for a single point of contact at the Social Security Ad-
ministration for individuals who are victims of identity 
theft. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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(A) LEA IDENTIFICATION.—On an annual 
basis, on a date to be determined by the Sec-
retary, each local educational agency shall in-
form the State educational agency of— 
(i) the number of eligible children en-
rolled in public schools served by the local 
educational agency; and 
(ii) the number of eligible children 
within each local educational agency’s geo-
graphical area whose parents elect— 
(I) to send their child to a pri-
vate school; or 
(II) to home-school their child. 
(B) STATE IDENTIFICATION.—On an an-
nual basis, on a date to be determined by the 
Secretary, each State educational agency shall 
inform the Secretary of the total number of 
children identified by all local educational agen-
cies in the State under subparagraph (A). 
(2) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the amount of payment for each eli-
gible child in a State shall be equal to— 
(i) the total amount allotted to the 
State under this title; divided by 
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HR 6084 RFS 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Social Secu-
rity’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR IDENTITY THEFT 
VICTIMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SECTION 714. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR IDENTITY 
THEFT VICTIMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Social Se-
curity shall establish and implement procedures to ensure 
that any individual whose social security account number 
has been misused (such as to fraudulently obtain benefits 
under title II, VIII, or XVI of this Act, in a manner that 
affects an individual’s records at the Social Security Ad-
ministration, or in a manner that prompts the individual 
to request a new social security account number) has a 
single point of contact at the Social Security Administra-
tion throughout the resolution of the individual’s case. The 
single point of contact shall track the individual’s case to 
completion and coordinate with other units to resolve 
issues as quickly as possible. 
‘‘(b) SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT.— 
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HR 6084 RFS 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a), the single point of contact shall consist of a 
team or subset of specially trained employees who— 
‘‘(A) have the ability to coordinate with 
other units to resolve the issues involved in the 
individual’s case, and 
‘‘(B) shall be accountable for the case until 
its resolution. 
‘‘(2) TEAM
OR
SUBSET.—The employees in-
cluded within the team or subset described in para-
graph (1) may change as required to meet the needs 
of the Social Security Administration, provided that 
procedures have been established to— 
‘‘(A) ensure continuity of records and case 
history, and 
‘‘(B) notify the individual when appro-
priate.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6086 
To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching 
as a hate crime act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2018 
Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. MAXINE 
WATERS of California, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. JACK-
SON LEE, Mr. CLAY, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, Ms. BASS, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. JEFFRIES, 
Ms. ADAMS, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. MOORE, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
LEE, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. MEEKS, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE 
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. BROWN of 
Maryland, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. EVANS, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Georgia, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. CLEAVER, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, and Mr. 
CARSON of Indiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to 
specify lynching as a hate crime act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SPECIFYING LYNCHING AS A HATE CRIME ACT. 
Section 249 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after paragraph 3 the following: 
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did not notice an objection to obtain a surface use permit 
for an action included in the notification of permit to drill. 
‘‘(h) SITE INSPECTION.—The Secretary may not re-
quire an operator that has submitted a notification of per-
mit to drill for which the Secretary did not notice an objec-
tion to submit to a site inspection before commencement 
of the activities described in the notification of permit to 
drill. 
‘‘(i) FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary may 
conduct inspections of and evaluate activities described in 
a notification of permit to drill for purposes of bringing 
an enforcement action. The Secretary may suspend en-
forcement proceedings if the operator modifies its activi-
ties to comply with the notification of permit to drill or 
obtains an APD for such activities. 
‘‘(j) APPLICATION OF NEPA.— 
‘‘(1) NO ACTION BY SECRETARY.—The decision 
by the Secretary to take no action under subsection 
(c)(1)(B)(2) shall not constitute a major Federal ac-
tion under section 102(2)(C) of the National Envi-
ronmental 
Policy 
Act 
of 
1969 
(42 
U.S.C. 
4321(2)(C)). 
‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT
OF
REGULATIONS.—The 
development of any regulation pursuant to this sec-
tion shall constitute a major Federal action under 
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‘‘(4) OFFENSES INVOLVING LYNCHING.—Who-
ever, whether or not acting under color of law, will-
fully, acting as part of any collection of people, as-
sembled for the purpose and with the intention of 
committing an act of violence upon any person, 
causes death to any person, shall be imprisoned for 
any term of years or for life, fined under this title, 
or both.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6087 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to recover the cost of processing 
administrative protests for oil and gas lease sales, applications for per-
mits to drill, and right of way applications, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2018 
Ms. CHENEY (for herself, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. BISHOP of 
Utah, and Mr. GOSAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to recover the 
cost of processing administrative protests for oil and 
gas lease sales, applications for permits to drill, and 
right of way applications, 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 ‘‘Removing Barriers to 
Energy Independence Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE PROTEST PROCESS REFORM. 
Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
226) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(q) PROTEST FILING FEE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Before processing any pro-
test filed under this section, the Secretary shall col-
lect a filing fee from the protestor to recover the 
cost for processing documents filed for each adminis-
trative protest. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—The filing fee shall be cal-
culated as follows: 
‘‘(A) For each protest filed in a submission 
not exceeding 10 pages in length, the base filing 
fee shall be $150. 
‘‘(B) For each submission exceeding 10 
pages in length, an addition to the base filling 
fee, an assessment of $5 per page in excess of 
10 pages shall apply. 
‘‘(C) For protests that include more than 
one oil and gas lease parcel, right-of-way, or ap-
plication for permit to drill in a submission, an 
additional assessment of $10 per additional 
lease parcel, right-of-way, or application for 
permit to drill shall apply. 
‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on January 
1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
shall adjust the filing fees established in this 
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subsection to whole dollar amounts to reflect 
changes in the Producer Price Index, as pub-
lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 
the previous 12 months. 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED FILING 
FEES.—At least 30 days before the filling fees 
as adjusted under this paragraph take effect, 
the Secretary of the Interior shall publish noti-
fication of the adjustment of such fees in the 
Federal Register.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6088 
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize notifications of permit to 
drill, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2018 
Mr. CURTIS (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. GIANFORTE, 
Mr. WESTERMAN, and Mr. GOHMERT) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize notifications 
of permit to drill, 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 ‘‘Streamlining Permit-
ting Efficiencies in Energy Development Act’’ or the 
‘‘SPEED Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATIONS OF PERMIT TO DRILL. 
The Mineral Leasing Act is amended by— 
(1) redesignating section 44 as section 45; and 
(2) inserting after section 43 the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 44. NOTIFICATIONS OF PERMIT TO DRILL. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
establish procedures by which an operator may conduct 
drilling and production activities on available Federal land 
and non-Federal land after sending to the Secretary a no-
tification of permit to drill under this section in lieu of 
obtaining an APD. 
‘‘(b) CONTENT OF NOTIFICATION.—To be considered 
a complete notification of permit to drill under this sec-
tion, an operator shall include in the notification of permit 
to drill submitted under this section the following: 
‘‘(1) A notification of permit to drill form. 
‘‘(2) A surface use plan of operations. 
‘‘(3) A drilling plan. 
‘‘(4) A well plat certified by a registered sur-
veyor. 
‘‘(5) An operator certification. 
‘‘(6) Evidence of bond coverage. 
‘‘(7) A notification of permit to drill fee in an 
amount to be determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(8) Any other information required by order, 
notice, or regulation issued by the Secretary pursu-
ant to this section. 
‘‘(c) JUSTIFICATIONS FOR OBJECTION.— 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6091 
To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs 
of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2018 
Ms. ADAMS (for herself and Mr. LUETKEMEYER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural 
and other programs of the Department of Agriculture 
through fiscal year 2023, 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 ‘‘Recognizing and En-
couraging Agricultural Leadership Opportunity Act’’ or 
the ‘‘REAL Opportunity Act’’. 
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(ii) the total number of eligible chil-
dren in the State identified under para-
graph (1). 
(B) LIMITATIONS.— 
(i) In the case of a payment made to 
the parent of an eligible child who elects to 
attend a private school, the amount of the 
payment described in subparagraph (A) for 
each eligible child shall not exceed the cost 
for tuition, fees, and transportation for the 
eligible child to attend the private school. 
(ii) In the case of a payment made to 
a parent of an eligible child who elects to 
home-school such child, the amount of the 
payment described in subparagraph (A) for 
each eligible child shall not exceed the cost 
of home-schooling the child. 
(3) ALLOCATION
TO
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL 
AGENCIES.—Based on the identification of eligible 
children in paragraph (1), the State educational 
agency shall provide to a local educational agency an 
amount equal to the product of— 
(A) the amount available for each eligible 
child in the State, as determined in paragraph 
(2); multiplied by 
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section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321(2)(C)). 
‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APD.—The term ‘APD’ means an applica-
tion to drill or re-enter a well. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABLE
FEDERAL
LAND.—The term 
‘available Federal land’ means Federal land that— 
‘‘(A) is located within the boundaries of a 
State; 
‘‘(B) is not held by the United States in 
trust for the benefit of a federally recognized 
Indian Tribe; 
‘‘(C) is not a unit of the National Park 
System; 
‘‘(D) is not a unit of the National Wildlife 
Refuge System; 
‘‘(E) is not a Congressionally-approved wil-
derness area under the Wilderness Act (16 22 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and 
‘‘(F) is managed by the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management or the Director of 
the Forest Service. 
‘‘(3) DRILLING OPERATIONS.—The term ‘drill-
ing operations’ means the drilling or re-entry of a 
well. 
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‘‘(4) DRILLING PLAN.—The term ‘drilling plan’ 
means a plan containing— 
‘‘(A) a description of the drilling program; 
‘‘(B) the surface and projected completion 
zone location; 
‘‘(C) pertinent geologic data; 
‘‘(D) expected hazards; 
‘‘(E) proposed mitigation measures to ad-
dress such hazards; 
‘‘(F) any other information specified in ap-
plicable notices or orders; and 
‘‘(G) any other pertinent data as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(5) SURFACE USE PLAN OF OPERATION.—The 
term ‘surface use plan of operation’ means a plan 
containing— 
‘‘(A) the road and drillpad location; 
‘‘(B) details of pad construction; 
‘‘(C) methods for containment and disposal 
of waste material; 
‘‘(D) plans for reclamation of the surface; 
‘‘(E) any other information specified in ap-
plicable orders or notices; and 
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‘‘(F) any other pertinent data as the Sec-
retary may require.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 608 
To prohibit the use of United States Government funds to provide assistance 
to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, and the Islamic State of Iraq 
and the Levant (ISIL) and to countries supporting those organizations, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2017 
Ms. GABBARD (for herself, Mr. WELCH, Mr. MASSIE, Ms. LEE, Mr. JONES, 
Mr. GARRETT, and Mr. YOHO) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of United States Government funds 
to provide assistance to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al- 
Sham, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 
(ISIL) and to countries supporting those organizations, 
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 ‘‘Stop Arming Terror-
ists Act’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6090 
To provide for a report by the Committee on Technology of the National 
Science and Technology Council on machine learning and artificial intel-
ligence. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2018 
Mrs. LAWRENCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To provide for a report by the Committee on Technology 
of the National Science and Technology Council on ma-
chine learning and artificial intelligence. 
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 ‘‘Artificial Intelligence 
Reporting Act of 2018’’ or the ‘‘AIR Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL 
INTELLIGENCE. 
Not later than 120 days after the enactment of this 
Act, and annually thereafter, the subgroup on Machine 
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Learning and Artificial Intelligence of the Committee on 
Technology of the National Science and Technology Coun-
cil shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform and the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report containing— 
(1) a strategic plan for unclassified machine 
learning and artificial intelligence research and de-
velopment, in consultation with the Networking and 
Information Technology Research and Development 
program and appropriate subgroups of such pro-
gram, including the Robotics and Intelligent Sys-
tems Interagency Working Group; 
(2) the use and status of unclassified machine 
learning and artificial intelligence applications across 
the Federal Government; and 
(3) efforts taken to enhance the Federal re-
search and development enterprise by embracing a 
diverse workforce. 
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