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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6655 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 44160 State Highway 299 East Suite 1 in 
McArthur, California, as the ‘‘Janet Lucille Oilar Post 
Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JANET LUCILLE OILAR POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 44160 State Highway 299 East 
Suite 1 in McArthur, California, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Janet Lucille Oilar Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in law, map, regu-
lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Janet Lucille Oilar 
Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 29, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6655 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 44160 State Highway 299 
East Suite 1 in McArthur, California, as the 
‘‘Janet Lucille Oilar Post Office’’.
H. R. 6655 
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 44160 
State Highway 299 East Suite 1 in McArthur, California, as the ‘‘Janet Lucille 
Oilar Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JANET LUCILLE OILAR POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 44160 State Highway 299 East Suite 1 in 
McArthur, California, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Janet 
Lucille Oilar Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in law, map, regulation, docu-
ment, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Janet Lucille Oilar Post Office’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in law, map, regu-
lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Janet Lucille Oilar 
Post Office’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6655 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 3, 2018 
Received 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 44160 State Highway 299 East Suite 1 in 
McArthur, California, as the ‘‘Janet Lucille Oilar Post 
Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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HR 6655 RDS 
SECTION 1. JANET LUCILLE OILAR POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 44160 State Highway 299 East 
Suite 1 in McArthur, California, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Janet Lucille Oilar Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in law, map, regu-
lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Janet Lucille Oilar 
Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 29, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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HR 6865 RFS
SEC. 512. REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT OF COASTWISE LAWS. 
The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit 
to Congress a report describing any changes to the en-
forcement of chapters 121 and 551 of title 46, United 
States Code, as a result of the amendments to section 
4(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1333(a)(1)) made by section 9503 of the William 
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283). 
SEC. 513. LAND CONVEYANCE, SHARPE ARMY DEPOT, 
LATHROP, CALIFORNIA. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Maritime Administra-
tion shall complete the land conveyance required under 
section 2833 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283). 
SEC. 514. CENTER OF EXPERTISE FOR MARINE ENVIRON-
MENTAL RESPONSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard, in consultation with the Administrator of 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
shall establish a Center of Expertise for Marine Environ-
mental Response (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Cen-
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6661 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the deductibility 
of charitable contributions to certain organizations for members of the 
Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 10, 2018 
Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself and Mr. KIND) 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 
for the deductibility of charitable contributions to certain 
organizations for members of the Armed Forces. 
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 ‘‘Charitable Equity for 
Veterans Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. DEDUCTIBILITY OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(1) DEFINITION OF A CHARITABLE CONTRIBU-
TION.—Section 170(c) is amended by inserting after 
paragraph (5) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) An organization described in section 
501(c)(19) that is a federally chartered corpora-
tion.’’. 
(2) 
PERCENTAGE
LIMITATION.—Section 
170(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 
(viii), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (ix), and 
by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(x) an organization described in sec-
tion 501(c)(19) that is a federally char-
tered corporation,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to taxable years begin-
ning after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6662 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the special election 
period under part C of the Medicare program for certain deemed individ-
uals enrolled in a reasonable cost reimbursement contract to certain 
nondeemed individuals enrolled in such contract. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 10, 2018 
Mr. PAULSEN (for himself and Mr. KIND) 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 provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend 
the special election period under part C of the Medicare 
program for certain deemed individuals enrolled in a 
reasonable cost reimbursement contract to certain non-
deemed individuals enrolled in such contract. 
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 ‘‘Empowering Seniors’ 
Enrollment Decision Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENDING THE SPECIAL ELECTION PERIOD 
UNDER PART C OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM 
FOR CERTAIN DEEMED INDIVIDUALS EN-
ROLLED IN A REASONABLE COST REIM-
BURSEMENT CONTRACT TO CERTAIN NON-
DEEMED INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN SUCH 
CONTRACT. 
Section 1851(e)(2)(F) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w–21(e)(2)(F)) is amended— 
(1) in the header, by striking ‘‘DEEMED ELEC-
TIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN A 
REASONABLE
COST
REIMBURSEMENT
CONTRACT’’; 
and 
(2) by amending clause (i) to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(I) ELECTION PERIOD.—At any 
time during the period beginning after 
the last day of the annual, coordi-
nated election period under paragraph 
(3) for an applicable plan year and 
ending on the last day of February of 
the first plan year following such ap-
plicable plan year, an individual who 
is an eligible individual (as defined in 
subclause (II)) with respect to such 
applicable plan year may change the 
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election under subsection (a)(1) (in-
cluding changing the MA plan or MA– 
PD plan in which the individual is en-
rolled). 
‘‘(II) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—In 
this clause, the term ‘eligible indi-
vidual’ means, with respect to a plan 
year, an individual enrolled in a rea-
sonable cost reimbursement contract 
under section 1876(h) that was ex-
tended or renewed for the last reason-
able cost reimbursement contract year 
of the contract (as described in sub-
clause 
(I) 
of 
section 
1876(h)(5)(C)(iv)) pursuant to such 
section.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 726 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6662 
[Report No. 115–935, Part I] 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the special election 
period under part C of the Medicare program for certain deemed individ-
uals enrolled in a reasonable cost reimbursement contract to certain 
nondeemed individuals enrolled in such contract. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 10, 2018 
Mr. PAULSEN (for himself and Mr. KIND) 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 provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on August 10, 2018] 
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A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend 
the special election period under part C of the Medicare 
program for certain deemed individuals enrolled in a 
reasonable cost reimbursement contract to certain non-
deemed individuals enrolled in such contract. 
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majority leader, and the minority leader of the 
Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on House Administra-
tion, the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Homeland Security, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence, the Speaker, and the 
minority leader of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(3) APPROPRIATE
FEDERAL
ENTITIES.—The 
term ‘‘appropriate Federal entities’’ means— 
(A) the Department of Commerce, includ-
ing the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology; 
(B) the Department of Defense; 
(C) the Department, including the compo-
nent of the Department that reports to the 
Under Secretary responsible for overseeing crit-
ical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, and 
other related programs of the Department; 
(D) the Department of Justice, including 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 
(E) the Commission; and 
(F) the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence, the National Security Agency, and 
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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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Empowering Seniors’ 
Enrollment Decision Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENDING THE SPECIAL ELECTION PERIOD 
UNDER PART C OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM 
FOR CERTAIN DEEMED INDIVIDUALS EN-
ROLLED IN A REASONABLE COST REIMBURSE-
MENT CONTRACT TO CERTAIN NONDEEMED 
INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN SUCH CONTRACT. 
Section 1851(e)(2)(F) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w–21(e)(2)(F)) is amended— 
(1) in the header, by striking ‘‘DEEMED ELEC-
TIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN A 
REASONABLE COST REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACT’’; and 
(2) by amending clause (i) to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(I) ELECTION PERIOD.—At any 
time during the period beginning after 
the last day of the annual, coordinated 
election period under paragraph (3) 
occurring during an applicable plan 
year and ending on the last day of 
February of the first plan year fol-
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lowing such applicable plan year, an 
individual who is an eligible indi-
vidual (as defined in subclause (II)) 
with respect to such applicable plan 
year may change the election under 
subsection (a)(1) (including changing 
the MA plan or MA–PD plan in which 
the individual is enrolled) for such 
first plan year. 
‘‘(II) ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUAL.—In 
this clause, the term ‘eligible indi-
vidual’ means, with respect to a plan 
year, an individual enrolled in a rea-
sonable cost reimbursement contract 
under section 1876(h) that was ex-
tended or renewed for the last reason-
able cost reimbursement contract year 
of the contract (as described in sub-
clause (I) of section 1876(h)(5)(C)(iv)) 
pursuant to such section.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 726 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6662 
[Report No. 115–935, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
extend the special election period under part C of 
the Medicare program for certain deemed individ-
uals enrolled in a reasonable cost reimbursement 
contract to certain nondeemed individuals en-
rolled in such contract. 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with 
an amendment 
SEPTEMBER 10, 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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adoption distribution from an applica-
ble eligible retirement plan other than 
an individual retirement plan, then 
the taxpayer shall, to the extent of the 
amount of the contribution, be treated 
as having received such distribution in 
an eligible rollover distribution (as de-
fined in section 402(c)(4)) and as hav-
ing transferred the amount to the ap-
plicable eligible retirement plan in a 
direct trustee to trustee transfer within 
60 days of the distribution. 
‘‘(IV) TREATMENT
OF
REPAY-
MENTS
FOR
DISTRIBUTIONS
FROM 
IRAS.—If a contribution is made under 
subclause (I) with respect to a quali-
fied birth or adoption distribution 
from an individual retirement plan, 
then, to the extent of the amount of the 
contribution, such distribution shall be 
treated as a distribution described in 
section 408(d)(3) and as having been 
transferred to the applicable eligible re-
tirement plan in a direct trustee to 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6666 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant 
to States and local governments easements and 
rights-of-way over Federal land within Gateway 
National Recreation Area for construction, oper-
ation, and maintenance of projects for control 
and prevention of flooding and shoreline erosion.
‘‘(i) This section shall not apply to the scheduling of 
lease sales in the outer Continental Shelf adjacent to the 
territories and possessions of the United States.’’. 
SEC. 3. DISPOSITION OF REVENUES WITH RESPECT TO 
TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 9 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1338) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘All rentals’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
law, all rentals’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) DISPOSITION OF REVENUES TO TERRITORIES 
OF THE UNITED STATES.—Of the rentals, royalties, and 
other sums paid to the Secretary under this Act from a 
lease for an area of land on the outer Continental Shelf 
adjacent to a territory and lying within the exclusive eco-
nomic zone of the United States pertaining to such terri-
tory, and not otherwise obligated or appropriated— 
‘‘(1) 50 percent shall be deposited in the Treas-
ury and credited to miscellaneous receipts; 
‘‘(2) 12.5 percent shall be deposited in the 
Coral Reef Conservation Fund established under 
section 211 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 
2000; and 
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serting after the item relating to section 103 the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 104. Insider Threat Program.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
A BILL 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to apply 
to territories of the United States, to establish offshore 
wind lease sale requirements, to provide dedicated fund-
ing for coral reef conservation, and for other purposes. 
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Union Calendar No. 803 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6665 
[Report No. 115–1029] 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to apply to territories 
of the United States, to establish offshore wind lease sale requirements, 
to provide dedicated funding for coral reef conservation, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 10, 2018 
Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. SOTO, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto 
Rico, and Mrs. RADEWAGEN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
NOVEMBER 16, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mr. SABLAN and Ms. PLASKETT 
NOVEMBER 16, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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Amounts received as such reimbursement shall be 
credited to the relevant appropriation account.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 14, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6666 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant to States 
and local governments easements and rights-of-way over 
Federal land within Gateway National Recreation Area 
for construction, operation, and maintenance of projects 
for control and prevention of flooding and shoreline ero-
sion.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO GRANT EASEMENTS AND 
RIGHTS-OF-WAY 
OVER 
FEDERAL 
LANDS 
WITHIN GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION 
AREA. 
Section 3 of Public Law 92–592 (16 U.S.C. 460cc– 
2) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) AUTHORITY
TO
GRANT
EASEMENTS
AND 
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior may grant, to any State or local government, an 
easement or right-of-way over Federal lands within 
Gateway National Recreation Area for construction, 
operation, and maintenance of projects for control 
and prevention of flooding and shoreline erosion. 
‘‘(2) 
CHARGES
AND
REIMBURSEMENT
OF 
COSTS.—The Secretary may grant such an easement 
or right-of-way without charge for the value of the 
right so conveyed, except for reimbursement of costs 
incurred by the United States for processing the ap-
plication therefore and managing such right.
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO GRANT EASEMENTS AND 
RIGHTS-OF-WAY 
OVER 
FEDERAL 
LANDS 
WITHIN GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION 
AREA. 
Section 3 of Public Law 92–592 (16 U.S.C. 460cc– 
2) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) AUTHORITY
TO
GRANT
EASEMENTS
AND 
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior may grant, to any State or local government, an 
easement or right-of-way over Federal lands within 
Gateway National Recreation Area for construction, 
operation, and maintenance of projects for control 
and prevention of flooding and shoreline erosion. 
‘‘(2) 
CHARGES
AND
REIMBURSEMENT
OF 
COSTS.—The Secretary may grant such an easement 
or right-of-way without charge for the value of the 
right so conveyed, except for reimbursement of costs 
incurred by the United States for processing the ap-
plication therefore and managing such right. 
Amounts received as such reimbursement shall be 
credited to the relevant appropriation account.’’. 
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