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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6840 
To prohibit the research and development, production, and deployment of 
the Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 
Mr. TED LIEU of California (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, and Mr. GARAMENDI) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit the research and development, production, and 
deployment of the Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead, 
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 ‘‘Hold the Low-Yield 
Nuclear Explosive Act’’ or the ‘‘Hold the LYNE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States has an unparalleled nu-
clear arsenal, including 1,350 strategic nuclear war-
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‘‘(A) owned by the taxpayer in a disaster 
area determined as a result of a federally de-
clared major disaster, 
‘‘(B) the construction of which began after 
the date of such disaster in that area, 
‘‘(C) which— 
‘‘(i) is qualified commercial property 
placed in service for commercial purposes, 
or 
‘‘(ii) is qualified residential property is 
placed in service for residential purposes, 
and 
‘‘(D) for which a certificate of occupancy is 
issued before the end of the 3-year period be-
ginning on the date of such disaster declaration 
in that area. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.—The 
term ‘qualified commercial property’ means a build-
ing that is— 
‘‘(A) located in the United States, 
‘‘(B) defined in the scope of the 2009 or 
later International Building Code published by 
the International Code Council, and 
‘‘(C) designed and constructed to meet re-
silient construction requirements. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6841 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for owning 
certain disaster resilient property. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 
Mr. REED 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 provide 
a credit for owning certain disaster resilient property. 
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 ‘‘Disaster Savings and 
Resilient Construction Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. DISASTER RESILIENT PROPERTY TAX CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by inserting after section 30D the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 30E. DISASTER RESILIENT PROPERTY. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—There shall be allowed as a 
credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the tax-
able year an amount equal to the applicable amount for 
each qualified building placed in service during the taxable 
year. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE AMOUNT.—For purposes of sub-
section (a)— 
‘‘(1) COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.—In the case of a 
qualified commercial property, the applicable amount 
is the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) 1 percent of the cost of the building, 
or 
‘‘(B) $25,000 per building. 
‘‘(2) RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.—In the case of 
a qualified residential property, the applicable 
amount is the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) 1 percent of the cost of the property 
(or construction cost for rehabilitation of the 
property), or 
‘‘(B) $3,000 per property. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED BUILDING.—For purposes of sub-
section (a)— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified build-
ing’ means a building— 
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‘‘(A) ELECTION
TO
RECEIVE
DEFINED 
MONETARY
ASSISTANCE.—Subject 
to 
para-
graphs (2) and (3), when a defendant is con-
victed of trafficking in child pornography, any 
victim of that trafficking in child pornography 
may choose to receive defined monetary assist-
ance from the Child Pornography Victims’ Re-
serve established under section 1402(d)(6) of 
the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 
20101(d)). 
‘‘(B) FINDING.—To be eligible for defined 
monetary assistance under this subsection, a 
court shall determine whether the claimant is a 
victim of the defendant who was convicted of 
trafficking in child pornography. 
‘‘(C) ORDER.—If a court determines that 
a claimant is a victim of trafficking in child 
pornography under subparagraph (B) and the 
claimant chooses to receive defined monetary 
assistance, the court shall order payment in ac-
cordance with subparagraph (D) to the victim 
from the Child Pornography Victims’ Reserve 
established under section 1402(d)(6) of the Vic-
tims of Crime Act of 1984. 
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fications of any clerical or typographical errors in the map 
or legal description. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map and 
legal description shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
SEC. 103. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall administer the trail system established by 
section 101 in accordance with— 
(A) this title; 
(B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et. seq.); 
(C) the 2012 Decision Record for Environ-
mental Assessment DOI–BLM G010–2012– 
0057 McCoy Flats Trail System; and 
(D) other applicable laws. 
(2) USES.—In administering the McCoy Flats 
Trails System, the Secretary of the Interior shall— 
(A) coordinate and consult with Uintah 
County, Utah; 
(B) provide for new route and trail con-
struction for mountain biking to further rec-
reational opportunities; and 
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of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 30D the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 30E. Disaster resilient property.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property for which a certificate 
for occupancy is issued after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6842 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an automatic 
60-day delay for certain internal revenue requirements in the case of 
taxpayers in an area with respect to which a federally declared disaster 
is requested. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 
Mr. RICE of South Carolina 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 provide 
an automatic 60-day delay for certain internal revenue 
requirements in the case of taxpayers in an area with 
respect to which a federally declared disaster is re-
quested. 
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 ‘‘Disaster Certainty 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTOMATIC 60-DAY DELAY FOR TAXPAYERS IN 
AREA WITH RESPECT TO WHICH FEDERALLY 
DECLARED DISASTER IS REQUESTED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7508A(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘In the case of a bona fide resident of an area with respect 
to which the Governor for such area requests a declaration 
with respect to a disaster under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, the 60-day 
period beginning on the date of such request shall be dis-
regarded in the same manner as a period specified under 
the preceding sentence.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to disasters declared 
in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6845 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for assistance for victims 
of child pornography, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 
Mr. GOWDY (for himself and Mr. GOODLATTE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for assist-
ance for victims of child pornography, 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 ‘‘Amy, Vicky, and Andy 
Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The demand for child pornography harms 
children because it drives production, which involves 
severe child sexual abuse and exploitation. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6844 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit awarding credit toward 
service of sentences for satisfactory behavior for certain drug offenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 
Mrs. BLACKBURN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit awarding 
credit toward service of sentences for satisfactory behav-
ior for certain drug offenses. 
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 ‘‘No Early Release for 
Fentanyl Traffickers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CREDIT TOWARD SERVICE OF SENTENCE FOR SAT-
ISFACTORY BEHAVIOR. 
Section 3624(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(5) No credit may be awarded under this sub-
section to any prisoner who is serving a term of im-
prisonment 
for 
a 
violation 
of 
section 
401(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the Controlled Substances Act 
(21 U.S.C. 841).’’. 
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subdivisions has implemented, by statute, regulation, 
policy, or practice, a national manning requirement 
for equipment engaged in the exploring for, devel-
oping, or producing resources, including non-mineral 
energy resources in its offshore areas. 
‘‘(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report containing information on each letter of non-
applicability of section 8109 of title 46, United 
States Code, with respect to a covered facility that 
was issued by the Secretary during the preceding 
year. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall include, for each covered facility— 
(A) the name and International Maritime 
Organization number; 
(B) the nation in which the covered facility 
is documented; 
(C) the nationality of owner or owners; and 
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(D) for any covered facility that was pre-
viously issued a letter of nonapplicability in a 
prior year, any changes in the information de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (C). 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pro-
mulgate regulations that specify the documentary and 
other requirements for the issuance of an exemption under 
the amendment made by this section. 
(d) EXISTING EXEMPTIONS.— 
(1) 
EFFECT
OF
AMENDMENTS; 
TERMI-
NATION.—Each exemption under section 30(c)(2) of 
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1356(c)(2)) issued before the date of the enactment 
of this Act— 
(A) shall not be affected by the amend-
ments made by this section during the 120-day 
period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act; and 
(B) shall not be effective after such period. 
(2) NOTIFICATION
OF
HOLDERS.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall notify all persons that hold 
such an exemption that it will expire as provided in 
paragraph (1). 
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SECTION 1. ESTABLISHING NEW ZIP CODES. 
Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Postal Service shall designate a single, 
unique ZIP code for, as nearly as practicable, each of the 
following communities: 
(1) Miami Lakes, Florida. 
(2) Storey County, Nevada. 
(3) Flanders, Northampton, and Riverside in 
the Town of Southampton, New York. 
(4) Ocoee, Florida. 
(5) Glendale, New York. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6846 
AN ACT 
To require the United States Postal Service to 
establish new ZIP codes, and for other purposes.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6846 
To require the United States Postal Service to establish new ZIP codes, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 
Mr. DIAZ-BALART introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require the United States Postal Service to establish 
new ZIP codes, 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. ESTABLISHING NEW ZIP CODES. 
Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Postal Service shall designate a single, 
unique ZIP code for, as nearly as practicable, each of the 
following communities: 
(1) Miami Lakes, Florida. 
(2) Storey County, Nevada. 
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(3) Flanders, Northampton, and Riverside in 
the Town of Southampton, New York. 
(4) Ocoee, Florida. 
(5) Glendale, New York. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6846 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To require the United States Postal Service to establish 
new ZIP codes, 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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‘‘(B) the percentage of such offenders who 
were prosecuted as adults.’’. 
SEC. 208. ENSURING SUPERVISION OF RELEASED SEXU-
ALLY DANGEROUS PERSONS. 
(a) PROBATION OFFICERS.—Section 3603 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended in paragraph (8)(A) by 
striking ‘‘or 4246’’ and inserting ‘‘, 4246, or 4248’’. 
(b) PRETRIAL SERVICES OFFICERS.—Section 3154 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended in paragraph 
(12)(A) by striking ‘‘or 4246’’ and inserting ‘‘, 4246, or 
4248’’. 
SEC. 209. TRIBAL ACCESS PROGRAM. 
The Attorney General is authorized to provide tech-
nical assistance, including equipment, to tribal govern-
ments for the purpose of enabling such governments to 
access, enter information into, and obtain information 
from, Federal criminal information databases, as author-
ized under section 534(d) of title 28, United States Code. 
The Department of Justice Working Capital Fund (estab-
lished under section 527 of title 28, United States Code) 
may be reimbursed by federally recognized tribes for tech-
nical assistance provided pursuant to this section.
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SECTION 1. ESTABLISHING NEW ZIP CODES. 
Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Postal Service shall designate a single, 
unique ZIP code for, as nearly as practicable, each of the 
following communities: 
(1) Miami Lakes, Florida. 
(2) Storey County, Nevada. 
(3) Flanders, Northampton, and Riverside in 
the Town of Southampton, New York. 
(4) Ocoee, Florida. 
(5) Glendale, New York. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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† HR 6964 EAS 
met the requirements of clause (i) of such sub-
paragraph, the State entity shall reallocate the 
amount remaining on the subgrant of the eligible 
entity to other eligible entities receiving a 
subgrant under this subsection or award the 
amount to an eligible entity during the next 
subgrant competition under this subsection. 
‘‘(5) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity 
that receives a subgrant under this subsection shall 
use the funds to implement a plan to carry out delin-
quency prevention programs in the community served 
by the eligible entity in a coordinated manner with 
other delinquency prevention programs or entities 
serving such community, which includes— 
‘‘(A) an analysis of the unmet needs of at- 
risk or delinquent youth in the community— 
‘‘(i) which shall include— 
‘‘(I) the available resources in the 
community to meet the unmet needs; 
and 
‘‘(II) factors present in the com-
munity that may contribute to delin-
quency, such as homelessness, food inse-
curity, teen pregnancy, youth unem-
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6848 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain Department 
of Veterans Affairs medical centers have physical locations for the dis-
posal of controlled substances medications. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 
Mr. BISHOP of Michigan (for himself and Mr. COFFMAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that 
certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers 
have physical locations for the disposal of controlled sub-
stances medications. 
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 ‘‘VA Safe Opioid Return 
Act’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6851 
To direct the Attorney General to assess the usefulness of Bank Secrecy 
Act reporting, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 
Mr. EMMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Attorney General to assess the usefulness of 
Bank Secrecy Act reporting, 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 ‘‘Bank Secrecy Report-
ing Review Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ASSESSING THE USEFULNESS OF BANK SECRECY 
ACT REPORTING. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Attorney General, in consultation with Federal law en-
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTERS TO 
HAVE PHYSICAL LOCATION FOR THE DIS-
POSAL OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES MEDI-
CATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall ensure that each covered Department medical center 
has a physical location where patients may dispose of con-
trolled substances medications. 
(b) COVERED DEPARTMENT MEDICAL CENTERS.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘covered Department medical cen-
ter’’ means a medical center with— 
(1) an on-site pharmacy; or 
(2) a law enforcement officer. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6849 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to encourage the use of technological 
innovations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 
Mr. BUDD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to encourage the 
use of technological innovations, 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 ‘‘Bank Secrecy Innova-
tion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENCOURAGING THE USE OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNO-
VATIONS. 
Section 5318(h) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(4) ENCOURAGING
THE
USE
OF
TECHNO-
LOGICAL INNOVATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall, in carrying out this subsection, 
encourage but not require the use of techno-
logical innovations that improve anti-money 
laundering programs described under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(B) SAFE HARBOR.—An anti-money laun-
dering program that meets the minimum re-
quirements described under paragraph (1) and 
any minimum standards issued pursuant to 
paragraph (2), shall not violate the require-
ments of this subsection by reason of any tech-
nological innovation used to carry out such pro-
gram. 
‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in subparagraph (A) may be construed as re-
leasing financial institutions from the require-
ment to comply with existing obligations under 
the Bank Secrecy Act and other Federal laws 
and regulations.’’. 
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