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national of the United States if such individual 
would otherwise be considered a dependent pursuant 
to such section if such individual were a citizen or 
national of the United States. 
(2) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 
individual’’ means an individual described in section 
4. 
(3) GENERAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.—The 
term ‘‘general transportation service’’ means a 
transportation service that is subject to the same 
base fare established by the transportation agency 
for local or general service. 
(4) LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘low- 
income individual’’ means, with respect to any cal-
endar year, any individual who lives in a household 
that has a gross income that does not exceed 300 
percent of the poverty line, as defined in section 
673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9902(2)). 
(5) 
MEANS-TESTED
BENEFIT.—The 
term 
‘‘means-tested benefit’’ means a mandatory spending 
program of the Federal Government for which, as 
determined by the Secretary, eligibility for the pro-
gram’s benefits, or the amount of such benefits, is 
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determined on the basis of income or resources of 
the individual or family seeking the benefit. 
(6) PARATRANSIT SERVICES.—The term ‘‘para-
transit services’’ means service to individuals with 
disabilities that is comparable to the level of service 
provided to individuals without disabilities who use 
routes operated by the public transportation agency. 
(7) PREMIUM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.—The 
term ‘‘premium transportation service’’ means a 
transportation service that is not a general transpor-
tation service. 
(8) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
the grant program established pursuant to section 2. 
(9) REASONABLY ACCESSIBLE.—The term ‘‘rea-
sonably accessible’’ means, with respect to a trans-
portation access point, a transportation access point 
within one-half mile of the eligible individual’s prin-
cipal place of residence. 
(10) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Transportation. 
(11) T-U PASS.—The term ‘‘T–U Pass’’ means 
the unlimited transportation pass established pursu-
ant to the program. 
(12) TRANSPORTATION
ACCESS
POINT.—The 
term ‘‘transportation access point’’ means a bus 
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stop, a train, subway, or rail station, or any similar 
fixed infrastructure used by passengers to embark 
and disembark mass-transit service. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5543 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for a credit against 
tax for certain flood insurance expenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2018 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ 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 allow for 
a credit against tax for certain flood insurance expenses. 
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 ‘‘Flood Insurance Tax 
Credit Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR FLOOD INSURANCE EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by inserting after section 25D the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 25E. FLOOD INSURANCE EXPENSES. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—There shall be al-
lowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle 
for a taxpayer for a taxable year an amount equal to the 
sum of— 
‘‘(1) the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) the Federal flood insurance expenses 
of the taxpayer for the taxable year, and 
‘‘(B) $1,500, plus 
‘‘(2) the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent of the private flood insur-
ance expenses of the taxpayer for the taxable 
year, and 
‘‘(B) $3,000, plus 
‘‘(3) the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) Federal contents coverage flood in-
surance expenses of the taxpayer for the taxable 
year, and 
‘‘(B) $600. 
‘‘(b) PHASEOUT.— 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL FLOOD INSURANCE EXPENSE.— 
The amount determined under subsection (a)(1) for 
a taxpayer for a taxable year shall be reduced (but 
not below zero) by— 
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‘‘(i) except as provided in subpara-
graph (C), has a population of not less 
than 50,000 residents; 
‘‘(ii) meets the requirements of para-
graph (1)(A); 
‘‘(iii) submits an application under 
section 3404; 
‘‘(iv) establishes a planning council 
(for purposes of section 3402); and 
‘‘(v) establishes an administrative 
mechanism to allocate funds and services 
under the grant based on— 
‘‘(I) the number and rate of drug 
overdose deaths and nonfatal drug 
overdoses in the city or county; 
‘‘(II) the severity of need for sub-
stance use disorder treatment services 
in the city or county; and 
‘‘(III) the health and support 
personnel needs of the city or county. 
‘‘(C) POPULATION EXCEPTION.—A city or 
county or group of counties that does not meet 
the requirements of subparagraph (B)(i) may 
apply to the Secretary for a waiver of such re-
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5544 
To amend chapter 31 of title 44, United States Code, to require the 
maintenance of certain records for 3 years, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2018 
Mr. WALKER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 31 of title 44, United States Code, to 
require the maintenance of certain records for 3 years, 
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 ‘‘Ditto Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN RECORDS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 31 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘§ 3108. Requirement to maintain records 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Internal Revenue Service 
obtains a preserved record, the Internal Revenue Service 
shall preserve for not less than 3 years from the date on 
which the record was obtained— 
‘‘(1) the preserved record or a copy of the pre-
served record; and 
‘‘(2) all records related to the preserved record. 
‘‘(b) PRESERVED RECORD DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘preserved record’ means any record that 
is maintained by a person other than the Federal Govern-
ment pursuant to a rule, guidance, or other directive from 
the Internal Revenue Service that requires or recommends 
the person maintain records for a particular period of time 
on a particular matter. 
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as— 
‘‘(1) limiting the preservation of a preserved 
record for a longer period of time than is required 
by this section; or 
‘‘(2) shortening the period of time a preserved 
record is otherwise required to be maintained.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 31 of title 44, United 
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States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘3108. Requirement to maintain records.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.—The amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect 
to any preserved record (as such term is defined in section 
3108(b) of title 44, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a)) obtained on or after the effective date. 
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HR 5554 RDS
(i) by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘2019’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$23,600,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$30,331,240’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘2015 through 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2023’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$21,600,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$29,931,240’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘determined’’ and in-
serting ‘‘established’’. 
(b) ANNUAL FEE SETTING; ADJUSTMENTS.— 
(1) 
INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT.—Section 
740(c)(2) (21 U.S.C. 379j–12(c)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘For fiscal year 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(A) For fiscal year 2020’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘multiplying such 
revenue amounts by’’ before ‘‘an amount’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), 
(B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), re-
spectively; 
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tity of such sanctioned entity (or was such an 
officer or managing employee at the time of any 
of the conduct that formed a basis for the con-
viction or exclusion described in subparagraph 
(B)). 
‘‘(iii) Any affiliated entity of a sanctioned 
entity. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
‘sanctioned entity’ means an entity— 
‘‘(i) that has been convicted of any offense 
described in subsection (a) of this section or in 
paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection; or 
‘‘(ii) that has been excluded from partici-
pation under a program under title XVIII or 
under a State health care program. 
‘‘(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
term ‘affiliated entity’ means, with respect to a 
sanctioned entity, an entity that is (or was at the 
time of any of the conduct that formed the basis for 
the conviction or exclusion described in subpara-
graph (B)) affiliated with such sanctioned entity, 
and includes an entity— 
‘‘(i) that is a person with an ownership or 
control interest in such sanctioned entity (or 
was such a person with respect to such sanc-
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term in section 1092(a)(7) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 6 U.S.C. 223(a)(7)). 
(7) SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE.—The 
term ‘‘small unmanned aerial vehicle’’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘‘small unmanned aircraft’’ in 
section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform 
Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–95; 49 U.S.C. 40101 
note). 
(8) TRANSIT ZONE.—The term ‘‘transit zone’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
1092(a)(8) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 6 
U.S.C. 223(a)(7)). 
(9) UNMANNED
AERIAL
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘unmanned aerial system’’ has the meaning given 
the term ‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’ in section 331 
of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 
(Public Law 112–95; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note). 
(10) UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE.—The term 
‘‘unmanned aerial vehicle’’ has the meaning given 
the term ‘‘unmanned aircraft’’ in section 331 of the 
FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public 
Law 112–95; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note). 
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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
201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act. 
‘‘(ii) The term ‘pharmaceutical’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘drug’ in section 201 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.’’. 
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loan originally issued for undergraduate post-
secondary educational expenses, a rate equal to 
the rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans and 
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans 
issued to undergraduate students for the 12- 
month period beginning on July 1, 2016, and 
ending on June 30, 2017; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a Federal Direct Refi-
nanced Private Loan for a private education 
loan originally issued for graduate or profes-
sional degree postsecondary educational ex-
penses, a rate equal to the rate for Federal Di-
rect Unsubsidized Stafford Loans issued to 
graduate or professional students for the 12- 
month period beginning on July 1, 2016, and 
ending on June 30, 2017. 
‘‘(2) COMBINED UNDERGRADUATE AND GRAD-
UATE
STUDY
LOANS.—If a Federal Direct Refi-
nanced Private Loan is for a private education loan 
originally issued for both undergraduate and grad-
uate or professional postsecondary educational ex-
penses, the interest rate shall be a rate equal to the 
rate for Federal Direct PLUS Loans for the 12- 
month period beginning on July 1, 2016, and ending 
on June 30, 2017. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5547 
To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to reauthorize the 
grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end 
violence against and abuse of women with disabilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2018 
Mr. CALVERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to 
reauthorize the grant program for education, training, 
and enhanced services to end violence against and abuse 
of women with disabilities. 
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 ‘‘Certainty, Assistance, 
and Relief for Everyone Act’’ or the ‘‘CARE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR EDU-
CATION, TRAINING, AND ENHANCED SERV-
ICES TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST AND ABUSE 
OF WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES. 
Section 1402 of the Violence Against Women Act of 
2000 (34 U.S.C. 20122) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Certainty, Assistance, and Relief for 
Everyone Act, the Attorney General shall issue a report 
identifying and describing best practices for State, local, 
and tribal law enforcement officers and prosecutors in in-
vestigating and prosecuting sexual assault cases involving 
the victimization of individuals with disabilities.’’. 
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128 
dressing the components in subparagraph (A) and 
including— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of the benefits and ef-
ficacy of the near real-time monitoring and 
mitigation program; 
‘‘(B) a strategic plan to expand the pilot 
program to provide near real-time monitoring 
and mitigation measures; 
‘‘(i) to additional large whale species 
of concern for which such measures would 
reduce risk of serious injury or death; and 
‘‘(ii) in important feeding, breeding, 
calving, rearing, or migratory habitats of 
whales that co-occur with areas of high 
risk of mortality or serious injury of such 
whales from vessel strikes or disturbance; 
‘‘(C) a prioritized plan for acquisition, de-
ployment, and maintenance of monitoring tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(D) the locations or species for which the 
plan would apply; and 
‘‘(E) a budget and description of funds 
necessary to carry out the strategic plan. 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The Administrator 
may make grants enter into contracts, leases, or coopera-
129 
tive agreements as may be necessary to carry out the pur-
poses of this section on such terms as the Administrator 
considers appropriate, consistent with Federal acquisition 
regulations. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to 
carry out this section $17,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and section 
50701: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means the Committee Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) CORE
FORAGING
HABITATS.—The term 
‘core foraging habitats’ means areas with biological 
and physical oceanographic features that aggregate 
Calanus finmarchicus and where North Atlantic 
right whales foraging aggregations have been well 
documented. 
‘‘(3) NEAR REAL-TIME.—The term ‘near real- 
time’ means detected activity that is visual, acoustic, 
or in any other form, of North Atlantic right whales
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5557 
To amend the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 to author-
ize the Attorney General, in coordination with the Administrator of 
the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy, to award grants to covered entities to establish or maintain 
disposal sites for unwanted prescription medications, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2018 
Ms. BONAMICI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act 
of 2016 to authorize the Attorney General, in coordina-
tion with the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement 
Administration, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, and the Director of the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy, to award grants to covered entities to 
establish or maintain disposal sites for unwanted pre-
scription medications, 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) any unit of general local government if 
the stormwater management agency for such 
unit has previously received a grant under the 
pilot program; or 
(C) any stormwater management agency of 
a unit of general local government if such unit 
has previously received a grant under the pilot 
program. 
(3) TREATMENT
OF
STORMWATER
MANAGE-
MENT AUTHORITIES.—In the case of a stormwater 
management authority that operates with respect to 
more than one unit of general local government, the 
application of such authority shall be considered for 
purposes of paragraph (2) of this subsection and 
subsections (e), (f), and (g)(1) to be made for the 
largest unit of general local government for which 
such authority operates. The preceding sentence 
shall not limit the ability of such authority to carry 
out activities under the demonstration project in any 
other jurisdictions or unit of local government with 
respect to which the authority operates. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section a unit of general local government or 
stormwater management agency shall submit to the Ad-
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ministrator an application in such form and containing 
such information as the Administrator shall require. 
(e) SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL
SELECTION.—Subject to para-
graph (2) and to the submission of approvable appli-
cations, in each fiscal year for which amounts are 
made available for grants under the pilot program 
under this section the Administrator shall select, 
from among applications submitted under subsection 
(d) for such fiscal year, 3 units of general govern-
ment or stormwater management authorities to re-
ceive grants under the pilot program under this sec-
tion. 
(2) AGGREGATE
LIMIT.—Subject only to the 
submission of approvable applications, the Adminis-
trator shall select, in the aggregate over the entire 
duration of the pilot program under this section, 12 
units of general government or stormwater manage-
ment authorities to receive grants under the pilot 
program, as follows: 
(A) TIER 1.—Three of the applicants se-
lected shall be units of general local govern-
ment, or stormwater management authorities 
for such units, having a population exceeding 
800,000, as follows: 
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uating the performance and outcomes of 
the project; 
‘‘(vi) address issues that will influence 
the future of social impact partnership 
projects in the United States; 
‘‘(vii) provide guidance to the execu-
tive branch on the future of social impact 
partnership projects in the United States; 
‘‘(viii) prior to approval by the Sec-
retary, certify that each State and local 
government application for a social impact 
partnership contains rigorous, independent 
data and reliable, evidence-based research 
methodologies to support the conclusion 
that the project will yield savings to the 
State or local government or the Federal 
Government if the project outcomes are 
achieved; 
‘‘(ix) certify to the Secretary, in the 
case of each approved social impact part-
nership that is expected to yield savings to 
the Federal Government, that the project 
will yield a projected savings to the Fed-
eral Government if the project outcomes 
are achieved, and coordinate with the rel-
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