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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5342 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that the Internal 
Revenue Service responds promptly to Taxpayer Advocate Directives, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2018 
Mr. LAHOOD 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 ensure 
that the Internal Revenue Service responds promptly to 
Taxpayer Advocate Directives, 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 ‘‘Improving Assistance 
for Taxpayers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF TAXPAYER ADVOCATE DIRECTIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7803(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(5) TAXPAYER
ADVOCATE
DIRECTIVES.—In 
the case of any Taxpayer Advocate Directive issued 
by the National Taxpayer Advocate pursuant to a 
delegation of authority from the Commissioner of 
the Internal Revenue Service— 
‘‘(A) the Commissioner or a Deputy Com-
missioner shall modify, rescind, or ensure com-
pliance with such directive not later than 30 
days after the issuance of such directive, and 
‘‘(B) in the case of any directive which is 
modified or rescinded by a Deputy Commis-
sioner, the National Taxpayer Advocate may 
appeal to the Commissioner and the Commis-
sioner shall, not later than 30 days after such 
appeal is made, ensure compliance with such di-
rective as issued by the National Taxpayer Ad-
vocate or provide the National Taxpayer Advo-
cate with a detailed description of the reasons 
for any modification or rescission made or 
upheld by the Commissioner pursuant to such 
appeal.’’. 
(b) REPORT TO CERTAIN COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS 
REGARDING DIRECTIVES.—Section 7803(c)(2)(B)(ii) of 
such Code is amended by redesignating subclauses (VIII) 
through (XI) as subclauses (IX) through (XII), respec-
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tively, and by inserting after subclause (VII) the following 
new subclause: 
‘‘(VIII) identify any Taxpayer 
Advocate Directive which was not 
honored by the Internal Revenue 
Service in a timely manner, as speci-
fied under paragraph (5);’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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vide national leadership in NASA in non-military rocket 
propulsion by— 
(1) contributing to interagency coordination for 
the preservation of critical national non-military 
rocket propulsion capabilities; 
(2) collaborating with industry, academia, and 
professional organizations to most effectively use na-
tional capabilities and resources; 
(3) monitoring public- and private-sector non- 
military rocket propulsion activities to develop and 
promote a strong, healthy non-military rocket pro-
pulsion industrial base; 
(4) facilitating technical solutions for existing 
and emerging non-military rocket propulsion chal-
lenges; 
(5) supporting the development and refinement 
of non-military rocket propulsion for small satellites; 
(6) evaluating and recommending, as appro-
priate, new non-military rocket propulsion tech-
nologies for further development; and 
(7) providing information required by national 
decision makers so that policies and other instru-
ments of the Government support the development 
and strengthening of the Nation’s non-military rock-
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5345 
AN ACT 
To designate the Marshall Space Flight Center of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration to provide 
leadership for the U.S. rocket propulsion industrial base, 
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 ‘‘American Leadership 
in Space Technology and Advanced Rocketry Act’’ or the 
‘‘ALSTAR Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Non-military rocket propulsion is an ena-
bling technology for our Nation’s future prosperous 
way of life. 
(2) Non-military rocket propulsion technologies 
are critical to national security, intelligence gath-
ering, communications, weather forecasting, naviga-
tion, communications, entertainment, land use, 
Earth observation, and scientific exploration. 
(3) The non-military rocket propulsion industry 
is a source of high-quality jobs. 
(4) Multiple Federal agencies and companies 
are involved in non-military rocket propulsion re-
search, development, and manufacturing. 
(5) Integration, coordination, and cooperation 
would strengthen the United States non-military 
rocket propulsion industrial base. 
(6) Erosion of the non-military rocket propul-
sion industrial base would seriously impact national 
security, space exploration potential, and economic 
growth.
(7) The Marshall Space Flight Center has dec-
ades of experience working with other Government 
agencies and industry partners to study and coordi-
nate these capabilities. 
(8) The Marshall Space Flight Center has made 
historic and unique contributions— 
(A) by bringing stakeholders together to 
work on non-military rocket propulsion indus-
trial base sustainment; 
(B) of technical expertise to key studies 
and review boards; and 
(C) by consistently participating in inter-
agency working groups to address non-military 
rocket propulsion issues. 
SEC. 3. NON-MILITARY ROCKET PROPULSION LEADERSHIP. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Marshall Space Flight Center is the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration’s lead center 
for non-military rocket propulsion and is essential to sus-
taining and promoting United States leadership in non- 
military rocket propulsion and developing the next genera-
tion of non-military rocket propulsion capabilities. 
(b) LEADERSHIP IN NON-MILITARY ROCKET PRO-
PULSION.—The Marshall Space Flight Center shall pro-
et propulsion capabilities throughout the 21st cen-
tury. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 27, 2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5345 
AN ACT 
To designate the Marshall Space Flight Center of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion to provide leadership for the U.S. rocket 
propulsion industrial base, and for other pur-
poses.
‘‘(8) an analysis of any trade imbalance result-
ing from the business practices of ocean common 
carriers, including an analysis of the data collected 
under section 41110; and 
‘‘(9) an identification of any otherwise con-
cerning practices by ocean common carriers, particu-
larly such carriers that are— 
‘‘(A) State-owned or State-controlled enter-
prises; or 
‘‘(B) owned or controlled by, is a sub-
sidiary of, or is otherwise related legally or fi-
nancially (other than a minority relationship or 
investment) to a corporation based in a coun-
try— 
‘‘(i) identified as a nonmarket econ-
omy country (as defined in section 771(18) 
of the Tariff Act of ( U.S.C. 1677(18))) as 
of the date of enactment of this paragraph; 
‘‘(ii) identified by the United States 
Trade Representative in the most recent 
report required by section 182 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a 
priority foreign country under subsection 
(a)(2) of that section; or
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5347 
To facilitate resolution of environmental remediation and reclamation, resolve 
potential liability of the United States, and promote economic develop-
ment in Lyon County, Nevada, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2018 
Mr. AMODEI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To facilitate resolution of environmental remediation and rec-
lamation, resolve potential liability of the United States, 
and promote economic development in Lyon County, Ne-
vada, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Lyon County Economic Development and Environmental 
Remediation Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Findings. 
Sec. 4. Conveyance of land; resolution of Federal liability. 
Sec. 5. General provisions relating to the conveyance. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ATLANTIC RICHFIELD.—The term ‘‘Atlantic 
Richfield’’ means the Atlantic Richfield Company, a 
Delaware corporation, or its successors or assigns. 
(2) BLM.—The term ‘‘BLM’’ means the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(3) CERCLA.—The term ‘‘CERCLA’’ means 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9601 et seq.). 
(4) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Lyon 
County, Nevada. 
(5) FEDERAL
SELECTED
LANDS.—The term 
‘‘Federal selected lands’’ means the approximately 
2,062 acres of land managed by the BLM, located 
in five distinct parcels in Lyon County, Nevada, and 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Anaconda 
Copper Mine Site—Federal Parcels Proposed to be 
Acquired’’ and dated September 7, 2017. 
(6) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
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paragraph (A)(i), such pay or bonus ceases being author-
ized by law. 
‘‘(C) A member who is ineligible for payment of a 
special or incentive pay or bonus otherwise covered by this 
paragraph by reason of subparagraph (B)(i)(II) shall be 
subject to the requirements for repayment of such pay or 
bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable 
agreement of the member under chapter 5 of title 37. 
‘‘(D) Any service required of a member under an 
agreement covered by this paragraph after the member re-
turns to active service as described in subparagraph (A) 
shall be in addition to any service required of the member 
under an agreement under subsection (c). 
‘‘(4)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), a member who 
participates in a program is entitled, while participating 
in the program, to the travel and transportation allow-
ances authorized by section 474 of title 37 for— 
‘‘(i) travel performed from the residence of the 
member, at the time of release from active service to 
participate in the program, to the location in the 
United States designated by the member as his resi-
dence during the period of participation in the pro-
gram; and 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5349 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1325 Autumn Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, 
as the ‘‘Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JUDGE RUSSELL B. SUGARMON POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1325 Autumn Avenue in Mem-
phis, Tennessee, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, 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 ‘‘Judge Russell B. 
Sugarmon Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 13, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5349 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 1325 Autumn Avenue in 
Memphis, Tennessee, as the ‘‘Judge Russell B. 
Sugarmon Post Office Building’’.
Calendar No. 601 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5349 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 1325 Autumn Avenue in 
Memphis, Tennessee, as the ‘‘Judge Russell B. 
Sugarmon Post Office Building’’. 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 
Reported without amendment 
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H. R. 5349 
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 1325 Autumn 
Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, as the ‘‘Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office 
Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JUDGE RUSSELL B. SUGARMON POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1325 Autumn Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Judge Russell B. Sugarmon 
Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
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 ‘‘Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office Building’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5349 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1320 Autumn Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, as the ‘‘Judge Russell 
B. Sugarmon Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2018 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, 
Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. COOPER, Mrs. BLACK, Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, and Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1320 Autumn Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, 
as the ‘‘Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JUDGE RUSSELL B. SUGARMON POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1320 Autumn Avenue in Mem-
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phis, Tennessee, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, 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 ‘‘Judge Russell B. 
Sugarmon Post Office Building’’. 
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II 
Calendar No. 601 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5349 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 
Reported by Mr. JOHNSON, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1325 Autumn Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, 
as the ‘‘Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JUDGE RUSSELL B. SUGARMON POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1325 Autumn Avenue in Mem-
phis, Tennessee, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office Building’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, 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 ‘‘Judge Russell B. 
Sugarmon Post Office Building’’. 
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‘‘(1) LIMITATION ON GRANT AMOUNT.—A grant 
for a regional project under subsection (b) shall be 
not more than $2,000,000. 
‘‘(2) PHASES.—A grant under subsection (b) 
shall be awarded in the following 2 phases: 
‘‘(A) PROJECT DESIGN.—An eligible entity 
may use 50 percent of the grant during the pe-
riod beginning on the date on which the eligible 
entity receives the grant and ending not later 
than 1 year after that date to continue the 
planning and design of the regional project, in-
cluding activities such as— 
‘‘(i) workforce training; 
‘‘(ii) building design; 
‘‘(iii) permit approvals; and 
‘‘(iv) real estate arrangements. 
‘‘(B) PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.—An eligi-
ble entity that completes the planning and de-
sign of the regional project under subparagraph 
(A) may use the remaining grant funds for the 
completion of the construction and implementa-
tion of the regional project. 
‘‘(3) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT.—An el-
igible entity that receives a grant under subsection 
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United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(t)) and administered by the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development. The amount of 
rental assistance provided on behalf of holders of 
such vouchers shall be the same as that provided on 
behalf of holders of enhanced vouchers under such 
section 8(t). 
‘‘(3) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall terminate the provision of voucher as-
sistance pursuant to this subsection, with respect to 
a property, if— 
‘‘(A) at any time, a new loan is made or 
insured under section 515 or 514 for the prop-
erty; and 
‘‘(B) as a result of such loan, rental assist-
ance is provided on behalf of the voucher holder 
in an amount comparable to the rental assist-
ance provided on behalf of the voucher holder 
under the voucher program. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION RELATING
TO PROJECTS WITH 
PREPAID LOANS.—The Secretary shall not issue vouchers 
under this section to residents who remain in properties 
that were financed with a loan made or insured under sec-
tion 514 or 515 that has been prepaid and that are subject 
to any restrictive use agreements entered into pursuant 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5351 
To prohibit the enforcement of a nondisclosure agreement based on an individ-
ual’s employment in the Executive Office of the President if the disclo-
sure of information in violation of the agreement is based on whistle-
blowing. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2018 
Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself and Mr. SMITH of Washington) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit the enforcement of a nondisclosure agreement 
based on an individual’s employment in the Executive 
Office of the President if the disclosure of information 
in violation of the agreement is based on whistleblowing. 
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 Disrupting Ac-
countability Act’’ or the ‘‘NDA Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCLO-
SURE AGREEMENTS WITH EXECUTIVE OF-
FICE OF THE PRESIDENT IF DISCLOSURE IS 
BASED ON WHISTLEBLOWING. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—A nondisclosure agreement based 
on an individual’s employment in the Executive Office of 
the President or the White House may not be enforced 
against the individual if the individual’s disclosure of in-
formation in violation of the agreement is described under 
section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to a nondisclosure agreement entered into before, 
on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5353 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 13, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and 
expand a program of surveillance and education, carried 
out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
regarding infections associated with injection drug use. 
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 5353 RFS 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eliminating Opioid Re-
lated Infectious Diseases Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION AND EXPANSION OF PROGRAM 
OF 
SURVEILLANCE 
AND 
EDUCATION 
RE-
GARDING INFECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH IL-
LICIT DRUG USE AND OTHER RISK FACTORS. 
Section 317N of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247b–15) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 317N. SURVEILLANCE AND EDUCATION REGARDING 
INFECTIONS 
ASSOCIATED 
WITH 
ILLICIT 
DRUG USE AND OTHER RISK FACTORS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may (directly and 
through grants to public and nonprofit private entities) 
provide for programs for the following: 
‘‘(1) To cooperate with the States and Indian 
tribes in implementing or maintaining a surveillance 
system to determine the incidence of infections com-
monly associated with illicit drug use, including in-
fections commonly associated with injection drug use 
such as viral hepatitis, human immunodeficiency 
virus, and infective endocarditis, and to assist the 
States in determining the prevalence of such infec-
tions, which may include the reporting of cases of 
such infections. 
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