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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4606 
To provide that applications under the Natural Gas Act for the importation 
or exportation of small volumes of natural gas shall be granted without 
modification or delay. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2017 
Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio (for himself, Mr. LATTA, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. FLORES, 
and Mr. CUELLAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide that applications under the Natural Gas Act 
for the importation or exportation of small volumes of 
natural gas shall be granted without modification or 
delay. 
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 ‘‘Ensuring Small Scale 
LNG Certainty and Access Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SMALL SCALE EXPORTATION OR IMPORTATION OF 
NATURAL GAS. 
Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 
717b(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘subsection (b), or’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (b),’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or the importation or expor-
tation of a volume of natural gas that does not ex-
ceed 0.14 billion cubic feet per day’’ after ‘‘national 
treatment for trade in natural gas’’. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4606 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To provide that applications under the Natural Gas Act 
for the importation or exportation of small volumes of 
natural gas shall be granted without modification or 
delay. 
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 ‘‘Ensuring Small Scale 
LNG Certainty and Access Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SMALL SCALE EXPORTATION OR IMPORTATION OF 
NATURAL GAS. 
Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 
717b(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘For purposes’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1) For purposes’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) For purposes of subsection (a), and in addition 
to any importation or exportation of natural gas described 
in paragraph (1), importation or exportation of natural 
gas shall be deemed to be consistent with the public inter-
est, and an application for such importation or exportation 
shall be granted without modification or delay, if— 
‘‘(A) the application for such importation or ex-
portation proposes to import or export a volume of 
natural gas that does not exceed 0.14 billion cubic 
feet per day; and 
‘‘(B) the Commission’s approval of such appli-
cation does not require an environmental impact 
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A BILL 
To amend the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1996 to ensure that Federal financial 
regulators perform a comprehensive review of regulations 
to identify outdated or otherwise unnecessary regulatory 
requirements imposed on covered persons, and for other 
purposes. 
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HR 4667 RDS 
sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 
$6,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking Underground 
Storage Tank Fund’’ for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 
$7,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Private 
Forestry’’ for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 
$7,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
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striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 14039)’’ and inserting ‘‘(34 
U.S.C. 12409)’’. 
(112) Section 40901(d) of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12431(d)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘ section 2003 of title I of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796gg–2(1))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2008 
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968’’. 
(113) Section 41201 of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12451) is amended 
as follows: 
(A) Subsection (e) is amended by inserting 
‘‘(34 U.S.C. 12291)’’ after ‘‘section 40002’’. 
(B) Subsection (g)(2) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 10452)’’ after ‘‘section 
2015 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968’’. 
(114) Section 1301(f)(1) of the Violence 
Against 
Women 
Act 
of 
2000 
(34 
U.S.C. 
12464(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
3796gg–10 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2015 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10452)’’. 
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Calendar No. 543 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4609 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance of a Forest Service 
site in Dolores County, Colorado, to be used for 
a fire station. 
JULY 30, 2018 
Reported without amendment 
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A BILL 
To reduce the number of firearms at Transportation Security 
Administration passenger screening checkpoints by di-
recting the Administrator to carry out a range of activi-
ties to inform the public about restrictions regarding 
the carrying of firearms in sterile areas of airports and 
to strengthen enforcement of such restrictions and for 
other purposes. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘West Fork Fire Sta-
tion Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Dolo-
res County, Colorado. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) WEST
FORK
FIRE
STATION
CONVEYANCE 
PARCEL.—The term ‘‘West Fork Fire Station Con-
veyance Parcel’’ means the parcel of approximately 
3.61 acres of National Forest System land in the 
County, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Map for 
West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel’’ and 
dated November 21, 2017. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF WEST FORK FIRE STATION CON-
VEYANCE PARCEL, DOLORES COUNTY, COLO-
RADO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of a request from the 
County and subject to such terms and conditions as are 
mutually satisfactory to the Secretary and the County, in-
cluding such additional terms as the Secretary determines 
to be necessary, the Secretary shall convey to the County 
without consideration all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the West Fork Fire Station Con-
veyance Parcel. 
(b) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the conveyance 
under subsection (a), including processing and transaction 
costs, shall be paid by the County. 
(c) USE OF LAND.—The land conveyed to the County 
under subsection (a) shall be used by the County only for 
a fire station, related infrastructure, and roads to facili-
tate access to and through the West Fork Fire Station 
Conveyance Parcel. 
(d) REVERSION.—If any portion of the land conveyed 
under subsection (a) is used in a manner that is incon-
sistent with the use described in subsection (c), the land 
shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the 
United States. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 16, 2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4609 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance of a Forest Service 
site in Dolores County, Colorado, to be used for 
a fire station.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4609 
To provide for the conveyance of a Forest Service site in Dolores County, 
Colorado, to be used for a fire station. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2017 
Mr. TIPTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the conveyance of a Forest Service site in 
Dolores County, Colorado, to be used for a fire station. 
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 ‘‘West Fork Fire Sta-
tion Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Dolo-
res County, Colorado. 
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) WEST
FORK
FIRE
STATION
CONVEYANCE 
PARCEL.—The term ‘‘West Fork Fire Station Con-
veyance Parcel’’ means the parcel of approximately 
3.61 acres of National Forest System land in the 
County, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Map for 
West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel’’ and 
dated November 21, 2017. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF WEST FORK FIRE STATION CON-
VEYANCE PARCEL, DOLORES COUNTY, COLO-
RADO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of a request from the 
County and subject to such terms and conditions as are 
mutually satisfactory to the Secretary and the County, in-
cluding such additional terms as the Secretary determines 
to be necessary, the Secretary shall convey to the County 
without consideration all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the West Fork Fire Station Con-
veyance Parcel. 
(b) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the conveyance 
under subsection (a), including processing and transaction 
costs, shall be paid by the County. 
(c) USE OF LAND.—The land conveyed to the County 
under subsection (a) shall be used by the County only for 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 460 
AN ACT 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure the 
integrity of voice communications and to prevent unjust 
or unreasonable discrimination among areas of the 
United States in the delivery of such communications. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
a fire station, related infrastructure, and roads to facili-
tate access to and through the West Fork Fire Station 
Conveyance Parcel. 
(d) REVERSION.—If any portion of the land conveyed 
under subsection (a) is used in a manner that is incon-
sistent with the use described in subsection (c), the land 
shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the 
United States. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4609 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 17, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance of a Forest Service site in 
Dolores County, Colorado, to be used for a fire station. 
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 ‘‘West Fork Fire Sta-
tion Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Dolo-
res County, Colorado. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) WEST
FORK
FIRE
STATION
CONVEYANCE 
PARCEL.—The term ‘‘West Fork Fire Station Con-
veyance Parcel’’ means the parcel of approximately 
3.61 acres of National Forest System land in the 
County, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Map for 
West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel’’ and 
dated November 21, 2017. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF WEST FORK FIRE STATION CON-
VEYANCE PARCEL, DOLORES COUNTY, COLO-
RADO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of a request from the 
County and subject to such terms and conditions as are 
mutually satisfactory to the Secretary and the County, in-
cluding such additional terms as the Secretary determines 
to be necessary, the Secretary shall convey to the County 
without consideration all right, title, and interest of the 
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United States in and to the West Fork Fire Station Con-
veyance Parcel. 
(b) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the conveyance 
under subsection (a), including processing and transaction 
costs, shall be paid by the County. 
(c) USE OF LAND.—The land conveyed to the County 
under subsection (a) shall be used by the County only for 
a fire station, related infrastructure, and roads to facili-
tate access to and through the West Fork Fire Station 
Conveyance Parcel. 
(d) REVERSION.—If any portion of the land conveyed 
under subsection (a) is used in a manner that is incon-
sistent with the use described in subsection (c), the land 
shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the 
United States. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 16, 2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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II 
Calendar No. 543 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4609 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 17, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
JULY 30, 2018 
Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance of a Forest Service site in 
Dolores County, Colorado, to be used for a fire station. 
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 ‘‘West Fork Fire Sta-
tion Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Dolo-
res County, Colorado. 
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) WEST
FORK
FIRE
STATION
CONVEYANCE 
PARCEL.—The term ‘‘West Fork Fire Station Con-
veyance Parcel’’ means the parcel of approximately 
3.61 acres of National Forest System land in the 
County, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Map for 
West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel’’ and 
dated November 21, 2017. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF WEST FORK FIRE STATION CON-
VEYANCE PARCEL, DOLORES COUNTY, COLO-
RADO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of a request from the 
County and subject to such terms and conditions as are 
mutually satisfactory to the Secretary and the County, in-
cluding such additional terms as the Secretary determines 
to be necessary, the Secretary shall convey to the County 
without consideration all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the West Fork Fire Station Con-
veyance Parcel. 
(b) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the conveyance 
under subsection (a), including processing and transaction 
costs, shall be paid by the County. 
(c) USE OF LAND.—The land conveyed to the County 
under subsection (a) shall be used by the County only for 
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a fire station, related infrastructure, and roads to facili-
tate access to and through the West Fork Fire Station 
Conveyance Parcel. 
(d) REVERSION.—If any portion of the land conveyed 
under subsection (a) is used in a manner that is incon-
sistent with the use described in subsection (c), the land 
shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the 
United States. 
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‘‘(B) includes a notice that apprises the in-
dividual of the significance of the document 
when it is not otherwise reasonably evident as 
transmitted. 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘document’ in-
cludes reports, statements, notices, notifications, and 
other information.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents in section 1 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1001 
note) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 111 the following: 
‘‘112. Electronic communication of pension plan information.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 
1986.—Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(aa) ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION
OF PENSION 
PLAN INFORMATION.—A document of any type that is re-
quired under this title to be furnished to a plan partici-
pant, beneficiary, or other individual with respect to a plan 
to which this subchapter or section 457 applies may be 
furnished in electronic form if— 
‘‘(1) the system for furnishing such a docu-
ment— 
‘‘(A) is designed to result in effective ac-
cess to the document by the participant, bene-
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ficiary, or other specified individual through 
electronic means, including— 
‘‘(i) the direct delivery of material to 
an electronic address of such participant, 
beneficiary, or individual, 
‘‘(ii) the posting of material to a 
website or other internet or electronic- 
based information repository to which ac-
cess has been granted to such participant, 
beneficiary, or individual, but only if prop-
er notice of the posting has been provided 
(which may include notice furnished by 
other electronic means if the content of the 
notice conveys the need to take action to 
access the posted material), and 
‘‘(iii) other electronic means reason-
ably calculated to ensure actual receipt of 
the material by such participant, bene-
ficiary, or individual, 
‘‘(B) permits the participant, beneficiary, 
or other individual to select among the specific 
electronic means made available through which 
such a document shall be furnished, to modify 
that selection at any time, or to elect at any 
time to begin receiving paper versions of such 
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routing, or transmitting voice traffic that is 
generated from the placement of a call placed— 
‘‘(i) from an end user connection 
using a North American Numbering Plan 
resource; or 
‘‘(ii) to an end user connection using 
such a numbering resource; and 
‘‘(B) does not itself, either directly or in 
conjunction with an affiliate, serve as a covered 
provider in the context of originating or termi-
nating a given call.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 23, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4611 
To provide an increase in premium pay for certain employees of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency during fiscal years 2017 and 2018, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2017 
Mrs. DEMINGS (for herself and Ms. PLASKETT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To provide an increase in premium pay for certain employees 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency during 
fiscal years 2017 and 2018, 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 ‘‘Disaster Response 
Workforce Flexibility Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. PREMIUM PAY EXCEPTION FOR FEMA EMPLOYEES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF COVERED EMPLOYEE.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered employee’’ means any employee 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who, dur-
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ing any of fiscal years 2017 or 2018, performs duties di-
rectly related to, or in support of, disaster preparation, 
response, and recovery efforts. 
(b) EXCEPTION
FOR
LIMITATION
ON
PREMIUM 
PAY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
fiscal years 2017 and 2018, section 5547(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, shall not apply to any covered em-
ployee to the extent that its application would prevent the 
covered employee from receiving premium pay, except that 
such premium pay shall not be payable to a covered em-
ployee to the extent that the aggregate of the covered em-
ployee’s basic and premium pay for the year would exceed 
the rate of basic pay payable for a position at level II of 
the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of such title. 
(c) TREATMENT OF ADDITIONAL PAY.—If subsection 
(b) results in the payment of additional premium pay to 
a covered employee of a type that is normally creditable 
as basic pay for retirement or any other purpose, that ad-
ditional pay shall not— 
(1) be considered to be basic pay of the covered 
employee for any purpose; or 
(2) be used in computing a lump-sum payment 
to the covered employee for accumulated and ac-
crued annual leave under section 5551 or section 
5552 of title 5, United States Code. 
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(d) AGGREGATE LIMIT.—With respect to the applica-
tion of section 5307 of title 5, United States Code, the 
payment of any additional premium pay to a covered em-
ployee as a result of subsection (b) shall not be counted 
as part of the aggregate compensation of the covered em-
ployee. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
as if enacted on October 1, 2016. 
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