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Union Calendar No. 700 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5756 
[Report No. 115–904] 
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain 
resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2018 
Mr. DUFFY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
AUGUST 24, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to ad-
just certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder pro-
posals. 
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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. RESUBMISSION THRESHOLDS FOR SHARE-
HOLDER PROPOSALS. 
The Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise 
section 240.14a–8(i)(12) of title 17, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations to— 
(1) in paragraph (i), adjust the 3 percent 
threshold to 6 percent; 
(2) in paragraph (ii), adjust the 6 percent 
threshold to 15 percent; and 
(3) in paragraph (iii), adjust the 10 percent 
threshold to 30 percent. 
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Union Calendar No. 700 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5756 
[Report No. 115–904] 
A BILL 
To require the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for 
shareholder proposals. 
AUGUST 24, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5758 
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique 
ZIP Code for Fairlawn, Virginia, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2018 
Mr. GRIFFITH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a 
single, unique ZIP Code for Fairlawn, Virginia, 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. ZIP CODE FOR FAIRLAWN, VIRGINIA. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Commonwealth of Virginia is the only 
State in the United States where all cities are inde-
pendent from their surrounding counties; 
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(2) these independent cities are not politically a 
part of the surrounding counties, even if they are lo-
cated within their borders; 
(3) in Virginia these independent cities are sub-
ject to separate revenue collection and distribution 
practices related to roads, resources, and sales tax 
than neighboring counties; 
(4) the sales tax collected from electronic com-
merce from the unincorporated community of 
Fairlawn, Virginia, located in Pulaski County, is 
often misallocated to the independent city of 
Radford, Virginia, because they share the same ZIP 
codes; and 
(5) Fairlawn, Virginia should be eligible to ob-
tain a separate and unique ZIP code from the neigh-
boring independent city of Radford, Virginia, for tax 
purposes. 
(b) ZIP CODE DESIGNATION.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
United States Postal Service shall designate a single, 
unique ZIP Code applicable to Fairlawn, Virginia. 
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(e) COMPLIANCE WITH UNITED STATES WEBSITE 
STANDARDS.—Any new website of an executive agency 
shall be in compliance with the website standards of the 
Technology Transformation Services of the General Serv-
ices Administration. 
SEC. 4. DIGITIZATION OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND 
FORMS. 
(a) DIGITAL SERVICE OPTION REQUIRED.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the head of each executive agency shall make available to 
the public an online, mobile-friendly, digital service option 
for any in-person Government transaction or paper-based 
process in a manner that decreases cost, increases digital 
conversion rates, and improves customer experience. 
(b) FORMS AND SERVICES REQUIRED TO BE DIG-
ITAL.—Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the head of each executive agency shall 
ensure that any paper-based form, application, or service 
that is related to serving the public is made available to 
the public in a digital format. 
SEC. 5. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES. 
(a) PLAN FOR USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the head of each executive agency shall submit 
to the Director and appropriate congressional committees 
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(4) using qualitative and quantitative data ob-
tained from across the executive agency relating to 
the experience and satisfaction of customers, identify 
areas of concern that need improvement and im-
prove the delivery of customer service; 
(5) coordinate and ensure, with the approval of 
the head of the executive agency, compliance by the 
executive agency with section 3559 of title 44, 
United States Code; and 
(6) to the extent practicable, coordinate with 
other agencies and seek to maintain as much stand-
ardization and commonality with other agencies as 
practicable in implementing the requirements of this 
Act, to best enable future transitions to centralized 
shared services. 
SEC. 7. STANDARDIZATION. 
(a) DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION.—Each executive 
agency shall, to the extent practicable, seek to maintain 
as much standardization and commonality with other exec-
utive agencies as practicable in implementing the require-
ments of this Act to best enable future transitions to cen-
tralized shared services. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The Chief Information Officer 
of each executive agency, or a designee, shall coordinate 
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a plan to accelerate the use of electronic signatures stand-
ards established in the Electronic Signatures in Global 
and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.). 
(b) EXECUTIVE AGENCY COMPLIANCE.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the head of each executive agency shall certify and report 
full compliance with the Electronic Signatures in Global 
and National Commerce Act (Public Law 106–229) and 
the OMB Circular A–130—Managing Information as a 
Strategic Resource guidance, to support the use of elec-
tronic signatures by the Federal Government. 
SEC. 6. CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND DIGITAL SERVICE DE-
LIVERY. 
The Chief Information Officer of each executive agen-
cy, or a designee, shall: 
(1) Coordinate and ensure alignment of the ex-
ecutive agency’s internal and external customer ex-
perience programs and strategy. 
(2) Coordinate with the executive agency man-
agement leaders (the head of the executive agency, 
the Chief Financial Officer, and any program man-
ager) to ensure proper funding to support implemen-
tation of this bill. 
(3) Continually examine the digital service de-
livery strategy of the executive agency to the public 
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and submit recommendations to the head of the rel-
evant executive agency providing guidance and best 
practices suitable to the mission of the executive 
agency. 
(4) Using qualitative and quantitative data ob-
tained from across the executive agency relating to 
customers’ experience and satisfaction, identify areas 
of concern that need improvement and improve the 
customer service delivery. 
(5) Coordinate and ensure, with the approval of 
the head of the executive agency, executive agency 
compliance with section 3559 of title 44, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DIGITAL SERVICE.—The term ‘‘digital serv-
ice’’ means the delivery of electronic information 
(such as data or content) and transactional services 
(such as online forms or benefits applications) across 
a variety of platforms, devices, and delivery mecha-
nisms (such as websites, mobile applications, or so-
cial media). 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et. 
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(3) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ in section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(4) INTRANET.—The term ‘‘Intranet’’ means a 
network belonging to an organization or group of or-
ganizations and any sub department of the organiza-
tion, accessible only by the authorized members and 
systems of the organization, employees of organiza-
tions, or others with secure authentication. 
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II 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5759 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 3, 2018 
Received 
AN ACT 
To improve executive agency digital services, 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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘21st Century Inte-
grated Digital Experience Act’’ or the ‘‘21st Century 
IDEA’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et. 
(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ in section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 3. WEBSITE MODERNIZATION. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW WEBSITES AND DIG-
ITAL SERVICES.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, an executive agency that creates 
a website or digital service that is intended for use by the 
public, or conducts a redesign of an existing legacy website 
or digital service that is intended for use by the public, 
shall ensure to the greatest extent practicable that any 
new or redesigned website, web-based form, web-based ap-
plication, or digital service— 
(1) is accessible to individuals with disabilities 
in accordance with section 508 of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d); 
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TITLE IV—MATTERS RELATING 
TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY 
Subtitle A—Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence 
SEC. 2401. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
Section 103I(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3034(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘The Chief Financial Officer shall 
report directly to the Director of National Intelligence.’’. 
SEC. 2402. CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
Section 103G(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3032(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘The Chief Information Officer 
shall report directly to the Director of National Intel-
ligence.’’. 
Subtitle B—Central Intelligence 
Agency 
SEC. 2411. CIA SUBSISTENCE FOR PERSONNEL ASSIGNED 
TO AUSTERE LOCATIONS. 
Subsection (a) of section 5 of the Central Intelligence 
Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3506) is amended— 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5797 
AN ACT 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow 
States to provide under Medicaid services for certain 
individuals with opioid use disorders in institutions for 
mental diseases. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
the cosmetic, including the limitation of ‘for 
professional use’ only. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
the term ‘professional’ means an individual 
who— 
‘‘(i) is licensed by an official State au-
thority to practice in the field of cosme-
tology, nail care, barbering, and or esthet-
ics; and 
‘‘(ii) is in compliance with all require-
ments of the State for such licensing.’’. 
SEC. 4. REGISTRATION OF COSMETIC MANUFACTURING ES-
TABLISHMENTS. 
Chapter VI (21 U.S.C. 361 et seq.), as amended by 
section 3, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 605. REGISTRATION OF COSMETIC MANUFACTURING 
ESTABLISHMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) REGISTRATION.—The Secretary shall by 
regulation require that every domestic and foreign 
establishment engaged in the manufacture of a cos-
metic intended to be sold in the United States that 
is not exempt under subsection (e) be registered with 
the Secretary within 60 business days after the first 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The General Services Admin-
istration shall make available under a Federal Sup-
ply Schedule the systems and services necessary to ful-
fill the requirements of this Act. 
(2) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Federal 
Supply 
Schedule described in paragraph (1) shall, to the ex-
tent practicable, ensure interoperability between exec-
utive agencies, compliance with industry standards, 
and adherence to best practices for design, accessi-
bility, and information security. 
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Union Calendar No. 821 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5759 
[Report No. 115–1055] 
A BILL 
To improve executive agency digital services, and 
for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 29, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Any 
proclamation’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to dis-
approval under section 155 of the Trade Act of 
1974, any proclamation’’; 
(D) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘subject 
to disapproval under section 155 of the Trade 
Act of 1974 and’’ after ‘‘he shall,’’; and 
(E) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘subject 
to disapproval under section 155 of the Trade 
Act of 1974 and’’ after ‘‘he shall,’’. 
(8) SAFEGUARDING NATIONAL SECURITY.—Sec-
tion 232(c)(1)(B) of the Trade Expansion Act of 
1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862(c)(1)(B)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, subject to disapproval under section 155 
of the Trade Act of 1974,’’ after ‘‘shall’’. 
(9) BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL TRADE PRIOR-
ITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2015.—Section 
103(a) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Prior-
ities and Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 
4202(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘and 
disapproval under section 155 of the Trade Act 
of 1974’’ after ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘and 
disapproval under section 155 of the Trade Act 
of 1974’’ after ‘‘3524)’’. 
(10) INTERNATIONAL
EMERGENCY
ECONOMIC 
POWERS ACT.—Section 203(a)(1)(B) of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1702(a)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘(subject to section 155 of the Trade Act of 1974)’’ 
after ‘‘importation’’. 
(11) TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT.—Section 
11 of the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 
4311) is amended by striking ‘‘Whenever’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Subject to disapproval under section 155 of 
the Trade Act of 1974, whenever’’. 
(12) FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTING 
BILLS.— 
(A) 
NORTH
AMERICAN
FREE
TRADE 
AGREEMENT
IMPLEMENTATION
ACT.—Section 
201 of the North American Free Trade Agree-
ment Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3331) is 
amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘may, subject to dis-
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(1) inform owners and operators of surface 
transportation assets about the availability of tech-
nical assistance, including vulnerability assessment 
tools and cybersecurity guidelines, to help protect 
and enhance the resilience of public areas of such 
assets; and 
(2) subject to the availability of appropriations, 
provide such technical assistance to requesting own-
ers and operators of surface transportation assets. 
(b) BEST PRACTICES.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall publish on the Department of 
Homeland Security’s website and widely disseminate, as 
appropriate, best practices for protecting and enhancing 
the resilience of public areas of transportation facilities 
(including facilities that are surface transportation as-
sets), including associated frameworks or templates for 
implementation. Such best practices shall be updated peri-
odically. 
SEC. 5. REVIEW. 
(a) REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
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(3) in subsection (b)(7), by striking ‘‘parent, or 
spouse’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse or domestic partner, 
parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sib-
ling, aunt, or uncle of the employee, or any other in-
dividual related by blood or affinity whose close as-
sociation with the employee is the equivalent of a 
family relationship’’. 
(d) EMPLOYMENT AND BENEFITS PROTECTION.— 
Section 104(c)(3) of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘spouse, 
or parent’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse or domestic part-
ner, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, 
sibling, aunt, or uncle, or any other individual re-
lated by blood or affinity whose close association 
with the employee is the equivalent of a family rela-
tionship’’; and 
(2) 
in 
subparagraph 
(C)(ii), 
by 
striking 
‘‘spouse, or parent’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse or domes-
tic partner, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, 
grandchild, sibling, aunt, or uncle of the employee, 
or any other individual related by blood or affinity 
whose close association with the employee is the 
equivalent of a family relationship’’. 
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‘‘(7) Improving health and treatment services 
for expectant mothers struggling with substance use 
and mental health disorders. 
‘‘(8) Studying and supporting local and tar-
geted responses to maternal death. 
‘‘(9) Identifying Federal programs and activi-
ties to reduce maternal mortality and making rec-
ommendations for improving the effectiveness and 
coordination of such programs and activities. 
‘‘(d) PUBLIC POSTING.—The Secretary shall make 
each plan submitted to the Congress under this section 
publicly accessible on the website of the Department of 
Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(e) CONSULTATION.—In developing each biennial 
plan under this section, the Secretary shall solicit input 
from organizations representing patients, health care pro-
viders, hospitals, other treatment facilities, public health 
departments and practitioners, and other entities, as ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘maternal mortality’ refers to 
maternal deaths that occur during, or within the 12 
months following, pregnancy. 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘maternal morbidity’ refers to 
pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated com-
plications that do not result in maternal death. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘severe maternal morbidity’ in-
cludes unexpected outcomes of labor and delivery 
that result in significant short- or long-term con-
sequences to a woman’s health.’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5762 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize 
a Joint Task Force to enhance integration of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security’s border security operations 
to detect, interdict, disrupt, and prevent narcotics, such 
as fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, from entering 
the United States, 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 ‘‘Joint Task Force to 
Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF JOINT TASK FORCE TO 
COUNTER OPIOIDS. 
Section 708 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 348) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by adding at the 
end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iv) Enhancing the integration of the 
Department’s border security operations to 
detect, interdict, disrupt, and prevent nar-
cotics, such as fentanyl and other synthetic 
opioids, from entering the United States.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(9) 
through (13) as paragraphs (11) through (15), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) ENGAGEMENT
WITH
THE
PRIVATE
SEC-
TOR.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Director of a 
Joint Task Force may engage with representa-
tives from a private sector organization for the 
purpose of carrying out the mission of such 
Joint Task Force, and any such engagement 
shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
‘‘(B) ASSISTANCE
FROM
PRIVATE
SEC-
TOR.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subsection (b)(1), the Secretary, with the 
agreement of a private sector organization, 
may arrange for the temporary assignment 
of an employee of such organization to a 
Joint Task Force in accordance with this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) 
AGREEMENT.—The 
Secretary 
shall provide for a written agreement be-
tween the Department, the private sector 
organization concerned, and the employee 
concerned regarding the terms and condi-
tions of the assignment of such employee 
under this paragraph. 
‘‘(C) 
NO
FINANCIAL
LIABILITY.—Any 
agreement under this paragraph shall require