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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6129 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to repeal the authority 
of the President to assume emergency control of the police of the District 
of Columbia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2018 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to repeal 
the authority of the President to assume emergency con-
trol of the police of the District of Columbia. 
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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Police Home Rule Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT TO ASSUME 
EMERGENCY CONTROL OF POLICE OF DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) REPEAL OF AUTHORITY.—The District of Colum-
bia Home Rule Act is amended by striking section 740 
(sec. 1–207.40, D.C. Official Code). 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 740. 
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SEC. 512. ADMINISTRATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC 
EXAMINATION KITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 564. Administration of sexual assault forensic ex-
amination kits 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—A Coast Guard vessel that em-
barks on a covered voyage shall be— 
‘‘(1) equipped with no less than 2 sexual as-
sault and forensic examination kits; and 
‘‘(2) staffed with at least 1 medical professional 
qualified and trained to administer such kits. 
‘‘(b) COVERED VOYAGE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘covered voyage’ means a prescheduled voyage 
of a Coast Guard vessel that, at any point during such 
voyage— 
‘‘(1) would require the vessel to travel 5 con-
secutive days or longer at 20 knots per hour to 
reach a land-based or afloat medical facility; and 
‘‘(2) aeromedical evacuation will be unavailable 
during the travel period referenced in paragraph 
(1).’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘564. Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits.’’. 
TITLE 
VI—TECHNICAL, 
CON-
FORMING, AND CLARIFYING 
AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 601. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) Section 319(b) of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 331 of the FAA Mod-
ernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 
note)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 44801 of title 49’’. 
(b) Section 1156(c) of title 14, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 331 of the FAA Mod-
ernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 
note)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 44801 of title 49’’. 
SEC. 602. TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION 
CREDENTIAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 70105 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘secu-
rity cards’’ and inserting ‘‘worker identifica-
tion credentials’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘transportation security card’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘transportation 
worker identification credential’’; 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Maternal mental health conditions are the 
most common complications of pregnancy and child-
birth, affecting 1 in 5 women or 800,000 women an-
nually, during pregnancy or the year following preg-
nancy. 
(2) Maternal mental health and substance use 
disorders contribute to the high rate of maternal 
mortality in the United States, with suicide and 
drug overdose combined being the leading cause of 
death for women in the first year following preg-
nancy. 
(3) Women who experience racial and economic 
inequities are 3 to 4 times more likely to be im-
pacted by maternal mental health and other behav-
ioral health disorders. 
(4) Untreated maternal mental health condi-
tions and substance use disorders can have long- 
term negative impacts on the mother, baby, family, 
and society. 
(5) Mothers with untreated mental health con-
ditions during pregnancy are more likely to have 
poor nutrition and struggle with substance use dis-
orders, which can lead to poor birth outcomes for 
the baby. 
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(3) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—An applicant shall 
be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection 
if the project of such applicant— 
(A) addresses a requirement in the area of 
cybersecurity research or cybersecurity tech-
nology, as determined by the Secretary; and 
(B) is a joint venture between— 
(i)(I) a for-profit business entity, aca-
demic institution, National Laboratory (as 
defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)), or non-
profit entity in the United States; and 
(II) a for-profit business entity, aca-
demic institution, or nonprofit entity in 
Israel; or 
(ii)(I) the Federal Government; and 
(II) the Government of Israel. 
(4) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an applicant shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an application for such grant 
in accordance with procedures established by the 
Secretary, in consultation with the advisory board 
established under paragraph (5). 
(5) ADVISORY BOARD.— 
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(c) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.—No addi-
tional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements 
of this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using 
amounts otherwise authorized. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘cybersecurity research’’ means re-
search, including social science research, into ways 
to identify, protect against, detect, respond to, and 
recover from cybersecurity threats; 
(2) the term ‘‘cybersecurity technology’’ means 
technology intended to identify, protect against, de-
tect, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity 
threats; 
(3) the term ‘‘cybersecurity threat’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 102 of the Cy-
bersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (en-
acted as title I of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (di-
vision N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2016 (Public Law 114–113))); 
(4) the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security; and
(5) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Homeland Security. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 612 
AN ACT 
To establish a grant program at the Department of 
Homeland Security to promote cooperative re-
search and development between the United 
States and Israel on cybersecurity.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 612 
To establish a grant program at the Department of Homeland Security 
to promote cooperative research and development between the United 
States and Israel on cybersecurity. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2017 
Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself and Mr. RATCLIFFE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To establish a grant program at the Department of Home-
land Security to promote cooperative research and devel-
opment between the United States and Israel on cyberse-
curity. 
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 ‘‘United States-Israel 
Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
UNITED 
STATES-ISRAEL 
CYBERSECURITY 
CO-
OPERATION. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in ac-
cordance with the agreement entitled the ‘‘Agree-
ment between the Government of the United States 
of America and the Government of the State of 
Israel on Cooperation in Science and Technology for 
Homeland Security Matters’’, dated May 29, 2008 
(or successor agreement), and the requirements 
specified in paragraph (2), shall establish a grant 
program at the Department to support— 
(A) cybersecurity research and develop-
ment; and 
(B) demonstration and commercialization 
of cybersecurity technology. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) APPLICABILITY.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, in carrying out a re-
search, development, demonstration, or com-
mercial application program or activity that is 
authorized under this section, the Secretary 
shall require cost sharing in accordance with 
this paragraph. 
(B) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), the Secretary shall require 
not less than 50 percent of the cost of a 
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‘‘(A) was, but is no longer, an emerging 
growth company; 
‘‘(B) would continue to be an emerging 
growth company but for the application of sub-
paragraph (B) of paragraph (80); and 
‘‘(C) ceased to be an emerging growth 
company within the previous 5-year period.’’. 
(b) STREAMLINED FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES.— 
(1) SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.—Section 7(a)(2) 
of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77g(a)(2)) 
is amended— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘An emerging 
growth company’’ the following: ‘‘and a recent 
emerging growth company’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘such emerging growth 
company’’ and inserting ‘‘such company’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘an emerging growth 
company’’ and inserting ‘‘such company’’. 
(2) SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.—Sec-
tion 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78m(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘The previous sentence shall 
apply, to the same extent as such sentence applies 
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A BILL 
To provide competitive grants for the operation, security, 
and maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the 
terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. 
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ing support for certified music educators, 
music educator professional development, 
instruments, sheet music, and other ex-
penses associated with music instruc-
tion);’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6289 
To revise the composition of the Board of Zoning Adjustment for the District 
of Columbia so that the Board will consist solely of members appointed 
by the government of the District of Columbia, except when the Board 
is performing functions regarding an application by a foreign mission 
with respect to a chancery. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2018 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To revise the composition of the Board of Zoning Adjustment 
for the District of Columbia so that the Board will 
consist solely of members appointed by the government 
of the District of Columbia, except when the Board is 
performing functions regarding an application by a for-
eign mission with respect to a chancery. 
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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Board of Zoning Adjustment Home Rule Act’’. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6138 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 25, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 
AN ACT 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for ambulatory surgical center representation during the 
review of hospital outpatient payment rates under part 
B of the Medicare 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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ambulatory Surgical 
Center Payment Transparency Act of 2018’’ or the ‘‘ASC 
Payment Transparency Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. ADVISORY PANEL ON HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT PAY-
MENT REPRESENTATION. 
(a) ASC REPRESENTATIVE.—The second sentence of 
section 1833(t)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395l(t)(9)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and at 
least one ambulatory surgical center representative’’ after 
‘‘an appropriate selection of representatives of providers’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to advisory panels 
consulted on or after the date that is 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. REASONS FOR EXCLUDING ADDITIONAL PROCE-
DURES FROM ASC APPROVED LIST. 
Section 1833(i)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395l(i)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘In updating such lists for application in years 
beginning with the second year beginning after the date 
of the enactment of this sentence, for each procedure that 
was not proposed to be included in such lists in the pro-
posed rule with respect to such lists and that was subse-
quently requested to be included in such lists during the 
public comment period with respect to such proposed rule 
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A BILL 
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry 
out a study to evaluate the issues affecting the provision 
of and reliance upon investment research into small 
issuers. 
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and that is not included in the final rule updating such 
lists, the Secretary shall cite in such final rule the specific 
criteria in paragraph (b) or (c) of section 416.166 of title 
42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regula-
tion), based on which the procedure was excluded. If para-
graph (b) of such section is cited for exclusion of a proce-
dure, the Secretary shall identify the peer reviewed re-
search, if any, or the evidence upon which such determina-
tion is based.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 643 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6138 
[Report No. 115–831, Part I] 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for ambulatory 
surgical center representation during the review of hospital outpatient 
payment rates under part B of the Medicare program, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2018 
Mr. NUNES (for himself and Mr. LARSON of Connecticut) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
JULY 17, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mr. GOHMERT and Mr. LANCE 
JULY 17, 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] 
JULY 17, 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 June 19, 2018] 
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A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for ambulatory surgical center representation during the 
review of hospital outpatient payment rates under part 
B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Ambulatory Surgical 
Center Payment Transparency Act of 2018’’ or the ‘‘ASC 
Payment Transparency Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. ADVISORY PANEL ON HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT PAY-
MENT REPRESENTATION. 
(a) ASC REPRESENTATIVE.—The second sentence of 
section 1833(t)(9)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395l(t)(9)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and at least one 
ambulatory surgical center representative’’ after ‘‘an appro-
priate selection of representatives of providers’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to advisory panels con-
sulted on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. REASONS FOR EXCLUDING ADDITIONAL PROCE-
DURES FROM ASC APPROVED LIST. 
Section 1833(i)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395l(i)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘In updating such lists for application in years 
beginning with the second year beginning after the date of 
the enactment of this sentence, for each procedure that was 
not proposed to be included in such lists in the proposed 
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issues affecting the provision of and reliance upon invest-
ment research into small issuers, including emerging 
growth companies and companies considering initial public 
offerings. 
(b) CONTENTS
OF STUDY.—The study required 
under subsection (a) shall consider— 
(1) factors related to the demand for such re-
search by institutional and retail investors; 
(2) the availability of such research, includ-
ing— 
(A) the number and types of firms who 
provide such research; 
(B) the volume of such research over time; 
and 
(C) competition in the research market; 
(3) conflicts of interest relating to the produc-
tion and distribution of investment research; 
(4) the costs of such research; 
(5) the impacts of different payment mecha-
nisms for investment research into small issuers, in-
cluding whether such research is paid for by— 
(A) hard-dollar payments from research 
clients; 
(B) payments directed from the client’s 
commission income (i.e., ‘‘soft dollars’’); or 
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rule with respect to such lists and that was subsequently 
requested to be included in such lists during the public com-
ment period with respect to such proposed rule and that 
is not included in the final rule updating such lists, the 
Secretary shall cite in such final rule the specific criteria 
in paragraph (b) or (c) of section 416.166 of title 42, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), based 
on which the procedure was excluded. If paragraph (b) of 
such section is cited for exclusion of a procedure, the Sec-
retary shall identify the peer reviewed research, if any, or 
the evidence upon which such determination is based. The 
Secretary may not use or cite section 416.166(c)(7) of such 
title (or any successor regulation) as criteria or a basis for 
exclusion of a procedure from such lists.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 643 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6138 
[Report No. 115–831, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
provide for ambulatory surgical center represen-
tation during the review of hospital outpatient 
payment rates under part B of the Medicare pro-
gram, and for other purposes. 
JULY 17, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with 
an amendment 
JULY 17, 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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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6139 
AN ACT 
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry 
out a study to evaluate the issues affecting the provision 
of and reliance upon investment research into small 
issuers. 
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 ‘‘Improving Investment 
Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESEARCH STUDY. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Securities and Ex-
change Commission shall conduct a study to evaluate the 
issues affecting the provision of and reliance upon invest-
ment research into small issuers, including emerging 
growth companies and companies considering initial public 
offerings. 
(b) CONTENTS
OF STUDY.—The study required 
under subsection (a) shall consider— 
(1) factors related to the demand for such re-
search by institutional and retail investors; 
(2) the availability of such research, includ-
ing— 
(A) the number and types of firms who 
provide such research; 
(B) the volume of such research over time; 
and 
(C) competition in the research market; 
(3) conflicts of interest relating to the produc-
tion and distribution of investment research; 
(4) the costs of such research;