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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6850 
To update thresholds for certain currency transaction reports and suspicious 
activity reports, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 
Mr. LOUDERMILK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To update thresholds for certain currency transaction reports 
and suspicious activity reports, 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 ‘‘Financial Reporting 
Threshold Modernization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. UPDATING THRESHOLDS FOR CERTAIN CURRENCY 
TRANSACTION REPORTS AND SUSPICIOUS 
ACTIVITY REPORTS. 
(a) THRESHOLDS FOR CERTAIN CURRENCY TRANS-
ACTION REPORTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the end of 
the 180-day period beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall revise regulations issued with respect to section 
5313 of title 31, United States Code, to update each 
$10,000 threshold amount in such regulations to 
$30,000. 
(2) THRESHOLD FOR REPORTS RELATING TO 
COINS AND CURRENCY RECEIVED IN NONFINANCIAL 
TRADE
OR
BUSINESS.—Section 5331 of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ each place such term appears in heading 
or text and inserting ‘‘$30,000’’. 
(b) THRESHOLDS
FOR SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY RE-
PORTS.—Not later than the end of the 180-day period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, each 
Federal department or agency that issues regulations with 
respect to reports on suspicious transactions described 
under section 5318(g) of title 31, United States Code, 
shall update each $5,000 threshold amount in such regula-
tions to $10,000 and each $2,000 threshold amount in 
such regulation to $3,000. 
(c) UPDATING
THE MONEY SERVICES BUSINESS 
DEFINITION THRESHOLDS.—Not later than the end of the 
180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment 
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of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall revise sec-
tion 1010.100(ff) of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, 
to update each $1,000 threshold amount in such regula-
tions to $3,000. 
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forcement agencies and the Director of National Intel-
ligence, shall, to the extent practicable at the discretion 
of the Attorney General, provide the Secretary of the 
Treasury with statistics, metrics, and other information 
on the use of such data, including— 
(1) the extent to which such data is used for 
terrorism versus non-terrorism related investigations 
and, with respect to such non-terrorism related in-
vestigations, the most common types of laws to 
which such investigations relate; 
(2) the frequency with which such data contains 
‘‘actionable information’’ which leads to further law 
enforcement procedures, including the use of a sub-
poena, warrant, or other legal process; and 
(3) information on the extent to which arrests, 
indictments, convictions, or plea bargains of actors 
result from the use of such data. 
(b) USE OF REPORT INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall utilize the information reported 
under subsection (a)— 
(1) to help assess the usefulness of Bank Se-
crecy Act reporting to law enforcement; 
(2) to enhance feedback and communications 
with financial institutions and other entities subject 
to Bank Secrecy Act requirements; and 
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(3) for such other purposes as the Secretary de-
termines appropriate. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) BANK SECRECY ACT.—The term ‘‘Bank Se-
crecy Act’’ means— 
(A) section 21 of the Federal Deposit In-
surance Act; 
(B) chapter 2 of title I of Public Law 91– 
508; and 
(C) subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, 
United States Code. 
(2) FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘fi-
nancial institution’’ has the meaning given that term 
under section 5312 of title 31, United States Code. 
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† HR 6964 EAS 
date on which the final audit report is 
issued. 
‘‘(3) 
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
paragraph and the grant programs described in 
this Act (excluding title IV), the term ‘nonprofit 
organization’ means an organization that is de-
scribed in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation 
under section 501(a) of such Code. 
‘‘(B) 
PROHIBITION.—The 
Administrator 
may not award a grant under any grant pro-
gram described in this Act (excluding title IV) to 
a nonprofit organization that holds money in 
offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding 
paying the tax described in section 511(a) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(C) DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each nonprofit or-
ganization that is awarded a grant under a 
grant program described in this Act (ex-
cluding title IV) and uses the procedures 
prescribed in regulations to create a rebut-
table presumption of reasonableness for the
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6861 
To amend title 31, United States Code, with respect to FinCEN no-action 
letters, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 
Mr. ZELDIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, with respect to 
FinCEN no-action letters, 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. FINCEN NO-ACTION LETTERS. 
Section 310 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
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crimination, demotion, discharge, suspension, threats, har-
assment, reprimand, retaliation, or any other manner of 
discrimination provided by Federal or State law or provi-
sion adopted by an authority created by an interstate 
Compact. 
(f) RIGHTS RETAINED BY EMPLOYEE.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to diminish the rights, privi-
leges, or remedies of any employee under any Federal or 
State law, provision adopted by an authority created by 
an interstate Compact, or under any collective bargaining 
agreement. The rights and remedies in this section may 
not be waived by any agreement, policy, form, or condition 
of employment. 
SEC. 403. RETIREMENT PLANS. 
With respect to pension and retirement benefits plans 
for employees of the Authority— 
(1) the Authority shall honor all pension obliga-
tions for employees retired from the Authority and 
currently receiving a pension; 
(2) the Authority shall, for employees who, on 
the date of enactment of this Act, have accumulated 
a total of 5 years of employment with the Authority, 
devise a system which limits those enrolled in the 
Authority’s pension plan to having not more than 
100 percent of base annual salary as the amount 
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counted toward the highest salary level for purposes 
of calculating pension benefits; 
(3) the Authority may, with respect to those 
employees who were hired before the date of enact-
ment of this Act but who had yet to accumulate a 
total of 5 years of employment with the Authority, 
determine a benefits plan which may include a com-
bination of a defined benefit and a defined contribu-
tion; and 
(4) the Authority shall, for all employees not 
enrolled in the Authority’s pension system on the 
date of enactment of this Act, provide defined con-
tribution retirement plans. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6855 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify and permanently 
extend the Medicare hospital wage index imputed rural floor. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 
Mr. MACARTHUR (for himself, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. LOBI-
ONDO, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. LANCE, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. SIRES, Mrs. 
WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, and 
Mr. PALLONE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify 
and permanently extend the Medicare hospital wage 
index imputed rural floor. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. IMPUTED FLOOR ON THE AREA WAGE INDEX. 
Section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)(E)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iv) FLOOR
ON
WAGE
INDEX
FOR 
HOSPITALS IN ALL-URBAN STATES.— 
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‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—For purposes 
of applying the area wage index appli-
cable under this subparagraph, for 
discharges occurring on or after Octo-
ber 1, 2018, the Secretary shall estab-
lish a minimum wage index for all- 
urban States (as defined in subclause 
(IV)). 
‘‘(II) MINIMUM WAGE INDEX.— 
For purposes of subclause (I), the 
minimum wage index for all-urban 
States shall be established by the Sec-
retary using the methodology de-
scribed in section 412.64(h)(4) of title 
42, Code of Federal Regulations, as in 
effect for fiscal year 2018. 
‘‘(III) 
ADMINISTRATION.—The 
Secretary shall administer the min-
imum wage index described in this 
clause in the same manner described 
in section 3141 of Public Law 111– 
148 (through a uniform, national ad-
justment to the area wage index). 
‘‘(IV) ALL-URBAN
STATE
DE-
FINED.—In this clause, the term ‘all- 
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urban State’ means a State in which 
there are no rural areas (as defined in 
subsection (d)(2)(D) of section 1886 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395ww(d)(2)(D))), or a State in 
which there are no hospitals classified 
as rural under such section.’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY AND PERIOD FOR TRANSFER ENTITLE-
MENT UNDER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection (b) of section 3319 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUALS.—An individual re-
ferred to in subsection (a) is any of the following: 
‘‘(1) A member of the uniformed services who, 
at the time of the approval of the individual’s re-
quest to transfer entitlement to educational assist-
ance under this section, has completed at least— 
‘‘(A) six years of service in the Armed 
Forces and enters into an agreement to serve at 
least four more years as a member of the uni-
formed services; or 
‘‘(B) the years of service as determined in 
regulations pursuant to subsection (j). 
‘‘(2) A veteran who— 
‘‘(A) while serving in the Armed Forces 
met the service conditions specified in subpara-
graph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) at the time of the approval of the in-
dividual’s request to transfer entitlement to 
educational assistance under this section, has 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6859 
To alter the Federal share of certain disaster assistance provided with respect 
to Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 
Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, and Mr. SOTO) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To alter the Federal share of certain disaster assistance 
provided with respect to Puerto Rico in connection with 
Hurricanes Irma and Maria, 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 ‘‘Continuing Our Mis-
sion in Puerto Rico to Optimize and Modernize Infrastruc-
ture and Sustain Obligations Act’’ or the ‘‘COMPROMI-
SO Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FEDERAL SHARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, including any agreement, the Federal share 
of assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided 
with respect to Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricanes 
Irma and Maria under sections 403, 404, 406, 407, 408, 
and 428 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5170c, 
5172, 5173, 5174, and 5189f) shall be 100 percent. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The Federal share provided 
under subsection (a) shall apply to assistance applied for 
before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(f) TRANSFER OF RIGHT.—The right to collect a 
royalty under this section may not be sold, assigned, or 
otherwise transferred or waived except as provided in sec-
tion 201. 
‘‘(g) ELIGIBILITY
TO
RECEIVE
ROYALTY
PAY-
MENT.—A visual artists’ copyright collecting society that 
collects a royalty under this section for the sale of a copy 
of a work of visual art shall distribute the royalty to— 
‘‘(1) any author of a work of visual art— 
‘‘(A) who is a citizen of or domiciled in the 
United States; 
‘‘(B) who is a citizen of or domiciled in a 
country that provides a royalty for the resale of 
a copy of a work of visual art; or 
‘‘(C) whose work of visual art is first cre-
ated in the United States or in a country that 
provides a royalty for the resale of a copy of a 
work of visual art; or 
‘‘(2) the successor as copyright owner of an au-
thor described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—The Register of Copyrights 
shall issue regulations governing visual artists’ copyright 
collecting societies described in this section, including reg-
ulations that— 
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been discharged or released from the Armed 
Forces for not more than 15 years.’’. 
(b) TIME FOR TRANSFER.—Subsection (f) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and 
(3) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘TIME FOR TRANSFER;’’. 
(c) YEARS OF SERVICE.—Subsection (j) of such sec-
tion is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) Such regulations may not provide for a limita-
tion on eligibility under subsection (b) based on a max-
imum number of years of service in the uniformed serv-
ices.’’. 
(d) APPLICATION DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to any individual who is discharged 
or released from the uniformed services on or after August 
1, 2009. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6860 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period in which 
members of the uniformed services may transfer entitlement to edu-
cational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 
Mr. TAYLOR (for himself and Mr. PANETTA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period 
in which members of the uniformed services may transfer 
entitlement to educational assistance under Post-9/11 
Educational Assistance Program, 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 ‘‘GI Bill Transfer Ex-
tension Act’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6862 
To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 
Mr. BRAT (for himself and Mr. DESAULNIER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act. 
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 ‘‘Congressional Award 
Program Reauthorization Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 108 of the Congressional Award Act (2 
U.S.C. 808) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2023’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect as of October 1, 2018. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6863 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient 
clinic in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as the ‘‘Las Cruces Bataan Memorial 
Clinic’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 
Mr. PEARCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community- 
based outpatient clinic in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as 
the ‘‘Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic’’. 
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 ‘‘Las Cruces Bataan 
Memorial Clinic Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
COMMUNITY-BASED 
OUTPATIENT 
CLINIC, 
LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO. 
The Department of Veterans Affairs community- 
based outpatient clinic in Las Cruces, New Mexico, shall 
after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and 
designated as the ‘‘Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic’’. 
Any reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, map, 
document, record, or other paper of the United States 
shall be considered to be a reference to the Las Cruces 
Bataan Memorial Clinic. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6866 
To clarify exclusions from the definition of a deposit broker. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 
Mr. LAHOOD (for himself and Mrs. BUSTOS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To clarify exclusions from the definition of a deposit broker. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF A DEPOSIT BROKER. 
Section 29(g)(2)(I) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1831f(g)(2)(I)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(I) an agent or nominee— 
‘‘(i) whose primary purpose is not the 
placement of funds with depository institu-
tions; or 
‘‘(ii) who is— 
‘‘(I) an exclusive agent of— 
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‘‘(aa) an insurance company; 
and 
‘‘(bb) an insured depository 
institution affiliated with such in-
surance company; and 
‘‘(II) is contractually prohibited 
by agreement with such depository in-
stitution from placing funds with any 
other unaffiliated depository institu-
tion and from acting as an agent of 
any other person with respect to any 
deposit or deposit account.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6867 
To improve the leasing projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 
Mr. KILMER (for himself, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, and Mr. COFF-
MAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To improve the leasing projects of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 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. HANDBOOK TO IMPROVE LEASING PROJECTS. 
(a) UPDATE.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and not less than once every 
five-year period thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall update the handbook of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs titled ‘‘Planning and Activating Community 
Based Outpatient Clinics’’, or a successor handbook, to 
reflect current policies, best practices, and clarify the roles 
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and responsibilities of the personnel of the Department in-
volved in the leasing projects of the Department. 
(b) CBOC.—The Secretary shall ensure that the 
handbook specified in subsection (a) defines ‘‘community 
based outpatient clinic’’ in the same manner as such term 
is defined in the Veterans Health Administration Site 
Tracking database (commonly known as ‘‘VAST’’) as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) USE
OF HANDBOOK STANDARDS
FOR OVER-
SIGHT.—The Secretary shall ensure that the Veterans 
Health Administration incorporates the best practices con-
tained in the handbook specified in subsection (a) in con-
ducting oversight of the medical centers of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Integrated 
Service Network. 
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF TRAINING REGARDING HANDBOOK 
TO IMPROVE LEASING PROJECTS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide guidance and 
training to employees of the Veterans Health Administra-
tion for the use of the handbook specified in section 1(a). 
The Secretary shall update such guidance and training to-
gether with each update of such handbook. 
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