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(2) CONSULTATION.—The entities specified in 
this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Medical professional organizations. 
(B) Providers and suppliers of services (as 
such terms are defined in section 1861 of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x)). 
(C) Health care consumers or groups rep-
resenting such consumers. 
(D) Other entities determined appropriate 
by the Secretary. 
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Union Calendar No. 593 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5774 
[Report No. 115–762, Part I] 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to develop guidance on pain manage-
ment and opioid use disorder prevention for hos-
pitals receiving payment under part A of the 
Medicare program, provide for opioid quality 
measures development, and provide for a tech-
nical expert panel on reducing surgical setting 
opioid use and data collection on perioperative 
opioid use, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 19, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with 
an amendment 
JUNE 19, 2018 
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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disposal of prescription drugs that are controlled 
substances.’’. 
(b) PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS.—Section 1860D– 
4(c)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w– 
104(c)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘may include elements that pro-
mote’’; 
(2) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) as 
subclauses (I) through (III) and adjusting the mar-
gins accordingly; 
(3) by inserting before subclause (I), as so re-
designated, the following new clause: 
‘‘(i) may include elements that pro-
mote—’’; 
(4) in subclause (III), as so redesignated, by 
striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(ii) with respect to plan years begin-
ning on or after January 1, 2021, shall 
provide for— 
‘‘(I) the provision of information 
to the enrollee on the safe disposal of 
prescription drugs that are controlled 
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‘‘(iii) FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2019.—For 
value-based incentive payments made with 
respect to discharges occurring during fis-
cal year 2019, the Secretary shall ensure 
that measures selected under subparagraph 
(A) do not include a measure based on 
questions about communication by hospital 
staff with an individual about such individ-
ual’s pain included in the Hospital Con-
sumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers 
and Systems survey.’’. 
Æ 
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II 
Calendar No. 625 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 597 
[Report No. 115–344] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 12, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 
OCTOBER 5, 2018 
Reported by Mr. HOEVEN, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To take lands in Sonoma County, California, into trust as 
part of the reservation of the Lytton Rancheria of Cali-
fornia, 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 ‘‘Lytton Rancheria 
Homelands Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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Union Calendar No. 594 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5775 
[Report No. 115–763, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
require Medicare Advantage plans and part D 
prescription drug plans to include information on 
the risks associated with opioids, coverage of cer-
tain nonopioid treatments used to treat pain, and 
on the safe disposal of prescription drugs, and 
for other purposes. 
JUNE 19, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with 
an amendment 
JUNE 19, 2018 
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after Decem-
ber 31, 2017. 
SEC. 1018. EXPANSION OF QUALIFIED ZONE ACADEMY 
BONDS. 
(a) CONSTRUCTION OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL FACIL-
ITY.—Subparagraph (A) of section 54E(d)(3) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘reha-
bilitating or repairing’’ and inserting ‘‘constructing, reha-
bilitating, retrofitting, or repairing’’. 
(b) REMOVAL OF PRIVATE BUSINESS CONTRIBUTION 
REQUIREMENT.—Section 54E of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(2) by striking subsection (b); and 
(3) in paragraph (1) of subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and $400,000,0000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$400,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and, except as provided’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘, and $1,400,000,000 for 
2018 and each year thereafter.’’. 
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† HR 6147 EAS 
and community development in conjunction with the prior-
ities in section 403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)): Provided fur-
ther, That of such additional amount, $75,000,000 shall be 
distributed in equal amounts to the 3 Appalachian States 
with the greatest amount of unfunded needs to meet the pri-
orities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such section, 
$30,000,000 shall be distributed in equal amounts to the 
3 Appalachian States with the subsequent greatest amount 
of unfunded needs to meet such priorities, and $10,000,000 
shall be for grants to federally recognized Indian Tribes 
without regard to their status as certified or uncertified 
under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)), for reclamation of abandoned 
mine lands and other related activities in accordance with 
the terms and conditions in the report accompanying this 
Act and shall be used for economic and community develop-
ment in conjunction with the priorities in section 403(a) 
of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977: Provided further, That such additional amount shall 
be allocated to States and Indian Tribes within 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
use disorders, or who are at risk of suicide, or 
have comorbidities and require consultation or 
management of pain with one or more special-
ists in pain management, mental health, or ad-
diction treatment. 
(d) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The recommendations de-
scribed in this subsection are, with respect to individuals 
entitled to benefits under part A or enrolled under part 
B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, legislative and 
administrative recommendations on the following: 
(1) Options for additional coverage of pain 
management therapies without the use of opioids, in-
cluding interventional pain therapies, and options to 
augment opioid therapy with other clinical and com-
plementary, integrative health services to minimize 
the risk of substance use disorder, including in a 
hospital setting. 
(2) Options for coverage and payment modifica-
tions of medical devices and non-opioid based phar-
macological and non-pharmacological therapies (in-
cluding interventional and integrative pain thera-
pies) approved or cleared by the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration for the treatment of pain as an alter-
native or augment to opioid therapy. 
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(3) Treatment strategies for beneficiaries with 
psychiatric disorders, substance use disorders, or 
who are at risk of suicide, and treatment strategies 
to address health disparities related to opioid use 
and opioid abuse treatment. 
(4) Treatment strategies for beneficiaries with 
comorbidities who require a consultation or co-
management of pain with one or more specialists in 
pain management, mental health, or addiction treat-
ment, including in a hospital setting. 
(5) Coadministration of opioids and other 
drugs, particularly benzodiazepines. 
(6) Appropriate case management for bene-
ficiaries who transition between inpatient and out-
patient hospital settings, or between opioid therapy 
to non-opioid therapy, which may include the use of 
care transition plans. 
(7) Outreach activities designed to educate pro-
viders of services and suppliers under the Medicare 
program and individuals entitled to benefits under 
part A or under part B of such title on alternative, 
non-opioid therapies to manage and treat acute and 
chronic pain. 
(8) Creation of a beneficiary education tool on 
alternatives to opioids for chronic pain management. 
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(e) IMPACT ANALYSIS.—The impact analysis de-
scribed in this subsection consists of an analysis of any 
potential effects implementing the recommendations de-
scribed in subsection (d) would have— 
(1) on expenditures under the Medicare pro-
gram; and 
(2) on preventing or reducing opioid addiction 
for individuals receiving benefits under the Medicare 
program. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5777 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make available 
on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website opioid pre-
scribing guidance applicable to individuals entitled to benefits under 
part A or enrolled under part B of the Medicare program and update 
such guidance periodically. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2018 
Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself and Mr. LAMB) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
make available on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services website opioid prescribing guidance applicable 
to individuals entitled to benefits under part A or en-
rolled under part B of the Medicare program and update 
such guidance periodically. 
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 ‘‘Centralized Opioid 
Guidance Act of 2018’’ or the ‘‘COG Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIRING THE POSTING AND ANNUAL UPDATING 
OF OPIOID PRESCRIBING GUIDANCE FOR 
MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) shall post on the public website of the Cen-
ters for Medicare & Medicaid Services all guidance pub-
lished by the Department of Health and Human Services 
on or after January 1, 2016, relating to the prescribing 
of opioids and applicable to opioid prescriptions for indi-
viduals entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.) or 
enrolled under part B of such title of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395j et seq.). 
(b) UPDATE OF GUIDANCE.— 
(1) PERIODIC UPDATE.—The Secretary shall, in 
consultation with the entities specified in paragraph 
(2), periodically (as determined appropriate by the 
Secretary) update guidance described in subsection 
(a) and revise the posting of such guidance on the 
website described in such subsection. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5779 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary 
to establish a technical expert panel for purposes of evaluating the 
use of opioid-related quality measures under the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2018 
Mr. PAULSEN (for himself and Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require 
the Secretary to establish a technical expert panel for 
purposes of evaluating the use of opioid-related quality 
measures under 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 ‘‘Promoting Quality of 
Care in Pain Management Act of 2018’’. 
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(2) CONSULTATION.—The entities specified in 
this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Medical professional organizations. 
(B) Providers and suppliers of services (as 
such terms are defined in section 1861 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x)). 
(C) Health care consumers or groups rep-
resenting such consumers. 
(D) Other entities determined appropriate 
by the Secretary. 
Æ 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 577 
To designate a peak in the State of Nevada as Maude Frazier Mountain. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2017 
Ms. TITUS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate a peak in the State of Nevada as Maude 
Frazier Mountain. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF MAUDE FRAZIER MOUNTAIN 
IN THE STATE OF NEVADA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The peak of Frenchman Moun-
tain located at latitude 36°10′45″ N, by longitude 
114°59′52″ W in the State of Nevada shall be known and 
designated as ‘‘Maude Frazier Mountain’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, record, or other paper of the United 
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States to the peak referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
deemed to be a reference to ‘‘Maude Frazier Mountain’’. 
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House Calendar No. 171 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 577 
[Report No. 115–839] 
To designate a peak in the State of Nevada as Maude Frazier Mountain. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2017 
Ms. TITUS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
JULY 18, 2018 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
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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. DESIGNATION OF MAUDE FRAZIER MOUNTAIN 
IN THE STATE OF NEVADA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The peak of Frenchman Moun-
tain located at latitude 36°10′45″ N, by longitude 
114°59′52″ W in the State of Nevada shall be known and 
designated as ‘‘Maude Frazier Mountain’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, record, or other paper of the United 
States to the peak referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
deemed to be a reference to ‘‘Maude Frazier Mountain’’. 
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House Calendar No. 171 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 577 
[Report No. 115–839] 
A BILL 
To designate a peak in the State of Nevada as 
Maude Frazier Mountain. 
JULY 18, 2018 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5780 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to end the use of cats in experiments 
that cause pain or stress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2018 
Mr. BISHOP of Michigan (for himself and Mr. PANETTA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to end the use of 
cats in experiments that cause pain or stress. 
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 ‘‘Kittens In Traumatic 
Testing Ends Now Act of 2018’’ or the ‘‘KITTEN Act 
of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON EXPERIMENTATION ON CATS. 
Section 14 of the Animal Welfare Act is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Any department, agency,’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘and (h)’’; 
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(2) by inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
United States having laboratory animal facilities shall 
comply with the standards and other requirements pro-
mulgated by the Secretary for a research facility under 
subsections (a), (f), (g), and (h) of section 13.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) Beginning not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this subsection, in carrying out research, 
the Secretary may not purchase, breed, transport, house, 
feed, maintain, dispose of, or conduct experiments on cats 
as part of the conduct of any study that would subject 
cats to potentially painful or stressful procedures, includ-
ing pain or stress that may be mitigated by anesthetics, 
analgesics, or tranquilizer drugs, except when such pain 
or stress is a result of a physical exam or training pro-
gram.’’. 
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days thereafter until the total number of commis-
sioned officers no longer exceeds the number of such 
officers permitted under paragraph (1), the Com-
mandant shall notify the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate of the number of 
officers on the active duty promotion list on the last 
day of the preceding 30-day period.’’. 
(b) OFFICERS NOT ON ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION 
LIST.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 51 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 5113. Officers not on active duty promotion list 
‘‘Not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
President submits to Congress a budget pursuant to sec-
tion 1105 of title 31, the Commandant shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the 
number of Coast Guard officers serving at other Federal 
entities on a reimbursable basis but not on the active duty 
promotion list.’’. 
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(3) A requirement that— 
(A) operators of DUKW-type amphibious 
passenger vessels inform passengers that seat 
belts may not be worn during waterborne oper-
ations; 
(B) before the commencement of water-
borne operations, a crew member shall visually 
check that the seatbelt of each passenger is un-
buckled; and 
(C) operators or crew maintain a log re-
cording the actions described in subparagraphs 
(A) and (B). 
(4) A requirement for annual training for oper-
ators and crew of DUKW-type amphibious pas-
sengers vessels, including— 
(A) training for personal flotation and seat 
belt requirements, verifying the integrity of the 
vessel at the onset of each waterborne depar-
ture, identification of weather hazards, and use 
of National Weather Service resources prior to 
operation; and 
(B) training for crew to respond to emer-
gency situations, including flooding, engine 
compartment fires, man-overboard situations, 
and in water emergency egress procedures. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Students Living Irre-
spective of Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2018’’ 
or the ‘‘Students LIVE Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS BENEFITS IN DETERMINING 
INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF ENTERING INTO 
RESIDENTIAL LEASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Servicemembers 
Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3951 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 309. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS BENEFITS IN DETERMINING 
INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF ENTERING INTO 
RESIDENTIAL LEASES. 
‘‘(a) PROTECTION.—In determining whether a cov-
ered individual has an income sufficient to enter into a 
lease of premises for a residential purpose, the landlord 
(or other person with paramount title) of the premises 
shall treat any benefits received by the covered individual 
under any of chapters 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, or 36 of 
title 38, United States Code, or chapters 1606 or 1607 
of title 10, United States Code, as income. 
‘‘(b) MISDEMEANOR.—A person who knowingly takes 
an action contrary to this section, or attempts to do so, 
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shall be fined as provided in title 18, United States Code, 
or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. 
‘‘(c) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘covered individual’ means a servicemember, 
veteran, or a spouse or child of a servicemember or vet-
eran.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
at the beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 308 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 309. Treatment of certain Department of Veterans Affairs benefits in de-
termining income for purposes of entering into residential 
leases.’’. 
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