datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(4) recommendations for addressing research 
gaps in scientific understanding of Lyme disease and 
other tick-borne diseases and disorders and relevant 
to development of effective diagnostic tools and 
treatment protocols for Lyme disease and other tick- 
borne diseases and disorders; 
(5) a description of clinical practice guidelines 
for any tick-borne disease published on the National 
Guideline Clearinghouse; 
(6) recommendations for addressing research 
gaps in tick biology and tick management; 
(7) a description of activities for the promotion 
of public awareness and physician education initia-
tives to improve the knowledge of health care pro-
viders and the public in support of clinical and be-
havioral decision making in relationship to Lyme 
disease and other tick-borne disease; and 
(8) a copy of the most recent annual report 
issued by the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group 
and an assessment of progress in achieving rec-
ommendations of that Working Group. 
(c) BIENNIAL REPORTS OF NIH.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that each biennial report under title III of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) or 
each triennial report under section 403 of such Act (42 
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U.S.C. 283) includes information on actions undertaken 
by the National Institutes of Health to carry out research 
with respect to Lyme disease and other tick-borne disease. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
BARTONELLOSIS.—The 
term 
‘‘bartonellosis’’ means disease caused by Bartonella 
infection from any vector or source, unless otherwise 
specified. 
(2) DISORDER.—The term ‘‘disorder’’ means a 
disorder caused by ticks, but not inducing human in-
fection, such as tick paralysis and Alpha-Gal meat 
allergy. 
(3) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the Of-
fice of Oversight and Coordination for Tick-Borne 
Diseases established under section 2. 
(4) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY.—Other Federal 
agency means a Federal Department, agency or of-
fice outside of the U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(6) TICK-BORNE
DISEASE.—The term ‘‘tick- 
borne disease’’ means a disease that is known to be 
transmitted by ticks in the United States, unless 
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otherwise specified, or that may be discovered to be 
transmitted by ticks in the United States. 
(7) TICK-BORNE DISEASE WORKING GROUP.— 
The term ‘‘Tick-Borne Disease Working Group’’ 
means the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group es-
tablished under section 2062 of the 21st Century 
Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 284s). 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5901 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit the Secretary of the 
Army to produce, treat, manage, and use natural gas located under 
Fort Knox, Kentucky, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2018 
Mr. GUTHRIE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit the Sec-
retary of the Army to produce, treat, manage, and use 
natural gas located under Fort Knox, Kentucky, 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. PRODUCTION AND USE OF NATURAL GAS AT 
FORT KNOX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 449 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘§ 4781. Natural gas: production, treatment, manage-
ment, and use at Fort Knox, Kentucky 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—(1) The Secretary of the Army 
may provide for the production, treatment, management, 
and use of natural gas located under Fort Knox, Ken-
tucky, without regard to section 3 of the Mineral Leasing 
Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 352). 
‘‘(2) The Secretary is authorized to enter into a con-
tract with an appropriate entity to carry out paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON USES.—Any natural gas pro-
duced under subsection (a) may be used only to support 
activities and operations at Fort Knox and may not be 
sold for use elsewhere. 
‘‘(c) OWNERSHIP OF FACILITIES.—The Secretary of 
the Army may take ownership of any gas production and 
treatment equipment and facilities and associated infra-
structure from an entity with which the Secretary has en-
tered into a contract under subsection (a) in accordance 
with the terms of the contract. 
‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY.—The authority of the Sec-
retary of the Army under this section is effective as of 
August 2, 2007.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
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‘‘4781. Natural gas: production, treatment, management, and use at Fort Knox, 
Kentucky.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5904 
To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels 
illegal. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2018 
Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 
MARINO, and Mrs. HANDEL) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and 
exporting cartels illegal. 
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 ‘‘No Oil Producing and 
Exporting Cartels Act of 2018’’ or ‘‘NOPEC’’. 
SEC. 2. SHERMAN ACT. 
The Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) is amended 
by adding after section 7 the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 7A. OIL PRODUCING CARTELS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be illegal and a violation 
of this Act for any foreign state, or any instrumentality 
or agent of any foreign state, to act collectively or in com-
bination with any other foreign state, any instrumentality 
or agent of any other foreign state, or any other person, 
whether by cartel or any other association or form of co-
operation or joint action— 
‘‘(1) to limit the production or distribution of 
oil, natural gas, or any other petroleum product; 
‘‘(2) to set or maintain the price of oil, natural 
gas, or any petroleum product; or 
‘‘(3) to otherwise take any action in restraint of 
trade for oil, natural gas, or any petroleum product; 
when such action, combination, or collective action has a 
direct, substantial, and reasonably foreseeable effect on 
the market, supply, price, or distribution of oil, natural 
gas, or other petroleum product in the United States. 
‘‘(b) SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.—A foreign state en-
gaged in conduct in violation of subsection (a) shall not 
be immune under the doctrine of sovereign immunity from 
the jurisdiction or judgments of the courts of the United 
States in any action brought to enforce this section. 
‘‘(c) INAPPLICABILITY
OF ACT
OF STATE DOC-
TRINE.—No court of the United States shall decline, 
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which a tax is imposed under subsection (a) or 
(b), the amount by which— 
‘‘(i) the required payout for such tax-
able year, exceeds 
‘‘(ii) the grants to working-family stu-
dents made by such institution before such 
date out of such required payout. 
‘‘(B) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—If an un-
distributed required payout with respect to a 
qualified institution of higher education for a 
taxable year is not more than 1 percent of the 
required payout with respect to such institution 
for such taxable year (or, if less, $250,000), 
subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall not apply 
with respect to such undistributed required pay-
out. 
‘‘(C) 
PROGRESSIVE
GRANT
REQUIRE-
MENT.—A grant out of a required payout for a 
working-family student for an academic period 
shall only qualify for the purposes of subpara-
graph (A)(ii) to the extent that the amount of 
grants by such institution for such student for 
such academic period is not more than the least 
amount of grants given by such institution out 
of such required payout for such academic pe-
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373 
to revise the plan after consultation with the 
Council. 
‘‘(D) EXPLANATION FOR CERTAIN COMPA-
NIES.—With respect to a reevaluation under 
this paragraph where the determination being 
reevaluated was made before the date of enact-
ment of this paragraph, the nonbank financial 
company may require the Council, as part of 
such reevaluation, to explain with specificity the 
basis for such determination. 
‘‘(3) RESCISSION OF DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Council, by a 
vote of not fewer than 2⁄3 of the voting members 
then serving, including an affirmative vote by 
the Chairperson, determines under this sub-
section that a nonbank financial company no 
longer meets the standards for a final deter-
mination under subsection (a) or (b), as appli-
cable, the Council shall rescind such determina-
tion. 
‘‘(B) APPROVAL OF COMPANY PLAN.—Ap-
proval by the Council of a plan submitted or re-
vised in accordance with paragraph (2) shall re-
quire a vote of not fewer than 2⁄3 of the voting 
members then serving, including an affirmative
II 
Calendar No. 496 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5905 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 28, 2018 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To authorize basic research programs in the Department 
of Energy Office of Science for fiscal years 2018 and 2019. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 
2018’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Mission. 
Sec. 4. Basic energy sciences. 
Sec. 5. Advanced scientific computing research. 
Sec. 6. High energy physics. 
Sec. 7. Biological and environmental research. 
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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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘De-
partment of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Mission. 
Sec. 4. Basic energy sciences. 
Sec. 5. Advanced scientific computing research. 
Sec. 6. High energy physics. 
Sec. 7. Biological and environmental research. 
Sec. 8. Fusion energy. 
Sec. 9. Nuclear physics. 
Sec. 10. Science laboratories infrastructure program. 
Sec. 11. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Energy. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ¥ means the Director 
of the Office of Science of the Department. 
(3) NATIONAL
LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15801). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
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riod to any degree-seeking working-family stu-
dent with a lower household income than such 
student. For purposes of the preceding sen-
tence, grant amounts shall be determined on a 
per credit basis. 
‘‘(3) REQUIRED PAYOUT.—The term ‘required 
payout’ means, with respect to any qualified institu-
tion of higher education for any taxable year, an 
amount equal to 25 percent of the average net in-
vestment income with respect to such institution for 
such taxable year and the preceding 6 taxable years. 
‘‘(4) NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME.—The term 
‘net investment income’ means, with respect to any 
qualified institution of higher education for any tax-
able year, the excess (if any) of— 
‘‘(A) the aggregate fair market value of all 
endowments of such institution (determined as 
of the close of the preceding taxable year), 
minus any contributions to such endowments 
received during such preceding taxable year, 
plus any spending from such endowments dur-
ing such preceding taxable year, over 
‘‘(B) the aggregate fair market value of all 
endowments of such institution (determined as 
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192 
‘‘(A) ceased to be an emerging growth 
company on the last day of the fiscal year of 
the issuer following the fifth anniversary of the 
date of the first sale of common equity securi-
ties of the issuer pursuant to an effective reg-
istration statement under the Securities Act of 
1933; 
‘‘(B) had average annual gross revenues of 
less than $50,000,000 as of its most recently 
completed fiscal year; and 
‘‘(C) is not a large accelerated filer. 
‘‘(2) EXPIRATION
OF
TEMPORARY
EXEMP-
TION.—An issuer ceases to be eligible for the exemp-
tion described under paragraph (1) at the earliest 
of— 
‘‘(A) the last day of the fiscal year of the 
issuer following the tenth anniversary of the 
date of the first sale of common equity securi-
ties of the issuer pursuant to an effective reg-
istration statement under the Securities Act of 
1933; 
‘‘(B) the last day of the fiscal year of the 
issuer during which the average annual gross 
revenues of the issuer exceed $50,000,000; or 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 609 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5905 
[Report No. 115–787] 
To authorize basic research programs in the Department of Energy Office 
of Science for fiscal years 2018 and 2019. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2018 
Mr. WEBER of Texas (for himself, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. 
LUCAS, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. DUNN, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. 
BABIN, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, and Mrs. LESKO) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology 
JUNE 27, 2018 
Additional sponsor: Mr. ABRAHAM 
JUNE 27, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 22, 2018] 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5906 
To amend the America COMPETES Act to establish Department of Energy 
policy for Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2018 
Mr. LUCAS (for himself, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. SMITH 
of Texas, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. DUNN, Mr. NORMAN, 
Mr. BABIN, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, and Mrs. LESKO) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology 
A BILL 
To amend the America COMPETES Act to establish Depart-
ment of Energy policy for Advanced Research Projects 
Agency–Energy, 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 ‘‘ARPA–E Act of 
2018’’. 
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of the close of the second preceding taxable 
year). 
‘‘(5) GRANT
FOR
A
WORKING-FAMILY
STU-
DENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘grant for a 
working-family student’ means, with respect to 
a qualified institution of higher education, a 
grant by such institution for all or a portion of 
the cost of attendance to a working-family stu-
dent attending such institution. 
‘‘(B) WORKING-FAMILY
STUDENT.—The 
term ‘working-family student’ means, with re-
spect to a qualified institution of higher edu-
cation for a taxable year, an individual— 
‘‘(i) who is enrolled (part-time or full- 
time) as an undergraduate student in such 
institution during an academic period be-
ginning in such taxable year; and 
‘‘(ii) whose household income for the 
taxable year does not exceed 600 percent 
of an amount equal to the poverty line for 
a family of the size involved. 
‘‘(6) COST OF ATTENDANCE.—The term ‘cost of 
attendance’, with respect to a student attending a 
qualified institution of higher education for an aca-
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5923 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain public lands in 
Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2018 
Mr. WESTERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain 
public lands in Ouachita National Forest, 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 ‘‘Walnut Grove Land 
Exchange Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CHURCH.—The term ‘‘Church’’ means the 
Walnut Grove Church. 
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402 
‘‘SEC. 1012. TIMELINESS OF EXAMINATION REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) FINAL EXAMINATION REPORT.—A Federal 
financial institutions regulatory agency shall provide 
a final examination report to a financial institution 
not later than 60 days after the later of— 
‘‘(A) the exit interview for an examination 
of the institution; or 
‘‘(B) the provision of additional informa-
tion by the institution relating to the examina-
tion. 
‘‘(2) EXIT INTERVIEW.—If a financial institu-
tion is not subject to a resident examiner program, 
the exit interview shall occur not later than the end 
of the 9-month period beginning on the commence-
ment of the examination, except that such period 
may be extended by the Federal financial institu-
tions regulatory agency by providing written notice 
to the institution and the Independent Examination 
Review Director describing with particularity the 
reasons that a longer period is needed to complete 
the examination. 
‘‘(b) EXAMINATION MATERIALS.—Upon the request 
of a financial institution, the Federal financial institutions 
regulatory agency shall include with the final report an 
appendix listing all examination or other factual informa-
HR 5906 RFS
market studies, and cost and performance mod-
els. 
‘‘(B) Investments provided to an awardee 
from third parties (such as venture capital 
firms, hedge funds, and private equity firms), 
including amounts and the percentage of owner-
ship of the awardee provided in return for the 
investments. 
‘‘(C) Additional financial support that the 
awardee— 
‘‘(i) plans to invest, or has invested, 
into the technology developed under the 
award; or 
‘‘(ii) is seeking from third parties. 
‘‘(D) Revenue from the licensing or sale of 
new products or services resulting from re-
search conducted under the award. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to affect— 
‘‘(A) the authority of the Secretary to use 
information without publicly disclosing such in-
formation; or 
‘‘(B) the responsibility of the Secretary to 
transmit information to Congress as required 
by law.’’. 
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Act, approval by the Secretary of Energy shall not 
be required for any technology transfer agreement 
proposed to be entered into by a National Labora-
tory of the Department of Energy, the total cost of 
which (including the National Laboratory contribu-
tions and project recipient cost share) is less than 
$1,000,000.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(a)(1)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (a)(1)(A)’’. 
SEC. 4. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this 
Act abrogates or otherwise affects the primary responsibil-
ities of any National Laboratory to the Department. 
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Union Calendar No. 609 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5905 
[Report No. 115–787] 
A BILL 
To authorize basic research programs in the De-
partment of Energy Office of Science for fiscal 
years 2018 and 2019. 
JUNE 27, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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evaluation of how well ARPA-E is achieving the 
goals and mission of ARPA-E.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘is 
authorized to’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the recommendation of 
the National Academy of Sciences’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a recommendation’’. 
(g) PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.— 
Section 5012 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 16538) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (n) as sub-
section (o); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (m) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(n) PROTECTION
OF
PROPRIETARY
INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The following categories of 
information collected by ARPA-E from recipients of 
awards under this section shall be considered privi-
leged and confidential and not subject to disclosure 
pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code: 
‘‘(A) Plans for commercialization of tech-
nologies developed under the award, including 
business plans, technology-to-market plans, 
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